Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1906-08-09


Vista. He was accompanied by his
daughter Mary. who had been visiting
relatives over there.
| ]. ]. Evans, who was recently mar
ried at Mancos, returned from Denver
Saturday night and went out home
yesterday morning. Couldn't stay
away from home any longer.
| Judge Granville Pendleton spent
Sunday at Trimble Springs and re-
turned to Aztec this morning. He
will tell the people down there what
| a fine place it is to spend Sunday anu
| there will be more who will try it.
The game between Telluride and
ouray yesterday. played at the for
mer place. resulted In a victory for
Telluride by z to 9. "A special train
was run from Ouray and 225 people
went along
The attention OF farmers is called
to the program of the Farmers Insti-
tute, printed in the Herald today.
Look over it and it wilobe seen that
many things of interest to the farmer
will be handled. Every tiller of the
soil who can should attend.
Three coaches and baggage car
were required yesterday to take the
crowd to Silverton to see the ball
game. One hundred and sixty-ieght
people went. This was the largest
crowd that has gone to Silverton to
see ball game in about two years.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. Cornell. who have
been visiting their son and his fam
lily the past two weeks. departed this
morning for Oklahoma, where they
will visit another son before return
/ ing to their home in Inlay, Mich
They hope to be with us again sum
mer after next.
j. l.. Martin, who has been a guest
of A. C. Myers for several years, de-
parted for his old home in Baltimore
yesterday morning, having been sum
moned to she bedside of an aged I'M
Gle who is not expected to live. We
trust that he will soon return and be
one of us again.
George Logan rustled man when
he was out at Alamosa to play center
field. The man is r. w. Harlow and
hn 10 inht 10 to hot
and that is what was needed to
strengthen the home team. Harlow
made good hit once when two men
were on bases. They both came in
and Harlow got to second base.
C. C. Sroufe is beset by inquiries
from lot of people who ask him If
the newspaper reports about 300 or
400 miles of contract being let are
true. To one and all he says he does
not know anything about 1t. He has
read some OF the reports, but says he
don't know whether they are true or
not. And there you are.
James Clark, the ranchman charged
with stealing a shotgun from the Ora
ham Hardware company, was held on
$500 bonds at his preliminary hearing
Saturday before Judge Houx. Being
unable to give bond, hewa put back
In jail. The gun was valued at $50.
Evidence was introduced to show that
the man was not of sound mind.
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The funeral of w. R. Day was held
undertaking rooms, and the service
was conducted by Rev. Grace of the
Methodist church. The remains will
rest here only temporarily, and will
be taken up and shipped to Louisiana
for permanent interment as soon as
Morton Schutt departed this morn
ing for Quincy. H.. with the remains
Of his wife. That Is her old home
and there she will be buried. Mr..
Schutt's two little boys and his moth
er will go with him as far as Denver.
Mr.. Schutt will return from Illinois
in October or November and expects
to leave about the first OF the year
for the northwest, where he will seek
a location and make his home.
The county commissioners are in
session today attending to various
matters of business One was to not
ify the bondsmen of w. ]. Patterson,
former treasurer, that he was short
III his accounts $349.O5, the shortage
covering a number OF items, The
shortage was discovered by state
ment submitted to the board by the
present treasurer. His surety was
bonding company.
Miss Velma Likins, a stenographer
OF Rhyolite, New. Is one of the lucky
speculators-you might almost say
prospectors. The young lady mas
been in Durango the past few days
visiting her mother, who is herself
visitor here. She has an office in
Rhyolite and has done reporting in
Goldfeld, Bullfrog and Tonopah. She
inyaetad Gonna nf bor aorptuuS IN n