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

get even. the promoters not having a |
dollar AS result the Southwest ex-
listed about a year. when 1t was closed
by mortgage and then others took
hold of It, continuing the publication
another year, when The Herald was
foolish enough TO listen to the siren
voice and take II in. The Southwest
cost its hackers many
OF dollars, printers are stiil
holding the bag along with many 9TH
ers. Oh. but it pays backing some in
dividual with spite and malice as cap
ital. Still the work goes on and IL
remains to he seen how long 1t VIII
he kept mp.
Mr. and Mrs. james b. Young ami
child were among Tuesdays arrivals
and are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Dun
bar. MIR. Young is a newspaper man,
having been with leading Detroit pa
pers and lately with Boston dailies.
Mrs. Young has been In poor health
and the invigorating climate of Colo
rado is sought to work It's usual cure.
o.
The Aztec fair closes today and the
people who build fairs will all direct
their attention from this evening until
the Durango fair closes to make II the
biggest and best one ever held in the
Southwest. Get right out and gee to
work and never quit I'LL the Indians
get their tepees and poles loaded for
their return to the reservation.
Durango extends cordial Invita-
ton to everybody in the two San Juan
counties adjoining La Plata county.
the one on the north in Colorado. and
| tine one ON the south. in New Mexico.
| Come on. you'll have a royal good
time Durango has room and can take
care of all, We will give you great
show and put up baseball worth goin1
a thousand miles to see. Come to the
| fair September 27 to %. Tell YOU
friends about it and bring them along
Cr-teZ sticks its head up and wants
to Lnow II Durango is going TO sent
anybody down to the Montezuma fair
OF course we will We don't know
how many. but there are people her
who say they will go If Durango's fai
were to he twice as big.
Marshal Wickline's force has beel
Investigating the powder situation "a
day to learn If merchants keepin
high explosives within the city ar
complying with the ordinance recent
passed which prescribes the amour
of powder which may he kept in an
one place within the city limits,
The condition of Fred Stollsteimel
who is at Mercy hospital, suffering tn
ravagos of typhoid fever, at the hou
of going to press was reported yer
unfavorable, but the attendant unde
stood that ne Is not without chance
Tor recovery. Fred has host {
friends who will eagerly await NOR
encouraging tidings
The Eagles have been strolling bac
since last night to the home roos
They report having good time {
L Aztec. where they saw exhibits su
passing anything they had ever see
"A before They praise the people of A
, tee for their hospitality and-get-i
no rair. her peopl
will come to Durango and bring e,
erything from Lake Hamor and tn
head of the great power plant waite
way along with them.
|
Help all the schools of La Plat
county to make showing in Art ha
AZ the fair. Their features have bee
as attractive as any presented and III
policy encourages the teacher and tn
pupil. The time is short.
j. n. Grimes, who sold the Palac
bar few days ago to return TO "th
old country" tMissourD, says he still
likes Durango so well that he ma,
stay till the fair is over, because h.
believes it is going to he a big one
MIR. George h. Allen. one of the mos
prosperous pushers in San Juan coun
ty, is In Durango this morning. havin.
| '''Hshi III car OF lfult, winch dtf
not last long. Mr. Allen lives a
Pennington, hut he is boosting bott
the Pennington and Aztec fairs Botl
were grand successes, there helms
very little difference In the magni
tude and detail. Mr.. Allen ATTENDED
the Aztec fair yesterday and SAYS he
thinks there must have been 2OOC
| people present from noon on till even
| ing. In the morning at o'clock 35C
tickets TO the grounds bad been sold
and at noon more than four times the
| number had been sold
The exhibits were exceptionally fine.
Mr.. Allen says The fact that the sea.
son was two weeks later than usual
helped 10 round and perfect ripening.
and the Aztec fair coming on weol,
later had an advantage in that much
more time, At both fairs the fruit
exhibits were as good as at any for
nor fair In the two towns.
Agricultural exhibits were good
probably better than the average for
tweniS years. and the stock shows at
both places were convincing that San
luan is making rapid progress in the
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