Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-25

:. Denver, said he had gotten hold O
what he termed a boom edition o
I The Herald" which attracted his al
h tention 10 country he had neVe
heard of before. He was siad to not
the prosperity of the Smelter City an,
3 complimented The Herald. saying I
1 Is the best country daily in the West
A The new bottling establishment o
3 Gilbert Bros. is nearly complete. an,
viii be modern Industrial institution
A driveway is left on the south sid,
to enable the delivery wagons to NOR,
, readily reach the street from the cold
storage building in the rear. anI. the
sidewalk Is being specially construct
ed Tor a crossing for heavy traffic.
Durango mother said today. al
don't know what 10 do with that hoy
OF mine; he won't work and he won't
go to school, and. worst o. all ne
won't do anything bad enough to go
TO the reform school" Further inves-
isation may reveal that the boy is a
philosopher. He is Mt least wise in
dodging the reform school. amt you,
Pete?
Young Brothers Of the Durango
laundry have been showing their faitn
In the riches Of the La Plata district
ever since they came here by spend
ing their money in development of
worthy prospects, and they have fair
show now to recover and make money.
Anybody that ever spent Il dollar hon
estly and intelligently in that district
ought TO have a huudred-fold In re
turn
ANY one who might have imagined
tnhl the new standard gauge road
would haul all there was In the Farm
ington.Aztec country to market In a
lew weeks should walk down some
| frigid evening with his overcoat and
\ wa'eh the train come and see the boys
| on the platform handle the stun out
of freight and express cars. The big
road will never get through hauling
me products down there and the rteel
| rails VIII have to he replaced many
lines. They viii never get through
making new cars TO haul stun from
he fruit belt
The young ladies' of the Prasbyter-
ian choir deserve great credit Tor the
faithful work they nre doing In prepar-
ing for the musical service at their
church Christmas morning. Assisted
by double quartette and orchestral
accompaniment they will render
choice music which they have been
practicing for days. Uader the trai in
Ing and leadership of Mrs F. C.. Per
kins the Presbyterian choir IL gaining
no little reputation Tor its fine musical
programs, and the mere announcement
mat one is TO be given lnsures
packed church, Tor not only Is the
music GJod but the sermons are OF
the best
Not only are the decorations for the
Baptist Christina entertainment for
Saturday evening elaborate and beau
tifnl beyond any hing heretofore at.
tempted, but the program is novel ana
decidedly up-to-dste. The hsst part
consists Of songs. responsive readings
and reCitations: then for the lasl half
hour II is to be telephone program.
The platform win be equipped as an
office, with a desk telephone. there IS
a central office with a real live hello
girl, and bells and receivers located
in various places over the audience
room, and some fifteen people take
part in a real up-to-date telephone
program, developing the giving
Christmas" idea.
Dennis Helton came up from the La
Plata river today. He says every
body insists on spelling his name with
an ''i'' but that il is wrong. He re-
calls that in 1878 he hauled eight
pounds of butter from near Farming
ton to Animas City. distance of 50
miles. and sold IT to George Culver
for 30 cents per pound In trade. at a
chant. He was three days on the
road up with yoke OF oxen and maui
ed neighbor for company. having TO
tie him in the wagon to keep him
from walking into town. He camped
at the big rocks above Jake Fritz's
house.
Mr. Kennedy, the Animas City
merchant. says that in all his travels
he has never found a place so well
adapted to the growth Of poultry as
| is Animas. He says II requires scarce
ly any effort at all few hens and
strong. impregnabe wire or metal
fence. with brads on top. is all that
one needs to start, besides n sack OF
| wheat or some other kind OF feed. He
says 1t has been demonstrated that
anybody can make monfy out of pou'-
try at Animas City If t,Iey gather their
own eggs and courc their chickens
| every evening.
From Saturdays Daily.