Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-29

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II grip which settled into pneumonia
ollowed by appendicitis. One is bad
enough when severe. but to combat
he two is a task that is not often
The Herald certain
y hopes for the best.
James T. Washburn was an arrival
from Kirkland, N. NJ. Saturday night.
Mr.. Washburn registered at the South
ern and departed for Flora Vista Sun
day.
DIR. w. N Wallace was an arrival
from the Navajo reservation last night.
Mr.. Wallace came upon account OF the
illness OF Miss Marguerite Parsons.
Mrs. o. w. Shrout and children left
for Telluride today to join Mr.. Shrout.
Mrs. Sffrout has been in Durango Tor
a few weeks visiting her sister, Mrs
Arthur Fassbinder.
passengers to Denver this morning
Mr.. Fellows has been here on business
connected with the Florida mesa ditch
proposition.
Rev. and Mrs. F. E. Carter passed
through from Silverton this morning
TO Allegan. Mich. their old home.
They are leaving Silverton on account
of Mr.. Carter's health. The altitude
is too great.
Miss Martha Maxwell. who spent the
winter in Silverton with her brother,
N. c. Maxwell. passed through this
morning to Denver, where she Will
visit another brother, A. L. Maxwell,
for time.
A. G. Sven, grand chancellor of
the Knights of Pythias, was in town
last night on his way from a. trip
over the Rio Grande Southern, TO his
home in Denver. Mr.. Sven departed
on today's eastern.
Mrs. Jack Cole and children left for
Denver this morning to spend the
summer. Mr.. Cole, the well known
silverton ball player, is with the
Western league, and will make Den
yer his headquarters.
Mrs. Lee Kelly and Mrs. Pearl Low
ell were arrivals from Maneos Satur-
day evening. Mrs. Kelly went to Farm
ington this morning to attend the Odd
Fellows convention. Mrs. Lowell is in
Durango for medical treatment
George Ditchfield left for Dolores
this morning. after spending Sunday
in Durango with his wife. Mr.. Ditch
field has recently quit the sawmill
and has gone into business In Do
lores. where Mrs. Ditchfeld will join
him in a few weeks.
Sheriff John Clarke went to Pueblo
this morning with James Kennedy,
who was adiudged insane in the coun-
ty court Saturday afternoon. Mrs.
Clarke went with him in charge ,of
Effie Starkey who will be placed in
the home of the Good Shepherd in
Denver.
Rev. A. B. Sanderson returned a
day or two ago from Salida, where his
soninlaw, Il. l.. Foster, the engineer
we'll known on this division, is just
recovering from an operation for APP
pendicitis. Mr.. and Mrs. Foster and
Mrs. Sanderson, who remained in Sa-
Ida, will go east as soon as Mr.. Fos-
ter is strong enough.
The county commissioners sent AL.
bert Starkey, the old man who is a
county charge, and Vernon Starkey.
II. Starkey's son, to Canon City today.
An old friend of the family living in
Canon City, has offered the old man
and boy home providing the trans
portation could be arranged for. The
commissioners accepted the offer and
furnished the transportation.
Mrs. p o. Walker and daughter
Vida returned a few days ago after
an absence OF about two months in
Denver. Our schools evidently rank
as high and little higher than those
OF Denver. Wilda's transfer card Civ.
en- her on leaving Durango assigned
her to the B section of the seventh
grade. In Denver this was found to
correspond with the A section of the
seventh. which she entered and found
no difficulty in keeping up with the
work. 1t is gratifying to see that
Durango schools are being kept in the
front rank.
A RED LETTER DAY WITH THE
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.