Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-09
local NEWS.
From Tuesdays Daily.

George Goodman has Just received
. a new ambulance. II is a fine one.
i County Commissioner Riester is in
from Thompson's park today.
( Attorney Richard McCloud went
down to Aztec this morning on legal
business.
, Louis vassmer went out to Allison
this morning to spend few days
i among the alfalfa fields.
Roy A. Carpenter. representing the
Denver Field and Farm, is in the city
in the interests of his paper.
Only thirty-five votes cast for school
director yesterday. And most of these
were solicited in order to make some
thing OF showing.
Supt. P. B. McAtee returned This
morning from Silverton, where he
spent several days looking after the
interests of the railroad.
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Be sure to attend the May dance
Friday, May 10th. at Red Men hall,
and have jolly good time. At the
same time you help the fife and drum
corps boys
The library building is beginning to
loom up. Contractors are putting on
the tile roof which looks well. In
sixty days the library board hope to
be getting settled in the new location.
David Morgan, well known here.
died at Pagosa Springs Sunday of con.
sumption. The body will be brought
here today and inferred in Greenmount
cemetery.
Mrs. F. S. Abeytra died yesterday
morning at Arboles. Undertaken
George Goodman sent ont a casket
this morning. The funeral will be
held at Arboles today
Charley Griffith brought in a load
of dressed hogs this forenoon which
| will go to Silverton In the morning
| through the medium OF Harry Pearson
and Wood & Morgan.
Mrs. Strohm, mother of the late Mrs.
Nebraska to attend the funeral of her
| daughter some two weeks ago, depart
ed for her home this morning.
Jack O'Neili was up before Justice
| of the Peace Hechtman this morning
charged with carrying concealed
weapons. He was found guilty and
fined and the gun confiscated. He
| paid the fine.
Mrs. B. A. Taft, who has been
| spending a few days at Trimble
| Springs, came down on the morning
| train and will be the guest of Mrs.
John w. Wingate until the latter part
of the week
1t Is reported that there are sew
| eral counterfeit $40 bills In circulation
| throughout the state. They are poor
Imitation. Look over your weeks
salary carefully. There may be sew
eral of the bogus bills in the bunch.
o.
d. G. Mcconnell, agent for the State
| Humane society who has been in the
city several days departed for home
IN Denver this morning. He came
| down to look after the Wright chill
dren, whose parents were under ar
rest.
The woman who spoke of f'rhe Fife
and Drum Corpse" was mistaken-as
anyone who has heard them play can
| testify. Their music makes the dry
bones rattle, Come out to the dance
Friday night and help the boys buy
uniforms.
The La Plata County Sunday School
association will meet In annual con
vention May 10, II and IL at the
First Presbyterian church. A most
interesting program has been prepared
for the occasion. Sunday will be de-
voted to visiting the Sunday schools
and attending church services.
The city council will meet tonight
in regular monthly session. II is prob
able that city attorney will be
chosen, which will clear up the list OF
appointments. We trust the council
will take some action toward having
the streets and alleys cleaned. AS
City Engineer Henderson is absent 1t
is likely that the sewer question will
remain in statu quo until his return.
The Montrose races are scheduled
for the 22d. 23d and oath of May. An
interesting program has been ar
ranged and many horses that have
been in training at the fair grounds
the past few weeks will be shipped
to take part, and in turn many Grand
valley horses will come to Durango
the first week In June. Montrose Is
one of the live towns on the western
slope and the race meet. will no doubt