Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-09-26

forth this evening. passing through to
Alamosa tomorrow morning.
Quite number OF sleeper reserva-
tions have been made for the first
Mountain and Plain Festival train
which departs Sunday morning.
II is hard work taking twenty steps
on First street without humping up
against candidate for either clerk
or sheriff on the Democratic ticket.
Mrs. Huey. who has been visiting
the past summer, departed this morn
Ing for her home In Kansas City.
.. s. Galbreath returned last night
from two weeks trip spent In Wis
iting various Red Men lodges through
out the state. Reports the order in
fiourishing condition.
II was showing and blowing for
ime on the Conejos range todaS.
The wind blew telegraph pole down
which caused the wires to be inop-
erative from II until about O.
Street car management Is pusing
work OF replacing ties and leveling
track In order 10 have the work com
pieted as near Us possible for fair
week. The cars zip along over the
line already repaired In fine shape.
Occasionally well oiled machine
runs amuck without any opposition
on the same track. but with three tn
five machines all claiming right OF
way on the Democratic-fusion track
1t looks AS II something is going to
happen week from Saturday.
Those desiring 10 make entries for
the Colorado-New Mexico fair can do
so by applying to Secretary McElroy
ut the county treasurer's office. 1t
Is not necessary to present the exhib-
Its for the secretary's in5pection-a
verbal description Is sufficient.
Mrs. w. H. Mack departs In the
Worning for Denver where she will
remain until after carnival week.
remaining until Mr.. Mack arrives in
Denver on his way TO the Buffalo ex-
position. about the 10th. Mrs. Mack
then returns via Aspen.
DR. Fcwkes and wife, of the Smith
sonian Institute. Washington. ID. c.,
and DR.. ,MacCurdy. of Yale. spent the
night In Durango after visiting the
Aztec ruins. having taken In the cir
Gle San Juan trip after visiting the
elm ruins, They departed this morn
ing for Antonltn
The state Legislature last winter
was on par with the sessions of the
La Plata commissioners. They stu
died how to spend the peoples money
and not content with an increase of
35 per cent voted to allow the Tam
many organ slush fund with which
10 enable II tn continue Its abuse OF
honest people.
w N. Kight went TO Pennington
pecting to return tomorrow His
brother. ]. w. Kight. while recovering
the use of his limbs, requires consta<
care owing to his brain being affected
which causes him to forget to breathe
and he has to be aroused often on this
account.
A letter from President Snyder. of
the State Normal school to Supt
Downs speaks very highly of Miss
Dugan. who is in charge OF Pine Ridge
school. Mr., Snyder says that of the
seventy graduates Of the State Normal
school last year every one has posi-
ton as teacher at the present time
thus showing that those who fit them
selves for educational work have no
trouble In securing positions. Miss
Dugan first graduated In Durango and
then went to Greeley and took the
State Normal course.
Rehesrsals are progressing finely
for 'Triss, the Pet of the Rockies"
which Is to he produced for the bene-
flt of the Woodmnn band at the opera
house Sept. 80 and oct. |. The parts
are all well cast and Manager Hand
Ter is confident that the two nights
performances will surpass anything
seen here for some time. Everybody
should remember the band boys and
secure tickets for the performances
as soon AS possible.
An lpupaI fsnm the insttae CDuIt
came up before Judge Pike this af
ternoon The case concerns John
Warner plaintiff, and Mike Conner,
defendant the latter bought a straw
stack, and after hauling away the
same refused to pay the entire sum
previously agreed upon. ON the grounds