Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-07-31

a little rest.
Mrs. II. M. Andrew. daughters and
son left this morning for Canon City
and Denver. Mrs. Andrew will at
tend the Great Council of Pocanontas
In Denver next week. She and the
children will stop a day at Cnama
TO see friends as they go.
II. J. Williams of Chicago was an
arrival last nig1t and is spending the
day in town. Mr.. Williams will
spend the next several weeks in San
Juan county, N. M, where he will
look after the packing and shipment
of fruit which certain Chicago com
mission dealers nave contracted for
The two engines in the wreck at
pagosa Junction have been gotten
back onto the track, and the work of
clearing up the rest of the wreck will
be short. II has been ascertained
loaded WITH pipe for the lockwood
Power company. which was top heavy.
turning over on a narrow curve
where the track was siding, and that
car pulled two others over with 1t.
Wesley Helm returned last evening
from Dolores. where he went two
weeks ago for an outing with mis-
brother-in-law, viii Ellermeyer. Mrs.
Helm went with him and she will re-
main for a while yet. Wesley hunt
ed and fshed. getting as far out as
the Disappointment country. In ad-
dition to fish stories he can tell some
pretty good bear stories. The bear
could probably tell pretty good one,
too, If ne could talk.
II. NJ. Gushing, travelling passenger
agent of the Denver q Rio Grande
system with headquarters in Salt
Lake City, is visitor in Durango to-
day, billing the town and creating an
/ interest in the annual San Juan excur-
sion to Salt Lake. This is one Of the
trips which many San Juaners al.
ways look forward to with great
pleasure, and the excursions to the
Mormon metropolis are always well
patronized.
In addition to the wreck at Pagosa
Junction night before last two en-.
sines just this side OF Pagosa June.
tion left the rails yesterday and one
OF them came very near turning over.
They were derailed owing to a Zip
on the rail and at the time they got
on they were going backwards. One
OF them stopped on the ties and the
other ran off the ties and it was
| Thought by the crew 1t was going
over, but ii stopped in balanced po.
stion. Nobody was injured.
The fairy cantata given last night
on the lawn at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. c. Perkins was attended by a
large and appreciatlve audience, not.
| withstanding the fact That II rained
Rain kept many people away, but
there were about 300 who were no,
to be kept away. Preparations had
been made against the rain 30 that
| a postponement would not be neces.
sary. A large canopy was stretched
over the benches where the main
portion of the audience sat, and 9th.
er canvas was arranged to protect
many who were unable to get under
the canopy. And still there we're 9th.
ers who took shelter under their um.
brellas and made themselves comfort.
| able Just anywhere they happened to
be. The lawn was transformed into
| beautiful bower. wnich was an ideal
| representation of Fairyland. The
stage was elaborately festooned and
lighted with colored electric lights
| while row of footlights made the
| lighting arrangement perfect. The
many girls VINO took part in the en-,
| tertainment acquitted themselves
with great credit and won the ap
plause OF the entire audience Mrs
Perkins is receiving many compli
ments on the success of the enter.
tainment, which was planned and en-.
eineered throughout by her. She
trained the girls in their various
parts, and the excellent manner in
which they acquitted themselves
speaks in the highest terms for her
as well as for the girls themselves.
The proceeds are for the benefit of
the Presbyterian Sunday school
Many requests nave been made to
have tne cantata repeated.