Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-05

One of the first acts Of tho new
commissioners was to introduce an
ordinance changing the time of semi
monthly meeting from the first and
third Tuesday evenings Of the months
to the afternoons of those days, 2
o'clock being the. hour designated. 1t
will be necessary to hold the sessions
in the evenings until the ordinance
becomes effective.
R. w. Ptolemy, proprietor of the
City market, left down on the freight
Monday. Quite few friends shook
his hand at the depot and wondered
at his apparent nervousness The
cause was that on the 7th of May al
Bartlettsville, Okla, Mr.. Ptolemy viii
be married to Miss Celia Bobbie, late
of Gallup, N. M.-Silverton Miner.
j. w. Jarvis received six handsome
new Studebaker cars last night. One
was purchased by Mancos man. W.
A. Bay of Bayfield, gets one of the
number, likewise his townsman, j.
N. Springer, fourth is the property
of Charlie Wilson of the First Ma
tional bank. Two are kept by Mr..
Jarvis to tempt prospective purch&s-
ers. The auto habit is becoming 50
firmly fixed in Durango and nearby
towns that the time seems not far
distant when pedestrians will be q
subject of wonder.
The work of fitting up the Taylor
building, corner of Main avenue and
Tenth street for theater is pto-
crossing rapidly. The bailding win
be thoroughly modern in equipment.
The chairs are not only elegant but
will be exceedingly comfortable. In
every detail not only has Mr.. Tay-
lor attempted to make the theater an
artistic place, but all his purchases
were made with a view of consider
ing the comfort Of the patrons. Tho
AN INTERESTING SCHOOL.
j. D. Turner, who has charge of tie
Indian Day school between Ignaeio
and Bayfield,, is in town today on his
way to the La Plata to visit Mrs.
Turner's mother, Mrs. Aspaas sr. He
is accompanied by his attractive little
5 year-old son Harold.
Tine school in charge of Mr.. Turner
is one of the most Interesting edu-
cational institutions in the soushvest.
The pupils, all lineal descendants Of
the dusky tribe, range in age from
to ~ years. For nine months they
attend the day session of the school
which conforms in course of study
very closely to the other public
schools of the state, except special
stress is laid on industrial education.
The boys have bench and forge work
and thorough course in applied sgri-
culture, while the girls have q prac-
tical course in domestic science. The
opportunity to assist with the noon
day meal proving valuable bit Of
training in itself.
Inc children spend the nights auA
Saturday recess at home with theis
parents and in this day and aye The
word home rarely means hogan with
the Indians CT that vicinity. Several
nave substantial residences and two
families boast of houses which are
quite mod, rn Il equipment
Fortunately Mr.. Turner belongs 10
that class Of school men who des rcs
that the finished product of their in
stitutions shall become good Indians,
not poor limitations of white men.
Judging from the number Of we'd
dings that have occurred down In that
neighborhood of late the second Aim
of the school people seems to be to
marry their educated Indians to other
Indians of equal worth-wnich is aftcf
all the ideal solution Of the race prob
lem.