Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-15

Miss Bertha Kerr leaves in the
morning for Salt Lake where she will
remain. having accepted a position in
Walker Bros. store.
Mrs. Lackey and Lefurgey went out
10 Bay field this morning to assist Dr.
Robbins in performing an operation
on M. r. MaIoy for appendicitis.
This section of the country is com
pletely shut out from outside com.
munication by telegraph but the long
distance telephone is still in opera
ton and is frequently in use.
It is stated that slattery says he
has gone as strong on baseball as he
Is going to. If the team he now has
can't win from Durango they viii
have to 90 down to defeat Maybe
he meant it.
The San Juan excursion to Salt
Lake starts tomorrow morning. The
rates are cheap and will likely catch
many who want an outing Salt Lake
is fine city and offers many attrac-
lions for the slghtseer.
A Durango man Offers to bet $40 to
IS that silverton will win the Labor
day game from Durango. This looks
Ike ready money He will be accom-.
modated when the time comes for the
games.
A subscriber for the Belleville
tKan) Telescope surprised the editor
by paying his subscription twenty
years in advance The editor was
able to attend to his duties the next
day. Stood it as though it was a com
mon occurrence.
The club grounds on the Valliceto
are quite an attraction these days
and by Sunday, including the Boyle
party, there will be in the neighbor-
hood of sixty people enjoying country
life. And what show has poor little
front with such gang?
Dove hunters In the neighborhood oi
| Bill Masons place should be careful
and not pick off few quail. There
Is heavy penalty in Colorado for
killing quail at any time before 1920.
by that time, if properly protected
the game birds will be plentiful and
furnish good sport for many years.
d. Il. McGue, who has been in
the Herald's mechanical department
the past two years, left this morning
Tor Glenwood Springs, where he has
accepted a position with the Glenwood
Post. He will stop over in Pueblo
and Colorado Springs and take ii
Manitou and Pixies Peak. Mac is Q
good boy and The Herald wishes hin
success with his new job.
1t is definitely settled that Pagosa
Springs win come here Sunday on 9
special train. The baseball nine vii
come along and try to furnish amuse
ment for the champions of the south
west We understand that Pagos;
has n good team. but they cannot
| homo IN win from nurnnpn
c. O. Boring passed through LAS
night en- route to Animas Forks, where
he will look over the property of the
Animas Forks Consolidated Mining
company This is his first trip for two
years and he notes many changes and
improvements in this part of the coun
| try since his last trip. We will prob
nbly remain up in that country two
or three weeks.
| Last night Frank Hintza, Fin, goi
into a dispute over the cost of n meal
at one of the Chinese restaurants
| ANAtettA ! pllNtliiftli Nlililli WIS itilltu IL
60 arbitrate the question. They were
talking the matter over when the
big follow hauled off and struck Mar
tin in the face. Martin clinched him
and in the scufhe the officers right
ear was lacerated. He then drew his
gun and swatted the Fin over the
head, cutting three bad gashes there
on. Hlntza was taken to Jail and is
TO come up for trial this afternoon
about o'clock. Policeman Martins
injuries are reported as slight
Chas, Griffith brought in some
wheat and oat stalks this morning
from his Florida ranch, They are rec
ord makers all right. Some of the
oat stalks are over six feet in heighth.
the heads are large and well formed.
The wheat heads are large and full.
The specimens will be taken to Gree
ley to be placed on exhibition during
the meeting of the State Commercial
association next week and after that