Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-10-17

urday is the strongest one that has
been put ZIP since we have been = res
ldent Of this section. and. while the
county was Democratic two years ago.
we expect this ticket to be elected at
the coming election. Says the La
Plata Miner.
Emery Brown is down from Orc
Fino spending few days He is still
negglng away on his claims and like
the thoroughbred prospector, he is
hopeful as ever There is quite rush
Of fall work around Oro Fino.
W NJ Mason came in from Florida
mesa today and hurried to the county
clerks office to register He says they
don't hear anything about politics out
his way. The all-absorbing topic is
the rains and the damaged roads and
dItches.
Dr. Hurd returned last night from
Pueblo with the rest of the Witnesses
who We're summoned before the feder-
al grand jury in the Indian murder
'ase. George Sherer went on TO Salt
Lake city. He will be back In time to
vote.
According 10 the grape vine service
If this mornings Democrat via the
Ncw Yore Herald. Parker's show OF
Election is about as good ms that OF
Tom Watson, The Herald. which is sup
PORTING Parker, has made a careful
poll OF the state and ascertains that
Roosevelt will come to New York
rity with n plurality OF at least 15O.-
900 and that this lead cannot possl-
bly, be overcome by the man from
Esopus And The Herald says II this
is true the big lead indicated IL sub
stantlated 1t means Higgins for gov
'rnor without a doubt No wonder 1t
lie is heard of Parker and Gassawayi
hese days.
Pay day al Cripple Creek. October
ION. was the largest In the history
If the district. considerable more than
$500 900 being distributed the wage
aarners, The Star says THE number
If leases and the number of shipping
mines is greater than at any time In
the history of the camp" And still
he agitators say Peabody is a blight
G. NJ Corlett passed through from
Silverton this morning on his way
home TO Monte Vista Mr.. Corlett has
interests In San Juan county.
He says every man who Is Interested
in the upbuilding of the state cannot
help but vote for Peabody and the Re
publican ticket. He says old Rio
Grande county will do Its full
iuty in this direction.
l. S. Seaman and wife. John Ham
llton and wife and Robert Hammond,
all of Pittsburg. Pa, stopped over
night In the city and continued east
this morning They are Interested in
the big mines of Red Mountain and
on trip for pleasure. stopped on
to see their property. They feel ju.
bilant over their holdings. having
great confidence In the future OF the
property. They stopped In Durango
to see the town and expressed them
selves well pleased
Edward Kcating, receiver OF the
Montezuma canal, returned last night
from the Montezuma valley He
attended the fair at Cortez. and re-
He says the fruit and agricultural dis
play was urprising-simply great
The races were very Interesting and
a lot of Indians were in attendance 10
AXE part In the Indian festivities Mr..
keatlng was there on the first day.
and on his way back to the railway
station, he met large number OF peo-
pie going to the fair from outside
points. Mr.. Keating left for Denver
his morning
Mr. and Mrs. Adolf Boureps, OF
Carlsbad, Germany. are tourists who
nave been swinging around the circle.
stopping over night at the Strater.
having come in by way OF Silverton
rhey have been travelling in Amer
lea extensively. having been to the
Pacific coast and are now on their
way east, and will soon return TO their
native land. At the worlds fair they
heard about the famous trip around
he circle and they wanted TO make II.
md especially the trip through the
Animas canon and over the Red Noun
ialn-Onray stage road. They had
little guide book which told In Ger
man OF the most important attractions
IN the route. and Mr.. Boureps readily
turned to the article descriptive OF
he Animas canon and showed It to
a reporter. He thought the descrip-
don failed to do the scenery justice,
and both he and his wife declared the
rip to be one OF the grandest they
had ever taken, and worth every cent
II cost to make It Mrs. Boureps ask
ed Landlord Stilwell for a hotel label
is she was leaving, having fad for
gathering such labels, and she had
great bunch of them.