Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-05-11

Attorney Pulliam, Court Stenographer
Miss Messechre and Attorney B. w.
Ritter were Silverton bound passen-
gers last evening. where district
court convened this morning.
The buildings and Improvements at
the San Juan school, II taken advan-
tage of by local contractors. will
leave nice little wad Of money In
our midst Full plans and specinca-
tions can be seen at the board of
trades office,
A. Peters. the new manager OF the
Durango light plant, arrived Satur-
day night from Excelsior Springs, Mo.
and is looking over the system famil-
iarzing himself with things
The fair directors have voted 800
for baseball for each of the three
days OF the May races. or $500 alto
gether. First prize. Sos: second. $35.
This is conditional upon the participa
ton by other towns.
William C. Rudersdorf is In Salt
Lake City, having arrived there last
Saturday on the sad mission OF at
tending the funeral of his mother.
news OF whose death he received by
wire last Thursday. He is expected
back within two or three days.
In talking with a party at Aztec this
morning over the phone It was ascer-
tained that most ranchmen have their
crops In and up with the best pros
poets In many years. The first cut
ling of alfalfa will be in advance of
former years and without Irrigation,
at least such Is present talk.
o
Mrs. r. Steineger and daughter
Cloa departed yesterday morning for
Portland, Ore, to take in the Lewis
and Clark exposition, and also for a
visit with a sister OF Mrs Steineger
They will make Snort visit at Colo
| RADIO Springs prior to going on to
| Portland They will be absent about
three months.
Sheriff Thompson came down to ais
office tnis morning for The first time
| in long time. He is not feeling very
| well vet. Although laid up at the
| time the gold excitement broke out
Mr. Thompson's friends staked him
in and he mas an interest In several
acres of ground that will be valuable
If the strike turns out all right.
c. A. Grommett is in from Grom.
NETT, Colo. today proving up on his
land. Mr.. Grommett and several OF
his nelgnbors have caught the gold
fever and they staked large area OF
ground. Mr.. Grommett reports hav-
ing discovered some very promising
prospects. He is located several
miles east of the Florida gold well.
According to the San Juan Guide
Durango has no prominent industries
| For instance We observe many sa'
looms illustrated but not an original
line about the smelter. let alone an
| Illustration. And our coal interests
were entirely overlooked. But then
| the advertiser gets what was con
| tracted for-printed copies. even II
| the people are ashamed to circulate
them. Good thing. Keep It up.
An invitation has been extended b.
ti, tnI. fh.. "A
| Springs band TO come over during the
May races. Our people would be de
lighted If they should come. for the
| Pagosa Springs band were about the
most Industrious and cheerful lot ol
musicians when they were here last
| fall that have ever visited our city
| They made mGsic both early and late
| and between times as well. Living
| in Durango while they were here was
| like attending a prolonged concert
Our people will be delighted to have
| them come again.
The Senior class Of the High schoo
| has added another treasure to the
| school in the form OF beautiful pic
| ture-a copy of one OF RuysdRers
landscapes. 1t is 3Sx54 incnes IL
size. 1t is brook scene and IL
| spoken of by connoiseur as one Of
the finest pieces of art in the world
Ruysdael belonged to the Dutcl
school of 1900. The picture has re
Gently been framed and hung in the
Hign school department.
Fourteen head of race horses are a
the fair ground today and Jim Curl Ii
due to arrive from Pennington to
morrow with seven more. One OF the
| horsemen at the fair ground is au
| thority for the statement tnat a mai
| will arrive from Montana on Wednes
day or Thursday with carload o
horses. He has not notified the sec
retary that ne is coming. but th'
man who volunteered the information
says the Montana man wnote him tina
he was coming, and expected To taxi
considerable OF the dough back will
him.
| r. c, Henry and B. N. Freeman re
a.