Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-22


Tom Lotus bad another bunch OF
men go out this morning to work in
his grading camp near Mancos.
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The pay car arrived last evening
about 4:40 and distributed the little
slips that put smiles on all the mems
faces
Herman Hanno has the handsome
stone addition to his house nearly
finished 1t is ready for the plaster
ers.
The Lady Minstrels are In demand.
Pennington wants them and offers a
guarantee which will more than cover
expenses.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. McAlpine came
down this morning from lockwood
and are spending the day at the
Strater.
J. L. Giles of Cortez was an arrival
last evening, coming over to have one
os his eyes treated. He is staying at
the Strater
A. C. Austin and s. L. Fulkerson,
miners from Idaho, stopped over
night in town bound for Telluride to
try their luck.
d. F. Beck, homeseeker who ar
rived from the East last night and
stopped over night at the Palace, went
out to look over the Allison section
this morning.
Carl Coulson returned to Bayfield,
this morning by rail. He has been
in town number of days looking
after some additions and repairs he
has been having made on his dwelling
house here.
Mrs. ]. r. Duncan of Cortez was a
guest over night at the Palace and
eft this morning for visit of a
month or Six weeks with friends and
relatives. She will join Mr.. Duncan.
who went back few weeks ago with
cattle.
S. w. Bell and w. j. Drake, who
are doing the fancy painting for
George Goodman at Trimble Springs,
were down over night last night, writ
ing their names on the register at the
Southern.
r. w. Johnson and Frank Morgan
,f Cortez, who accompanied 4 ship
ment of cattle to Denver. feti ned
last night and are spending the day
in town, being registered at the
Southern.
Mr. and Mrs. C. d. Meyer were
guests over night at the Palace. COM
ing down from Silverton on last even
lng's train. Mr.. Meyer has been dep
uty postmaster in Silverton, but is
going to Pueblo to locate, leaving for
there with his family this morning.
Roach Peterson, nephew of T. 70.
Peterson. departed this morning for
his home in Mena. Ark, after a two
months visit here. He had an at
tack of rheumatism while here and
left on crutches. Excepting for this
he had very enjoyable time.
Just stop and figure how many su-
gar beets, each weighing twenty-five
pounds, it would take to make ton.
Only eighty. Beets of this size would
have to be handled one at time
with the hands in loading. as they
would be too big to shovel in. Du-
range beats the world.
1t is learned from local merchant
that there will probably be enough
turkeys supplied by farmers surround
Ing Durango to meet the demand for
Thanksgiving without shipping any in
from the outside, although the supply
for Christmas may be short.
G. Fitzsimmons. engineer, ami +.
l.. Coombs, fireman, both of Salida.
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Bunch, brakeman. both of Grand
Junction. comprised the crew that
came in with the pay car last night
They stopped over night in town ard
pulled out for Silverton at $3.50 this
morning.
j.. d. Diehl, the man who inspects
the watches of all men working on
he Rio Grande Southern, came in
from Rico last night and stopped at
the Southern. Mr.. Diehl lives at Rico.
He came over to accompany the pay
car back today and will inspect the
timepieces while the car stops to pay
off the men.
Mr.. Mitchell, the sugar expert, said
he had had the prize beet which held
the record for some time, but when
he saw the one weighing twenty-five
pounds which was brought in by Mr..
Foster. he said he would have to take
back seat. This beet, SO far as
known, is the biggest ever grown.
The record heretofore was little
over eighteen pounds.