Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-23


est yet discovered between the San
Juan river and the Santa Fe railroad
and part OF It may be used by the
A. & C. in making their connection.
A.
Another carload of material for the
Pennington Fruit Growers association
came in last Saturday The work on
tNis building is progressing nicely
and VIII be finished In plenty of time
to handle the fruit this fall.
Rev. r. U. Waldraven left Monday
TO attend the annual conference of
the Methodist church held this year
at Trinidad, Colo He will be absent
about a week. Rev Waldraven Is
presiding elder of the Durango district.
Rev. G. W Pike of Mancos, T. 4.
Frazer OF Durango, j. s. Johnson of
Laplata, w NJ. johnson of Aztec and
ID. K. Bundy who has been occupying
the pulpit at the Flora Vista settle
ment recently will also attend the
conference representing the churches
OF the Durango district
Albert Thomas was down from Du
rGngo again during the week. He Is
establishing an office at that place
and will devote his entire attention
To handling farm and fruit tracts In
the Animas, San Juan and Laplata
valleys. cutting out the town lot and
other real estate accessories which
require more time and are not nearly
SO much in demand.
enjoying the cool breeze OF that breezy
burg He writes that he has been tax.
inp In most of the excursions on the
lakes and has visited a great many
points In Michigan. He expects to
be back In Pennington In about a
month. .-Farmington Enterprise.
Aztec Index.
j. C. Fritz, the photographer, this
week took picture of twelve Triumph
peaches, from the splendid orchard OF
Hon. Price Walters The twelve peach
es just measured one yard, and while
there are peaches that will only meas
ure eight to the yard, yet they are
late and not early varieties. A visit
. th h. - A.
revelation In what can be grown
here with proper care. He has In ad-
dition to an immense apple, plum and
peach crop, fine field of twelve acres
OF corn that he estimates will make
sixty bushels per acre. AT 2 cents a
pound this would yield about $500
His hay and fruit crops, potatoes, etc,
should bring the income of this rs.
acre farm to some $4,000 and over
this year-Aztec Index.
f. Kane, who owns a piece of land
ON the San Juan, was kicked In the
head by horse last Sunday Several
os the boys were down by the river
running In some horses and Kane al.
tempted to pick up rope which one
of the horses was trailing with the
above result. He was unconscious for
some time but is getting along fine al
present.
Tuesday evening the teachers who
attended the institute were rendered a
reception at the court house by Coun
ty Superintendent Fifeld. fine time
was enjoyed by the thirty-six people
who attended, speeches were made,
, and peaches and cream were served.
Saturday morning one of the worst
wrecks In the history OF the west
occurred near Colorado Springs, on
the D. a. r. c., in which ten were
killed and over sixty injured, the re-
suit OF head-on collision between
passenger trains, caused by the crew
OF one train not obeying orders. Mr.
John Reinhardt, who was on his way
home, after a visit in this city, was
on one Of the trains and was badly
injured. One report says that he had
both legs broken. and was cut oil this
head, others giving his injuries as o
a less serious aature. Full particular,
OF his in1urics have not yet been 70
ceived here.
c, E. Mcconnell, who has beef
! here the past week at work on
proposition to extend the Harmon,
ditch. departed for Durango Monday
: He expects to return shortly N
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