Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1906-07-26

towns along the line of the d. & r
G. near Durango to arrange for sup
plying them with more fruit. Mr
brothers will soon go down into Tex
as to see what kind of a deal he can
make with some OF the large commits.
sion merchants down there who have
been writing up here wanting San
Juan county fruit. One Arm in Dallas
wants to contract for 40 carloads OF
apples and one In Fort Worth wants
40 carloads. That win make so cars
Tor those Two towns alone. Firms in
a number OF other towns also want
San Juan county fruit. so there will
be a greater demand than the grow
ers can supply. These commission
merchants have learned that there Is
a growing demand for the San Juan
county product and they will send 1t
| out all over the United States.
D.
The election for the Lotus fran
chise is In progress today, but very
little interest Is being taken, an eX-
tremely light vote being east up to
the hour of going to press
Miss Lillian Petherbridge came
over from Mancos last evening and
is spending the day in the city. Miss
Petherbrldge reports the people OF
the Mancos valley pretty busy. espec-
tally the farmers.
l. Humbert OF Sioux City, Ia. sur
prised s. w. Raymond this morning
with pleasant call. coming from
Sioux City, Ia, where the two were
acquainted some 30 years ago. 1t be-
ing nearly this time since the two
have met II was a pleasant visit that
followed,
draft for $500 was received this
morning by the ladies' OF St Marks |
guild. which was bequeathed to the |
organization by Rev Ostenson This,
together with 1000 already In the |
treasury makes nice start, which |
will probably be used for building a
rectory.
- '''' 80 ''h " 90 lttciNtu iioul w.
A. Chestnut, st. Louis, this forenoon |
announcing the arrival of a baby boy.
When the news was telephoned to
Grandpa NJ. T. Chestnut, at Trimble |
Springs this afternoon he jumped |
eight feet and said: well done,
William. I'm proud to be your dad"
State Game Warden Woodland and |
Fish Commissioner Kincaid arrived
in the city last evening and this
morning requested Wash Patrick, sup
erintendent OF the local hatchery. to
turn the La Plata hatchery over to
DR.. l.. S. Barnes. whom he has des-
ignated as Mr.. Patrick's successor.
There is quite story in connectIon
and while The Herald is pleased that /
worthy gentleman like DIR, Barnes
has been selected and we have moth |
ing whatever to say against him per- L
sonally, we do desire to state that /
Mr.. Woodlands head is getting too
large for his nat. And Gov. McDop-
aid should know II by this time.
Henry Scouton, who has been at
Ophir the past few weeks. came home /
Saturday night to see ais brother-in.
law, II. ID. Meaeham Of North Dakota.
who Is making visit here. MIR. /
Meacham will be leaving for home
soon. Mr.. Scouton is interested with
John Herr in the Starlight one of the
old silver-lead producers OF Ophir.
which was closed down when the pan
lie struck and his remained closed
ever since, The tlmbers had all rot
ted and the workings caved In. There
is good body of ore ready to com
mence shipping as soon as the mine Is
put In shape. This is what ia being
done now. Mr.. Herr Is at the mine
now, and Mr.. Scouton expects to re-
turn tomorrow. Ophir Is picking up
wonderfully. according to Mr.. Scout
on. The district got such a backset |
during the panic, when SO many mines |
wer forced to close that 1t has been
slow In coming to the front But |
now that lead is better price than
ever and silver is still coming up,
quite number OF the old properties |
that have been abandoned for years
VIII be opened up. and before long
Ophir may be a better district than
ever.