Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1906-09-24

Tom fully got back from Denver
last evening and is busy today clean
ing up the debris accumulated during
his absence.
ting as a board 10 hear kicks on err
roneous and over assessments. Get
there II you feel agrieved.
Tim Carr, who has been in town
several days on business, left for his
sheep camp near Pagosa Springs this
morning.
Larry Casey; an old-timer of Sill
verton, died from pneumonia in that
town this morning. He was GO years
old and had no relatives in this sec
ton.
Charley Thompson thinks Farm
ington is Just about as good place
to spend a honeymoon as Denver
New York, Coney Island or any otiier
old place.
R. s. Clements returned from Den
yer, where he attended the state Re
publican convention, last evening
He was delayed in his return by pri
vate business.
P. B. McAtee is somewhat of a
boomer. And he is not slow in the
way of entertaining. This was dem
yer excursionists.
Geo. G. pepper, long job printer at
the Democrat, leaves for old Missou-
ri; tomorrow. George says he's go
/ ing to stay, you heah me chile?" Mr.
Norton from Denver is here to take
Mr.. Peppers place
| The Denver excursionlsts gave 1t
out that Durango is all right. That
we not only have hospitable people
but prosperous, growing city. and
will in time take front rank with the
best of the towns in the state outside
of Denver.
| A successful fair is always a great
advertiser and almost invariably in
ures to the benefit of the town or city
in which 1t is held. The coming Col
orado-New Mexico fair is to be held
on the &c, % and 2S of this month.
Boost for it.
d. NJ. Longenbaugh returned to
| Cortez this morning after having, as
a delegate to the Republican Judi
cial convention, assisted to nominate
the next district Judge. Mr.. Longen-
baugh is sanguine of strong vote
for Judge Pike in his county.
Mr.. and Mrs, T. r. Lynas arrived
over the r, G. S. yesterday and are
now visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. e. Newton. Mr.. Lynas is the
general agent for the state of Hi
company. Mrs. Lynas is Mr.. New
toms sister.
A. B. Scheye, who resigned as
agent of the Globe Express company
| in Durango and was checked out
yesterday, will go to Denver after a
couple of days in the Pennington dis
trict. Mr.. Scheye is not settled as
to what he will do, but he won't work
at the express business If anything
else can be found
F. M. Goodykoontz came over from
Cortez to attend the Republican Ju-
dicial convention last evening, but
he was too late, the business having
been disposed of in the morning. Mr.
GoodykoontZ is confident of rolling
up majority for Judge Pike in Mon
tSAuibd couHly, having cduuludLe
for whom no apologies need be made
He went East this morning.
The people of Pennington and San
Juan county surely ought to appre-
cate the magnificent way in which
Durangoites responded to their invi.
tation to visit the fair, Probably
more than 600 from this town will
have seen the metropolis of San Jua
county by the time the fair closes
There should be reciprocal attend
Rnce at the Colorado-New Mexico
fair that will eclipse anything San
Juan county has done heretofore.
Chris Geyer, the night marshal at
Telluride. had narrow escape the
other night, according to the Journal.
from what anneared IN ha n doi;ho,.