Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-05-07
From Thursdays Daily.

tracts from one acre up.
Mrs. C. Leonard arrived yesterday
evening from Denver and continued
on this morning to Mancos. where
her husband is engaging in the dry
goods business.
Junius Ballard, who formerly
taught the school at Florida Mesa.
but who now resides on a homestead
near Allison, visited the city yester-
day evening.
Wash Patrick, superintendent OF
the La Plata county fish hatchery at
Durango. went out this morning TO
Monte Vista on business connected
with the state hatchery interests.
Charlie Casad who has just return
ed from Telluride, found letter from
one of his three brothers at San Fran
cisco saying they were all right but
had lost what they had OF the worlds
goods.
j. S HUM, deputy district ruler OF
the Eiks OF the Southwest Division,
with headquarters at Aspen, this
state, arrived yesterday evening and
witnessed "a number OF limitations in
the local lodge.
The country in the Arboles and
Allison sections is forging anead
with general Improvements in farm
ing and ditch building. 1t is sec.
tion OF deep rich loamy soil that once
under cultivation, will amaze the
world for its production.
Henry Arnolds smile that never
rubs off accompanied him on his ar
rival from Denver yesterday even
ing. Mr.. Arnold, though living al
the capital now, had garnereA such
interest in Durango when living here
that he finds his visits always filed
with interest
Preparation for the observance oil
Decoration day, May 30, is beginning
There is much to do at the cemeter
les. and those who aave a few hours
TO labor or an extra dollar to help
along in the work of clearing and
beautifying will find wide fields to
engage in.
Sam. G. Martin, who is operating
the Tom Moore group oil mines at
Eureka, above Silverton, came down
yesterday evening and continued ON
TO Denver this morning ON business
connected with the advancement o
development OF the big group, Mr.
Martin is cleaning up all workings
now and getting ready to do more
extended development of the group.
Billy Darrow went up to Silyerton
this morning where he will visit his
sister, Mrs. Annear, for a few days
before going into the job printing de
partment of the Silverton Standard.
He was on the San Francisco Exam.
iner. in the ad room waen the light.
went out and the bricks began tumh-
ling on the 18th of April He will be
nearly two miles above sea-level nov
and Will thus have correspondingly
minimized danger to life and limb.
Liquor dealers who pay 5000 pei
year license. water, light and fuel, be.
sides helping to meet expense of pub.
lie enterprise which must be made up
by private subscription, enter earnest
protest against saloons being con.
Quoted within 10 miles of the city al
the county license expense OF $500
per annum payable twice a year.
Employers about the coal mines and
other industrial enterprises are iusi
as earnest in their protests, and there
do not appear to be many who desire
to have such places.
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The following dispatch to the Den.
yer Republican from Goldheld, New,
VIII be of interest to old-timers in
the San Juan, Mr.. Matthews having
at one time been engaged In business
in Silverton in the early days: .'Oli.
Ver Matthews, mining engineer
well known throughout Colorado aud
the Rocky Mountain region, is dead
here after a few days illness. He
represented large interests in Nevada
controlled by Colorado Springs par.
ties. He was manager OF the Big
Tramps, Denver and Eclipse Con
solidated, Bullfrog. Silver Pick. and
Lone Star mines here and was con
nected with properties at Falrview.
Round Mountain and other camps"
Hon. T. d. Burns, owner of Trimble
Springs and other large realty hold
ings in the Animas valley, came up
yesterday evening from TERRA Amar-
lilo, n. NJ, where he Is interested
largely in the sheep business, having
stores there and at Chama to accom-.
modate the large and growing pas
toral interests of that country. Mr..
Burns and family nave recently re-
turned from winter spent in Cali
fornia. Mrs. Burns had come to the
Springs Tuesday They viii sojourn
few days at Trimble and return to