Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-02


yer. Elmer Underhill, Cecil Maloy an,
Mary Meyers. Saturday Miss Graf.
addressed the teachers, taking for he,
subject Ideals" Then there was 4
| general discussion OF educational mat
ters. Miss Craig went from Ignacie
10 bayfield, Mrs. Pulford and Mrs
Wales drove out from here to NEE,
with her at Bayfield,. The party came
10 Durango arriving at about 10 o'clocl,
Saturday night. Miss Craig expressed
herself as well pleased with the pror.
ress of La Plata county schools I'M.
der the superintendency of Mrs. Pul.
lord. Yesterday She went to Silyerton
where she will visit the schools and
ADDRESS the teachers on subjects per.
talning to educational interests.
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In talk over the phone today The
Herald is reliably informed that ex.
tensive lmproy ements are to he made
on the Rio Grande Southern between
Durango and Telluride, work to start
in few days. The track will be re.
paired and placed in first-class condi.
tion and between Durango and Man
cos the rails will be taken up and new
iifty-two pound rails laid which will
mean much for this end, and within
year the entire line will have new
and heavier rails.
A. S. Meldrum, who was local su.
perintendent, reporting to General Su.
perintendent Ridgway, has been pro
NOTED to general superintendent of
the Rio GIande Southern and will
hereafter report directly to Vice Presi.
dent and General Manager SchIacks,
and being vested with more authority
will be able to go ahead and keep
the road in better shape. The South.
ern has been going down hill for some
time and we are pleased to note
change of policy has been decided
upon.
Under the provisions of senate bill
No. 20. by Senator Barela. passed by
The last general assembly, work is to
he begun this summer on the state
highway. running from the state line
below Trinidad as far north as Fort
Collins, and passing through Colo
RADIO Springs. This roadway will be
one of the best in the entire country,
skirting the eastern slope of the Rock.
les. The southern terminus will be on
the state line in the Ration mountains,
between Colorado and New Mexico.
where the old Barlow g. Sanderson
stage line, known as the Santa Fe
trail crosses the state line. This is
the northern end of what is known
as the FL Canine Real In New Mexico.
II will run north through the cities
of Trinidad, Walsenburg, Pueblo, Colo.
RADIO Springs, Denver Longmont, Love
land and Fort Collins. The work will
be done by convicts and will be under
the supervision of the board of peni.
tentiary commissioners. The legisla.
ture appropriated $4,000 for the work
The races at the fair grounds yes
terday were well attended and those
who went were well repaid. The first
running race, between Wood & Nor
gains colt and Andy Chitwood's But
tons was won by the Wood e. Morgan
horse. The second race was between
Springer's colt and Jesse Haller's Sun.
day and won by the latter. In the pac-
ing race Polar Wilkes won both heats
over Arrowpine and Reward S. Re
ward S broke on the first heat and
Arrowpine on the second. Polar
Wilkes Is too much for any OF the
horses in this section. However, the
racing was fine and is but a foreshad
ow of what the people may expect al
the meeting in June. The money
raised from the admission charges
will be used to improve the track and
1t is intended to SO improve the course
that 1t will be one OF the fastest
tracks in the state. Next Sunday it
is proposed to have another program.
the proceeds of which will be used for
buying uniforms for the fife and drum
corps. The ball game was between a
nine composed of home talent and the
Durango Juniors and was won by the
former.