Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-07-12
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. 8. NJ.
Biggs several days.

3iggs several days.
About the most absorbing topic on
The streets these days is now much
money the show took out of town, or
how much they didn't take out, and
now much their expenses were and
many other things. If the show only
had some of the excellent tinanciers
who are doing the figuring on the
street, they would be In clover
through all the rest of their travels.
w. l.. Graves and wife. who have
claimed Aztec the past few months
as their residence, came up last night
and left this morning for Aspen,
where they make their permanent
home. Mr. Graves is brickmaker
and made lot of brick at Aztec
enough TO last the summer, he
thought.
Mr.. Carl Nelson and Miss Bessie
Wright were married last evening at
the Oxford hotel, after which they
were driven to the home of Mr. Mel
sons parents on the North Side,
where the small boys with their tin
cans made the night bideous for a
time. The couple will make their
home in Silverton.
w. N. Kight and wife went down
Eo,.
Kight said for the first time since he
first came to this country ne had no
home to go to and would have to go
to hotel. His home place is rent
ed. Mr.. Kight. who has travelled as
far west as there is ground to travel
on, knows the value of good water.
says Durangos water is worth thou
sand dollars to every family in the
town, even If they haven't all got the
money. Mr.. and Mrs. Kight expect
when they will return to their Cali
fornia nome.
This little mention is just to show
one of the many things the sheriff is
up against: 1t was learned that -four
men were drinking in saloon on
Sunday. The sheriff decided to ar
rest the proprietor and the men were
notified they would be wanted as wit
nesses. But they informed the sher
III he might as well save himself the
trouble; that they would not divulge
nything--would tell nothing. They
would perjure themselves sooner
than give the snap away"
Cornelius Vandenberge was among
last weeks arrivals, coming from Ha
vana. Cuba, to visit his sister, Mrs.
j. r. Ball. Mr.. Vandenberge went to
Cuba with the Colorado boys during
the war with Spain and after being
mustered ont located in the island
After spending ii few days in Duran
go he likes the place so well he has
concluded to remain permanently and
will be found at the Ball foundry.
Mr.. Vandenberge is accompanied by
his wife.
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A number of gentlemen, something
like Is. met at the office of the Local
Security company last evening and
took the preliminary steps toward
the organization of a club for fishing
md hunting purposes, having secured
a six-year option of the fishing and
hunting privileges from o. F. Boyle,
extending distance of about seven
miles along the Vallecito, starting
about half mile above where the
stream flows into the Pine and ex.
tending to the mouth of the first can
on. The object is to arrange for per
manent summer quarters, erection of
cabins, fish hatchery to hatch and
distribute from half to one million
fry in Grimes creek, the Vallecito
and lakes, the water to be raised two
feet in the latter with a fresh water
inlet the year round. The member
ship fee will be $50 with annual dues
sufficient to keep the resort in run
ming order. With four others, in ad-
dition to those present, nineteen sign
cd the charter and a committee of
three appointed to wait on a few 9th.
ers considered desirable, the club
membership being placed at about 40.
Two thousand dollars will make the
desired improvements. including
hatchery. 1t being the intention to
distribute half a million fry inside
will be held tomorrow evening when
the charter membership list will be
closed. organization perfected and
work inaugurated Mt once.