Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-10

pertaining 10 the store AT that place
The new store building at Ignacio Ii
now complete and Mr.. Lightner ex
poets TO move in Saturday.
Mrs. r. s. Baker and Mrs. william
Wetenhall returned to Shiprock this
morning after few days in town
DR.. and VI. A. l.. Tnton, William
Wetenhall and L. S. Estle. Mrs. Wet
enhall's brother went down TO Ship
rock yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Whitaker are
evidently heading homeward as vide q
letter to The Herald under date OF
oaxaca, April rs. he asks TO have The
Daily Herald going to Old Mexico dis.
continued and sent TO the residence
in North Durango
]. r. st. Clair of the Animas valley
departed for Denver this morning to
visit his son and daughter for about
| a month. This is the first time Mr.
St Clair has been away from the val.
ley for twenty-five years. 1t would
| seem that he deserves his vacation.
We all need change occasionally.
All work and no play is apt to make
Jack duh boy.
Little Lucille Mills, not quite years
old. who died of scarlet fever, was
laid TO rest yesterday afternoon. The
little white casket was pathetic--such
little thing-and now there is n
tiny grave in Greenmount. The
mothers heart is sore over the loss
of her darling. and she sadly
Longs for the touch of vanished
hand
And the sound OF voice that is still"
C. B. Ament of the Pine River
Lumber company was an arrival from
Denver last night. He was accompa-
surgeon from Steamboat Springs, and
Elson H. Whitney of the Whitney
Lumber company of Denver. Messrs,
Ament and Brocker went out TO the
saw mill near Bayfield, this morning.
with Elmer Evans. who has been In
town since Tuesday.
II. N. Hansen, who arrived from
Denver last evening is spending the
day meeting old acquaintances. His
visit is for the purpose of looking
after. fixing up and renting his build.
ing, formerly occupied by the Smelter
State bank. Mr.. Hansen, since leav
ing Durango, has been taking things
easy and enjoying life. He reports
his family quite well.
District Attorney Lane filed an in.
formation against W. E. Maloney in
the district court this morning, charg-
ing the man with the murder OF John
Nary. II is to be hoped that alleged
lunacy will not be permitted to inter.
fere with at least placing the man be
hind the bars for life. 1t is getting
SO man can commit almost any kind
OF a crime and then escape through
technicalities of the law or feigned
lunacy.
Miss Harriet E. Hunt, who arrived
rh Gatn rJn,
ing to visit Mrs. DR.. c. N. Potts, is
delighted with Durango and has about
made up her mind to remain. Miss
Hunt and Mrs. Potts were school
mates and chums. This means that
our musical circles will have de
cided acquisition as Miss Hunt is a
teacher of note. being one OF the must
cal teachers OF the Ann Arbor Con.
servatory OF Music. Miss Hunt is a
cousin of the late Helen Hunt Jackson
| of Colorado Springs.
Mrs. w. w. O'NeaI OF Pennington
died at o'clock this morning at the
residence of Mr. and Mrs. Il. L. Eckles
OF lS3 West Park avenue, from cancer
at the age of SO. Mrs. ONeal had
been in Durango about two months
for medical treatment, her husband re
naming with her through the entire
time. Mr.. O'Neal is a farmer and cat
tleman located near Pennington
There are no children the HUSBAND
being the only near relative. Tn,
funeral viii take place at 2 o'clocl
tomorrow afternoon from the Good
man undertaking parlors. Rev. W. u
Bennett win have charge OF the sery
ices.
| About 9:15 this morning fire brok,
out on the roof of A. K. Carr Racke
store. adjoining the Strater hotel. Tn,
smoking shingles attracted the atten
tion of f. s. Hubbard. who occupie
rooms above the store, and the fire de
partment was summoned. The boy
responded promptly. In order t,
reach the ire which was already be
ginning to blaze. the firemen wer,
obliged to climb up from the rear