Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-07-15
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L H.ysliery OF the Silver Lake is
IN towD.
| L. w Smith. editor OF the Pagoss
| Times, Is In town today.
| Don't forget the Maccabee dance
this evening at the yendome.
oh. my. but I'm sleepy" the Young
folks say. No wonder-3 a. m. when
they turned in,
| A quartette consisting of members
Of the smart set will picnic at Fort
Lewis tomorrow.
Mrs. Brumley og Cortez left Cor Pu-
eblo this morning. on account of the
Illness OF her sister.
[ Parsons has a windowful Of feath-
er busters. There is petite one
that Is too cute for any use except
TO dust fine furniture.
Messrs. NJ. s. Moore and Judd. Of
ficials of the Union Mutual Insurance
company of Denver, are in the city.
| Looking up matters for the company.
j C.. Bowman. the genial and popu-
lar mayor of Gladstone. came down
from Silverton this morning. The
mayor Is taking a long-needrd rest
from the cares OF Office He contin-
ued to Pagosa Springs where he will
rusticate awhile.
Miss Lena Carr of Durango who
has been giving private instructions
In Short hand and typewriting in Sill
vcrton for the past month. has been
appointed by the school board to take
charge of the fourth and fifth grades
Ia our public schools at the next SEES
sion.-Silverton Standard
+. L. Chase has returned from an
absence of some two months from Du-
range Mr.. Chase went directly to
Fort Defiance. Arizona. where he took
charge of n number of Navajos. to be
used as workmen in the Rocky Ford
sugar beet fields. The rest of the
time was spent at Rocky Ford study
ing conditions under which sugar beet
| growing may be made a success.
The excellent write.up of Silverton's
grand celebration and the pioneer re
union In The Durango Herald showed
the appreciation in which this event
Is held down the valley 1t was
largely the work of Miss T.. B. NJ
Young tBluebelD and reflects credit
upon the paper and the writer TAX
en- In It's entirety 1t was the most
complete account printed in any news
paper Silverton Miner.
! That the people of Durango enjoy
good music was pretty evident last
night from the size of the crowd as
sembled to listen to the music of the
Woodmen band. Every number was
received with pronounced applause.
the Indian war dance seeming to be
an especial favorite. Complimentary
comment was heard on all sides, the
same being well deserved This is
the first concert of the season. 1t is
to be hoped that arrangements can be
made to have these musical entertain
ments weekly during the rest of the
| summer.
Some twenty-five couples Of young
folks went to Trmble last evening
There was n tally-ho full of them. be-
sides several buggies and bicycle or
two. As everyone In town knows.
the party left Durango about 9 o'clock
They made the night air hideous with
the sound of horns and tnimpets and
| other musical Instruments of that ilk
In little overdue time they reached
| Trimble. or course. a dance was
next Musicians were along Not
to he selfish. the young people gave
the horn-blowcr and tooters a rest
No reflection upon the latter's music.
however Anyway. the crowd manag-
ed to get along with the piano this
time Some time In the wee sma
hours they started for home. singing
all the way. They hit Durango some