Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-09-19

this year there is still room for more.
Silverton Miner.
over fifty new houses We're erect
ed In Silverton the past summer. and
still there is not vacant building
| not even a shack.
DR. McCanna returned from Denver
Saturday evening. Many friends
| viii be pleased to know that he will
continue to make Durango his home.
The resolution committee. as well
AS the speakers, fell in line with the
suggestion OF The Herald Saturday
afternoon to the effect that the mayor
! issue proclamation requesting all
places OF business to close, along with
the schools, and that appropriate ser
vices be held on the day of the funer
al OF the late President Mckinley.
| O. f. Boyle says he found the east
prosperous. He visited Chicago,
| Buffalo. New York Atlantic City,
Thousand Islands and other points oil
interest. Was at Buffalo both before
ana after shooting of Mckinley
Says the people of Buffalo feel the
blow very much, but at the time he
was there. the day after the shooting.
every one expected the president to
| recover
Should he desire it. the Republicans
of the Second congressional district
viii be ingrates should they refuse to
renominatc Hon. H. NJ Hogg for con
gressman next year lie made
most excellent run last year against
hopeless odds and deserves renomin-
alton until he wins. The district has
no man better fitted for the place.
| Unless Frank c. Goudy desires vim
dication. Mr. Hogg would make an ex
cellent nominee for governor. but the
Journal editor hopes to see Mr.. Goudy
governor-Telluride Journal
| The San Juan county fair opens at
| Pennington tomorrow and will last
| four days AS many of our people
as can possibly do so should make it
a point to attend. In fact it is but
right to put yourself out to do so.
Aside from the fair, it is fine drive
| TO Aztec and other points of inter
est and viii prove profitable in many
ways. We are counting on a big
turnout from our southern neighbors
we must indulge In the reciprocity
act.
The committee in charge of place
for holding memorial services have
about decided on an open air meeting
in front OF the court house steps.
The commissioners will be waited up
| on this afternoon and If permission
| is given to use the lawn on either
side where seats can be placed for
women and children. the men can con
gregate on the sidewalk and street.
The selection is the best possible and
we have no doubt permission will be
granted.
Elaborate preparations are being
made for the dedication of the new
Miners Union hall. Contests OF va
rious kinds, for which prizes are of
fered, games OF all kinds, and grand
bail both nights. will wind up the cele-
bration. The celebration will be con
tinucd through Friday and Saturday,
September Il and rs. The princi-
pal events viii be the rock drilling
contests and teams are expected from
Ouray, Telluride, Cripple Creek and
other mining camps. The full pro-
gramme win be announced next week
l-Silyerton Miner.
The Whittier school ON the North
Side with It's improvements presents
4 wonderfully changed appearance
and makes a very attractive addition
o the neighborhood. Instead of
three teachers, as formerly, there are
now four, with the result that there
are fewer pupils to each teacher,
which is step in the right direction
one OF the great drawbacks to our
system OF education has been that
the teacher has been over-burdened
with pupils, and has accordingly fail
ed TO do them justice. While the
number of seats in each room Is AS,
instead of "a, which would be far
more desirable, 1t has been found pos
| sible to reduce the number of pupils
to &c. which will undoubtedly be of
great advantage to the individual pu-
pill.
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