Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-30


fered a position with fhe Western
leaguors of Denver Most any half
rate man ought TO improve the DEN
vers some and at least put notches
in the toboGgan slide. Toner is well
known In this section, having played
with Silverton couple of seasons
He has made rapid progress the past
two years.
Statistics of accidents on the rail
ways OF the United Kingdom for the
year 1908 show thar In accidents to
trains, rolling stock. or permanent
way. no passengers were killed. but
2S3 We're injured: while of employees
& were killed aud l54 injured. Acct
dents of kind other than the fore,
gcing included 1902 passengers and 37G
employees killed. aud 2,2iO passengers
and 1876 injured.
The corner of Eighth street and Sec
ond avenue presents n busy appear
ance as the great tabernacle approach
es completion. II ls very substantial
structure, built after the plans fur
nlshed by Evangelist Lowry, and r
f.. Peterson, the contractor who Is
supervising the work, pronounces the
plans most excellent. 1t Is so by 100
and viii seat over loo people. The
natural slope of the ground is such
that the seats In the rear will be ele.
yated TO just about the right height
to see over those In front. Mr.. Jack
the advance agent of the evangelist,
arrived last night and Is looking over
the field in company with the com.
mittee from the Ministerial associa-
tion. Yesterday the volunteer work
ers locked 10 the scene of operations
and by night n great portion of the
tabernacle was enclosed The mate
rial used is that belonging to the
Christian church which viii be used
by them to erect their new house OF
worship, and they have loaned II for
use In this campaign When the in
terror is finished and the decoration
are in place the tabernacle will pre-
sent very attractive appearance. A
great upheaval In religious lines is ex.
pected during the coming month.
c. J. Brewer, who has been In the
city the past few days getting his
eyes attended to. returned to his Aztec
home this morning. Mr.. Brewer says
Aztec Is growing, many buildings be
ing erected with general air OF sat.
isfaction prevailing Mr. Brewer says
the fruit crop is all that could be ask.
ed--plenty of peaches, plums. apples
etc
Miss Goldie Young departed for her
home In Los Angeles this morning
after pleasant visit with Miss Visa
Lake and other friends In Durango and
vicinity. A number of her friend
were at the depot to wish her pleas.
ant journey and return to our city ~
some future time.
A. w. Basket came In from Chama
last night with j. s. Thompson. the
engineer who was injured in wreck
In Navajo canon, between Navajo sta
ton and Dulce two weeks ago. Mr.
Thompson's foot was scalded and Is
not getting along very well. so he
came to Durango TO enter Mercy hos
pital Mr. Baskett VIII stay over til
tomorrow
The delay In the arrival of the In
coming eastern was caused by .
freight wreck 1t Walsenburg Wednes
day night. the passenger being hel'
for over five hours at Cncbara juno
tion, and for an hour or more at Wal
senburg. "Cuchara" means spoon. 81
students of the Mexican Language tel
US. It's hard TO tell the reason TO
names at times Just after the trail
coming this way had passed, sever
coke racks were turned oyer on tn
line between WalseDburg and Cuchari
which delayed the eastbound passon
ger several hours The same trail
which left here Wednesday ran int
some washouts between Pueblo an
Denver and at O'Clock yesterda
afternoon had not yet reached Der
yer.
| Mr.. and Mrs Frank Staplin and so
were arrivals from Farmington las
night on their way To Grand junction
Mr. Staplin is proprietor OF the Farm
ington Enterprise. They went out O
the Southern today.
A young man. one finishing hie
school who can give two or thrs
hours n day and Saturdays. one wi
knows something about keeping book
can pick up expense money by callir
or addressing &C. s." Herald office.
Mr.. and Mrs, w l. Clifford and 50
! were outgoing passengers on the eai
} eya this morning bound tor wilso