Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-08-17
From Mondays Daily.


are back from their fishing trip ON the
Los Pinos.
The Herald prints the news, reache.
the people and gives the advertiser
desired results.
Farmers are again making the sec
ond cutting OF hay in several parts oi
La Plata county.
Apples from the upper valley are
coming into market, selling in the
lump at $50 per hundred pounds.
Montross commenced about Is years
ago trying to get a creamery and now
they have one just about ready to
start up.
| Mrs. J. w. Morgan and children
left this morning for Colorado Springs
TO spend a week visiting with relatives
and friends.
1t is said Grand Junction 10 sadly
disappointed at the small crowds that
town had during the time for register.
Ing for the land drawing.
There is big trade in the south
end of Durango, the new buildings
| erected during the past two years be.
Ing the straw that Indicates the wind
ward.
o. T.|Trumble and bride. married at
Dolores yesterday, came in on the
Southern yesterday evening, stop
ping and departing for Denver this
morning
Funeral of George Godfrey took
place at o'clock this afternoon at the
residence, South Boulevard, the serv-
Ices being conducted by Rev. r. San.
derson.
IL Ii promised that Farmington
fruits will begin to come in rapidly
when the new broad-gauge is ready
to accept fruit, and this should be
within a few days
Hugh Owens and Charlie Carroll ar.
rived last night to represent toe June
tion creek contingent. They say
there appears to be hitch in the
building and completion OF the state
road.
G. N. Raymond is laid up at camp
on the Vallecito with carbunkle on
his instep-has been laid UP the past
week-and 1t win probably be anoth-
er week before he will be able to get
into town.
Fruit dealers are waiting anxionsly
for the broad.gauge service on the
south, so they can get New Mexico
fruit, the producers evidently having
decided not to ship until they can use
railway facilities.
Charles Mclaughlin formerly
prominent In Rico politics, now resid-
ing In the upper AnimAs valley, near
Hamor lake. where Moses Poyer. one
Of the Baker party was buried In 1851,
Sundayed In the city.
The fair committee has cut out the
fine arts and pantry this year. Be-
lieves the money can be spent TO bet
ter advantage for other things. No
more painted china. crazy quilts.
patchwork, angel food or anything OF
that kind.
John Morlock is making his store
shine with q new line of brass and
enamel bedroom sets. They are strict
ly to date and elaborate In design. He
will receive another car Tuesday or
Wednesday. which will All his store
to the ceiling with new and beautifu!
furniture.
Interest grows in the fall fair and
race meet every day. The farmers
are particularly Interested In the
showing which will be made at the
agricultural and horticultural build
lux, tuc SCuoois tohc
with a better showing at Art Hall
than they have done before.
O.
The largely increased circulation
OF the Herald during the past few
months is being discovered by the ad-
vertiser who watches for results. The
press room subscription books and
mailing lists, as we'll as postoffice
weights are always open for the sd.
yertiser.
Barney Solomon had q narrow es-
cape yesterday. He was out with
some friends shooting and sat down
behind a bush to rest. His friends
thought he was up on the hill and
Rowe Pingrey shot at bunch Of
doves and one of the shot struck Mr..
Solomon on the cheek and another on
the arm.
Frank Lake. Sr., saw an opportun-
ity when he purchased ground along
side Junction creek that nobody else