Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-07-03

| Attorney n. e. MilirT arrived nome
| yesterday from Denver. having taken
IN the races.
Mrs. j. c. Rachofsky aud daughter
| Dora are expected from Boulder. be-
fore the Fourth. for two months
stay.
Silverton will attract a large num-
her OF Duraugoites on the Fourth.
| what with base ball and Elk doings
| there Is going to he some attraction.
l.. T. Nathan and family were pas
sengefs on the Southern this morn
| ing. for Telluride, where they VIII
spend the Fourth, taking in the cele-
bration.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Van Benthuy-
| sen and Miss NJ u BenthuySeD Of New
| Orleans. La who are making the Cir
Gle trip. are spending short time in
| Durango on their way around the cir
Gle
Frederick Wheeler was arrested
yesterday at Thompson's park for
stealing a calf. and is now in jail
awaiting trial He had a companion
In tho theft. whom the officers are now
| looking out for.
Miss Babe" Barber returned from
Denver last week where she spent
three weeks with her sister Lena.
Chris Mountain had his fingers
laccrntcd by a circular saw at Jack
sou's Saturday afternoon. No bones
injured
Charley johnson and C. r Morgan
have been continued a. the heads of
the Democratic party Of La Plata
county.
John McHenry is in Jail awaiting
trial for stealing blanket from Mr.
Prowltts Office last Saturday after
noon.
Col Price went to Mancos this morn.
ing to look over his ranch property
He win return Wednesday or Thurs
| day
The VIII Of John G. Turner was
brought up in the county court today
| Probation was allowed. aud the ad
Instment day hxed.
The son OF j u Adams Of Rico. q
young man about "a years OF age. died
Yesterday from the effects OF wound
received by horse kicking him few
days ago
The case Of the people VS. Semalr
for carrying concealed weapons, came
up before the police magistrate this
morning and the defendant was dis
| charged
The wngonotte Tor Trlmble Springs
| is now stationed In Durango at the
| san Juan stables, and by leaving word
on short notice
| Mrs II II Schmidt and sons nnt
| niece who came to this section las
| fall and settled in la Plata, have sole
| their place. and are returning To theil
old home In Nebraska. after shor
stay at Durango,
| Charley Paine has bought ORC Fin,
stage line OF Wood q Morgan ant
| viii make daily trips to Orc Fino
| leaving Snyder & Buslirks at 7 a M.
returning about Z 30. Leave word at
| Snyder & Buskirls
The Republican county central com
mittce meeting Saturday, was pretty
we'll attended and rules for the gov
| crnment OF the party were adopted
| The party In La Plata county Is
preparing to march to victory this
| fail
Squire Watson and wife. DR. Potts
| and wife and Mr. Magraw and wife al
Silyerton. registered at the HermosD
house yesterday. remaining over night
and enjoying the baths The party ea
| poets TO take this afternoons train
for home
Miss Bauer, daughter OF George
Bauer OF Mancos. celebrated her birth
dny last week with her usual custom
OF giving lawn party to all the child
run in town One hundred aud sixty
children attended on this occasion
and spent delightful afternoon.
The forest tres are beginning "a
play havoc In the county The one
ON Devil mountain is still burning
nerccly. Coyote park is credited with
good sized one and there is one
burning toward Square Top mountain
which we can see from town. .-Pagosn
Springs News
This county can only count on a
two thirds hay and oats crop on the
wet ranches In this county this year
and almost u total failure on the dry
ones. Old timers say It is the worst
year In the history All the smaller
streams are nearly dry-Pagosa
Springs News
They do say the Nnvajos are In a
bad way The drought has played