Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-11-17
Mancos property as fast as possible

Mancos property as fast as possible.
The official count is not yet COM
pleted. It is expected 1t will take all
day tomorrow.
A boy baby was an arrival at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. All Turner in
the Animas valley Sunday.
J. H. Ploger. the travelling hard
ware man. came down on the Silver
ton train this morning.
The Red Men are getting ready for
tVeir opening ball Printers are barr
ed Tickets are S. a piece.
Pug Lewis returned last night from
Goldfeld. New. He thinks Goldfield Is
all right and may return there later.
The money for the Oro Fino road
is all in the bank and there is nothing
fly.
We are glad to announce that the
editor of The Herald is considerably
better today than he was yesterday
He is not yet able to sit up.
Irv McGrew pulled out for his
overland by way of Pennington to
Gallup. where he will take the train.
There is promised a large atten-
dance and an assured good time at
the Guild dance Friday night Tickets
may be obtained of John Herr, at his
assay Office.
The promptness with which all the
parties who subscribed towards the
ORC Fino road. put the money in the
bank, shows that there are a lot oil
pushers in this town.
J. L. Wright, grand clerk of the
Women of Woodcraft Circle. depart
ed for his home in Leadville this
morning. having put in the day here
yesterday and visited the lodge.
Barney McGraw received a hand
some black stallion last night by rail.
The animal is a beauty. 1t is Percher-
on-Norman stock and Mr. McGraw
says it was imported from France.
The ranchmen on the east side of
the Animas river. between Animas
City and Trimble Springs. will get the
brigde for which they have so long
waited The county commissioners
are advertising for bids for building
the same.
Jesse Haller is with us again hav-
ing come in last evening He has
been doing the strenuous In the horse
race business the past few days. He
matched his mare Lena against
Frank Reid's horse Egypt for 22O
Yards for $500 side. Considerable
other money. bet by other parties.
changed hands on the result. Lena
beat by neck in this race and the
hackers of Egypt thought then their
favorite could win in a quarter-mile
race. so on Monday last they ran
that distance. The stakes were SAT
in money. two cows and a calf. Lena
came out ahead with daylight show.
ing between them. Still the hackers
of Lena were not satisfied and anoth-
er race for quarter was run Tues
day This time Lena left Egypt by
fully a length.
At the home of the brides mother
this morning. at o'clock. occurred
the marriage of Mr.. Joseph Woods
and Miss Ethel Barber, the ceremony
being performed by Rev. Ferguson OF
the PRESBYTERIAN church Relatives
md intimate friends TO the number
of about twenty-five were present
The house was decorated in charming
style, the colors being white and
green. After the ceremony bounti
ful wedding breakfast was served AT
inc home, and the happy couple was
accompar.e'l by their frieuGs tc he
depot. "h''e they TOOK the trail. fnr
bthNeI AM i. -
tty of rice was.thrown awav AMI u
large placa'l was hung up on the
chair car vhich informed til, public
that the co lDle was just married. and
oh, so happy" The bride has grown
to womanhood in Durango and for
the past three or four years has filed
the responsible position of cashier
and accountant with the Graden Mer-
camille company. She has host of
warm friends among both old and
young. The groom has n RESPONSE
BILE position in the bookkeeping de
partment at the smelter, and is
known as young man of character
and integrity. May happiness be al.
ways theirs.