Semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-30

At the directory meeting the other
night ]. w. Turner was appointed to
have charge OF the agricultural hall.
This will be very satisfactory to ex-
he knows pumpkin from a squash.
There was nothing doing at the city
council chamber last night. When the
hour for calling the session arrived
there was not a quorum present. The
regular meeting will be held Tuesday
of next week, when it is probable
some action may be taken to fill the
vacant offices.
Messrs. Clark and Wheeler of Cinon
City who have been to the Cedar Hill
country. came up yesterday and loft
for home this morning. Mr.. Wheeler
purchased ninety acres Of fruit land
and will bring his family from Canon
City about the first OF the year. Mr..
Clark will bring another party down
during November He has an option
on several nice little farms and will
dispose of all of them by the first OF
the year.
The cement walk in front of Par
ecne and Ctoino &c raodv for uca and
the rubbish cleared away. The next
place receiving attention is in front
OF the Oxford. Let this be the last
until after fair week. n we are to
have evening amusements. fire runs.
etc. the streets must be clear OF
debris. Again, we do not want the
streets torn up with a thousand or
| more visitors in our city.
o.
There Will be down town sports
| each evening during the fair. Not a
dull moment the entire time. Indian
| races, foot races, sack races, potato
| races, and in fact. all kinds of sport.
The Mesa county fair is In full blast
| and Grand Junction is overrun with
takers of all kinds, so says the Grand
junction News. Durango will be free
from that class of amusement Ev
erything will be home production.
II. r. Henderson came down from
Dolores last evening suffering from Sc
we're injuries received in runaway
near Dolores. His left knee was so
badly injured he required the use OF
| crutches. He will be confined to his
home for Il couple of weeks.
The Kempton Komedy Kompany
will open at Red Men hall Sunday
| night for weeks engagement. The
opening night will witness the pro
duction of For Home and Honor"
The company Is playing to crowded
houses at Silverton hits week.
The baseball tournament during fair
week will be the pure stuff. The Du-
range, Silverton and Telluride teams
will contest for the big prize. and they
| have all been playing great ball this
season, better even than the games
by the Western league. 1t will be a
| battle of the giants.
Who said there would be no fruit
this fall? Edgar Buchanan is send
ing down as fine pears as can be seen
in any country and several others
in the Animas valley have pears and
apples. while Cedar Hill orchardists
are supplying the market with as fine
peaches as one could desire. And in
the line of apples. dealers are well
stocked with all favorite varieties
from different sections of San Juan
county. Just take a look at the gen
| eral fruit display at Weightman's.
A horse driven by Mrs. Flora Beeler
became frightened about o'clock yes
terday evening and ran away and in
its mad flight ran into an electric light
pole and the buggy was overturned.
Mrs. Beeler, who is cripple. was
| thrown from the vehicle and sustained
serious. though not dangerous, in
juries. She received a very bad scalp
wound, a painful bruise on the hip
and numerous slight bruises over the
body. Mrs. Beeler's many friends will
be pleased to learn thath her injuries
| are not as bad as at first reported.
She is resting easy today under the
| care of DR.. Turrell.