Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-04-15

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Country fair? When? The 1st]
and goth Of April. Particulars later.
A genuine treat Is assured all WHIT
go to Red Men hall this evening.
Durango is sure enough going t.
have big string of race horses 70,
the June meeting
The Eagles announce that their an
nual ball will be given on the 25th o
this month.
The perfume Of the pear and cherry
trees is beginning to be quite no
ticeable.
Mrs. James >O'Kelley of Silverton
was passenger on the Southern this
morning bound for Telluride.
M. j. Halferly OF Burlington, Ia,
arrived yesterday and left for Cortez
this morning to visit their uncle. DR..
Halferly.
Dllapidated sidewalks is a mighty
poor advertisement for any city. Du-
range should not permit this to be
the case.
Sign up for the commercial banquet
at the Strater hotel on the evening
of the 25th. Let Durango get to the
front without delay.
The Herald is going to keep digging
away until every alley Is cleaned and
the property owners made to obey the
ordinances of the city.
Miss Mabel Porter, late of the tele-
phone force. is now in Trinidad where
she has position similar to the one
she held here.
Frank Hoover left this morning for
Lumberton, N. M. He expects to make
a trip to the gold fields of Nevada
before returning to Durango
| Farmers are too busy with spring
planting to come to town to any
| great extent And when we cut out
the farmers own town seems quiet.
| A. ]. Smith and son came In from
| Dolores last night and will leave for
Pagosa Springs this morning to sport
in the health giving waters OF that
| place.
| Frank Gallotti is still confined to-
his home with rheumatism. He is
reported on the mend, but will not be
able to be out for several days.
O.
The Herald is glad to have the Dem
ocrat join It in advocating sewage for
the entire city. The Herald made a
stand for this prior to election. Sew
age means cleanliness and health.
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| Pueblo will be here twenty strong
for the banquet at the Strater hotel
the 25th of April. Surely our people
should be on hand in large numbers
to give them welcome hand.
Miss Gretta Mueser was passenger
on this mornings eastern, bound for
Denver, where she expects to remain,
although she may go to the Philip
| pines, where she spent several years
| in the hospital service.
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| AS the mission at st. Columba's 8
Catholic church draws to a close the
attendance increases nightly. Tonight
there will be very important lecture
ON "The Christian Family" Rev. T..
Brown is an eloquent speaker.
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The officers should put stop to
young boys riding on sidewalks. It's
not pleasant to have a wheel pass
| you at 2:30 gait with chances Of q
collision. Some one Is going to get
hurt If the practice continues.
Last night Miss Mabel Skoog en-
tertained number OF her young
friends with cards. games, music and
refreshments and a most enjoyable
time is reported. This is the second
entertainment this week given by MISS
| Skoog.
Thomas NJ. Patterson has surely
been converted. He Is becoming one
of the biggest boosters in the state.
In fact, he is trying to outdo all the
other fellows. This is the way with
all new converts. May he never fall
down.
Billy wickline is getting restless to
throw off the official yoke and gel
out into the hills. AS soon as the
snow will permit Mr.. Wickline will
make camp in the La Platas ant
spend the summer In developing some
claims, waiting until fall before goinf
to a lower altitude.
| O.
And the much heralded world-beat
ers, the Chicago American ball team
we're skinned the opening game OF
the home grounds Didn't even score
True, st. Louis only made one run, bu
think OF the chagrin the Chicago FAM
must have suffered.