Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-15

LADIES OI Tue MaCcdDetS u'lu lh'h
of newly elected officers
evening, concluding with
well prepared lunch. Following are
the new officers: Lady Pulvermiller,
past commander. Lady Hargesheimer.
Lady Cunha, lieutenant
Lady Arnold, F. C..
Lady Scouten, chaplain; Lady Schunk,
sergeant: Lady Williams, VI. A.; Lady
Ballard, sentinel. Lady McGregor
picket Lady Seybold, installing Off
Ger.
The members presented Mrs, Harse-
sheimer with an elegant new chair
and Mrs, Scouten with a chocolate
set. In the drawing for a hand paint
ed china plate Mrs. Hargesheimer
was the successful contestant.
An interesting musical and literary
was rendered.
From Fridays Daily.
Agitation and ribbing are dangerous
to the peace of any community ana
should not be tolerated.
f. c. Arnold and family go TO Delta
tomorrow morning to reside. Mr.. Ar
mold will engage in the insurance bust
ness there.
ton, has gone to Aneth. Utah, where
be will spend the balance OF winter
with Joe Heffernan's Indian trading
store.
Mrs e. V. Stafford of Santa Fe. who
has been visiting friends at Aztec.
came in Yesterday evening and con
tinued on to Pennington yesterday
evening,
The Mexican fair will continue to-
night and tomorrow night, The first
two nights drew large crowds of the
Mexican peoIsN and many Of their
American friends.
A Mr.. Brown and daughter came in
yesterday evening TO visit Nh. Browns
brother, who is suffering from lung
trouble. They are brothers of Bert
Brown of Silverton.
Mrs. o. F. Boyle returned yesterday
evening from bayfield,. where she has
been attending Mrs. Dir. Robbins, who
has been quite Ill. Mrs BOYLE left
her niece much improved.
A. W Cornell, who was transferred
temporarily to Alamosa as train dis
patcher returned yesterday evening to
his old post at the Durango station,
accompanied by Mrs. Cornell, who
seemed to be the gladdest.
Ed. Fielder. in the hotel business
at Aztec, returned yesterday evening
from trip to the East, where he and
family visited relatives and friends.
They continued on to Aztec this morn
ing.
The Southern Pacific survey corps.
which has been operating on Pine
Ridge and into Durango, In the vi
cinity of Cemetery hill, came in last
night to dodge the snow storm of this
morning.
Curt and Carl Tigges Of Hillrose,
Colo. came in last evening. stopping
at the lnter-Ocean. They constitute
the advance guard from their section.
locating a party of immigrants in. the
Pennington country.
A. X. Ferguson and wife departed
this morning for Old Mexico to put
in month sightseeing and studying
the people and customs and from
there they will go to New York to buy
goods for the spring and summer.
trade.
Travel oat of the San Juan has
ceased. there not being
over ten per cent of the number going
nut that crowded the trains during
the fall and early winter months Most
Of those who went out are getting
ready to come home.
Resumption of development of the
-omstock mines, near the Nav Day.
With r new double compartment shaft.
when at denth of 200 to $50 feet,
would restore one of the old produc-
,rs to resumption Of production.
md 1t is an ideal year-'rOund place
o mine in.
John Smelcer. who has acted al
long as undersheriff. found on inyes
igation which had been suggested by
friend last Tuesday that sheriff
thompson had forgotten or failed to
make the proper record of his appoint.
nent. and that he, could not act as |
until he could receive an
ther appointment from Sheriff
'hompson's successor
The Durango country and contigu-
us countries have made more rapid !