Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-29

and the last for some kidney affec.
tion.
Farmers should remember that their
Institute will be held In Durango on
Feb. 3.
+. w Krocger is down from the
Animas valley today, visiting Jim
sleeth and wife and doing some trad
ing.
No greater snap was ever found by
mine purchasers than that In the May
Day. which IS one of the biggest gold
mines on earth.
sions to feed the snow shovelers is
the modest sum Durango gets while
the blockade is on.
w. Il. Orr is In from the Florida
mesa today, wondering how deep the
snow Is on his mining claims in the
La Plntas, but he Is going TO walt till
spring 10 go in and see.
o
A fellow who walked down from
Silverton TO Elk Park the other day
says that when stranger passes one
of the slide shOyeling crews the laps
run up In trees and bark like chip.
munks, and the MeXicans. Greeks and
Irish look at them in wonder
Shorty Franklin, who has been with
the Peters paper company so long.
made his last trip to the San Juan.
leaving this morning. He says he
will come through Durango again
from time to time, interesting the
people In tne Spencer seedless apple.
II is stated on good authority that
the Old Saxon, now the Gold Dollir
mine, In Burnt Timber gulch. being
operated by Walter NJ. Hunter. has
been sold for a hig price and that
the property Will soon pass TO new
II. NJ, Muller, VINO came into the
country with the construction of The
siy-scrapIng Rio Grnnde over Cum
bres, aud who now resides at Pueblo
came down yesterday evening from
the La Plata district. where he is mia
ing In Burnt rimHer gulch
John Chambers. who is handling
the Hugh Quinn cattle in New Mex.
leo, Is visiting the city, reporting the
stock doing fine. This herd. on the
death of Hugh Quinn, fell TO his Wild
ow. the late Mrs. A. F. Bagby who
was married to Mr.. Quinn a short time
before he died.
Hon. 7. c. Graden and X. u. Whit
taker and wife, who attended the fu.
neral of Alex Derwood ~ Dolores yes
ierday returned yesterday evening
The father of the unfortunate man
whose life was crushed ont with
saw log remained over to look after
his affairs.
A newspaper offered a certain prize
for the best answer TO the conundrum.
why Is a newspaper like woman"
The prize was won by lady In okla
homa. who sent in the following:
Because every man should have one
Of his own and not run after his neigh.
bor's'
Frank Cable. who has been EN-
ployed as foreman In the Durango
yards for long time, with
his wife will depart for California
next Monday. to take in San Fran
cisco. Los Angeles and San Diego
and as many other points Of interest
as they can cover.
Senator Newman says everything
looks good to him: Red Mountain,
Rico and the La Platas plenty of
coal and plenty of railroads coming
up. Senator Newman can go back to
Del Norte and get rich. again II he
wants to, and not start this time with
being postmaster. either.
o.
The police department OF Durango
can do some good by giving more rig
Id attention 10 the offenses of tuve-
nile mischief. some of which partakes
of theft as well as of vile language
and annoyance of peaceably disposed
people. It is true that the force is
small for a town half mile wide and
two miles long and that man can
not be everywhere at once. but such
complaints should receive prompt at
attention and action.
No undeveloped country ever at.
tracted greater measure Of attention
than northern New Mexico is attract
ing now. 1t Is receiving advertising
from letters and newspapers and the
visitors who return to all quarters OF
the globe to tell about 1t. Vast sums
of money are ready for Investment
there. in both lots and lands and new
town enterprises. but the greatest eff
fort will doubtless be made where the
Southern Pacific viii cross the San
Juan river. in the midst of the great
coal deposits, where It is freely pre-
dicted that within three years new
ANA important smelling basis will be