Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-27


have not had an opportunity to hear a
plain statement regarding Christian
Science should arrange to hear him.
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At the board of trade meeting Mon
day night the question Of making the
farmers institute next month gala
occasion was fayorably considered and
Edgar Buchanan was appointed the
chairman OF committee to make the
arrangements. 1t is now definitely set
tied that the date will be the 10Th
and goth Of July and the committee
can make 1t longer II desired, although
the state agricultural college people
will be here but the two days. The
committee will report its plans at the
EXT meeting of the board and definite
action will then be taken as to the
nature Of the celebration.
It Is deemed all right to boast for
the southwest by sending out beauti-
fully written descriptions of her nat
ural resources. but a better way to
boost is to bring people here and let
them see for themselves. When these
tourists are of the farming class, the
kind that build up country the boost
ing amounts to something. A number
Of outsiders have visited this section
this season and in nearly every case
the visitors have taken up land and
| daclarnI thnfr int nf nd lutte "a
their neighbors at home to do the
same. This is the kind of boosting
that counts.
At the stockholders meeting of the
Colorado-New Mexico Fair association
last night at the board of trade rooms
the following were elected as direc
tors: Edgar Buchanan, Howard Charl
ton, ]. p. Lowell. Chas. Griffith Nor
| ris Stein, e. C. Lightner, j. w. Turner
These with Geo. N. Raymond, Geo
Logan. Rowe Pingrey. Thos. LOTUS
&. r. Vandegrift ana A. l.. Nathan
hold overs, constituted the present
| called for Friday night when the Off
| GERS will be selected, after which they
will all get busy preparing for the
fair next fall.
Montrose will spend $4,000 thii
summer putting in concrete side
! walks. while Duranog can not ever
have its old dilapidated board walk.
| repaired. When one reads of the pub
| lie improvements of this kind made II
various towns over the state, many
| of them not half as large as Du
| range, he is very much inclined to the
| opinion that less attention should b,
given to digging up the streets ant
more given to putting the sidewalks
in serviceable condition. Many o
the walks are not only a disgrace t.
| Durango but are p menace to life
and limb. Get busy, you fellows who
have the matter in charge, and have
the rotten board walks removed ant
substantial ones put in.
last night the members of La Plats
circle, Women of Woodcraft, wer,
pleasantly surprised by the members
of Aztec camp. Woodmen OF thi
World. The choppers went loaded
with good things to eat-strawberrie'
and cream and cake-reinforced will
n generous supply of delicious frui
punch, which was dispensed with {
lavish hand. Rev A. B. Sanderson o
Bayfield, entertained the members will
an address made in his usual happy
manner. Consul Commander Johr
| Morlock responded to a call for {
speech, as did w. B. Farley. Prof. T
S. Parsons and Charles Schalles CAV,
some comical recltations, and Mrs
Winn furnished the musical part o
the program. These pleasant little
happenings furnish a diversion from
the hum drum of lodge life and SHOULD
be given often without going too heav
lily into the treasury.