Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-02

William Gale broke her arm this morn.
ing. The children were playing In
the yard, and the boys In some man.
ner upset the wagon In which the III
tie girl WAS riding. and threw her out
pitching her on her elbow with such
force that it broke just Mt the joins
1t is a bad place for break.
Rev. w. s. Crogier and family re-
| turned last evening from camping
trip OF abcut month ON Lightner
Creek. He says they had n splendid
time on this. their first experience, in
camping In the Rocky mountains. Rev.
Crozier has healthy coat of tan
which Is duplicated by the other mem
bers of the family. who one and all
intend to try camp life again next
year.
J. Fl. Siller and c. W. Short OF Butte.
Neb.. who have been looking over
land in the Montezuma couutry, came
In with Z. A. Coombs from Mancos
last night. The two former were on
their way home, but returned to Man.
cos this morning to purchase 600 acres
OF land which they had taken an op-
tion on. Mr.. Coombs returned with
them.
James b. Stewart OF the United
State geological survey-irrigation de
partment-returned from couple OF
days in San Juan county gauelng the
streams. Mr.. Stewart says he found
that the La Plata carried very little
water Just at the gauging station, as
much of 1t had been diverted for frri.
cation above the station The flow of
the Animas and San Juan, was a lit
Tie above normal Mr. Stewart left
for Santa Fe this morning.
Mrs. AL Anheier was an outgoing
passenger on today's eastern on a trip
OF about a month Mrs. Anheier will |
stay over in Alamosa to visit her
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then 20 on to Denver to meet Mr.. An.
heier, on his way from the bin post.
ers' convention in Atlanta. Georgia
The great council OF the Pocahontas |
lodge meets In Cripple Creek on Au
gust 9th and Mrs. Anheier Will at.
tend as an officer. Later she will visit
Mrs. IL. NJ. Andrew in Canon CITY
j. o. Paine was In from his ranch |
today with center table that is n |
little beauty. Mr.. Paine is u cabinet |
maker by trade. but has devoted most
Of his time to the ranch for the past
Few years. He has just finished mak |
ing the table and has brought it to
town to be stained and polished. The |
table is pentagon, the five.sided ton |
resting on five-sided center post and
supported by five curved brackets.
The top Is inlaid with walnut. 1t is
a beautiful piece of work, and after
It is polished would be an ornament
to any home. The table Will be for
sale after It's completion.
Inc MISSES Mary and Maud Spear
entertained a number OF their young |
friends at their home at Fort Lewis |
last night 1t was delightful affair
III which the young ladies' proved |
charming hostesses, and the guests |
lad the time OF their lives. 1t was /,
a beautiful moonlight evening and the |
ride to Fort Lewis from Durango was
SO enjoyable that 1t seemed very
short. Some of the party drove In
buggies while many rode horseback
After reaching their destination the
young folks danced till the wee sma'
hours. Delicious refreshments were
served. Among the guests were
Misses May SDargo. Frances Bell.
Katherine Wall, Nutie Wall. Mary
Harris, Helen Prewitt. Isabelle Brew
er. Gladys Stevens, Pansy Redman,
Emma Fankhauser, Marguerite Jack
son. Also. Messrs. Ben Otis, Lee Jak.
way, Ned Haggart, Paul, Jakway, John
Mayne Perkins, Lawrence
Gymm. Albert Mcconnell. Ernest
Fankhauser, John Burhhimer, and Les.
lie Kruschke.
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