Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-05-08

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take in the band concert.
It is hoped that local men will not
let outside contractors out-fgure them
on the Indian school improvements.
w II. Bellows Of Springfield, Mass,
returned this morning from the East,
naving Put in several days here on
the Neglected deal.
j. f. English and wife of Rico de-
parted yesterday for Portland, Ore.
where they will attend the opening
of the Lewis and Clarke exposition.
Mrs. Ross McGirr returned last
evening from visit with her sister.
Mrs. J. f. English, at Rico. Mrs. Nc
Girr keeps the baby while her sister
is away on her pleasure trip.
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Miss Pearl Pendleton was a pas
senger this morning for Denver, where
II is said she intends spending the
next six months. She has resigned
her position with the lockwood Pow
er company.
The government intends spending
great many thousand dollars In i'm.
provements and additional buildings
at the San Juan school. but local CON
tractors seem to he very Indifferent
to the fact,
Local contractors are overlooking
big thing when they fail to get busy
on the governments offer for bids for
the new buildings for the San Juan
school. The board OF trade has all
the plans and contractors are invited
TO make an inspection.
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Fatty" Crawford came in from Hay
gnlch this morning. Had boat with
him so he could navigate. Says he
has plowed only two days this spring.
But as for grass--the hills are green
and stock doing fine And it's cows
and butter that makes Fatty" fat
A. Whitaker, brother of our towns.
man. Mr.. Whitaker was an arrival
last night over the Rio Grande South
ern, for visit This is his first visit
to Durango. He Is from Fallbrook. in
San Diego county, California. He
came through the northern part of
California on his way here and reports
that he saw lots of snow in the north
ern part of the state. as well as 9th
er kinds of disagreeable weather.
Frank Robbins will open bids to-
night for the excavation of the base
ment of his new brick building, which
he will erect short distance south
of Fritz & Goodman's place. The
contract will be let and work pushed
as rapidly as possible. The building
will he a one-story brick store room
with basement. 1t will not be used
for rooming house, but will be rent
ed. There will he two party walls,
w. A. Perry on the north and Robert
McNicholas on the south.
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trouble to get the department of the
Interior TO place plans on fit in the
boards office-plans for proposed i'm
provements and additional buildings
to Indian schools and agencies in this
section. As a starter a most volum-
inous set of plans have been received
by the board for buildings and i'm
provements at the San Juan agency
school on the San Juan river. Men
tion was made of the fact through the
local press a few days ago, but so far
only three contractors have taken the
trouble to look at the plans. Here is
a great opportunity for local contract.
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The public prints of Durango give
'he company which played Ghosts"
here and also in that city. a good no
tice. speaking in terms of praise of
the play and players. 1t may be that
the company had an of night in Tel
luride and did not play up to their
usual form. 1t is hoped, for Sanford
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