Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-20

years. as about 100000 little fellows
are turned lose annually. 1t will take
persistent angling to deplete the num-
ber
The Herald is under obligations to
item relative to the Porter school pic
mic.
Mrs. Hungerford the state president
of the w. C. T. U. and Mrs. Daven-
port Loyal Temperance Legion
worker and organizer, will speak at
the NJ. E. church Thursday evening,
May 23, at O'Clock. The high school
orchestra and chorus will furnish the
music. All are cordially invited.
Quite n crowd of witnesses went
out this morning to be in attendance
before the United States grand jury
in Denver Monday. They will be gone
about a week. They were f. II. Wilk-
erson and wife, James Baker, Art Bag
by, John W. Waters, Mrs. f. A. De
I.uche, Mrs. Maggie Smith, Mrs Emma
Kolz, Mrs. Ada Huebler, j. J. Nc
Kinnon, Thomas LOTUS and G. w.
Franklin.
Henry j. Hechtman was elected
junior vice commander and DIR, A. w.
stillians counselor at the Sons of Vet
Grams encampment in Colorado
Springs These with the selection of
w. p. Vale as delegate to the
national encampment of the G. A. r.,
indicate that, while Durango did not
make a determined effort to get the
next encampment, our people We're in
the swim otherwise,
E The veteran editor and first news
: paper publisher in the San Juan eoun-
try, John h. Curry, is spending the
day in Durango, being accompanied
by his wife. Mr.. and Mrs. Curry
have been spending the winter in
Denver, stopping over one day in Du-
range to talk about ore treatment
with the local smelter. Mr.. Curry is
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remain in this condition through life,
although he is able to distinguish be-
tween daylight and dark. Mr. Curry
established the Silverton Miner some
thing over thirty-two years ago. He
continues to Silverton this evening.
S. G. Rudolph, miner working a
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brought down on yesterdays South
ern, suffering from serious though not
dangerous injuries received from fall
ing rock His right hand is badly
, iacerated, right leg bruised and a cou
| pie of ribs on the right side are brok
en-. He was taken to his room in the
, oxford hotel. where the injuries were
dressed by DR.. Hutchinson and he is
resting easy today. He has the true
, grit of prospector and is inclined
, to treat his injuries lightly, saying
: he will be out in few days, but il
: Is likely to be some weeks before he
! will be able to return to his work.
1t may seem quiet, but 1t is moi
because people are busy. In fact
every mechanic and laboring man who
wants work is busy every day, ant
this probably accounts for lack of peo
, ple on the streets and to our way o
thinking this is one of the best indi
, cations of real wealth and prosperity
Contractor Giles T. Vandegrift say.
carpenters and mechanics are very
scarce and it is hard work to secure
men to do take care of building ant
repairing under headway He says {
dozen or two more carpenters woult
he employed right now If they were
i to be obtained Steadily employed
men deplete the crowds on the street.
but it means healthier and bettei
financial condition of our people.
, The hall players of Durango will
I have practice game at the fai
: grounds tomorrow and select the team
, that will play during the spring races
and for the next two weeks the choser
ones will put in most of their time a
the ball grounds, preparing to cap
= ture the gate money. Durango boys
, were always able to more than holt
their own with players from neighbor
ing towns until Jack Slatterly added
a few crack players from the outside
/, to his Silverton aggregation. Il He also
, took all the good players from Du
range he could get AS there will be
no professionals to go against this
year the boys feel confident they can
best any team of local players in the
southwest. The new suits have been
ordered and will be here before time
to use them.
The Tom Moore Mining company