Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-09-25
From Fridays Daily.

Baseball seems to be the drawing |
card at Albuquerque, although big
purses are the rule In racing events
as high as 81 900 for one race.
Mrs. c. " Stafford and two daugh'
ters Of Santa Fe have returned from
a visit to the fair at Aztec, their for
mer home, and will return to the New
Mexican capital.
The passenger service between Du-
range Aztec and Farmington gives
one an opportunity of doing business
In the last mentioned place and re
turning same day, II cramped for
time. while at Aztec one Will have
four to hve hours.
Phil Gerow, well known In Du'
range, residing in Silyerton for sew
eral years. is visiting with US. DE
SAYS he thinks Silverton too high an
altitude to remain with all the time
and he is here to see II. 5000 teet
! lower will not help little.
Frank sheets is now with the Ophir
| Leasing Co, at Telluride, having left
Pueblo because threatened with ty-
phoid fever some weeks ago. Frank
has that longing. that every old-timer
has, for Durango, and some oil tnese
days he will be with MS permanently
The fair executive committee Is ar
| ranging for special program the
last day of the fair in addition to the
regular advertised events. In fact, all
kinds of amusements are in store Tor
the people and next week is going to
be one to be long remembered in Di-
range.
Mestro Carajo, one of the Mexican
constituents, population in himself
went east this morning, experiencing
some difficulty in getting on the tram
without knocking other people on
Senorita Ramoncita probably was lei
at home to milk the goat and gathel
the friioles and pepper pods.
Al. Kuebler returned last evening
from Aztec and Pennington, tahni
in the fair at Aztec Wednesday driV
ing to Pennington by conveyance yes
terday morring. where he put in unit
O'Clock waiting for the train from
Durango. He reports an enjoyable
T, trip with lots OF people at the Ate
blowout.
1t was observed by recent visito
to Pennington this morning that tn
| Rio Grande has about finished al
! work requiring construction materia
between Durango and Farmingtor
and that great train loads of timber
continue to go down. He said: Don
YOU Suppose that they are going t
keep building right on south to col
meet with FL Paso?" Well, yes, W
should think so.
Yesterday evening Miss Clar
II Strohm of Pennsylvania and Lyma
d .--.--.+-r-- ---------->~---..,vr,u
parsonage, Rev. Ferguson offlciatin.
Mr.. Mead is prosperous rancher q
the Animas valley
o.
When Durango gets a new bridge
, VIII be about the thing we want. Com
petition between the bridge builder
of the whole world will not hurt. an
II is fortunate that they are not all en-
= gagged in bt.tlding Just one kind O
bridge. The representatives of TIN
: different kinds of bridges will have t,
: show us that their bridge will be tn
best and there will be time enough t,
carefully consider the matter
The trainmen must have grea
time looking after the mercantile trav
cling men. There was a trio of then
on the train from Silverton thi!
morning, and, tired of looking at tn,
scenes along the Animas canon ant
through the picturesque valley, the,
mad organized n game of smudge ant
were so busy that they didn't know
'hey were in the metropolis of the
Southwest. II. F. Dent for the Heinze
PICKLE company, II. f. Mckinley for
the Pittsburg iron company and r. p.
ireland for the Royal Baking Powder
company, We're playing cards to forget
that they were on train again.
Since the city council has decided
to build bridge across the Animas
10 take the place of the old one. the
public will watch every action taken
In the progress of the preliminary de
tail of providing means, making con.
| tract and selection of character. di-
mensions and cost There has been
so much discussion and speculation
regarding the manner of securing the
hest water system in the state. which
would he cheap at twice its cost that
members Of the council as well as all
Others having justified and well de.
fined interests in public affairs, are
determined to have the people know
what is doing aud what will he done
John Hecker, the Coors beer man,
having spent several days in Durango
looking after his realty and building
holdings. and figuring with the car.
renters about the new building he
viii erect on lower Main avenue want