Semi-weekly herald., 1908-04-20

sent for month, having been called |
there by the death Of = relative.
"A. NJ Puett and family and Miss
Della Widen Of Cortez are spending |
the day in town. coming in on the
Southern last evening.
Between sewer trenches being
dug along the streets and alleys and
the many trenches being dug to con-
meet houses with the mains. the bus
mess section of Durango Is pretty
well torn up.
Fourteen hundred acres in the
Greedy district have been planted with
beets and $4,000 acres are to be seed
ed. Work OF overhauiing the sugar
factories in that district has com
w. Il. Milton, the nursery man, an
nounces that he will give one tree
away for every two he sells, and thus
let other people raise them instead OF
raising them himself. Now here Is an
opportunity to get shade or fruit for
nothing.
Mrs. Lillian Hartman johnson re-
turned last evening from Cortez where
she had been to look after her ranch
interests, and left this morning for
Denver. She took with her large
L Ia ,tal, rl.E l.al
years ago.
Mrs. F. s. Conoway returned last
evening from Denver and went to
Pennington this morning Her home
has been al Grand Rapids, Texas, but
now she registers from Pennington,
which indicates that she intends max.
ing her home there.
Mr.. Logan had message this morn
ing from the state coal mine inspector
saying he would arrive this evening
and to not start the mine until he
came. The mine had been closed
down, however, and 1t was not Mr.
Logan's intention to start It up until
.he inspector came.
II has been discovered that flow
ers with strong fragrance, such as hy-
acinths, are not beneficial to the
general health of those who have any
weakness of the heart The effect
may be fainting fit and even more
serious consequences, and for that
reason flowers In sick room are not
always best.
Naturally the editor of the Demo
crat squirms because everyone knows
of the allegations of the affidayits
submitted. SO far as they relate to
the Democrat. are true In every sense
OF the word. The worm cannot help
it win froth at the mouth for weeks
to come.
W. T. Ptolemy came down yester-
day to see about marketing his last
years crop of timothy, and returned
this morning to his ranch above Rock
wook. Mr.. Ptolemy says the section
between lockwood and Cascade is
hard to beat for richness of soil, and
1t requires little or no irrigating. He
held last years crop until the pres
ent time in order to get better price.
George Sponsel came In from
Thompsons Park last evening, going
to Silverton this morning to inter-
view mining men regarding their
wants in the lumber line. Mr. Spon-
sci Is operating a saw mill In connec-
tion with ii. M. Davis and is In the
field for contracts. He will return to-
morrow evening, probably spending
Saturday in Durango.
State Bank Examiner Beatty ar.
rived In the city last evening, having
stopped enroute at Pagosa Springs.
Mr. Beatty is making his round check
Ing up state banks, 1t being his duty
to look after those in the hands of re-
ceivers the same as others. After
checking up the Durango institutions
he will continue on his tour of the
state via the Rio Grande Southern.
Former City Marshal Camp of Gree
ley has been called to Durango as
witness in the Joseph A Walker
case. Camp and Walker were friends
and the former will testify that II uas
Walkers habit to carry his revolver
without load under the hammer,
and that when Camp was made mar
shal Walker advised him to do the
same. as. II the gun accidentally fell
from his pocket there would be no