Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-28

is under treatment at Mercy hospital
Mr.. Townsend returned home this
morning.
NJ. Fisberdick, who came up from
La Plata. N. NJ, to meet his sister
Mrs. Fuller, who was expected OF
Fridays eastern from Pennsylvania
left for home this morning. The lad,
is ut Alamosa.
C. r. Alexander OF the Graden Mer
camille company departed for Chicago
this morning, to join Sam Sloan ant
]. j. Musser. The three will then &
on to New York city. to purchase
the newest and best In spring ant
summer goods.
Charles Stilwell is making big ad
dition to his eight-room residence OF
| the corner of Fifth avenue and Sew
enth street. Steam heat has been in
| stalled and all the modern improve
ments are being put in. Charles must
be meditating retiring to private life
| Mrs. c. w. Howard was an arrival
| from Aztec Saturday evening, from
visit to her sister, Mrs. Howard
| was on her way from Rico to Cortez
to join her husband, who has recently
taken charge of the Cortez Herald
She was the guest of the Palace over
| night. and left for her new home Sun
day.
Jack Henry, an old timer In he San
Juan. is staying at the Palace for a
week or SO. Mr.. Henry returned some
time ago from Portland, where he has
ranch interests. He visited Si.verton
where he formerly owned mining prop
erty. and has been at Trimble rusti.
eating for a week or SO. He expects
to leave for Portland soon.
Mrs. Sam Sullenberger and Miss
Name Sullenberger. who have been Wis.
ting the Sloans for week or so, were
outgoing passengers on today's east.
ern. Mrs. Sullenberger was return.
Ing to her home at Pagosa Springs
The latter, who spent the past few
months with her relatives in Pagosa
departed for her home at Greensburg
Pa.
Mrs. c. E. Newton, who has beer
in town for several days on business
returned to the ranch at Cedar Hill
today. Her daughter. Miss Bessie
who is attending the state normal q
Greeley. is delighted with the school
| and is pleasantly located. A number
of Durango girls have rooms in tn,
same building. We can imagine tn,
times they havel
II. f. Robinson of Albuquerque, N
NJ, spent Sunday at the Strater. Nj
Robinson is the successor of the lat,
John Harper, as superintendent Of II
| rigation in the United States IndiaI
service. He returned Saturday even
ing from Shiprock, where he startet
a force of men on the Hogback ditch
| and left Rollin Ritter In charge o
operations. Mr.. Robinson departed
for Albuquerque this morning, stay
ing over at Ignacio for day or tw,
on the way.
| j. f. McDermott is circulating
monster petition asking for the pas
sage of the bill introduced in the leg
islature for an appropriation to deep
en- the channel of the Animas river a
the Animas City bridge. From tn
amount of moisture that has falle,
this season. there win be very higl
water in the Animas next spring. T,
avoid flood the above remedy 4
| proposed. The petition has been Sign
ed by every person in the Anima
valley.
Elton Kendrick. an employe at tn,
lumber yards of the Independent Hard
ware and Lumber company, had wha
might have been serious accident
Sunday morning. The young man wa
driving a team and heavy wagon
across the d. & r. G. tracks at Nintl
street, and was headed toward town
The switch engine pushing three O
four cars going north, came up OF
him just as Kendrick reached the mid
die of the track. He whipped up tn,
horses, and when the cars were abou
five feet away and he saw he coult
not get across, jumped The traiI
struck the back of the wagon, smash
ing 1t badly and overturning the re
mains upon Kendrick, who. however
was uninjured. The only damage wa.
to the wagon which was smashed tc
pieces. Kendrick is a son of Mrs
Henry Brown of this city.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.