Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-08

49, A~y AA46-
A lot of people continue to keep in
the wake of fashion and are at home
with the grip.
DR.. J. N. Pascoe is at home In
Silyerton again after spending the
winter in California.
Jethro G, Sanford departed Sunday
morning for Hyde Park. Mass, to visit
friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Mowry of Cortez
were returning passengers from Den
yer last evening, continuing home this
morning.
John Turner is busy boy in realty
deals these days. Went over to the
Florida this morning with a prospec-
tive land buyer.
r. w. Hollis. who has been look
ing after mining matters in San Juan
county, came down from Silverton
this morning bound for Denver.
Cortez has been advanced from a
fourth to a third-olass postoffice This
is certainly encouraging and indicates
the town and valley are growing.
o
Rev. Thomas H. Scruggs is con
| Cottonwood school house. The meet
ings will continue all this week ex
cepting Wednesday night.
w. e. Riddle is with us again, ar
riving Saturday night, and is calling
on patrons today. No. really, Mr.
! Riddle is not to blame for the storm
But II we have blockade lay 1t tt
him.
| Mrs. e. Il. Fores. who has beer
visiting her cousin, Mrs. William Dob
bins, the past winter, left for hei
home in Chicago this morning. Mrs
Fores is very much pleased with Colo
rado.
Miss Young of The Herald force II
In the prevailing style-confined tt
the house with a cold, grip or what
ever you call 1t. Grip tackles pret
ty hard combination when II enters
\ printing office
Sunday was about as tough da,
as we care to encounter. The win'
and dust was something terrible. Es
pecially those who happened to be on
and compelled to face considerable o
New Mexico
A. l.. Fellows will be in Durang
the latter part of the week to loo
over and investigate the formation O
an irrigation district covering the Ell
tire Florida mesa. A, L. Fisher /
looking after the local end.
Miss Piquenot, bookkeeper for tn
Snyder-Lightner Grocery company til
past two years. left this morning TO
her home in Iowa where she will prot
ably remain. Miss Piquenot is a yer
competent young lady and made man
friends while in Durango.
4 A MaSSrg Gnafrny
Potts, Green, Hanno, Morelock, Site
and Brewer are men whom the pull
lie can tie to with perfect confidence
The affairs of the city will be locke,
best interests of the people as .
whole.
Durango appears to have ESCAPED
the big storm as only an inch or s,
of snow fell and that melted abou
as fast as 1t landed. The mornin,
hours were squally, but the day Is end
ing in more becoming manner. Fai
weather is weather forecast for to
morrow.
10
Harry E. Smith and the Sullivan
brothers have recently purchased the
sawmill belonging to Ed NJ. Brown
located about nine miles below towr
on the Animas river. The deal involv
ed 100000 feet of standing timber
The purchasers have Incorporated un
der the name of the Sunnyside Lum
Der company. The money was paiG
today and they take immediate pos
session.
A. A. Britten was brought in from
his ranch yesterday morning suffer
ing from insanity. Tuesday afternoon
he was stricken and became quite
violent Mr.. Bitton has been suf
ferer from tuberculosis for some time
and until about a month ago conduct
ed livery stable in Cortez The
many friends of the family will be
greatly shocked to learn of Mr., Brit.
toms affliction.-Cortez Herald.
| John Dale, the 12-year-old son OF
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