Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-02

From Wednesdays Daily.
Bernie McGue left on this mornings |
train for n trip through Utah and the
Grand Canon of Colorado. He will be |
absent eight or nine months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tim Sheahan, residing
on Fifth avenue, are rejoicing over
the arrival OF girl that expects to
make her home in Durango for some
time.
The train was lucky in getting over
the range today only an hour or so
late as there was heavy fall OF snow
there yesterday and again last night
and this forenoon.
George Carr Is over from Mancos
helping Col. Price pack up preparatory
to moving to the Coloners ranch be
low Mancos which is under lease to
Mr. Carr. Col. Price expects to leave
for the ranch Friday and will put IL
the summer In the good Did way.
Major John Willis Of San Francisco
| Will tODuuCt oDtClhl SOifittH ct s"N
Salvation Army hall. Friday and Sat
urday nights OF this week. The sery-
| ices will be in the interests OF the
young people, and all young people are
especially invited, although a cordial
invitation is extended to all.
VIM. Morrison, our old time Florida
farmer and general all-around hustler,
will open real estate office at Cortez
and will make a specially OF handling
ranch property in the Montezuma val
ley There are few better posted re-
garding the values OF farming lands
and Mr.. Morrison will exert good in
liuence in that section.
The Herald has started the ball roll
ing for Greater Durango, by heading
the list with a $3.50 subscription.
Who will be the next to come to the
fTont2 Concerted action and that only
will bring about the result of making
the southwest produce not alone what
it consumes, but large shipper to
other points.
|
Mr.. Crawford. the railroad conductor
and the gentleman who built the Flori-
da mesa reservoir, is en- route to Mon
tezuma county with fifty head OF
horses, scrapers, plows and other tools
to start construction work on the new
reservoir arranged for under the new
deal This means that all Is serene
and that MonteZuma county is ~
come In for its share of prosperity in
the future.
The farmers In the Allison country
are branching out in the hog raising
business. They will depend upon al
falfa and peas for the food and ex-
perience in this line in the San Luis
valley has demonstrated the value oil
these foods as fat producers. If the
farmers in this section will start in
with a few hogs and gradually in
crease it will be but a short time be
fore there will be no more porked
shipped in from the outside and the
raisers will be the richer thereby.
A plentiful use OF taraX Is recon-
mended as a sure cure for the dande
lion pest. 1t is easily applied and
not expensive. A twenty-five pound
sack of tarax costs but a dollar and
will do the work on an ordinary lawn
, George Melville, successor to Stubbs
, &c Jaloway, has it is stock. 1t would
he a good investment If the city would
; try the preparation in the parks and
streets where lawns are grown. Den
yer citizens have tried 1t and it has
been successful. The grass touched
by the preparation may droop for a
few days but it will revive and grow
, again.
r DR.. l.. s. Barnes returned last even
/ ing from points along the Rio Grande
/ river where he distributed 10000
trout Returning the doctor spent one
day at the Soldiers home at Monte
Vista. At first he did not tell his
name or where he was from. He
wanted to investigate conditions for
himself, and this he was able to dc
, to his great satisfaction~ He talked
, with great many of the old boys
about their accommodations and how
they were treated and the universal
expression was one of commendation
Later, meeting Adjutant West, for
merly OF Durango, he became his guest
and was shown about the home, visit
ing every department He messed with
the old soldiers and obtained a good
idea of their food and the way it is
served. He visited the bakeshop, the
kitchen, the bed rooms, etc, and came
away well pleased over the way Colo
RADIO is providing for the men who
fought for their country.
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