Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1914-01-29

for the coming season. The doctor
has a vision of stock farm of early
day proportions, and apparently very
good chances for it to materialize.
Alva Kearney of Silyerton who
was called to Denver on account Of
the serious illness of relative, re-
turned to Durango last night. AS
soon as the service is restored on the
Silverton branch he will make the
last stage of the journey home.
News comes from San Diego that
Mrs. r. E. Sloan is recovering from
her recent attack of pneumonia as
rapidly as could be expected Mr..
Sloan's health shows some improve
ment. He is able to rest better at
night, but his rheumatism still causes
him considerable suffering.
After struggling through snow
from two to six feet deep, the South
ern passenger that left here yester-
day morning at $40 reached Rico at
8 o'clock last night. 1t was sched-
uled to return from that point to Du-
range as No. 5 but on account of the
condition of the road was annuled
The train service on the different
branches leading into Durango is al
most demoralized. Trains were Meth
err run on the Silverton or Southern
roads today. Cumbres is blockaded.
Tonight's train is stub from Chama
and it is scheduled to arrive about
four hours late. According to present
reports the Pennington is on time.
A freight train consisting of eleven
cars of stock has been snowbound on
Cumbres since early yesterday after
noon. The train was only short dis
lance behind the passenger but the
hard wind caused the snow to drift,
so it was impossible for it to move
forward or backward. Two cars OF
the stranded stock are the property OF
McCaw brothers, the others belong tc
Dolores parties.
Merchant f. f. Hatcher is going tc
be ready for joy riding as soon as
the condition of the roads permit
This morning, Will Soens, the mech.
anic for the Durango Novelty Works
went cut to La Boca to overhaul his
car and get it in shape to exceed the
speed limit between the different
points where the owners interests are
distributed.
AS soon as the train service per
mits, Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Right ant
sons leave for points west on a 10
cation seeking expedition. They will
stop for time in Salt Lake and il
no good business opening present.
itself there, they will continue to Ore
gon. A few years ago the Kightl
located in the Imperial valley, Cali
fornia, but the summers were S,
warm, they found it anything but ;
desirable residence place for peopl,
who were accustomed to the best eff
forts of the weather maker, tn,
brand of climate delivered in Colo
RADIO. They still retain their rancl
there but have no intentions of max
ing it their home.
The bad weather does not seem Z,
have had a deterrent effect upon tn,
size of the crowd of shoppers who ar,
taking advantage of the bargains of
fered by Kruschke at his tariff ad
Justment sale. The prices present /,
the purchaser wonderful opportun
ity to reduce the high cost of livinl
and our people are quick to respond
Regardless of the excellent patron
age the store has been given Their,
are scores and scores of bargains left
which it will be to your advantage tc
familiarize yourself with at once.
Time, patience, ties, shovels and ell
bow grease were the essentials the
Red Apple crew found necessary to
get their train into Durango last
night. The trip bid fair to be with
out incident, until Oh the return the
vicinity of Incas switch was reached
and mud slide and washout about
twenty-five feet wide was encounter
cd. 1t was found necessary to go
back to Aztec for ties. On their re-
turn to the scene of the trouble the
train crew were transformed into an
impromptu section gang. For four
hours they surely earned their money
by the sweat Of their brow. Six
hours behind scheduled time the train
arrived at the Durango station. The
passengers considered themselves
fortunate that their delay was not Of
greater duration.
ia