Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-23

this spring. They grew and he
now has a fine stand of Navajo
piack corn. No one knows how many
centuries the kernels lay buried In
the ruins of the extinct Aztecs.
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w. ). Weightman returned FROM
Pennington last evening and his pacA
shows the effect, the sidewalk bej110
lined with fruit boxes this morning
A team was sent out to Kinks place
this morning for Thomas lockwood in
order that he might be here to at.
| tend the funeral of his old time and
close friend. Frank Gallotti.
| The BARRIERS will shave your neck
with pleasure in the future as well
as in the past but owing to increased
price of lather it will cost you five
cents. Freight on lather comes high.
Durango "sorter" evened up with
Silverton on the Labor day affair
Wednesday 80; Thursday 10-5. Slat-
terry will have to bring in another
bunch of ex-leaguers If he expects to
carry away any of the fair prizes.
This years fair will draw n larger
attendance than any previous one. I
The purses are larger and the exhibits
will be much finer. The amusement
program is the best yet presented
There will be races, Indian dances and
ball games worth seeing. Turn your
work horses out to pasture and come
ia and see who's here
This is the last day of the fair at
Pennington. It has been successful
in an advertising md entertaining
line. A large number of the visitors
from Durango returned last night and
are greatly pleased over the trip. Du-
range sent a good sized crowd to
Aztec on the Fourth and similar
one to Pennington this week. The
citizens of those places should re 1ipro-
cate and come here during our fair
next week,
We int that jar you? Jimmy More
head, who is rated as one of the best
batters in the amateur class, struck
out twice in the game Sunday and
twice in the game yesterday We
haven't been able to see the score card
of Wednesday, game to learn what
Honskea did to him then. Famed
four times by couple of dub pitchers.
is a little, just little too much. Wes
don't blame him Tor landing fate Z
left handed blessing.
The people of Harrington and those
who attended the fair from other
towns are loud in their praise of the
conduct of the baseball boys of both
the Silverton and Durango teams.
During their stay in the red apple me
tropolis the boys conducted them
selves as gentlemen (Which they are)
The mistaken idea that ball players
are naturally of the tough class Is
disappearing. They are always joyN
and want all the enjoyment comingto
them, but they are not rowdies.
All day yesterday diligent search
was made for the remains of Julia
Cook, victim of the cloudburst up
Horse gulch Tuesday but without sue
cess. This morning the search was
renewed and up to this time no word
has been received from the party,
which is dragging the pools and
searching the sandbars below the rail
road bridge.
The bodies of Rose and Charley are
at the Durango undertaking parlors.
from which the funeral will probably
be held Sunday. If the other is found
the three will be laid to rest in one
grave. Definite information as to the
exact time of the funeral will be given
| in tomorrow's issue.
The city council met in adjourned
|
TEN Casey in the chair. Alderman
| Mcclellan was absent.
On motion the clerk was authorized
to have the deed from the Durango 4
Land and Coal company for one acre
OF land near the east gate of the
cemetery placed on record.
The object of the adjournment being
To consider the tax levy for the com
ing year, Alderman Logan moved that
1t be placed at S mills as recommend
ed by the finance committee. Alder
man Folsom objected to the / mill
levy for sinking fund, claiming that
with the public improvements now un-
der way and contemplated II would be
too heavy a drain on the taxpayers.
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