Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-08-01

Henry l.. Morgan Is in from Hes
perus today.
Editor Clark of the La Plata Miner
isc spending the day In town.
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Several little showers yesterday.
last night and today have greatly ben
efted this section.
There will be a meeting of the fair
directors at Glen Russell's office at
o'clock this evening. A full attend
| ance is desired.
Fred Bishoff did not get away yes
terday morning as announced The
train pulled out while he was rustling
his fishing outfit.
Posters are out announcing the reg.
| ular San Juan excursion to Salt Lake
| City. The fare for the round trip
| from Durango is 5000, good to leave
here August 1G and good to return till
August 81.
If you enjoy ball game, don't for
get the game billed for Sunday. 1t is
between Silverton and Durango The
d. & X. G. will make rate of 81 for
the round trip on that date for those
| coming from Silverton.
| D
Charley Hughes passed very bad
| night, and as we go to press he is re-
ported to be very low. His brother
Bert did not arrive from Telluride
last night as was expected. but 1t is
pretty certain that he will be In to-
night.
Mrs. F. S. Hughes and her daughter,
mother and sister of Charley Hughes.
| who is seriously III at Mercy Hos
pital. arrived last evening from Flor
| rissant, near Colorado Springs, and
| are now at his bedside.
Elder Watson of the African Meth.
odist church was an arrival on the
eastern last night. and will put in a
| few days here holding service at the
church on the corner of Second av-
enue and Ninth street
Jack McHenry is down today from
the Londonderry. where he Is engaged
in taking out and sacking ore. He re-
ports fine showing in the breast of
the tunnel and samples of the ore
show 1t to be of very high grade.
The fire department was called out
last night to put out a fire In the
house on Second street occupied by
Mrs, Davenport, the dressmaker. The
blaze was confined to the kitchen, and
very little damage was done, owing to
The quick work of the firemen. 1t is
not known how the blaze started.
Bayfield, is soon to have telephone
connections with the rest of the
world. The contract for setting the
poles has been let to w H. Skidmore,
and work will be commenced at an
early date. The line will run from
Animas City eastward to the Florida
and Pine river, thence down Pine to
Bayfield,.
Il. Cornell and wife, accompanied
by his daughters, Agnes and Cora, are
expected this evening from Inlay
City, Mich, to visit in this city for
ten days. Mr. and Mrs. Cornell are
the parents of our townsman. Mr..
Cornell, at the depot. Mr., e. Cornell
Is agent OF the Grand Trunk railway
in his home town. The railroad bust
ness runs in the family.
w II. Skidmore left this morning
for Pagosa Springs to get horse and
mule which he has been advertising
reward for for the last two weeks.
The animals were found in the pos
session of parties who are being held
by Sheriff Taylor on suspicion of
stealing them. Mr. Skidmore expects
to return Sunday. when he will com
mence work on the telephone line to
Bayfield,.
The play last night "a Wife's
Honor" was well presented and thor
ouehly appreciated. Owing to the
night being rainy the audience was
main In which to see this company's
performances, and those who have not
yet attended should do 50 tonight or
tomorrow night the bill is "a Child of
Fortune" Saturday there will be a
matinee.
The Methodists and lot OF their
friends indulged in good old fash
ioned social last night at the Water
fall ranch. A large party went
from town, some in right and 9TH
ers on horseback while the residents
of Animas Valley were out In great
force. It rained early in the evening
and again later, but 1t stopped long
enough TO let the crowd get there and
then let them go home without get
ting wet. A very pleasant evening
was spent and an elegant supper
served.
The new oil company incorporated
by DR. McEwen and others is COM
posed principally of Durango parties.
although the property is at Cherry