Semi-weekly herald., 1910-01-20
From Mondays Daily.

TeAo,
From Mondays Daily.
w. c. Clark, the La Plata mining
man. came in from Denver last night
and went out TO look after his mining
interests this morning
Charles +. Wood returned from Den
yer last evening where he accompa.
MED few cars of cattle
f. S. Balster is home from trip to
the outside and is again at the old
stand looking after the wants OF Gus.
toners.
Pete Mcclellan Is home from Den.
boosting the apple show, arriving for
the last day.
Tom Davis came in from Denver
last evening where he spent week
taking in the stock show and attend
ing 10 some business matters.
Mrs. l.. h. Smith returned last even
ing from Denver where she spent
three weeks very agreeably. And TO
time.
Mrs. Walter Hunter returned to La
Plata city this morning. Her sister.
who underwent an operation at Mercy
hospital, is getting along very sails.
factorily.
S. w. Raymond has hied himself TO
the tall timbers-the ranch-after two
weeks In Durango looking after the
business end of The Herald during
the absence of G. n Raymond
Geo. n. Raymond of The Herald is
home from week spent in Denver.
He will tell readers later of impress
sions of the apple exposition, stock
show, politics and conditions general
ly.
Jay Turley. the ditch promoter of
Aztec, who is determined that his sec
ton shall not go dry for want of suf
ficient irrigation project, returned from
Santa Fe last night and left for home
this morning.
Joe Prewitt is home again. gone
again. back again tomorrow night Mr.
Prewitt says that La Plata county's
exhibit at the apple show was the
most effective advertising the agricul.
tural interests of this section have
ever had.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Farrar and son
were returning passengers from Len
Yer last evening Mr. Farrar intended
going 10 Chicago brt being delayed |
che week ir reaching Denver owing TO
the blockade IN Cunt rts, was not allie
70 spare the time He visited soile
OF the towds II tho northwest part Of |
tie state and returns well pleased With |
Durango-that 1t beats them all ard
has a brighte: future
General Superintendent Barnes of
the fourth division of the D. & r. G.,
has posted bulletin TO the effect that
immediate improvement must be made
In the movement of trains. In the
main the conditions in this respect can
be improved. He does not expect the
speed of the trains to be in excess of
which the track conditions warrant
His circular concludes: If the pres.
ent employees cannot make the i'm
provement changes will be made In
the service until the desired improve
ment is made
j. w Turner of the Gallotti Invest
ment Co. returned from Denver last ev.
ening. He says the trip home was not
quite as strenuous as the one going
having travelled back and forth be
tween Durango and Chama four times
b. :, re- making the rifle. He was able
TO put in one day at the apple expo
sition thus obtaining an idea OF the
big chow. He also took in the stock
show and spent one day at Fort Col
lius. He says there is much talk
about this southwest section and al,
though the apple display from La Plata
county was small compared with many
sections. It was really more represen.
Intive from the fact that 1t was or
chard run. 1t would have been a sad
mist AXE for La Plata county to have
neglected the splendid opportunity.