Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-18

OF the way by sleigh. He says yes
terday afternoon the two work trains
were fourteen miles apart Only three
new slides OF any consequen ce ran
during the last storm. but the wind
has caused the snow to fill most of the
cuts level With snow. He says there
is an immense amount of snow on the
sides OF the canon and predicts that
with few warm days there will be
something doing as the snow Is bound
to run.
e. X. Bennett and w. Paddock of
Fort Collins, who conducted a three
days farmers short course here last
week. left for Denver this morning on
their way to Lupton and Fort Morgan
wnere they are due to speak this week.
We regret that weather conditions in
terfered with other lecturers from the
agricultural college attending the ses-
sion, as well as preventing the farm.
ers of the county from taking adyan-
tage of the opportunity presented; but
we are glad to have met such estima-
BILE gentlemen, and trust we may have
the pleasure of welcoming them to Du;
range again under more propitious
circumstances.
E. L. Buck was in from Allison yes
terday with a load OF fine hogs which
he disposed of In about half an hour,
receiving s cents per pound for them.
poets his brother, ]. c. Buck 20 arrive
from Topeka, Kans.. to locate in the
Allison country. The scarlet fever is
subsiding. but some Mexicans on the
La Plata side ought to be attended to,
Mr.. Buck thinks. On the Archuleta
side of the district. the fever is a
thing of the past. Too much praise
cannot be showered on DIR. Mary Fish
er, the health officer for Archuleta
county. for her prompt action in the
fever cases under her jurisdiction.
Pagosa Springs people win not be sur
prised at Mr.. Bucks statement. The
fever case is only one of many in.
stances of her efficiency. Pagosa
Springs is proud of Doctor Marys
skill. and loves her for her kind heart
Mr.. and Mrs. c. l.. Herbert enter
tained at dinner Saturday evening at
7:30, in honor Of the third anniversary
of their marriage. II was a dinner to
the Saturday Night Bridge club of
which the host and hostess are mem
bers. The color scheme was pink and
white. which was carried out In place
cards, table decorations, flowers and
score cards. After dinner the party
played bridge. One of the interest
ing events of the evening was the
presentation TO the host and hostess
of a handsome bridge set. Those pres
ent were: Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Clarke
Mr.. and Mrs. Pingrey, Mr.. and Mrs
Lund, MIR. and Mrs. Fisher. Mr.. and
Mrs. Woods, and Mr.. Milton Herrick,
beside the host and hostess.
Miss Mary Rausch. whose name Is
familiar TO Durango people as the eff
cient instructor in the domestic sci
ence short course held here last week
which was SO ably conducted and en-.
Enthusiastically attended-left for Den
yer this morning We are sorry to
know that Miss Rausch was, like 9th
ers of the agricultural college faculty
inconvenienced by our blockade, since
she intended to hold a short course
in Greeley this week-the same TAX
ing place next week instead; but we
faithfully promise both Miss Rausch
and Mr.. Bennett, that II they forgive
us this time, Wen not allow ourselves
to be overstocked with the beautiful"
tuDity of learning many useful things;
we admired Miss Rausch because shA
knows so much and carries her knowl-
edge SO unobtrusively: we considered
1t privilege to come in cnntac, with
so charming personality aud We trust
some time in the future she will visit
us again. Miss Margaret Ross and
Miss Helen Brown, her deft-handed as.
sistants, we are proud to know, since
they typify much of what Miss Rausch
has said. and are examples of the won.-
anhood that has other aims than dress
and good time;" and that reiulces
in doing womanly work. Dome in such
a spirit the humblest work Is lifted
above drudgery. Misses Ross ana
Brown accompanied Miss Rnisch to
Denver today.
JOHN W. SHAW.