Semi-weekly herald., 1909-07-15

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Miss Katherine McDermott went out
or the Red Apple this morning bound
for the Laplata. to spend a couple Of
weeks with her grandmother. Mrs.
Real
Miss Helen Carpenter. daughter Of
Attorney S. W Carpenter OF Mancos.
who has been visiting Misc Ruth Nor
rls for about week. left for home
this morning.
Blair BurweIl returned last night
from a flying trip to Aztec. Mr.. Bur
well came in a few days ago from a
months combined business and
pleasure to Taos, N. NJ.
A party of thirteen homeseekers,
arriving on the eastern this morning
went out on the Southern to look over
lands in the Montezuma valley, be-
fore taking in the sale at Ignacio.
J. Price Wright is another Farm
ineton booster who is individually and
eyerlastingly pushing the merits OF
Pennington and San Juan county. Mr.
Wright is making his headquarters at
lhe Palace hotel.
y. I. Wilson of Aztec, former edi-
Tor Of the Aztec Index, and still hold
ing an interest in the paper, is in the
city in the interests of Aztec and San
Juan county. Mr. Wilson expects to
remain until after the doings at Ig-
uacio.
MIR. and Mrs. w B. Rogers and fam
lily we're arrivals from Telluride last
night. MIR. Rogers is managing af-
fairs at the Cumberland mine in the
La Platas. Mr, and Mrs. Rogers will
make their home at the Strater for the
present.
Rev. Wilbur f. Ripley writes that
he was unavoidaby detained in the
northwest and unable to make Du'
! range last sunday. but that he will
arrive in Durango Thursday or FRI
lday evening OF this week and hold
services sunday.
The government reserves coal de
( posits no matter in what state found
/ No patents are being issued, even to
those who filed years ago. unless there
| is waiver of coal right. La Plata
county Is no exception to this ruling of
the department.
William B. Douglass of Washington,
4 D. c., the chief engineer who had
charge of the government survey OF
the city reservoir last year. came in
ftom the east last night. He expects
TO go out to Forty Mile reservoir to
meet Superintendent schalles in day
or two.
H. II. Kirkpatrick, a relative of w
T. Kirkpatrick arrived night before
last on visit to the latter, who had
left for Pennington that morning. Mr.
| Kirkpatrick, who is from Paris, Texas
went down to Pennington today to see
our Kirk" who is staying there for
The benefit of his health. Trying a
change of altitude.
Mrs Davis of Thompson's Park, who
was in the city on visit to her daugh
ter, Mrs. VIM. Schaffer, fell last even
ing on the sidewalk on Eleventh street
! fracturing her hip. She was taken to
the Shaffer residence and DIR. Ochs
ner was summoned. Mrs. Davis is
doing as well as can be expected to
day.
Willis Martin and ]. II. Irwin, who
are boosting for Pennington and San
Juan county, New Mexico. came up
IRON the San Juan last night and are
! talking up the country to anybody who
will listen, There's one thing sure ii
you don't believe in your home town
yourself, you are not likely to interest
anyone else.
The Pagosa Springs Times-observer
has suspended publication, the New
Era carrying out all contracts for ad-
vertising and subscriptions. This
leaves the New Era the only publica-
tion in Arehuleta county and it is
enough Make the paper a live one,
MIR Day, and then the merchants and
people of the county should give you
a liberal support.
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win and Shelton Hunter, brothers of
Walter Hunter, arrived from Hot
Springs. Ark, Saturday evening. This
morning the three brothers went up
to La Plata City to visit Mr., Hunters
mining claims and look over the dts
trict. The brothers had not met for
some thirteen years.
Manager Hopkins of the Colorado
ToleDhone comnany returned last ey-