Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-01

to the merchants during the past few
days and they tell him that business
Is much better now than 1t was a
year ago. Anyone who doesn't believe
this condition exists can be convinced
In thirty minutes by going around and
asking the merchants about 1t. What's
the use OF continually knocking when
the statements made in the knock are
far from the truth.
We have mentioned before that
there will be delivered in this city on
Monday evening next, lecture by
one OF the ablest lecturers of the
Christian Science lecture bureau of
OF Boston. Mass. Mr.. Bicknell Young
OF Chicago, the lecturer, is so well
known that we feel that none who can
should fail to hear him.
Mrs. Ellen Burke and Mrs. Alice
Morgan were arrested last evening by
Sheriff Clarke on the charge of run
ming a disorderly house. They were
taken to the county jail and this morn
ing appeared before County Judge
Clements and their hearing was set
for Wednesday. July 3. They will
remain in Jail in the meantime. They
were living on the west side Of the
river and the complaint was made by
the residents of that section.
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The directors of the Colorado-New
Mexico Fair association met at the
board of trade rooms last night and
elected the following officers: Presl-
dent. A. l.. Nathan; first vice presi-
dent, Edgar Buchanan; second vice
president, G. T. Vandegrift; secretary,
w. r. Armstrong; treasurer. l.. c.
| Sheets. The date for holding the next
fair was set for October I'd, Sd and
| ith. 1t is proposed to furnish quite
| a number of new attractions this year.
r. ]. Pool, A. F. Bell, F. e. Clements
and wife. Miss Ethel Field, Miss Nellie
| Stevenson and Miss Louise Mallen
compose party from the state uni
versity Of Nebraska, arriving from
| Lincoln yesterday. They will put in
a week visiting the cliff dwellings.
| After which they will devote some
weeks studying the fora of the San
Juan, making Durango their headquar-
ters. Prof Y. s. Parsons will assist
| them In their researches.
| Last evening the Sons of Veterans,
assisted by the Womans Relief corps,
| rendered reception to Dr. A. w
Stillians who leaves Durango short
ly to take up his fathers practice
in Chicago. Lunch was served and
talks were given by G. A. r. Com
Post Commander La Count, Mrs
Cal Copeland, Commander Hecht
man and Henry Berri. w r. Arm
strong presented the doctor with q
beautiful silver medal, the gift of the
department of the Sons of Veterans
The drum corps was in attendance and
showed great Improvement in theii
playing. DR.. Stillians answered the
talks in his usual happy manner.
II. ]. Hechtman, chief of records OF
the local tribe of Improved Red Men
received a notification last night from
Great Chief of Records Jno. A. Holm
berg that the meeting of the great
council, which was to have been held
here and been changed to Denver
This action was taken for reasons best
known to the parties concerned and
Is entirely satisfactory to the mem
bers of the Red Men and Degree OF
Pocahontas. Neither the board oi
trade nor the business men of the
city were approached on the question
OF raising the amount required tc
have the meeting here. AS stated
above the change is satisfactory to
the members of the order here, and
as they are the ones concerned it's
nobody's business but theirs. The two
orders could and would have raised
the necessary amount had they beer
called upon to do so. There is nt
humiliation or disgrace about 1t. Just
simply a mutual arrangement.
Prof. H. NJ. Cottrell of the stat,
agricultural college arrived yesterda,
and was in consultation last nigh
with those having in charge the ar
rangement for the farmers institute
to be held here on July 10 and 20
There will be here to address the
farmers on that occasion Prof. f. r.
Bennett, whose speciality is potato
growing; II. NJ. Baine, farm machinery
and buildings; Sen. E. NJ. Ammons
who has made success at cattl,
raising on his farm east Of Denver
and can tell all about cattle; DIR. l
T. Newsome, assistant state yeterlnar
ian, who tells how to doctor sick ami
mails and to keep well ones from get
ting sick; b. G. Bishopp, state dairy
commissioner, who has accomplished
so much during the three months OF
his official service in that office: f
Know, who is in charge of the field
work OF the college; Eugene Grubb
who also knows something OF potato
growing and other subjects that will
interest the farmer, and Prof. Cot
trell, whose hobby is hog raising. Nc
farmer in this section of the country