Semi-weekly herald., 1910-01-06

will probably have some more com
plimentary things to say about this
end OF the line II remains to be seen
whether his remarks are equal 10 rails
ing the blockade.
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A, J. Faugs OF Rocky Ford was an
arrival from Farmlngton last night,
Investments.
County Clerk Conroy issued mar
riage licence today giving Percy Cram
and Nellie Goeglne permission to
marry. The Herald is not informed
when the ceremony will be performed,
but we extend best wishes in advance
A summary of the weather for De. |
cember shows 10 clear days, partly |
cloudy, and Q cloudy. The highest |
temperature was the first day OF the |
month when 1t was 43 above, with IL
below on the 29th. the total precipi |
taiion for the month was 3.S1 inches |
with a snow fall of 34.2 inches.
Miss Mabel Johnson left for Colo |
| RADIO Springs New Years morning,
where she will enter the Deaconess'
hospital for the three years training
course in nursing Miss Johnson pos
sesses the mental, moral and physical
| qualifications which are essential to
successful memberof that noble pro-
fesslon.
| Mrs. C. II. McHenry OF Pennington
returned home this morning. Mrs.
| McHenry came up from Pennington
Thursday, expecting to leave for Den
yer yesterday to join Mr.. McHenry.
but she decided not to attempt the
| trip. She was the guest of her cousin.
James Otis and family while in the
city.
Mrs Antoine Sever of Flora Vista,
who has been seriously i'll at one of
the local hospitals has sufficiently re-
| covered to return home. Her son,
| John Sever came up Saturday and
they returned together yesterday
morning. The Severn's are among
the largest fruit growers In their sec
| ton.
Grace Sullivan, the clever little
niece of the Sullivan brothers of the
Sunset Lumber company, left for Den
yer Saturday morning. She will en-
ter convent to persue her studies
| At Pagosa Junction the little miss was
Joined by Dr. Nossman's daughter of
Pagosa Springs. She will also attend
the convent school.
Miss Ella Shafranka and Miss Mary
Shattinger, two of Durango's popular
teachers, are snowbound in Alamosa.
Miss Shattinger spent her vacation In
Denver and Miss Shafranka spent the
time in Santa Fe They expected to
ohsar. n'sAfe 4 Via Svlkigg lkigiiRhl iRer is syes a
treated. Superintendent Smiley
| lJul dHSO OdtuIuHN nlRDI.
Durango physician recently pre-
scribed quinine for one of his patients.
The man objected because the taste
or quinine was SO offensive to him.
The physician replied, THAT can be
easily remedied | will put 1t in cap.
sules." A few days later the patient
returned, highly Indignant Doctor"
said he, when l chewed those cap
sules the quinine tasted just as bad
as it ever did"
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w Mccoy and their
daughter. Miss Dora. departed for
Southern California yesterday morn.
ing. Mr.. Mccoy is one OF the largest
apple growers of San Juan county.
| While the present commercial or.
chards In that section are only blazed
trails showing the way to It's wonder
full possibilities. yet they yield their
owners handsome incomes. The fam
lily are In Chama. waiting for the
blockade to be raised.
In the musical attraction that was
to appear at the Presbyterian church
Saturday evening, Durango people
were again doomed to disappointment.
The company gave an entertainment
in Mancos Friday evening and expect
| ed to arrive in Durango on Saturday
| afternoons Southern. As the train
was thirteen hours late the date had
to be cancelled The ladies. who have
| charge of this series of entertainments
are longing for the weather to be
struck by prohibition wave.
Considering the stormy evening
there was very good attendance of
members of the Masonic order at st
Marks church last evening. when
Rev. Mr.. Doggett preached very in.
teresting sermon from the text: "This |
year you shall die" The speaker went |
on TO convey the thought that 1t was
the duty of man to be prepared for