Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-11

E. 6 Pyle of this city. went to Aztec
this morning. on VISIT to their grand
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. P. n. Salmon of
La Plata.
WIN NJ Upton Of the government serv-
Ice arrived Saturday evening from Los
Angeles. Mr.. Upton spent Sunday In
Durango. leaving this morning for Farm
ington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Brown and children
passed through from siiverton yesterday
morning on their way to Denver and
Boulder. where they win visit friends for
a time.
Peter Laucr is visitor from La Plata.
who arrived on last nights Southern. Mr..
Lauer is here on business pertaining to
the May Day extension. He is staying at
the Southern.
F. A. Franklin returned from a trip
to silyerton Saturday evening, and left
for Denver yesterday. Shorty is one
Of the optimistic sort OF persons that we
are always glad to see.
John Morrow of Ration. N. M. arrived
Saturday evening. This morning he went
on to Aztec on irrigation business. Mr..
Morrow spent Sunday at the Palace. No
Sunday trains on the Red Apple line.
II, j Crowds. superintendent OF the
Tomahawk at In Plata. spent Sunday in
town. He went out on the Southern this
morning bound for the mine. There is
twelve feet OF snow at La Plata
Capt. c. C. Han OF the United States
army. II. L. Waugh OF Washington, ID. c..
and Waohta, an Indian policeman, de-
parted for Navajo Springs yesterday. The
two former came in from Ignacio Friday.
Mrs. A. shiveiy was guest of the
Palace last night. She arrived on last
nights eastern from a brief visit with her
sister, Miss Nettie Everett, at Ignaeio.
Mrs Shiveiy went TO Pennington today.
en- route for shlprock.
]. W. Price Of Fort Lewis mesa is in
town to attend the farmers short course.
Mr.. Price said he couldn't affoid to
miss them after attending institute last
summer. Travelling isn't so powerful
good ont his way either
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7. and c. Updegrove OF Aztec arrived
on last nights eastern. The gentlemen
were returning after an absence OF sew
eral weeks spent In st Louis. where they
visited their mother, stopping on the way
back TO see their sister in Canon City.
W, $, Blatchford and wife are at the
stuter. They came in from cortez last
night. on their way to San Diego, Cal.
They aro staying over today waiting for
the road TO open up. Mr.. Blatehford has
soiatO'a- and they viii try the effect OF
change Of climate
Clarence o. Finch. editor of the Sill
verton Miner came down from home yes
terday morninE, and spent the day In
Town Mrs Finch came along. AN
ounce OF prevention is better than pound
OF cure" They returned on the evening
train and STOPPED Off at Trinhle for
day or two
p W. Ritter returned last eyenlng from
Denver where he put in several weeks |
looking after legal matters. MIR Ritter |
returns imbued with the feeling that the
vast amount of railroad talk going on in |
Denver means business and that this sec
tion viii witness active operatlons ere |
long. In this we trust Ben is right
J. c. Copeland has just received a let
ter from the National Casualty company
OF Detroit, that he has received second /
prize in three months competition for
hustlng insurance. There were twenty
eight in the class in which Mr. Cope
land competed The prize is handsome
seal ring, to be forwarded Immediately
on receipt OF required size.
Remember the agricultural short course
is free, In every other part of the state
farmers are asked and willingly contrib
ute s. us 500 has to be paid the college
workers. This money is being raised by
contributions of Durango people. There
fore II a farmer finds it impossible to at
tend every day let him drop in any time
and he viii be made welcome. And this
applies TO the business and professional
court house. The speakers can do SO
men OF our city. Turn out and MI the
much better when they have large and
arprsclative audience
Adam Wagner. district manager OF the
Colorado National Life Assurance COM
pany. returned Saturday evening from a
combined business and pleasure trip of
almost two months. Mr.. Wagner put in
some time in Chicago and went on to
Milverton, province of Ontario. Canada.
TO spend the holidays with his mother
Mr. Wagner says he had fine time.
bu, Colorado looks mighty good to him.
lie added that he was glad to see Du-
range again, In spite OF the snow. Tha,
is what we have learned to expect from
Adam He doesn't either kick or knock
but keeps on steadily boosting for pu-
rnngo all the time.
This section OF the country is eaveloped
IN one OF the worst storms OF the winter
and unless there Is decided change it
wlll be almost out OF the question for
many OF the farmers to attend the short
course institute. It started showing sun
day morning, keeping 1t UP about all
day and last night, turning part OF the
time almost TO rain. and this morning a
regular blizzard was In progress Al
though tho clouds broke away at times
the sun was only permitted to shine a
Few minutes at time and as We write