Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-25

D. M. Sutton was an arrival Satur-
day night from Denver, and departed
Sunday morning to Pennington, ON
visit to his interests in that prosper
Gus community.
Mrs. G. l.. Martin and little daugh-
Ter are guests of the Palace for
few days from Griffith, arriving Sat
urday.
Thursday morning there was trou-
bic in the Gogarty home at Durango
which looked bad for a time. Mrs.
Gogarty and Minnie arose and went
into the kitchen to get breakfast be-
fore getting up time for Barney.
Hardly had the fire in the range been
started when the stove exploded and
was blown all to pieces, scattering
| fire, SCOT and ashes all over couple
of rooms and one piece of iron struck
Minnie on the head, but did no serious
damage. Barney heard the explosion,
which he said sounded like an ordi-
nary frecracker, and going into the
kitchen found everything smoked up
and things looked bad. Forgetting
that he was not dressed for company
oi fighting fire either, he gathered
bucket of water and started to put
ting out the fire on the floor and
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with his bare feet which did not make
the work of FIRE extinguishing very
pleasant. However, when it was all
over it was found that but little dam
age was done to anything but the
range itself, which was blown to
smithereens. Had the folks been work
ing over the stove at the time some
one might have been seriously hurt.
Barney was very glad he was alive
when he pulled his train in mere
Thursday night, and still more pleas
ed that his family escaped uninjured.
San Miguel Examiner.
Miss NJ. A. Iiankey of Pennington
is guest of the Savoy for few
days vacation trip.
w. j. Godfrey left via the Red Ap-
pie train this morning for Farming
ton, where he will spend II day Or
two on business.
A number of Mexicans went out on
the Red Apple train this morning
bound for Cedar Hill to start work
OF the Little Eden ditch.
Miss Ella Schafranka, one of Du-
rango's popular teachers, left yester-
day morning for her home near Santa
Fc, to spend the summer vacation.
Four carloads of ties went out on
the Red Apple train this morning to
continue the good work of repairing
the track,
Attorney and Mrs. Reese McCloskey
returned Saturday evening from a
trip to Denver and Colorado Springs
Mr.. McCloslSey made the trip OH busi-
ness, his wife accompanying him for
the outing.
Mrs. George Mills was n returning
passenger to her home in Mancos yes
teiday morning, arriving from Denver
Saturday night. Mrs. Mills was re
turning from lengthy visit with rel
atives in Lancaster, Wis.
Mrs. w. L. Morse left for her home
in Mancos yesterday morning. Mrs
Morse returned Saturday night from
a vacation trip to Denver of about a
month.
| C. C. Schiller was a returning pas
senger ON the Southern last night
from Telluride. where re spent the
past three weeks, on a combined bust
ness and pleasure trip.
Blair Burwell returned last night
from Denver alter AN absence OF sixty
days and is busy today receiving con-
gratulations on his recent appoint
ment to position on the state land
board.
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j. X. Poole, brother of ex-senator
John Poole, who is well known here,
was an arrival last night from Den
yer, and is in the city today, on his
way to the oil fields at Bluff City.
Mrs. A. ID. Fletcher was a passenger
To Denver this morning. Mrs. F.etcE-
er is lady barber, and for some
time past ran a shaving emporium
ih Silverton, but was recently banned
out, and is now seeking new loca-
ton.
NJ. l.. Towne returned to the La
Platas this morning after few days
in town ON bush ess and pleasure com