Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-04-30

he stores OF the city, big and little, |
are carrying larger stocks of goods |
his year, with greater variety in
style and price than ever before Aud
IN investigation they will learn that
It is folly to send away to catalogue
houses for goods which can be bought
at home after inspection at as low
prices as can be obtained anywhere
In the country.
Chester Morgan will be the new
night clerk at the Strater, Jimmy Nc.
GiDnis having decided to seek low
er cline for pulmonary troubles.
Superintendent p. b. McAtee OF the
Fourth division OF the Rio Grande
went down to Denver this
morning to talk over railway affairs.
passenger and traffic rates apd al
fairs incidental to running railway,
which Is part narrow and part stand
ard gauge, transferring at Alamosa
and eating dinner at Chama
Durango's hotels are enjoying a de
gree of prosperity that augurs for
big year In all lines of industry, as
among their guests there is greater
number of Industrial people moving
about seeking opportunity. There
are more land hunters and opportun-
ity seekers in the country than dur
ing any former year OF the country's
history.
A Chinaman rushed into the post
Office yesterday afternoon with the
he had registered to San Francisco
10 days ago, and excitedly enquired
II 1t had been burned, as he had not
received the return card. He was in
formed that mails arriving in San
Francisco last week were held up
and that 1t might be a week or 10
days before delivered. He went away
satisfied.
Several letters arrived at the Du-
range postoiiice postmarked San
Francisco last night, all without
postage stamps. 1t will he remem
bered the government last week au-
thorized the mailing of letters at San
Francisco without stamps until the
postal service was re-established, and
of conrse. every one took advantage
by writing friends.
A. X. Lewis is homeward-bound ac.
cording to a letter received by Post
master Raymond last night, Mr.. Lew
Is requesting that mail for himself,
wife, Miss Ruth Winters, now De
Vaughn. also Mr.. De Vaughn, be held.
Mr.. Lewis reports all well, adding
that he is worried about w A. Perry,
as up to the time of writing, last Sat
urday, he had nothing as to mis-
whereabouts. Mr.. Lewis added that
Tom Mason and wife and j. S. Sheek
and wife will remain at San Diego
for some time.
Returning visitors from the Farm
Ington and Aztec sections say the
country is field of blossom and
green. the orchards and vines being
IN their brightest glory. The people
are getting in their crops and every.
thing is lovely. How about excur-
sfa lnx fr,,.
mountain people on Sundays?
Peter Aspaas of the Fort Lewis
mesa spent the day in the city. lie
has recently purchased an interest in
The copper mines of Ambrose Chidal
on Bear creek, emptying in the Do
lores river. In Peters growing up
with the country he has accumulated
something besides moss as ne went
along. and is pretty well fixed in
the worlds goods.
Opportunely r. E. Sloan, B. N.
Freeman and George White all went
out ON the eastern this morning to
Denver for visit among the people
to tell them about Durango and its
possibilities, the new industries and
the facilities which will be required
for moving products to market; Incl
dentally to talk about the first class,
second class and various class rates.
Chas. Thompson, the Silverton
dairyman, who fed all his COWS to the
people during the recent blockade.
giving them juicy steaks, roasts and
soup de boulllon, was a passenger for
Denver this morning, where he will
buy lot of live cows, big mixers,
10 resume the milk route He reluct-
antly parted with some of the cows
the people ate, but did not like to see
the people go hungry or turn down
anything like a hundred dollars for
mixer.
Mrs. Olmstead. mother of Mr.. l.. C.
Jakway, who has been visiting Mr..
Jakway and family, departed this
morning for Oklahoma to visit rela-
tives and will continue from there to
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