Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-07-11

From Mondays Daily.
Fourth OF July passed OF very agree
ably In most Colorado towns
The band will regAle our people with
an open air concert Friday evening.
J. 8. Hatcher. the Paeosa Springs
merchant. spent the Sabbath In this
city.
Miss Della Stollstelmer reports a
splendid time At siIverton, where she
visited her sister. Mrs. Accord.
The Rico ball team went to Cortez
on the Fourth and were taken in by
the hayseeds by score Of to s.
X. J. Mccartney struck Durango
Saturday night, having visited the
electric power site at lockwood en-
route.
The Index says the Aztec ball nine
Ia getting In shape and expects to try
conclusions with Durango and other
San Juan clubs in the near future.
Stephen J. Smith Of Montezuma
county passed throuh the city since
our last issue. being called to New
York to the sick bed OF his mother
The Telluride base ball boys de-
parted for home this morning. having
run up against the real thing when
they tackled the Durango boys yester-
day.
II reported that Lempke is Of the
opinion that he win never be able to
pitch another effective game of ball.
having what ball players term "lost
his arm" This is too bad. as Lempke
was certainly a marvel last year.
There IL much joy In the H. Rach-
ofsky household. a girl arriving Sun
day morning to take UP her permanent
abode. the nrst little visitor for nine
years The mother is doing nicely.
and so is the infant--and the father.
well, he is doing very nicely, too.
Miss Nellie Hackett. accompanied
by her neice. Miss Norma Johnson ar
rived In the city Saturday afternoon
on "A visit to her brother. Manager G.
II. Hackett of the Western Union.
The young ladies will no doubt enjoy
their visit to this delightfully."- cool
spot compared with Texas.
The last issue OF the Rico News pre-
sents vastly improved appearance.
and we trust business will enable Ed.
itor HUT to keep up the lick. 1t
would certainly be good advertise.
ment for Rico and Dolores county,
and the business element could afford
to contribute little extra.
At the Popullst mass meeting h I'D
on Saturday afternoon at the court
house is precincts were represented
some u persons being present
Judge Garbanatti was elected chair
man OF the county central committee
In place OF II. c. Who cler. who has left
town. 1t was further decided to
maintain the organization an, to place
"A full ticket in the field
There has been great mortality
among the large flock of sheep in the
Animas valley the past week. The
owner claims they have been pol
stoned. but a ranohnian says he thinks
the sheep have eaten too freely oi
mustard seed which Is ripening. This
same ranchman says he counted IL
L oh t,, N Ga
urday. It Is to be hoped the slaugh
ter of this character Is over.
According to advices received q
week ago. the Chicago party under the
lead OF Mr.. Wilson, is en- route to San
Juan county. N NJ. and will arrive In
this city during the week. Just what
steps have been taken by the board ol
trade to entertain and show the gen
tlemen composing the party about the
city we are not informed. but we pre-
sumo the officers will see that the prop
er thing is done.
The Telluride ball team made II
three straight. winning the third game
ut Silverton by score of 13 to 3
Thus the banner of Jack Siattery was
not only trailed In the dust. but com
pleteiy buried And then for Durango to
turn about and defeat the Tellurides
Is blow that will not soon be forgot
ten by our Siiverton friends. But
Slattery says II there are enough idle
professionals in the United States. he
intends getting them together for a
return game at Telluride. when he will
show the boye in red trick or two.
The base ball boys say they were
treated In very hospitable manner
at Pagosa Springs, and they are quite
boisterous in saying good things about
the people of that burg. AS to the
games played the result OF the one
played on the Fourth has already been
published. On Friday another game
was played. the Durangos giving the
Pagosa Springs nine four OF their