Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-08

Joe Andrews went over TO Nance 9
today where he has accepted ro-
sition with bakery thers Mr. An
drews has been employed al the Star
bakery for several months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Hiner Of
Animas City are welcoming n new
daughter to their household The
young lady arrived at an early hour
yesterday morning.
Mr.. o. O. Carr, editor Of the Chams
Valley News. came in Wednesday ev-
ening with his wife, who was taken
Immediately to Mercy hospital where
she underwent critical operation.
II. f. Klein and F.. r. iahoney,
two Pueblo contractors who submit-
ted bids on the Siiverton school house.
returned home this morning. A Mont
rose firm was awarded the contract.
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The securing of an appropriation,
by Senator West, for the improving
OF the Animas river channel, will be
good thing for the people of this
territory, as well as for the river.
George w. Spencer Is In from his
Florida mesa ranch today. Mr.. Spen-
Ger is slowly recovering from the acci-
dent he met with last winter but he
still walks with the aid of crutches.
James Barrett, representative Of
the Denver Times who spent the night
in the city collecting data for boost
ing write up of Durango, left for Sill
verton this morning on similar mis-
sion. I
Mr.. and Mrs. d. Taylor of Colorado
City, who are among the fortunate
possessors of real estate in San Juan
county, N, M, went down this MORN
ing to look after their interests and
also to increase their holdings there.
Tom Mullen, whose friends In Du-
range are only numbered by the CEN
sus taker, ia holding forth as clerk
at the Palace hotel. Mr.. Mullin has
been in Silverton and Animas Forks
fnr kha ,.aut G,,,. .xnar.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Hunter came
up from Pennington last night to
meet the latter's sister, Mrs. Bert Os-
bourne and son of Lakin, Kas. The
party all journeyed Pennington way
this morning.
Little Helen Graybill, who has been
with her aunt and uncle, Major and
Mrs. ID. l.. Sheets, this winter went
over to Mancos this morning for q
farewell visit with her aunt, Mrs. Ptoi-
emy, before leaving to join her father
In Pueblo.
The proposition TO reduce the bond
issue Of the Florida Mesa Ir-
rigation district from $l,060,0OO to
$4,000 and the acreage from $4,000
to $4,000, is being submitted for vote
To the property holders in the district
today.
North Durango residents are get
ting busy with the paint brush. J..
f Bradford's residence has turned .
dark st. Patrick's day green this
week and the Arthur Ayres home, =
rare shade of apricot yellow.
John Mcneil of Denver, who was
at one time prominently connected
with the Porter Fuel company, left
for his Denver headquarters this
morning after a few days sojourn in
this city.
A native OF Mexico, we did not
learn whether federal or insurrecto-
who is the proud possessor Of four
teen sons in assorted sizes--boardsd
the eastern train with this family for
New Mexican points this morning.
This morning the trouble arising
over the custody Of the little dsugh-
ter Of Marshall and Alice Darnell was
settled before Judge Hechtman by an
agreement reached between the hus-
band and wife whereby the grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Whitehead, were
made the ehild's custodians.
Manager J. A. Clay of the Durango
Gas and Electric company, who ter
rorized all the trout in the southwest
by his huge catch at the sporting club
lakes Wednesday, left for Denver this
morning where he will transact busi-
ness until the feeling Of safety la re-
tored in fish circles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnnie Bell and Miss
Frances are between trains visitors
from Bells Spur today. This is the