Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-09-11

Miss Mabel Nallant, accompanied Ny
ner mother. took the enstern this
morning to go to Boulder to attend
school.
Those of the fruit growers In San
Juan county. New Mexico, who have
batiled against the devourIng worm
viii have something to saip-those
who have not will have to figure the
value OF culls In cider and applejack.
a boy named Brinkerhof of the same
Mnncos family sending out a deaf and
dumb child a few days ago. was sent
ont 10 Colorado Springs this morning
to the deaf dumb and blind institute.
He Is aged a. and is deaf ana dumb
and simple.
An agricultnralist familiar with the
conditions In the Grand Junction coun-
try at present youches that the or
chardists who pulled up their trees
TO grow sugar beets. sorely regret IT.
The sugar trust fixes the price OF
Grand Junction beet sugar.
Lorln Booram aged II, nephew of
Colonel Crowder with General Otis
stan, passed through this morning for
Kaneas City TO go 10 school. The sire
Is from Missouri and Mlssourlans arc
always wandering back to the hlcl'
ory. walnut ana sycamore.
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Nf,- t-.,1 g,,,.t,,. ,,,.t ,I..,rybtov MYs
n, NJ. Billings, came In from Telluride
yesterday evening Mrs. Snyder had
gone TO Telluride several weeks ago
to nelp take care OF the little grand
child when sick The baby is well ana
Earl has quit eating all over town
and carrying crackers In his pocket,
O.
II was an awful story Of deprayity
and criminal inclination told by MAY
Wilson and her consort, Robert ].
TAYLOR. in the district court yester-
day. Taylor admitted ne had been in
tho penitentiary for highway robbery.
and his head looked like he might
have been there for almost any other
crime.
Durango schools need moral disci-
plne as much as letters, and don't In
an hour Of political frenzy forget IT,
The nonEnglish speaking who have
much to do with school elections will
oalk at spelling what morals their
children have, particularly the girls
Rigid discipline viii find the indorse-
nd g,Tt ba h,a tbV fplF
ers.
Henry Rudolph is down from juno.
tion creek, where he has been driving
on a l00-foot contract for Robert Dwy
er in one of his mining tunnels He
has worked single handed and aver
nged one foot per day in hard rock
doing his cooking and sharpening
breaking the rock and tramming II 4O0
feet through the tunnel. but Henry is
n hoss.
The tenth annual convention of the
Woman's Cdristian Temperance union
Of the fifteenth district OF Colorado
will be held In the NJ. u. church. North
9. commencing at 10 O'Clock. All
friends of temperance are invited to
bring their dinners and all members of
Durango union are urged to attend
business of importance will be
brought before the convention.
Almost year has gone Ca calendar
ny ,,ffth
outside newspaper and other fakirs
to work Durango to frazzle. but It
viii be safe 10 rely on kindly Provi-
6ence. If we can't have the slot or
sope other sure thing, give us some
simple thing with which to pass the
time. 1t is about time for the Wauka-
rusa Gazette to make its annual tour
among the unsophsticated. Sal, roll
out a pumpkin and let the stranger sit
down till supper's ready.
o.
The Canon City fair occurs on the
20th to 22d of this month. and breaks
into the dates for Aztec. followed so
closely by Durango. otherwise our peo-
pie would send delegation to the
'''N''Ahi hN'i' cry bi iut al hduSuHH
one of the oldest and cleanest in the
state. Much, too, could be learned by
our agricultural and horticultural peo.
pie by going there. But Durango sends
her wishes for good weather big
show and lots of fun The Herald
acknowledges the courtesy of season
ticket.
The speakers discussing the situa-
tion relating to the Rio Grande and e.,
maintenance OF way employees attract
ed a quite large audience at the court
house last night composed in the
main of railway operatives and mem
bers OF labor organizations. The bur
den of discussion was based on the
claim that the maintenance employees
are underpaid for their work, and the
speakers announced that those now
out ON strike would never return TO
work at s1.40 per day 1t is said the
Rio Grando is willing to increase the
wages OF the old employees but is nm.
willing to recognize the union.