Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-05-06

utes late.
Watch The Famous windows to-
night Grand colored electrical dis
play In every window.
Eight young people OF North Duran
go are planning to go to Fort Lewis
tomorrow. weather permitting.
Christian Science services In Room
800. Newman block. tomorrow. Sub
ject, Adam and Fallen Man"
Gartia has the whole thing In a nut
shell. The Columbia Chainless, with
cusiiion frame and coaster brake. Cali
and see them.
Bishop Leonard will preach at st.
Marks church tomorrow morning. He
evening service. Everybody vel
come
BluebeIl's character sketch. ~
Fountain Sealed" appearing In this
issue Of The Herald. is. as the chill
drcn say. "a really story" being taken
from life.
Confirmation services at the Episco-
pal church on Tuesday evening. Bish-
op Leonard is an interesting speaker.
while the ceremony In itself is very
impressive.
The closing exercises OF the Her
mosa school are being held today
This afternoon there Ia an exhibition
Of the ohildrcn's work. In the even
ing there will be nm interesting pro
gram in which the pupils take part
There Is every reason to believe that
the children Will acquit themselves
crdditabiy and evidence the excellent
training Mrs. Carr. their teacher. has
given them. Several Durango people
are going up to attend the exercises
her Sunday school class this after
noon. A delightful programme of
games has been prepared ms well az
the cutcst OF souvenirs. Dainty re-
freshments will be served. The for
tunato little ones are Misses Helen
Hewitt. Anna Galloway. Anna Kis
lingbury, Josie Hood. Minnie Buh-
laucr, Ruby Naegeiin. Lottie Hanno.
Hazel Doze. Mabel Green. Laura Kern
and Nettie McNicholas.
On Saturday, May IS. the High
school boys will hold a field day. The
sports will be in charge OF Mr.. F. A.
Rodecker. and will probably be held
at the fair grounds. The events OF
the day will consist OF races OF all
descriptions. the list OF which will be
published later. together with prizes
for the same. Some very handsome
premiums have been already given by
Durango's business men. and there
viii be others. Let the boys take
hold and make the day success.
Ross McGirr. who returned last
evening from weeks trip through
San Juan county. N. NJ, says that the
country Is looking fine. At Aztec the
trees are all In bloom and everything
growing at rapid rate. From Aztec
the party went to Largo. thence to
Farmington where conditions similar
to those at Aztec--cxcept that the sea
son is n trihe more advanced-pre-
vail The great changes that have
taken place In that vicinity AS well
ms those about to come to pass have
had their effect Dull times belong
to the past. Pennington people are
sanguIne that n new era OF prosperity
has dawned. At Fruitland the coun-
try Is not so well settled and necessn.
rily the land does not show 80 high a
state of cultivation. hut It is getting
there Just the same. Mr.. McGirr
stated that the weather was delight
ful with the exception of one day.
when they drove from Fruitland to
La Plata, and there was u high wind.
There WAS no snow on the La Plata,
but about ten miles from Mancos there
was snow. From Mancos to Hes.
porus there was from one to two feet
all the way, In fact. II was a pret.
~ disagreeabie drive yesterday" Mr..
McGirr said 1T kept showing. blow.
ing. and then raining all day. II was
the worst snow In May that ever
saw"