Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-13
S. w. Pingrey.

!. w. Pingrey.
Q. d. Roral and wife were arrival<,
rom Gunnison last night on their way
@ Flora Vista on visit. for which
place they left this morning. Mr.. and
Mrs. Roral were guests of the Palace
over night.
w. P. Herrick OF Herrick's book
store in Denver, and F. A. Burkert,
Colorado manager for the CHM com
pany the large book firm, returned
from a trip to Mancos last night, and
departed for Denver today.
Ernest Hoffman, proprietor of the
Hoffman house in Silverton, went out
to his ranch at Oxford this morning
to see about planting some trees. Mr..
Hoffman took out nine kinds with him
this morning, principally small fruits.
Mrs w. B. Cummings went out 10
Pagosa Springs this morning to ioiE
her husband, who went some weeks
ago to try the baths. They will prob
ably remain all summer.
Mrs. Fred Hotchkiss, who has becn
in Durango for couple of months
departed fer her home at Ridgway To-
day. Mr.. Hotchkiss is an engineer on
the Rio Grande Southern.
Mrs. r. NJ. Pringle and baby is eX-
pected to arrive from Denver this ev-
ening to spend the summer with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Weaver.
checking out Manager p. n. Pattison
of the Colorado Telephone company.
Mr. Pattison leaves in few days for
Montrose.
Mrs. Lillian Hartman johnson goes
to Montezuma county in the morning
to look after matters pertaining to
her ranch. We trust she will be able
to spend a few days with us on her
return.
O.
Frank Hartman says homeseekers
are pouring into the San Luis valley,
as many as three carloads some morn
ings. He says the valley is well ad-
vertised and that many are bound TO
visit this section.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. l.. Eckles enter
tanned at dinner last evening in honor
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Shaw of New
York City, who have been the house
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Walker
for several weeks.
James B. Stewart, an engineer, be
longing to the irrigation department
of the United States geological sur.
vey, was an arrival last evening from
Santa Fe on the way from trip
through the southwest of New Mexico.
Mr.. Stewart went out on the Red APP
pie this morning to measure the
streams of San Juan county.
L. r. Bennett, the potato specialist
from the agricultural college, and w
Paddock, the orchardist, arrived on
last nights eastern and drove out to
Pfnon mesa on the lower La Plata
today. where the former has 32O acres
of land. 1t means a great deal TO
the people of this county that n man
OF Mr.. Benefits standing should think
1t worth while to take up land here.
Not only will his advice be of much
value, but he will take great inter.
est in the development of the county.
Mr.. Paddock will look over the mesa
today to see what the prospects are
in respect to adaptability for fruit
raising.
President Nathan and Secretary Nc
Cloud of the board OF trade have ad.
dressed a letter to the Denver & Rio
Grande taking up the question of rates
and homeseekers' excursions. especial
ly the discrepancy at Pueblo where
round trip tickets are sold at reduced
rates to about every point except Du
range. The railroad people have been
giving Durango the worst OF the deal
and when their attention is called to
it we have no doubt a correction will
be made at once.
Manager Clay of the power com.
pany goes to Silverton this evening
after spending few days in Durango
along with Messrs. Mortimer and Dal.
ton OF New York. who have been here
checking up the books and acc9ySss in
connection with the recent transfer of