Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-16

the people back Of the new road mean
business II Is believed now that tho
road VIII come into Gallup from tho
north down the old Caledonion gulch.
Albuquerque journal.
Sam r. Edwards on Monday met
with painful accident He was on
the roof of his house near Liberty
cutting off limb of tree when he
slipped and slid off the roof striking
on his back and shoulders The house
IS a story and half building, so Tho
fall was pretty severe IIa was brought
up to Aliens hotel in ]. d. CIark's
that evening, Mr. Clark
being down there at the time. He
ID improving and Is quite fortunate
not to be more seriously hurt.-Farm.
ington Times Hustler
shorty" crapf, the genial clerk at
the Palace hotel, at Durango. and
William Mason. superintendent of the
Porter Fuel company coal mines,
were fishing several days on the Pine
this week On Sunday they nshed at
bayfield, and caught more than they
knew what to do with. Monday they
drove up the river and evidently gave
Johnnie Farrclrs place go-by after
reading the Democrat of last Satur-
day. Both gentlemen were surprised
at the town OF Bayfield, shorty" had
never been hero while MIR. Mason has
not been here since years ago when
all there was here at that lime was
enc store at the foot of the hill They
say W ehaye Glorious section. In
fact shorty" thinks Bayfield, Is n
better town than DURANGO. One of the
fish caught by shorty weighed over
four pounds bayfield, Blade.
Joe Prewitt was in town wedncs
day accompanied by Charles Thurlow,
lr, OF Newberryport Mass, who Is
spending Che summer st the camps of
the In Plata IRRIGATION company. The
ditch has been roconstructed from
Hesperus all the way to tho PrewitI
pastures and the reservoirs will be
built this fall.-Farmington Enterprise.
On Monday last the new Orchard
II Igntinn ai5fltt came into existence
through the unanimous vote of all resi-
dent freeholders This surely Is
step in the right direction, as IL means
the ultimate watering and reclamation
OF about 5000 acres of the best fruit
lands. now snrid.a and IL Will add grcars'
~ 10 the present land yarnes OF San
Juan county. All OF this land is To-
Gated along and within three miles of
the Rio Grande railroad, extending
from polpt above Aztec 10 several
miles below Farmneton. C. 8. Cam.
eion Chas. p Holly and l.. !. Cover
were chosen MS directors. ali OF them
good representative citl2ens, The dis.
trict Is being backed with ample CAPT
tai for the construction OF itg canal
as soon as the necessary preliminary
legal and survey work can be made
II is one OF the very best irrigation
proiects-i In the west and we look for
speedy development work TO be start
ed.-Farmlneton Enterprise.
There was an electrical display in
his section Sunday afternoon. A bolt
OF lightning struck In town some.
where Mrs. Maude Russell, who was
In the middle room of her establish.
ment was shocked to sucn an extent
that she fell unconscious on the floor.
Restoratives were applied and she
soon felt no III effects A gentleman
sitting in front of the postoffice felt
tinge running throngh his legs: VIII
liam Simons sitting on chair on the
Motel veranda was turned about in the
chair: card tackled on the Blade
building was torn OFF. Pete Frohm,
beyond Missouri Center, had valua.
- ~" ""i'u ~ 'n' hhnIt tiiHe. ine
coulsons saw her keel over struck by
a bolt Of lightning. The animal was
close TO wire fonoc In the road and
fell In ditch wiihlier feot in the air
The paint on the wire near the COW
was peeled off Telephone wires were
dangerous proposition during the
electrical digplay.-Ba Blade.
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