Semi-weekly herald., 1909-11-25

General Manager Horace W. Clark
OF the Denver & Rio Grande system
will be In Durango Friday or Satur.
day. Mr.. Clark Is making his first
trip over this end OF the road, since
assuming the management. Otto Mears
Will accompany him.
H. w Giddons of Falfurias, Tex.
and Nelson Gleason of Larned. Kans.
returned last evening from a trip
through the Montezuma valley In
search OF land. They were guests of
the Savoy over night and departed
for their respective homes on this
mornings eastern.
Attorney B. b. Russell was a re.
turning passenger from Silverton this
morning, and passing through to Ig-
nacio to spend Thanksgiving with his
brother, C. l.. Russell, at Spring
Creek. His mother, Mrs. ]. l.. Rus
sell. met him here and accompanied
him to the ranch.
j. C. Copeland of the La Plata In.
yestment Il Insurance company return
ed last evening from two weeks
business trip to Telluride. Mr.. Cope.
land says that business conditions are
good and things are moving along
nicely Outside of the Inconvenience
of lack of railroad connections Tellu
rides getting along fine.
report comes by telephone from
Silverton that mans bones were
found yesterday in the ruins OF the
Midland terminal of the Silver Lake
which was destroyed by fire about a
month ago While clearing up the
debris preparatory to rebuilding, the
are said to have been found
Rev NJ. f. Fifeld of Aztec was in
the city over night to attend the lee
ture by Colonel Gearhart Mr. Fifield
said he heard the lecture n few days
ago at Aztec, and liked It so much
he came up to hear It again last night
II was of such practical value that he
felt well repaid for the trip. He con.
siders 1t the best he has ever heard
Rev. Fiheld vert out on the Red
Apple this morning.
George Sponsel, the prosperous Dix
is over from Thompson's
park for day or two. Mr.. Sponsel
says threshing is over, the crops be,
ing fair, put not so good as usual on
account of the heavy rains. Consid.
erable hay spoiled or was badly dam
aged Commenting on the past sea.
son. Mr.. Sponsel said he had never
seen anything like 1t and he has been
in the country since 1890. We'll, we
can probably get along II we don't
have another such for the next twenty
years or So
o.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Mcclure OF Nc.
Elmo Canon are in the city today, on
their way to Los Angeles. Cal, to
spend the winter. Mr.. and Mrs. Nc.
Clure came in from Mancos last night
staying over both in Cortez and Man
cos for brief visit with relatives
They are spending the day in Durango
and will leave on tomorrows eastern
MIR. Mcclure disposed of his cattle this
year as usual to John Pearson for the
Silyerton market, this being the third
year they have done so. We trust
Mr. and Mrs. Mcclure will enjoy their
pleasure trip and return benefited by
the change.
Yesterday Emery Brown sold his Al
lison ranch, fine orchard tract OF 100
acres to John R. Kinghorn of Shannon
county, ILL., The deal was
made through Dr. w. w. McEwen
who met Mr.. and Mrs. Kinghorn dur.
ing his recent trip to Denver. DIR. Nc.
Even persuaded Mr.. Kinghorn to come
TO La Plata county and look around
with the result that another real es-
tate transfer has been made and a
new family will locate at Allison in
about thirty days. Mr.. and Mrs King
horn left on the eastern this morning
to settle up their affairs at Shannon
and will move to Allison within Il
month. Keep 1t up, doctor!
There will be not under and proba
bly, more than 5000 head of beef cat
tie shipped out of Archuleta county
during the 1909 shipping season
Counting an average price received
for this stock on the Denver and Kan
sas City markets at $40 per head, tn.
gross income for the cattle shipped
and to be shipped out of the count,
during the season will be approximate
ly 100000. Archuleta county is tn,
best grazing section In the west anC
its beef and mutton always command.
the highest prices, says the Pages;
Springs New Era.
Jack Goulding. the sheep man, I,