Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-07

trust tnat her suffering may be speed
, lily alleviated.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. w. Shandon of Los
Angeles who are returning from an
extended trip through the east spent
last night in Durango and continuin &
on their journey over the Southern
this morning. This is their first visit
TO the Smelter City and tney express
ed themselves as being very favorably
impressed with our progressive town.
The Herald we1ts ii distinctly un-
derstood that II is not making per-
soma, attack on Mr.. Parry. He is aiicr
the cc.n and he makes a specially OF
obtaining i. by boom editioIis, int as
an honest newspaper working H. the
interests OF the taxpayers ard The peo
pls gen orally 1t is auty we owe 10
the prblic TO present facts as they
appeat.
Mr.. Trujlllo. a member of the La
Posta school roard. transacted bus
ness in town yesterday. He reports
tie La Posta school, which is in
charge of George Egglnston, in flour
ishing condition. Nineteen pupils are
in attendance and the number Will be
increased to twenty-fo ur next Monday
The new school house has just been
completed.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Nathan were
among the returning passengers lart
evening, Mrs. Nathan having spent a
few weeks with her relatives in Kan
sas City while Mr.. Nathan went on tn
New York and other eastern rlarkets
where he made heavy purcharos for
the spring and summer trade. IIr. Ma
than says he looks for Durango to
make rapid strides this year and is
firm believer in the new railroid.
The latest news from Jacl; Comp
ton, the fireman who was so serious
ly injured in the wreck on the South
ern the early part of the week, is
that his recovery is impossible. His
limbs were scalded and later frozen
This family certainly have lad their
burden of sorrow. A few years ago
the eldest son and brother WIS drown
ed in the Animas river. Last winter
the father was instantly killed in
mine accident near Silverton and now
this narrowing accident whlcl, seems
doomed to result In the daalh Of
third member of the family.
William A. Angus, representing the
Chicago branch of the Me fgentb aler
Linotype company, with headqraI ters
in Denver, spent Thursday night in
Durango. AIr, Angus travels ever a
large section of country anil after an
inspection yesterday morning said The
Herald carried the largest stock and
was the best generally equipped news c
paper Office for the size of the town
- ''t Np"iiti ht iltiihu lndue
dates with Mr. Angus to tall; over in
stalling of another linotype, he latest
model, TO he placed when The Southern
Pacific railroad builds into Durango.
We can put on two shifts on the pres.
ent machine and double the reading
matter. If necessary, but we will Guard
against any mishap to single ma.
chine and also be prepared to issue
most any size paper demanded.
On the cordial invitation of viii |
Meyers, who was recently inj,Rei at
the smelter. the Young Mems pro,res.
sive Society met at his residen 70 on
Fourteenth street last night. parttci.
pating in debate of the question IRE.
solved that the abolishing of the pool
rooms in Durango is preforabla to
putting out the saloons" Tw enty pao-
pie participated in the discussion
which was of two hours duration. The
judges decided in the negative. Next
Friday evening at s o'clock in the Fp
worth League room of the NJ. E..
church the question RES olved that
PreHident Taft be upheld in his dis.
missal of Pinchot' will be taken up
and twenty minutes will be allowed
the leaders, Mr.. f. E. Peterson and
MIR. Sears TO open the debate. Visit
ors including the ladies invited. The
young men are very enthusiastic and
VIII have. something of interest to say