Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-04-30

The price of poultry quoted at tne
markets should encourage many more
people to engage In the industry.
The production of twice as many
more chickens in the Durango coun-
try will give the people about half
what they consume.
George Fancher and wife Of Canon
City came In yesterday evening and
sontinued south this morning to Az
zee.
w. T. Nelson. who sells hats. when
leaving for Pagosa this morning, said
he had always found Durango good
town to do business in.
Father Gomez who has come to
take the Mission parish in the south
part OF the city will say first mass
next Sunday morning at 10 o'clock.
Resumption OF construction of the
wagon road up Junction creek must
wait little longer for the snow TO
melt and wash out along the stream.
The Telluride Power company's
plant compared to the Animas com
pany is as match or lightning bug
tc hundred 2,000-candle-power cleo
trio lights
The wagon road down the river to-
ward Aztec is said to be in a bad
way Durango is interested In keep
ing this. as well as all other wagon
roads, In passable condition.
Three pounds of California cabbage
for quarter suggests that the home
cabbage man can make some money
this year. And tomatoes, always
shy, offer profitable field for labor
and care.
Surveyor Burwell went down to Al
lis6n this morning to locate lines for
new ranches. He predicts that this
section will come in with the big end
of sugar beet production.
There will be little additional cost
In the handling twice the present pro-
ductlon of the farm in the Southwest.
The receipts will be greater and liv-
ing should be made correspondingly
less expensive.
Durango ball club is being reorgan-
lied for the summer campaign. 1t Is
said there are a number of new play
ers located In the city who promise
to fill weak places. It's battery
that's needed.
Il. s. Smith, the old-time Smlthy
who used to win all the shoots at
Ouray, now with the Nelson cigar
house of Denver, went out this morn.
ing on the eastern. He says the San
Juan looks good.
Chauncey L. Hall, editor and man
who gives much attention to San
Juan affairs. came in yesterday even
ing and Is doing business with the
mining and kindred people
Alderman George e. West went
down to IgDacio this morning to look
after the cows, to see If Plde or Rose
gave the most milk, and see again
how long the winter feeding season
will last.
o.
An EFFORT TO get the Rio Grande
Southern to build its Gina branch
on up the La Plata river might he at.
tended with success. La Plata is one
of the points designated by The South
ern Pacific or Arizona & Colorado
railway
In taking their leave to Montrose
county, Mrs. Wainwright, widow of
the late Lilse, and family, they will
leave many friends in the Durango
section. They will live on ranch
which the boys win operate for the
best production they can get
Any policy which the board of trade
- NNsASi ~ ,obA6atACh may
for the greater production of the
farm and range of the Southwest will
be most helpful. Too much money
continues TO go out of the country for
foods that ought to be produced at
nome
Inhalation of chloroform, around
surgery, should destroy the stomach
of a government mule or that of the
tin can feeding burro who never balk-
ed at anything. The nurses must
have some art or science to avoid 1t
or there would be more of them In
the 'bug house"
Mrs. N. w. Hammond resumed her
position in the postoffice this morn
ing, resting one day after returning
from Pine river. where the funeral
OF her mother took place Monday aft
ernoon. There was large attend
ance. especially of old-timers up and
down the river. Mr. and Mrs JyttIe |