Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1906-07-30


Miss May Broadhead, niece OF J. p.
Coston, returned to her hore at Man
cos this morning. having had very
pleasant visit here.
Day anc the Democrat started In
this morning TO backcap the fall fair.
Boosting for money. The late
Fourth of July was a frost until the
advertising committee waited on the
management Oh. no. the ledger is
not consulted In the Democrat Office. |
O. Snyder came up last night from |
Aztec to buy some new fixtures for
his new thirst emporium. He is
spending the day in town
b. F. Howe. manager, accompanied
the Telluride ball team as well as
Backer Carter, his wife and sister.
They are all ball enthusiasts.
| Henry Knhlman, the young man
who was thrown from his horse at
Dolores and had his skull fractured,
passed away yesterday afternoon.
|
Should rain continue today I'M
doubtedly double-header will be
played tomorrow--unless the Tellu-
ride boys can remain over and play
Monday.
| John Funkhauser went to Dolores
l hn f,tuaral nj
Henry Huffman. John is an old
friend of the family and ne and Henry
used to play together.
They say the financial man of the
Telluride ball team carries barrel
with him, and all who want to bet
against his team can get accommo-
dated for any amount they wish.
Mrs. A. A. Peterson of Bloomfield
N. NJ, was an arrival last evening
on the Big Red Apple line and is TAX
ing in some of the bargains offered
by the big stores at their record
breaking sales.
B. C. Vance and wife, formerly res
> idents OF the Piedra, but more recent
. ly Of Trinidad, were arrivals las
? night. They came to see If Duran
, go is as good a town as they hat
3 heard it was. and may decide to re
. main here.
Mr.. and Mrs H. T. Henderson re
: turned last evening from a two
, months trip south, visiting points il
> Tennessee and Alabama. Mr.. Hen
: derson Is glad to be home again, fol-
> the electric light business is getting
? extremely interesting.
3 George Annabel, real estate dealel
. Of Pennington, came up last evening
= and is spending the day in town. l
. you don't think Pennington real es
3 tate is a good place to put your mon
. ey. just talk with Mr.. Annabel AM
. he win show you in few minute
= where you are mistaken.
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ers are thinking of presenting jim
. Brown with a demand that ne hav,
. seats put on the shady side of tn,
. tainly warm. Seats like those in thu
. North Side park would be very ac
= ceptable.
. The Chicago Tribune had the fol
. lowing about Durango's Indians
"Durangos Indians, squaws, pap
. pooses and Elks, were dressed in red
> skin costume. Durango Elks walk
. Ing with the Indian squaws, some o
. whom carried their children on thei
. backs. caused eastern visitors, who's
. knowledge of Indians IS limited t,
: those seen on the stage, to inquire /
they were real squaw men, The
contrast of the genuine redskin. an,
the counterfeit article of Elks dress
> ed In Indian rig was novel and merit
. ed the generous applause the Durango
> lodge received along the line"
The United States civil service com
, mission advertises an examination
. for the 22d of August for clerk FOL
> Panama. The salary is from 1920
. to 1880 year. Applicants must be
> between the ages of 20 and As years
This is one OF the best positions of
fered for the young man with merely
a nigh school education. An examin
alton for saddler and carpenter al
$3.50 year is to be held on that date
, also.
Eitor Wilson of the Aztec Index
came up last night and went out this
morning to meet his wife and chill
dren, who are coming in this even
ing from Denver, where they have
been the past two months. Mr. vii
son went out on the eastern to meet