Semi-weekly herald., 1910-05-09

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fry in the reservoir this season. The
big body OF water viii be the finest
| fishing in the state in few years. An
other rainbow brought down yesterday
pounds more than the one in the win
dow. How would you like to have a
nineteen-pounder on the end of your
i line with an eight-ounce rod?
n. A. Ballou passed through from
Silverton this morning to his home in
Denver. Mr.. Ballou is county com
missioner for San Juan county. and
was in Silyerton to attend the regular
monthly session.
II. A Rogers, the agent at Pagosa
Junction. was in town over night to
have some dental work done. Mr..
Rogers is the owner of the fine fish
aquarium which delighted SO many
visitors at the Colorado-New Mexico
fair last year He returned home this
morning.
Mrs. Ed Lazarus and daughter So
phia left this morning for Telluride
on account of the illness of the for
mer's mother. Mrs. 8. A. Lansberry
Mrs. Lansberry was operated on We'd
nesday night at 10 O'Clock, and while
she is getting along fairly well, Is
anxious for her daughter come. Mrs
Lazarus said she should feel less anx
ious il she made the trip.
j. T. Brooks, secretary Of the state
BARRIERS examining board, departed for
Brooks has been in town organizing a
BARRIERS union, an account of which
was published yesterday. j. E. Con.
molly third vice president of the In
here to assist in the organization,
left for Denver yesterday morning.
The school board met last evening
and reorganized, the directors present
being Messrs. Lake, Balster and San
ford. Frank Lake was elected presi
dent and f. S. Baister, secretary Su
perintendent E. E. Smiley was re-elect.
ed for another year. and the entire
list OF teachers, applying for re-elec
ton was retained.
Mr., and Mrs F. H. Taylor and fam
Mr.. Taylor, the Mancos sheep man,
came in to meet his family, who spent
the winter in Atlanta, Ga, returning
from the south yesterday This morn.
Ben and Misses Leah, Lillian and
Ruth. Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor are stay.
ing over in Durango today to do some
shopping.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. NJ Fisher and
daughter Wilma were guests of the
Palace last night, arriving on the east
ern from their former home at West
| Plains, Mo- Mr.. Fisher was in this
section in February. and liked the
| country He will go into the hard.
ware business in Aztec and was NOV
| ing his family to their new home this
morning. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Fisher
think they will like San Juan county
very much.
W. s. McNeely, landlord OF the Pal.
ace hotel, returned last night from a
trip to Denver. Mr.. McNeely left last
Sunday morning intending to spend
two weeks in the state capital, but the
weather was so disagreeable that Mr..
McNeely decided he would have bet
ter time at home. 1t showed Sunday
night and Monday morning, and rain
place like home" after all.
The funeral service of s. Fl. Masters
took place this afternoon at o'clock
Mrs. Masters, wife of the departed,
arrived last evening from Rocky Ford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Masters of CASTELAR,, and
Mr. and Mrs. Vernal Trumble OF Elco,
are also here to attend the funeral
services Of their father. A great many
friends of the late Mr.. Masters were
present at the obsequies, and followed
the cortege to the cemetery.
The Pioneer Construction company
yesterday filed for record statements
and plats of the Pennington Lake res
ervoir and the Ute canal. These two
projects will cost respectively $500, 900
and S150,00O The reservoir will have
a capacity of three hundred and seven
ty million cubic feet of water, and the
canal will carry 300 cubic feet per
second, and be about ten and one
half miles in length. The reservoir Is
situated at the head of the Florida,
the canal beginning below the Cash
ranch, and thence down Florida mesa.
The mayor, city council and city en-
gineer met last evening with e. A.