Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-11-10
From Mondays Daily.


an arrival last night and will spend a
few days with friends.
| Henry ]. Hawley. OF Denver. state
boiler inspector. was Durango visi
tor Saturday and Sunday.
| The Red Men hall is now so high
you have to look twice to see the top
and still they are making 1t higher.
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| ]. G. Giles. OF Cortez, returned Sat.
urday evening from the worlds fair
and went on home Sunday morning.
ID. H. Franks, who is installing a
plant of machinery on the East Man.
cos, was passenger for Denver yes
terday.
Miss Maude Pinkerton returned Sat
urday from Silverton. where she has
been visiting friends. and continued on
o her home at Mancos. yesterday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Brotherton came
down this morning from Eureka, where
they have been spending a few weeks.
They will remain in town few days.
B. C. Arnold. recent proprietor OF
the Mountain View hotel. has leased
the Union lodging house in Silyerton
and is reported to be doing good
business.
F. NJ. kilmer. superintendent of the
Chief mine. returned from business
rip to Denver last night. accompanied
by j. ID Alpine, Treasurer of the com
pany They went up to the mine this
morning.
Charles Fleck came down from Orc
Fino Saturday night and will stay till
after election. He has been doing as
sessment on his claims in that sec
Ion, and will return and finish up as
soon as he finds out who is elected.
Jake Wilson returned Saturday
night from his two months vacation
which he spent east OF the Mississippi
river. He took in the fair. went to
Chicago. New York and several other
Of the great cities, having high old
time
lay night from long absence In New
York state. and was met here by her
husband. II. J, McNutt. and daughter
Miss Anna. The three stayed over
Sunday in Durango and continued on
TO Silverton last night
T u. Peterson la down from Rock.
wood and reports that they are making
good headway on the big dam and will
he through by winter, II winter don't
come too soon. 1t is race between
winter and the contractors to see who
gets there first
Mrs, Marian Tracey Whiting, the
clever impersonator who made
great hit with Durango audiences some
months ago. when she appeared with
the Handler Stock company. is in the
city, having arrived last night. She
is on political mission this time.
o.
Frank Rivers came down from Oro
Fino today. He says the survey for
the new road is all finished and cross
sectioned and the mile posts are set
Bids for construction are to be open
ed next Thursday at 10 o'clock in the
morning by the state engineer There
are two or three local bids in.
Miss Angela Mccormick drew the
ton Of coal on number l75 at the Cath
lie fair Saturday night. No. 46S took
the silk umbrella and No. 4O3 the set
Of silver knives and forks. but the
holders of the last two numbers have
not appeared to claim the articles
The fair was a greater financial sue
cess by about $50 than last year,
which was an agreeable surprise TO
those in charge.
A movement is on foot in Montezu-
ma county 10 issue bonds for $500 900
to build new irrigation system
There is some opposition to the move
meni. however, as 1t is believed by
some that the diflculties with the
Montezuma Canal company will even
tually be Strengthened out to the sat
isfaction OF all concerned. in which
event the new system would not be
required.
Sam May returned last night from
his trip east. having been absent five
weeks. He took in the worlds fair.
Cincinnati, st. Louis. Covington and
several other places. He enjoyed the
trip thoroughly.
An instance Of the great odds be-
ing offered on Roosevelt against Par.
ker came under Mr. Mays observa.
tion. A Parker man was shooting on
his mouth and wanted to bet 81 900
on his man. A Republican invited him
to walk over 10 the bank. where he OF
fered to wager 10000 against the
81 900 that Roosevelt would be elected
but the Parker man backed down Ten
to one is the prevailing odds, and
there are mighty few takers at that.
You can see the Republican senti-
ment everywhere. Most all the bust
ness houses have pictures Of Roose-