Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1905-07-27

From Mondays Daily:
B. N Freeman is home from a trip
to Denver.
General HOLSTER departed for Den
yer yesterday morning after ten days
outing on Pine river.
c. 3. Cameron and wife OF Aztec
are enjoying an outing on the San
Juan near Pagosa Springs.
Chas. G. Hoskins and wife are home
from their vacation spent at Denver
and Boulder. returning last evening.
It's fine time the boys are having
who visit the Farrell and Mcbride
homes at the mouth of Texas creek.
Barrister Buchanan returned this
morning from spending Sunday with
the family at the country home above
Hermosa.
Parties back from Pine river re
port the stream high and say 1t will |
NC TWO "'thS before nSQlnR
will be at its best
Some fine trout are being landed |
from the San Juan. F. w Lacey hay.
ing caught one Weighing five pounds |
and 10 ounces one day last week
Lloyd Sheets and Johnnie Herr |
were home this morning in time to
start in the business day. Lloyd did |
not do so badly having caught sew
eral nice fish, one over a pound
10
Tom lockwood is stepping around
with more vim since returning from
the outing on Pine river A few DAYS
along good trout stream certainly
works wonders for one.
General Manager A. C. Ridgway OF
the Rio Grande is slated to arrive in
the city about tnis afternoon. Trip
one of inspection and ascertaining
progress on Pennington branch.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Wright returned
last evening from Pinkerton Springs
where they put in six days very pleas
antly. Tney say that about thirty
people are enjoying camp life in the
vicinity of Pinkerton.
The Delta county fair will he held
at Montrose during the Third week in
September, commencing Sept. goth,
and will last four days The San
Luis valley fair at Monte Vista will
be held the same week
w, T. kirkpatrick and his guests
returned from Pine river Saturday
Mr. kirkpatrick does not expect TO
spend much time al his country resi-
dence this season and the place has
been locked up and will probably not
be open TO guests again this year
O.
That Durango bears Silverton no
ill-will is shown by the fact that over
100 people from this place took in
the ball game there yesterday, not to
mention those who went up Saturday
evening.
The first Pennington peaches OF the
season were on sale this morning In
the course of a week or ten days the
early varieties will be within reacn
OF all And this will be fine as our
mouth has been watering for the de-
llclous fruit for some weeks
c. c. Sroufe started yesterday
morning overland for Gallup. Arizona
a Colorado railroad officials are kept
pretty busy these days and when the
appointed time comes dirt will iiy
Just as fast. Mr.. Sroufe will traverse
the route 10 be followed BY the rail
road as near as possible. Il
Andy Chitwood drove out this after
noon to Aztec to size up business OPP
portunities. Aztec is lively at pres {
ent, there being a great many railway
graders around the place They are
grading in Aztec and both ways from
the town. 1t is day all day and day
all night in Aztec.
w. s. Kincaid, state fish superin-
tendent. came in from Denver last
evening, leaving early this morning
for the Emerald lakes hatchery and
spawning emporium. Colorado is
certainly providing fishermen with
sport and it is to be hoped the laws
will be SO construed as to permit fish.
ermen the use of streams
Chas. e. Stilwell and w G. Waite
have in mind a delightful eastern
trip which includes Denver. Chicago,
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