Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-04-18

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day.
Thos. Lotus went to Iumbertor
N. NJ, this morning on business triy
The school children are beginuin
to count the days when vacation Wi
: arrive.
Meet me at the country fair Frida
, night in the Dutch room at n. m
You bet
Why not devote Arbor day to ,
general cleaning up as well as plant
ing trees.
It's well the Thaw trial is over
Couldn't keep up interest with tn,
advent of base ball.
Dick Holder, with the Animas Pow
er & Water company above lockwood
came down on this mornings train
j. w. Martin, state organizer for
the Socialist party will deliver an
address at the opera house tonight
X. f. Sloan and T. G. Graden OF
the Graden Mercantile company, were
passengers for Pagosa Springs this
morning.
| Wilson Porter OF the telephone force
was taken to Mercy hospital this
morning and underwent an operation.
He is doing nicely.
| Robert Nelson was in from the saw
mill today. Says the dry weather is
helping out the roads and also spring
work.
C. e. Robin is expected to pass
through to Silverton on this evenings
train when time of the funeral of his
brother, George, will be set.
Yesterday Treasurer Goodman paid
| out about $4,000 on warrants allowed
at this session of the county com
missioners, and they are still coming
in.
The sewer question is likely to en-
gage the attention of the city dads at
an early date, and should be pushed
to completion as rapidly as circum-
stances will permit.
The city council will meet tonight
and finish selecting the appointees for
the various offices left untitled at the
last meeting, the most important of
which is the selection of street com
missioner.
Judging by the number Of fruit trees
being shipped to the fruit belt down
the Animas that country in a few
years Will be one vast expanse of
orchards, supplying delicious fruits to
the markets of the west.
/. Zeller's cozy home on Fourth av-
enue is looking fine under the new
coat Of paint administered by George
Goodman's men. When paint is ap-
piled to house and fence alike 1t sure
ly improves appearances.
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The remains of Mrs. Patrick Maher
who died at Mercy hospital yesterday
morning will be taken from the Hood
Undertaking parlors tomorrow morn
ing at $3.50 to the Catholic church
where the services will be held. In
terment will be in Fairmont cemetery.
Yesterday afternoon Miss Martha
Wingate celebrated her eleventh ami
versary by entertaining twenty of her
young friends with games, music and
luncheon. There were many hand
some presents in remembrance Of the
happy event.
Miss Parbett Is at the Southern ho-
tel awaiting the arrival of a young
man who will join her in wedlock this
evening. Arrangements have been
made for music and a good time will
start the young couple out in life.
The county commissioners have fin
ished the business Of this quarters
session and adjourned. The session
was almost wholly devoted to allow
ing bills and checking up accounts.
However, several tours were made in
specting roads and bridges.
The Oriental saloon, the finest es-
tablishment of the kind in the south
west, closed its doors this morning.
Since the closing of gambling the
bar business was not sufficient to
maintain such an expensive institu-
ton, hence the owners decided to get
from under.
A. Hahn, Frank E1dredge and w. G..
White went out to Dolores yesterday
where they put In the day and until
noon today, expecting to return on the
| evening train. 1t would be a good
thing II all our business people visited
| the various hamlets in the southwest
counties oftener.
Mayor c. f. Mcconnell returned
from Denver last evening. He says
the team of horses purchased by him
for city use will probably arrive to
night. The horses had just arrived
from Fort Morgan and he got behind