Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-03-03

The county treasurer's office Ia very
busy these days. First half OF the
taxes are coming in.
Messrs. Bay and James report q
steadily increasing demand for O, X.
coal. It's fine article.
Mrs. Emma George IL visiting her
mother, Mrs Wakelin. and recuperat-
ing from a severe attack OF tonsilitis.
II. T. Henderson left on the eastern
this morning for Santa Fe. thence for
a "trip to different New Mexico points
on busiress.
II You want your piano tuned call
| on r w. Speiser He has located
permanently in Durango, his wife and
| family being with him.
w. T. Chitwood was down from the
ranch yesterday. Says he is glad
spring is approaching Been long
and strenuous winter on the farm.
F. II. Taylor. the sheep man. came
up from Pennington last night and
continued to his home in Mancos to-
day. Mr.. Taylor stayed over at the
Savoy.
]. II. and James Guise of Cortez
passed through Durango Sunday en-
route to Phoenix TO look after the
estate of brother who died quite
suddenly some weeks ago.
Il. A. Depew and daughter, Miss
Dorothy Depew. were arrivals from
Pennington last night on their way
to Denver and points east. They went
out on the eastern today.
w. Il. Riddle writes from Telluride
that he will be in Durango in few
days and make his usual call on Gus
toners. Mr.. Riddle hereafter will only
make this territory twice year.
Rev. r. U. Waldraven. pastor of the
NJ. +. church (South), went to He's
perus this morning TO fill an appoint
ment for Rev. Johnson, who is unable
TO do so, on account of illness.
Miss Edna Townsend went out on
the eastern this morning to her home
in Bayfield, The young lady has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. L. +. McCart.
ney of Animas City, for about
month.
Mrs. John Spear left for Fort Lewis
this morning. after few days visit
with her daughters, Misses Maud aud
Agatha Miss Maud Spear is the young
lady who wrote the clever story on
How We Got It," which took first
prize at the high school contest last
Friday evening
W. r. Sadler of May. Texas, and
Arthur Edison of Norton, Texas, were
among the arrivals on last nights
eastern. The gentlemen went to Farm
ington this morning to look over land
They are thinking of locating in this
section in case they find anything that
suits them.
Mr. and Mrs. Alva Kearney and sor
came down from Silverton last night
and went out on the Southern this
morning to Delta, on sit to the
JcA's grandmother. We guess there
will be two happy people when they
get there-the boy, and grandma Mr..
| and Mrs. Kearney were guests of the
Palace overnight.
Mrs. X. C. Watkins and two children
went out on the eastern this morning
| 10 Denver. Mr.. Watkins, who was
formerly fireman in the employ of
the ID. & r. G.. running out of Du-
range. is now firing for the Union
Pacific running between Denver and
Stirling. Mrs. Watkins has been liv-
ing with her mother, Mrs. j. p. Theno.
the past year, in Durango, and was
oil her way TO join her husband this
morning They win make their home
in Denver in future.
Hallet c. Gallup. advertising mana.
ger for the Scenic Monthly" the Off.
cial magazine of the Denver & Rio
Grande employees, came in from Ala
nosa Monday on business pertaining
to his paper, which is amazingly pop
ular with railroad men, when the
length of its life is taken into con
sideration. A yearly circulation oil
one hundred thousand and the third
number just issued, Is going some. Foi
the benefit of those who have not
seen the Scenic Monthly" we may
say 1t is a splendid magazine, filled
with items of interest TO railroad EN-
ployes and breezy articles culled from
ali parts OF the ID. & r. G. system. Mr.
Gallup returns TO Pueblo in the morn
ing.
And still they come Last fall =