Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-26

school Many OF her friends were ai
the depot to bid her good bye.
General Manager A. c Ridgway OF
the Rio Grande system came In from
the east with his private car yester-
day evening and went to Silyerton
this morning.
A government party, representing
the land department, is reported at
Emerald lake today. having under con.
sideration the reclamation OF the
lakes of that section for purposes OF
irrigation.
G. +. Murray, wife and child, Of
Gladstone, came down yesterday even
ing on their way to Pagosu Junction,
where their son, Edward Ray Murray
was killed in railway accident yes.
ierday morning.
The Durango friends of j. w. Rea-
gan, especially Chief Engineer C. c.
Sroufe. are feeling elated over the ac-
quittal OF Mr.. Reagan, although this
result was anticipated.
An accident occurred on the "Chnf'
line OF the d. & r. G. late Saturday.
two being killed. Saturday night a
sheep train is reported to have been
partially ditched Particulars have
not been received.
The nalf hour of rain last night in |
Durango was a side dip from more |
than two hours showing in the La |
Plata mountains. those peaks being |
covered pretty well down to their
skirts this morning.
Lee Doster went out this morning
with supplies to work on properties
in which Earl Snyder ana others are
interested with him at ORC Fino, and
will stay till the supplies are gone or
until the weather will not permit get
ting in more.
]. l.. Parsons is taking in the Aztec
Pennington country and will be absent
a week or ten days. Mr.. Parsons Will
no doubt select fine line Of Navajo
blankets and silverware, as he finds
this line of business growing each
year
Postal Clerk Johnson. who was in
jured in the Rio Grande Southern
wreck nearly four weeks ago resumed
his run between Durango and Tellur
de this morning. feeling partially re
stored, although his back is still lame
from the effects of being shaken up.
New dwellings are going up In Aztec
rs fast as men and material can be
rad. Aztec is surrounded by tribu-
AIRY country that will always make
his town its Quitting point. no mat
er how many towns spring up along
he railroad.-Aztec Index.
Antonio Barry returned yesterday
.vening from Pine Ridge. where he
las been handling sneep for eight
months, too busy to come to town Il
He said he had read in the paper that !
'eople could not play double 90 in | d
Durango any more and wanted to
now how long it would be that way?
A number OF papers published in /!
he San Luis valley are advocating 8
icense of $50 for peddlers to protect r
callers, and the inference is that the |
roducer can not peddle his stUn over IA
here. II is now and will continue TO n
e different in Durango, where the h
rover or producer sells his stun any v
mere he pleases.
The first thought that occurs to
very citizen every morning in Du
ango is that Florida water Is the Il
learest, purest and best on earth. a
.ovely maidens and women indiscrim- +
late and indifferent OF all ages and a.
ulgar males Of the various types and fl
come and go away sing
lg praises of Florida water, for It is ii
ne best of all the things they find IN =,
durango. La
Mrs. Fred Steineeer returned Sat II
rday evening from Rocky Ford, p,
here she attended the state meeting
t the Rebekah lodge of Colorado
While at Rocky Ford Mrs. Steineger II
listed the big sugar beet factory and fe
rought home samples of the product, &
aging thar she had a good time, find u
1g the people of Rocky Ford royal nj
osts
Mrs. q. w. Scovill and daughter. c
Irs. Grace Bishop. came in from their 4
ountry home on upper Pine river 4,
evening and are guests Of D.,
Irs. Geo. w. Lewis, where they will
emain until Thursday morning, when d,
hey go to Flora Vista, ~ NJ, where !,
frs. Bishop will teach school this III
inter. having the same one taught n
,st season. or course the two will
G kept busy accepting and filing so.
ial engagements while in the city,
Two messages were flashed over III
he wires from Dayton. o.. yesterday, +
ne TO Charlie Herr, announcing the /,
cath of his father, the other telling n