Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-26

hours on this and the distribution OF
| papers, without having a letup or
rest. 1t is estimated that they have
| handled five tons of mail since yester-
| day noon. They had only n few sacks
| left this morning. They had the ac-
cumulation of eastern letter and paper
| mail for twelve days and handling the
great quantity in so short time Is a
splendid achievement for flve persons.
for which they are entitled TO much
credit.
Charlie Kuhn received a letter yes.
terday evening from a brother, an.
nouncing the death Of their father, Nj.
chael Kuhn, at Akron, Ind.
County Clerk Eddy received let
ter yesterday announcing that his
mother, aged so years. living Mt Roul
der. had fallen on the ice and broken
or fractured a hip.
All who are Interested in the organ
iZation of a ladies' auxiliary 30 the
early at old Red Men hall tonight. 1t
is anticipated that au ex-United States
officer will be secured for dril work. |
A X. Ferguson Of the American |
carpet stores will arrive from the east |
this evening. having purchased large |
stock of goods which is already mov. |
ing toward Durango. with the hope |
that there will be no more blockaded |
ranges this year.
Advlces from Morris Stein and wife |
at New York announce that they |
would in a day or two go to Chicago |
They have been visiting relatives and |
friends and having a good time. They |
say the new styles for spring and sum
mer goods are stunning. They are |
purchasing a large line of new goods |
which will soon be received and dis. |
played in Durango.
News has been received In Durango |
through private adyices that James |
Todd, machinist on the Silver Lake |
mine above Silvcrton. is despaired Of |
with pneumonia The parents reside |
Mt Animns City and the mother is try |
ing TO learn If a pack train Will be
brought over the slide section of Ami |
mas canon to connect with the work |
trains. that she may try 70 reach Sill |
verton while her boy is alive.
Two huge rocks came down Smclter |
hill yesterday and came dangerously |
close to doing damage. The larger |
one, weighing probably nve to six |
IONS, became loosened on the steep |
hillside by the moisture. and starting |
rapidly gained momentum In It's down |
ward flight. loosenlng another in its
descent. Both were well directed to- |
ward the big buildings the larger one |
stopping in coal bin after making |
a carom on one of the Rio Grande |
freight cars. These things occur ev
cry year but no fatality or serious |
damage up TO the present.
A. w. Shideler. the carpenter. who |
has Just returned from Shiprock, says
there is very deplorable condition |
Of affairs there. He says the con
tractors who made contract with the |
government for the construction of |
buildings have advertised to pay men |
on common labor three dollars per day |
and when settling pay them two dol |
lars instead Mr.. Snideler advises me |
cnanics and laborers not TO go there
under present conditions. He says |
the work, much of 1t. has been of such |
inferior character that the govern
ment inspectors found it necessary to |
take 1t down Much has been said |
ON this subject during the past few
weeks, and the situation as relates to |
mechanics appears to be very unsatis-
factory.