Semi-weekly herald., 1909-07-19

~ ""ht"'t VI men were nhnSeu on tue
lot by the Strater hotel, and many
more were lynched in various places
around town. A man must have need.
ed nerve to be sheriff In early days.
Joe Shoemaker was In the city over
night. arriving ut Ignacio City We'd
nesday whore he put In yesterday. sur
/ nfising the old timers who we're in at.
tendance. Mr. Shoemaker was ono OF
the carly citizens OF Durango. being
I engaged In the jewelry business. He
left here about twenty years ago.
spending some years In Denver and
In the west, He Is now located In the
northern portion OF the state on a
ranch. MIR Shoemaker left this morn,
Ing for home. not being able to remain
longer.
c. H. Best OF Albarla. la. who re-
Gently bought 100 acres of improved
land ON Florida mesa, left for home
this morning, to make arrangements
for moving his family out here. MIR.
Best Is anxious to be here In time
for the children TO begin school In Sep
temher, in Durango. and will probably
buy town property. Mr Best says
he intends 10 have an up.tod date ranch
with all the modern improvements in
machinery. buildings and methods of
cultivation, for the reason that 1t pays.
Those are the kind of farmers La
Plata county needs.
N. II. irwin LEFT for his home at
Pennington this morning Mr.. irwin
returned from Seattle and other points
Ia Washington, last Monday. He says
that It's Il fine country and the expo
aition is great. MIR. Irwin added that
he had heard and read a number OF
complaints In regard to visitors to the
exposition being held up for room and
board, but such had not been his ex.
perience. Both meals and rooms could
be obtained as reasonably as at home
The rooms for his party were each rs
cents per day, and elegants meals were
served for so cents. Very good meals
foi 35 md 90 cents could also be OBJ
tanned, If one cared for palmer food
Since Monday. Mr. irwin has been in
Ignacio and Durango, boosting for his
home town
j. Il. Hawthorne, an old friend OF
J. A. Stroehle, the contractor, left
for his home In Peoria. III. today
Messrs. Hawthorne and Stroehle were
boys together ip Rock Island. III, and
until this week have not seen each
other for twenty years. With friend, |
Fred Mooney. also OF Peoria. Mr.. Haw.
thorne has been looking over land in
the Animas valley. in San Juan county
and in the Montezuma valley. They
were at Ignaclo, but the land was not
what they wanted. so they have been
putting in the most OF the week else
where. MIR. Hawthorne did not know
Mr.. Stroehle was located here, and met
him near Trlmble where the former
had stayed over night. Both gentle.
men expressed their Intentions OF re.
turning in the fall
Duke NJ. Farson of Chicago. said to
be one Of the biggest brokers In the
country. Is registered at the Strater.
Mr. Farson is thought to be here for
the purpose Of buying UP the bonds Of
the Carey act lands, having spent yes
torday Mt Ignacio. Mr.. Farson has al
ready purchased the bonds OF the Citi
zenu' Ditch company OF San Juan eoun
ty. New Mexico. This morning Mr..
Farson went to Pennington. His
friends tell a story on him which is
amusing and has to do with Mr. Far
sons fondness for red He likes the
color very much, and formed the habit
OF wearing red Ties almost exclusively
Ia fact, the gentleman went so far as
to indulge his fondness for the color
on occasions when something else
wonld have been more appropriate
some oil MS friends put their heads
together with the following result. The
Parsons gave a dance Mt their splendid
residence In Oak park. Chicago. and
instead Of the customary white tie.
every man save the host. appeared
with red one. 1t is said that Mr..
Parsons fondness for red is not quite
as noticeable as formerly.
Pagosa Springs. July 10. 1903
Dear Mlrandy:
Say, Mirandy. I've besn fishin'. Are.
MT yon some surprised2 But to go
further into particulars. ez the novels
say, l gness I'd better bsgin ct the
beginning.
Now, I'm goin' to tell ye the whole
story, ef you'll promise not to cheep
to 81 ebout II. becuz 81 Is list ieetle
bill riled ct me fer staying away so
long. But 81 alus WIZ sort of unrea
sonabie like about sech things. but It's
list ez | say to Sarah AnE--ye can't
tell which way mans goin' to jump
next til We SEQ him light. 81 sez