Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-23

lJ. A. Meggison of brooklyn, N. y.
The address is certain to be as in
teresting as instructive.
A dozen teachers, or would-be
teachers, are taking the county ex-
animation held in the High school
building. Tomorrow County Superiu-
tendent Miss Salabar, will conduct
the examination in high school sub
jects in her office.
Rev. and Mrs. L. G. Stout arrived
from Pennington last evening to visit
Rev. d. p. Gaines and attend the
special meetings at the Baptist church
conducted by DR.. Palmer, secretary Of
Baptist missions for the state of
Colorado.
Jesse Halter, the promoter of the
spring race meet, left this morning
for the Mancos vicinity where he will
spend few weeks farming. His
plans for the racing event are ma
terializing in way most satisfactory
to him.
Death has visited the John Gray
family twice within the past seven
weeks. Mrs. Gray died in Animas
City the last of January. Mrs. Ross
Gray, daughter-in-law of Mr.. Gray,
passed away in Mancos the first of
the week, following brief illness.
| w. A. Benjamin was arrested today
on the charge of keeping an unlicen-
sed dog in the city limits. He ap-
peared before Justice Wilson and
plead not guilty. His case was con-
tinued until Monday at 10 o'clock,
awaiting the return of City Attorney
Moody
Tom LOTUS returned from Delta
last night where his finn was the
successful bidder for constructing
the new water works. He left for
Pennington this morning to make
preparations to return 10 Delta in
time to begin work on the contract
early next week.
Road Commissioner Brady of the
Animas valley district, is making
good progress with the grading on
the west side. The big steam road
grader is being utilized It's been
many years since this road was prop
erly ditched on the sides and the road
rounded so water will run off
w. T. Davis, chief clerk TO the gen
eral manager of the Western Union
Telegraph company, departed for
Denver this morning, after giving
department business attention in Du-
range. Mr.. Davis still retains his
ranch interests in the vicinity and
many friends here trust some day the
family will again call Durango home.
The main patrons Of what is known
as the Wallace bridge across the Ami
mas, have been busy the past few
days adding more brush, logs and
rocks around the west pier of the
bridge and otherwise strengthening
the wings on both sides. Looking for
thigh water and taking preeaution
Work all donated.
| In its efforts to reach the 100 mark
by its annual meeting day, the Motor
club is pressing rapidly toward the
goal. The membership was 81 at the
last meeting. The following applica-
tions for membership are now on file:
George Isgar, Donald Coulson, Paul
Backinger, John Harris and W. N.
Porter.
Allison Kroeeer, the civil engineer,
returned from the Cave basin district
last night where he went early in
the week to make some locations. The
snow is still several feet deep in the
vicinity of the camp. Regardless Of
the almost impossible trails people
are going to the basin in considerable
numbers and many locations are be-
ing made.
Miss Myrtle Hills condition is so
serious the prospects for her to re-
sumo her school duties this term are
very slight. Miss Mercedes Phelan,
the teacher who has done such cred
table work at Porter this year, has
been transferred to Durango and will
take charge of Miss Hills room, the
first primary, at the Park school
Monday.
i In the district court this morning
the following cases were set for trial;
John NJ. Price and Milton Hollings-
worth VS.. the Lucky -Four Gold Min
ing company, March 26, at 10 o'clock;
Harry E. Smith VS.. George Russell,
March 2s, at 10 O'clock; Finney Jones