Semi-weekly herald., 1909-12-23


mometer registering nine below zero
at Z o'clock while many around the
lower part of town indicated ~ to Is
below. This not only beats any De
cember weather we have had for some
years but many winters, last year tho
thermometer not getting more than 4
below. The cold wave seems to have
been general throughout the west.
The Baptist church Christmas tree
and Christmas exercises will take
place Thursday evening. This was de.
cided on for the reason that the schol.
ars have undertaken to provide at
least five baskets for that many din
ners for poor people Christmas day,
and this will enable the Salvation
Army to distribute the baskets Friday.
or course there VIII be something on
the tree for all the little children, but
the ocassion is to be made one Of
giving instead OF receiving.
II. o. Willis is up from Pennington.
He has rented the ODrlscoll cottage
In North Durango where the family
win be located for time. being very
thankful over the recovery Of their
daughter, Mary, who was able to leave
the hospital Saturday after eight
weeks confinement, the child having
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time. The many friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. Willis in the vicinity of Farming
ton and elsewhere will be pleased to
know of Mary's recovery.
The remains of George A Leonard
are at Hood & Ames undertaking par.
lors awaiting shipment tomorrow
morning TO the old home at Rexyille,
N. Y. Deceased was in his 37th year,
having resided in this county about
four years. being brother of Mrs.
valley. He was taken sick with pneu-
monia some time ago and been making
a hard fight at Mercy hospital only
to lose out at 7 o'clock Saturday even.
Ing. The relatives have the sympathy
of many friends who knew the young
man as exemplary and Industrious.
Fred Whitaker arrived Sunday
on a visit to his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. r. b. Whitaker of North
Durango. Fred Is with mining COM
pany at Oaxaca on the Isthmus of Te
hauntepec. Old Mexico. having left
here four years ago after puttingt In
four years with the Silver Lake peo-
pie, graduating eight iyears ago from
the State School of Mines. Fred finds
this pretty frigid weather after leav-
ing a climate where roses and all the
delicate flowers are in bloom, and is
keeping pretty cloes to the stove. Aft
er remaining over the holidays with
his parents Fred will go east and visit
a brother at Philadelphia whom he
has not seen for twelve years, then re-
turn to Old Mexico
The train which should have arrived
from the east Saturday night at
p. m. did not reach Durango until
1880 Sunday morning. A crowd of
fond parents anxlously awaited its
coming as there was on board large
crowd of young people homeward
bound for the holiday season. Among
the arrivals were Miss Clara Herr and
Myrtle Hill from Colorado college,
Colorado Springs; Naamah Lowe, Earl
Davies, Goulding Houk, and Harry
Wilson from the state university,
Boulder; Hilda Peterson from the
state normal. Greeley; Myrtle and Jen.
ME Hood, Denver university; Gertrude
lege, Fort Collins. and Paul Jakway
from the State School of Mines, Gold
en-.
The Presbyterian church was filled,
including the lecture room, yesterday
to listen to the vesper serv-
ice. The program as published in The
Herald Saturday afternoon was car
ried out. 1t would be pleasure to
give a detailed review of the different
but space will not permit
All agreed. however, that 1t was one
of the most interesting and enjoyable
our people have attended in
long time. The singing was unusual
ly fine, the singers having their parts
perfect under the leadership of the
musical director. Mr., A. A. Buck The
accompaniments added to
the volume. everything working in har.
mony. Rev. Mr.. Crozier and those
for the service are to be
complimented for the success of the
Fine souvenir programs
were given out and hundreds will be
kept in remembrance of the occasion.