Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-08-15

tracted scarlet fever and the family
were quarantined for six weeks. Since
they have been down here storms have
occurred too frequently to make camp
life enjoyable.
Mrs. Louise Bobeck and little daugh.
ter went to Colorado Springs this
morning to visit with Mrs. Bobeck's
brother.
nacio this morning to spend the weeks
end with her husband. Her little
daughter accompanied her.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Miller and Mr..
and Mrs. L. w. Lynton returned to
Dolores this morning. The party ar
rived from Denver last night.
A meeting OF the wool growers OF
La Plata and San Juan counties was
held in the rooms of the Durango
Trust company this afternoon.
Mrs. F. Hartman of Denver, who
has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Gus
LANCE the past six weeks, was home
ward bound passenger this morning
Miss Bessie Pollard, the interesting
daughter of Conductor Pollard of the
Red Apple lide, went over to Pagosa
Springs this morning to visit friends.
Mrs. S. S. Sloan leaves for the east
Tuesday to purchase the most popular
millinery supplies for the Graden Mer-
camille company that the market has
to offer.
Miss Mary Hogan, sister of Charles
Hogan of the Graden Mercantile COM
pany, is recovering from her recent
Illness. This will be pleasing news to
her many interested friends.
Mrs. Cozine and Mrs. Sanford Bell,
the institute Instructors. are slated to
arrive on tonight's eastern. Dr. Phil
lips, who is to conduct the institute,
arrives tomorrow night from Montrose
where he has been conducting the in.
stitute in the twelfth normal district
the past two weeks.
Howard Charlton is home from Den
yer where he was called as a witness
in the United States district court.
Says it's powerful warm in that sec
ton; also plenty of rain, and this is
true of the San Luis valley, the rain.
fall being light on this side of the
range to what 1t is on the other. Mrs.
Charlton was with him on the trip
Last night Mrs Ida Wales received
a message announcing the death OF
her brother-in-law. Irvine Sanders, at
Cripple Creek. Mr.. Sanders, who was
Familiarity known as Dutch" was well
known in Durango. For many years
he was employed by the III. X. Kicker
confectionery store. Since leaving here
he has been engaged in mining in
the Cripple Creek section. Early this
week he was injured by falling in a
mine. AT first 1t was feared that the
injuries would prove fatal, but his con.
that the family had became very hope
full. The news of his death was a Sc
we're shock to Mrs. Vale as she had
just received card announcing his
improvement for the better. Beside
his wife Mr.. Sanders leaves one daugh-
ter, Mrs. Burt LIE Grome, to mourn
his loss. Mrs. Wales left for Cripple
Creek this morning to minister to her
sister in this hour of affliction.
G. w. Spencer, one of the county's
most progressive ranch men, is in from
the Florida mesa today. Yesterday
Mr.. Spencer and family returned from
visit to Del Norte. They left here
seven weeks ago, going overland by
| way VI anu dEsosd
Springs. He says the Colorado Tele,
phone company is making rapid prog
ress in the construction of their line
from Monte Vista to Pagosa Springs.
At present the five circuit line is com.
pleted ten miles this side of the di.
vide. Mr.. Spencer was happily sur.
prised to find the crops on the mesa
| looking so well. He says they com.
pare most favorably with those he has
seen elsewhere. While the journey
was pleasant one they are delighted
to get home as chance to compare
this section with the San Luis valley
only increased their enthusiasm as to
La Plata county's possibilities. Dur.
ing their absence the Herald kept them
in touch with local doings.
Mrs. |. Kruschke returned from the
east last night where she spent the
past four weeks in the Chicago and
New York markets familiarizing her
self with Dame Fashions latest die
tates regarding the fall and winter
millinery which she found more fas-