Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-01

EiHer ochaileS ana lamlly, Mr. and
Mrs. Mat Harrington and children
and Miss Ella Rodgers started for the
Emerald lakes this morning
The cholera morbus season is up
on lis. but this will make no difference
with the average kids hooking water.
melons and green apples when the op-
| ing to take chances of being rolled
over a barrel.
One of the girls says, and there
may be more who think so-that the
Durango boys are too slow for any
use. The number of unclaimed ribs
Is really getting to be alarming. What
chance will there he for the girls just
growing up?
Al Kuebler returned Saturday after
noon from six-weeks' visit to his old
home at Tiffin. Ohio, and other east
ern cities. Mr.. Kuebler reports hav-
ing splendid time and that business
in all branches throughout the east
is simply immense.
Pennington and the surrounding
fruit country was blessed by most
refreshing rain on Friday All the
crops are looking better, the atmos-
phere is cooled, the dust is laid and
the ranchmen are feeling in a better
frame of mind to handle the i'm
mense fruit crop which is now ripen-
ing for the market
On Sunday morning about 10 o'clock
number of drunken Italians were
making disturbance in from of
Lukes dance hall in Silverton. Mar
shal Leonard went down To quiet mat
ters. Suddenly one of the peace
breakers whipped out revolver and
fired. The officers chin was powder
burnt and the skin of his throat graz
ed. The five men were arrested.
"Spuds" are going to be worth mon
ey this fall and the ranchmen with
good stand will have coin to throw
at the birds. The potato crop is al
most complete failure in many of
the middle western states and Colo
rado will be called upon to supply the
deficiency. and ii looks as if those who
enjoy the tubers would have to ante
about 81 IA hundred for them the next
twelve months.
Bruce West representing Baker G.
Co. of Chicago. one of the largest fruit
firms in the United States. is here
looking after our apple crop. Mr.
West says the apples he shipped from
here last year created sensation in
Chicago among the fruit dealers. and
he believes the quality will be even
better this year, though less in guam
tity. He also says that the Wine
Sap is better crop than last year
Pennington Times.
We take pleasure in announcing the
engagement of Miss Effie Dyer to Mr..
Frank Eldridge of this city. While
not resident of Durango Miss DYER
has many friends here who are in
tensely interested in her welfare Mr..
Eldridge's position as one of our bus
mess men is too well known to need
comment. While the date of the we'd
ding has so far not been set, it will
probably take place in the early fall.
certain blonde young man of this
city. who rooms on the mesa was not
many moon-lit ewes ago awakened
from sweet slumber by music beneath
MS window. Stones and other i'm
plements failed to chase the invaders
away, so he got him gun. He
shot at the noisy kitties some six
times and so far as anyone can tell.
failed to hit one of them. In the
morning. however, he found he had
something after all. There was big
hole through one of the neighbor's
windows, as well as corresponding
cavity in the blind.
The d. & r. G. has just issued a
neat pamphlet, artistically gotten IN
in the national colors, announcing the
excursion rates via the d. & r. G and
Rio Grande Western to Salt Lake Cjtv.
The second annual reunion of the ma
tional society of the Army Of the phil.
ippines will be held in Salt Lake City
on August 10. A special train has
been chartered to convey the bows
who gave their country their best. to
the city on the banks of the mystic
inland sea. There will be special
rates as well as liberal time limit Of
fered to all intending to make the trip.
District court met this morning at 10
O'Clock. Information was filed against
Charles Gallaher of Bayfield, charging
him with selling liquor without a H.
cense. He was arrested and brought
into court. Defendant stated that
he was not ready for trial. and on his
motion to that effect the case was CON
tinued until the September term The
adjudication of water rights in dis
trict No. 33, La Plata river. was by
stipulation continued from term to
term until the September term 1902.
Default was taken in a civil case. The
court then adjourned till 10 O'Clock
tomorrow morning