Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-05-23

from trip to Alamosa.
Dick Gaines smiling countenance is
seen on the streets today.
Dick oxford, the Mancos attorney, is
spending the day in the city.
Greater New York and Greater Den
yer are not the only ones. There is
Greater Durango.
Henry Ives now has one of the
chairs In Helm & Sthroyers barber
shop. so customers will not have to
wait.
The lnter-Ocean has been making
some great improvements in the din
ing room, having painted and papered
throughout
Jack Spargo came down yesterday
10 get some waterproof clothes, the
water encountered in the mine being
considerable.
Mining and prospecting is rapidly
increasing in the La Platas. as will
he seen by the mining news clipped
from the La Plata Miner
The statement Is made by the Miner
that the railroad business Of the La
platas exceeds that of Telluride, and
claims to have the information from
a railroad man.
The water now being in the GENE
terry, have connections made for wa
iering your lot before the main is Gov
cred 1t is cheaper now than it will
he later.
Samuel w. Morrison is in from Ig
nacio today proving up on his home
stead claim Mr.. Morrison says crops
are all looking well down there and an
excellent output Of farm produce of
all kinds is assured.
The school board is restrained by
injunction from meeting until 1t is
decided which is entitled to a place
on the board-Vandegrift or Frary
Judge Russell is expected to render a
decision tomorrow.
j. Turley. chief engineer for the pro
posed San Juan canal arrived last
evening after quite an absence AL
though he had nothing to say for pub
lication, he looked pleasant. which is
taken as a good omen
The funeral of Mrs Wooley will
he held at the Wooley home on the
North Side AT o'clock tomorrow aft
ernoon. The Salvation Army will
have charge. No reply has yet been
received from her brother at Mancos.
In personal letter TO The Herald
Sanford Dodge, who recently enter
tanned Durango audiences, he says
that he closed his season in Denver
on the 18th inst. and started for his
home at st. Paul on the 18th to spend
his vacation.
The Alumni association of the High
school held meeting at Judge Pixies
office in the court house last evening
and it was decided to give ball and
banquet June 3. A committee con
sisting of Miss Bertha Seybold, Miss
Mabel Skoog and C. 7. Morgan, was
appointed to make arrangements.
The Animas City school bond cleo
tion will have to be held over again.
The election recently held for voting
bonds for building new school house
has been found faulty in some particu-
lar by the Denver firm which agreed
to take the bonds, and consequently
they will not be taken until after-an-
other election Is held 1t is said that
one of the irregularities was in the
election lasting only three hours in
stead of i've
In response to many urgent appeals
from the public for repetition of the
cantala which was given last week, a
matinee viii be given at the opera
house Saturday afternoon at o'clock.
II will be the same as the cantata was
originally. with the exception that it
will open with three songs by pupils
of Miss Woods room of the Park
school These songs will convey to
the hearers an idea of the standard
of singing that has been reached in
everyday school work, The songs
viii commence promptly at 2 o'clock
aud parties desiring to hear them
must be on time. Admission, Is
cents-no reserved seats.
Sam j Sackett leaves in the morn
ing for Denver. where he goes to take
the position of attorney for the fish,
game and forestry department of the
state. MIR. Sackett expresses regret
AT leaving Durango. as he likes the
city but the new position Is one that
comes as a recognition of merit and is
not to be overlooked. Mr. Sacketts
duties will take him all over the state,
so we will probably see him back here
once In while. The position is a new
one that is Just being created. the
work of that Office having heretofore
been performed by assistants In the
attorney generals Office. The duties