Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-09-28

l, pears L, apples j, sweet corn, pota
toes. turnips and cabbage.
| Joe Day, Animas valley. a brand OF
potatoes known as the 10 Day Whop
pers; also parsnips and onions.
j. T. Brazier, AniInas valley, 4
pound potatoes and some pears.
Ed. Buchanan, Glen Arbor ranch on
| Hermosa creek. largest head of cab
bage at the fair; pepper, egg plant
several kinds of squash. apples IS
pears 4, plums 2.
l. Covert, Lightner creek. apples 8
pears l.
A. Buchanan. Hermosa. apples ~
plums 3.
Mrs. L. A. Dooley, Pennington. vel.
low Crawford peaches and Bartlett
pears.
Thomas Brothers, La Plata. peaches
2, plums and prunes 8, apples 6.
John Grear, La Plata. apples G.
Charles Haley, Animas valley. APP
pies 10, pears 5, plums 6.
f. w Mead, Hermosa, apples "a
Ed. Hendricks. Cedar Hill. N. NJ.
apples IL. peaches 3, tomatoes 2
plums 6. ounce 1, pears (.
John II. Earls. La Plata apples I.
NJ j. Hood, Florida Mesa, apples G
Edgar Bates, wheat thrashed and
in sheaf. and cabbage.
j. L. Salabar, Pine river, wheat,
oats and potatoes.
A. Banta. Pine river potatoes.
F. Reiman. Bayfield,, pumpkins. rad
ishes. bee,s. parsnips. hulless barley
and wheat in sheaf.
Berry Martin. Pine river. sheai
oats
J. p Lowell, Pine river. apples ). po
tatocs, thrashed wheat, oats in sheaf
and :! bundles OF grasses.
Harry Pierson, Pine river. oats and
wheat
10 Day had timothy feet high
Alaska and red clover and alfalfa.
Mrs Roberts. Durango, large sun
flower
r. e. Gaines, Hermosa. Is bundles
OF grasses and boque,s OF wild flow
ers
Archie Campbell, Pine river, sheai
wheat.
J. S. Craig. Animas valley, popcorn
grass. wheat. oats, barley and pump
kins.
George Conley had a fine bundle OF
winter wheat raised without lrriga-
ton.
j. T. Sheath had timothy and other
grasses 6 feet high.
There were varieties OF grasses
over 1 feet high that no name on
the tags.
Charles Jones of Deep creek had
wheat feet high and rye feet.
John McAfee of Texas creek had
oats feet high.
G. w Turner, Animas valley, had
corn u feet high with large and per
feet ears.
Evans Wood OF Flora Vista also had
corn as. good as the Kansas Article
ID. Doane OF Deer creek had nns
sheaf OF hulless barley
In the fine arts building there was
an elegant display in every depart
ment In the fabrics there WAS rare
old lace, fancy worked aprons, baby
dresses. doilies, center pieces, lam
brequins, mantle pieces, stand covers
sofa pillows. crazy quilts, bed spreads
and all sorts and descriptions OF need
lie work that is beyond the powers OF
any ordinary man to describe.
Then there was an elegant display
Of burnt wood and burnt leather work
water-color. pen, pencil and crayor
drawing. painting and kindred kinds
of pictures, which show that this sec
ton OF the country is rich in artistic
talent as well as the things above de
scribed.
The rural and city schools had g
long list OF entries which were lastly
arranged along the walls. There were
maps. specimens OF writing and draw
ing paper-cutting. picture-framing
weaving OF grass mats and baskets
music writing. pressed ferns and flow
ers artistically pasted on cardboard
cut sticks neatly tied with ribbon ant
designed to show the different varie
| ties OF wood.
There was an exquisite collection o
hand painted and Haviland china.
Then there were showcases con
tanning bread. pies. cakes. etc. ant
next there was a table well laden witt
large variety OF preserved fruits.
This display was very importan
and interesting feature of the fair ant
will no doubt greatly stimulate inter
est In the fine arts.