Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-24

ported as no better today.
The watermelons on exhibition In
the windows OF the grocery stores
are calculated to make ones mouth
Mrs. f. e. Schalles left this morn
ing for the ranch. where the song OF
birds and the sight OF growing things
make life pleasant.
Sheriff Clarke LETT this morning for
Pueblo with Wm. Shiyely, who was
insane in the county court
Thursday.
Henry NJ. Soule, president of the
Gold King Mining company at Glad
stone and the Gold Prince Mining
company at Durango arrived last night
and Is looking over the company's coal
interests today.
Manager Pattison of the local tele-
phone office returned last night from
trip to Denver on business con-
nected with his office.
The Snyder-Lightner Grocery com
pany has bought out the Durango
bakery and will conduct 1t in con
nection with their grocery business.
A freight wreck near LaVeta caused
yesterdays eastern's delay in arriving
here. But then, 1t was only five hours
late. 1t might have been more, you
know.
The Latter Day Saints will give an
ice cream and cake social at their
churcn on Second avenue this evening
from to 10 o'clock. Everybody in
vited.
A deed was placed on record yester
day from the Hood Investment COM
pany to Durango Lodge No. 507. B.
p. o. Elks. for a plot of ground in
the Hood cemetery
The dance given by the Red Men
and Pocahontas last night for mem
bers and their families only was well
attended. 1t is the intention to give
these dances often during the season.
The many friends OF the Rev. W. NJ.
Fleetwood of the Episcopal church
will be pleased to learn that he is
steadily improving in the hospital at
Salt Lake. His father and mother
are with him and are doing all that
loving hands can do for him.
Just at this time when the public
press is discussing Christian Science
Durango is fortunate in having an op-
portunity to hear an exact statement
regarding what 1t is that is attracting
so much attention. The local church
has arranged to have Mr.. Bicknell
Young, one of the most renowned lee
| at 8 p. m. and it will be a treat
such as is seldom afforded Durango
audience.
The fire and water committee of the
city council has at last got track of
some horses claimed to be suitable
for the fire department. One horse
and perhaps two can be obtained from
n rancher in the Montezuma valley.
The fire chief will he sent up there
in few days to look them over. The
owner of one horse agrees to let the
city take the horse and make thor
ough test of him and IL he Is not suit
able all he asks is that the horse
be returned to him. Fair enough.
Prof II. NJ. Cottrell of the state agri-
cultural college, arrived last night and
perfected arrangements for holding a
farmers institute here on July 20, at
which heads of the several departmets
of the college will be in attendance
The principal subject to be considered
Mt the meeting will be packing house
products. 1t is proposed to hold ses-
sion in the forenoon, a monster basket
picnic In the afternoon and another
session in the evening. These insti.
tutes have been held at various points
in the state this year and under the
direction of the agricultural college
and the beneficial results have been
more than satisfactory. The professor
left on this mornings train for Fort
Collins.
To a casual observer Durango may
appear to be quiet, but II one will
take but few minutes time and call
on the merchants he will ascertain
that business is better this month
than for the corresponding month of
last year. One merchant told The
Herald reporter that his business for
the first twenty days of this month