Semi-weekly herald., 1910-03-31
From Wednesdays Daily.

Tom Lotus was a passenger on the
Apple line this morning. VIII visit
Aztec and Pennington and be absent
several days.
w. H. Buck came in from Denver
last night aud went OUT on the South
ern this morning to look over land in
the Montezuma valley.
County Surveyor Roy Goodman went
to oxford this morning to do some
work for the county today, on mum.
Der Of changes in the county roads.
Prof Werker has secured steamer
for Europe. sailing al
the same time Miss Hanno leaves New
York. The professor will be accom-.
panied by his sister.
]. NJ. Denning of Cedar Rapids, Ia
tanning to his land interests ut oxford
where he owns large tract OF land
which he will deyeiop hight away,
went out to Oxford this morning He
expects to remain the de-. of the week
to arrange for the setting ont of some
1000 trees on his property This spring
w. S. Wallace came in from Grand
T,,p ~ IL, Ioc 30. III
orchard lands below Farmincton this
morning. Mr.. Wallace says there is
a building boom on at Grand juno
ton. ii being estimated one million
dollars will be spent in building this
season. Mr.. Wallace has great faith
in this section and San Juan county
New Mexico, and will develop his hold
ings to the fullest extent.
Ed. Williams, the old time Animas
rancher, having sold his land TO Mn
Croeger and disposed of his stock
and other holdings at auction. is get.
ting ready to take a trip through the
northwest, his family remaining in Du-
range. Mr. Williams says he has been
doing steady work for twenty-odd years
and thinks a rest will do him good
He will be gone from two TO four
months, visiting Seattle and other
coast points.
George w. Avery, the lessee of the
Yellow Eye and Incas group in the
La Platas, has been in town for sew
eral days on mining business He has
Just shipped three cars from the LAT.
ter which averaged trifle under $50
II is always very difficult 10 get min
ing information for publication since
mining men are always reticent, but
from different sources we understand
that the properties in which MIR. Avery
is interested are showing up fine and
there may be some big news before
long. All Mr.. Avery would say this
morning was that the outlook is very
promising
w. H. -hs|cphs o'hti W[oO hhoNh an
BILL" president of the Florida Mesa
Gun club, was in from Lodo over night
Who do you suppose is responsible for
the name Lodo, which means Nude
They say there's nothing in names and
on the other hand there's the proverb,
Give dog a bad name and It. will
stick 10 him." which seems to have
some truth in 1t. People are reckless
in the matter Of names. For instance
the parents who inflicted their first
born with the initials y. A. NJ, which
might not have been so bad II their
name had not happened to be Nation
ought to have known better. Do you
wonder that The boy kicked at having
10 bear such n cognomen through life?
District court convenes next Mon
day at 10 o'clock. There is very
light criminal docket this term-light.
er than 1t has been for the past three
years. There are thirty-three cases on
the civil docket. Following is the
list of petit Jurors for this term of
court: e. NJ. Knaus. Conrad Steckler.
Edward Thatcher. l.. NJ. Wayt. ]. A
Baird, Herbert S. Taylor. Harry Smith,
lr., b. b. Warren, H. Fl. Arthur, b. F.
Thomas. Ralph Mniten. W. B. Asher
George w, Bryan, Luther b. Ward, II.
d. Brindle, Henry Newton. wm. X.
Melton, Chas. " Mullen, owen c.
Hammond and NJ. c. Miller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Moore left
yesterday for Newcastle, Ind, on ac.
count OF the Illness of Mr.. Moore's
father. The formers brother, Harley
Moore. the operator at the depot. went
on Monday. Yesterday morning after
the eastern had left, telegram came
that their father died Monday evening
at $50. Operator f. Spencer wired
Mr.. aud Mrs. Moore the sad news
reaching them at Chama. They con.
tinued east to attend the funeral. It
will be a sad journey for both brothers
and long one, as they will not reach
their destination till Thursday and