Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-02-09
From Moaday's Daily.
Dr. e. G. Condit was an arrival yes
terday from Az'ec,

From Mondays Daily. -
Dr. q. G. Condit was an arrival yes
terday from Az'ec,
It Is an unpleasant business estab-
fishing camps IN a foot or two Of snow
with "the beautiful still coming
down
The influx of strangers is already
noticeable. We may expect visits from
capitalists. investors and home seek.
ers by the score.
The Telluride Journal is inclined 10
believe there viii be something doing
in the spring when the snow begins
going on We can see where the Jour.
nal is right. hdas
The Pagosa Observer announces the
arrival there Of the family of D. II.
Fitton, the railway agent at Hesperus,
who recently resigned. Mr. Fltton and
his family will make their home there.
Tom LOTUS packed his grip and
pulled out on the eastern this morn
ing for San Bernaniino. Cal, to see
tina last three months there They will
probably return with him.
o.
Representative Hutt has introduc-
ed bill in the Legislature TO change
the proceedings OF the receivership of
the old ditch company, from the Dis
tirct court of Denver TO tne District
court of Montezuma county.
Mr. and Mrs l. Kruschke concluj-
ed not to take chances with Cumbres
range yesterday and consequently did
not get away until this morning with
the amount OF SNOW falling last night
they are taking chances OF being tied
up.
A base ball league consisting of On.
ray, Montrose, Delta, Hotchkiss. Pa
onia and Grand Junction is being or.
ganized II is proposed to put up $50
to 800 in each place and the club
winning the most games to take the
purse.
Fl. T. Henderson. manager of the
lockwood Power company. departed
this morning for indianapolis TO attend
meeting of the stockholders. Mr..
Henderson expects that shipments of
machinery for the power plant will
begin soon.
The followers Of the grade think
they have struck hard proposition
In commencing work in tne deep
snow One man who came through
with the outfit from Nevada, said ii
vas 80 in the shade out there when
they left -r
Representative McEwen introduced
a bill Thursday TO accept the south.
ern boundary of Colorado as establish.
ed by the United States He also hand
ed in two bills, one In reference to dis.
trict courts and the other in relation
TO bills of exception.
The injuries sustained by Mrs. V.
RnDarG 10 Of ttpar ,s,t,
phe OF two weeks ago. are more se-
sious than AT first Thought, She nad
gotten about the house but was again
forced to- take TO her bed and Is still
confined. though her friends hope moth
Ing permanently serious will result
Telluride Journal.
Real estate values In the territory
surrounding Durango are compara-
lively low, The sale OF is acres of raw
land near Paonla is chronicled by the
Gazett of that town, and tne price
paid was $3.50, or 1910 AN acre. La
Plata county or Montezuma county.
In Colorado, or San Juan county. New
Mexico, are better fields for land in
vcstment because values are not so
high and the markets are greater and
more varied
uus Roberts departed this morning
for Chicago. New York and Philadel
phia, where ne goes TO select spring
stock OF dry goods for the Graden Mei-
camille company. He expects to be
gone about month In view of the
railroad building and the unusually
bright outlook, Mr. Roberts purchases
will be much heavier than they nave
ever been heretofore Before leaving
he took out a 30-iay policy against
getting stuck in a snowbank on Cum
bres range.
William TRULY was arrested Satur-
day on complaint of Mr. Coppinger.
charged with stealing cattle. TRULY
is a ranchman living sixteen miles bc.
low town. He brought the carcasses
of some beef animals to town TO sell.
but failed to bring the hides so that