Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-07-12

tney can secure the land.
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An election is called at Cortez 70
July rs for the taxpayers to ratif,
or reject the agreement made by tn,
irrigation district commissioners witt
T. c. Henry.
Since the show is over the Duran
go Girl mine has resumed operation
and Mr.. Gill trusts that he can keey
moving till the next show comei
along.
II. b. Kerr, travelling agent of the
State Bureau of Child and Animal In
dustry, spent Saturday night in town
having come to investigate case
concerning two or three children.
| Mrs. r. II. Hill of Los Angeles, O
sister Of 7. E. Peterson, accompanied
by her two sons. Robert and Victor
and daughter Hazel, are visiting In
the city, arriving Saturday night.
| odm WflloWt lHe SiiVeTtOn heT'
chant, passed through on his way to
| the eastern markets yesterday morn
ing. Mrs, Wittow will remain with
| her parents in Durango until Sam re
| turns.
| The Carnival company packed up
Saturday night after the show and
when daylight came they had all
gone. leaving on their special train
for Telluride, where they stay one
| week.
J. p. Costigan and wife of Denver
spent Saturday night at the Strater.
leaving yesterday morning for Den
Yer. They were on a trip around the
circle. Mr.. Costigan is prominent
lawyer of the states capital.
Edgar Buchanan brought a branch
of cherries down from his ranch this
morning that made people look. They
were very large and grew very thick
on the branch. Up to date Mr..
Buchanan is entitled to the blue rib
bou-
John F. Melton was down from Sill.
verton to figure with rock men for
tagging for new sidewalk. Silver
ton nas lots of rock but none of the
kind for sidewalks. Mrs. Melton &C.
companied her husband. They re-
turned home. yesterday.
Mr.. Weston, the mining man oil
Needleton, spent Sunday in town,
coming down Saturday evening to get
some repairs for machinery. The
snow crushed in the roofs Of the
buildings and he is repairing these be-
fore he starts In to mining.
Pagosa Springs Saturday evening
While there he won a suit IN the coun-
ty court for the Archuletas and then
had time to go to Ellwood and look
over some mining property in which
he is interested
Three OF Durango's new ball play
ers arrived Saturday evening-Geo.
W.. Hardin, pitcher. and F. w. Smith,
second baseman, st. Louis. and ID. A.
Thompson. from Denver. left fielder.
With a catcher and short-stop Duran
go will be in the field again and try
conclusions with Silverton, Telluride,
and Ouray.
A. E. Bent, state auditor, arrived
in the city Saturday evening accom-
panied by his wife, remaining until
last evening when they continued to
Silverton, thence to Ouray today. Mr..
Bent has made the state an excellent
official. Under the law ne cannot be
elected to a second term and seeks a
nomination for treasurer. The east
ern part Of the state Is entitled to rec
| ognition and In case that section is
| overlooked In heading the ticket Mr..
Bent's claims will do doubt receive
| favorable consideration.
w. j. wilson, deputy game Whruen
of Creede, is In the city. Mr.. Wilson
says Creede is the best little mining
town in the state. and there has nev
| er been a time since the days OF the
panic when a good, steady miner
could not get work. That silver pro
ducing camp is better today that II
has ever been and the prospects are
good for its going ahead for a long
time to come. Mr.. Wilson is stopping
| at the Palace.
| The carnival company took In some
thing over $4,000 at its different con
cessions. or this the Fourth of Jul,
committee received per cent in ad
dition to sharing the profits on The
maid OF honor contest. AS the pa,
roll and general expense OF the com
pany foots up fully $500 week ant
settlement is made every night tn,
management did not take out yer,
much dough, and when 1t comes II
weeks like that at Alamosa where tn,
receipts were less than $500 1t is any
thing but smooth sailing, The shov