Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-12-24

We cannot expect trains to resume
schedule time until after the holiday
rush is over.
Late advices from Trimble Springs
state that only about 100 tons OF hay
were burned.
Mrs. Pulford is engaged in regular
examination of teachers today at the
High school building.
I Nineteen loaded cars were ready to
leave Hesperus last night for points
along the Southern.
The coal companies operating in
La Plata county are to be praised for
not raising the price of coal along
with other operators throughout the
state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. II. Snyder de-
parted this morning on an extended
pleasure trip. They go first to Den
yer, where they will remain until
about the 10th of January. when they
leave for southern California, posi-
bly, visiting the City of Mexico.
Then the coast cities on the Pacific
will be visited from San Diego to
Portland and Seattle, which of course,
includes Frisco, stopping at points In
the Northwest country enroute home
rch hIy hp
gone six months, and what they miss
will not be worth going back to see.
The pipe organ purchased by the
congregation of st. Marks church as
ia memorial to the late Rev. o. e. Os-
ltetnson has been installed and will be
dedicated at the II o'clock service
next Sunday morning. The organ was
built by the firm of Henry Pitchers
Sons, Louisville, KY. and is a mag
nificent speciments of the latest and
most approved methods of organ con-
struction. There are two manuels,
or banks of keys, with foot pedals,
and the organ contains 372 pipes, 2S1
of metal and 81 of wood. The air for
the bellows is supplied by an electric
motor. The organ occupies the entire
south side of the chancel and presents
most attractive appearance. On
Wednesday night the organ was thor
presence of large number of per-
sons, and was found to be thoroughly
satisfactory in every respect. The
'one is unusually sweet and the COM
bination of speaking stops is very
fine. The organ will be fitting me-
mortal to the late rector of st.
Marks, whose memory will ever be
revered by those among whom he
labored so untiringly for the upbuild-
ing of Christ's kingdom in this world.
Death invaded the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. w. Thompson this morning
At O'Clock, taking away their son
Ernest. The young man was taken
with typhoid fever ten weeks ago,
which settled into pneumonia. He
was taken to the hospital at the time
Of his first sickness and remained
there until three weeks ago, when he
was taken to the home, where he suf-
fered a relapse, death ensuing this
morning at the hour stated. Ernest
was II years of age, just budding into
noble manhood. and his death has
Frustrated the mother, who will have
10 bear her grief alone until the ar
rival of the train this evening, Sher,
III Thompson having left Alamosa this
morning enroute home from Califor-
MIA with his prisoners. And we can
Imagine the sorrow that came upon
Mr.. Thompson when he read the tel
egram telling him the sad news. No
arrangements for the funeral will be
made until after the arrival of the IA
ther The Herald extends its SINGER
estt sympathy to the bereaved par
ents in their great loss, and in this we
are Joined by the entire community.
From Fridays Daily Herald.
Henry Ludewig spent the night in
the city.
The Trimble Springs ranch fire loss
Will aggregate about $4,000.
Mrs. Stanley Day came down from
rrimble Springs this morning.
Montrose Press says the coal fam
inc at that place is slightly relieved.
Frank f. Walling. freight agent of
the Missouri Pacific, is a late arrival.
Out for business and generally cor
rails 1t.
The Old Married folks danced
last evening. And there was a
sprinlling of young blood in the
gathering.
The live merchant well knows that
the way to secure business is to ad-
vertise. hence The Herald columns
are well filed.
Miss Lizzie Widen. under treat
ment at the Ochsner hospital, has
sufficiently recovered to return to her