Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-02-15

city yesterday.
Mrs. T. w. Wattles of Mancos is
guest at the Palace.
w. r. Mason and wife of Hesperus
are guests at the Palace.
The trail breaking crew to the Neg
lected mine expects to get through TO
morrow or next day.
Most of the public buildings in Du-
rango were closed today in observa.
tion of the birth OF the martyred Lin.
coin.
George II. HUT has leased the Rico |
News to the News Publishing com
pany and gone to a lower altitude to
regain his health
Push the Y. NJ. C. A. building pro
ject along. There ought TO be $4,000
obtained easily TO start with, and the
balance can be borrowed.
Judge o. S Galbreath has located
his law office in the Krnschke block.
rooms and I. where he will be pleas.
ed TO meet his patrons and friends.
1t Is reported that the Southern Pa.
cifc road is trying to secure option
on some lands along the line of the
proposed route somewhere about
eihgt miles north of Monte Vista.
Tom Lotus and Pete Mcclellan
have taken big contract for mason
ry and rock excavation on the King
ditch near Pine river which they will
start work on in few days
The farmers institute to be held in
Durango next Saturday will be ad
dressed by Mrs. ]. b. Pulford and
Mrs. b. E. Place, and possibly by 9th
er ladies'. 1t is desired to get the
ladies' to assist in the organization
and conduct OF the institute
Ira Couchin. who won fame and
fortune by playing fiddle for his
customers while proprietor of the Pal.
ace bar. departed this morning with
his family for old Mizzoo," and will
continue to Louisiana, where Mr.
Couchin will take charge OF a big
planning mill.
II has just leaked out that last
September Lloyd Huntsman and Mis-
Tyner were married. They manage
successfully to conceal the fact until
fr;, |
congratulate them both on their mar
riage and their success in deceiving
the public for so long.
A motion to continue the Schiffei
case To the May term of court in Rio
Grande county was argued before
Judge Cunningham at Colorado
Springs Tuesday and the motion was
granted. The case will not be trieu
until the fourth Monday in May
Looks like sparrng for time.
1t is reported that for the past tive
weeks the number of lambs shippey
out OF Monte Vista averaged over 90
cars per week. This gives one some
idea of the extent of feeding in the
San Luis valley and Will convince
any one OF its importance as a sheer
country -Saguache Crescent
The Albuquerque Citizen of las
Thursday says: "Mr. and Mrs. T. D
Burns and their two daughters. Miss
es Margaret and Emma Burns, o
TERRA Amarilla passed through Al
les and other cities in southern Cal
fornia, where they will remain som,
time"
George Fossim, who has resided a
Pennington five months, returned Il |
Denver this morning, saying the rea
estate men at Pennington have fiXet
their sights too high, that they bette
be watching for competition in n new
town where the Southern Pacif
crosses the San Juan, and try to &c
a building boom started while the
have chance.
Daily stages and mail between
Pennington and Sniprock except Sun
day will begin TO operate on the 2Gtl
OF the present month. and as there l.
already great deal of travel owe
the route the stage line should in
prove it a good deal. The people are
learning to take more and more intei
est in the lower country, which Il
wonderfully resourcefnl in both ci
mate and soil.
MRS. George Bauer of Mancos. ac
companied by her father, Carl Schul1
aged 81 years, stopped at the Stratei
last night. and departed this morn
ing for La Junta, where tney vii,
visit son and brother. Jonn Schulz
and his family. Thirty years agu
this spring this aged gentleman wen
from Del Norte TO Pueblo to return
to Germany. thinking he would neye,
return to America.