Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-07

tens 10 make IL greater VIII nssp Sohe
now.
sspuel Palmer, the brick manu-
facturer OF Lishtner creek. returned
from bustness trip to silverton yes
terday evening.
Jack Starr says that while the fish
ing season is open he has failed to
fSnd = trout in several days fishing
In the Animas river.
Mr.. Zaller has secured the services
OF L. M. Ratliff, first class watch
maker and ensrayer. who arrived
yesterday evening.
Some new mining enterprises are
being shaped for the La Plata gold
district which win take shape prob
ably before another winter is present.
Present indications point TO rec
srd-breaking strawberry crop in the
Animas valley, all of which Is good
news, not only to consumers. but for
the growers.
The Fourth of July fund continues
10 increase, the council having added
$3.50 last evening. This means tina
Durango will be enabled to celebrate
in grand shape.
So far no fve-pound trout have
f,.p hat q
ter, not even the ordinary kind. Guess
our piscstorial friends have not made
any big catcaes.
d. L. Wylde OF Grangeville. Idaho.
went down TO lgnacio this morning to
look over one OF the best agricultural
sections in America. Mr.. Wylde is
here to locate II he can and what he
wants.
Doug Garyin, who has been visiting
friends in Durango and Silverton. re
turned this morning to his home al
Pa8osa. He says Pagosa is building
aud improving rapidly and is going
TO be the only town.
f. Gailick, representing a moving
picture show. giving scenes at San
Francisco during the earthquake.
went out to Denver this morning. say
ing that he might arrange date in
Durango for his show.
Mrs. Mcclure mother Of Mrs A. F.
Hood who has been visiting her
dauShtese family, departed for home
at Cutler. ILL.,. this morning Quite
number OF friends Of rhe family
were at the station to bid her good
bye.
H. H. Toll, the MancOs mine oper-
ator. came in yesterday evening and
continued east this morning. He
goes to Chicago. Pittsburg and New
York on Affairs which Will lead to
greater mining development in The La
Plata gold district.
Durango dealers are receiving
strawberries from Canon City. What
is the matter with our New Mexico
friends? The country around Aztec
and Pennington is specially adapted
to growing strawberries and there Is
big money in the luscious fruit
When the meeting OF the Colorado
State Commercial Association con
venes In Durango In September dis
play OF grains, vegetables aud fruits
and not least, one table OF he ores
Of the La Plata district mieHt iroge
practical attraction,
1. b. Melville, assistant attorney
general, arrived frsm Denver last
evening and will hob-nob with Du-
rangcites couple or three days as
we'll as converse with people in ad
Joining counties. Mr.. Melville looks
as though the world was kind to him,
for all OF which many Durango friends
are thankful.
Bobby Fountain, the genial man.
ager OF the big Marie Fountain Thea
tire company. who are ever on the
lookout for better attractions and new
novelties to please the people, has
secured the services OF Prof Hart
man to direct the large band OF the
company that give a grand free open
air concert on the principal street on
the day Of their exhibition in this
city Monday, June II.
The outlook for Il big crop ON the
New Mexico fruit belt was never bet
ter at this period OF spring than now.
All visitors rsturning from that sec.
tion say the country Is beautiful IN
its bloom OF green and blossom. Ev-
cry train coming up carries boquets
and boxes OF flowers sent to friends
in Durango and the mountains. And
flowers entertain the living more than
the dead.
With three iags floating over a
canvas tent that shivered and shook
in the San Luis zephyrs like native