Semi-weekly herald., 1908-06-11

Vi Tue uiku SCnOOls uepdstVu tiAAS 1900
ing on visit to Ireland where the
summer months will be spent John,
the son. who also graduated and de
livered the class GRAFTON. returned TO
his home at Dolores Sunday morning
accompanied by his brother, Simon,
who was attending the grades. They
will be with an elder brother TINS
summer. 1t being the intention OF John
to continue climbing the educational
ladder.
II any OF our readers are cold tney
should go up to Porter where the nrs
of Friday night is sull burning ana
is likely TO burn for a few weeks owing
to the vast quantity of coal piled up
around the tipple. There is no water
and the accumulation OF dust ana
slack will afford fuel for the flames
Tor long time. Go up and toast
your shins.
Agent Werner returned to Ignacio
Sunday morning after spending Satur-
day In Durango. Mr.. Werner says there
in Durango. Mr.. Werner says there
will be a big time at Ignacio next
Saturday when the farmers institute
will be held for that district. The In
dians Will indulge in few horse
races, dancing, etc. for the amusement
of visitors and the institute Will at
tract farmers from all over that sec
ton.
l.. t. Smith, in charge of the col
lection department of P. G. Ellis, had
his collar bone broken yesterday after
noon by being thrown from horse
just this side OF Trimble Springs. He
had been TO the Springs and was com
ing up the hill when bicycle caused
the horse to shy and then stumble,
throwing Smith to the ground. Mr..
Smith is at Mercy hospital and while
not In dangerous condition, is quite
severely injured and Will be confined
20 the bed for some time.
A copy OF the Northern Idaho News,
published at Standpoint has been hand
ed to us which contains a lengthy
account of the accidental drowning
of Rodney II. Olney by a canoe cap
sizing while fishing In lake near
Blacktail. Idaho. The young man was
25 years of age and son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry C. Olney, former pioneers
and residents of Lake City, Colo.
where Mr. Olney conducted the Silver
World newspaper for many years. the
writer having worked on the paper
when he first came TO Colorado in
1873.
Under the re-arrangement the San
Juan and Montezuma forest reserves
have been divided into three reserves
and the headquarters of the Monte
yuma reserve will be established al
Mancos the first of July. rooms hav
ing been rented in the Baurer build
ing. The division line between the
San Juan and Montezuma reserve Ii
The Animas river, and the San Juan
reserve includes the water shed drain
ing into the AnImas through the va
rious streams. The third reserve will
be known as the Rio Grande forest
reserve. The headquarters of the San
Juan reserve will be charged from
Monte Vista to Durango, so this place
does not lose In the transferring of the
Montezuma reserve headquarters tc
Mancos
Al Bayfield, yesterday afternoon Mrs
A. A. Ritter and small daughter oil
Pagosa Springs. with q livery team
from the Elmer Hood stables, mel
with severe accident. She started
to drive to the ranch of Sam Richard
son and when going down lane Q
pole strap gave away. causing the
horses to run away. Mrs. Ritter man
aged to keep them in the road bui
the buggy sloughed to one side, strik
Ing tree. throwing Mrs. Ritter oui
and over wire fence into ditch
While not dangerously hurt she was
badly scratched and bruised. The
little girl was not thrown out. The
team became det ached and wound
up In wire fence. one of the horses
being cut quite badly, In one sense
the accident turned out quite fortu
nate.
FUNERAL OF w. s. CROkE.
The funeral of w. s. Croke took