Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-18
From Tuesdays Daily.


From Tuesdays Daily.
Lotus & Skidmore have purchased
lot in block 81 from G. F. widmeyer
| paying 81 200 It is a good buy.
o
r. +. Scott OF the Montezuma val
ley, returned last night from trip to
his old home in Maine. and is spend,
ing the day in the city
The lower country does not claim
| good building stone. The standard
gauge can haul down a million tons
from the Durango quarries. without
having to transfer.
Mr. and Mrs. w. Wheeler of Tel.
luride came down yesterday evening
and continued on to Pennington this
| morning to visit in the sunshine and
dodge Telluride blizzards for a while
The gypsu mfound in the northern
part OF New Mexico is the same ma.
! terial used centuries ago In Santa f.
for whitewashing the walls OF the an
cient buildings there, and II is use
nearly all over the territory.
Charles Fischer. the Silverton brew
er, who Is now retired and living at
| Denver was married to Mrs. Martin
Schneider on the first, and their cards
announce that they will be at home
1872 Fillmore street. Denver. after
Feb. /.
Mercy and Ochsner hospitals are
filled with patients, and have been
| the greater part of the winter. Their,
have been greater number of sur
gical operations in these institutions
during the pas, few months than dur
ing any preceding year in their his.
tory.
Superintendent of Schools Mrs Pul-
ford Is visiting the Animas CitS
schools, which she SAYS are makina
splendid progress. This is one bless
ing Animas City mas enjoyed, almos,
without exceptional incident, for thirty
years-peculiarly fortunate In always
having good schools.
The Tigges brothers of Hilrose
Colo, who are here leading colony
into New Mexico, returned last night
from Pennington. II probably is not
the colony which the Aztec and Farm
ihgton papers referred TO as under
taking to take water from one of the
rivers for less than would begin the
work.
N. f. Cooke, manager OF the Colo
rado Cold Storage plant. one of the
largest industrial institutions Of Du-
range, confirms the statement that
The Ice manufacturing department oil
the plant has been leased TO the Oh
bert brothers, saying that the manu-
tacture OF Ice by them will continue
the facilities of the cold storage com
partment and that the company will
continue in the cold storage business.
which has continued to grow and
The growth of the farm and stock in
dustries during the past two years.
Mr.. Cooke says. has increased the
cold storage business beyond their
! most sanguine hopes when the PLAN
was erected. The present year, 1t is
predicted, will witness IA greater
growth Of these interests than that
OF any former year.
The location where IL has been de
citxd to build the new school house
on Lightner creek is five miles west
Of Durango. There is a stretch OF
| three miles west of that in the dis
trict and more than three miles on
the east side. Many complaints have
| been made during the past few year
! chat these growing settlements can
| have no better school facilities. Chi
dren have to come two miles am
more from Lightner to the nearest
school at Durango. and above them
they have to come to durango or 20
| farther to the west. West OF the five
mile school house they have to come
AS far as three miles to the only
school building they will have. u
mas been urged that a country eighl
miles wide should have two schoo
houses. 80 that those on the Durang-
side would not have to go more tha.
two miles to school and the people
In the country would have a chance
TO get to the school house and bacl
the same day. And there are som'
heavy taxpayers In the western par
OF the district discussed
WIN. Wormer, professional nurse
trained first to mis- work in Germany
and having a wide experience In .h'
hospitals OF America, came down iron
Silverton yesterday evening, partly re-
covered from an attack of the preva
lent Slverton epidemic. which he say
is not pneumonia. but much wora
malady. He was nursing one Of thes
cases when the patient cOughed vic
lently in his face. making him deasi
ly sick at once; he thinks he inhale
the breath and Its laden germs. VIII
In fifteen minutes he was helpless
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