Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-09-25

ment.
Dave and Dan Duffeld are down
from their Hermosa homes today.
Morgan Steward of Lightner, who
has Just finished haying, says he has
good crop Of excellent nay.
Fred Stolsteimer was feeling better
today and his many friends trust he
will improve steadily.
Every merchant should have his
name TO an advertisement in The Her
aid the coming week.
Ten thousand people will read this
issue of The Herald In time to attend
the fair The Herald wants all to be
posted.
Half rates will prevail from points
along the broad gauge next week. This
VIII enable all our southern neighbors
to visit us.
The fair management may gain n
larger crowd by sending out more ad-
vertising literature to the San Juan
towns announcing the added fourth
day Of sports.
| The Elks win have social session
at their hall this evening. All mem.
bers are urgently requested to attend +:
also all visiting members In the city
| invited
Jesse Shields, who is in from Light,
ner creek today. says they are in a
bad way out there for some road re.
pairs, particularly the road to the
mining sections
Saturday will be given up to COW.
boy sports, Indians and broncho bust
ing, and a baseball game Is being ar.
ranged by Manager Kuebler and A. ].
Chitwood for that day.
Fair visitors from the south will
ride into the Durango union depot in
modern equipped coaches over broad
gauge, and II we wished to go ont OIL
broad gauge we would have to e
south.
Mrs. o. F. Boyle is entertaining tn,
members of the Christian Catholic
= Sunday school, twenty, at her resi-
: dence this afternoon. Ice cream, cake
and other good things will make the
little hearts happy.
Jim Craig is down from the Rock
} wood country today and tells us that
stock looks good In the hills. 1t is
not time to move. probably for severa
weeks. They look for an open fall
following a wet season of several
! months.
There are prospectors who lie
'round ten years waiting for the as
sessment work to run ont on a hole In
me ground not worth ten cents. sc
they may locate ii, when IL they would
hustle to find something they mgnt
nave a dollar In their life time. And
the La Plata district has few OF
them, unfortunately.
Jacob Zipperian started for the pen
itentiary this morning to serve the
term imposed as result of two trials
Tor the killing of Matt Luxsinger. He
said he wanted to serve the sentence
and get through with it, He had said
before that ne was sorry that either
lury that tried him had not seen and
known of all the trouble between him.
self and Luxsinger; that had they
lone so, he would be a free man. VIM.
Melton was also taken out, Sheriff
Thompson having the two in charge
this morning.
Slattery telephoned yesterday that
he would like to wager $3.50 to $500
on the games next week. One Du.
range sport assured The Herald this
forenoon that the Silverton manager
would be accommodated: that he had
500 and knew Of several others who
were willing to chance from $25 to
800 and If Slattery will send his
check of 800 as a forfeit. or his check
Tor $3.50 to The Herald, it will be cov-
cred at once. Now put up, Jack. or
shut up. Durango is going to humble
Your pride and don't you forget it.
EVERY afternoon at O'Clock there
VIII he ball practice by the Durango
nine at the fair grounds which any
| desiring may see without cost. And
some pretty work may be seen. Burge
Morehead, Whittle, Coykendall, Ma
honey, all of Denver. are here. Coy.
kendall is pitcher, and another Den.
YER man will help in one game. Rob
erts. Hughes and Herrick. home boys.
VIII be in the lineup. Manager Kueb.
Ter says this bunch will play ball and
Mr. Slattery will know it when they
get through.
Earl Snyder says II is worth the
money and mora IN 900 tho ID,