Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-10

out $4,000 young trout this morning
| for distribution In the waters of the
Rio Grande in the vicinity of Creede.
The county commissioners went out
to the Bayfield, country this morning
/ to look over the roads.
S. w Smith went to Silverton last
| evening to look after the work on
| the new city hall, of which he is the
experimenting architect. He may be
back this afternoon
District court will open in Cortez
next Monday and District Judge Pike,
District Attorney Pulliam and Court
Reporter Peters will leave for there
Sunday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Brown and chill
dren who spent part OF fair week
with Mrs Browns parents, Mr.. and
Mrs A. X. Springer, returned home
to Silyerton on last nights train.
| Messrs Lake e. McGregor were the
successful bidders for the erection OF
the new buildings at Fort Lewis. Al
present these gentlemen are finishing
a government contract at Santa Fe.
The board OF trade is the rival OF
the city council for protracted ses-
sions. Last nights session was rather
long, but interesting, and no doubt
will result benefcially to the people.
Business is settling down to nor
NAL since and the fair and everybody
is glad of the opportunity to have a
few days rest after the rush. Busi
ness OF all branches was rather siren
ious for four days of last week.
MIR. and Mrs. f. T. Fisher and Miss
Munson, of Denver, who are making a
night in Durango and left on the
Southern this morning They will re-
+, turn to Denver by way of Grand June
ton and enjoy the scenery and other
attractive features of one of the great
est railroad trips in the west
Durango Is modei as law abid
ing city Mr.. Casey stated last night
at the board of trade meeting that the
police court business few years
ago reached from $1,000 to $1,000 4
month. Now it seldom reaches $500
If any city the size of Durango can
make better showing than that, We
would like to hear from them.
- Mrs. Frank Goodman, Mrs. G. A
Sellick. Mrs. Geo. N Raymond Mrs
Hyatt. Miss Bertha Peterson, Miss
Mary Sites, Miss Beatty with Mr.
Nicholson as driver constituted a dele
cation headed for Bayfield, this morn
Ing to attend the annual La Plati
county Sunday school association
meeting which convened today ant
i will be in session a couple of days.
County Judge Clements will go tt
Pagosa Springs the last of the weel
N to hold court for the Archuleta count,
Judge, in the contempt cases that have
VI teen stirring things up there for tn,
past few weeks. The Archuleta judge
refused to grant change of venue il
the case but agreed to call anotheI
Judge to hear them. He expected Il
go this morning, but was notified tha
the witnesses could not be present un
Il til the last of the week
T. e. Peterson will today ship two
carloads of lS-inch cement pipe t
Trimble Springs. where they will b,
used for irrigating bitches. Mr.. Peter
son manufactures the pipe himsel
= and has built up quite little industry
s His factory is near the railroad cross
l. ing on upper Main street. Those wh'
IL desire pipe for irrigating purposes viii
do well to inspect his pipe and ge
u prices. 1t is home industry propo
IL sition and should be well patronize,
by home people.
II The Midland Jubilee Singers wer,
g greeted last Saturday evening with
e crowded house. The first part of tbs
It program was rather surprise. a!
d they appeared in picking cotton" cos
l. tune, but they proved they could sing
e We cannot dwell on every number
l. hut there was about their melodies {
S pathos and feeling that made you fee
e they saw what they were singing
l. about. This was really a predominant
n characteristic of all their singing from
S grave to gay, The Jubilee Male quar-
$ tette sang Sunday evening at tn,
X English NJ. E. church to packet
e house, giving us an entirely differen