Semi-weekly herald., 1908-06-04


evening.
The Herald reaches the homes And
additions are being made daily. The
people wants newspaper-not a
Muck Rake.
Mrs. Lawrence Sterling departed
this morning for Lawrence, Washing
ton. in response 10 message inform
ing her of the serious illness of her
sister.
Mrs. l.. d. Tatum and children de-
parted this morning for Ophir, where
they viii join Mr. Tatum for while,
aIter which they will take a trip back
east.
The writer is often asked concerning
the yearly gathering Of San Juan pio-
neers. The meeting this year will be
held In Durango fair week. Full in
formation later.
o
]. C. Anderson and W. II. Bridges
bought two carloads Of horses in San
Juan county and they left on the
eastern this morning for their home in
Joplin, Mo. The horses will follow
| tomorrow.
20 n0h-
| man who was In 10 meet his daugh-
| ters, Mrs. Charles Decker and Miss
Gertrude Hoagland, who came down
from Silverton, returned home this
morning.
A. C. Stockham and wife and three
children. who have been visiting their
relatives, the Crawfords, in Hay gulch
the past two months, departed this
morning for their home in Portsmouth,
Ohio.
Warren Prosser. son of the pioneer
furniture man of Silverton, passed
through last evening on his way home
| from Golden, where he has been at
| tending the state school of mines. He
will spend the summer In Silverton.
F. F. Mcconnell and wife of Rico
stopped over night at the Palace, Mr..
| Mcconnell intending to go to Nevada,
where there are great opportunities
| for capable mill men. such as he. Mrs.
Mac will visit friends in the east for
a time.
Now that the county roads have
| been placed in such excellent con-
dition we understand the city officials
are going 10 get a move on and do
something with the road in the vicinity
of the Graden FIGURING mills and also
the road between Durango and Ami
mas City.
| r. Nj. Rice Is again on his postal
| clerk run between Durango and Farm
ington. having returned from twenty
| FIVE days vacation, the time being
spent with his folks in Chicago. Bob"
says Chicago is slightly larger than
Durango and more business is handled
there, but that Durango girls are
peaches and cream by the side Of
those OF the Porkopolis city.
Miss Lena Steinegger Is a new clerk
in the postoffice. having gone to work
Monday morning. Mr.. ]. W. Pickering
being transferred to the city carrier
list. Norman Richardson, who was
serving as temporary carrier having
resigned Miss Steinegger recently
took the civil service examination and
with favorable returns her retention as
clerk will probably be permanent.
The weather bureau reports 13 clear
days for the month of May, IL part
ly cloudy and 6 cloudy. The total
precipitation was 16S inches, snow
fall 40 inches, prevailing direction of
the wind northwest. average hourly ve-
locity 6S miles. There was light frost
on May l. Z, s, 10. 16. IS, 10. 20 and
90; heavy frost on the 23d and killing
frost 4. 5, 10, IL, IA and 21.
County Commissioner Howard
Charlton returned about noon from a
trip over the county lasting a week
or more, Commissioner Reister of the
western district accompanying him.
inspection OF roads was the mission
and The Herald desires to compliment
the commissioners upon the improve
ments in road building the past two
years. The farmers are well pleased.
United States Deputy Marshal Tom
Clark passed through to Silverton last
evening where he arrested William
Luke. proprietor of one of the dance
halls, ON warrant charging him with
importing women for immoral pur-
poses. MIR. Clarke brought his prison
er to Durango this morning and took
him before United States Commission
er Pingrey who fixed bonds in the
GAA -.