Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1906-09-10

suits trimmed with braid and on the
collar of the coat and the cap are the
initials A. C. N. NJ. standing for the
agricultural college of New Mexico.
Mrs. s. w. Plngrey, who has been
having a serious time with an ulcer
ated tooth, is better.
F. r Graham has returned to Colo
RADIO and is now in Denver at the AL
ban hotel.
Frank Allen is making great prepa-
rations to care for the crowd at
Pennington during fair week. And
Frank is an excellent caterer.
The coming of the Denver manu-
facturers and merchants will give
Dave Day another chance to insult
visitors to Durango as he did the
Pueblo Boosters when they were here
last year.
Over 30 head of running horses
have already been promised for the
fair races. Twenty of these came
from Montezuma county. 1t is very
early for horses to enter and prom
ises great sport.
Our bridge will be ready for the
fair If the city council do not have
| any more rows about letting the con
| tract for grading. This bridge is cost
ing our merchants several hundreds
of dollars each week and should be
| rushed as fast as possible.
Travel in and out of Durango was
never so heavy as now. 1t is no I'M
not secure seats on the train. This
was the case both Sunday and Mon
day on the outgoing and incoming
Eastern train,
| A number of the Indians were in
Durango yesterday inquiring chow
many days" before the big eat
The Indians enjoy coming to our
fairs as~they are always given q good
time and plenty to eat. Our Indian
games and races this year will be
fine.
There are great many inquiries
| for houses to rent and not one to be
secured. Why don't some of our
monied men awake to the opportuni-
ty for investment. Our real estate
men are worried over the situation.
Houses which can be rented for from
~ to S25 will go like "hot cakes"
A more manly, fine looking lot of
boys never left city than those go
ing to Boulder. Colorado Springs,
Fort Collins and Denver to attend the
different universities and colleges.
The boys will give good impression
to the stranger of Durango and will
make a record that their parents will
be proud of.
j. W Morgan has become thor
oughly interested in the display of
stock for our fall fair He will gath
er between 80 and 60 head of new
stock for his own display and is busy
stirring up the stock men of the coun-
try to make a showing such as has
never been shown in southwestern
Colorado. Another man who is thor
oughly interested is AL Pace. With
such men hustling the exhibit will be
complete.
The family and friends of Ed NJ.
Brown are alarmed over his condi-
ton, as he has beeen growing worse.
His brother. Squire, at Lake City has
been notified and will come over the
range. probably arriving this evening.
His daughter. Miss Mabel, who but
recently returned to Syracuse, n. Y,
has been wired of her fathers condi-
ton and told that she may be sent for
at any time and to be in readiness to
come.
Mrs. Maria Smith, who was badly
injured in a runaway on the Wagon
road at Animas Forks, and was
brought to Durango and placed in
Mercy hospital, has so far improved
as to be able OF go to Aztec this
morning. where she will stay with
her daughter, Mrs George Boyce. I'M
I'll she Is thoroughly recovered. She
was coming from Lake City over the
range to Silverton, and when at Ami
mas Forks the team became unman.
ageable and Mrs, Smith was thrown
over the bank and her ankle and two
ribs were broken and she was rem
| dered unconscious
Four of Telluride's ball players will
arrive in Durango tomorrow evening
to finish the season with the local