Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-12

Charles Barker, engineer at the Gold
King, Is in town for few days from
Gladstone. while the mine is shut
down He expects to return to work
on the 18th.
Miss Pearl Blackburn passed
through from Silverton this morning
to Denver. Miss Blackburn has been
visiting Miss Reynolds for the past
three months.
c. Il. Gring was returning pas
senger to his home in Pennington to-
day, after an extended trip to Call
fornia. Mr. Gring was guest of the
Palace over night.
w. S. Wallace, a real estate man,
came In from Grand Junction last
night on his way to Pennington to
look over some land. Mr.. Wallace
went down on the morning train.
Mr.. and Mrs. A T, Samson were
returning passengers to their home In
Mancos this morning. They have been
in Durango for several days on com
bined business and pleasure trip.
Superintendent Charles f. Werner
OF Ignacio. and Superintendent II. F..
Robinson of the irrigation department,
and wife. drove out today to look over
some land in the Ignacio country.
Barnard Hampton came in from
Chama Monday and Wednesday he and
Mrs. Hampton moved their household
goods to that place to make 1t their
future home.-Pagosa Springs New
| Era.
W. c. Clark went out on the South
ern this morning, bound for the Cum.
berland mine. Must be hard to tear
himself away from a new Chalmors.
Detroit and handsome red devil at
| thatl
Miss Pearl Holman, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. Holman of this city,
went o La Plata City for brief
visit with friends before leaving for
Salt Lake where she expects to spend
several months.
X. G. Bush came up from Shiprock
last night, where he has been In charge
of some irrigation projects being con.
slructed by the government to reclaim
certain Indian lands. Mr.. Bush is
staying over in Durango.
Mrs. Martha Farrow, who has been
visiting her daughter. Mrs. w. F.
Sease, departed for her home In Pa
sosa Springs this morning. Her
granddaughter, Miss Frances Sease,
returned with her for visit.
Frank A. Herald came in from the
Whitman Cross camp on the upper
Florida last night and left for Pagosa
junction this morning. Mr.. Herald
lives in Cleo, Okla. but is working
with Mr.. Cross this summer on the
United States geological survey.
j. A. Porter and H. Maud came In
from the Porter camp last evening,
where the latter has been Mr.. Por.
ters guest for a few weeks. This
morning Mr.. Maud left for Denver
Mr.. Porter will stay in town several
days before returning to camp.
Mrs. II, McCarty, Miss Sadie C.
smith and Miss Mabel Smith went out
on the Red Apple this morning to
Flora Vista. Mrs. McCarty who is the
young ladies' aunt, and Miss Sadie, ar.
rived on the eastern last night from
birmingham, Ala, on visit to Miss
Mabel Smith, who came up to Durango
to meet her aunt and sister.
Mrs. o. F. Boyle, and Mrs. r. C.
Ptewitt, were outgoing passengers on
today's eastern to Colorado Springs
to attend the Free Methodist confer.
ehce which meets there tomorrow.
After the conference the ladies will
go on TO Denver to visit friends. Mrs.
Boyle win be the guest of her brother
and sister. Mr., and Mrs. I. B. Mel
Vile.
The young men arrested on the
charge of turning in false fire alarm
Sunday night, are said to have proved
an alibi. The general public would
doubtless be gratified If the guilty per.
sons were caught and heavily fined.
Such foolishness as tampering with
the iire department is beyond a joke
since the boys have enough to do to
Keep in good trim for fires that really
happen without being called out on
false pretenses.
MIR. and Mrs. s. A. Hooking arrived
last night from Cowega, Okla. on their