Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-05


terday morning for his home.
Martin Horen, the sheep man of
TERRA Amarillo, returned Saturday
from San Juan county, n. NJ, and left
yesterday morning for home.
Miss Maupin, the milliner at the
Famous, was Denver-bound passen-
ger this morning. She goes in the in
terest OF the store and expects to be
absent two weeks.
Mrs. J. W. Prickett and eight child
| rem, who have been living at Farm
ington the last year or two, departed
yesterday morning for their former
home at Hereford, Texas, where they
will reside.
Judge Pike, District Attorney Pull
liam, Stenographer Peters and Reese
McCloskey went to Rico yesterday to
attend court. The docket is light this
term, there being two criminal cases
to come up.
John w. Turner reports nice real
estate deal today, having sold the
ranch of Isaac W. Daniels. seven
| miles north OF Farmington The name
of the purchaser is not given at pres
ent, nor the consideration. The ranch
contains 80 acres and is partially i'm
proved.
Two complaints have been made by
little girls OF being threatened by
dogs. Ole little girl running home
from school today was terrorized by a
do ON the inside of fence. She was
afraid he would jump over. Parties
emily II they would keep dogs.
o.
At the meeting of the Republican
county central committee Saturday
night the date of holding the conven-
tion for the election OF delegates to
the Pueblo conventions was set .or
Saturday April 25th, and the prinlar-
les the Thursday preceding. There
was large attendance, most Of the
country precincts being represented.
w. NJ. Peterson, formerly superin-
tendent of the Fort Lewis Indian
school. returned Saturday evening
from the Northwest. where he has
been stationed for some time. He has
been alloting agent for Indian lands
at Neah Bay, Washington. He went
down on the Big Red Apple line this
morning.
Messrs. Freeman, Chapman and
Eldredge were arrested again today
on warrants charging them with Grim
inal conspiracy in connection with the
commissions in connection with the
closing OF the Montezuma ditch bus
mess. Civil suits were instituted for
the recovery of the money last week.
Bond was fixed in the sum of $4,000
each.
II. 7. Henderson returned last eve
ming from an extended business trip
through the east and SOUTH having
been absent from Durango since early
in January. It is reported that the
five-story building on the Parsons cor
ner will be built, but this report could
not be confirmed today, the reporter
being unable to see Mr.. Henderson, he
being extremely busy with affairs that
have piled up during his absance.
AS an instance OF the interest taken
in this section, 1t may be mentioned
that Mrs. P,lford has received let
ter from Max Ball of the geological
survey corps of Washington, asking
as to how the Animas river came by
its name. Mrs. Pulford gave the de
sired information, and more, too, tell
ing how all the streams of this section
We're named by Father Escalante, the
priest who came up from Santa Fe,
way back in another century.
r. L. Vineyard returned last eve
ming from Tampico, Mexico, where he
went for himself and bunch of Sill
yer Lake employees to invest in some
land. He secured nice tract of raw
land near Wales, little town on the
Mexican Central railroad. There are
about 1900 Mexicans and 100 Amer
leans in the town. The land is good
for growing anything that will grow
in that climate, but the best profit at
this time is made from sugar cane.
Mr.. Vineyard says $3.50 to the acre
profit has been made from cane il
that section. Raw land can be bought
for $40 an acre gold. Plans for de-
veloping and improving the land will
be made after Mr.. Vineyard consults
his partners. While in Tampico he
saw Mr.. Pennington. who was once
mayor of Durango. That country is
settling UP rapidly with Americans.
Yesterday morning at Mercy hos
ts.aI ma. n