Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-04

and that he has until the morning OF
controlling interest In the stock-pur-
chase the Day interest. and falling in
this that he will retire and Mr.. Day
be in full control. Durango has surely
had her full shart OF affiiction and
any kind of change will be vel
coined.
from Pagosa Springs last evening to
attend the Christian Science lecture,
and Is spending the day in the city
renewing acquaintances Of many old
time friends. Miss Young is teach
ing a summer school six miles out oil
Pagosa, resuming school work at the
Springs in September. She is accom-
two are guests OF Mrs. John Ball. They
return to Pagosa In the morning.
Fred Townsend OF Aztec spent the
| night In Durango. Mr.. Townsend says
his town Is going TO have big time
on the 4th. great preparations having
been made for entertaining big
crowd. Aztec is the only town in San
Juan county celebrating the 4th ana
Pennington will send large delega.
| ton as well as the smaller towns.
| Here is hoping Aztec will entertain
the biggest crowd in the history OF
the place.
| Fred Goble and wife. 7. j. Hurley
and wife, Mrs. Ray Cooper. Mrs. C. A.
Cooper, Mrs. w. H. Crocker, Mrs. Dan
| Sheahan, ]. S. Herr and Jos. Bor-
deleau came down from Silverton yes
terday to hear Bicknell young's lee
ture on Christian Science. Mrs. Chas.
Hooper. Mr. and Mrs. Goble, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hurley. Mrs. VIM. Crocker and
Mr.. Bordeleau took the train for Her
mosa where they were met by Mr.. and
Mrs. Rasmus Hansen and conveyed to
their country home where they are
spending the day very pleasantly, ex.
pecting to continue to Silverton on the
evening passenger.
Frank Pitcher of Gunnison and Miss
Elsie Parker OF Cherry creek, this
county, were married this afternoon at
2:30 at the home of Mrs. Dora White
In the Schutt building. County Judge
Clements performed the ceremony
They will go to Aztec in the morning
to spend the Fourth and from there
to La Plata to visit Mrs. Pitchers
brother The groom Is prominent
business man of Gunnison. The bride
Ia the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Miles
Parker. They will make their home
In Gunnison. The Herald extends con-
gratulations and well wishes.
President Walker Of the Eden ditch
spent yesterday In the city. He states
that all arrangements for beginning
work on the ditch has been completed
and that dirt will be flying inside of
thirty days. This is good news and
the completion Of the ditch will mean
much to the lower valley and what
helps that section helps this. We re-
joIce with the people down there on
their bright prospects for the future.
The ditch will furnish water for the
irrigation and cultivation Of many
thousands OF acres Of land now barren.
The southwest, and that includes the
lower Animas valley, Is gradually COM
ing to the front, and within a few
years land will bring ten times the
present market value.
The county commissioners this
morning considered the question OF
opening for the use Of the public the
trail on the upper Vallecito running
through the lands OF w. F. Kirkpatrick
and j. A. Porter. A petition contain
Ing abou. 1000 signatures was pre-
sented urging the commissioners to
open the trail. For the protection OF
their property and timber from the
depreciation of irresponsible or care
less campers Messrs. Kirkpatrick and
Porter have built number of fences
and after crossing the vallecito par.
ties were confronted by locked gate
on entering Mr.. Kirkpatrick's land
Messrs. Kirkpatrick and Porter were
present to go over the situation with
the commissioners. They stated that
the property was valuable and that
they had spent large sum of money
making 1t so, therefore they had taken
this precaution for its protection from
timber fires and other methods of de-
struction. At the same time they were
perfectly willing to enter into an
agreement with the commissioners for
the removal OF the locks and permis-
sion of the public to pass through the
gates as freely as they desired witt.
the provision that they be opened and
closed Further, Mr.. Porter stated
that the wagon road would be contin-
ued at his expense half mile beyond
the present terminus to ideal camp.
ing grounds supplied with water, a
corral and pasture for animals pro-
vided. and also man kept TO look
after camp fires and protection of prop
erty, the road and trail to remain
otherwise as present laid out. The
commissioners regard the proposition
as a favorable one, but before taking
action have concluded to go over the
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