Semi-weekly herald., 1909-10-28
ITEMS OF INTEREST
FROM OUR EXCHANGES

Three steam threshers are putting in
steady time in the Pine river valley
where n large acreage of oats and
wheat was grown.
Carpenter and Contractor Hutchins
of Durango has bought some land ad-
Joining the town of Tiffany and will
build house and possibly locate his
family there.
Robert Morrison dug an acre OF po-
tatoes this week that produced 275
bushels. Even at cent per pound
the value of the product of this one
acre OF ground is Sid4.-Bayfield Blade
Not more than half the witnesses
that were taken to Cortez TO testify
In behalf of the prosecution in the
holland Baker case were put on the
stand. Don't ask us why.-Mancos
/ Times Tribune
| The Democrat says c. h. Alexander
Of the Graden Mercantile company
booked orders for over 81 900 worth OF
goods at Aztec last week. The Ora
den people are building up very nice
jobhing business.
The Pagosa Springs New Era says
that while typhoid fever has been
quite prevalent at that place this fall,
no deaths have occurred. Durango is
fortunately escaping as the disease is
covering many sections of the state.
| Alamosa is enjoying n boom, II we
are to Judge by the advertising col.
umns of the independent Journal A
newspaper Is pretty good index OF the
prosperity of any town-live advertls-
Ing and live local columns.
Mr.. and Mrs b. N. Freeman are
here this week, the former attending
to odds and ends OF business that Mr..
Hampton had to leave unfinished. Mon
day they visited Born's lake. returning
ednesday.-Pagosa Springs New Era
Alamosa ndependent-Journal well
comes the visit of the state dairy in
spector. the paper claiming the dairy
system at that place not being up to
standard. pure milk supply is one
OF the things demanded above all 9th.
ers.
A telegram was received In Silver
ton Friday morning. announcing the
death of Judge Walter J. Gibbons. sec
retary and most active director of the
lSilverton Mining company, at his home
In Chicago. Judge Gibbons was well
known In mining circles and his death
comes as surprise to all.
Mrs. Henry Bauer had the misfor'
tune, on Sunday. the lost inst. OF
breaking her right army just above
the wrist The accident was occasion
ed by fall. in itself Insignificant but
sufficient to break the bones and
throw the wrist out of place-Mancos
Times-Tribune.
The Mancos TImes.Tribune is loud
in condemnation OF the result OF the
trial of Marian NJ. Baker for his at
tack on Ed holland some months ago
stating that the verdict of the jury is
a travesty on justice, the trial a mock
cry and the cause Of law and order
outraged. adding that the result is
what brings about mob law.
Harry French has Just finished dig
cling his potatoes and harvested 17t
tons from twelve acres. most OF which
he has sold at figures that averaged
$1l2 per acre. Almost every one IL
now through digging and there are
doubtless other good yields even bet
ter than this. But these figures SHOULD
be sufficient to induce our rancherr
to plant a few of their best acres Il
potatoes.-Mancos Times-Tribune.
j. p. Lowell Is In receipt of let
ter from Clinton L. Oliver, secretary
OF the Colorado National Apple expo
sition, in which he says potato show
will be held at the same time o
the apple exposition. Dec. 6 to ~. HI
requests the potato growers here t
hold a meeting and elect delegate
Mr.. Lowell's time is fully occupied
by the corn exposition and he trust
that some one will takeup this potato
question.-Bayfield Blade.
William Simons met with nm accI
dent on Thursday afternoon OF las
week when coming from Durango witt
a load OF freight. and sustained som
severe cuts and bruises. Coming vi
Horse gulch he drove close TO tn
brink of a deep arroyo to let anothe
+ team pass. The last named outfit wa
: leading goat behind the rig and whel
: the simons team espied the .anima
Z they SHE'D, and team. wagon and WI
+ liam went over the bank to the bot
tom Of the arroyo. The outnt iande'