Semi-weekly herald., 1910-01-17
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR
NEIGHRoRING ExchAN,

OF the valley.-Dolores Star.
William Schubert, who was blown up
in his mine on East Mancos on Dac.
Is, died at the home OF DIR. l.. II. Clark.
where he had been taken for care and
treatment. Thursday afternoon. The
funeral services were held from the
Methodist church Saturday. Mr.. Schu-
bert began developing symptoms Of
blood poisoning last week and In his
wrecked and weakened state It was
soon seen that he could not live All
his relatives that any one knows any
thing of are in the old country-Man-
cos Times-Tribune.
News OF the death by pneumonia In
Denver last Sunday OF Harvey A. Ship.
man, the well known mining engineer,
was received here with the deepest re-
gret by every one. Mr.. Shipman was
formerly connected with the United
Rico Mines company and was up TO
the time of his death consulting en-
gineer for the Almon, Mining company
OF Dunton. lie was an able engineer.
| hard worker. and his friends were le-
gion.-Rico Item.
Rio Grande Southern engine No. IS.
pulling a train north, left the main
| track and was wrecked at the Butter.
fly bridge last night and Engineer Carl
Quist and Fireman Frank Davies, who
| went down the gulch with the engine,
were seriously injured.-Rico Item
r. II. Butler. who was so badly
| frozen on Christmas eve, and who has
since been under the Doctors care,
was sent TO Durango the first OF the
| week where he will receive medical
attention at the hospital. lie was SO
badly frozen that II Is now thought 1t
viii be necessary TO ampntate perhaps
both feet and hands. A part of each
| member may be saved, but at any
| rate he will be crippled the rest of
his life. 1t is indeed pitiable There
| ar" various reports about the mat
ter and the popular one Is that liquor
Is the cause of his condition.-Pagosa
| Springs Sun. The condition OF Butler,
who is now at Mercy hospital. is as
favorable as can be expected. 1t was
rot found to be necessary to ampu-
| tate both feet and hands as at frst
feared. He did. however. lose the first
and second Joints OF most OF his An.
gers and one of his toes.
| According to the Pagosa Springs
| Sun Oh Jan. / the ranch house OF Mrs.
| NJ. Cade, this side OF Pagosa Peak.
and ten miles from Pagosa, was dc.
stroyed by fire. The loss was total:
there being no insurance. Not a very
good way of beginning the new year.
w. T. Thompson. an experienced ho-
tel man, has leased the Rochester ho-
tel and has assumed control OF the
enterprise. Mrs. ID. F. Daniels having
retired. Mr.. Thompson will do his
best to cater to the public in best
POSSIBLE manner, maintaining the ex-
cellent reputation OF the house.-Pa.
gosa Springs Sun.
In letter to the Pagosa Sun Mr..
l.. w. Smith. formerly county superin.
tendent OF schools OF Archuleta county,
who is visiting In Massena, Iowa.
says he is having an enjoyable visit,
with plenty of rabbits and sharp, cold
weather.
Dave Hersch and family will soon
| leave for Santa Fe. N. NJ, where they
VIII visit friends and relatives. after
| which they will go to Phoenix. Ariz.,
for n short visit, gong from there TO
San Diego and other California points
where they will spend some time visit
Ing with friends. They will probably
be absent two or three months. Mr..
| Hersch Is n member OF the Hatcher
Mercantile company OF Pagosa
Springs. and is often In Durango on
business.
Examiner finds out this week from
a source more reliable than that Of
last week that instead of the Tomboy
mine having paid $51S.O00 In dividends,
that It has been known to pay that
much In one year, and that the net
profit of the mine runs from 100000
to 100000 annually. At some future
time we are promised the figures that
the Tomboy has paid and they will
be an item well worth having.-San
Miguel Examiner
According to Telluride papers the
store OF the American Carpet company
| a. Telluride has been closed for good
The manager. w. NJ. Maynard. took
French leave few days ago and
Mr.. Reed. manager of the Durango
store. boxed up the stock and shipped
1t to Durango.
ouray county leads the counties of
| the state OF Colorado In the shipment
| OF gold and silver bullion to the mine.
says the Ouray Herald Ouray county
is second among the counties OF the
| state In the production OF gold and
fourth in the aggregate mineral out
put. Ouray county has an increase OF
27 per cent In her mineral output for
the year 1909 as compared with the
previous year. Ouray county will have
at least three producing mines operat.
ing this year that were not operated