Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-14
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(From Tuesdays Daily.) :,
Mr. Chubbuck. inspector of Indian
schools. departed for the east yester-
day morning after visiting the Fort
Lewis school.
Edward Harbaugh lis In today PROV
ing up on his homestead on Basin
creek. Says crops are little back
ward there this spring.
George McGregor and a number of
workmen went out to Fort Lewis this
morning TO resume work for the week,
having been In to spend Sunday.
Mrs. Robert Hanna will soon move
to Florence to live. and will have her
husbands body taken up in few
days and transferred to that place
MISS Nelson, one of the teachers OF
the Indian school at Ignacio, is among
the delegates attending the La Plata
county Sunday school convention.
W. Gofr Black is up from Aztec,
and In conversation with a reporter
expressed the belief that the fruit crop
in his section was pretty badly
singed" by the recent freezes.
Mrs. ]. w. Waters ard children de
parted this morning fer Hot Springs
Ark. to remain few months. hoping
TO be benefited by the springs and
the warmer climate.
Three degrees below freezing again
last night, but we have not heard of
any additional damage to fruit. How
ever. the continued cool days and
freezing nights is having a depressing
effect. We trust beneficial change in
the weather win soon take place.
Conspicuous on the wall at the Sun
day school convention is a placard
bearing the following; THE chance
of success lies in work with the boys
and not with the Theodore
Roosevelt" The wisdom of the presi-
dent is recognized by all good people.
Mrs. w. A. Reese departed yester-
day morning to accompany Mr.. Reese's |
aged father back to his old home in
Illinois, a short distance south of st.
Louis. The old gentleman Is quite fee
BILE and has been here for several
months. Mrs. Reese will visit there
for time before returning.
Rev. Doggett returned this morning |
from Silyerton, where he conducted |
service yesterday, occupying the pulpit |
of Rev. De Moulin. He preached TO
an appreciative audience, had chance |
TO get acquainted with many of the |
people there and haw view of the |
magnificent scenery of the Animas
canon returning.
AT the close of the band concert at |
North Durango park yesterday after
noon the members were extended an
invitation to step into the residence of
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. NJ. Brown and In
dulge In ice cream and cake, compli-
ment the boys appreciated to the full
est extent. Owing to the chill after
noon there was not the usual large
attendance at the concert but those
present were quite enthusiastic.
Orville Hood is in from the Florida
mesa attending Sunday school conven-
ton. He reports crops we'll advanced
in his locality and says fruit is not
apricots and cherries. and thinks they
are only thinned out and there will be
fair crop of them. He is trying a
field of peas this summer. While in
town Mr.. Hood wants to buy a good
work team If he can find one suitable.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W. Mccoy left this
morning for Hot Springs, Ark, where
they expect to remain a year for the
benefit of Mrs. McCoys health, she
''s'fHo cNSh siO"piOd Will
a long time. They rented their ranch
in the Animas valley to Charles HAT
ling. Their son. Clarence. remained
and will soon leave for Telluride, or
possibly Salt Lake City, where he
will get busy at something and stay
till his folks come back.
A young man died at Mercy hospital
last night from consumption and the
body is now at the Goodman under
taking rooms. He was sent from
Pennington TO the hospital recently
by some people down there interesting
themselves in his case when he be-
came very Ill. He was from Cedar
burg, Wis, and his only relative, a
sister, died there from the same dis
ease short time ago.
Orville Chapman is back from Farm
ington tostay, having sold out down
there to a man named Clark. MIR.
Chapman is of the opinion that It