Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-05-03

| An agent OF one of the companies
| manufacturing sprayers of fruit trees,
said yesterday evening that he had
just sold 80 spraying plants at Grand
Junction at $500 each.
The willingness of the stockgrow-
ers and feeders TO contract for sugar
beets presents the first tangible OPP
portunity for farmers to raise beets
in considerable quantity.
Harold Carlisle, running sheep in
the Blue mountains, came in from the
west yesterday evening and went out
via the eastern to Pueblo and Den
yer on his return to Salt Lake.
Miss Abbie McNicholas, Miss Ruby
Buchanan and Miss Mamie Todd were
passengers returning yesterday even
ing to their schools in the valley
above. Miss Todd at Silverton.
Charlie Allen and Bob Sloan, agents
for the Spencer seedless apple, are
getting matters shaped for expedit-
ing the sale of the new tree in the
Durango and Pennington countries.
Judge II. J. McNutt of Silycrton
returned from Pennington last Sat
urday evening, leaving Mrs. McNutt
to sojourn a little longer in the sun
nler climate Of the lower country.
Looks natural to see Ed Carpenter
in Krusehkes clothing department.
He is Johnny on the spot" when it
comes to looking after customers.
And he is glad to get back to Duran
go.
w. A. Carson came up from Farm
ington yesterday evening and will
probably re-engage in the sawmill
business. He leaves the family to
look after tne big apple ranch in the
fruit belt.
In the bail game Saturday after
noon between the Fort Lewis school
Indians and the Durango High school
nine the latter won the game in
score of 10 to 4, the Indians losing on
an error.
The body of Elizabeth Martin,
shipped from Spokane, Wash, on the
23d, and mother of Walter S. Smith
and Mrs. Burt of Needleton. arrived
Saturday evening and was taken on
up that evening for burial.
Mr.. Davis, the Democratic stalwart
of Cherry Creek draw, came in Sat
urday evening. saying that resi-
dence of 25 years in his country had
given him a second lease ON life. His
country is improving and progress
ing.
Sam B. Sackett, assistant attorney
general of Colorado, who has been
spending several days In the eastern
part OF the county in connection with
affairs relating to the interests of the
state, returned this morning to Den
yer.
c. c. Carnell of La Plata, who has
Just returned from visit to Pueblo
during the more strenuous period OF
winter, will remain in the city a few
DAYS prior to resuming operations for
Colonel Demming's big Pennsylvania
mining company in Boren gulch.
o.
Ed. Skoog went out to Denver this
morning to look over the railway
horoscope. He has been living at
the bustling city of Ridgway four
years since leaving the printing bust
ness in Durango to engage in the
more lucrative pastime Of railroad
ing,
G. A. Leonard of Silverton return
ed from visit to Pennington Satur
day. saying, on behalf of the Silver
ton people, that he wished the Rio
Grande would run through trains from
Silverton to Pennington: that people
b. ''chi eh' Shpn utptHS "
sunshine within four hours.
T. w. Davis, who has been asso-
ciated with Mr.. C. c. Scroufe's office
in connection with the Arizona G.
Colorado branch of the Southern Pa
cific railway, at Durango and later at
Gallup, mas returned from the latter
place and win take up other work In
Durango.
George Allen, the progressive fruit
grower at Pennington, has employed
a Swiss gardener to experiment with
the early production of cabbage, as
paragus and celery. Try the toma.
TO- too. That section more than 20
years beat California on the prodnc-
ton of luscious tomatoes.
H. II. Johnson, agent of the Jfcar-
lila Apaches at Duce, n. M, spent
the Sabbath in the city. His Indians
are becoming quite domesticated and
have learned total abstinence since
the Durango duck hunters who EN-
ploy the mas guides to Sinking lakes