Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-02-01
and Los Angeles.

1 and Los Angeles.
In securing the Porter Fuel com
pany coal area the Southern Pacific
railway gets about fifteen times the
area acquired by the Utah Fuel com
pany. or Rio Grande, in the purchase
of the Boston mines.
The remains OF John n. HutchesoI,
VINO died ten DAYS ago. will be
shipped to the old home AT Aurora.
Ga, tomorrow morning, being accom-
panied by the widow and children and
deceased's father. who has been here
several days settling the estate
II will probably be a week before
the Neglected owners will start to
break the trail over the hill to the
mine: waiting for storm develop
ments, knowing there is no use to
shovel trail to be filed by snow
| blown In by the winds. But the mine
| Will resume operation as soon as 1t
can.
1t was In 1861 that the first town of
| Animas City was started with l50
log honses and huts. with big court
mouse in the center. with a hole in
the middle of the roof to let the
smoke from the council fires go heav-
onward and II was in 1874 that Ebert
City was started near by The new
Animas City. followed by Durango,
beat the first towns in their mad race
for supremacy
Grover Rich, the young fellow who
killed one of the Canadian boys at
months ago, as result of playing
the antiqnated and somewhat tester
ed "snipe" joke. when Two Young fel.
lows fresh from Canada. working in
sawmill camp. We're led out into
secluded place and left TO hold the
bag until nearly frozen. when they
returned to find themselves shut out
OF their lodgings, has just been grant.
ed bail In the sum of $4,000. Young
Rich. who was probably Young
enough to be named after Grover
Cleveland. will probably be wiser
when he gets through. even II he
escapes the penitentiary.
recent issue of the Portland. Ore.
Telegram contains the picture of
George A. Scibird, editor of the Re
publican at Union. Ore, showing that
George looks about the same as he
did when he started in on the Del
Norte Prospector thirty years ago
Mr.. Scibrd began as an allround
printer. and a very good one. there
in 1875. coming from Bloomington,
H.. and he remained with the Pros.
pector TIL ne was sole proprietor
Mrs. Scibird Is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. G. w. Franklin of Durango. Mr.
Scibird's long years at printing and
newspaper work and natural practi.
cabllity found "A better field in Ore
gon.
The Onray papers tell OF three
children left alone in the world bys
the recent death of their father &.
the visit of the fathers sister to at
tend ner brothers funeral, being ac-
companied by her son. who is n
prize fighter. and of the fact that the
children had to be sent to ST. Vim
cents home for orphans at Denver.
Their names are Ouray. Snow AMI
Frost Donovan. The Ouray Herald
says" These children have. by their
N INN al
friends here who wish them happi-
ness and hope that at some time in
the near future they may be able to
return to this city. The children
were born here"
Inquiry at the sheriffs office of La
Plata county reveals that no action
has been taken or sought through
that office to secure the arrest of
Mrs. Wicket and Roy Hamor by the
sheriff of Santa Fe. Requlsiiion would
be necessary to bring them to Colo
RADIO.
Mr.. Wicket, 1t is understood, wired
hold both parties. He left for Santa
re yesterday morning, saying tnat
he was going down to have o talk
with his wife, whom It is understood
he claims as his common law wife.
Before leaving Durango the woman
In question told friends that she was
only housekeeper for Wicket Those
who have lived near the couple say
they have had much difficulty, some
times having rough house.
Whether an effort will be made to
bring them back to Durango can not
he learned this afternoon.
The papers transferring the Boston
| coal property to Il. Forester were
filed for record today with the clerk
of La Plata couny. The property
| Is described as follows: The east