Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-07-14
I0cAC NEWS
From Mondays Daily.

County Superintendent Mrs. Pulfort
recently appointed Mark Hunt presi
dent OF the Hesperus school.
j. r. DOwney. landseeker from
Denver. left for Cortez this morning tt
look over real estate In the valley.
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Mrs. c. w. Fisherdick OF Laplata
n NJ. Is a guest OF the Strater today
Mrs Fisherdick is here 10 buy goods
for the store.
Miss Mary Bryant. who taught the
Waterfall school last year. has &C
cepted u position in the city school,
this coming term
Mrs. r. A. Kerr and daughter Cora
passed through from Hermosa thi,
morning to Ignacio, on n visit TO Mrs
Kerr's sister, Mrs Holder.
Mrs. Lillian Hartman Johnson came
in from La Plata Saturday evening
where she has been gathering material
for her magazine, colorado"
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ne -. N ~ ". ait phoy p'tPs.''s.e
TO handle an especially heavy ship
ment OF sheep this year. The increase
over last year Is 80 per cent
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Miss Sara Reath, who taught the
Hay gulch school last term, has ac
cepted the Allison school this year, al
salary OF $50 per month. Good work
is worth good pay.
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Hampton have
moved from 74S Fourth avenue to 66t
Fifth avenue, the residence formerly
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Coo
per.
A. F. Hood OF the undertaking firm
of Hood, Ames & Greer went to Aztec
last night on a business trip of two
or three days. to see about setting up
some monuments.
Mrs. b. Whitehead OF Denver Is the
guest Of the Palace for a week or two
She owns ranch in the Montezuma
valley. and is here on business con
nected with the same
Mr.. and Mrs. f. II Burdick will have
a very handsome residence when com
pleted. They are building on their
lots on the end of Eighth street and
are using cobblestones in its construc-
ton.
Mrs. Julia Brown. who was in the
city for a few days attending the camp
meeting at Brookside, departed for her
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Brown was the guest of Mrs. Ida Wales
during her stay in town.
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Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Mason. who
have been in town several days on ac-
count of the formers health. returned
to Hesperus today. Mr. Mason was
threatened with severe attack OF
appendicitis, but is feeling fine again
now.
ID. C.. Coulson was in from Bayfield,
Saturday. Mr.. Coulson said that he
had just finished cutting the first crop
OF alfalfa, which is but 10 per cent
short of a full crop. The shortage is
due, Mr.. Coulson thinks, to the heavy
May frost.
Mrs. Charles Brennan and two sons
departed for their home at Dolores this
morning. They were here to spend
the Fourth and stayed over for a few
days. MIR Brennan is the broncho bus.
ter who gave an exhibition OF his rid.
ing during the Fourth.
Miss Lula Thompson is home again
from California. The rest OF the fam.
lily returned some time ago, but Miss
Thompson stayed over TO visit friends
in San Diego and other points along
the coast. After spending some time
In San Francisco the young lady re-
tilrned by way of Salt Lake.
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Miss Marguerite Hoover was re-
turning passenger on the Red Apple
train this morning from Pennington,
after a pleasant visit with Mrs. C. j.
Carlisle for about six weeks. Miss
Hoover continued ON the eastern this
morning to her home in Springfield,
Ohio
Mr.. and Mrs. George isgar and son
Basil were passengers to Pagosa
Springs this morning on a vacation
trip. Mr.. lsgar will stay about cou
pie of weeks, but Mrs. lsgar and Basil
will probably remain some time longer
They Will be guests of Mr. and Mrs
J. l.. Nickel of the Springs hotel
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Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Miller were
guests of the Savoy last night. on theil
way from Lebanon to Pueblo. lie
banon had n rousing celebration ON the
Fourth and the new town in the val
ley did herself proud. Mr.. and Mrs
Miller formerly lived in Pueblo ant
are on their way TO Denver and Pue
bio on business.
w A. Gore was in from his Floridi
ranch this morning. loading out will
lumber and other supplies He re
ports most OF the farmers through with
first cutting of alfalfa which was store,
in pretty good shape, "A few ranches
having light crops owing TO shortage o
water. but as a whole the country /,
looking fine and farmers are in goot
shape.
w. w. Severn left for Spokane
Wash, this morning. where he has &C
cepted position as electrical engineer
with the Spokane and Washington Wa
ter Power company Walter cam,
down from Silverton a few days agt
to visit his folks before leaving fo
the northwest He recently resigned