Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-09-23

diets gusher within the next thirty
days.
| Talk about coal oil; there is enough
of il below the surface of Dolores
county to grease the running gears Of
the universe. But we don't make any
fuss about it. Gold. silver. lead, cop
per, sine and such stuff enough tt
keep a population of $4,000 souls busy
for a century taking it out. After
that we may bore for oil.-Rico
News.
The Carpenter company. presenting
Quo Vadis," will appear in Durango
the 18th of October. The Herald
acknowledges pleasant call from the
pleasing gentleman who has visited
Durango on several occasions and al
ways representing good people. The
company carries two sets of scenery
in order to present the play without
Getracting from its merits
The Fair is displaying very fine
line of millinery these days. and the
opening the coming week will witness
a display not often seen in western
towns. The fall styles are pretty
and original in many ways. but Mr..
Slough says prices will prevail at the
Fair that will enable one and all to
secure something choice. For fur.
ther particulars, await announcement
first of the week.
By vote of the school board chill
| dren whose names are not on the cen
sus list or whose parents are not res
| idents of this district at the present
time. may attend schools of the dis
trict without tuition. provided the
county superintendent will transfer
their apportionment of the general
fund to this district. Others will be
| required to pay tuition at the rate OF
81 per month for primary and inter
mediate grades, SO for grammar and
| 81 for high school. Those desiring tC
take advantage of the apportionment
proposition will have until the first OF
| the coming month. as Supt. Merry will
await apportionment until that time.
c. W. Stone. business agent of the
Cigar Makers union, Denver, is In the
city. and while he represents union
labor. he is here for the purpose oi
enlisting people to the necessities OF
patroni2ing home industries along ev
cry line of business. For instance
of the S0,OO0000 cigars consumed an
| t,na llts In nl do nm nItr nt IA ifu
| like 100000 are made inside the state
limits. and this comparison holds goot
in many other lines. 1t is along the
policy of The Herald-patronize home
industry. BY this we mean patroniz'
home merchants who make theil
home here and aid the city, count,
and state in taxation and other enter
prises.
Linotype Operator Benson. of Thu
Herald, is something of farmer II
his way Besides raising a fine croI
of Belgian hares. chickens, high
grade rattlers, etc. on his Rattle
snake Ranch" at Brookside, he yes
terday harvested his peach crop
! It consisted of 22 fine, large cling
stone peaches. the first bearing Of {
Seeding tree. The fruit was full,
matured and of as fine quality as has
been seen in this section this season
The 20 peaches weighed ~ pounds
and some of them measured 10E
inches in circumference. Fully ma
tured peaches in Durango are Ger
tainly a rarity, but this demonstrates
| that they can be raised here under
proper conditions and with proper at
tention.
| A. N. Hatcher, vice ce-president OF the
Colorado State Fair held at Pueblo
September % to 81. inclusive, lei
here Thursday morning with six head.
of cabbage weighing 120 pounds
| which he raised on his ranch, tw,
stalks of corn, II feet high and eacf
having two ears of corn having ;
length of from IA to IS inches; ,
squash weighing 36 pounds. which wa'
raised by r. j. Allison and Charles
Doner ON the lower Piedra near Ar
boles. II is estimated that the corr
will yield from 65 to 80 bushels t
the acre. Also took a bunch OF whea
1877 stalks grown from single ker
mel and all nicely headed out whicl
was raised by ]. s. Raines on the ]
s. Hatcher ranch. This was not don.
with the view of getting any premi
ums, but demonstrate to the OUTSIDE
world that Archuleta county Is no
only wealthy in coal, oil, mineral
and timber, but is also first-class ag
ricultural county.-Pagosa Spring
News.
The Woodmen band is very fortu
nate to have secured the services o
Mr., Oscar Handler In presenting
"Triss, the Pet OF the Rockies" 70
the two benefit performances at tn
opera house. Sept. 30 and Oct. l. MI
Handler has secured some of the bes
talent the city affords. and the part
are all well cast. The band is Gel
tainly deserving of all the supper
that the people of Durango can give
Mr.. Handler is an actor OF wide ea