Semi-weekly herald., 1908-04-13

win see the big feet Mrs. Helm is
staying with her folks about 40 miles
north of San Francisco.
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Anyone wishing TO brighten their
home with q little girl Z or 8 years
old should call on Judge Clements.
He is looking for homes for two.
A. l.. Fellows, formerly in charge OF
the government reclamation work In
this section, was an arrival last eve
ming from Denver and went to San
Juan county. N. M, this morning to
look over some irrigation proposition.
Mrs. Charles Werden of Animas
Forks stopped in town on her way
to Denver, where she will make a
short stop and then go to California
to see the big feet. She Is glad to
get out Of the snow, having spent the
winter in that high altitude.
T. e. Peterson and son Fred left
this morning for shiprock to look nf-
ter work on the new buildings they
are building for the government.
Work was started when they were
down the other time and is now I'M
der good headway.
The recent storm extended over q
wide scope OF country. Even az far
south as Canon Gallegos, where Dick
Simpsons trading store is located, it
was so severe that the sheep loss has
bsen quite heavy. Shearing had Just
been finished and 1t went hard with
the sheep.
DR.. Barnes and John F. Gamsby
left this morning with lot of fish to
place In the streams at Creede. Del
Norte, Alamosa and other points near
there. They had 81 cans. containing
10000 fish. Mr.. Gamsby just re-
turned last evening from distribut-
ing trip along the Rio Grande South
ern.
Frank Hays. wife and daughter,
who have been visiting Mr.. Hays
parents and brothers her for a short
time, departed this morning for their
home at Manzanola, where Mr. Hays
will close up his affairs and move to
California. Mr.. Hays has been run
ming the Manzanola Sun the past few
years. but has sold out.
It. P. Taylor was injured yesterday
at his ranch. the old Sleeth place up
the Animas valley, by wagon run
ming over him. He was loading fruit
trees and the horses started to run
and in some way he was thrown uni
der the wagon. Three ribs were brok-
en- and he was otherwise injured. DR..
Ochsner is attending him. Mr.. Tay-
lor is getting along in years, being
| So.
George W. Lane this morning re
ceived check from Andrew Carne
gle for $2.500 for completing the in
terror OF the library building. This
makes $4,000 Durango has received
from the Pittsburg millionaire. for
which our citizens feel very grateful
This is the most money that has ever
been given to our town In any shape
or manner.
A party OF eighteen came down
from Silverton last evening to attend
initiation of the Elks, seven candid
ates being put through. A special
round trip rate was secured for the
occasion. Among the visitors were
Claud Ford, Frank Woodruff. Jim Cole,
w. d. Batchellor. D. e. Carmichael,
Herman Stroebel, Charles Elliott, f.
M. Wilson, Rasmus Hanson, Howard
Graham. Charley Leonard and Charles
Kramer.
By reference to our telegraphic col
umns 1t will be observed that Durango
is to have a new national bank with
100000. the application having been
approved by the comptroller OF the
currency At Washington. Two of the
men mentioned are known In Duran
30. James B. Lazear, former nation
al bank examiner. and Frank Church.
both of Denver. Mr.. Lazear being In
the Central National bank Of Denver
at the present time.
Greedy claims to have the largest
high school of any city of like popula-
ton In the United States. There are
now $50 students enrolled, all attend
ing regularly, and, with the exception
of 80, all residents of Greeley. The
Greeley public schools have 1900 pu-
pills enrolled and higher percentage
of pupils who graduate than any 9TH
er public schools In the country, so
far as known. There are over 2,100
children of school age in the district,
but 400 attend the model and prepar-
atory schools Of the State Normal.
It is estimated that the school census
this year will show 1900 In the dis