Semi-weekly herald., 1909-12-27
SANTA CLAUS VERY
GOOD TO employees
Millions Giyen by the Great Corporations to
Those Who Have Been Faithful
During the Year

Du[lnS
NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-Santa Claus
Is good this year to employees OF cor.
porations. banking houses and finan.
cial institutions OF New York. 1t Is
estimated several million dollars will
be distributed In Christmas gifts in
Wall street this year. The United
States Steel corporation heads the
list of givers with 100000 in gifts.
OF this, half Is cash was sent out
yesterday to be given to Its employees.
The remainder will be given in pre-
ferred stock of the corporation, but
title in the stock viii not pass into
has served three years or more con.
tlnuously in the service of the cor.
poration
The Central Trust company, which
has the largest surplus OF any trust
company In the country, Will soon
cut q huge melon for its stockholders,
and gave TO each OF its employees a
Christmas present which totaled half
that employees salary.
Miss Ida Wheeler was a passenger
tc her home at Ignacio today to spend
Christmas.
Miss Maud Trumble was passen.
ger TO CASTELAR, this morning to spend
Christmas at home.
Mrs. Lillian Fitton went to Pagosa
Springs today to spend Christmas
with her mother and brother.
Miss Mildren Flannigam left for her
home at Aztec today The young
ladg IS attending school in Durango
this year
The town is full of people in from
the country to do their regular Satur.
day trading. The stores are thronged
and business is booming.
D.
II. ID. Abrams and son were In Du-
range over night on their way to Den
yer and points east. Mr.. Abrams Is
a member of the Aztec school board
Rev. w. II. Doggett left for Farm.
ington this morning to be present at
the Christmas exercises held there
this evening, and also to hold Epis
copal services tomorrow The Christ
mas tree for the Durango Sunday
school will be held at St Marks next
Tuesday evening.
For the past few days the walk in
front of Graden's has been blocked
with people watching the antics of
Santa Claus, who visits the north
window every afternoon. He is a
typical Santa in appearance and full
of fun as he winds up the many toys
with which he is surrounded.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Boyer were
guests of the Strater last night. Mrs.
Boyer has been in town several days
and her husband arrived from Chama
last night This morning they left
for Aztec to visit their niece until
after the holidays
e. e. Smiley, superintendent of the
city schools. left on the eastern this
morning for Denver to spend Christ
mas with friends, and take in the
State Teachers Association. which
meets In the state capital next week
Mr.. Smiley is down for an address
and will speak before the High School
and College section next Tuesday
morning. His subject is "The College
and the Secondary School"
De Witt Miller. who should have
lectured last evening at the Presby.
terlan church. was unable TO keep his
engagement on account OF the train
failing to arrive until $40. II would
seem that Durango people are fated
not to hear Mr. Miller this season
The lecturer spoke in Cortez Wednes.
day and was billed In Durango last
night. 1t is not likely that he will
speak In Durango now this winter.
o.
DR.. and Mrs. A. w. Robbins and
son owen are In from bayfield, to
spend Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs
o. F. Boyle. DR.. Robbins says there
are about twenty families quarantined
on account of small pox. having been
exposed before It was discovered
There are no new cases. The doctor
vaccinated the pupils at the Indian
school at Ignacio Wednesday some
fifty-four OF them. Quite bad scare
but every precaution Is being taken
! to avoid the disease spreading.