Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-14
name. No arrests have been made

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Mrs. Rosa C. Pulford.. county super
intendent of schools. is attending to
| business at lockwood and Cascade
She expects to return Wednesday.
Miss Anna Conway went to Denver
yesterday morning where abe will re-
main until she learns all the progress
which has been made by the Colorado
| Telephone company in the improve
| ment of this means of communica.
tion between people and communi
ties. Miss Conway Is said to be one
of the most expert operators in the
state.
Articles of Incorporation were filed
today with the county clerk forming
the Florida Telephone company with
capital stock of $1,000 In 1000
shares of 81 each. The company is
Incorporated for 20 years. to establish
and maintain telephones In La Plata
and other counties In the state of
Colorado, and to connect with other
telephone lines. etc. The incorpora.
tors are Geo. w. Spencer, Robt. l..
Alexander and Perry A. Stark, who
with j. A. Sewers and Chas. w. Grill.
feth form the board of directors The
head offices are to be located In Du.
range.
Aztec Camp No. 20. w. o. w. un
veiled the monuments at the ceme-
terry yesterday that have been erected
over the graves of Woodmen for the
past year. The ceremonies were i'm.
pressive and in every way worthy of
this great order. bringing out large
number of spectators as well as the !
numbers of Woodmen who participat
ed. Six monuments were unveiled.
w. A. Reese delivered the principal |
address and excellent music was rend |
cred by the quartette composed OF |
DR. Stillians, Messrs. Buck, Chart.
rand and Roberts.
While Frank Hartman will remain |
one of The Herald force-whlle re
firing from the local department, he
accepts that of travelling solicitor, be.
Ing empowered to contract for any
kind of business that may come along. |
During the next three or four months
he Will visit every farm house In La
Plata and Montezuma county, Colo,
and also San Juan county. N. NJ, en-
nbling him to obtain thorough infor
nation concerning the progress OF the |
rural districts the past 10 years And
Mr.. Hartman's versatile pen will de. |
pict conditions fully in Herald col. |
umns. This means a ileavy addition. |
farming, stock and general interests |
outside OF the larger towns need ex-
plotting and that in the long run this |
paper will receive benefits by increas |
ed patronage. This southwest sec |
tlon is an empire In itself and has
never received proper recognition and
The Herald is going to remedy this
as far as possible.
The Silverton branch of the d. &
Il. G. is in trouble again. This time
1t Is high water The river mas GU
the dirt out from under the rails al
three places--at the Cascade water
tank, at Elk Park and at point one
half mile above the lockwood power
plant, The eastern got down this
morning about 40 minutes late, but
the mixed train to Silverton had to
turn back from lockwood. The wa
ter in the river Is reported only eight
inches below high water wark and
the continued warm weather Is not
helping the situation any. Assistant
Supt McAtee left for the washouts
with work train this afternoon and
at O'Clock The Herald is informed
tina the eastern Will go through 10
Silverton. or at least will attempt t
do so.
Aztec Camp No. 80, Woodmen OF
the World, charmed and chained one
of their number last Saturday even
| Ing and then made him say he liked
It, Mr.. Frank Goodman of the firm
OF Fritz e. Goodman was the victim
and was very mucn surprised when
his brother Woodmen presented him
| with a gold watch chain with hand
| some emblem charm attached. Mr..
Goodman has been very active In the
lodge work and his gratuitous serv,
| ices in painting banners and using his
| fine artistic talents In other ways for
the benefit OF the order so enthused
his brother Woodmen that 1t had to
find expression. Refreshments We're
| served. of course, and then another
surprise was sprung by the Women OF
Woodcraft, who rushed in with still
more provisions and entertainment.
Mr.. Goodman made d very suitable
speech OF acceptance and appreciation
and the evening passed quickly and
happily.
Four bad men with masks on tneii
faces and large guns In hand stopped
party of six between Durango and
Trimble Springs early Sunday morn
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