Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-19

were finer than they ever were. This
should prove banner season for fruit
In San Juan county.
The Is. p. o. L. held a social ses
sion last night in honor of the visit
OF Mr.. Allen, the district deputy exalt
ed ruler. After the business session
there was reception in order that all
present might meet the honored Wis
itor, and then refreshments were serv-
ed 1t was very pleasant occasion
o.
j. w. Stevens, who has held the
keyboard on the Democrat linotype
machine the past -four months. is
spending his last day in Durango. He
intended getting away this morning
but too late discovered his transporta,
ton was not good over the Rio Grande
Southern. He will make 1t tomorrow.
and the profession loses a good man
and competent workman.
J. II. Farmer and wife and son,
F. j. Farmer and wife. who have been
IN the city for day or two, departed
this morning. MIR. Farmer is master
mechanic on this division of the ID.
* r. G. with headquarters at Ala
mosa. His son and wife are visiting
from Liberal, Kans.. and went TO Ala
NJ
stopping off at the wreck In Toltec
gorge.
w. T. Shelton. VIM. Wetenhall and
ten Indians came up from Shiprock
last night and left for Grand juno.
lion and Salt Lake today. Some OF
the Navajos will be left ut the school
at Grand Junction, and the others will
be taken to Salt Lake as witnesses in
a murder case. The crime was com.
mitted just before Christmas last year,
the boy murderer killing four people
and wounding one.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Dan Kight- are now
a, Long Beach. Cal, and expect To
return TO Denver shortly. Mr.. Kight
Durango about May l. Mrs.
Klght will probably remain in our
state capital few weeks longer.
She is regaining her health rapidly,
being some twenty-three pounds heav.
ier than when she left Durango. Hes
friends will be pleased 10 know the
change has proved so beneficial
The Herald Is In receipt of the sec
ond number Of the Empire. Alamosa's
new paper, Messrs. Stout & Hartman
the first number evidently
going astray. The Empire is a four
column, eight PACED paper, and judg-
ing from its advertising columns the
Alamosa merchants welcome the new
Here is wishing the pub
fishers success and that Alamosa will
grow and permit three newspapers to
live and make money
The jury in the Indian case last
night after being out about four hours
reported TO the court that II was i'm
possible 10 agree and was discharged.
1t is said the jury stood 10 for con
yiction and three for acquittal. To
day the case against the second one,
Peter Jackson, on the same charge. is
being heard. A jury was secured
shortly after recess this afternoon and
the taking of testimony commenced.
It will probably occupy about the
same time as the case yesterday.
Engine 24i which has figured In
more wrecks. possibly, than any loco
motive on the division went to the
bottom of Toltec gorge last Tuesday.
No 419 and the freight cars stayed
on the track, but No. 241. which was
the head engine. broke her coupling
and went down some 800 feet, about
a quarter of mile west of Toltec.
No one was hurt since the crew of
2i1 jumped. AS for the fallen engine.
If they ever get her up, which seems
unlikely, she'll be ready for scrap
iron, all right!
II you have anything to trade or sell
1t pays to advertise. This is well H.
lustrated by the adv. appearing In
The Herald some three weeks ago
offering to exchange Durango resi-
dence property as part payment for a
ranch. The adv. appeared twice In
the daily and once in the Seml-Week.
ly. It brought dozen OF more re-
sponses, and from owners OF splendid
ranch property, and letters continue
to come in, one last evening from
Flora ista. N NJ. in which valuable
property is described. For the infor-
nation of Herald readers we will say
that the exchange proposition was
withdrawn a couple of days after max
ing the offer. the parties having pur-
chased ranch property on full cash
basis. retaining the residence property
as an investment.