Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-09
LOCAL NEWS.
From Wednesdays Daily.

LOCAL NEWS. |
From Wednesdays Daily.
B. W. Ritter will depart in the |
morning for the capital city.
Deputy United States Marshal Jerry |
Frank left for Denver this morning.
Many local improvements are being |
made by resident owners. This is the |
proper way.
Attorney A. r. Mollette, who has
| been attending court at Conejos re
turned last night.
| Rasmus Hansen returned from Den
yer last night and went on up to
his ranch above. Hermosa.
|
Mayor Chas. f. Mcconnell was "a I
Denver bound passenger this morn
ing where he is called on businesses
John Dave, who was operated rpon
at Ochsner hospital some tire ago
for tumcrs. Is able to resa.ne his
duties at Wallis drug store
The May dance of the flfe and drum
corps Friday evening ait Red Men hall
is going to be very enjoyable affair
You can't afford to miss it,
| Sedgwick post is arranging for the
usual Memorial day exercises The
old soldiers are thinning out each
year. but the enthusiasm never dies
The fife and drum corps boys are
hard at work getting ready to go to
| Colorado Springs next week. Go to
the dance Friday evening at Red Men
hall and give the boys boost
A petition is being generously sign
ed asking the county commissioners
TO restore to public use the old Pine
river trail which has been obstruct-
ed by fences the past few years.
George Dominic, for many years a
furnace man at the smelter left this
morning over the Southern for Salt
Lake, where he expects to locate.
Mrs. Dominic viii follow in couple
of weeks.
Manager Pattison of the telephone
company returned last night from Pu-
eblo. He was accompanied by NJ r.
Caldwell, auditor for the company, who
is making his rounds to the offices
in this section OF the state
]. w. Rice, with Durango as head
quarters, but one of the first to take
up land in the Allison country and in
strumental in getting many settlers
from the Rocky Ford section, left on
the morning train for visit to his
former home at Rocky Ford. Mr.. Rice
thinks there is no farming section
that can beat the country east of
Durango.
The high school orchestra entertain
ed the members of the Durango club
at the club rooms last night The
program was an entertaining one and
was enjoyed by the members and their
families. The orchestra is composed
of the Misses Goldie Hooker and Mute
Wall, Dayton Warner, James McGil-
lis. George Robertson, Ernest Fank-
hauser and Killian Weinig.
o.
1t was jolly party of Woodmen
that met at the depot this morning to
go to Mancos to attend the conven-
ton of representatives from the camps
! IN the eighteenth district, comprising
nine counties in the southwest OF
Colorado. Two delegates to attend
the head camp session at Seattle next
August will be chosen by the con
vention. Aztec camp of Durango has
nearly one-fourth of the membership
OF the district and the delegates from
here go prepared to secure one oil
them from this camp. Those going
this morning were: John Morlock,
George Weaver, w. B. Farley, .Ino.
w. Turner, Thomas Smith, p. A. Mel
son, f. G. Peterson, P. H. Mcclellan.
Q. II. Barton and o. p Frary of Du.
range, B. N Crawford of Crawford,
and A. E. Penley of Delta. Mrs. Frary
l Nesoipahieu VIC party. lueN VIII
return tomorrow.
The board of trade meeting last
night was an interesting one and much
enthusiasm was shown on the pack
ing house question. Secretary Arm
strong was instructed to write to the
agricultural college at Fort Collins
and endeavor to get farmers iusti-
tute held here in the near future, the
object being to instruct farmers on
the question of raising hogs and other
products for the packing house The
matter was gone into thoroughly and
it is foregone conclusion that one
will be established.
A prize of $40 was authorized for
the best kept premises in the city.
This includes CLEANLINESS as well as
general condition of the grounds, also
the lawns freest from dandeions. The
date of inspection will begin on the
in