Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-02-15
From Wednesdays Daily.


Lee Shelton, the prospector. re-
turned yesterday evening from trip
to the gold camp.
Mrs. BeeIer and children took the
eastern train this morning for visit
to friends In the East
G. c. franklin, wife and little
from a visit of few days to Farm
ington.
Mrs. Wiley Wyatt Of Toledo, o.. en-
route to Aztec to visit her father. w.
II. Ballou. was guest at the Pal
ace last night.
Mrs. c. F. Newcomb is reported
much better today. having improved
during the past "a hours, and Mrs.
Patrick thinks her mother will get
well.
Oscar Buskirk and Frank Rivers
went out to the scene OF trail break
ing this morning. the trail being to
within two miles of the Neglected
mine. The mine will soon be operat-
ing again.
w. F. Mowry of Cortez spent the
night In the city and continued on to
Denver this morning. Mr.. Mowry Ia
among the bright young fellows who
are helping to give Montezuma coun
ty new blood and action.
F. C. Miller Of Toledo, O.. who has
been looking over the New Mexico
fruit belt for an Investment. left
the Palace hotel this morning for the
East, and will return. bringing others
with him. World famed is the fruit
belt.
w. Skrifrars. whose name is not
likely to get mixed with that OF Jones.
Smith or Brown. in the postoffice. is
down from Silyerton to perfect the
purchase OF a home In the New Mex
leo country, where he will locate mis-
family.
F. N Silcox. representing the gov
ernments forest reserve policy. sho
is here to show the people now, re-
turned yesterday evening from the
West Somebody is asking every day
where to fnd him, and Mr.. Silcox
probably ought to hang out his
shingle.
The quartet singing at the Lincoln
entertainment at Red Men hall last
evening was by DIR. Stilliaps, w. X.
Armstrong, Rowe Pingrey and a Mr..
Buck. These gentlemen won much
praise for sheir participation In
glorious event which must suggest an
nual observance of Lincoln day for
all time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed McAllister are
happy today over the arrival
OF a bouncing boy baby, who came
this morning to gladden. their CHEEKY
home The baby was born at the
home of its grandma. Mrs. Doc .O'Con-
nell. Mr.. McAliister And wife have
grown from childhood In the Animas
valley, where they have large cir
Gle of friends who will wish them
much Joy with the first babe and all
the babes they will have.
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The campaign OF rebuilding and
doubling the capacity of the Graden
stores began year ago. and while
that work Is about finished. they
haven't put all the dishes in the cup
board as yet. Every day or SO anoth-
er car would unload and then $ half
dozen salesmen gathered the trucks.
wagons and carryalls and started for
the elevator. The cupboard by the
way, occupies space of about 40150
feet, shelves and tables, and say, II
your wife ever gets in there she will
break you.
b. W. Bray, ]. McMiIlen, John Bane
and ]. d. Gay, Of Canon City and
Cripple Creek, who are interested in
new land and irrigation enterprise
In the New Mexico country on the
south, were party at the Palace last
night. on their return home. They
will do something In the lower coun-
try and bring many more people from
the Arkansas river country to live
with the people in the fruit belt. They
have foand a country that beats Will
lis Helms apple section at Canon
City.
Another school election comes up
in May. and the mothers of Durango
are talking seriously OF undertaking
to have something to do with the re
suit. The present members of the
school board are Judge C. A. Pike,
who Ntires at the May election; j.
c. Sanford. who retires one year from
May; o. p. Frary, whose term ex-
tends two years from May; John w.
Wingate, three years from May, and
+. S. Balster. four years from Nav
next. According to custom. alternat
ing between the North and South
sides Of Durango, the former is en-
titled to representation on the next
board. Attorney F. @. Perkins is