Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-04-22
LOCAL NEWS.
From Saturdays Daily.
Six more weeks of school.

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Six more weeks of school.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Chapman will |
arrive this evening.
Miss Florence Tyler went up to La
Plata on this mornings Southern.
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j. W. Strayer who has been in the
city for several days, returned to his
home at La Plata this morning.
Mrs. S. w. Raymond went to Man
cos this morning to spend a few days
with her brothers.
Frank Brown of Silverton. is spend
Ing the day in the city, registering
at the Strater this morning.
DR.. w. w. McEwen returned yester-
day from his ranch at Allison. where
he spent the fore part of the week.
The death of Mrs. Weightman re-
moves one of Durango's most esti-
rnable women. She was respected and
loved by all who knew her.
s. II. Stanley, manager of the San
Juan Fruit Growers associations es-
tablishment in this city, went down to
Aztec this morning to spend Sunday.
Robert Pearson and wife of Silver
ton, is again on Uncle Sans soil, re-
turning from trip to the old country.
They will land in Silverton the com
ing week.
Because OF the graduating exercises
at Bayfield, Friday evening the office
of the county superintendent will he
closed Friday and Saturday, April Goth
and 27th.
John Daw, clerk in S. G. Wallis drug
| store, was operated on at Oschner hos
pital this morning. He went through
the ordeal in good shape and is report
ed as doing nicely this afternoon.
F. G. Mcconnell, agent for the state
| association of children and animal pro-
iection, after spending yesterday look
ng after matters pertaining to his de
| morning
The company that presented along
| the Kennebec" with such splendid eff
feet Thursday night, will play return
| engagement tomorrow evening. Re
| served seat tickets at Parsons drug
store.
]. P. Lowell, the progressive farmer
| and stock grower of Pine river is in
the city. Mr.. Lowell is a booster and
is positive the electric road scheme
is feasible and will prove a paying
investment.
The Durango ball club will play a
1 picked nine at the fair grounds to-
morrow afternoon. Full nine innings
will be played, weather permitting.
A very good exhibition of the national
game assured.
| Rev w. II. Ferguson is now 10
Gated in Denver, having returned there
from his Texas and eastern trip. He
| writes that he wants to know what
4 is going on in Durango and must
have The Herald.
| Wesley Helm returned last evening
from Denver and Loveland He re-
ports that Mrs. Helm stood the trip
fairly well and after a few days rest
was feeling much better. She will re-
main in Loveland some weeks.
| Mrs. John F. Bell returns to Rock.
wood this evening after spending a
couple OF days in Durango, taking in
the country fair last evening. She
obtained the hen that laid the hard
boiled eggs given away as prizes.
OF the Arbor day essays the board
] of trade offered a prize for the best
essay on trees to the eighth grade.
the school board to the seventh grade
and the Ladies' Reading club to the
ninth and tenth grades. The prize
essays will be printed later
The high school class and several
of the teachers planned to spend yes
terday picnicing above Animas city.
The stormy day kept many at home,
although few braved the disagree
able weather and partook of lunch un-
der adverse conditions.
F. ID. Pastorius will plant several
acres of his land in the eastern part
OF the county in sugar beets this year.
He is largely interested in beet sugar
culture over the state and has conf
dence in this part of the country as
beet sugar raiser.
VIM. Wickline, who has been city
marshal for so long, decided that he
wanted to take n rest and has been
rather impatiently waiting for his sue
cessor to relieve him. Last night he
deputized the newly-elected marshal,
and surrendered his star. The new
police force is now in charge.
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