Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-11


that they have done good. lie vii!
show that had 1t cost hundred times
more the children saved and cared
for are still worth thousand times
more than that. He fears that the
dissolution of the Army in Durango
is imminent
Mr. J. Ashcroft of Pennington is
resting easily after successful oper-
alton which was performed yesterday
at Ochsner hospital.
W. S. Plckerill Is building I new
home in Brooiside. 1t will BE- a mod
ern frame of eight rooms. pGye Ram
say is now putting in the 70 idatinns.
Otis e. Hutchinson have the contract
for construction.
The Herald acknowledge large
box OF beautiful flowers. roses in al
colors, oleanders and what not from
Mr.. and Mrs. George Allen of Farm
ington. Our southern neighbors can
make fine floral displays.
In the police court this morning an
Austrian who could not give mis- name,
was fined 500 and costs for carrying
concealed weapon, pistol, said to
he worth about 40 cents.
Mrs. Pulford announces the organ
ization of school district No. "a on
the La Plata river, thus leaving no
unorganized territory in the county
NJ. s. Regnier, Alonzo Helton and J.
S Dale are the directors.
Mrs. l.. NJ. Rupert of Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, arrived last evening to look aft.
er the nome and family recently made
desolate by The death of her only sis
ter, Mrs. F. c. Perkins. Durango peo-
pie will welcome Mrs. Rupert to thei
midst.
Joe Shields suffered a severe burn
at the smelter today from hot Stag
which stopped out of pot onto his
arm, the same arm which he SHOT
some time ago. 1t appears that as
meets bad luck again.
The band has secured the services
of Messrs. Chester Blaney and Beri
McGarvey. The former is remem
| bered by his clever tenor singing and
the latter by his impersonations of the
gentler sex. Eight local young men
will accompany Mr.. McGarvey in a
| unique song and dance act.
The band boys need some more
uniforms and certainly deserve them
so let's nelp by attending their big
minstrel show. Nine big acts in the
olio beside so people in the first part
| Two screaming farces, a brilliant
spectacular military drill and nov
city song and dance act which prom
| ises 10 be a winner.
The following new books nave been
received at the library: Dorotha by
| Marten Martens; For the Sail of Ra
| fael by NJ. E. Ryan: A. Dark Lantern
by Eiz. Rollins; The Wood Carver oi
Lyanpus by NJ. E. Mailer; Lady Balti
more, by owen Mister; The Marian
in the Alcove by Anna X Green
Iole, by Robt, U. Chambers; Captains
| Courageous, Kipling; The Magic For
est by Stewart Ed. White.
The morshal's foyce has been gar
| nering guns right along lately, hav
ing taken three during the past few
| days. The fellow not only loses his
gun but has to pay the police magis
| trate a snug sum. The best way to
carry gun probably is to get one
about eight feet long and stroll along
as If to go hunting, and then maybe
the policeman won't butt in.
| Durango's Fourth of July celebra
tion will attract a greater number o;
| people than any former occasion in
the history of the city. There will be
six days, giving all a chance to ge;
in some time during the celebration
| The railroads will make rates and the
| people will come. Keep a lookout for
| places to house them after the hotels
| are filed.
| Specimens of Arizona copper ore
seen yesterday by reporter are al
most the precise detail OF coppel
ores in the La Plata district, both in
| percentage of silica and general con.
| struction. so 1t might appear that the
la Plata district is somewhat con
| temporaneous with the Arizona coun.
try in geological structure, If not al
| together the same in the economic
occurrence of mineral substance and
value.
B. Chaser has received letter
from X. Coney at San Francisco,
June 2, saying that during the earth.
quake, 1--WE had hell on earth. You
cannot picture 1t; the misery and suf-
fering that | saw-women with their
babies running for their lives to hills
and parks; people dragging trunks