Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-08-15

expected home Saturday night.
The Wingate and Ambold buildings
are being artistically finished inside.
Parson Lou Smith of the state land
board was an arrival from Denver last
evening
Tylan 5alabar, one of the boys born
and raised at Bayfield,, was attending
TO business in Durango today.
A full attendance of the Fair COM
mittee is desired at the meeting to-
night, as there is business of import
ance to attend to.
Judge Newcomb today is reported
as holding his own He is resting
easy, sleeps considerable and takes
the proper nourishment, all of which
is encouraging
Mrs. A. c. Morris, who was recently
adjudged insane, returned this morn
ing to Bayfield,, her home. She has
been under the care OF Mrs. Smelcer
the past few weeks. and owing to the
quiet and rest has SO far improved as
TO be able TO return home.
District Attorney j. A. Pulliam came
in from Rico last night and left for
Pagosa Springs this morning. District
court conyenes there Monday, and Mr..
criminal business ready. Attorney C..
A johnson and his stenographer, Mrs.
Hart, also went.
Judge Russell and Miss Messecre,
court stenographer, leave in the morn
ing Tor Pagosa springs to mold court.
winch conyenes Monday. There is a
cases, ana The session is expected to
last about ten days.
Freeman & McCloskey are arrang-
ing to make a trial shipment from the
Gold Dollar in Burnt Timber gulch, u
tributary OF the La Plata river. Ii
is said that some years ago Bud Sar-
properly that ran s,VU to the ton.
Miss Minnie Markley and her daugh-
ter, Miss Lily, and her son William,
arrived last evening from Wichita and
lett at once by private conveyance Tor
Farmington To attend the funeral oil
Mrs. Markley's daughter, MIS-. j. A.
it,l.s
the home of Mrs. IL. ". Willis, Sis
ter OF Mrs. Duff
Wash Patrick sent out 10000 more
fish this morning, this time to Chama
river Mr. Patrick says lot OF the
little FISH get into the irrigating
bitches, otherwise the supply in the
rapidly. He says he wi soon be able
to send out IA batch OF several thou
sand every day.
Albert C. Thomas, secretary and
treasurer OF the san Juan Fruit Grow
ers' Association, is late arrival from
La Plata, N. NJ, and will be found at
-
,ne season. Mr.. Thomas says there
is going to be lots OF fruit on the mar
ket this fall and his people will be in
close touch with tle consumers.
Phil. p. Taft, superintendent of the
Seventh division OF the railway mail
service, with headquarters at ST. Lou
10 la 81 {,
train en- route TO Silverton, where ne
will decide today whether he will re-
turn to Durango and continue his
journey via the Rio Grande Southern
or enjoy the stage ride TO Ouray.
The opera house management is not
responsible tor the show put up by
local yesterday that the two put up a
very good performance, but this was
on the personal representation of one
who should have given US the facts.
1t is not the intention of this paper to
mislead theater patrons. But Oscar
Handlers company will be here the
coming week and make up for last
evenings disappointment
Present indications point to good
ly number taking in the San Juan ex-
cursion to Salt Lake City. Agent Nc
Atee is in receipt of many inquiries
and applications for sleeper accommo-
dations. It's a rare opportunity Of
| fered once year to visit the great
Mormon capital at small expense.
Round trip only S20.50. Train leaves
Durango Tuesday morning, the 10th,
running through to Grand Junction
with only one night out to Salt Lake.
The entertainment by the Sherrys
| last night was a very tame affair. tn.
| best part OF it was joke on the Rio
| Grande railroad. The darkies who
play around town can give better
entertainment any day, so far as the
| musical part goes, than that given by
| the Sherrys. The two dialogues would
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