Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-21

hat pulled down to keep out the sun
and 1t almost took the hump out OF
his back to look straight ahead. Asked
how long he had smoked cigarettes he
replied: ITS ncbody's business, but
seein' you're 30 smart, have rolled
and smoked the pill since I was big
enough to walk good" They had no
pet dog along.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hurley are look.
ing forward with pleasure for a visit
from two daughters. Mrs Katie Aherr
of Ogden, Utah. and Miss Annie Hun
ley OF Alamosa.
Norman Harbaugh, formerly one OF
the efficient deputy sherifs of La
Plata county. is visiting the city. hav-
ing put in long campaign at mining
In the La Plata district
w. S. Croke. Jr., OF the Durango
fire department. had to no to Mercy
hospital today with rheumatism. but
the boys at the station express the
hope that he will be all right In a
day or so.
Miss Helen Galloway, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. James n. Galloway. and
Mr.. Tow, with Stubs 4 Jakway, were
married Sunday at Aztec. Botn are
worthy and popular and the Herald ex.
tends congratulations and best wishes
There are many windows in the
city at which the little ones g,ze hun.
grily. Toys. and trinkets. candies and
nuts. and all the things child heart
ever yearned for unless II be one
VINO ycarned for something to ea. and
warm raiment
X G. Parsons Of Bayfield, won this
afternoon the first basket OF cnam.
payne In the series OF raffies for bas-
kots OF six bottles ut Keilenberger's.
Tomorrow or next day there will be
another rattle and so on TIL the bas-
kets are all gone. The plan OF rattle
In stated elsewhere.
What jolly time you could have
had II you had been down yesterday
and today watching the Navajoes set
up ~ new wagons purchased by the
government for them They are all
red running gear, green boxes and
wide track. the same pattern. each
one having Its number series for put.
ting together.
They have nearly a hundred ponies,
weighing from 300 to 600 pounds each.
and out OF the bunch will be selected
"a to wear harness and pull the wag.
ons In one merry phalanx to Shiprock,
and what time they will have "shoo-
ing'' those ponies over the road and
sitting up on a spring seat "all same
like Merricat"
Mr.. r. b. Martin. a native of the
tribe, who has very good English
Is with them or they would
never get the wagons together. Mr..
Martin (his American name) took
a course at Hampton. Va, in college.
beginning in 1901. learning letters and
industrial pursuits. and he is in charge
OF HI wOrk undor government super
vision at Shiprock. iHes Is registered
Mt the strater. He says the new gov
ernment buildings Ut Bhiprock are
In construction very sat
isfactorily. He betrayed his pride in
the willingness Of the Navajoes to On.
gage In modern industrial pursuits
and their delight in having modern ia
and predicted their rapid ad-
vancemeni. He had brought up n lot
of the more intelligent and active OF
the Navaojes to receive the first in.
stallment Of wagons. and these will
be put into commission at once In
various uses. The government will
provide implements for tilling the soil
and within few years the willing
Navajo will be swelling the produc-
tion of the farms In the Southwest
These Indians Industrial inclination
promises for them brilliant future
'Shoo pony"