Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-14
LOCAL NEWS.
(From Mondays Dsily.)

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County Superintendent Mrs. Pulcorti,
returned Saturday evening from . trip}
to Denver where she attended thsI
Ststs Teachers Association.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. d. Mcbride were
passengers to Pueblo this morning.
where they will visit Mr.. McBfides
brother for several weeks. Just va
cation trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry, Caldwell and
children went to Denver this morning.
They will remain there for . few
weeks after which they may locate
in La Junta.
we're guests of the Palace over Night,
on their way TO Aztec to spsnd the
winter. They left for the sunny San
Juan yesterday.
Miss Dora Brown. who has been
attending the high school this term.
was called home to Hesperus, on &C
CDulL vi oiChhrbb III lhc iAInA4yp hho
left this morning.
w C. Pochon. manager of the San
Juan Lumber company, came down
from Silverton last night. and left for
Pueblo today to join Mrs. Pochoh who
is visiting friends there.
TO .,,,, ,,a tltnIxu r,r 4. rx1r,aut that
Tom Patterson is down and cut they
are badly mistaken. He will give the
Speer-Adams-H Hughes corporation COM
bination a run for their money.
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A. G.. Putnam, the Denver cattle
man. came in on Saturdays Red Ap-
pie, from Pennington, and Is staying
at the Strater for few days. Mr.
Putnam is looking for good bunch of
cattle.
A. NJ. McBurnett Of Aztec has been
In town for day or two to meet
his wife. who arrived on last nights
| train from an eastern visit. Mr.. and
| Mrs. McBurnett went down to Aztec
ytsltludy
Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Crawmer and
| family, went out on the eastern this
morning to Moffatt. Colo, where Mr..
Crawmer has purchased fine ranch.
He recently sold his interest In the
San Juan Bottling Works, and will
devote his time in future to agrfcul
tural pursuits.
The citizens of the Allison district
have petitioned the county commits
sioners to take immediate steps to
relieve the scarlet fever situation In
their vicinity, by providing suitable
quarters for distressed family and
enforcing the quarantine regulations.
as well as providing proper medical
treatment.
Harry Patterson returned to his
home at Pagosa Springs this morn
ing. Mr.. Patterson spent the holidays
with relatives In Silverton, and has
been in town for a couple of days on
business matter. j. b. Patterson,
his father, is county commissioner Of
San Juan county, and at present is
| running the Arlington hotel In Pagosa
Springs.
The Herald publishes a very inter
esting article from the pen of VIM.
r. Curtis, giving a condensed review
| of the national irrigation projects com
pleted and under way. We suggest
| that our readers save the article for
| future reference SO they may post
themselves regarding the government
work for redeeming the arid lands Of
the west These vast irrigation
! schemes means furnishing homes for
| ers.
Silverton Miner prints rumor TO
| the effect that Durango people are cir
culating a petition asking the d. 4
| r. G. to cut off the through passenger
| to Silverton. The Herald will inform
The Miner no such petition has been
| or will be circulated. The person pre-
senting such petition would be iaugn
| ed at And we are sorry that the Min.
er would think of giving space to sucn
rumor without investigation as to
whether true or not, as 1t naturally
| tends to stir up strife between the
two towns.
The Herald has always been an ad.
yocate of the law being enforced. The
Democrat is simply getting busy, be-
cause its getting near election time.
The evils the Democrat complains of
were In existence at the time rhe Her
aid was making fight against them
and have continued unmolested by
the Democratic officers. But show.
ing must be made before the spring
election. And the Democrat editor. af-
ter facts established during the late
campaign, is a fine specimen to ad.
vocate decency. Maybe the coin box
is running low.
Next Friday evening the members of
the Presbyterian church Will give a
farewell reception for Rev. David Mo
rell in the parlors of the Strater ho-
tel. Mr.. Morell will preach his last