Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-18

II contained a badly soiled shirt. None
OF the baggagemen had anything to
Mt the contents of the little white box
and Il was left over for jim Brown
10 try.
| (From Fridays Daily)
| II II. Buck is proving UP on his
desert land claim near Allison today.
Mrs. Arthur Ayers went to Stlverton
last evening to spend the summer
months with her husband.
John Meuser departed this morning
for Trinidad In response to message
received yesterday telling OF the Sc.
rious Illness of his brother-in-law. DIR.
| William Wood
Rev. j. C. Carmen. state Sunday
school superintendent. departed this
morning for Denver. having been here
to attend the Sunday school conven-
lion and remaining a couple OF extra
days to attend the Baptist meetings.
Mr.. Carmen will attend Sunday
school convention In Denver, Arapaho.
Otero, FL Paso and other counties, be.
ing thus engaged until the middle OF
June. when he Will go to the interna-
tional convention ut Louisville, Ky.
| Sheriff Palmquist passed through
from Silverton this morning. having In
Nelson. who killed man named Muir
ply in saloon at Howardsville about
two months ago. He plead guilty In
the district court yesterday In Silver
ton to manslaughtcr and was sen
fenced to the reformatory in Buena
Vista for not less than one year and
not more than eight. The other pris-
oner was Fred Bassett. who was ar
rested on the charge OF insanity sew.
eral days ago. and had his trial and
was sentenced TO the asylum In Pue-
bio. He was handcuffed and had q
little chain fastened around his body
and attended by a guard besides Mr.
Palmquist He WAS extremely violent
ut times. hence the precaution OF
chaining him. The chain was removed
from his body I'm Durango so al TO
| permit Of his resting easier.
IL Is with pleasure The Herald an
ncunces the election of Il Durango girl
as editor Of the college paper at Gree
ley for next year. The honor has fall
en- to Miss Abbie McNIcholas.
Wesley Helm IL showing his friendg
some pretty souvenir folding post
cards of the fleet. sent him by his
wife, who. with her people. took in
the sights.
i w. l. Clifford while IN Pueblo saw
w. r. Armstrong. who had just run
down there on business for the Scripps-
McRae association, that corporation
having recently started daily paper
In Pueblo. Mr.. Clifford reports Mr.
Armstrong looking well and in his
usual happy frame OF mind.
Hon II. Q. Graden was UP the valley
yesterday and expressed surprise al
the excellent outlook for fruit crop
taking Into consideration all the
freezes. The fruit appears to be II
better condition In the vicinity o
Kerr's ranch than on this side or the
other.
In conversation with man largei.
Interested In wheat growing this morn
3 ing, he said that with all the rev Ian,
being opened up and with all th
3 wheat raised BY farmers intending Il
+ engage In that line, the time was cou
9 ing when the supply would more thai
n equal the demand. But when such
: time does come some OF the whea
ralsers will change to other crops.
i Neither patriotism nor price ca
o induce some people to use home pro'
uct. In Milwaukee st. Louis beer
8 sold. In st. Louis Milwaukee bee
q is sold In Denver Minneapolis flor
In sold. and In Durango. Denver an
II Alamosa flour seems to be the onl
brands TO nIl the wants Of certain Gu
toners. The time may come when d
I'd range can find market In Denver 4
ID its flour. mat seems to be abol
the only way this torn has OF holdii
It's own.
y The exhibit a. the high school bull
Or ing is now finished and Is certain
wonderful. Teachers and pupils ha
been working night and day for
most the past week getting ~ exAil