Semi-weekly herald., 1909-07-05

Were Killed and more than thirty In.
Jured by tornado which passed over
| Gainsboro, Sask. district yesterday
| AFTERNOON. The wind was accompa.
MED by terrific hailstorm. Reports
from Indian Head. PIerson, Waakata
and Melitn Indicate that the storm
was widespread.
The railroad news published last
evening was received with great salts.
faction by our people IL Is another
proof that the railroad map of this
southwest section will undergo grea,
change in the near future.
Some one has n thirst In the seq
tions around Durango. We counted 40
Kegs OF beer, " barrels. and boxes by
the dozen--all containing bottles--that
We're loaded on the various trains this
morning. Then we lost count
3d.
A spick and span passenger engine
the 5i0--took the Red Apple train
out this morning. She has Just been
repaired and repainted here, and re.
places 5s4 the freight engine which
has been in use on the run lately.
All persons VINO ara disappointed In
securing land at the Ignacio drawing
are especially invited to look over
the country tributary to Aztec, the
county seat OF San Juan county. N.
N. Only 3s miles south OF Durango.
Mr. and Mrs Tom GonIding went up
70 Lockwood this morning TO their
sheep camp Mr. Gouldlng. who In.
jured his arm by a fall from tree
about a week ago IL getting along
nicely, the strain giving him little Ia.
The new auto for the BayfeldIg.
iiacio route was spinning around town
last night, and attracted great deal
OF attention. Mr. Symons, who has
been running the stage between the
lwop laces. took out his auto TO Bay
field this morning.
The alfalfa out In the Pine river
district is putting In overtime since
these last warm days. Az one person
IL from Bayfield, said. at isn't grow.
ing, IT'S just jumping" The wheat
and onts are little later tnan last
year. but the alfalfa Is getting ahead
Of itself
Mrs. Marie s. Burnett. sister OF
Mrs. p. l.. Richardson OF this city,
left for her home at Oxford. Kans.,
his morning. Mrs. Burnett returned
abou. week ago from the exposition
AT Seattle and visit with friends at
visiting her sister. mere. ON
the way home.
Hank Sherman passed through from
10 Denver this morning. Mr..
sherman went to fetch his wife, who
has been living in Denver, but finds II
TOO warm there at present. Mr.. and
Mrs. Sherman have a residence both
ia Denver and Silyerton.
DIR. Davis Is now the owner OF the
M automobile recently purchased by
DIR. Hasgart. DIR. Davis is an auto fan
cier and the machine is one to be
mr. ..f
yenrs--maybe we win be able to ride
In machine painted red.
There Will be $4,000 acres OF new
fruit and farm land put under lrriga,
tion tributary to Aztec, n NJ. inside
the next two or three years. and 200.-
900 acres inside the next five years,
Aztec ls the center OF the most fertile
and best waiered region in the entire
west.
There Is u good opening at Aztec,
~ NJ. for q canning factory. evapo'
rated fruit plant. creamery and cheese
factory. artificial ice plant. Corre-
spondelce solicited by Aztec Com
merclal club
Mrs. F.. r. Holabird was an arrival
from Mancos last night to meet her
sister. Miss Patterson. who has been
studying at the Denver Conservatory
of Music. the past year. The ladies
stayed over at the Palace last night
and continued TO Mancos on today's
Southern.
Enough rain about l O'Clock to set.
tie the dust We can look for good
shower On he 9TH md 9Th.