Semi-weekly herald., 1910-01-13
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
II is stated that eggs were s125
dozen in Silverton during the block
ade. Gold mines are essential to resi-
dents of that town.
Mrs. John Truman and little daugh-
ter Of Allison are spending few
weeks in town.
The number of entries at the ma
tional live stock show are twice as
large as last year
| Farmers are taking advantage OF
good sleighing and are moving their
hay and oats to market in whole
sale way.
| H. 7. Henry, the Wholesale meat
man. purchased fiftyseven head of fine
3-year-old steers from the Griffith Bros.
yesterday
/
| Albert Salabar is down with appen-
dicitis. and it is in such malignant
form that an operation is necessary.
He will be taken TO Durango as soon
as his condition viii permit Bayfield,
Blade.
| To farmers who did not succeed in
growing good crops last year: Look
about and learn what your neighbor
did and II may help you TO obtain n
change in seed that Is clean and fully
developed.
| Better grades of horses, cattln. hoss
and sheep is the motto edortcd ia
La Plata county and the result is very
much In evidence in the way of in.
creased bank accounts and ready sale
for these products of the farm at high
prices.
| The Durango Trading and Mercan.
| tile company have taken over the Du-
range Beef and Provision company and
as soon as the foreclosure of a chat.
tel mortgage has been disposed of the
market will be removed to the trad
ing company's store,
This is the season of the year for
| farmers to look over their implements
and have such repairs made as are
necessary OF course this does not
apply to those who left their machin-
cry out in the field and now covered
| by two feet of snow.
Denver's social world is giving many
affairs in honor OF Mrs. William Lewis
| of New York. Mrs. Lewis is well
known in this section. Her husband,
| a nephew of A. X. Lewis, was inter
| ested in the Pine River Lumber com
pany. and Mrs. Lewis spent several
summers at the mill camp.
The Antonto Ledger points with
pride to advancement of that little
city during the past year. A gravity
water system owned by the town. cleo
] trio lirhta aa.aa.,t -tS Sa---- ~ -,
| business streets and upon several of
| the residence blocks and the opera
house are among the gains made.
r. U. Waldrayen, pastor of the NJ,
| Il. church, South, was a passenger to
| Pennington this morning. He expects
10 return to Durango Friday evening
Saturday he leaves for Mancos If the
Sundays Southern is on time he will
hold his service on Sunday night as
usual
Miss Bessie Pollard, daughter Of
Conductor and Mrs. Pollard, formerly
of Pagosa, came over from her Du-
range home Monday to visit a couple
of weeks with friends in this city
She is a guest of Mrs. ]. h. Martinez
and the editors family.-Pagosa New
Era.
| One of the most deplorable accidents
in the history of the county happened
at La Jara on New Years day when
Frank Brumly was instantly killed by
the discharge OF revolver. During
the progress of a rattle Mr.. Bruply
dropped one of the. rattle tickets and
Fred Godfry, the town marshal. who
happened to be n bystander, stopped
over TO pick 1t up when his revolver
dropped from the breast pocket of his
coat and fen on the hammer. The
revolver was discharged, the bullet en-.
terlng Brumly's temple, killing him In
stantly The dead man leaves wife
and several small chlldren.-Antonito
Ledger
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