Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-26

the Southern this morning for Delta
and Ouray for a visit with friends and
relatives. She will stop in Telluride,
Ridgway and Montrose to see rela-
tives and will not return till about
Christmas.
Mrs. Pierce of Salda, who had been
stopping in town a day or two, de-
parted this morning for Denver. She
left her suit case at the depot, think
ing 1t had been put on the train for
her by friend. 1t will be sent on
after her tomorrow.
]. T. Brasler was a passenger this
morning for Pennington. Thought he
might buy something down there.
Didn't know whether 1t would be
stock in the oil well. few stacks of
alfalfa or some land for putting in
crop of sugar beets next spring Just
depends on which looks the best for
making a dollar.
S. w. Wightman returned last night
| from brief business trip to Denver
and left over the Big Red Apple line
| this morning for his home in Farm
| ington.
Orville Mize, who came down from
Silverton yesterday, returns a better
man-onehalf better. He was mar
| ried Met young lady at the train
| and had Judge Houx tie the knot.
Mrs. F. j. Kalbaugh, who was for
merly Miss Lettie House, came down
from Red Mountain last night for a
visit She was accompanied by Mrs
J. X Blake. The ladies' are stopping
at the Strater.
| Mr.. Everett Cheely of Cortez AMI
| Miss Bessie Summers of Florida mesa
| were married at the home of the
brides mother, Mrs. Frank Reiman,
last Sunday. Rev. A. b. Sanderson
performing the ceremony.
Mrs. Pulford has received a mes
sage from Miss Catherine l.. Craig
state superintendent of schools, say
ing she is planning to attend the next
county teachers meeting. which takes
place in January.
Mr. and Mrs. w. H. Ostenberg bade
their friends goodbye and departed
on the eastern this morning. They
were bound for Omaha where they
intend making their home. They ex-
pect to stop In Denver, however, till
about the 18th of next month. Dur
ing the time Mr.. and Mrs. Ostenber:
have been here they have made many
warm friends, one and all of whom
regret to lose them from Durango. A
world of best wishes go with them.
| b. b. Martin went TO Mancos this
morning. Mr.. Martin is engaged in
dipping sheep owned by the Navajos,
having government dipping plant
about fifty miles below Shiprock.
Uncle Sam is looking after this mat
ter very carefully and every Indian
who has a flock, be it small or large,
must have his sheep dipped. Mr..
Martin, who is doing this work, is
the educated Navajo who long held
a responsible clerkship at the Ship
rock agency.
Charles e. Herr, Jack Slattery and
Dave Cunningham are in receipt of
splendid news from the man they
have had prospecting for them in Old
Mexico. The party is reported reli-
able and he writes that he has the
world on the down hill pull, and the
prospective millionaires will visit Old
Mexico early the first of the year
Mr.. Herr will be accompanied by his
wife and son who will probably take
in the City of Mexico and other in
teresting portions, returning to Cor
pus Christi and San Antonio for a
couple of months.
Uncle Josh Perkins" brand new
comedy drama with original plot,
plenty of thrilling dramatic action, a
pleasing injection of lovely comedy
and sprinkling of high class mu-
sical and dancing specialties will he
the attraction at Durango opera house
next Tuesday evening. In addition
to mounting each and every act with
a wealth of new scenery, Mr.. H. II.
Frazee has engaged a most acceptable
acting company. The production is
perfect and complete in every respect
and should prove one of the best of
ferinss Of the present season.
| o.
| ranchman over at Montrose
makes affidavit that he raised thirty.
seven tons of sugar beets to the acre.
Just wait till Durango gets started
and "thirty-seven" will not be in it.
Over here we raise beets that weigh
twenty-five pounds each. and DR.. S.
w. Morrison, who is taking a lively
interest in the subject, expressed the
belief TO a Herald man this morning
that La Plota county would be able
to taise rs tons to the acre. But
at the rate of thirty-seven tens to the
acre, at So per ton, the revenue to
the iermer word be $1S5 per acre.
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