Semi-weekly herald., 1911-03-20

Last nights eastern which was
scheduled to arrive at GAS did not
reach town until after 3. Bad track
caused the delay. Certainly the ID.
& r. g. have had q little more than
their share Of trouble on account OF
the excess OF moisture the past two
months and they have met the situa-
tion well. Delays are preferable To
wrecks any day.
Sheriff w. T. Dufur of San Juan
county, New Mexico. passed through
Durango today on his way to the Las
Vegas insane asylum with Edward
Thorpe of Shiprock. The latter stated
that he ruled the universe in part
nership with the Almighty and he was
going to locate in Las Vegas in ac-
cordance with the Divine plan.
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Paul and little
Dorothy started for Pine river via the
upper Florida and Spring gulch route
Wednesday. Twelve miles from town
they encountered snow SO deep hat
they we're forced to borrow sleJ to
continue their journey.
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F. c. Beatty. one Of the Oldest ami
best known ID. & r. G. engineers, was
taken to Mercy hospital this morning,
seriously i'll with stomach and bowel
trouble. His many friends trust that
his suffering will be speedily allevi-
ated
w. j. Myler Is business visitor
from the Montezuma valley. He Is
one OF the Montezuma county commits
sioners so we know thoroughly appre-
| who has suffered the affllctIons of that
office in any county In any state can
| testify.
Mrs. ]. A Rodgers and daughter.
who have been prominent residents of
Hesperus for several years, left for
Dawson, N. NJ, on this mornings east
ern to join Mr.. Rodgers, who Is EN-
ployed as a machinist there. The la
dies were overnight guests of Mrs
Robert Mitchell
| Oswald Keen and William Glassner
of bayfield, were homeward bound pas
sengers this morning. The ordinance
calling for vote on the bond Issue
for the construction OF water works
and light plant will be introduced and
considered by the city council this ev-
ening. In order to have the ordinance
published in time for the spring elee-
ton. the Bayfield, Blade will be late
In making Its appearance this week.
The Democrats held their primaries
last night. According to the morning
paper the Third ward was the only one
where no opposition resulted
Mrs. Wolstrom, who was SO serious
ly burned yesterday, is still suffering
excruciating pain. but the prospects
for her recovery seem very favorable.
Y. G. Salabar. a prosperous ranch
man of the Bayfield, section, is in the
city today. Last winter Mr.. Salabar
left for Peru via Old Mexico to visit
his mother. He journeyed as far south
as Mexico City and finding the general
conditions unsafe for travel deemed 1t
wise to return home.
Ex-County Commissioner II. c..
Schroeder paid The Herald a pleasant
call today. MIR. Schroeder has been a
resident OF the southwest since 1873,
the good old days when we were free
from D. & r. G. troubles and the red
faced neighbors were in the majority.
Adolph Chavez, the section fore
man at Lone Pine, who was injured
in the wreck on the Pagosa Springs
branch Tuesday. is very i'll at Mercy
hospital. Conductor w. NJ. Hyndman
"Au hips hNoi ch5ou, WHO were also In.
iured In the wreck. are rapidly re-
covering.
Health Officer Hurd has discharged
the last smallpox patient from the
pest house and not one case exists in
the city Our health department
should be given much credit for the
able manner they have controlled what
bid fair to be an epidemic OF the
dreaded disease.
In 1888 the 18th day of March was
observed in the city OF Durango. SO
we are told by Judge McCloud, by
the suspension of all kinds of business,
The United States land office was clos
ed all day and no work at all was
done there. Services were held at all |
the city churches. the saloons were
ordered to be kept closed. and the day
was Just like Sunday. In fact 1t was
Sunday.
The death OF Charles NJ. Calhoon