Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-20

uty. family analr.
The sheriff Of Montezuma county
has placed the lid on tight and or
dered all saloons to close ut midnight.
Judge Gabbert of the supreme court
is visiting his old home, Telluride,
where he will remain several days.
II Is said there Is scarcity OF min
ers In the Telluride district, that one
man Is working half shifts for lack of
men.
The Pagosa papers are devoting
much space regarding the town print
Ing. The Herald has gone through
the mill.
Fishing Is reported very good at
PagoBa, the Times Observer stating
that several three or four pound beau
ties have been landed this season.
Montrose is making campaign for
cement sidewalks. With cement go
Ing to $3.50 per barrel the cost OF
cement walks is considerably reduced.
o. c. Skinner, who recently sold his
Moutrose newspaper, Is at the head
OF plan to build and operate at that
point plant for the manufacture of
a rttActaI tca n,,ron1o haa thraa n ri 4.
ncid Ice plants.
Montrose expects 81 round rate
to Ouray for the 4th In which event
the alfalfa town will send up dele
CATION 800 to 1000 strong. The Mon
trose hose team will compete in the
hose races and the band will be the
guests OF Ouray.
The Montrose Commercial associa-
tiou has closed a contract with a rep
resentative of the Farm and Orchard,
q monthly magazine published in San
Francisco. to utilize two pages de-
Montrose In forthcoming large edi-
tion. the association to pay 5000 for
the same.
The Mancos Times hits the nail on
the head in the following: THE
COW, the hen and the hog form n
prosperity producing combination that
fortines the farmer against the in
cidents OF hard times and makes him
independent. Mancos has creamery,
you have an unlimited market for
the poultry and pork product. Give
this combination fair trial and see
II you don't win
Masons going to Norwood to attend
the San Juan Masonic association
meeting will have to leave Durango
Saturday of this week. going to Tellu-
ride and remaining over night, then
going to Norwood Sunday OF this
week. going to Telluride and remain
Ing over night, then going to Norwood
Sunday. the meeting taking place Mon
day-a week from today.
Steve Elkins this week received
full blood Russian wolf hound from
parties In the San Luis valley which
he Will add to his famous pack of
hounds. The dog is a fine specimen
OF the breed and was imported direct
from Russia along with two others of
his kind. He is of remarkably large
size and bears some resemblance to
the common stag hound.-Mancos
Times.
We regret TO learn that William
Sorenson OF Piedra is again seriously
i'll. DR.. Mary Fisher went to Piedra
Tuesday to attend him and she is
OF the opinion that it is a cancer or
humorous growth of the stomach. A
lew months ago Mr.. Sorenson under
went series Of operatins at the Du-
range hospital for appendicitis and
removal of gall stones and 1t was
hop>d his health would r,pidly i'm
prove, but 1t now seems that some
thing else even more serious than
the FIRST trouble has developed.-Pa-
Bope Springs view c1lb.
The Herald was without telegraph
report Saturday discouraging thing
Tor an editor, but other papers have
trouble as vide the following from the
Tellurlue Journal: THE journal is
slim from a news standpoint today
and for several very good reasons:
Editor Curry was sick, the regular
linotype man on most of the day,
the electric light on the machine was
on nearly all day and the power on
BY spells. and our telegraph report
Was way behind. This is not in the
way Of fault finding. but to let the
readers know that there is reason
for slim paper.
w. H. Crawford now has over 200
men hnd about eighty teams at work
on the water system In the valley.
This force IL putting In steady time
and 10 constantly being augmented
By additional men and teams. AS
soon ~ the snow Is gone large part |
Of this force win be transferred TO