Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-02-21
From Mondays Daily.

= ]. o. Campbell came down from Sil
, verton this morning.
Dave Heindell, a mining operator oi
Silverton is spending few days In
Durango.
7 Mr.. and Mrs. d. Preston Bell came
down from Silverton this morning and
will visit with Durango friends few
days.
Mrs. ]. T. Brewer left Sunday morn
ing for Kansas City where she will
visit friends and relatives for several
weeks.
There were a large number of
friends at the depot yesterday morning
to say goodby to Mr.. and Mrs. Chap
| man.
Mrs. F. S. Balster is considerably
better today, having conquered the
grip which laid her up most of last
] week.
| Contractor Macarthur of Denver.
was returning passenger Sunday
morning. having had the vontract for
| erection of the Gold Prince mill above
Animas Forks.
John Phillips, linotype operator on
| the Democrat, for some cause un-
known, skipped the town Saturday
morning. leaving the paper in the
lurch. Dirty trick.
Joe Coppinger went out to his ranch
on Spring creek. near Ignacio, this
morning. Joe cannot keep away from
ranching and having purchased 320
acres of good land with water rights,
is arranging to place as much as pos
sible under cultivation this year.
Tom Curry returned from Cortez
Saturday evening, Sundaying at the
Strater. He intended departing for
Denver this morning but receiving
word from Denver found it necessary
to return to Montezuma county for ad-
ditional investigation, so he took the
delayed train this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c, Chapman de-
parted Sunday morning and after
spending a day or two in Denver will
continue south. They are in for a
splendid time along the Texas coast.
They will find the sea breezes at Cor
pus all that can be desired. The Her
aid will keep them posted regarding
Durango doings.
l. Kruschke took Sunday mornings
eastern for the eastern markets, going
direct to New York city where he will
the very latest in dry goods, furnish
ings, millinery and gentlemen's wear.
He departed well pleased with the
weeks clearance sales and prepared to
make heavy purchases.
Bad and soft track Is playing havoc
with Rio Grande Southern trains. The
passenger due last evening was caught
at Dix by cars of freight train get
ting off the track in front and freight
following also got off the track A
relief train was sent out from Durango
and passengers transferred but the
mail and express did not arrive until
about nine this morning, the damage
having been repaired. This made the
Southern about three hours late in
pulling out for Telluride this morning.
Chas. Mullen, residing on the G.
w. Spencer ranch on the Florida, dur
ing 1906 made and sold in Durango
3,600 pounds of butter besides supply
ing the tables for two families and
farm help. This butter brought an
average of 80 cents per pound and was
mostly clear profit 1t is only sam
pie of what others can do. Durango
receives 80 per cent of her butter from
the east and this money should be
distributed among La Plata county
farmers.
The fine weather changed Saturday
night and Sunday morning there was
slight mantle of snow covering the
ground which melted during the day
and in the afternoon It rained for an
hour or so, and during Sunday night
another light fall OF snow soon dis
appeared under the warm rays of the
sun which came out this morning. The
change in weather is welcomed by our
people as 1t brings colder days and
nights and will delay vegetation which
is beginning to make headway.
Saturday afternoon A. l.. Nathan
purchased the residence property be-
tween w. C. Chapman and L. G. Jak-
way on the boulevard, also fifteen feet