Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-08


verton Sunday morning to try con
clusions with the Durango boys In
the afternoon. AS the Silverton boys
were able to scatch out a game
against the Silver Lake team yes
terday Jack thinks the hoodoo spell
broken and win try and get even fol
the last four defeats.
Charley Mcconnell and Robert left
Durango Wednesday after 3 O'Clock In
the automobile for Huntington. stop
ping at Aztec for supper, reaching the
southern city at nine. Returning to
Aztec yesterday morning they took in
the celebration. returning by train ow.
ing to the bad condition of the roads.
cattle and sheep having knocked rocks
from the hillsides into the roads.
Wednesday Peter Miller. who has
| been working a group of claims in
| Chicago gulch for Fred Schrader
brought down some fine looking rock
| from strike Just made this week
An assay of the stun gave returns of
little better than 500 to the ton gold
and silver. This is a splendid show
Ing for starter and Fred is well
pleased with the strike. and well he
should be.
The case of the People against Ella
Burke and Alice Morgan. charged by
neighbors on the west side with con.
Quoting disorderly house. took mp
the best part of the day Wednesday
in the county court. The Burke woman
was acquitted of the charge, but Alice
Morgan was found guilty and sen
fenced to thirty days Imprisonment in
the county Jail. Sentence was sus-
pended on condition that she conduct
herself properly in that neighborhood
for the period OF six months
A letter from Roy A. Gervais states
that Telluride is again in the field
with a very good ball team, several
OF last years cracks being among the
players. notably Grant Hughes and Ar
thur Caldwell. This places Telluride
in line for outside games but with
two whole days consumed going and
coming and railroad fare amounting
to nearly 800, necessarily cuts out
games with Durango. And this re-
minds us that Mr.. Gervais played with
the Telluride boys two Sundays ago
in which ball struck and fractured
his jaw, rendering him unconscious
Tor few minutes and laying him on
the shelf a few days. He is getting
along nicely now and able to shout
with the rest of the crowd when some
favorite drives a hot liner between
the infielders.
VIM. Morrison came over from Cor
tez Wednesday, going to the ranch on
the Florida mesa yesterday morning
and driving back in the afternoon ac-
companied by Mrs. Morrison, the two
starting for Cortez by private con
yeyance this morning. Mr.. Morrison.
while retaining his two Florida mesa
ranches, has concluded to make Mon
tezuma county his future home with
headquarters at Cortez where he will
devote his time to real estate business.
He says he likes the valley which has
p great future and predicts rapid ad-
vancement from this on. Recently he
visited the section around Bluff City
escape service by the government as
a witness as reported at one time.
Mr. Morrison says he is not guilty
of any. wrong doing and II the Off
cials want him at any time he can be
found at CorteZ.
The Baptist church 4th of July pic
mic at Brookside was surely the big
gest kind of success. There were
nearly two hundred in the crowd that
began to assemble about 10 O'Clock,
nearly half the number going over
in body. At noon the vast quantity
of good things prepared we're unpacked
and served to the hungry crowd. Then
for two hours games were played and
the best kind of good fellowship pre-
vailed. And you ought TO have seen
the "parson." Those who have been
"leashed" from the pulpit found him
the biggest romp Of the bunch and he
made 1t lively for every one. About
three o'clock the glad announcement
was made that ice cream and cake
would be served and there was n great
plenty for all. No better way to spend
the 4th could be devised and 1t is a
pleasing sight to see pastor. church
members, men. women. young people
and little tots get out in the woods
and have genuine good time.
MExlCANS WANT AMERICANS.
Mexican Herald.
The influx OF Americans coming here