Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-08

straight but Slattery says, Nay, nay.
Pauline" Well, we will have to wait
and see.
Marshal Mccartney is to get so
cent out of every dog license he col
lects and he earns 1t. He is getting
to be great sprinter since he began
chasing maverick purps.
Mrs. Harry Jackson and Miss Mar
guerlte are home from an outing on
off for "a few days the first of the
coming week.
The d. & =. G. win run special
train to Silverton Sunday. Round
trip 50. The train will be held at
Silyerton until p. nj. for the ball
players.
Mrs. Webber of the Woman's For
eign Missionary society, arrived last
evening and delivered an address at
the NJ. Il. church. She left for west
ern points on this mornings Southern.
Quite number are planning to take
In the San Juan excursion to Salt
Lake. The rate is low and with a
through train a splendid opportunity
to visit the great Mormon city is
afforded
Silverton has secured a new battery.
Only question of time when Slattery
gets there. Still we have faith in
our boys who have branched out into
iirst-class sluggers the past season.
Mr., and Mrs, w, G. Godfrey, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Godfrey, Henry and
Louis Vassmer went out to La Boca
this morning to attend the wedding
OF Frank Wilmer, a relative. They
said they We're going to have a good
lilnt ana tneN sure VIII.
w. j. Rattle and wife. Miss Rattle.
Miss Brinman, with ]. H., John b. and
Ernest Dempsey, came in from Cleve.
land, o., last evening, and after spend
ing the night at the Strater continued
to Silverton this morning where Mr..
Rattle is engaged in mining.
Th council last night appropriated
$50 month for band concerts, one q
week. The band boys made q propo-
sition to give concerts for s25 each.
Ii is not known what they will do
about the city's proposition, as the
band does not meet again until next
Monday night.
Joe Mckinney. who Is painting the
trolley poles, connected with live
wire this morning and for a time 1t
was a guess which way he would go
straight up or straight down He
finally broke away and found himself
hanging TO the top of the pole with
his feet dangling in the air. He was
burned on the left wrist and the fin
gers of the right hand. He can CON
slider himself fortunate to escape with
his life.
Miss Bertha Biggs, one of the grade
teachers in the high school building.
writes her folks that she is having
splendid time at Ocean Park, Gal,
where she recently attended the ses-
sion of the National Educational as
ISOLATION. A number of Colorado peo-
pie are there. among them being Mrs.
and Miss King and Miss Coulsen OF
Durango, Miss Bertha writes that she
will start for home about the goth. and
be here ready for the beginning of
school.
Sunday is the day the new ordinance
regulating the conduct of saloons, re-
sorts and other drinking places be.
comes effective. This ordinance pro
vides that screens shall be removed
and the window blinds raised so that
an unobstructed view of the inside
o. the building may be had from the
outside. The penalty is fine of not
less than $40 nor more than $50 for
each offense. This, 1t is claimed, will
knock out the back. door trade alleged
to be carried on by certain saloons
during closing hours.
10 verify rumor going around that |
Telluride and Silverton were planning |
TO play match game of ball for 81 900 |
a side In Durango either next Sunday