Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-31
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position with the Weiss Mercantile
company at Del Norte.
Times-Obseryer wants an anti-spit-
ting ordinance. Every town should
have one, Durango especially.
The Journal reports n ear load oG
Italians leaving for Denver Friday
morning. a majority being ticketed
through to Italy.
Up to last Saturday night Grand
valley fruit growers had this season
shipped 40 cars OF fruit OF an aggre-
gate value OF s5S7.500.
ID. NJ. Logan and family OF Durango
arrived Saturday night from visit at
the Alec Stephenson home. Mr.. I.o-
gan Is brother of Mrs. Stephenson
aud they have not met for twelve
years. MIR. Logan was resident OF
this section nineteen years ago. being
n brakeman for the d. Il X. c.. and
has many old friends In Del Norte--
Prospector.
The Mancos Creamery company mas
added TO its list OF patrons the names
Of several prominent stock men in the
vicinity of Quarry Colo. Some OF
these parties are experience In MAX
ing butter fat for creameries and will
no doubt be large shippers OF cream.
The Rio Grande railroad has made a
satisfactory rate on cream from points
between Dolores and Rico and also
from Thompson's park-Mancos
Times-Tribune.
1t is rumored and not authentic In
formation that a brother OF the late
W. II. Mccormick. a weil-todo and
experienced oil man now engaged In
the oil business. viii next season as
soon AS weather aud other conditions
permit bore well for oil ON the Me.
Cormlck ranch up the San Juan river.
We are Inclined to believe that the
rnmor Is correct, as Mr.. Mccormick
has already eyinced great faith In this
country by investing both In Pagosa
town property and in near
by mining enterprise. Springs
New Era.
The last visit OF the Rio Grande
Southern committee up to Denver GER
tainly bore fruit, II the Journal ls cor
rectly informed A per cent raise
was granted by the management of
the road on regular salaries and u
, per cent raise ON overtime for the
men. This matter has been hanging
fire for months and was settled up at
a meeting this week. The requisitioa
was made on the management 50 that
the wages on. the Southern would cor
respond with the raise this year on
the d. & II. G. which is just and right
to all cerned.-Telluride Journal.
The people of this part of the coun-
" are watching with supreme satis-
faction the tide Of immigration that Is
pouring into Montezuma valley just
now and the investments that are be-
ing made from day to day 1t looks
now as II both the wealth and the
population OF the county will double
in the next three years which means
that the tax levy will be reduced al
most one-half. Meanwhile Mancos val
ley people are not dead. but great
forces are moving, and later you will
see very active endeavor on the
part of our people to keep pace with
all this progress. Our people are
not the kind that stand Idly by and
allow themselves to be outclassed by
any people or section. We have rich
mines. fine stock range, free water and
fertile lands and the indications are
that this part of the county will have
its share of wealth and population.
-Mancos Times-Tribune.
Billy Jay is not superstitious. He
laid off ON the 18th and went 10 work
on Friday, the 25th. Now wouldn't
that Jar you? The reporter remem
bers coincidence about Jay and the
figures 10. which happened some years
ago, so the story goes. 1t was on
the 18th OF the month and Jay was
thirteen minutes late out Of Ridgway;
he had orders to meet engine 10 on
top OF Dallas hill and when thirteen
miles from Rldgway his engine was
derailed. When he finally reached
Telluride. Crit Hart, the landlord of
the American house, the only hotel in
Telluride at that time. wanted to put
Billy In room Is. but he balked. Said
he would sleep on the top OF the house
first; had all the thirteens he wanted
for one night.--Telluride Journal.