Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-07-07
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Pennington Enterprise is advocating
| a division of San Juan county.
Mcclure and Jackson of Aztec an.
nonnce that they Will run an excur.
| sion from Colorado Springs and San
Juan county In about thirty days This
! is enterprise.
II. T. Henderson has n column and
half article In the Pennington Times.
Hustler regarding the Orchard Mesa
water district which throws good
deal of light on the situation.
Cortez journal says there will be an
effort made to have wet town at the
| next election The journal adds that
never again will saloons hold forth in
that place. Never is long time.
Mancos people and those visiting the
city on the Fourth were admitted to
the ball park and race course free.
| charge being made for the grandstand.
Durango Is the only place that per
mitted private gain TO charge admis.
sion.
A good rain has filled the bitches
| w "a a ihth anu dbbultb lue kldlH anu
hay crops. Get busy on that reservoir
the water is there and IT. should be
long to the first who impounds it.-Az
tee Index
The Montrose fair will be held on
Sept. 20 to %. inclusive, this year.
The speed ring committee have just
completed the racing program. The
program includes cash prizes to the
| amount OF almost $4,000,
DIR. A. w. Robbins will soon be-
gin the erection of hospital build
ing on his so acre tract just south
east OF town. The building will be
constructed Of adobe. will contain.
about twelve rooms, with basement
Bayfield, Blade.
| The Pennington Enterprise publish.
eS "A list of new buildings erected or
under course of erection since January
| J.. the list totalling a cost of 100000.
A party up from Pennington the other
day said the hammer could be heard
| in every direction.
M j. Bostwick has resigned as post.
master at Pagosa Springs and Mrs.
Eleanor Todd has been appointed to
| fill the vacancy, assuming charge or
the office August 1. Ill health of his
wife is given as the reason of Mr.
| Bostwick's resignation. The change
caused quite little surprise.
C. F. Doyle departed last Saturday
for the east having gotten the Doyle
mines in running order. He took along
twenty-five dollar block Of pure gold
to the incredulous in the east that the
| gold is really there. He will be back
in about three weeks.-Mancos Times
| Tribune.
Water has been run in the Citizens
ditch as far as the first syphon. near
| the Wright ranch. II is fully believed
| that the water can be taken clear
| through the ditch within thirty days,
| and If this is done the entire region
will be invited to one OF the most en-.
thusiastlc celebrations on the Bloom.
| field mesa that this county has seen
for many moon.--Aztec Index.
There should be a determined and
united effort to have hole drilled In
the lower valley. especially as propo
sition has been made by an old oil
man to unload one of his rigs here and
put 1t down. The benefits to be de-
| rived from this move cannot be COM
puted. VIII someone get busy and
lead ?-Cortez Journal.
The Democrats are grooming W.
N. Searcy OF Silverton to enter the
race for district Judge to succeed Judge
| Pike. There is no denying the fact
Searcy, should he be candidate, will
be a formidable opponent, but the cleo
ton is over two years away and there
is little likelihood that any Democrat
can be elected to any office in this
district by that time.-Pagosa Springs
New Era. When did MIR. Searcy he.
come Democrat, Mr.. Day? Better
apologize TO our Silyerton friend at
once.
| ihc Deh'pi Nv"s VI ihSt ohtufuhy
contains a lengthy article relative to
the Ignacio lands that were disposed
of by lottery nearly year ago, and
goes on to state that, '1n the last
few months the interior department
and DIR. Jefferson have seen to 1t that
' the Colorado Land and Water Supply
company secured additional water
rights. The company has purchased