Semi-weekly herald., 1909-10-07
Durango.

Dr. Robert D, Graham. came in
from Denver last night and will nd
dress the Blue Lodge" OF Masons 10.
| night on the principles of Masonry.
DR.. Graham is a noted lecturer and
has a pleasing address. A large al
tendance of local lodge members Is
anticipated
e. A. Smith, the well-known repre-
sentative OF the Colorado Packing com
pany Is back from Denver, where he
went to recuperate after leaving the
hospital. where he put In some weeks
on account of a broken leg. Mr..
Smith is getting along very nicely now
and Is back ready to go to work.
No, Judge Hechtman was not hit by
| a kicking machine, was not engaged
IN ring encounter, or run through a
sawsage mill. even If his eyes are ban
daged. Just u bad cold which settled
In his eyes prevent using them. We
trust the judge will soon recover as 1t
is not only disagreeable but inter
feres with the busines of the court.
w. c. Lelsenberg is making arrange
msnts to pull out for California the
latter part of the month to be gone
until next May. The change for the
winter months is for the benefit of
his health, Mr.. Leisenberg believing
that seven or eight months on the
so and that when he returns he will
find the. Southern. Pacific railroad
building into Durango.
Mrs. Mcdonald, of Huron, South Da-
kota, and Mrs. Teasdale, of Fort Ev-
erly. Ia. sisters of Fred G Carbis of
the Animas valley, who have been here
for some weeks, visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Carbis, left for their respective homes
this morning The ladies were delight
ed with this section OF Colorado aud
particularly the Animas valley. They
also spent some time with relatives
In Ophir. Telluride and Silverton
Both said they would like to come
here to live.
The Thompson's Park irrigation
scheme which has been discussed for
thepast few months, and is said to be
one of the. largest irrigation projects
In the west, seems about to materialize
into something definite, since yester.
day plats were filed In the county
| clerks office, the name OF the or
ganization being the Union Ditch and
| Reservoir company. The company's $
plans are to build giant reservoir, or
possibly system of reservoirs in
Thompson's Park, which will store
sufficient water to supply all the sur
rounding country.
D.
Mrs. George Ditchfield, left for her
new home at Dolores this morning,
where Mr.. Ditchfield has recently built
neat residence. For the past two or
three years Mrs. Ditchfield has made
her home in Durango. bit NOW that
Mr.. Ditchfield is established In bust.
ness in Dolores they viii live there,
A wide circle OF Durango friends, who
were pleased to welcome her to Duran.
go when she returned after some years
absence. regret Mrs. Ditchfield's de-
pasture but wish her happy life In
her new abiding place.
| A plate of pears from the Carbis
rancn in the Animas valley attracted
more attention than any other part of
the La Plata exhibit at the fairs in
Denver and Pueblo, ON account OF
their exquisite coloring due to clinlat-
ic conditions. When President Taft
viewed the exhibits the public were
kept out with the exception of the ex.
hibitors. The fair management asked
particularly for that plate of pears
from La Plata's exhibit and called
the presidents attention to them. He
examined them with interest. La Plata
County Is here agriculturally and hor.
toulturally and Is going to stay. AT
the Colorado-New Mexico fair here.
the Carbis display tok six premiums.
four first and one second and one
third.