Semi-weekly herald., 1909-03-29
be a beauty and will be packed to
Overlooking with seasonable goods.

De beauty ana Will be packed e
Overlooking with seasonable goods.
| George Sponsel is over from Thomp
sons park. He says there is abou
a foot Of snow on the level In the
park but going fast. The road from
the park to Hesperus will not b.
Iopened for a week or two as there is
from three to four feet of snow q
good deal Of the way Mr.. Sponse
says he looks for a good year for the
farmers which means general pros
perity for the people.
| The people of Durango are begin.
| ming to awaken to the real conditions
as exhibited at Saturday nights Dem.
| ocratic convention. 1t was farce
| and with these facts staring the in.
dependent voters in the face The Her.
aid is at loss TO understand why
the nominees are even given serious
consideration. The platform permits
a continuance OF the red light district
on First street and this of itself should
elect the opposition ticket which is
pledged TO bar politics in the conduct
of municipal affairs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nj. Steffler were ar.
rivals from Cedar Hill last night
where they purchased fine fruit
ranch. They were guests OF the Pal.
ace last night, leaving today for Der.
yer. They expect to stay over for a
few days in the state capital, after
which they will continue to their home
in Leadville. Mrs. Steffler says they
left bitter cold wenther In Leadyille
week or two ago, and expected to
find the same kind here. She thinks
this is the finest kind of country,
and the climate is splendid. We think
so too.
The court house grounds are re-
ceiving attention these days. The
trees have been trimmed and the
fence removed; the bare spots in the
lawn are seeded down; the vacant lots
north of the court house belonging
to the county are to he cleaned up
and fenced A new jail will be prob
ably built on these lots next year
The changes in the grounds are GER
tainly a great improvement In the gen
eral appearance of the court house.
County Superintendent Mrs. Pulford
returned last night from a visit TO
the schools In the Kline district. The
Talbot school closes next Friday
Most OF the older children have left
school TO help In the spring work
There were ten children In attendance
the day Mrs. Pulford visited the
school and they were small. Miss
sylvia Scott is the teacher
The school at Kline had some fifty
children present. with everything In
lasts two weeks longer. Mrs. Schry.
yer has charge of the Kline school.
Miss Mabel Greer had an attend.
ance of thirty at the school at Red
Mesa. This school also closes in two
weeks time.
Mrs. Pulford says the roads are of
all kinds. snow. mud. and in some
places perfectly dry; in others they
are badly cut up and Siding. Across
the basin they are in very bad shape.
AT the lower end OF the mesa near the
state line, the farmers were plowlng
The meadowlarks were holding high
carnival on the mesa. This ia pretty
sure sign that spring is here. The
robins sometimes prevaricate on this
question. but the meadowlark Is gen
orally to be believed When he says
that the ''wlnter is past. the rain is
over and gone. the flowers appear on
the earth. aad the time Of the singing
of birds is come" you may usually
take his word for II.