Semi-weekly herald., 1908-04-09


Ing for Cedar Hill to put In their
crops.
j. H. Arnold walked into Grommet
on his way out He stayed there all
night and it is presumed he took the
train from there on.
Miss Myrtle Hoods schooT on the
upper Florida, at Herr's saw mill,
commenced today
G. r. Howe and C. p. Smith have
filed a location notice for the Pay
Day lode claim in California mining
district
Hanford Miller. OF the Miller Mer-
camille company. with a store at
Kline and another at Red Mesa, was
in town today attending to business
John Pawyer. who has been spend
ing the winter at Sllverton. is in town
today and will go out to Kline to put
in his spring crops
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Mrs. DIR. Davis and children de-
parted yesterday morning for Den
yer in response to message an
nouncing the illness of her father
The Register and Leader of Des
Moines, Ia, gave Arthur Caldwell
quite write-up and printed his pic
ture In recent issue.
Mrs. B. A. Taft of Silverton is the
guest of Mrs. John Wingate for a few
days. coming down Saturday eve
ming.
The boys at the fire house are going
to have flower garden, putting in
two little plots of flowers al the east
side Of the building.
| A warranty deed has been filed con
veying from d. A. Thompson TO Mary
Cooper, land and improvements in
section /. township "a, north of range
10, for 81 and other consideration.
Robert Carrick and Ed Mylroin. af-
ter making a tour of the northwest,
returned last evening and went to Sill
verton this morning, concluding that
the San Juan metropolis is about the
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John Dupraw, who is building a
storage reservoir below Ignacio for
private interests, returned this morn
ing to his work. He is nearly through
having yet to make some cribbing,
sluice gates, head gates, etc.
Joe Harper, who spent the latter
| part of last week in Durango. after
attending the funeral of his brother
John in Los Angeles, Departed yester.
day morning for Dallas. Texas, his
home.
Attorney Main left this morning for
Denver to argue a motion In the su.
preme court in the case of Duncan
versus Jansen, in a suit to recover
| on a replevin bond. The argument
will take place tomorrow morning and
Mr.. Main expects to be back Wednes-
day evening.
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The new paper. the Cortez Herald,
has reached our table. 1t is the pa
per started in the county seat of Mon
tezuma county by c. o. Clark, who for
years conducted the Ia Plata Miner.
The Herald presents a neat and
newsy appearance and 1t goes without
saying that 1t will do its full share to.
ward attracting settlers to that field
aud building up Montezuma county
A very pretty little booklet en-
tieled Camping In the Rockies and
Vacation Estimates" issued by the
Rio Grande, has been received at this
office. The little book is nicely il
Illustrated and contains information
every point anywhere in the state
where anyone may want to go to
camp. 1t also contains estimates of
cost of such trips and should be
Il valuable book in helping one to de-
eide where to go, should they be un.
certain about the matter.
There is much apprehension in the
family as TO the outcome OF Mrs. j. l..
Rusell's Illness. She completely col.
lapsed aftetr the death of her daugh-
ter's baby and is still at the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. Lund in pre-
carious condition. The two daughters
in St. Louis have been telegraphed
for. Grief is surely coming thick and
fast and The Herald sincerely trusts
that after a few days the sick woman
win be able TO conquer and live to be
comfort and blessing TO her sons
and daughters and grandchildren.
According to statement just is
sued by 4, j. Dalzell. commissioner.