Semi-weekly herald., 1909-12-02

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]. c. Carson. more generally known
as Exit" OF Farmington. left for a
business trip to Dolores today.
Friends OF Miss Mamie o'Connell
will be pleased to know that she is get.
ting along very nicely. The young
lady was operated on at Mercy hos
pital for appendicitis last Saturday
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Mrs. G. H. Clark and children, and
sister. Miss Peck, went ont on this
mornings eastern. bound for California
10 spend the winter Mrs. Clarkes
mother will join her at La Junta and
will go on with them to California.
J. 8. Hayden OF Clovis. n. NJ, who
has been In this location for several
days looking around, departed for
home today. Mr.. Hayden expressed
himself as very much pleased with
the country and said he intends to
return in the near future and bring a
number of friends.
Thomas II. Tuliey. who was in the
city for brief visit with his family
left for Denver today. Mir. and Mrs.
James H. Fletcher. who have been the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs, Tulley for sew
eral days also departed for Denver
This morning. Mr. Fletcher is a broth
er.in-law of Ex-Governor Thomas.
Col. J. G Price writes The Herald
from Chicago that he Is enjoying him
self and that he could not well keep
house without The Herald as IL not
only keeps him posted about Durango
but the entire southwest The colonel
says he Is looking forward TO his sum
mer trip to this section with enthusi
asm the coming summer.
A. w. Ballard was an arrival from
Denver last night and is here on busi.
ness with the Colorado Telephone
company, looking after the plant work
Mr. Ballard is the line engineers spe.
cial representative and is visiting the
different exchanges TO see if there is
needed in improved equip.
ment to facilitate service.
William Craig, the Cedar Hill mer.
chant, was a Durango visitor last
night. ar. Craig is now sole owner CT
'he flourishing mercantile business
which for some time was conducted
under the firm name of Madison &
Craig. Mr.. Madison sold out to Messrs.
Craig and Otton, and the past week
Mr.. Otton disposed of his interest to
Mr.. Craig, leaving the latter in con
Irol of the business.
Heine Heidi, second son of Henry
Heidi, died this morning at O'Clock
Of typhoid fever, after an illness of
barely one week. The young man was
a big strong fellow weighing about
iwo hundred pounds, hence his death
came as surprise and shock to his
friends. Heine was about 1S years Of
age. For some time he was in the
employ OF Harry Jackson. but had not
been working there for several weeks
HIS death occurred at the family rest
ience on West Second avenue. Be.
sides his parents. two brothers are left
to mourn his loss. Funeral arrange.
ments will be announced later. The
friends of the family extend their sym.
pathy to the mourners in their be-
II was great feast Joe Taylor pro-
vided for the Woodmen of the World
at the lodge rooms last evening. The
occasion was the annual election of of.
ficers and the attendance was large
both sides of the hall being lined with
men scattered around most every
place. The best of brotherhood pre-.
vailed The election of officers re.
suited In II. ]. Brady being advanced
from second to first position-council
commander, Mr.. Blankenship. A. L.:
w. G. Leisenberg, clerk; b. w. Far
ley, banker; e. F. Mccartney of Ami
mas City. E.; William Rhodes, s.:
A. l.. Farley, B.. and Frank Goodman
manager for IS months. II was mid
night before the business and social
session came to an end
The pastor of the Presbyterian
church. Rev. w. s. Crozier, aud som,
fifteen Of the church members have
a plan ON foot that bids fair to de
velop into an organization that SHOULD
be far-reaching In its influence foI
good, Next Friday evening there will
be dinner TO the men of the churcl
and congregation at $3.50 in the lee
ture room Of the church. The invi
tation for the dinner will be given b,
the committee having the matter IL
charge to their friends. The ladie.
o. the church will have charge OF the
serving. There will be a program, sey