Semi-weekly herald., 1910-10-20

LOCAL NEWS.
From Mondays Daily.
J. d. Adams of the Local Security
company returned last evening from a
business trip to Colorado Springs and
Denver.
Miss sylvia Scott was a returning
passenger to her school at Florida
station. this morning, after couple
o; days at home.
Mr. and Mrs. j. W. Pearman of Man.
cos are guests OF the Palace today
They came in from home last night
Mr.. Pearman is here on sheep bust
ness.
The outcome of the first of the Sc
ries OF championship games between
Philadelphia and Chicago rather put a
crimp in the hackers of the Cubs who
we're offering odds.
Three carloads of pipe have just
arrived for the new Animas City water
works system, and work on construc.
tion will be commenced as soon as
weather conditions are favorable.
Sheriff John Clarke left for Pueblo
yesterday morning to attend the Ma.
SON -yanderweide trial which is on in
the federal court in Pueblo this week
About sixteen witnesses have been
subpoenaed from this county to ap-
pear at the trial.
Joe Smith, candidate for sheriff of
La Plata county, on the Republican
ing, to do little politicking. Mr..
Smiths niece Miss Irene Fulke, who
is attending school in Durango, also
returned this morning from spending
Saturday and Sunday at home.
Mrs. F. C.. Trujillo, who was shot
last Thursday night by Ramone Mar
tinez, is still a very sick woman. al,
though there is hope of her recovery.
She was very i'll last night and this
morning, but she is a trifle better late
this afternoon. Her temperature is
still very high
Billy Young has just received word
from his brother John, formerly ep
ployed on the Durango papers, that
the latter recently escaped death in
an auto accident. John is now in Chi.
cago and a few days ago was out joy
riding with three others, when the ma.
chine collided with a street car and
John was the only one left alive. Out.
side of being bruised and shaken up
he was unhurt.
Mr.. and Mrs f. c. Perkins went out
this morning to Pueblo and Denver
Mr.. Perkins VIII attend the sessions
OF the Presbytery and the synod as a
delegate elder from the Presbyterian
church of this city Mrs. Perkins is a
delegate from the Woman's societies
of the church to the Synodical Mis-,
society, which is held in con
nection with the meeting of the synod.
The total precipitation from Friday
until noon today was LAG inches. This
Is as unusual as it is gratifying. Ii
Is seldom that we have SO much mois-
ture this early in the season. 1t has
soaked into the ground and will be of
great benefit to the farmers. and if II
helps them 1t helps us all. The rest
of the race are very dependent on
the man who raises the things we
have to eat.
Editor John T. Joyce of the Silver
ton Standard, spent Sunday in Du.
range, and left for Lumberton this
morning, returning in few days to
PagOsa Springs to put in a few days
before continuing home. Mr.. Joyce is
for state senator for the
counties of Hinsdale, Archulets, San
Juan and Ouray. on the Democratic
ticket. and will doubtless look to his
political fences, as well as attend to
other matters.
W. N. Wallace was an arrival from
Canon Gallegos, N. NJ, this morning
Doc" said he came up to find bet
ter weather, and was disappointed to
discover that our particular brand was
no better than he has at home-if any.
thing 1t is a trifle worse. usn't that
unkind?-and it's sure to clear up be
fore night. We put in an order early
this m0rning) 1t was not raining In
Pennington when the train left this
morning. but 1t has been busy and
damp, for the past few days. Same
here. But of course. this weather is
unusual.
Rev. w. S. Crozier went out on the