Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-10-07

been improved by the hands of archI-
tects artisans and labOrers who did
the best they could do under ntell.
gent guidance.
There is much antiquity in Durango
but we trust that there are some
things holy. One of the features OF
the fair which we are hoping WIN
prove both Interesting and enjoyahie
is the Midway attraction which has
been under careful artistic superyis
ion of Mr.. Mershon and his people
| have expended much money In its
efforts to attract and entertain ard
with its employment of artists. proia.
ises to give you "A miniature at least
| of the Midway of the Worlds fair AT
| Chicago.
We go to Denver to find anything
| in Colorado that looks quite as good
as our fair grounds. and we confess
| that we are a little proud of the com
parison. The management of the
Colorado-New Mexico Fair associa.
ton has rigidly pursued Il policy con
| templating the confidence of every
| owner OF a fleet horse and every OK
| hibitor of any product of art. skill or
| labor which lends to the inspiration
of men and women who help to keep
| the world alive Later on we MAJ
| get ZIP baby show. and if we do this
we will take it out of the hands "a
| the race committee.
The Elk features for Friday even
| ing will alone be worth coming one
hundred miles to see.
The raiser of the sugar beet will be
here and the man with the tallest
corn stalk will measure with yJu
| The farmer who gets $50 ton for
timothy will tell you of the wrongs he
suffered when he received only .$iS.
and the lawyer, laborer or artisan win
not say anything about having to sell
| the family COW when he says ''Lets
take something" The potato rlan
| will be there to tell you that he al
ways makes more money when he
| doesn't produce as many potatoes as
| usual. that drOuth seasons are "a real
| blessing.
| Our friends from New Mexico Will
bring up some of their best apples
and tell you they are sorry that they
sold all their crop to Chicago, com.
pelling Durango to buy Missouri ard
/ ~
with
But don't you know. We bring the
horses. and here is the first end of
the string:
Nick Fettus. Silvefton. stalls ! and
2. trotters.
Harry Malcolm. and 4, trotters and
PAGERS.
j. W. Waters. 5, runner
Wood & Morgan, c. and s. .rot.
ters and PAGERS.
Andy Majors. McElmo, 9, 10 and II.
runners.
Cox, Mancos. IL. runner.
w. II. Martin, 13 and IA, PAGERS.
w. Dee Jones, Denver, Is. 1G, IL
IS and 19, runners
John A. Jones. Fort Lupton. 20 and
81. runners.
Bud Milton Ton his return twice.
20 and %. Big Dutch string. Bl"i
likes the track
Rouse & Humphries, Pagosa
Springs. "a, 25. 26 and 81, July Gyp
string. Good horses and good place
| to run again.
Clark Mosier. La lara, 2S 29 and 30
Joe ID. String of runners.
Jim Curl, 81. 32, SO and "a. Monte
Vista, trotters and runners.
VIM. Silsby, Delta, 35 and 36, trot-
ters.
Montana string, stalls 81 to Al, not
announced as to class.
Wires working for more stalls and
race committee ready to build more
places for horses.
| Now, boys, you are coming on the
programme of events, and you must
enter under the rules of the associa-
tion. If you have overreached or
come to get some easy money, we will
do all we can for consolation, but the
winner must have the money from
start to finish. This has been the
only way associations have kept hors
es coming to the race courses.
The directors OF the fair associa.
tion will meet Monday evening at 1880
to perfect some of the minor details
governing races, and while they do not
| suggest it. The Herald will suggest
that all horse men with grievance
be there. If there are any other mat
tiers which the committee should han
die 1t will be good time for them to
| hold late session. Post mortems
always recall unpleasant things OF
delay the game.
You are just stringing out for the
best time you ever had and 1t might
be well for you to bring your girl
along II you have no children OF your
| own. Most of our rented houses have
barred children and we have no
houses to rent. so great is the degree
of our prosperity.
| We make and sell more lumber and
brick than any other town and we
1 mine and furnish the coal for all tie
great southwest. We smelt the ores
of nearly half of Colorado. and every
time we take a day off we have a roy
| al good time and feed the dog the
! putbacks.
We like to sing and dance and drive
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