Semi-weekly herald., 1910-05-16
LOCAL kfWA.
(From Thursday's Daily,

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H. A Walker and c. o. Anderson
OF the Pioneer Construction compan,
were passengers to Allison this morn
ing on business.
Carl Thompson WAS in the city to
lday. passing through to Silverton Will
IA carload of stock, he had been pas
turing on the ranch ut Florida mesa
Miss Helen Anderson left for hei
home at Ignacio today, after pleasan
visit of some two weeks with Mrs. H
o. Willis of this city.
Hmmet Writ. the post trader from
DuIce and Hans Aspaas of Ignacio
we're in the city over night, returning
to their respective homes this morn
ling.
Franklin Guiterman, general mana
ger OF the American Smelling & Re
fining company, who has been In the
city for day or two on business, re-
turned to Denver this morning.
A A. Ridley and son. Edwin d. Rid
Hey. who are interested In the electric
Hight plant at Aztec, were in the city
last night passing through from busi-
ness trip to Denver. They went out
on the Red Apple train this morning
w. RI. Duff who has been in charge
of the engineering work at the Prewitt
pastures. was an arrival from Cedar
headquarters in Denver today.
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| l.. j. Brewer and mother who have
been visiting for some weeks on Pine
river. were in the city last night on
their way to their home in Colorado
Springs. They went out on this morn
ing's eastern.
Walter Pearl chief engineer for the
Pioneer Construction company, and
Gail Hamilton. and Charles Klepser
came in from Denver last night. The
two latter will be connected with the
engineering department of the com
pany here.
The many friends Of Mr. and Mrs
W. s. McCaw trust their boy will
soon be out of danger. He is at Mercy
hospital with bad case of pneumonia
and requires constant care day and
night. A slight improvement was
noted this morning
Mrs. w. J. Marymee and daughter
came in last night from visit with
relatives at Hastings, Neb. Mrs. Mary.
NEE said that the wheat crop in Adams
county was badly damaged by frost.
She also stayed over in Boulder for
a visit and the fruit crop there is not
and her daughter departed for their
home near Cortez.
The burning of shed on the Lech.
ner property In North Durango yes
terday called out the fire department
In the morning. 1t said to have been
caused by children playing with match
es. About 7:45 last night call was
turned in from the Strater corner. A
blaze in the vicinity of the Ball foun-
dry turned out to be bonfire OF pa
per and trash.
General Isaac r. Sherwood, NJ c.,
commented several days ago on the re.
turn of President Taft to Washington
and dwelt somewhat on expenses. The
comments were published in the east
last week. He finds the Associated
Press has just furnished the report
for Durango under big headlines as
fresh news--news published last week
elsewhere. But this is sample of
three-fourths of the news published
under telegraphic heading.
j. Ii. Morton. H. 10. WlCks anu r. IL
Fisher--a party of Pueblo business
men, were guests of the Palace last
night. The gentlemen came in ON the
Southern yesterday for trip through
the Montezuma valley and departed
for Pueblo this morning Mr.. Wicks
recently sold his fruit farm near
Hotchklss for $4,000 When he bought
| II few years ago he paid $1,000 for
il; He spent considerable money on
/, improving and developing it and
last year sold $4,000 worth of fruit
| from it. Who wouldn't have a fruit
farm?
Mrs. Charles Wigglesworsh and sis.
ter. Mrs. Emma Reynolds, were arriv'
els on last evenings eastern from Den
lyer. Mother Wigglesworth and
granddaughter. Miss Emily Howard
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