Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-08-25

James Frink, OF Mancos, came in
yesterday, expecting to go to Pueblo
on cattle deal. but receiving tele-
gram informing him the deal would
not go through. he returned home this
morning.
NJ. r. Postman was IN arrival from
Denver last night and this morning
relieved Messenger Cosgrove OF his
run on the Rio Grande Southern. Mr..
Cosgrove takes the run between Ouray
and Montrose.
|. Y. Whitlock and wife OF Stephen,
New Brunswick, and r. I. Pierce, OF
Lundy, Cal, stockholders In the Gold
King Mines Co, came down from Sill
yertun this morning to look over the
Gold King coal mines here.
The potato crop of this southwest
section is going to be the best In
years. Many of our farmers will have
an opportunity of availing themselves
of the potato rate offered by the Den
yer a. Rio Grande some months ago.
Ensign Martin of the Salvation Ar
my returned last night from Telluride.
ing a barracks. Capt. Eva Ludgate,
daughter of Brigadier General Lud-
gate, is In charge of the work there.
William Springer has sold the Mon
teZuma Journal to Bean Bros. The
new owners announces that they will
run Democratic paper-will support
Parker, because he is opposed to the
trusts, etc. etc. They are making
poor start.
w, NJ. Springer. who has Just re-
tried from the Cortez newspaper
field, spent the night at the Palace
and took the stage for Pennington,
and Cortez this morning. Shouldn't
wonder If he should change his desi-
dence to one of those towns.
Durangoites are getting together.
The meeting held Saturday regarding
the Oro Fino wagon road Indicates
better and more united feeling than
for many days. Just keep a pushing
the same way and wen get there with
both feet
Miss Marion Tracy Whiting of the
Handler Stock company Is too clever
an actress to remain long on an out
of fthe-way circuit such as she IL trav-
cling now, that is II she follows the
manufacturer and she is Just on the
stage at present for little diver
sion
The joint picnic to be given by the
Silverton and Durango Eagles next
Sunday at Trimble Springs Ii To be
a public affair The public Is cordially
invited to come and have good time
rhe Eagles will own Tribe Springs
tor day and a night anu their friends
outside of the order are invited to
help them celebrate.
The Gear Is no better pleased over
he arrival of hoy at his house than
IS l.. C. Railway over the appearance
Of a girl baby at his home Saturday
afternoon. II was sister the two
boys wanted and a sister It IL. And
there is general rejoicing over the fine
manner in which mother, child and
All concerned are getting along.
Mr.. Renikerr, catcher for the Gold
Kings at Silverton yesterday, was u
passenger this morning for Golden.
He has been working in the Silver
Lake mill and the Gold King mine
this summer getting practical exper-
fence, for he is n student at the
School of Mines. Last summer he
worked in mines in Ouray county.
He is going back to Golden to resume
his studies.
The Durango Beer & Ice nine and
the Gold King boys will play a game
Of ball at Trimble Springs on Sunday.
the occasion of the picnic given by
the Eagles, If the lodges desire them
10. The matter has been presented
" tnt olucI do 5oOu tuc
Eagles of Silverton can be heard from
II will be decided. This would add
greatly to the attractiveness of the
lffarir.
Il. l.. Powers, the footracer who
beat Jack Cole the 4th of July, and
who helped the Gold Kings win their
glorious victory yesterday playing
enter field, passed through this morn
ing on his way to st. Louis where
ne runs with of the professional hose
teams in the Worlds Fair tourna-
nent. Powers is some on the run,
otherwise he would not have won the
race at Silverton two weeks ago
after the start obtained by Cole.
w. T. Kirkpatrick's party of friends
and relatives, numbering 26, came in
from his Pine river ranch yesterday,
had dinner at the Strater and left by
way of Silverton and Ouray for their
respective homes. Part of them go by
way of Salt Lake. The members of
he party are: j. w. Kirkpatrick and
family, J. F. kirkpatrick and family,
c. b. Holmes and wife, Sheridan,
Wyo,. E. T. Curry and wife. Beatrice,