Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-09-11

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the Las Vegas nine as follows, because
Durango girls were there making eyes
at their red caps and sweaters; Names
and line up: Edwards, ss. Tanning, I'd
base; Lyons. catcher; Brown, list
base; Dickerson. left field; Taylor.
center field Cross. right field; Rath-
burn. Sd base. Nash and Cable, pitch
ers. The bunch looked like they could
play ball or do most anything in the
athletics Slattery got the money.
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Investors continue to crowd into the
Pennington country, but do YOU know
some OF them come back to Durango
for lots and lands?
There are twenty-five to forty eoun
" and state fairs coming on in Sep
tember and October in C0lorado-a
prosperous year with splendid results
In the production of the various indus
tries.
The Durango Savings and Building
association mas sufficient money on
hand for the building of n neat cot
tage OF four TO ave rooms. This mon
ey Is ready to loan to some one who
viii build a home Two-thirds of the
total value OF the lot and building is
loaned.
Walter NJ. Hunter is in from the La
Platas. He is one out of 500, 900 news
paper boys. only one who was lucky
enough to make snug mining for
tune, which he amassed out of his part
Of the May Day. He still believes in
the La Plata district more than in any
other
Franklin GuiteTman, manager of the
American Smelling & Refining com
pany. who mas been visiting the Du.
range plant and sizing up the prospect
Of Increased mineral production at Sill
verton. departed this morning for Den
yer. Mr.. Cliterman says the Duran
20 plant is progressing satisfactorily
md that the outlook for increased pro
duction at Silverton is very promising;
that the San Juan has splendid rep
Gtation on the outside and will con
tlnue to grow and advance.
The Bullion Mountain Mining com
Dany of the Needles district. represent
ed by a Mr.. Swartout, who recently
departed on morning train, Is at
tackled by a food of liens taken by
miners and others employed there
since the first of last March. The last
batch filed is represented by John G.
Wynn. Thomas Bennett. Frank Cox.
John Bloom. Charles Rayhousen, Joe
Hotter and George Jorgens, The boys
paid the fee in filing the liens and
walked out, trusting TO fate, as they
had done when they went to work.
The county commissioners as II
board of equalization are having more
difficulty now than when they sat to
listen to prayers for the repair Of
roads. The tax valuations were raised
in many instances. among them the
american smelter for 100000 more.
Protests are many and the board will
continue to sit for some time. Round
goes the merry ball.
Those Shetland ponies owned by
bert Brown are innocent looking fel-
lows but they can upset the infantile
rig to which they are driven If the
driver turns the corner too quick. This
was the case last evening and as a
as well as the left hand of Charley
Walters. The two were thrown
against some stones which caused the
injuries, which, though a trihe pain
ful. are not serious.
The Baptist church, one of the pret-
lest edifces in Durango, will prob.
ably place a cement sidewalk around
It's frontage on two streets, The trus-
tees had decided to do this If the con-
sregation would oconcur, and at a
meeting last night it was voted that IL
a guarantee that the walk would give
good service without repair for two
years were given, the trustees might
proceed TO make the contract. 1t will
he the same as the walk first laid by
w. T Kirkpatrick
Jimmy Henernan, whom so many
win remember as long ago as when he
begun to wear trousers in the Durango
country is over from Colorado
Springs, whore he has lived for sew
cral years, being engaged there and at
cripple Creek In the banking business,
Some Of the girls OF Your time, Jimmy,
IRE grandmas now, and we don't know
what has become of the boys. Mr..
! ileneruan is brother of Joe and of
Mrs. Lille Carson, wife of Bob, VINO
died of heart trouble some years ago
The Heifernan family was distinguish
ed for the beauty grace, rare intelli.
gencc and nobility of their classical
mother The old general, James j..
Is among the graves of the soldiers.
The nim-lammer who .flammed
Durangoites out of about one thous
and dollars in the Chicago Chronicle
srite-np fake couple OF years ago,
falling to carry out the agreement as