Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-13

II city teachers, came In from Cham
last night, where she has been waitin
:, several days to get through Miss Al
heart spent her vacation at her HON
in Denver.
Passengers on last nights eastern re
port that just beyond Ignacio, ther,
is a big haystack in the middle of tn,
river. 1t Is setting on an island. Tn.
results of some ones hard labor wash
ed away
The Florida river is still high at tn,
Thornton place. Yesterday the famous
2,000-pound Percheron stallion. belong
ing TO Mr. Thornton was crossing. and
the water was over his back, so that
he was compelled to swim.
Mrs, 7 Cooper and daughter, Mar
vie, are In the city from Pagosa
Springs, ntheir way to Aztec to
spend the winter. Miss vinta Cooper
will join them from the Springs as
soon as the road Is open
Miss Ruth Jakway. who has been
visiting her uncle. l.. c. Iakway, and
family left this morning for her home
In Lincoln, Neb Miss Jakway has
been a great favorite in the younger
et OF Duia ango society and her friends
viii miss her.
Mr.. and Mis-. W u. Rogers and son,
md nurse, left on the eastern today.
Mrs Rogers was on her way to Den.
yer to meet her father who arrives
rom New York on visit Mr Rogers
accompanied them as far as La Boca
o see them over the washout.
Rev w. Il. Bennett returned on last
light's train from Denver where he
ieegan, ILL.,, who will visit him In
Durango for month or two. Rev
Bennett attended conference In Pue-
10 and spent week with another
lister in Iongnont.
Myers Skeen, brakeman for the
rain coming this way from Trlmbe
springs. was in town last evening for
'upples. He says the condition of
he track is almost beyond descrip-
ion They expect to reach Durango
ibout Tuesday.
E. o. Boyer, representing the Harry
| H. Post g. Co. of Denver, departed
With a box of crackers In addition 10
ais other baggage. Mr.. Boyer drove
| IN from Mancos the other day, and
| vent to Denver this morning TO wait
| i'll travel In this section Is easier.
bunch of men interested in min.
| ng property, all of New York, were
| It the Strater last night They are
| T. Il, Reynolds. ID. w. Beardslee, C.
p. Whipple. George II. Hart. George
Dennis and Lawrence Arnold The
party left this morning for Silverton,
via the Jarvis-Dowd route.
| Mrs. r. l.. Roberts and Miss Mary
Roberts OF Cripple Greek, and Mrs
A. Ransom. and daughter. Miss Dor
othy, of Nicola. la, were arrivals last
evening who registered at the Savoy
| They left today for Aztec to join
the respective heads of both families
who recently bought land there.
Mrs j. L. Krenz and daughter left
for their home In Lumberton ON to-
days train, after visit of some weeks
with her sister, Mrs II. Monlnger, and
niece, Mrs. A. Katschler. Mr. and
Mrs. Katschler accompanied Mrs.
Krenz as far as La Boca.
DIR. w w. McEwen Is home again
from trip of 1000 miles. but did
not reach here soon enough to escape
the floods. reaching Ridgway just after
the Southern was blocked. The doc
tor then rode over to Silverton and
thence to Durango After coming down
through the Animas valley. which
LOOKS desolate indeed. the doctor says
Durango never did look 40 good TO
him Durango mas suffered very lit
The morning paper. to cover up It's
grating and high prices charged the
city, never loses an opportunity to
cast reflections on those engaged In
other lines of business. For instance
It Says cement Is sold at Sl.3G per
barrel at Grand Junction, a lie pure
and simple. II is at Canon City whore
this price prevails and in carload lots
being only short distance from
where II Is manufactured The freight
rate and retail price shows the diff
ference In the Durango price, or very
: near the difference. the profit proba
bly, being more in Durango than al
Canon, but not like the morning pa
! per would have one believe.