Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-08-17

morning. Appendicitis. liver COM
plant and one or two others.
The livestock experts come here to
show us how to improve the stock
we have. In the past six months sew
eral high grade animals have been im.
ported to this country and for the
population we have better stock than
any other section in the West can
boast of.
W. T. Kirkpatrick started the park
lawns in what we we're proud TO style
The Boulevard" when Durango was
a plain little village on the mesa or
plateau east of the Animas. and later
he built the first walk to last until 1t
will recall him to memory. doing this
when Durango was getting to be a
city. They call MIN Kirk" and
many like him. He's done a lot OF
nice things. But go and look at that
cement sidewalk and see If you can't
figure out enough money to build one
lust like 1t. az good or better.
friend wrote the editor of this
paper last week that he found being
true to his own word was the best
Iasset in life. 1t was he said, worth
money to him. Well 1t is worth mon.
Icy to any man, but money isn't all
there is in life II is worth far more
than money to you. II means self
II spect II means respect of others.
IN means a clear conscience. and 1t
means better men and better women,
aud that is worth more than all the
gold of--we were going to say Col
conda. but come 10 think of IL Rookie
feller would fit the case better. for he
is worth more thap Golconda ever
was. Being true to your word may
icause you Inconvenience and financial
loss. but II is indeed an asset in any
business II brings peace and
Ifriends.-Montrose Enterprise
The soldiers grave, like the living
soldier, appeals TO the patriotic citi-
zen. w. II. Harry Jack was a sol
dier when he lived. but he is dead
now. He will live In the memory OF
his family and friends. He was bur
led AT the cemetery of the Colorado
Soldiers Home at Monte Vista few
days ago. He was born in Hancock
county. Ind, July 10. 1888. He serv-
cd four years in the Civil war. com
pany f. Iowa 2Sd infantry. He mar
ried Anna r. Titus, Aug. 20, 1865, when
"A semi-civili2ed nation was burying
lis dead and pulling the curtains of
a national tragedy, The widow and
three children, two girls and boy
survive him. The boy. I. N. Jack, is
at Bayfield, and the girls-one Is Mrs.
Addie Franklin OF Idaho. the other
Mrs, Jessie Wade, living in Colorado.
Two brothers and two sisters. living
in Kansas. survive the dead soldier.
War did not beaueath fortune to the
children of the living more than to
those OF the dead soldier.
A strike or discovery OF mineral
was reported yesterday evening. on
he east side or Durango slope of the
La Plata mountains. 1t is said to be
near the short cut wagon road
Charlie Myers induced the county com
missioners to build Is years ago be-
tween Durango and Parrott City when
I Jhey carried the mail. sometimes on
horseback and sometimes in their air
| ship. II was on the same road that
Tim Heathers, after shooting the
shoots. running the gauntlet and div
ing the deeps, lost his brake and was
!, dashed to death by gentle team his
= bad piece of road and is getting
! worse as the years go by. Jim didn ,
have 4 mine that he didn't want to
:, gouge; he didn't have any mine at all !.
he was in the sheep business. This
, new discovery is reported to be In the
:, general trend between the Durango
Girl May Day and Neglected, but ac.
. lcording to minute description is about
, six miles ont in longitude. probably
taking its strike through the south
ern part of Kansas. where prairie
schooners used to wend their way to
ward the Santa Fe trail.
This vein is in the coal region and
% might he cut OF when the coal stops
or begins. because coal has always
n been militant against gold. silver
and copper and the things coined into
~ money.
c II II is real strike there may be q
j, chance to get mine for 30 cents. but
;, if il isn't real strike, nobody should
give it any attention. Nobody SHOULD
y, Zig n mine out, or more properly ex
a pressed, peter it out" Nobody
a should have mine unless they bu.
liz or find 1t in the road.
This last strike has not as yet beer
- financed by Durango capital, which
:. has thoroughly investigated" bu
n may be on closer examination. Bee
d and Charlie Heathers are running
, their sheep mp there and the herder II
- instructed to let no visitor go wa,
r hungry.
.r While II is true that the only way
d 10 tell about these strikes is to dig
!, almost anybody can go to Saguacht