Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-25

s. being received by the Animas Cit
authorities regarding the bonds whic
are soon to be issued.
George w. Brandenburg. whose team
ran away a day or two ago, foun,
s the missing horse down the Anima
r river few miles this morning. Tn,
team broke up a brand new buggy
just bought of Harry Jackson. Tn,
. Herald yesterday contained an ad of
J fering a reward for information lead
ing to the finding OF the horse.
: AT the meeting Of the COMMITTEES
, on arrangements last night for the
farmers institute the following Officers
were elected: Edward Buchanan
chairman of the committee; Ross Nc
uirr, secretary; Herman Berndt. treas
urer Another meeting will be held
Monday evening at s O'Clock.
One hundred and sixty acres In the
Montezuma forest reserve In section
10. township 81 north, range west,
have been restored to entry and will
be subject to entry July 16. 1908. ANY
settler who was actually and In good
faith claiming any of this land for
agricultural purposes prior to January
| /, 1906, will be given preference.
| George Goldman discovered papers
| last night that show Agaplto Lueero
to have been an old soldier. which
was a surprise. 1t was not generally
believed that he was old enough to
have been in the civil war, but his
age is given as "a. He was member
of the New Mexico volunteers. He
was not a member of the G. A. r.. post
here.
The secretary of interior has given
notice of vacatlng the order with
drawing land from settlement in town
ship 30 north. range 13 west, on ac-
count of the proposed La Plata res
ervoir site, and will be subject to set
tlement on July %, 1908. Warning is
expressly given that no person will
right whatever under any settlement
or occupation begun after April rs,
1908, and prior to July 20. 1908.
The many friends of John w. Win
gate Will be disappointed at the office
of department commander of the G.
A. X. not falling to him. Henry Wat
son of Greeley was elected MT Win.
gate received seventy votes to Wat
sons 140, and Dexter T. Sapp's So
The defeat of Mr.. Wingate comes as
surprise, 1t having been generally
understood over the state that he was
certain of election.
w. II. La Count has received an
invitation to attend the 2lst annual
reunion of the Fourteenth regiment of
the Veteran Volunteer infantry at Chill
ton, Wis, June 10. IL and ~. Chiffon
is the home of Captain F. II. Madge.
burg of the regiment. This regiment
was in the following engagements:
Shiloh, CorinIn, Iuka, yicksburg, Fort
De Russy. Pleasant Hill Landing, Clou-
terville, Cane River. Marksviile, Car
mary Cross Roads, Yelloy Bayou, Ezra
Chapel, Old Town Creek. Kennesaw
Mountain, Lovejoy's Station, Atlanta,
Jonesboro, Tupelo, Augusta. Nashville. |
Ackworth. Spanish Fort, Fort Blakely, |
and Company + was In the engage
ment at Beaver Bridge.
Col. Thomas c. Platt is tottering
near the brink OF the grave-one foot
virtually in-still he is surrounded
with friends, political and personal. |
And why. do you ask? Because he
has always been true to his friends |
No instance is ever recorded where |
he betrayed friend or failed to live
UP to a political agreement. When the |
The Herald management falls to make |
good every promise it will call In the
coroner.
The school grades closed this fore
noon and now the little boys and girls |
can play all through the summer
months. Three months respite from
their school work. No need now to
dread meeting the teacher with les
sons unprepared. No more worry for
while over lessons they don't under.
stand and can't get No more worry
over little troubles, which, to little
folks. are big. May the summer days
be fun of joy for them. The time
Will come when many OF them will
no longer know what # is to play.
The morning opened cloudy and chill
and soon a drizzling rain began TO fall
People looked glum as they went
along in their overcoats or under UNI
brellas. The things OF summer that
had been encouraged by the last lew
warm days to come out seemed out OF
place. Every person, and every living
creature, and flower and tree and
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