Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-23

mi we want about one thousand more
,f them right now. The purpose. as
The Herald understands II. is to ac-
luire by comnlingling and study,
through the routine Of avenues pre-
,ented. better knowledge of farm
ing or results in La Plata and con
Iiguous counties in the San Juan riv'
pr watershed.
The county commissioners met |
again this afternoon to take up the
matter of completing the state road
nm Junction creek They had not de |
sired to award a contract on single
competitive" bid, and having heard OF
another fellow who would put In bid
they had extended the time till the
closing nour this evening for receiving
bids. They have their preprogative
to accept or reject one or many bids
and advertise again for bids.
Word was sent Alderman Casey tnis
morning that MT Edwards would not
carry ont his contract to build the
North Durango bridge. 1t has been
the desire of the councilmen and the
people of Durango to have a stone
bridge. and if one can be built for
s25, 900 no doubt the council will agree
to the expenditure, and 1t Is believed
the Silas Smith plans. which are up
io-date In every way, will permit the
making of some money at $4,000. 9th
erwise. after conversing with some OF
the aldermen. It looks like the lowest
steel bridge outfit will be offered the
work. 1t is to he hoped IT will not
he necessary to readvertise for bids
II means delay and annoyance.
j j. Patterson is up from his school,
CASTELAR,. where he started in on the
winter term a week ago Mr. Patter-
son says n foot bridge is badly needed
TO enable the pupils on both sides oi
the river to attend school. The dis
lrict is new one and the people are
not flush with money. hence are MOI
| able to keep two schools going, Meth
er are the pupils residing on the cas-
| side of the river able to cross the rlV
er. It is believed a bridge can be put
| In for 5000 and if the county will con
tribute 500 between the district and
patrons of the school the balance car
he raised. 1t is matter requiring in
yestigation. The proposed new wagon
bridge will he located about FIVE mile.
below CASTELAR,.
The two Bills. Shaffer and Young
who have mining property in the Orc
Elmo district. recently hired pair Of
mules from Tom Mccormick TO han
in some supplies and wnim. All
worked good till the mules were turn
ed out to grass then they refused to
he caught or interviewed, The mules
| return had been promised and it tool
nine days to catch them, though ths1
were always in sight. They were
chased until darkness came on each
day. but after dark 1t was tne mules
turn: they went nightly to the two
Bills camp and kicked their tent
down and gave an exhibition of fancy
kicking for half hour. On one oc
casion they kicked Shaffer into the
shaft and Kicked Young out of bed and
down the dump hundred yards. They
say they think Mr. Mccormick has In
nocently gotten hold of a couple of cir
Gus mules and will not discover their
antics until he turns them on thu
grass and tries to catch them.
Secretary John T. Burns of the Col
| st,.o nespnio
left this morning for Denver, afte
spending a week in Durango and vi
cinity. Mr.. Burns returns north al
enthusiastic Durango booster" ant
says that hereafter there will be bet
ter work done by the state association
for this section.
at has just so happened that
could not come to Durango before
this" said Mr.. Burns this morning
but | assure you that the cordial re
ception accorded me by your business
men has given me desire to CONT
often. and | shall do so. A trip II
the Montezuma valley this week has
added to my knowledge of this section
and am convinced that with the won
derful natural advantages here and ii
the adjoining valley and with the
splendid progressive spirit in posses
sion of your city you are bound tr
give the northern sections somethinl
to think about.
The business men of Durango are
standing together in this public wor
and in three days of talking with you
merchants | met with but two men
who were not fully in accord with tho
work Of the local and state CONNER
clal organizations. These men arc
simply thinking on a side tack, as II
were, and hoy viii some day get Out
on the main line with the rest of the
| progressive men. One man can not
| hold down community but he as an
obstructionist can do great damage To
the city in which he lives. | am not
20 believer In the theory that some men
are evil minded toward their business
| friends nor do | believe that when Il
man says that he don't think CONNER.
cial bodies have a commercial value
| 10 him he Is sincere. Not all men
were born to think alike on these lines