Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-09-07

iory of the sport. While no defniteA
sum can be mentioned, 1t is estimated
hat many millions were lost and
Won The growing popularity OF the
races among society people is account
bile for the increase.
From Saturdays Daily:
C. II. Bland of the round-house. is
entertaining his brother-in-law, T.. ID.
Butler OF Jacksonville, Fla.
Wash Patrick sent $4,000 fish out
TO Mancos this morning to be dis
tributed in the streams around there.
School opens Tuesday morning.
Most of the teachers have arrived and
ire prepared TO resume their duties.
Mr.. and Mrs G. c. Eddy of Boulder
ire paying a visit to their son, County
Clerk Eddy They will be with us
several weeks
Mrs. Charles Howard left for Sill
her sister-in-law, Mrs Norris, who is
dangerously i'll.
T. d. Burns, Jr., arrived last even
ing from TERRA Amarillo. He en-
Ioyed the Joe Newman performance
md this morning went to Silverton to
remain over night.
The Durango ball team will not so
10 Silverton tomorrow as planned
Ouray and Silverton will try conclu-
5ions tomorrow and next day.
George Tyner was in the city a
short time today. MIR. Tyner is hav-
ng a new residence built by Frank
lake the old one having burned some
lime ago.
Mr. and Mrs. |. n Covert leave
Tuesday morning for ten days jaunt
through San Juan county, N. NJ, visit
ing the great fruit belt and the Farm
lngton fair.
Homer Biggs left this morning for
Colorado Springs where he enters Col
lrado College Tuesday next. The in
stitution is quite a favorite with Du-
-ango young people,
Messrs Thos lockwood, Nick
Cooke and George West composed La
plata's advance brigade to the Dem
Jcratic state convention this morning.
Jim Bennett and AL Pace leave to-
morrow.
Bert Brown is spending the day in
The city, arriving from Montezuma
county where he put in few days
shocking about picking up choice beef
cattle for his Silverton market He
continues to Silverton tomorrow.
Messrs. Tom Annear, Frank Wat
son and Editor d. w. Klinger of The
Standard came down from Silverton
this morning enroute to Denver to at
tend the Democratic state convention.
They are for Adair Wilson.
Ed. Tilton who has been critically
Ill at the hospital suffering with an
abscess in the head, has rapidly i'm
proved following an operation per-
formed by DIR. Ochsner a few days
ago, consisting of trephaning the
skull and removing the abscess,
The oil well encountered lie" last
night and Frank Eldredge and stock
holders are feeling good today. The
oil is in the shale at a depth of 5S5
feet and indications are tlattering.
The work of sinking is progressing
very satisfactorily and those backing
up the proposition are sanguine of
good results this time.
Patrons of the postofIice will re-
member Monday is legal holiday
and the office will be open in the
morning from 8 to 10 and again in
the evening after distribution of the
mail. Being holiday the carriers
VIII not so out Monday but mail can
be secured at the carrier windows
Monday evening the same as on Sun
days
Fred w Strater leaves in tho
morning for Denver. thence to Chi.
caso and Cleveland where he meets
mis- wife and daughter Mr.. Strater
WIN spend week or ten days in his
old Cleveland home and on his re-
turn Will be accompanied by Mrs.
strater 1t being undecided as tn
whether Gertrude will remain and at.
tend school this winter. Fred has nor
had a vacation of any sort for over
iVe years and while fifteen days is
not long time TO be out 1t will do
him lot OF good.