Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-05

not distributed until the next morning
which makes it impossible to answer
letters by return mail.
Silas w. Smith is finishing plans
for Silverton's new city hall. 1t win
be two story stone structure cost
ing between s35.000 and $4,000. The
plans indicate modern and handsome
building.
ranch on the Fort Lewis mesa yes
terday evening. He says they haven't
had as much rain there as here and
the hay crop is harvested and taken
care Of
Jack Redman is expected back from
Philadelphia tonight where he attend
ed the Elks' convention. Jack viii
come back loaded with tales Of lis
experience and he knows how to tell
them in an interesting manner.
August 4th is emancipation day, the
day the colored people of the United
States were given their freedom. The
day will he generally observed by
the race. especially north of the Mason
and Dixon line.
VIII. the oldest son of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. p. Soens. was this morning taken to
the Ochsner hospital where he will
undergo an operation for appendicitis.
We trust he will pull through all
right
Mrs. A. NJ. Anheler left this morn
ing for Denver. She will attend the
session of the Great council, Degree
of Pocahontas, which convenes at Col
orado City on the 18th. She expects
to be absent about four weeks.
The Denver & Rio Grande will sell
round trip tickets to Mancos tomor-
row on account of the ball game for
one far for the trip. The train leaves
at o'clock and returning will be held
At Mancos two hours, or until 4:20.
This will give many an opportunity
OF visiting our sister city and enjoying
an outing.
There has been some changes made
IN the Globe Express company's force
during the last few days. Tud Pat
terson has been transferred to Silver
ton where he is the companys agent
His place here is filed by "Bunt" Mon
tieth. p. B. Blakesley. the driver,
quit on the first and John Root now
manipulates the wagon part of the
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Allen came up
from Pennington last evening going
out to the Florida this morning to re-
main over Sunday with friends. Mrs.
Allen says they have only few
peaches but they will be able to mar
ket the finest lot of grapes they have
ever grown. There are also plenty of
plums, especially of the earlier vari-
cites, and the apple crop will be very
fair throughout the district.
Weather permitting Telluride fans
will enjoy the first ball game of the
season tomorrow. They want visit
from Durango. Montrose and Ouray
mines. So far as the Durango team
is concerned a game on the Telluride
grounds is ont of the question. The
trip would take more time than our
boys could afford to give. If the Tellu-
ride boys can arrange to come down
here we will give them chance to
sample Hubbards swift ones.
The last session of the legislature
passed a law establishing an institu-
tion for adult blind at which all blind
persons between the ages of % and
60 years will be admitted and taugh.
some useful trade by which they will
be able to support themselves The
institution has not yet been establish
ed, but the managers desire the names
OF persons from each county who viii
enter, so they can arrange the capac-
ity of the buildings. If there are any
such in La Plata county they are re-
quested to send their names to Mrs.
Pulford, county superintendent at the
court house so that the proper authori-
ties can be notified.
The account of the killing at Capi-
tol City appears to be somewhat mix
ed Donnelon being the man to do
the killing and the victim. Norquist
Donnelon is a salopnkeeper with n
place at Animas Forks as well as
Capitol City.
Conductor McHolland said the train
reached Silverton o. X. last night, but
1t was necessary to run slow through