Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-20
NICKEL ALARM CLOCKS eoc
AND 500. THE TATTOO $1.So.
HAHN.

NICKEL ALARM CIOCkS oOC
AND 500. THE TATTOO $1.so.
HAHN.
It's more fun to hunt ducks than
to print.
Nothing about an excursion to
Farmington and Aztec for several
weeks.
Between Finlsnder and Greek Tel
luride is never allowed to become
dull.
A new school has been established
at Grommet, east of the Florida, and
Miss Florence Ruffe has been en-
gagged as teacher.
While crusading is in order. would II
be pressing the limit to more rigidly
enforce the cnrfew ordinance and
break up date making" that vioiates
the age OF consent law?
The voters OF the Waterfall school
district, one week from next Tuesday
will vote on the proposition of build
ing a foot bridge across the Animas,
that school children may cross the
stream. They ought to have the
bridge.
The Silerton Miner fraternizes with
The Herald In its desire to begin
Thanksgiving on the 23d and continue
till the 30th. Other nincompops OBJ
ject. Let everybody have thanksgiv-
ing whenever they want to should be
the slogan OF the newspapers Of the
| San Jewann.
Jim Nash was over the other day
| and said nothing about the purport OF
| his visit. but the last issue of the
| Dolores Star has the following: "Our
quiet village was startled Sunday ev.
euing by a burst OF martial music.
Upon investigation II was found that
the tin-pan band was rendering a few
choice selections for the benefit oI
Mr.. and Mrs. James Nash, VINO were
recently married in New Mexico, and
arriving here Sunday noon were stop
ping at the Dolores hotel"
Brice Patterson and wife of Silver
ton spent the night in the city and
| went on to Pagosa, where they are
giving the future greatest watering
resort in America modern bath
l h,.
stander friend of the Patterson fam
ily remarked that Mrs. Patterson
| looked younger than her children, and
| when Brice was told about il he was
pleased Brice's hair is silvered lit
tie but his hunting trips and an in
spots has left him quite young him.
self.
The Pennington Granite Block com
pany has put in a plant in the Ross
addition and is now running force
| of workmen night and day turning ont
building material. In one day two men
can turn out 100 blocks. The blocks
are "a inches long, inches thick and
10 inches high. They are constructed
so that hollow space is in the wal
when laid mp, making it a protection
against heat and cold. This material
can be put in the wall at a cost OF
25 cents per cubic foot, making cneap
and at the same time a durable and
handsome structure. No plastering is
required, as one can paper right over
the walls.-Times-H Hustler.
The Famous fire Is rounding out Its
finish and 1t is probable that the ad
justers will get through today or not
later than next Monday or Tuesday
Johnnie Bell, who has taken con
tract to repair the much damaged
building, already has a gang OF mer
clearing the premises of burned tim
bers and charcoal, and there are al
kinds of kindling wood, charcoal and
plaster piled upon the north vacant
lot. The building will be placed ir
condition for resumption of bust
ness as readily as possible, probably
by the first OF the new year. Unit
the adjusters have finished and ths
salvage goods can he arranged the
sale of the salvage can not be begun
this may require week or more time
The Temple Quartette entertain
ment at Red Men hall last night, un
der the auspices of the Durango Higl
School lyceum, attracted about all the
people in Durango who care for high
class attractions, those people who
would open the covers of good book
or tarry with rare painting or Other
work of art. Durango ilas not been
trained up to that degree of apprecia
ton of art which many other com
munities enjoy. and 1t Is not altogeth
er the fault of having a mixed popula
ton or particularly large percentage
OF illiteracy, The town has simply
failed to indulge and encourage the
, higher class attractions. The pro.