Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-11

% Pagosa Springs this morning. He
expects to be absent several days
Besides holding services. the father
will perform a number of weddingJ \
among his parishioners.> y !
The farmers and the farmeresses
are very much In evidence this week.
strictly speaking the domestic sci
encesp are not many CT them directly
Interested in farm life. Brt 40 would !
not want to be farm e. if she
could cook and hous' ep Ike Miss
Hausch?
John Kelenberger left for Farming
ton foday Said he was going where
the streets are dusty. and the flowers.
in bloom; where the snow knows
enough to stay up above, and the iclcle
is a curiosity. To quo e A NJ. Ed.
wards, "thats where it's sunlight or
it's moonlight all the time!"
Z. K. Bennett, who has charge OF
the farmers end of the short couzAt
an S. s. (spud specialist. Mr. Ben.
nett has been talking about this i'm
portant vegetable for two days and
half, and hasn't told all he knows
about ii, either Just for the sake Of
variety he switched off on cabbage
this afternoon.
The Durango friends of Mrs. Lena
Carr. wh1 vas a resident of this city
some years ago, viii be sorry to learn
haf her health is very poor. Mrs.
Finch Of Silver 5on received a lerte;
rom ber during the holidays, which
stated that Mrs, Carr ey ,ected to start
lor Denver about the FIST of the year,
where an operation would be perform.
ed. The letter was written from Bill
ings, Mont.
%
Editor Clarence Finch and wife are
at Trimble Springs visiting for the
silverton road to open up. They went
up On Sundays train after spending
( The day in Durango, hut had to retura-
/ from lockwood and stopped at Trim,
BILE. Mr. Finch says they are having a..
nice time, but he hears a song "
copy" in his dreams, and ned HE .
to gel home as soon as possible. We
don't dot 5t it. but don't see tha. thsss
is much to be done-except wait
That's our adv ce!
Messrs. Benrett and Paddock enter.
tanned about fifty people interested in
farming this morning and afternoon,
Mr. Bennett, OF course, handling the
potato side, and Mr.. Paddock the fruit.
These gentlemen are about through
with theiI part Of the work. having
4 covered the subjects at greater length
each day than usual, but they win
probably keep going tomorrow. 1t now
seems a settled fact that the range
viii not be opened so the remaining
members Of the party Will be here.
Mr. Bennett received a telegram to-
day from Mr.. Cottrell at Alamosa,
stating that unless the party could get
through tonight they would return
home.
Sam Henderson went to Aztec this
morning on business conneepN with
the Citizens ditch. Fred &. Seville
accompanied him. The latter, who is
a friend of Henry Berri, rturned. the
other day IRON a visit at the GrsSth
ranch on Florida mesa. He is in Colo.>
rado recuperating from the effects of
a severe spen of typhoid, and left
for the ditch camp to rough It for
a while. incidentally he will keep
books for the Henderson-Loftus com
pany.
! Prof, Ernest Feichtinger is now in
charge of Red Men hall and will fur
nish the Durango public frst-class en-.
tertainments, nothing being permitted
10 appear that is not high grade. II
is Prof. Feichtinger's intention to con
duct a frst-class hall, which his Du
range patrons viii appreciate.
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At O'clock this evening, Mr.. Peter
NickerboclIer of Aztec and Miss CHRIS.
tina Johnson will be married at The
Windsor hctel. Miss Johnson arrived
about a week ago from Sweden. MI
Niekerbooker is a prosperous ranch
man, located a few miles from Aztcc
We extend congratulations IN advaLce.
W. a. Carson, the wellknown Farm
ington Pioneer business man, was an
arrival from the san Juan last night.
Mr. Carson is on hie ,ya,, L., r,,,,,.,