Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-10
LOCAL NEWS.
From Saturdays Daily.

c. A. Leonard is down from Silver
ton spending the day. He says the
Silverton section is keeping to the
front.
Miss Annie Kislingberry returned
yesterday from Greeley. where she at
tended school during the school year
Just passed.
Mayor and Mrs. Mcconnell headed
for Bayfield, for an automobile ride this
afternoon, expecting to be back in
time for the evening meal.
The Palace hotel is the favorite stop
ping place for transients. The service
is of the best, and everybody is treated
alike and just right
Among the horses appearing on the
Durango race track the past week that
will go to Denver for the races are
Joe d and Black Prince.
Mrs. j. o. Campbell and daughter
Millicent returned yesterday from
Colorado Springs, where the latter
has been attending Colorado college
Superintendent w. ID. Lee of the
Rio Grande came in yesterday in his
special car and is consulting with the
heads of the various departments to-
day.
Instead of the mayor having quar-.
reling council he seems to have a
scrapping one as well. Cut it out
boys. There are other ways of set
tling trivial affairs.
The races yesterday afternoon were
not very well attended the people
evidently being satisfied with the reg
ular three days program. There were
several interesting events, however.
About S o'clock last evening an
alarm of fire called the department
TO the lower end of Fifth street. The
fire was nothing but a burning rubbish
heap, and the team had long run
for nothing
Messrs. Howard and Caldron, of the
Halleck-Howard Lumber company of
Denver, spent the night at the Stra-
ter, being en- route home to Denver
after visiting the saw mill owned by
the company in Montezuma county.
The young people of the Baptist
church were nicely entertained at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Giles T.
Vandegrlft last evening. Games, re-
freshments, singing and music of va.
rious kinds aided In making the even
ing pass quickly.
Miss Jenie Martinez left this morn
ing for her home at Pagosa Springs
where she will spend the summer va
cation, returning in time for opening
of school. Miss Martinez Is one of
the popular and steady teachers in
our public schools.
Monday, June 10th. is the date set
for change in the weather. We have
a new moon then and according to
weather prophets we are going to have
summer. This probably accounts for
the present attempt at few more
cool days.
II. N. Wheeler, the hustling forest
supervisor, expects to get away Mon
day morning on three or four weeks
vacation, first going to Wisconsin
where sister graduates the coming
week, thence to the jamestown expo
sition.
George Irving of Chicago who has
recently purchased large tract of
land in the La Plata valley went out
this morning to Colorado Springs. His
faith in the southwest Is unbounded
ana he thinks, with better railroad ia
cilities 1T Will be about the best place
on the western map. He will be back
this summer
Miss Lizzie Yooug, who has been
with her sister. Mrs. Jas. Lee. at Mer-
cy hospital ior several days. left this
morning for Mancos, where she will |
visit while before returning to her
home on the lower Animas. Mrs. Lee
underwent an operation ct the hospi- |
tai Wednesday and is reported as pro-
crossing nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Fisher, formerly
well known Silyerton people. died the
same day in California. Sunday. May
18th. It appears Mrs. Fisher had been
In feeble health for some time and
was upon her death bed and as her
life was ebbing away Mr.. Fisher went
outside and ended his life with re-
volver.
The man Richardson who passed two
$50 checks signed by himself. without