Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-10

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electric light plant in Aztec, was at
the Strater Saturday night on his way
eait to purchase more machinery for
the city system.
w. H. Duff, the engineer who is
working on the big reservoir for the
La Plata Ditch & Reservoir company,
returned TO the pastures on this morn
ing's Red Apple train.
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George G.. Anderson returned from a
trip TO the Prewitt pastures Saturday
evening where he has been looking
over the land tracts In that favored
portion Of the San Juan, and departed
FOR his home in Denver Sunday morn
ing.
Even grafters will blush at that $3.50
tax list nteal. 1t was clever trick
hut The Herald noted the discrepancy
the first jump out of the box. 1t sim
ply shows that when commissioners
work with a graft organ they are
bound 20 get caught in the rneshes.
AMI we have Gov Reister figuring on
reelection.
Mr. and Mrs. u Massengill and
child returned last night from trip
10 St Joe and Kansas City and other
points east. This morning. they left
for their home at Pennington. Mr..
Maasengill is with the Hunter Mer.
camille company.
Jack Wakefield who has been EN-
ployed at the Malone Iron works for
the past two months, left this morning
Wakefield made many friends during
his stay In Durango who regret his
dcpai ture.
.hiah iidttit MdShDulu IS 6ellluE
along very nicely after a serious OPP.
Grafton at Mercy hospital last week
She rested well last night and is feel
ing stronger today than since the OPP
GRAFTON. Her friends will be pleased
she is doing so well.
Mrs. Il. A. Titus returned Saturday
evening from visit with her mother
in Denver of about month. You
would know something had happened
by the length and sweetness of E. AS
smile!
c. s. Thompson, general superintend
ent of bridges and buildings for the
ID. & X. G., is in the city today,
with C. d. Denning, bridge superln.
tendent for the fourth division, with
headquarters at Alamosa The gen
tlemen are looking into certain mat.
tiers pertaining to their departments.
Mr.. Thompson's headquarters are at
Pueblo.
A fine silver loving cup. the prop
erty of San Juan county, New Mexico
il on exhibition at the Strater hotel.
This was a premium awarded by the
National Agricultural congress to the
San Juan county exhibit Of apples at
the big show held at Council Bluffs.
la. An inscription on the cup states
that the premium was given for the
Home Orchard Collection in District
No. 5. San Juan county, New Mexico
The premium was sent to Joe Prewitt,
who exhibited fifty boxes of apples
from Ne~ Mexico In Council Bluffs
and also at the Denver apple show.
We are pleased to know that the fruit
won recognition 1t is one more proof
that the horticultural possibilities of
this section are appreciated.
Jasper Compton, the fireman who
was injured In the wreck last Monday
night. which occurred at a bridge
about a mile below Vance Junction
on the X. G.. s., was taken to Salida
yesterday in order that he might have
the better facilities for care and treat
ment than The Telluride hospital af
fords. The physicians have not yet
been able to set the broken bones of
I his leg on account of the flesh be
ing SO badly burned. that they are
compelled to wait till 1t heals some
what. The young mans mother and
the doctor accompanied him to Salida
The patient Is said to have a good
chance to pull through although his
injuries are serious. Mr.. comptons
Durango friends will be pleased to
know that he is getting along very
well considering how badly he was
hurt.