Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-05-08
OF the climate of Los Angeles.

from Silyerton, wnere ne billed the
town for the May races. He believes
there Will be very large attend
ance from that town.
| Dr, McEwen returned last night
from the Piedra river, Mrs. Bert
| Buell.. whom he went to see, expect
| ing to tind ner almost dead. was get.
| ting dinner. The case had been
grossly exaggerated to the doctor by
the party who brought the message
willis A. Reese returned last night
fram Denver, where he argued the
case OF c. Il. Herr versus Cy Graden
in toe supreme court Mr.. Reese
| represented Mr.. Graden-s side OF the
case. He returned by way of Sa-
Ida instead of Alamosa, owing to the
bad condition of the road by Alamosa.
The La Plata Sunday school con.
vention. embracing La Plata and a
number of adjoining counties. meets
| In the Presbyterian churcn May 8
| and 3. An interesting program has
been arranged and the convention is
| expected to be one OF the most in.
| teresting ever held in this city. A |
| large number of delegates from
| neighboring towns and rural districts
are expected
Suppose Durango engage In lit
tie boosting instead of dissecting the
faults of this or that person and their
wrong gdoings? The Herald is for a
greater Durango and In every way op-
posed 10 personalities that tend TO
keep strife stirred up.
w. T. Wales has sold mis- bicycle
business and stock to ID. B. Farley
| who has moved to the Hansen build
Ing with complete stock to select
from. If you want II bike or any
kind OF repairing make 1t a point to
| call and see MIR. Farley.
w. T. Payne. representing the
Chamberlain Medicine company OF
Des Moines, Iowa. is spending tne
day in the city Interviewing druggists
and newspapers. The Herald having
| enjoyed contract with the Arm for
many years Mr.. Payne Is accom-
panied by dis wife who Is enjoy Ing
Colorado scenery
Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Perkins return
ed last night from Denver where Mr..
Perkins went last week to argue the
| cases of C. f. Herr versus Cy Graden
in the supreme court. Mr.. Perkins
| represented Mr.. Herr's side of tne
case. Mr.. Perkins believes that
since the supreme court has been di. |
vided into three divisions the docket
will soon be cleared up They are
already making rapid progress in
that direction. This case was sub.
mitted to the supreme court about
two years ago
Mrs. William Isgar died this morn.
ing at 1880 after an Illness OF about
week. leaving a seven-day- old baby
besides another child and loving
| husband TO mourn her sudden death. |
Deceased was In 1er twenty-second
year. The funeral will take place to-
| morrow afternoon at 2:30 from the
residence of Mr., and Mrs. George Is.
gar in North Durango. friends being
invited. George and William Isgar
are brothers and the sympathy OF
many friends is extended to the hus
fant is doing nicely.
As streams are booming It Is about
time for the San Juan county, N. NJ.
commissioners to be advertising for
| bids for repairing bridges. II Is said
the officials Of our southern county
are very negligent In this respect
failing to take advantage OF low wa
ter to place bridges In trim to with
| stand high water. But we presume
| this is a fault possessed by omcials
In most counties. 1t Is the case OF
the Arkansas man who couldn't fix
| his roof when 1t rained and when 1t
| didn't rain It was not necessary.
The item about the palm leaf yes
| terday has created about as much
| comment as any little item which has
appeared in print In long time. c.
II. Barton, OF the county clerks
force, says some years ago while rid
Ing the range west OF Ration, N. NJ,
he found a perfect impression Of n
| palm leaf In stone. 1t was com
plete, while the one found here was
incomplete. He said In addition TO
the palm leaf he had found an i'm
preston of large maple leaf In the
same locality 1t was great curbo-
slty on account Of having retained It's
color. having a reddish color like the
leaves have In the fall when they
drop from the tree
| Mr.. Burwell returned last night
| from a trip to Allison, formerly
known as Vallejo. While there yes
terday ne learned that a ranchman
named Eastman had gone from ALI