Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-09

and G. w. Melville. The bonds gwen
by the men placed under arrest are
good only until the hearing on We'd
nesday.
w. w. Smith has sold his residence
property and, we understand. will
leave Durango. This move is made on
account of the health OF his youngest
son. who is now in Denver and is much
improved.
Chas. Il. Burton of the Indian school
near Grand Junction arrived Satur-
day evening over the Southern, accom-
panied by five pupils from the school.
who We're returning to their homes on
the Navajo reservation. They depart
ed for Pennington this mornig.
The Pennington people have been
assured by the Rio Grande that the
train service between Durango and
that city will remain a six-day serv-
Ice for awhile longer at least, and 1t
Is doubtful II it will be reduced. 1t
Will not be great while until spring
BUSINESS opens up and then the Sun
day train will likely be restored. The
people Of Pennington are entitled to
more than a ee-day-a-week service.
Durango will come to the front the
coming year better than ever before.
The construction of a sewer will begin
before many weeks. The erection of a
flve7story building on the Henderson &
Lotus corner is practically assured.
These two enterprises will give EN-
ployment to a large number of work
men. Durango's future is bright. Even
the knocker will not be able to pre-
vent Its future prosperity.
A. Sheard, manager of the uaited
Rico Mines, A. II. Shipman, consulting
engineer with a world wide reputa-
tion and experience, and w Wittle of
Rico company, left yesterday morning
for Rico after spending couple OF
days in Durango chaperoned by Reese
McCloskey the attorney for the com
pany. The Rico Mines company is
making regular shipments of good ore
to the Durango smclter. The gentle
men who represent this big property
are clever and 1t is pleasure to
meet them.
The new time card on the Denver &
Rio Grande is slated FOR next Sunday
sure. According to unofficial state
ment the eastern will arrive at $40
and the run terminate In Durango. Go
ing east the train will leave at in
the morning, reaching Alamosa about
o'clock, thus getting over Cumbres
hill earlier in the day. Under this
press will lay over night in Durango
going to Silverton next morning by
mixed train, leaving at SIS, a quarter
of an hour after the departure of
the eastern. This will make all out
going trains when on time--or rather
within an hour of each other. the train
from Silverton arriving at $50. How
long this schedule will remain in
force cannot be stated but undoubted-
ly during then next three or four
months.
The Methodist church was crowd
ed last night, the occasion being the
union service of the Methodist, Pres
byterian, Baptist and North Side Meth
odist churches. All the pastors took
part in the preliminary service. then
Rev. Mr.. Morell delivered very in
teresting sermon on the life of Jesus.
In which some splendid thoughts were
advanced showing the rating of man
and womankind. 1t was a sermon all
church members and believers in
Christian work should have heard. 1t
would make them ashamed at the ex-
cuses offered for not going to church.
The speaker quoted the scripture
showing that Jesus went to church as
was his custom" Jesus was big
man and not ashamed to rise to the
occasion. God has given us six days
In which to labor and enjoy the pleas.
ures of the world and on the seventh
II Is the duty of Christians especially
to gather at the house of God and
worship and it is seldom man or
woman can make valid excuse for
not following this command-duty."
concluded Mr.. Morell. Tonight there
will be union meeting at the NJ. e.
church South in North Durango in
which all the pastors will take part
and 1t is desired OF have a large at
tendance.
(From Tuesdays Daily)
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