Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-01-28

L. hiubCuhe ana Wll0 Chmc uoWA
this morning from Trimble.
Mrs. Reese McCloskey and the
babies came down this morning from
Trimble Springs.
Manager Collins OF the Silyerton
exchange, was among those
whose joined the Durango Elks last
evening.
Durangos trade is subject which
will always be an interesting one. The
trade that has been lost has only been
loaned temporarily.
The south would be unhappy with
out a hero and it is well that Pitch
fork Tillman is still alive. They need
more Henry Gradys.
Had Governor Sweetenham Of Ia
maica desired to be in the lime light
how to get in. "Swet," old boy, you
have won distinction, If not degree
of fame.
George Sponsel is over from Thomp-
sons park to study politics and trade
conditions. He produces several hun
dred tons of hay ever year and sue
ceeds well with wheat and oats. This
little park is rich empire in itself
alone.
The mining people are talking
good deal about what the Neglected
mine is liable to do this year. and
they have 1t figured out that the big
gold producer will be on its feet this
season, doing business again.
The friends of the Stuckman fam
ily living at Florida, will regret to
learn of the death yesterday of an
l1-year-old son who was given back
10 earth this morning. And lesson
like this one never made better
Christian.
George McGregor and Frank Lake
will put in 600 feet of 3S-inch stave
pipe to cross an arroyo, and to con-
meet with the Jackson canal. Ma
terials are being shipped to the land
of the cedar and pinon where there is
not tree big enough to make a
board.
Jimmy McHolland, conductor on the
Silverton passenger run, said this
morning that they might call 1t luck
or management, but that no other
piece of mountain railway has been
more fortunate than the one through
the Animas canon. Having shaped it
and seeing its dangers he has studied
to avert them.
Henry Ludwig returned this morn
ing from Silverton where he had been
looking over some mining property
which he acquired nearly a quarter
century ago. Mr.. Ludwig made money
in the Silverton country but con-
ceived the idea that he would like
to be a rancher and since that time
he has lived less strenuously
Talking with some of the members
of the syndicate purchasing the Down
ing ranch last fall, it is learned that
whether the Southern Pacific or some
other road may build to Durango, 1t
is most likely that people whose de-
sire to purchase tracts for homes,
with chance to pay out, will be
given an opportunity this year.
Fred Schrader has the anne conf
dence he begun with twenty-five years
ago and saves SO much of his money
every month to pay on mining devel-
opment in the La Plata district, and
he would stop to talk with a pros
pector If the president were going
by, And when a man has done what
he wanted to do he accepts his for
tune.
Tom Jefferson, who was very
good fellow, had a dream and since
that time an aggregation terming
itself the democratic party, has con-
tinued to dream. Down in Missouri
where they raise mules and corn.
their slumbers have not been dis
turbed for forty years; they still
dream and talk of Jefferson. Jeffer.
son can't help it.
Though Pueblo is close to Kansas.
it is distinctively Colorado town
and has among its elements that COM
mend 1t some real live boosters. The
other day they appointed a big dele
CATION to attend the dry farming con.
gress which is in session today In
Denver Then the commissioners