Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-07-31

Jerry the Tramp" played to about
"a two-thirds house last night. The
troupe went east this morning.
Shorty" Franklin boarded the train
bound for Alamosa this morning, hav-
Ing captured numerous orders for his
house.
c. NJ Williams did not get away
until this morning when he journey
ed by the direct route to Colorado
Springs.
A. L. Campbell travelling freight
and passenger agent of the great sys-
TEN. the Burlington, spent yesterday
in Durango
Mr.. and Mrs. John Houghton came
in from California last evening and
will visit old time friends the next
month or two.
Sneak thieves entered the Scoville
residence yesterday forenoon and got
away with 500 in currency and some
iewelry. No clue
Wonder why $50 reward is not of
fered for a sight of some of the
spawners that used to exist at the fish
hatchery? 1t would be more to the
point.
Fair directories should endeavor to
provide 5000 for base ball during lair
week We can get Ouray, Telluride
and Silverton teams, along with
lots of people.
Miss Olive Pendleton is at her post
as bookkeeper at The Famous again,
having returned from Denver last
evening OF course she had an en-
ioyable time.
Wonder If the average merchant is
gulled by the home circulation liar
the same as by outside drummers
who have some new advertising
scheme which is absolutely worthless.
Arapahoe county and Pueblo Demo
Gratis should take back seat There
are plenty of the faithful on the West
ern slope to fill every Office. 1t is not
the good of the state the organization
is out for, but the spoils
Mrs. McKim, Mrs Davis and Mrs
White who have been stopping at
Trimble Springs for the past five or
six weeks. are spending a few days at
the Grand hotel. Silverton. going up
Yesterday.
On the 9th of August the Burlington
will reduce its time between Denver
and Chicago over an hour, the train
leaving Denver at 4:l5 and arriving
in Chicago next evening at 7;15, just
twenty-seven hours out.
O. S. Galbreath took the eastbound
train this morning. Mr.. Galbreath
will probably be absent until after the
annual meeting of the Redmen council
at Pueblo. which assemblies at Pueblo
on the 18th of August.
vi NpNiH H' DthdAol i'AiNl VIII hNNtpt
the nomination at the hands of Dem
ocracy. With all due reverence and
respect for the senior senator he has
been willing to accept the senatorship
without turning his hands over for the
past twenty years, He takes it ms a
natural heritage and We presume the
old.lne Democrats viii have to stand
back once more and let him slide in.
Mr. Otto Wierrum. who has been
visiting his son and daughter-in-law
the past few weeks departed this
morning for New York City. Mrs.
Wierrum will remain for some weeks,
finding the climate and our little city
agreeable.
The commissioners have instructed
all road overseers that they must rem
der itemized bills for services rem
dcred, properly sworn to, and that all
persons employed by them must also
render sworn statements of the time
put in Thus the good work Of the
tax league is having It's effect,
c. S. Boyd, of Aztec, who was called
to his old home in Illinois last month
on account of the death of his father,
returned last night Mr.. Boyd found
the east in very prosperous condi-
ton. though the heavy rains and
winds have damaged the oats and
corn to considerable extent. But
there will be n much larger yield than
last year when drouth caused nearly
an entire failure of all kinds of late
cereals Mr.. Boyd will probably be
associated with Chicago parties and
enter the fruit business this fall and
buy for the western market.