Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-21
silverton this morning.


Miss Amy Hu;chin, who has Just
returned from school in the East,
went home this morning TO Cedar Hin
to spend her vacation.
Drug company is closing out his bus
mess there and will locate In Duran.
go according 10 the Rico News.
Notices stuck up on electric poles
around town show quite demand for
laborers. Employers get the best re-
suits by advertising in the papers.
o.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Presbyterian church will hold its reg.
ular meeting this coming Friday at
the residence of Mrs. G. A. Ambold.
Alva Adams has notified the Pio.
neer committee that business en-.
gagements prevent him from attend.
ing the Pioneer gathering at Pagosa
Springs.
Miss Lanta Rountree and Miss
Jeanie Ptolemy of Mancos stopped
over night at the Savoy on their way
TO Pagosa Springs to spend a week
or two with friends.
Three families of 12 small children
all together in the depot this morn.
ing waiting for the train made people
look and wonder II some orphan asy-
lum was being recruited
The cool spell Is welcomed by those
whose lands are flooded The river
will go down rapidly and high water
for the year 1906 will be thing OF
the past-at least from melting snow.
Superintendent Lee came down
with his private car last night and
continued this morning to Alamosa
He thought all troubles in the Animas
valley and canon were over for this
season.
Miss Georgia Bragg Will visit o
week or two with Miss Fay Harring-
ton at Pennington, the two young la
dies going down this morning. They
promise to be back in time for tn ;
Fourth OF July.
The San Luis valley sports mum.
Der of good ball teams and there is a
struggle every season for the cham
pionship. Alamosa seems to lead
this season. Sunday last the Alamosa
boys defeated the Antonito team by
a score of to /.
The Del Norte Prespector says the
Rio Grande reached the highest point
for the year last Wednesday, over.
flowing its banks in many places.
And the Prospector remarks that the
water going to waste would prove y
wonderful benefit If stored for use in
dry seasons.
The passenger from Denver went
through to Silverton last night and
returned an hour late this morning
More than half an hour was lost
waiting at lockwood for the upbound
freight to pass and more time was
lost from slow running through the
valley where the roadbed is soft.
The Durango Herald is doing much
to advertise Pagosa's Masonic-Pioneer
celebration and II the efforts of the
Herald are rewarded we will have Il
record-breaking attendance in the mis-
tory of both organizations.-Pag
Springs New Era.
Yes, The Herald wants to see u
good representation from Durango
and this southwest section.
The Durango Concert Band Min
strels will be the largest local talent
show ever in town, and will take
place next Monday evening at Red
Men hall. Can you imagine more
thrilling sight than 30 uniformed men
executing perfectly an intricate drill
beside 20 more In brilliant band
and all on the stage al once? And
| that Is only one OF the many novel
| ties.
Mapcos Times: "Mancos has
within a very short radius every re
| source that makes first class town
| such as fertile lands, first class wa
| ter and lots of II, good timber. coal
gold stone, fire clay. solendii eli
mate and fine scenery. Let MS re
member that cities are made, moi
grown, and the making depends upor
the citizens themselves"
driver OF the Smelter City dairl
had narrow escape yesterday morn
ing at the railroad crossing on Tent
street. He was driving at trot to
ward the track and switching traiI
moving backward came very nea
striking the outfit before he had TIM
to stop. Cars standing on the tract
obscured the view The brake.
yelled and the horses reared on tbei