Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-25

Giles T. Vandegrift. in purchasing
the Harris corner at Main and Ihir-
teentn street, secures a splendid site
for two-story block with basement
already dug, a good corner for whole
sale or warehouse and big rooming
fiat. The purchase price, $500, is the
most reasonable that has been paid
for good property in Durango for a
good while. with one good building
there 1t would not take long 10 III mp
to the Naeglin shop, and then Mr.
Naeglin would not stay out in the
cold, but would probably build the best
house in the row.
Mrs. Charlie Wigglesworth. who was
among the Shaw children attending
the reunion on New Years day at the
Shaw ranch near Maucos, returned
yesterday evening with the children
and continued on to Denver, where
Charlie is employed with the new Mot
fat railway.
Tomorrow evening will be the li7th
anniversary of Bobby Burns. Duran
go has many of the blood, and while
no announcement has been made FOR
a general observation of the day, II
Is most likely there will he many lit
tie gatherings of the Scottish folks
about the city to commemorate their
beloved poet.
Arthur F. Bagby and Miss Gertrude
Shields were married this morning by
Rev. Father Duffy, and when the GER
emony was over accompanied by tne
mother and sisters of the bride. drove
to the depot, where they took the
train for Denver TO spend their honey
moon. Mr.. Bagby has been with the
Durango Realty and Street Railway
company for nearly ten years, employ
ed in various capacities. The bride
is a daughter of the late NJ. r. Shields,
the contractor who built the court
house and various other structures in
Durango. The Herald extends con
gratulations.
Grande refuse to get out before day
light and go to work when they get
ready. They say their managers or
head men have picnic and they do
not propose TO be managed too siren
uously. Moreover, they are not used
to such cold weather, and say that the
weather conditions were misrepresent-
ed to them. They find living condi-
tons not so good as in their own flow
cry country, and they are compelled
to associate with white trash, which
is oftimes distasteful saying that they
can get along with the Chinese better.
They have largely Increased the sale
of rice since coming to the Durango
country. and rats are disappearing
very rapidly.
The Fruitland Tribune, Just estab-
lished by Evans & Staplin came in
yesterday evening. 1t is neat little
paper of four pages, four columns
each, probably big enough for Fruit
land just now. Since January. 1878,
the country along the San Juan river
has been greatly changed by the farm
ers' houses, fences and fields. That
long ago there was one cabin, that of
John Moss, between the present site
of Pennington and the Little Colora-
do river. Moss had raised some beans
in the season of 1877, and Nicholas j.
Dyer, Henry NJ. Dyer and Henry Bron-
son, all Yankees. who were over from
Del Norte, helped him 10 eat the
beans. John Moss was the first set
tier in all that vast country.
Through the efforts of Postmaster
Raymond Silverton received mail to-
day. the first since week ago to-
night Late yesterday afternoon Mr.,
Raymond took the matter up with the
local railroad people, then with Post
master Reed at Silyerton. At a sec
ond conference Mr. Reed said parties
had been secured who would pack the
mail from Elk Park provided the rail
road company would pay the bill the
amount being stipulated. Commune
cation was then secured with Super
intendent Lee and Mr.. McAtee at Elk
Park and Mr.. Brown given lnstruc
lions to forward 500 pounds day
and this included the letter and part
OF the daily papers. Mr.. Raymond
then notified Mr.. Reed by telephone
this morning what had been done ana
he sent men to Elk Park TO pack the
mail. Tomorrow batch will include
all the back Denver dailies.
Hub Scherer came down from Sill
verton yesterday, making his way over
the slides between Elk Park and Sill
verton. He reports the canon filled
and rounded IN with snow. He says
there are 2S slides, and this is the ex-
act nlImher that came lnwn In the