Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1905-05-29

! One OF the social events being look.
ed forward to is the st. Columbs
ball, which will be given the nignt OF
May 80 at vendome hall. The public
is cordially invited to attend.
| Durango must retain a good ball
club. It's the only sport our people
have It's the only thing that will
keep up a friendly exchange between
Silverton, San Juan county and Du.
range.
| Arthur R1dgway. superintendent OF
the Silverton Northern and Silverton
railroads, was married at Colorado
| Springs a week ago. With his bride
he returned to SIlverton the first of
the week.
| The Boulevard park is being ex-
tended north, water pipes having
been laid couple of blocks. The
park improves the appearance of the
Boulevard and should be extended
both ways the entire length of the
! street
Rev. Lee, presiding elder Of the NJ.
| L. church for tnis district, was an ar
rival last night. He held service f.
the Methodist church here last night
and left this morning for Pagosa
| Springs, where he is to preach to-
| night
Miss Bessie Dunbar. who mas been
attending school here. left this morn
ing for Lamar, Colo. in response to
| message announcing the serious ILL
| ness Of her mother. Miss Dunbar
has been staying with her grand.
| mother here,
| Picnic time has started. About
| seventy.hve of the larger pupils and
a number Of the teachers went to Ba-
ker's bridge this morning, and quite
number of the children OF the inter
mediate grades are having picnic at
Brookside. Those who went TO Ba-
l
back, on wheels and on the train.
| This is the season of the year when
| rancnmen begin investigating the
best kind of mowers and harvesters.
This being the case they SHOULD
Chapman. The Mccormick mowers
and harvesters have stood the test
for SO many years that commenda.
lion from The Herald is useless
Just peruse Mr. Chapman's ad. and
then see MIN
| Silverton people appear TO be con
| siderably wrought up over the action
OF the school board in dropping Mrs.
Lena Carr from the list OF teachers
A petition signed by both pupils and
parents has been presented to tne
board asking that it reconsider its
action, also petition signed by q
big majority OF the leading citi2ens
who have no children, but interested
in the success of the schools as tax
payers.
NJ. c. Hinderider came in this
morning from camp and left for Den
yer. He lost n saddle blanket and
| had to ride back few miles to find
il. This made him late, only allow
ing him small margin OF time fol-
catching the train. There is ont
q OF n hnt Int, -
the camp that has been maintained
nine miles below town Is being NOV
ed today TO Mccoy canon, fourteen
| miles below town.
Canon City berries are ripeninl
range market. The Canon berries
are first class article as a rule
on par with those of the Animas
valley. There is no reason why the
Aztec-Farmington section should moi
supply the San Juan section with tns
luscious fruit hereafter. With raj
connection berries can be shipped
without being mushed, an impossi
hility by stage. The soil of Sar
Juan county is specially adapted t.
strawberry growing
The action of the Washington au
thorities in laying OFF teachers and
Others connected with Indian schools
is in accord with the Hemenway bill
passed by congress making it q
criminal offense TO create defcienc,
in any of the departments and al
schools where the money comes from
the general fund are cut OF the sam,
as the one at Fort Lewis. A defcien
cy has always existed and by cuttinl
OFF at this time will be wiped out ant
the work will start anew the first OF
July and probably be kept within
lines for continuous work.
There will be quite moving bee
the first of the coming week. In the
first place Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Ray
nOnd will occuny the MnrlocL cot