Semi-weekly herald., 1910-05-19

OF May, A. ID. 1910.
GEORGE GOODMAN,
Attest: Mayor
JACOB G. WILSON,
tSEAL) City Clerk.
III. II. Peterson OF Oakland, Cal,
who is interested In the Navajo Oil
company, operating at Bluff City. is
in Durango for couple OF days lay.
ing in supplies.
The ID. & r C. officials who were
here oh ar> inspection trip came down
from the Silyerton branch yesterday
and went out last night on the eastern
hound for Antonlto.
The Hermosa w G. 4. u. will give
an ice cream and cake social ON Fri
day evening, May 20. at the home of
Mrs X. Il. Gaines at Hermosa. a good
time is anticipated and everybody vel.
come.
T. .. Spcelman, travelling freight
agent of the Missouri Pacific railroad.
IA spending the day in the city He
says the general country Is looking
fine and that his line is showing great
ly increased business.
DR.. A. j. Nossaman was an arrival
last night from Pagosa Springs on
business The doctor went to Ignacio
this morning to look after some land
Interests he has there. and returns to
Durango this evening.
At their meeting this evening the
i1lies will decide upon the location OF
their fine new $4,000 building soon
to be erected. When completed with
furniture and fittings. the building will
cost in the neiehborhood of s55 900.
j. c. Sanford departed this morning
for Hyde Park, Mass, to spend cou
pie of months with his mother, and
take in the attractions Of the vicinity
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Mr.. Sanford expects to mnhe good
| use of his vacation.
c. w. Wells, the special examiner
for the government, came In from
Denver last night and went up to EN-
erald lakes this morning with l.. NJ.
Sutton TO look over the proposed site
for the reservoir which will furnish
10000 acre feet of water for the ca
rey lands near Ignacio.
Mrs. j. s. Pheney and little daugh.
Ter came in from Alamosa last night
with Mr.. Pheney Mrs. Pheney lived
here number of years ago and finds
great many changes since that time
Mr. Phcney went out with The eastern
this morning as usual. but his family
Will stay over for few days In town.
Alvin Dunn, stcckman heavily in
terested in California and Denver. be
Ing associated with W. c. Wyatt in the
latter place, returned last evening
from trip through the Montezuma
valley. Mr. Dunn said he expected to
spend about ten days looking around
In search of location, but his part
ner wired him that his presence was
needed in Denver on account OF deal
ing.
]. w. Turner Is in receipt OF letter
from Thomas II. Tulley stating that
grafton bureau, will be in Durango
Saturday night to address the people
upon the proposition OF advertising
The last legislature appropriated s4O.-
engaged a lot of space at the Chicago
exposition and Is arranging for noted
writer's to visit the state and send
out descriptive letters. A more ex.
tended notice will be given tomorrow.
r. w. Lacy, wife and son OF Pagosa
Springs came In from Bayfield, last
night. Mr. Lacy is coal merchant OF
the Springs and his wife is a dentist,
with a good practice in Pagosa Springs
and Bayfield,. DR. Belle Hinrichs. as
she was known before her marriage to
MIR. Lacy is an accomplished musician
and has a very fine voice trained for
the operate stage. on which she sang
for a number OF years. MIR. and Mrs.
Lacy are here for couple OF days
outing. They are guests OF the Savoy.
Henry p. Steele. for some thirty
years merchant OF Denver and now
in the wholesale business, was n guest
OF the Savoy last night. Mr.. Steele
spends most of his time in the city,
but during the wet and dry campaign
in Denver, business was dull, and he
took the opportunity to make a vaca-
tion trip around the circle and visit
his out-of-town trade. He came in
from Telluride Monday night and Wis
tied Silverton and Trimble yesterday.