Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-12-10

eSteu IN DullutnB -lne view Eueu uih'H
In San Juan county, N. M.
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Mr.. Parshall reports delinquent
taxes coming in at good rate-that
is, considering that there is a very
small proportion of delinquent taxes
due.
Deputy Sheriff Ed. Lathe drove out
to Bayfield, late yesterday afternoon
to subpoenae some witnesses. In the
present state of the roads 1t was
bad drive.
Mrs. Kay is advertising her house
hold furniture for sale. Mr.. Kay hav-
ing accepted an outside position and
will not return to Durango. unless 1t
be for a day or two.
The trial of Lou Girardin, charged
with the theft of horse, has been oc-
cupying the time of the district court
today. The regular jury panel IVES
exhausted this forenoon and special
venire for five more was issued. The
taking of testimony ives commenced
at Q o'clock this afternoon. Girardin
Ia represented by Henry Hechtman
and the prosecution Is being CON
Quoted by George w. Lane.
Rev. ]. NJ. McComb OF Bayfield, had
his personal Effects on the platform at
| Ignacio yesterday, billed for Bombay,
India. where Mr.. McComb and his
wife are going to take up missionary
work again. They spent fifteen years
In India before coming to Bayfield,.
f. R. Graham is moving back into
his old store, which looks like new
one since 1t has been remodeled. The
front Is modern and on par with
the best of them. The interior will
be differently arranged from the old
establishment
Here 1t is the 7th of December. the
thermometer has been down within
five degrees OF zero once and we have
had number of SHOWS, yet on the
vacant lot east of the Herald office
there are luxuriant punches of green
grass that will probably remain
green till Christmas.
There are quite number of men
who would like to raise beets next
summer who own no ground and have
not yet been able to rent any that is
J.. satisfactory. Should any of these
parties be able to rent ground before
= Mr.. Armstrong and Mr. Mitchell
leave, they should not hesitate be
cause the 5000 acres have been guar
anteed. 1t is desired to get still more
and contracts may yet be signed.
Joe Coppinger is of the opinion that
the soil in Ridges basin is as good
as any soil in this section for beets
Mr.. Coppinger knows something about
soil adapted for beets. having studied
The land in Ridges basin is ownet
by the Porter Fuel company. 1t il
near enough to town for a convenien
haul and has down-hill pull all th'
way. Someone might do well to rem
land in the basin and raise beets mex
summer.
w. r. Armstrong returned las
4 night from Montezuma county, mucf
happier than when he went away
happy because the 5000 acres hat
been subscribed He says he woult
) like to have about $50 acres more. a
II is better to have little more thai
5 barely the required amount. He ex
: poets Mr.. Mitchell to arrive from
t Ouray, Sunday evening. and thel
! Messrs. Armstrong and Mitchell will
a go to Rocky Ford to see the suga
A company.
e Mr.. Lightner and DR.. Kroeger ar
to leave Saturday for Blanco, N NJ, t,
Z take an inventory of the stock of mer
K chandise In the store bought by Nj
S Lightner and T. d. Burns. Blanco i
y surrounded by section Of wonderful
e rich resources and the country is RAP
idly settling up with a progressive
d class of homebuilders. At presen
e Blanco has three stores, blacksmith
d shop, saloon and church.
l. Apparently there is no want-n
t suffering among the poor in Durang
n But it only needs day or two 70
o anyone so disposed to ascertain tn
e wretched condition of q great man
: families-children growing up wit
e scant clothing and hardly enough L
!. eat of the very plainest food. The
e visit will also reveal wretched cor
e ditions brought about by the fathe
and husband spending his money 70
d drink-where the wife and pale-facei
J. children are compelled to suffer TO
the necessaries of life. No, anyon
r Interested in the work of relieving
distressed humanity need not go on
OF Durango TO find plenty to do.
Mrs. X. Luttrell and her two sons
!, ]. y. Langolf and Ed. Langolf, spen
the night in town. stopping at tn
Southern. The young men had bee
spending few days at Fsrmingtol
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