Semi-weekly herald., 1909-11-11

Z. A. Nelson OF IlndsDOTg, Nans.
and j. II. Nelson OF Bertrand. Neb..
left for Cortez today. They are land
seekers In search OF location
According TO the Denver Post the
government is going 10 let up in its
OF Messrs. Mason and Van
dei weide. This is as it should be.
w. a. Kinney and F. C. Grebles were
in the city Saturday night from Sill
passing through to Denver
They were passengers on the eastern
Friday evening.
J. p. Wright, the Farmington real
estate man. came in from Anionito,
where he attended the land drawing,
last week, and continued home Sun
day morning.
Six thousand boxes of apples from
ten acres isn't bad. is It? That is
what Mr.. Wood of Pennington has
gathered this year For these he real.
lied from sl.75 to s225 per box, max
ing net profit of over $4,000.
Department Commander John Win
gate left this morning on round of
visits to Grand Army posts. Comman
der Wingate will stop over first at the
home. thence to AIamosa
Golden and Denver.
Mrs. Harry Kilt, former resident
of Silverton, and Miss Blanche Shiss-
Ter, came in from Denver Saturday
evening and departed for Silverton
Sunday morning. Her old-tlme friends
will be pleased to meet Mrs. Kit
again
John n. Ball of the Ball Foundry
4 Machine Works, is back from trip
TO The Orc Fino mine, formerly known
as the Neglected The force of men
at the mine have now laid
in enough wood to last the entire win
ter,
Judge McFie. E. c. Abbott, F. w
Shearns. District Attorney Alex Read
Miss Bishop, court stenographer. and
Mrs. G. F. McNutt, came In from
Santa Fe last night. and vert TO Aztec
this morning TO attend district court
which will be in session there this
week.
A. X. irwin, one of the gentlemen
in the establishment of
new bank in Durango, is now the
proud father of little son, who ar.
rived Saturday. He is fine. healthy
baby, weighing eight pounds, and also
has the distinction of being the first
born of the family DR.. Turrell's stork
A party of eight were at the Stra-
ter last night on their way from Den.
ver to San Juan county, New Mexico,
OH ditch business. Beside C. w. Thur
niger of Pennington. there were Il
e. Bernard, j. L. Slusher, Chas. w
Bone. John Olsen. j. NJ Jones, all of
Denver and Shrive Collins and j. NJ
Gish of Creede.
Miss Nettie McNicholas was an out
going passenger to Pagosa Springs this
where she is teaching this
winter. The young lady came in a
few days ago to see her sister, Miss
Abbie. who is i'll at Ochsner hospital
suffering with typhoid-pneumonia, and
was In dangerous condition for
that the patient has taken turn for
the better, and passed splendid night
last night.
The Rawries. the three New Zea-
landers, who will give the initial mum
ber of the Lyceum lecture course in
Red Men hall next Thursday came in
on the eastern last night. accompanied
by Chas. G. Boehm, Jr., of Chicago
They went out on the Southern today
to play in Mancos. Dolores and Cor
tez. In spite of American clothes
the parents are decidedly foreign in
appearance, but the daughter who is
possibly about n, Is so nearly white
as to look, from a distance. like an
American girl of the brunette type
Rev. MIR. Turnbull of the Baptist
church, presided at the Hood school
house yesterday afternoon The build
ing was filled, every seat being oocu
pied. quite number going from Du
range. members of the local Baptist
choir assisting In the music. AT the
close of t'.e service two made applica-
tion to Join the Baptist church and
become active and working members
Mr.. Turnbull expects to preach at the
same place al the same hour the com
ing Sunday. arrangements being made
In the meantime for baptizing.
The remains of Walker +. Brett,
.,t..1 -. ~ A.i..... 49,.