Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-30

John L. Mcneil of the First National
y bank returned yesterday from a ten
days trip to Denver.
John w. Waters and c. A. Harbough
who went to Denver a week ago re-
turned yesterday.
Chas Hayden. who has been en-
ployed at the Strater hotel as porter
for several years, left this morning
for Goldfeld, Nevada.
o. S. Galbreath, Jr., came in from
Juanita Saturday evening and spent
Sunday with the folks. returning this
morning.
Miss Rolena Fickle, principal of
the North Durango school left this
morning for Denver, where she will
; spend part of her vacation.
Mrs. C. E. Herr and son departed
yesterday morning for Denver. Mrs.
Herr will meet her daughter Clara
I. who is returning from her college.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Herr are in
from the fishing club grounds on the
Valliceto where they have Deen the
past four weeks.
r. A. Carpenter went down to the
lower valley this morning in the in
terests of the Denver Field and Farm.
He will spend the week in and around
Aztec and Harrington.
Sheriff William Palmquist of Sill
verton came down yesterday and spent
the night in the city. This morning
he left on the eastern for Kansas on
business connected with his office. He
will be gone about three weeks.
Judge c. A. Pike, having finished
the May sitting of the district court
at Silverton, came home Saturday.
Next week he win hold short ses-
sion in Pagosa Springs and the lat
ter part of June will again hold a
session in Silverton.
Jesse Haller telephones that the
spring races at Montrose were the
mcst successful ever held there, both
financially and in sporting line. The
string of horses from there are ex-
pected to arrive in Durango this even
ing.
Frank Black and George Irving of
('lirapn whn uut thnrpu hnnotino,
material in this section, went down
to Pennington yesterday. When they
return to Chicago the people there
will soon learn that Durango and the
southwest occupy a conspicuous place
on the map.
Ferdinand F. Peterson, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Theo f. Peterson, who will
graduate next month from the Newton
Center Mass. Theological institution
has received and accepted a call from
hhe First Baptist Church of Medford,
MGss. His many friends in Durango
are pleased to learn of his success and
bright prospects for the future.
w. G. Leisenberg, w. S. Dorm Blaser
Chas. Lants, Thos. NJ. Petty and Thos.
Sherington were Denver bound pas
sengers yesterday morning, where they
will await the pleasure of the United
States grand jury, as witnesses in the
cases now being considered by that
jury.
dark horse of n sorrel color is
likely to surprise some of the sports
at the spring races next month. He
was brought In by the owner of the
Blue horse of Arizona. He looks like
plug and his name has not been
given for publication, but knowing
ones wink the other eye when the
sorrel Is under discussion.
" w. R. Armstrong, cashier of the
Commercial National bank at Colorado
Springs, pays the Durango drum corps
very high compliment in a letter writ
ten to friend here. He says they are as
gentlemanly, well behaved lot of
Z youngsters as one could find, and they
made fine appearance in the line of
march.
j. ID. Clark. a fruit grower of Canon
City, who spent several days looking
over the fruit lands of the lower val
ley came up Saturday and went on
home Sunday morning. He is very
much taken with the country down
that way and bought fruit farm near
Cedar Hill. He brought with him
twigs taken from fruit trees near
Cedar Hill. which did not show any
evil effects of the freeze. The twigs
we're from cherry. apple and peach
trees and were loaded with young fruit
and the trees from which they were
taken will have to be relieved of a
part of their burden before the fruit
reaches maturity. He expects to re-
turn shortly with party. of home
seekers who are looking for good
fruit producing country. Mr. Clark
thinks the lower Animas valley has
the best prospects as n fruit nro-