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

but five remain unsold.
John f. Melton arrived from Silver |
ton this morning by private convey |
ance. VIII remain in the city for |
several days.
Miss Gilbert returned last evening |
from a trip to Chicago. st. Louis and |
other eastern points where she had |
been to purchase her winter stock of
millinery.
w l.. Booth, a sheep buyer for a
Kansas City house. is in the city to
day. Mr.. Booth is after mutton
ready for market, as no sheep aret be-
ing purchased for feeding this year,
owing to the shortage of provender.
Mrs. Haggarty, accompanied by her
daughter and sonin-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. Heide, who has been visiting them
the past two or three weeks. went out
on the Southern this morning to Bear
Creek. where they will remain until
| tomorrow.
The Nashville Students and Gide
ons Minstrels returned from Sill
verton this morning where they show
ed two nights to crowded houses, ex
hibiting in their own tent. Their
| two ears were attached to the out
going Southern, which went out dou-
| ble-header.
How does the weather these past
few days suit you? Surely there We're
never more. perfect days. The cool
nights remind us that fall Is near by.
Here and there the leaves are drop
ping from the trees. Not long hence
the later Will be gorgeous in yellow
md crimson.
1t will he pleasing news to Ricoites
to know that the last litigation be-
tween the Enterprise and Swansea
group of mines has been amicably set
tied. This puts an end to important
mining litigation in the Rico district
and undoubtedly mems much for the
advancement of the camp.
To be well dressed you must have
the latest in shoes and good looking
headgear. The Dunlap hat always
sets the pace and the only place I'd
secure same is at the Nathan Shoe
& Clothing Co. This firm also car
ries the latest in foot wear. Call
and be convinced.
It's wonderful what becomes of all
the fruit. Boxes and boxes of it are
unloaded day after day at the differ
l ,A- 1,,,t Ill
Someone's store cupboard Is being
well filed against winter time: some
house-keeper is doing some hard work
just now; and some family will rejoice
= thereat in days to come. The fruit
: is fine this season. Seems to get
nicer every year.
Durango should be well represent
ed at the Pennington fair. The
Herald, as usual, will have IA repre-
sentative in attendance as an evi-
dence of friendly feeling and to let
D the people of that section know we
2 are interested in advertising the great
fruit belt.
The more the average voter. be he
Republican or Democrat. observes the
+ men who are running the Democratic
party the more he becomes disgusted
Just look at the Tammany crowd in
: La Plata county. Former Republic
, ans, then Pops for office, and now
e Democrats for the same purpose. Is
it any wonder the once proud party
has it's tail dragging in the dust?
u The more the people investigate
: the Archuletta county proposition the
= more raw 1t becomes. Four thou
sand dollars to survey 60 miles anj
cut the county and state out of val
e liable taxable property. Figura
t lively speaking this is cutting of the
Z nose to spite the face. But what car
:, one expect of legislature that elect
ed Tom Patterson senator and passed
the revenue measure?
n The Herald regrets to announce tha
:. Mrs. Webb, wife of Rev. Mr. Webb
g is still confined to the house. which
prevents the family leaving for thei,
new field of labor-Montrose. w,
n trust her illness will be of short dura
= ton and that both Mr.. and Mrs. Webl
|. will find Montrose pleasing plac,
r in which to work for the Lord Mr.
Webb is an earnest worker in ths
vineyard, as well as an agreeable cit
Il izen.
: The condition of ]. w. Kight. who
J. was stricken with apoplexy the 9th
er day. is quite favorable today
There is more freedom of the body
th1 patient being able to move hi.
J. head. Mr.. Rights wife and Mr.. an,
u Mrs.W. N. kight arrived from Farm
l. ington last evening. They made tn,
trip in pretty quick time. leaving
Pennington at noon yesterday and ar
irving at in the evening. Mr.
Rights daughter. Mrs. Clem Russell
: was also summoned from the Perrin.