Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-10-01

cleaned from the shots and the cas-
ing pulled and will be recased, work
on which will begin at once.
The Times may have some good
news of the oil fields of this county
At no distant day, yet cannot positive
ly state Just when.
The operators have not lost faith
in the proposition and are working as
rapidly as possible.
From Mondays Daily:
Harry Schiller returned home to
Alamosa yesterday.
Joe H. De witt and family returned
to Dolores yesterday.
d. Cassigoli was up from bayfield,
and stayed over Sunday.
Walter Hays and the rest of the Cor
tez contingent left for home this
morning.
d. r. Neville and w. F. 'Hobson of
La Plata City are still in town-can't
break away too sudden.
Now that the fair is over, we'll ali
settle down to work again. Some of
us, however, have never left off work
ing.
w. ]. Patterson, county treasurer,
left on trip to Denver this morning
expects to return the last of the
week
Mrs. A. Nicholson, sister of Mrs. G..
e. Tiffany, departed for her home at
Los Angeles this morning after spend
ing month in Durango.
o. N. Duncan and wife came in yes
terday from McElmo canon and will
spend day or two in the city on bus
mess. They are stopping at the In
ter-Ocean.
w. F. Ordway and Mrs. +. X. Lamb
constitute the delegation to the Re-
publican convention from Montezuma
county. Mr.. Ordway left for Denver
yesterday and Mrs. Lamb went Sat
urday.
The La Plata county delegation to
the Republican state convention pulled
out for Denver yesterday 1t was
composed of Charles A. Pike. Silas w.
Smith, George Tyner. Frank Lake and
NJ. X. Schutt.
A drizzling rain started in last night
about dark and kept up all night and
continrel greater part of the morn
ing, giving the ground thorough
soaking. The sprinkler man will be
out of business for some days.
Mr. and Mrs. c. c. Eddy. who have
been spending a month with their son
@. c., in this city, departed for their
home at Boulder this morning. They
enjoyed their stay immensely and will
have some things TO tell their friends
about the wonderful fruit exhibit at
the fair.
The funeral of Mrs. Charles How
ard who died at the hospital Satur-
day morning was held at the rooms
Of the Durango Undertaking company
At o'clock this afternoon, and the
service was conducted by the Sal
walton Army.
OF course we expected several
names would be omitted from the Pr
oneer list owing to the rush. Among
those purchasing tickets and not at
tending We're Messrs. W. N. Bagby. F.
r. Graham and d. L. Sheets and pos
sibly others, while Sam May is one
Of the new members as well as Mr..
Campbell.
The matched race between Temple
Maid and Follow Me for $3.50 side
was run at the fair grounds yesterday
afternoon and was Witnessed by a
small crowd. Follow Me won by about
90 feet. Very little side money was
bet on account OF the crowd being
so small. Both are good racers and
1t looked as though Temple Maid was
the swifter of the two for half mile.
as she more than held her own for
that distance. Follow Me is owned by
a race horse man named Humphrey
and Temple Maid by an elderly. Grip
pied man, who does his own riding.
The copartnership existing between
the firm name Of George Hall and ].
H. Russell, contractors for the Colo
rndo Ditch md nnval0nmanf cOmnanY