Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-27

From ThurSday's Daily.
Ed. Ptolemy, the Mancos livestock
grower. is q visitor in the city; = keen
student Of the markets.
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Abe Rachofsky returned from Den
yer last night, and will be among the
army Of salesmen at the sale Of the
fire.damaged goods of the Famous.
Chris Sheedy came In yesterday
evening from the Fast Mancos. where
he has been engaged with John Hide
brand In doing some assessment work
on mineral claims.
Weather prophets are promising
open weather for several weeks, and
II they are right the storm we've had
will help a little among the rheumatic
and catsrrh-ridden.
Chas. Kuhn and Sterl Thompson
came In yesterday evening from the
Pine river country. They figure on
doing some more work on their ORC
Fino properties yet this fall.
George L. Walker Of Chicago.
brother 10 r. l.. Walker, a linotype
operator, arrived hero last evening
He will go into the great Montezuma
country looking for land.
Fred B. Townsend, who quit the
road to become n merchant at Aztec,
came up yesterday evening, reporting
his country prosperous, with pros
pect for becoming steadily better.
The number OF deaths In and about
Durango yesterday was SO great that
1t was difficult to 6nd ministers to
conduct funeral services. And this
does not happen often in Durango
H. T. Herr, general superintendent
of the Rio Grande system, went up
to Silverton yesterday, returning last
night He is making a general in
spection Of the road in Its entirety.
Judge Adalr Wilson received 4 tele-
gram yesterday evening announcing
the death Of his brother Leonard. who
had suffered bad health for several
years. Judge Wilson has lost two
brothers during the past few months.
John Limberg and wife, who have
been modest Swedish residents of
Durango for some time. returned this
morning to Sweden for visit, pos
sibly to remain, where peace and pros
perity prevail without fighting for it.
The football teams to play Thanks
giving can not give their lineup till
next Monday. 1t is promised that
while the high school team is young
and husky the Red Men team will not
be shy. SO good game may be ex-
pected.
Mrs. Emma Gutzwiller, daughter Of
Mrs. Hubb and sister OF Mrs. Charlie
Walters, came in yesterday from Os.
den. Utah. for visit, bringing the
baby along. The husband, Emile
Gutzwiller. may determine to locate
again in Durango. preferring the op-
portunities and climate better here.
VIII Am McRae. who located in the
Farmfhgton country in the fall Of
1877. came up yesterday evening, rid.
ing out on the cars the first time. Mr.,
McRae reports real estate transfers
steady. active and strong: prices grad
ually increasing. He says, too, that
he knows Of no one in 2S years nav
ing lost anything on an investment in
real estate in that country.
H. T. Henderson, promoter Of the
third largest electric power plant in
the world, located at Rockwood. is
down again from Silverton, where he
has been giving all his time to the
perfection Of the pole line system and
big wire for the distribution OF elec.
trio power In the matchless Silverton
country.
The death of James p. True at Den
yer few days ago recalls again that
he was one OF the pioneers OF the
state. He had had both good and
bad luck in his time. A bright fellow
and very good calculator, he was gen.
orally doing something to get the
coin. He had been in all kinds of
business, including banking, being in
the banking business at Poncha
Springs on the Arkansas more than
quarter Of a century ago. He was
brother Of I. G. True OF Durango
and mas another brother, Harry A..
True, who has been with the smelters
OF Colorado as an ore buyer for more
than quarter OF century.
Fred Townsend came up from Aztec
yesterday evening To meet his father
and mother. Mr.. and Mrs Alexander
Townsend, OF Elmira, n. Y, who will
spend the winter with him in a bet
ter altitude than they had enjoyed
and study the field left by the ancient
Aztec people.