Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-08

w. r. Mason OF Florida is regis
tered at the Palace
w. G. Mcclure of Aztec Is regis
tered at the Inter Ocean.
Attorney Dick Oxford of Mancos
LETT the Palace this morning for the
Pennington country.
Max Copeland is improving stead
lily He was out driving with his
brother this afternoon.
Miss Sullivan of Pagosa, who has
been visiting the families of Sam and
Bob Sloan, returned home this morn
ing.
city Engineer Wiggleswortb went
down this morning to Ggnaclo to es.
tablish grade for piece OF ditch con.
struction.
The Famous is already receiving
and shelving goods and getting ready
Tor reopening the big stores about the
18th of this month.
Don't be surprised when you SEQ a
big grading outfit begin to tear M the
dirt close TO Durango, in construction
OF the Southern Pacific.
Last nights snow. which has melt.
ed today, promises to he followed by |
another or several more storms. if any
inference may be drawn from gather.
ing clouds.
I. A. Berry and II. G. DaclSen Of At |
lantic, Iowa. who are looking over the
New Mexico fruit belt for invest.
ments for themselves and friends, are
registered at the Palace.
j. w. Brown and wife of Hesperue |
spent the Sabbath with the Palace |
the latter having come down from
Hesperus to look after their baby |
who had been operated on at Mercy |
hospital.
Mark s. Kay and Sam Wittow re-
turned last night from a tour of pur-
chasing goods for the Famous and the
silyerton store. having visited New
York and various eastern cities while
absent
Frank Rivers has been confined to |
his room several days with rhenma-
tism. He is reported as improving to-
day, and will probably he well enough |
10 attend the council meeting tomor
row evening. which is contemplated
with interest.
A little money expended in blasting |
huge boulders in the Animas below |
and above the North side bridge will |
help to clear the channel and relieve |
the piers and abutments materially |
Shoot 'em ont.
The Durango Savings and Buildine |
association announces that II has the |
money to loan for a new residence
the builder will find it the same as
buying a home on the installmeni |
plan.
One of the largest boulders on ~
east side of the North side bridge |
which is schist, had to come ahoul
thirty miles down the river as II l. |
a out that distance TO the neTcal
point where the schistose formation
begins. Must nave been some huge
floods about Mr.. Noah's time.
Michael Noonan, who attracte
widespread attention in Ireland as al
advocate of home rule few yeaJ-
ago, Sundayed in the city, and sad
It would he long time in Ireland be
fore things were as quiet as they ap
peared here yesterday to him. Hr
will spend his next Sunday at l.
Plata.
The new town of Bliss, in the corn
cob regions of Oklahoma. announce
that it will now have a grand opening
Corn dodger sandwiches and pumpkin
pie, with pop corn given away to eara
purchaser of a lot, Bliss Is reached
by the Santa Fe railway. horseback
mulehack and on foot. Covered wag
ons will be kept off the right of wav
The Durango Planning Mill 4 Lum
ber company is increasing its lumber
resources, now having the cutting of
three saw mills, and as quickly as the
roads are in shape to haul larger
quantities OF lumber will be received
at the Durango and auxiliary yards
for the builders. This company an
nounces that IL will see that all de
mands for building are met.