Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-04-13

from ffldayS DAILY:
a. G. Van Cott came in from Colo
RADIO Springs and will be with us a few
days. Looking after ditch interests
X. w. Ptloemy came down from Sill
verton this morning, registering at the
lnter-Ocean.
b. w. Ritter returned last evening
from Silverton, where he went
Wednesday evening to look after
some legal matters
John f. Bell, wife and daughter
came down from lockwood this morn.
ing. The new train service is of great
convenience to them.
State Senator S. l. Hallett and wife
were Silverton bound passengers last
evening. Senator Hallett says he is
through with politics.
Sol Schwayder left this morning for
Denver after spending several days in
Durango. the guests of his relatives
the Rachofskys.
Murray Mcneil of Denver and Mana
ger Griffith of the local telephone
agency, returned last evening from
Mancos where they went to arrange
for the extension of the line from this
city.
Judge Granville Pendleton came up
from Aztec last evening and left this
morning for Santa Fe for purpose of
attending a meeting of the board OF
state bureau OF immigration. lie will
be absent about week.
John w. Wingate returned from Sill
verton last evening where he Journey
ed Tuesday after depositing his bal
lot in this city Mr.. Wingate says
yesterday was one of the most disa-
greeable days he ever experienced
April is going to make good its repu-
tation this year
The John Thompson performance
was not up to schedule. The press no.
tices must have been manufactured
AS rule The Herald endeavors to
ascertain about shows but in this case
took what other papers were credited
with saying. 1t is the desire of Man
ager Stilwell to book only first class
attractions.
Sheriff Kermode came in from Mon
tezuma county last evening and this
morning left for Pueblo with Big
| Foot" Patterson, where he will be
consigned to the asylum. The man
has been a freak in Montezuma coun-
ty for several years. harmless but very
annoying He is on the idiot order
with insanity mixed
Let us hope that our newly elected
city council may be able to give us
a public reading room. Think of two
thousand volumes OF choice reading
matter left idle because we have no
place in which to use them. Think
Of the power for good which these
books would have over the youth Of
our city. could they only be put into
circulation. "A little money judicious-
ly expended upon young people in the
formative period often saves vast
amounts expended in reform. Give us
public library.
A magnifcfent audience greeted the
Choral society at the Presbyterian
church last night when they presented
the grand concert for which they had
been practicing for some weeks past.
The church was beautifully decorated
and three rows Of singers occupied the
choir loft. each row being elevated a
little higher than the row In front, SO
that all the singers could see the di-
rector. The pulpit platform was
built out in both width and length and
II was covered with gorgeous Navajo
rugs and beautiful ferns. palms and
blooming plants lent their beauty TO
the scene. The orchestra opened the
evenings entertainment with fine
selection and the rest of the program
was carried out as published In these
columns with the exception of the trio
upon the mandollns and guitar these
two numbers had to be omitted owing
to the illness of one OF the trio, who
could not be present. All did their
parts well and It was scene OF beau
~ and briliance under the glow of the
electric lights and the music was
something grand. The program dis
tinctly announced no encores, but the
Anvil chorus was received with such
enthusiastic and prolonged applause
that the last verse was repeated and
1t will be long ere any one of the audi
ence forgets the magnificent swelling
chorus with the ringing anvil accom-
paniment Where SO many took part
and all did so well. It would be i'm
possible to give a particular descrip
ton of each part. but 1t is the gen
: eral concensus OF opinion that 1t was
one OF the finest entertainments ever
presented to n Durango audience and
the society may well be congratulated
} upon the splendid program that was
presented. Each number on the pro
gram was musical except the two reel
tations given by Lillian Hartman John
son, who was at her best and charmed
the audience with her realistic pre-
sentation OF her twy selections. Il
was two hours Of rare enjoyment tc