Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-06

Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. McCarty cane
W from Pennington yesterday aAd
are stopping ct the Palace.
One OF the new fire horses was
tried to the wagon this morning. He
takes to the harness like en- old timer.
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Fl. X. Soouton and A. f Hutchinson
went out tn their ranches near ALI.
son this morning. Mr.. Scouton will
return tomorrow.
r. M. Johnson, who was injured
some days ago by wreck of the
mail car on the Southern is rapidly
recovering and will soon be able to
resume his duties.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Conroy arrived
last evening from visit TO Manhat-
tan, kas.. and went up to their Sil-
verton home today. Mr.. Conroy is a
brother of County Clerk Conroy.
j. l.. Mcneil, of the First National
bank. returned last evening. having
been absent several months, visiting
| Florida and other points in the south.
He is lootiLg fine and reports the
best rip oil his life.
| The southwestern cattlemen are
holding their monthly meeting at the
board of trade rooms this afternoon
The wet weather of the past few
weeks has made the ranges good and
cattle are in fine shape.
| II Is pleasing to note that the re-
port of the destruction of the fruit
crop in the lower part of the valley
was greatly exaggerated Although
there will not be full crop OF the
early fruit there will be plenty for
all.
Pennington has arranged to go
ahead with the oil well, contract be
ing made with S. r. Blake to sink
the well to depth of $500 feet in
hopes of striking OIL The people
of this section will anxiously await
good news.
Il. S. Buck went ott to his ranch
"a Allison this morning Mrs. Buck,
who was taken to Mercy hospital a
week ago, is recovering rapidly. Mr..
O'Rourke, Mrs. Bucks father, who
came from Iowa to be with his daugh-
Ter, will re main here until she is able
20 return home.
Again the rimor bcbs up that the
shops of the Southern at Ridgway and
moved to Durango and the shops here
will be the headquarters for all repair
work on these divisions. II is stated
that such move is a certainty but no
confirmation has been secured of the
truth of the report.
]. S. Turman today sold his express
business, including teams and wagons
10 Nicholson & Sease. Mr.. thurman
has been engaged in the business a
good many years and the people will
miss him on the streets. Mr.. thurman
will devote his time to ranching. hav.
ing concluded the Allison country was
the place for him.
Secretary Armstrong is sending out
10 farmers small lots of beet sugar
seed for experimental sowing. There
is no question but the land in this
section will produce heavily of the
3acharine root-in fact 1t is the ban
ner section of the state, not only for
beets but for most anything else plant.
ed in the ground.
Arthur Caldwell and Grant Hughes
two of Dlrango's crack ball players
who spent the winter in California,
returned last night, and after cou-
pie of weeks spent here will go to
Denver to join the Hanover nine, the
champion team of the state. They
had great time on the coast and
had offers tn play with one of the
teams there.
A telephone message from the high
|. l.'NhSoi poSn VINO went 10 FOTi LtWlS
to play the Indians states that the
Durango boys wiped the earth with
the Indians and won with n score OF
y to T. 1t WAS very pretty game
and both sides played to win and
when the high school boys play their
best 1t takes pretty good aggrega
ton to down them.
| orders were placed yesterday with
a. l.. Nathan and Company for seven
teen suits for the drum corps boys
When the suits arrive the boys will
SHOW on TO great advantage. The
corps viii 20 to the Grand Army en-
eampment at Colorado Springs. rate
OF $s75 for the round trip having been
granted by the Denver e. Rio Grande
road. This rate, we understand is
only for the corps boys.
The high school orchestra will an.
tertain at the Durango club ladies'
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