Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-06

Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Cousins Of Bakers
ridge departed today for Wichita
zans., where they will make their fu j
ure home. &
Frank Tompkins of the forest .serv-
zee, made flying trip to Durango
from Mancos Saturday evening. return
ing Sunday.
Vest Day was returning passenger
10 Elco this morning. where he is
busy setting out trees on Mrs. D. F.
Days ranch.
A. Z. Myers left Sunday morning
for San Diego, and other points In
California. for months vacation on
account of his health.
Surveyor Roy Goodman went to Hay
gulch today. He took all the instru.
ments of torture along-that's what
they look like, at least.
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Miss Mary Davis, who has been Wis.
iting her sister, Mrs. Wm. Shafferi
for week or two, departed for her
home in Thompson's park this morn
ing.
H. +. Robinson, the irrigation engi'
neer. who was In the city over Sun
day on his way TO Albuquerque, was
ar outgoing passenger on today's east
ern.
| Mrs. w. S. Roper was an arrival
from Mancos Saturday evening on her
way to visit relatives in Pueblo. Mrs.
Roper was a guest of the Palace over
night and left on Sundays eastern.
There is brand new baby at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. p. N. Pattison
a fine seven-pound boy who came al
$3.50 this morning. Everyone concern
ed is getting along beautifully, except
p. n. and he's about all in today.
II So far no special damage from frost
Is reported from La Plata county ex
cept with apricots. Apples and cher
ries were not far enough advanced tc
be injured. We are anxiously waitins
for reports from Aztec and Far1ningtor
sections, trusting for good news.
]. f. Boyer and wife came in from
Chama last night and stayed over a
the Palace. This morning they de
parted to Aztec to see Mrs. Boyer's
sister. who has just been operated OF
, and was ordered to Aztec to recuper
late.
ii Mrs. Columbus Talbot arrived from
3 Pennington Saturday and left on thu
, eastern Sunday morning for Texa
: few weeks, before continuing to Hi
/ nois to join her husband, to remain
, permanently.
A party Of six picknicked at Bakers
bridge yesterday. The weather was
almost perfect and the pleasure seek
ers report the time of their lives The
party comprised: Misses Arhart and
Schattinger, Messrs. Probst and Dean
and Mr.. and Mrs. R. ]. Osenbaugh.
DIR. w. w. McEwen left for Cedar
Hill this morning to see about setting
out 1,600 fruit trees on his ranch
There are 500 pear, 500 cherry and
500 peach. In all DR.. McEwen ex-
poets to set out $500 trees this spring
on his ranches at Cedar Hill and Ar.
boles. He will be absent several days.
Mrs. J. l. Widman came in from
Hotchkiss last evening, where she has
property, and met her sister, Mrs. II.
I. Widman, who arrived last night
from Seattle. This morning the ladies'
departed for the formers home at
Pagosa Springs where Mrs. T. T. Wild
man will visit her sister for q few
months.
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| About 1880 this afternoon smoke
| about half way up smelter hill at
tracted attention. to what appeared TO
be. smouldering brush, By s:45 the
brush was blazing, dense clouds of
smoke rolling up meanwhile and at
times hiding the flames, which were
however steadily at work By o'clock
1t was very near the top of the hill,
Mr.. and Mrs. D. e. Carmichael and
sister, Mrs. Carmichael. came down
from Silverton this morning. The
ladies continued 10 Denver, to visit
for time. Mrs. Carmichael is re.
covering from a very severe illness
and was returning with Miss Carmi-
chael to recuperate. Mr.. Carmichael,
who Is cashier for the Gold King com.
pany at Gladstone. stayed over In Du-
range today and returns to Silverton
this evening.
Mrs. Charles e. Alexander, daughter