Semi-weekly herald., 1908-07-13

travellers ana the nOspttabIe people oil
that place, who are often reused from
their slumbers to let some traveller
have spare bed. These enterprises
have gotten to stage where money
Is being subscribed, and we are assured
that both will be pushed with that
vigor that marks every enterprisjng
people.-MonteZuma Journal.
The glorious Fourth was celebrated
In good style at Blum City. The young
ladies' baseball club challenged the
elderly married men to a game of
ball. The challenge was accepted and
at b O'Clock the contestants met within
the cool shade of the giant cotton
woods that line both sides OF the street
north of the cooperative store. The
young ladies' were dressed In the love
iy bloomy costume, prepared for Wig
orous action and the way they batted
the ball and knocked 1t sky highward
was caution and surprise to us all.
Suffice 1t to say they gave the men
the liveliest game that they ever had
In their lives. After two hours of n
hard battle the game closed with only
one point In the mems favor. This
was afterwards found to be an error
In the count, probably a malicious
cheat on the part of the men At any
rate the unprejudiced public looking
on declared the young ladies' the VIC
tors and not the vanquished-Monte
yuma Journal.
The big core drilling machine OF
Yates, McLain and Ashenhurst, of
Colorado Springs. nas arrived and
will be taken on down to the oil fields
as soon as the teams can be rested and
refreshed. This drill was brought in
over the new cut off road built by en-
terprising citizens OF Dolores, to gath
er In the trade direct from the San
Juan oil fields. II leaves Cortez out
in the cold and shortens the distance
from Bluff to the railroad by ten miles.
The good people OF Cortez will, of
course. make up and straighten the
kinks out of the road between Cortez
and the San Juan river In this way
they Will still retain a goodly share of
trade from this section.-Mon.ezuma
Journal
Santa Fe. N. NJ, July 4.-The Den
YER & Rio Grande Railroad company
has appealed to the United States su-
preme court the case of the Arizona
& Colorado Railway company VS.. the
Denver & Rio Grande Railway com
pany, which has been twice before
he district court and once before the
territorial supreme court, the last de
cision awarding the plaintiff heavy
damages for the Denver & Rio Grande
building in part of plaintiffs right OF
way in constructing Its branch line
from Durango. Colo, to Pennington,
San Juan county. The transcript of
record is the longest ever sent up from
the territorial supreme court and con
tains 500 pages.-Farmingto Times
Hustler.
Jay Turley spent Monday night in
Durango, where he addressed the Du-
range board of trade on the great San
Juan county of New Mexico. Jay is
a talker Of ability along any line, but
when 1t comes to facts and figures on
this county, he has few equals and
no superiors. He reports that the
Smelter City men wish to cooperate
with both Aztec and Pennington
boards of trade, and this feeling should
be reciprocated down here. All pull
ing together will bring about a speed
Ter development of the resources
which nature has lavished on this sec
Index.
The men, or step members Of the
Ladies' Aid society OF the Flora Vista
Presbyterian church win give a social
Thursday evening. July 18th on Mr..
Gays lawn across from the church.
A splendid program and the usual
dainty refreshments will be served by
the men. A good time assured to all
those attending. Ladies' will come and
see how we'll these men have been
trained. Gentlemen, come and see
what leap year may mean for you
in future years.-Aztec Index.