Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-25


] noble fight for the News-Times sub
| scription prize received notice this
morning that she had been awarded
| the $1,000 prize. The award for the
$500 diamond ring has not been made
yet. but Miss Porter's friends think
| she is in line for that. Sne is receiv-
| friends today.
Professors Grubb, Cottrell, Bennett
and Knorr of the agricultural college.
| after conducting one of the most sue
cessful Institutes held in the state. left
yesterday morning for Cortez. where
they are conducting an institute today.
They go from there to Montrose. Prof.
Cottrell Will retarn here in the fall
and spend month talking hogs to
the farmers of this section.
The funeral of Mrs. James Bennett
was held yesterday morning from St
Coiumba's church and large number
oil sorrowing friends followed the re-
mains 10 the cemetery, and dropped u
tear on the last resting place of a
good woman and loving and tender
wife and mother. The beautiful cere-
mony of the Women of Woodcraft was
performed at the grave.
o.
A. L. Shaver, a brakeman on the
Rio Grande Southern, while attempt
ing TO board car Saturday at Hes
perus, slipped and fell, his knee strik-
ing bolt. shattered the cap into five
pieces. The unfortunate man was
brought to his home in this city and
the injured member was attended to
by DIR. II. c. Turrell. who reports
Shaver resting easy, but it will be
many weeks before he will be able to
use his leg to any extent
.
While Desk Sergeant Hill of the Pu-
eblo police department was receiving
the description of Ell Evans, wanted
Tor robbery. over the telephone, he
glanced out of the window and saw
man passing who answered the de-
scription. He dashed out and arrested
the man who proved to be Evans. Sew
eral articles said to be stolen We're
taken from him. A. G. Fleming claims
that Evans robbed him of a gold
watch, some clothes and other article,
o.
John w. Wingate goes to Antonita
III the morning to attend the pioneer
meeting. He goes a day In advance in
order to accommodate members who
desire to join and have his records as
secretary and treasurer up to the
minute. Geo. N. Raymond expects to
90 over Wednesday and if there are
any others going they will confer
favor by letting Mr. Raymond or The
Herald know tomorrow. An effort will
be made to have the next meeting held
in Durango Remember the ID. & r.
G. has granted half rates for this
event.
Sam Smith, who thought he could
ride. tackled one of the buckers of
the Brennan combination at the fair
grounds yesterday and was carried OFF
the field for dead. He insisted that
he could ride the horse but Manager
Brennan told him he couldn't and had
better stay off. He tried however,
and about the second hump the horse
made Smith struck the ground and
the horse planted one of his feet on
ohith ntdu, cutting lOnS BaSn IN
the scalp, tearing one ear almost off
and bruising his shoulder doctor
sewed the cash up, stuck the ear back
in place and handaged the shoulder
and told him he would be all right
again in a short time. Smith was on
the street today
The Nye outfit closed its engage
ment Saturday night by production
called Jesse James," and II was about
the rottenest thing ever perpetrated
on a gullible public. They advertised
that on account of special and costly
staging 25-cents admission would be
charged and the people bit. The stage
setting was not changed from the first
to the last act. The ground work of
the play Is taken from an old Eng
lish drama and deals in Squires and
Manor halls. penal prisons, etc. and
the only thing aboout it connected
with Jesse James is the name and that
Is a very much of misfit. The draw
Ing for the barrel of money was con
Quoted behind the curtain by the mem
bers OF the company. Those who had
tickets knew nothing about it until the
announcement was made from the
stage. 1t was awarded to Douglas Tow
lie said there was about $40 in the