Semi-weekly herald., 1909-03-29
NEWS ITEMS OF
INTEREST FROM
SOUTHWEST EXCHANGES

IN NTEREST FROM
SOUTHWEST EXCHANGES
Both oats and wheat are selling
for $3.50 in the La Plata section.
The Pennington Times-Hustler notes
a number of real estate sales. One ten
acre tract sold for $3.50 an acre.
T. P. Maddox has leased the San
Juan Democrat of Aztec to G. H.
Tovey of Denver Infusing of new
blood all around at Aztec. Here is
wishing success.
G. NJ. Longenbaugh and others are
asking to have their lands taken out
of the irrigation district in Montezuma
county. Various claims are set up,
have not been lived up to.
Al Newnham, the Durango plaster
er. came in on the train Saturday. lie
was on his way to Fruitland. where he
will do the plastering on Bishop Mel
sons new residence-Farming
| Times Hustler.
The Aztec Index has at last changed
| arrangements, Il. p. Wilson retiring,
r. e. Wilson succeeding him The
first mentioned has made the Index a
readable paper and we have no doubt
his successor in the editorial chair
will do likewise.
The election at Cortez promises to
be interesting. Whichever way 1t
goes there will be a Republican mayor
and Republican majority on the board.
But the issues are purely local. The
Citizens party platform demands that
druggists keep an open record for in
spection of the officers and the public
of all liquors sold for medicinal pur.
| poses.
The suit brought by the district TO
restrain the sale of the ditch property
Tor the taxes assessed against it for
the year 1907 has been decided in
favor of the district 1t will be re-
membered that Mr.. Mowry, the at.
torney for the district, secured TEN.
porary injunction last December, re-
straining Treasurer Wesch from sell
ing the property. This injunction has
been made permanent.-Cortez Jour.
nal.
| ]. M. Kinsley is In Durango this
week looking after his shipment of
trees to this valley, which will fill
several cars. There will be great
acreage planted to orchard in the
Montezuma valley this season. and n
full train load of trees next year.
Now is the time to get in here before
the era OF high prices for land sets in.
| There Is everything here farmer
could ask in the way of rich land and
fine climate. We believe we have
better climate than our neighbors in
other parts of the state.-Cortez Jour.
nal.
E. G. Goldswortny, well known TO a
number OF local ball players and fol
lowers of the sport as former mem
Der of the Iron Workers team. is at
Grand Junction and is arranging "A
lineup to meet the White Sox Yani-
sans or second team. He has con.
tracted for Lee Staley, the local dia.
mond artist, and our popular county
treasurer will doubtless decorate the
inheld or box when Goldsworthy's
wonders meet the champions on the
afternoon OF April /. Staley is n star
oi the first magnitude and local fans
know he will make good in as fast
company as Captain Goldsworthy can
gather from the Western slope.-Tel.
luride journal.
Lahd buyers are plenty In the val.
ley these days and sales are numer.
Gus. II this great and fertile section
was situated where settlers coming
from the east would see Il first. II
would be in forty acre tracts by the
opening OF another season. But 1t
IS only by much advertising and 7aart
that the homesteader is reached, but
when he does come he invariably and
pronounces this tlie
best he has seen. and well he may.
Ihis is the best proposition out Of
doors today. Land is selling In other
sections Of the state to people who
never heard of this valley. for four
times the price of better land here.
come and see II this is not so.-
Cortez Journal