Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-22

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| j. II. McDevitt left this morning 70,
points In the Montezuma valley, Tellu
ride and the Western slope ON bust
mes connected with the internal rev
enue department
Sheriff Boone Vaughn of San Juan
county. N. NJ, was an arrival on yes
terday's eastern, returning from Las
Vegas, where he took Clay REYNOLDS
TO the asylum.
Marshal Mccartney housed and fed
peg leg last night for drunkenness.
This morning he was given his liberty
on the priviso that he would leave
town. He has went.
Chas. Casad and party returned yes.
terday from their fishing trip on the
Pine. Mention fish and see Charley
smile. Not a wide open smile-just
pldln OTulnlTN one.
O.
j. G. Reed. the employment agent
expected to send bunch of laborers
tc the Montezuma valley this morn
Ing to work on the irrigating canal,
but failed to connect. Says he will
get there tomorrow
School district No. . has money on
hand to retire $500 worth of bonds.
This Is going in the right direction.
S. w. Carpenter returned to Man
cos on the morning train after attend
ing to some legal matters In Durango.
Some of the boys were at the train
this morning to get n last look at
THE Geisha' and some of her retinue.
And really, the star is not IA bad look
ing girl.
G. l.. Hall, mention of whose death
Is made in another column. Joined the
San Juan Pioneer association Septem-
Der s, 1904. according to Secretary
Wingate's record. The records also
show he was born November 20, 1885,
at Sherman, N. Y.
In conversing over the phone with
Denver today outlook for settlement
of the strike does not look very bright
Our Denver correspondent says there
Is nothing stirring in any part of the
country outside of the speeches made
by Secretary Taft last night and that
OF Roosevelt this forenoon at Provi-
dence, Mass.
DIR. Thomas, formerly associate edi-
tor Of the Denver News, who now
holds the chair of history at the agri-
cultural college, Fort Collins, will de
liver an address In the high school
assembly room tomorrow, Wednesday,
evening at s o'clock. His subject will
be Pioneer Topics" The lecture
will be OF general interest and the
public is cordially invited.
Miss Annie Gray, formerly a resi-
dent of Durango and teacher of elo-
cution in the Durango schools, is now
located in Philadelphia where she is
EVENLY doing a good work as vide an
article published in another column
taken from the Philadelphia Record.
This mornings Southern was held
for the arrival OF the Silverton train
and didn't pull out until after 10
o'clock. 1t carried the Bostonian Op-
era company to lMancos, where per
formance OF "The Geisba" will be CIV
en- tonight. The train pulled out from
Silverton thirty minutes late, causing
a delay all around.
Baseball matters changed around
somewhat last night. 1t has been
decided that the Durango team will
go to Pagosa Springs Sunday and
the game with Silyerton has been
called on. A round trip rate OF $3.50
has been made and special train will
be run. The change was not made be
cause Durango Is afraid OF defeat al
the hands OF Silverton, but Durango's
people apparently have surfeit oi
ball just at present. In all probability
there will be not more than one
game played on the home grounds
between now and fair week.
Charles l. Hall, who died in Denvel
last week and buried Saturday, wal
surely one OF the pioneers OF the state
arriving In 1859. John w. Wingat'
met Gov. Eaton In the early day
who related to him experiences In Sal
Juan county in 1861. Mr.. Hall wa
prospecting in the vicinity Of Mincra
Point, at the headwaters OF the An
mas and Uncompahgre. He attempt