Semi-weekly herald., 1909-07-05

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Billy Wickline came down from
camp in the La Plata last evening
and will tarry until after the Fourth.
Mr.. Wickline says there is going to
be a lot of work around the Neglect
ed property during the summer
months.
There were II clear days in the
month of June; f3 partly cloudy and
no entirely cloudy days. The highest
temperature was June Both when the
thermometer registered "a degrees;
the lowest on June 3 when the mer-
curry stood at So.
The Aztec Commercial club of Az
tee, N NJ, has a representative at
the Palace hotel near the railway de
pot who is dying to tell you of the
wonders of that country. Drop in on
him and see the display of fruit now
on exhibition from his town.
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Attorney >. w. Carpenter VI Man
cos was in the city over night to argue
matter in chambers before Judge
Pike. The motion had reference 10
the recent charges of the grand jury
against the board of directors of the
Montezuma Valley Irrigation district
It's hard to please every one. AS
much as we need rain there are many
who want it to remain nice over the
Fourth so they can enjoy two days
outing. Tell you the truth, we are
| not going to kick when the moisture
| comes and the quicker the better.
DR.. James Harper, dean of the den
| tai college of ST. Louis university,
who has been here for few weeks
visiting his mother and sister, left for
| ST. Louis this morning. Mrs. James
Harper and son will spend the sum
mer in Durango.
Miss Ida Pingrey OF Blairstown, Ia,
arrived Wednesday evening 20 spend
the summer with her brother, S. w.
Pingrey of this city. Miss Pingrey's
Durango friends will be pleased TO
| welcome her to Durango again. Broth
er and sister have not met for num-
Der of years.
| NJ, md NIrc Il CnnHa huyp in ST
received word from their son, N. f.
| Cooke of Salt Lake, that another N. F.
Cooke has Just arrived, making the
fourth Nicholas Francis In the family,
since the father of our fellow towns
man was also named Nicholas Francis,
Here's congratulations TO grandpa"
and grandma"
| w. II. Garvin, former manager of
the Paonia Fruit Shipping association
but now located at Cleveland, O.. in
the fruit commission business, recent
ly made a trip through the Aztec fruit
district lining up with the fruit grow
ers there for the handling of the big
apple crop.
| Reports have been current TO the
effect that Durango is quiet, duh and
dead, but the advertising columns OF
the daily press of that city success
fully repudiate the rumor. No town
is dead or dull whose newspapers are
compelled to add extra pages TO ac-
commodate advertisers. Telluride
Journal
| Mrs. Harvey Dickerson and little
daughter Alice were passengers to
Telluride this morning to spend a few
days with Mr.. Dickerson and to visit
Claude. Mrs. Dickerson says she has
not seen her son for eighteen months
and II will be good to have a short
visit with him. She will return next
week.
Mrs. DR.. Green and little daughter,
Mildred, accompanied the formers
| iHioehN'' 4hi .. W tluRWdy
today for u months visit. Mrs. Shur
bino has been visiting her daughter
for few weeks, and was returning
home this morning Mildred took he:
baby along, but could not be induced
TO tell her name.
w. n. Wallace left on the Red Ap-
pie this morning for the Navajo res.
ervation. Doc" says he starts on SGt.
urday for a months trip to the All
zona side of the reservation. He ex.
poets to cross the Carizzo mountains
and visit Round Rock, trading post
100 miles away from the railroad. He
VIII also visit the Indians in the Black
| mountains, who are SO far away from
| civilization that they seldom see a
white man.
Elwood Wylle of Pagosa Springs,
who attended the Durango high school
last term. completing the sophomore
year this spring, went to Glencoe to-
day to work for the Montezuma Lum.
ber company during the summer vaca-