Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-24

Schlisler. for a few days, departed te
their home in Denver this morning
Miss Thirza Cohen is teacher of ar
In East Denver high school and Miss
Rosa is principal OF East Colfax school
The young ladies' were classmates ol
Mrs f. C. Lishtner in East Denver
high school and have known her all
their lives. Their mothers were friends
In their girlhood.
Rev. Armand Freret. acting pastor
OF st. Columba's church, went to Den.
yer this morning. He will not be able
to hold services at Hesperus on Sat.
urday as intended, but will do so on
Saturday. August 29. Rev. Freret says
that the improvements that are being
made on the school and parsonage will
be completed before the school term
opens and Father Callahan returns.
Mrs. Joan Ackerman, president of
the Rebecca colony of Colorado, and
Miss Maude Fugle returned last even.
ing from Silverton and Ouray where
they visited local organizations and
incidentally took In the scenery OF the
Animas canon and the famous toll
road. as well rs the trip up Red
Mountain. They were guests over
night of the Southern and departed
this morning to Mancos thence on
around the circle.
Mrs. Ernest Alexander, nee Carrie
Bell, Preston Bells daughter, who at
tended the Durango high school when
IL was located In the old Longfellow
building, passed through from Silver
ton this morning, where she has been
Mrs. Alexander was on her way to
Denver to Join her husband. They
will then leave for a visit to the lat
ter's mother In Missouri for about a
month. They expect to locate In Spo
kane or Seattle. WASH, this fall
Mr.. and Mrs. c. l.. Bison OF Bray
ton, Ia, were arrivals last evening
Mrs. Bison is sister of ]. NJ. Thomas
OF Aztec, who was badly burned a
short time ago. He was about to
l utart /, 0ra With Lornsoro aud tool, 9,
can OF gasoline instead. In the ex.
plosion Mr.. Thomas was badly burned.
MIR. and Mrs. Bison intended to visit
Aztec a week later, but when news of
the accident came, started at once.
Yesterday they received word that the
sufferer was getting along nicely, They
went to Aztec on this mornings train
c. e. Moore arrived last evening
from st. Joe, Mo. Mr.. Moore Is n
partner in the Sparks-Moore Hard
ware company of Pagosa Springs. The
firm has just completed the purchase
Of the Archuleta Mercantile company's s
entire stock and fixtures and will com
bine the two concerns into mammoth
first class department store. Mr
Moore went to Pagosa Springs today
on business connected with the store.
He makes his home In Denver, the
Sparks brothers having managed the
grocery and hardware departments in
the past. With the Increased business
an additional force will be needed
| A. n. Mollette was a business visitor
In Pagosa this week and while here
formally announced his candidacy for
the Republican nomination for district
attorney. Mr.. Mollette was candi.
date for the place SIX years ago when
| the district was overwhelmingly Demo
cratic, but even then he came within
1923 votes of election. Should Mr.. Mol
lette be nominated he would no doubt
be elected. The Democratic nominee
win probably be George w. Lane. the
present deputy district attorney under
Mr.. Pulliam.-Pagosa Springs New
Era.
Mrs Gus Roberts and Mrs. Sam
Sloan left on today's Southern for
Montrose where they will spend a
day with relatives. They will also
visit friends in Denver after which
Mrs. Sloan will go on to Chicago and
other eastern towns to buy hats for
Graden's millinery. dapertment and
Mrs Roberts will continue to her home
in Nampa, Idaho. Mrs. Roberts, who
has been visiting her sister for some
time has always been favorite with
Durango people and her friends here
have been glad Of the opportunity to
renew their acquaintance.
The old saying that when the leader
of q flock Of sheep starts to cross q
railroad track in front Of train every
last one Is going to follow suit even
II they have to dodge beneath the cars.
was demonstrated Tuesday when tho
passenger was coming down the hill
from Chama. There was block OF