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

guest OF the Strater.
Bosco is missed by the fair patrons.
And so are the snakes.
Mrs. W. II. Crookc ia always a wei
come visitor in the city.
orin Bosworth liz among the Silver
ton contingent taking In the fair.
+. NJ. Pierce, the popular Farming
ton merchant. is up for the fair and
races.
The La Platns looked bleak and cold
with their wintry covering OF feecy
whiteneBs
The big crowds will arrive tomor-
row, although today there will be an
other large influx OF visitors.
George NoIl is shaking hands with
old time friends. arriving from Sil-
verton yesterday morning.
Mr. Elliott, the stnge man, brought
up two loads OF passengers from Az
tee and Pennington last evening.
Bert kooDtz was among the busy
ones at the fair grounds. And George
Allen was not lounging to speak OF,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Krumpanitzky
came over from Mancos last evening
and VIII spend fair week In the city.
Judge Bou1 is entertaining Mr.. and
Mira. X. G.. Tooke, OF Sllverton, and
the fair was one OF the attractions Yes
day.
Luke Hunter arrived In town yes
tcrday morning from Silvorton. II
did not take him long 10 fnd slun
game,
Squire Wallace In over from Do
lores. Ho ia lost without Silver Dick.
however. And then there IN no
chance for foot race.
Charles Bowman. brother OF w. X
Bowman. OF Pine Ridge saw mill. IN
visiting In this section. He IL run
ming n saw mill in Archulcta county.
PHI Hitchcock. the genial agent of
the well known Wabash line, with his
headquarters In Denver. is at the Stra.
tor. He viii take In the fair today.
Benz II Russell was among the con
tingent taking In the races yesterday,
hailing from Siivcrton long enough to
enjoy peep nj the various attrac.
tiong
Mr and Mrs A II. Springer came up
from their ranch Monday and Will re-
main during the fair and Mrs. Spring
er was too busy with the baby from
Silverton yesterday to have much OF an
eye for any one olse. their daughter
and sonin.lnw, Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
Brown. arriving from Sllvcrton yes
terday morning
W. E Pabor. the well known news
paper man aud Rocky Mountain po
ct. arrived from Denver last evening
TO TAX. In the fair. coming for the pur-
pose OF writing up same for the Den
yer Post having visited most OF the
county fairs In the state this fall. Mr..
pabor In a descriptive writer and
knows about as much about pumpkins
and fruit ms any man In the state.
We are sorry our exhibit Is not Ms ex-
tonsive aa heretofore. but what there
is OF II is excellent,
Gus George came down from silver
ton this morning part to visit
the fair and nine parts To see Mrs.
George who has been spending tho
past two or three weeks in the city.
Gus says Silvorton will send down
royal crowd FOR Fridays doings.
Returning visitors from the carnival
say that all kinds of dry goods and
clothing can be bought much cheaper
In Durango than In Denver This
fact is noted by the wall Of the psn-
yer press. or rather merchants. that
the recent carnival was not as profit.
able an heretofore. In this connec-
tion our merchants are inaugurating
policy exactly the reverse. They
have cut prices and placed upon the
counters the best class of goods, II
is reputation FOR future business
they are after.
Mrs. Robert Pearson, OF Silverton,
and her sister. Miss Hilda Caring
ton. arrived on this mornings train
from the busy city above. Miss Car
rington has been spending the sum
mer In Silyerton. and on Friday
morning viii leave for her home In
Colorado Springs. The ladies are the
guests of Mrs. Egan
Johnny Farrell is on the streets
again. after being confined To the
house for several days. Good care
brought him out all right. having been