Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-06-01

MY friends, this morning when you
90 up to the silent city of the dead. as
YOU pass the tall white monument in
'cribed To the Memory of the Un-
.nown Dead" please drop at its base
1 flower sacred to the memory of our
'oung hero of the plains, and let the
lewdrop that sparkles on the fair
lowers petals be tear shed for that
Door demented bride who languishes
oday in living tomb"
This afternoon committees hereto
ore appointed are decorating the
graves OF dead comrades in both
ireenmount and Animas City ceme-
cries.
The Ireland Bros sawu,ill starts
Up tomorrow
Quite number of farmers were in
or the G. A. II. exercises
Two beautiful days in succession.
iuess we're not to be sighted.
The Kempton Komedy Co. is headed
Lhis way. VIII be here some time in
June.
Principal A. r. Lynch has declined
reelection by the Silverton school
board
Mr. and Mrs b. N Freeman are
spending the day at Rockwoed with
friends and enjoying an outing.
George West is as yet undetermin-
ed as to what he will teach his new
son first-sluff or branding steers.
The Silverton Standard says DIR.
f. E. Prewitt, formerly OF this city,
has perfected arrangements for build
ing hospital in Silverton.
Miss Lena Carr, teacher in the Sill
verton public schools and we'll known
in Durango, will take course In Ger
man during the summer months at the
Denver university.
DIR. A. l.. Davis and wife and Miss
Florence Wilbur returned from Den
yer last evening, where the ladies'
have been sojourning the past two
months.
The terrible floods prevailing In
Kansas will result in great damage to
farm and city property. The ele-
ments are certainly eating in their
work this spring.
Ind fol
residents of Silverton but who remov-
ed to Denver the first of the year,
have returned to the old home at
Dodge City, Kan, where they will re-
side permanently.
ID. l.. Egger was returning passen-
ger from Silvarto1 to his home at Pa
gosa Springs this morning, having
purchase the old San Juan Herald
newspaper outfit with the intention of
re-engasins in the business at Pagosa
Springs,
Fred Strater anticipated nice lot
of flowers for Decoration day use. but
night before last vandals swtped the
entire works, My, what future
there is in store for some people-in
many cases parents who neglect to
train their children properly.
John English came in from Pitts
burg last evening where he has been
attending the meeting OF Railway Con
ductors, He continued to his Rico
home this morning and will resume
the run between that place and Ridge
way Monday.
A party OF eight gentlemen arrived
in the city last evening interested IN
the lockwood Power Plant Co. j. p.
Brown and p. H. Smith hail from Den
yer, s. b. Morris. ShelbyNtlle. Ind;
Mark Watson, w. L. Hereth, b. Frank
Schmid and Fred c. Schmid of Indian
apolis, and j. w. Adams, of Chatta-
nooga, Tenn. Piloted by MIR. Hender-
son the party left this morning for an
inspection of the ground and pros
poets.
The Corona sisters entertained
their friends last evening at the home
OF Miss Lottie Sibley on Fifth ave
nue.. Blue and gold was the color
scheme. being carried out in the dec
orations. also in the ices, fruit and
candies. The evening was spent in
playing the popular game Of Engage
ments." Progressive games followed
the dainty luncheon, after which the
guests departed voting the Corona
club as royal entertainers. Those
present were Misses Clara Daniels,
Helen Galloway. Mabel Skoog. Lizzis
Cunha, Cloa Steineger. Katie Cope
land. Besie Normoyle. Minnie Hall.
Anna Meuser, Lottie SIbly. Miss Kel-
.y,, and Messrs. Harry Meredith,
Frank Sheets. Walt Smith, Earl Faris,
Herbert Sterling. Robert O'Connsll.
Earl Barber, Charles Hawke. Ed.
Skoog, Byron Eddy Stolp, Hartman,
)effries, McCorkell, Frankhauser and