Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

grounds and on the streets during the
past few weeks, pelting small children
with Icy "soakers," need police con-
troll, and few of them would not go
amiss If placed in jail. regardless OF
their parentage or peculiar Ideas oil
immunity for practices not less than
criminal. The reform school has
claimed many from here who are ex-
emplary of all that is good compared
to the vicious ones who have gone
over the limit for several weeks: and.
aware of their offenses and seem to
care not
Billy Boyle came down last night
from Hugh Owens cabin, where the
Neglected owners and number of
others are breaking the trail to the
Neglected mine. Mr.. Boyle says the
party got through day before yester-
day TO the Owens cabin without much
difficulty; shoveling the top of the
higher banks and drifts off and then
running ten horses into make a snow
trail, or. in other words. to tramp the
snow down so the snow could become
packed TO hold animals mp when pack
ing
Should the purchase of the vast
holdings in the Durango fields by the
Southern Pacific railway generate ac-
tive transfer of realty in Durango at
present prices. II may be reasonably
hoped that there will he quite build
ing boom during the next few months.
md without this Durango must stand
till while all other towns of the
Southwest are growing Investors in
realty for more than a year have been
comparing Durango prices for lots to
those of Pennington lots, and figur-
ing on the probable returns. compar-
ing prices and the probable difference
which may he anticipated in results
While new railways will build Duran
90 greater the city is now and will
7ontinue to be in competition with
lther localities for the favor of In
'esting and building capital. Duran
20 must keep realty prices within the
-ange or possibilities of buyers who
figure upon making something out of
heir investments.
Chas. w. Bowman, representing the
Mutual Life Insurance company of
New York, is giving out the most use
'ul calendars ever invented for the
office man. The cloth bound book gives
zen blank lines to each day of the
rear, in which can be noted future
events, as well as keeping the past
ones. 1t is the business mans most
complete diary. Another calendar in
neatly bound tablet form gives five
lines to each day. Nobody should
nave one who does not need it, but
those who have use for it will find 1t
4 precious gift.
This section is still snowbouud so
l,
he exception of the Pumpkin line. At
} O'Clock this afternoon information
rom depot officials was that NJ train
S expected over the Conejos this sf-
tefnoon and the train leaving Durango
this morning will return from Chama
several hours late
The passenger train due In Durango
last evening was held at Cumbrcs
over night. where it is still detained.
icing unable to back up owing to the
ieep snow, and can not come this way
IN account of freight train being
off the track about two miles this
side of Cumbres. The freight left
Chama Thursday night to cross the
cange, and got stuck in the snow after
The locomotive was derailed. The pas
'enger leaving Alamosa this morning
got as far as Sublette and will prob
ably return to Alamosa this evening.
Local railroad men do not look for
train service over the range before
tomorrow and possibly not then II the
high wind now prevailing keeps up.
The snow on the range is light and
blows easily and the wind is drifting
1t badly and we all know that
no headway can be made as long as
the wind blows.
The Rio Grande Southern blockade
was raised late this afternoon and
the train from Telluride, with two
days mail and passengers, will arrive
about midnight If no further delay
takes place.
The Silverton line is still closed to
!! traffic. A work train pulled out early
this morning with a lot of men and
took until o'clock this afternoon to
reach Elk Park. several slides having
come down since yesterday evening
which had to be shoveled out, and as
te deepest ard longest slides are be-
tween Elk Park and Silverton the
road will not be opened today and pos
sibly not until late tomorrow or next
day.
Telephone communication between
Durango and Silverton was cut off
during the night but men have been
sent out to locate the trouble.
Western Union and railroad wires
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