Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-21

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Mrs. Judge Watson came down yes
terday evening from Telluride to visit
her daughter, Mrs Harry G. Turner.
X. r. +. Simpson the Indian trader
at Canon Gallegos. returned last night
from Telluride, where he has been dis
posing of Indian blankets and tIinkets.
G. w Evans and sister. Mrs. f.. Ray.
and daughter of Silverton, were on
the eastern this morning bound for
Denver, where they will spend the
| winter.
This mornings train to the east
carried more than hundred people
one third of them from Sjlverton, the
remainder from all over Duraneos
Southwest.
Mrs. John Cotton OF Siiverton,
whom everybody In the San Juan
thirty years ago knows. came down
from Silverton this morning to visit
friends, and she will fini many.
| f. A. Franklin returned to Denver
this morning to make one more trip
for the Peters Paper company. and
then he will take up the seedless APP
pie proposition and push It vigorously
Mack Copeland and wife and Mrs.
| Walter Kimball went to California
this morning, where they will spend
the winter months at Los Angeles
MANY of their friends were at the de-
pot
Mrs. NJ E. Belmear departed this
morning for Globe, Ariz.. TO visit her
daughter, Mrs. Robert l.. Pinyan
There were friends at the depot who
have resided in the Animas valley for
| thirty years. among them young men
| and women born here.
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The daily passer-by morning and ev-
ening finds three big meat markets
on lower Main avenue doing a big
business. They are close to the bulk
of the meat caters and the bones and
hooks are sold first. The majority of
the 80 and less per day hnd the cheap
er foods at least expedient.
| Mrs, NJ A. Owens. wife OF James
Owens. who lost his life in d snow
slide while trying 10 cross from Ouray
to Red Mountain q few years ago. with
her little girl now has employment at
| Fri irph Gu,.in huu
hard time since the husband and faith
er lost his life.
Hank Lilley and w. L. Graves came
down last night from Deadwood gulch,
in the La Platas. where they have
been doing some mining work. They
| report plenty OF snow. but managed TO
make a trail through It to the May
I'Day mine. where they struck the
wagon road.
Men. women and children stood
about the depot yesterday evening
waiting for more than an hour for an
eastern train that had been reported
on time. Not one-tenth OF them could
get around the stove, so the balance
stood around the edges shivering. Late
trains work countless hardships upon
countless people.
Robert f. Scott OF Cortez came In
yesterday evening and departed this
morning for a visit to his old home
in Maine Before going he had time
to say that Montezums Is the great
est county in Colorado. considering
the time that has been given to chang
Ing II from a barren wilderness Il
fields of hay, grain, orchards. vine
lyards and gardens. He says nearl!
levery farmer has herd or stocl
about him. Many are accommodating
nerds large enough to range ava.
from the farming sections during sum
mer. The people are grading up ol
cattle and horses. Last year owe
s25. 900 was paid out by six men TO
stations. In the town OF Cortez ther
are two hundred top buggiea. an
throughout the county there are Sc,
eraI times that many more. Mr.. Scot
says that In the history of the state N
other county has made such rapi
;, progress. Miss Sylvia Scott who
u attending school in Durango. was .
T. the train to bid her papa goodbye.
Dominic Faccenda. who was releal
ed from the county Jail yesterday,
well known among the coal miners {
q the Durango fields, having worke
l. here at various times for sever
a years, recently for George Logan. O
g. the Champion mine. James Setagn
o says he Is not an Italian, although
"a speaks both Italian and Austrian la
e guages. He was born In Tirolo. Au
y tria. on the line. in close contact wit
70 Italy. where nearly all the peop
d speak both languages. Mr.. SetagI
v had an Interview with Dominic yests