Semi-weekly herald., 1908-10-15

Grand Junction reports TOO n,w
names already on the registration
books. And this will probably be in
creased to 1900.
Rev. W. H Collins. who was pas
tor of church in London, England
for five years, will preach at the
church next Sunday ev.
ening
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Wigglesworth,
who have been visiting their relatives
here, departed for their home at Vance
Junction today. Mr.. Wigglesworth,
whom most Durango people know as
Jack" is foreman of the light plant
there. Mrs. Wigglesworth and the
children were here for a month.
w. B. Mooney OF the state normal
school at Greeley is in the city visiting
our schools and paying especial at
tention TO the work of the grades.
While a member of the state normal
faculty, Mr.. Mooney does no teaching.
but visits the schools of the state, in
order to ascertain the difficulties and
study the problems of the grades. By
acquainting the faculty of the state
normal school with the weak points
in the grade work, and the problems
which present difficulties to the teach
er, the state normal is able to give
a more thorough training to its stu
dents in the line of a practical so
.llion OF those very problems. Be-
fore tie needs of the schools can be
sup Led they must first be known.
Another good result of this method Is
the cooperative spirit 1t fosters be-
tween the schools of the state and the
state normal.
Miss May Vandegrift, who went to
Shiprock as a substitute teacher in
the Indian school, writes that. she new
has position as stenographer In the
superintendent's office, and likes her
work very much. The overland trip
from Pennington was a hard one and
IT seemed rather dull at first, bu. cor
ditions are very pleasant at the school,
which makes up for its being so far
away from civilization.
o.
F. w. Greer and brother, a. c..
| came in from Red Mesa yesterday
with couple of loads of fine nogs
which they delivered to Wood & Nor
gan at a fancy price. Mr.. Greer says
politics are all right in his part OF
the country, that the farmers ara go
| ing to vote the Republican ticket, be-
cause it means a business admluistra-
ton and good times
Mrs. Cal Copeland and Mrs. Mac
Copeland, who is visiting he: from
Denver, drove out to Fort Lewis mesa
yesterday, to the Loues place, 1t is
two years since Mrs. Copeland visited
the mesa, and she says that the change
in the ranches is wonderful. The
amount of development work and i'm
provement that has been accomplished
in SO brief time is little short of
marvellous. People who have not kept
in touch. with matters outside of Du.
range would be amazed to see how fast
the county is being settled, and how
rapidly its agricultural resources ale
being developed =
| The Democrat this morning publish
ed lot of rot that the courts decided
adversely to Mr.. Coston a long time
ago. And the deal was so raw that
even the Democratic member of the
board, Mr.. Reister, would not vote for
the Democratic side. Mr.. Reiser pre-
ferred not to vote. If the resolutions
passed by the votes of Charlton and
Logan were infamous why did not
Mr.. Reister get up and oppose them
at least record his vote against
| them. The efforts of the gang to make
political capital out of Durango's lead.
ing industry will not win this .yeas
| If it has in the past. q