Semi-weekly herald., 1911-04-06


entertainers were Silverton bound pas
scngers this morning.
John Ong of Bayfield, is Durango
visitor this afternoon.
The office of the Hotel Savoy is
being decorated today by George
Goodman and assistants.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Goodman are
now domiciled in their handsome new
residence on Seventh avenue.
Fred Stuckman, one of the promi-
nent ranchmen of the Oxford section,
is business visitor in town today
Ben Griffith is in from the Florida
mesa today. He says the road over
seefs are doing some mighty good
work out the mesa way.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Lowell are moy
ing their household effects 70 their
ranch near Bayfield, today. preparing
to spend the summer there.
Mrs. l.. l.. jennings and daughter
returned to Grand Junction today
after a pleasant visit with Mrs. Jcn-
ning's father, Judge Shannon.
Joe Smith, one of the huge cogs in
La Plata county's political wheel, is
in from Elco today for the purpose
OF telling his troubles to the county
commissioners.
Miss Bessie Springer is visitor
from bayfield,. Miss Springer has i
host of friends in this city who are
always delighted to have an ,pporru-
nifty to welcome her.
Our local basket ball teams suffer
ed defeat in both the boys and girls
game at Silverton Saturday night.
The score was 26 to Is in favor of
the Silverton boys and "a to 10 in ia
vor of the Silverton girls. The young
people report a royal good time, even
if they failed to capture the basket
ball honors.
S. T. Todd, who represents the con-
test department of the Rocky Noun
tain News, came in from the east Sat
lrday night and left for Montrose
this morning. Five winners of the
contest have a free trip to Europe.
Miss McCloud and Miss Mueller of
Durango stand second and third in
the list, and their prospect for going
aboard seem very favorable.
H. G. Hafner left for Suspension
Bridge, N. Y, this morning with the
remains of his wife's mother, Mrs.
Mary johnson, whose death occurred
on Fort Lewis mesa last Wednesday
night. Mrs. Johnson came here from
New York four months ago to spend
the winter with her daughter and
family. She has been sufferer from
heart trouble for years, but seemed to
be benefited by the change. About
two weeks ago she contracted severe
cold which developed into pneumonia
and death occurred within week.
William Jordan of the Big Four San
Juan Oil company of the Montezuma
valley, went over to Pagosa Springs
this morning to get the Standard rig
purchased for the company. Mr..
Jordan is very enthusiastic over the
future of the oil industry in his sec
tion and he certainly has occasion
to be as experts are now claiming that
the main oil fields are in the Monte
yuma valley. The cost of fuel and
transportation makes operation much
less expensive than in Bluff. Cortez
people are backing up their faith by
investing heavily in the stock of the
Big -Four company.
Albert Faris, who went to the Pa
cific coast the first of the year to
spend the winter and If conditions
were favorable to locate, is home and
an enthusiastic booster for Colorado,
and especially this portion of it. Mr..
Faris spent some time In San Diego.
Los Angeles and San Francisco. The
past six weeks he has been working
in Las Vegas, one of the boom towrs
Of Nevada. He came home ly way of
Ouray which necessitated walking
from that town to Silverton. MIR.
Faris is one of our splendid Young
men that we can i'll afford to DO With
out so we are all exceedingly glad to
welcome him back.