Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-08-21

cellent games. Out of ten chances,
they accepted them all clean, with one
| exception and that was a liner Just
over the head of Valhegan, which was
difficult one to reach but might have
been caught by the player backing up
but 1t could hardly be counted against
him. All the boys played ball but
the two mentioned were given more
opportunities to show their skill in
the diamond.
Charles Fleck returned Saturday
night from the Oro Fino district and
will go back tomorrow morning. Mr.
Fleck does not have much to say on
his prospects in that section at pres
ent, but looks happy, and reports
everything favorable and promising.
He will have more to say in detail
later on He admits. however, that
he likes to stay up there better than
in Durango, for one reason-the water
| is so good he don't have to drink
beer.
The regular services We're held as
usual in all the churches yesterday.
The Presbyterian church had preach
ing for the first time since Mr.. Fer
guson's vacation, and he gave the con
gregation two excellent sermons. A
solo was also sung both morning and
evening by Mr. W. w Walton of st.
Louis, who is visiting Durango, Mrs.
" -, bn nj if,1nut
him. and was very much enjoyed by
the listeners. Mr.. and Mrs. Walton
leave this evening to continue their
trip. expressing many regrets at leay-
ing this beautiful town and its sur
roundings They join with the great
crowd of visitors to this section in
their favorable comments on Durango
and its surroundings.
Mrs. Eva c. Lee and son came in
from Mildred Saturday and are the
guests of Mrs. j. L. Parsons. They
leave Thursday for Sioux City, la.
accompanied by Mrs, Lees aunt Mrs.
Lees father. John Cleghorn, was one
of the pioneers OF Sioux City and was
the first register of the land Office at
Del Norte, where he died
some years ago, having been
IA lifelong Republican and a prom
inent in party affairs during the Lin
coin administration. Mrs. Lee has a
host of friends in Sioux City who have
insisted on her returning there and
residing since the death of her broth
er at Mildred some weeks ago, and she
4. all oh oh,
likes Colorado exceedingly well.
The contract for the construction OF
the community reservoir, which the
land owners of Weber canon are
building. was awarded to ]. II. Rus
sell the ! lth. for $1,000 and is TO be
completed by November 18th, 1902
The reservoir will cover Al acres OF
the 100 acre site and will be twenty
Ave feet deep in the deepest place.
1t is estimated that it will hold suiil-
cient water to irrigate PIGS acres
once thoroughly. There are about
900 acres in cultivation in Weber
canon at the present time. There are
a number of fine reservoir sites yet
unlocated in Montezuma valley and
with a little united effort thousands OF
acres could be brought under cultiya.
ton Now is the time to prepare to
save the water that will go to waste
later.-Mancos Tribune.
Mr.. w. w Gentry. one of the four
owners of Gentry Bros famous
trained animal exhibition, which is
billed for two performances in Du-
range today. was feeling mighty good
yesterday over the result of a horse
race ran in Brighton Beach on Satur-
lurday The event was the John X.
Shutz FIVE thousand dollar purse for
trotters. which was won in three
straight heats with ease by the peer
less Zephyr, the unbeaten son of Nc
kinley. the famous stallion. which
was recently purchased by the Gentry
Brothers at cash cost of twenty-five
thousand dollars. Mr.. Gentry did not
have dolla on the race. but was
naturally jubilant that one of the