Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-07

make a great hunting and fishing pre-
serve of the land There is some min
eral on the land also.
Sheriff Jim Clark OF Cortez spent
the night at the Palace hotel. coming
over last evening to get fellow nam
ed AL Carter, who is charged with
stealing a gold watch and hat from
Honaker's saloon in Cortez. The fel-
low was arrested by our Sheriff
Clark. The Montezuma sheriff left
with his prisoner this morning.
G. o. Clark. editor and proprietor
of The Herald, the new paper at Cor
tez, is spending the day in Durango.
Mr. Clark reports Montezuma county
enjoying a healthy growth. He says
the frost did considerable damage,
still fruit growers are hopeful of a
pretty good yield.
A. X. Chapman, of the Durango
Novelty Works, with branch at
Pennington, writes from the latter
place that he made a trip TO Gallup
last week with one OF the company
automobiles and returning made the
trip in one day, distance of 100
miles, the greater portion of the dis
tance being through sand.
Thos. J. Callaghan, who was one OF
the party in the air shaft at the time
Walker was killed. and who has been
in Durango most of the time since,
being connected with the secret ser
vice of the government, leaves tomor-
row for Denver. He does not expect
to return to Durango. probably being
sent to New York. He will await or
ders In Denver
Senator and Mrs. John J. Harris
| and children came over from Dolores
Saturday evening. spending the night
at the Strater. going up the Animas
| valley yesterday and spending the day
with MIR. Smallwood, brother of Mrs.
Harris. This morning they left for
Ohio, where Mrs Harris and children
will spend the summer months, the
senator returning to Colorado in a
few weeks. OF course while in Ohio
Senator Harris win talk Bryan and
Colorado.
A bridge about 60 feet long in Lost
| canon on. the Rio Grande Southern
was destroyed by fire Saturday after
noon after the train coming from Tel
luride to Durango had passed. A man
walking along the track discovered
the burning bridge and went on to
Dolores, n distance of five miles, and
reported the matter On Sunday il
was necessary for the trains 10 trans
fer at that point. II is said that the
discovery by the man who reported
the fire probably prevented serious
|
train due at that point. on Sunday
could not have seen that the bridge
was burned in time to stop. 1t beint
just around curve.
The funeral OF Mrs. Henry Deit
| rich took place at 2 oclock this after
noon at the Presbyterian church, Rev
tMr. Morell preaching the funeral ser
mon. The casket was buried In mass
of flowers. A choir sang several hymn.
and the pail bearers were selected
from brother Elks of the husband O.
the deceased, burial taking place il
the ELK grounds at Greenwood Gem
etery.
Mrs. DIETRICH was born g years agt
in Indiana county. Pennsylvania, com
ing to Durango when she was 1,
| years old, making her resident o
this place Fl years. Besides her hus
band, she leaves a father and mother
Mr.. and Mrs. w. I'll. Howe of Animal
City, a half sister, Miss Il. l.. Clarl
of Durango, and two brothers, d. b
Howe, u member of the Durango fir,
department. and Frank Howe of Tellu
ride, who was unable TO come over an,
attend the funeral. She also leave
two daughters, one IL and the othe
IL, both by former husband. Witt
her husband she went to the rancl
near Arboles last December, wher,
they have resided since. with the ex
ception of shot time she spent il
Durango at the time of the death o
her brothers wife, who left a two
months old babe which Mrs. Deitricl
was caring for.
As announced in Saturdays Heral,
Mir. DIETRICH was at the ranch whel
Mrs. DIETRICH died. He arrived Sal
urday evening. The sympathy of
great many friends are extended tn
bereaved.
There is no doubt that much dam
age to fruit resulted from the sever
freeze last night, but the extent will
not be known for some days. Rail
set in just before daybreak Sunda,