Semi-weekly herald., 1912-11-21
The popularity of the county iail I

At present seven steadies have accom-
modations there.
w. +. Rule, the owner of the John
ME Farrell ranch on Texas creek, was
in from the farm yesterday with
load of pork which he sold in the local
market
John Baisden, the well known saw
mill man, who was stricken with pneu-
;n.'nian shortly after his return from
Seattle, is down town today for the
irst time since his illness.
The members of the A. NJ. E. church
will give Thanksgiving dinner, Nov.
2S, in the La Plata bank building.
Dinner will be served between the
hours of IL a. m. and $3.50 p. m.
Mrs. j. Holt of Arloa departed for
the east this morning where she will
reside, In Pueblo she will be joined
by Mr.. Holt, who has been discharged
from the insane asylum completely
cured.
Governor Shafroth has by procla-
nation set aside Sunday, Nov "a, as
Educational Sunday. Exercises under
the auspices of the State Teachers
association will be held all over the
state on that date.
Merchant McMichaels of Flora Vista
who has been partaking of the hospi-
tality of Mine Host McNeeley of the
Palace for couple of days, was a
homeward bound traveller this morn
ing
A letter from Fort Collins conveys
the pleasing information that DR..
Charles Lory of the state agricultural
college, is very much improved in
health For many weeks his condition
was a source of much concern to his
friends.
w. W. Letson and wife were guests
at the Strater last night, Mr.. Let
son came over from Mancos last even
ing to meet Mrs. Letson who was re-
turning from an extended visit to
points east. Together they jourreye1
homeward this morning.
Thirty-six counties throughout the
state gave the good roads bill ma
| jority of 3,100 votes, according to the
| latest figures received at the office OF
the state highway commission and
| it would seem now that the bill had
| passed.
Passenger Agent James Brown is
! the popular man with the railroad
boys today He is the big dispenser
of the wampum whereby the company
reward the railroad employees for serv-
| ices rendered during the previous
month
s. w. Carpenter, one of the promi-
nent legal lights of the southwest
| was over from Mancos last night tc
at end the district meeting of the X
Of P. lodges of the San Juan basin
| Mr.. Carpenter is the newly elec:ed
| president of the organization.
| Durango people Will be interested
to know that Mrs. Dora Elliott, nee
| Baisden, is now one of the teachers
IN Alpha college. Her daughter is a
student in the Seattle high school, this
being her junior year. The son is
also in the Seattle schools. In Janu.
ary he enters the high school.
Mine Host Edelman has not as yet
escaped from the epidemic of remodel
ing that struck the Southern about
ten days ago, His latest move in the
way of improvements is the building
of sample room to accommodate
the commercial men that are number
ed among his patrons.
John McDermott, Mrs. NJ. A. Fulco-
er and Miss F. Firebaugh of Hes
perus are guests at the Savoy today
while making preparations for then
anrual pilgrimage to California To-
morrow will see them on their way to
| the land of orangs blossoms and tour
lists.
j, Aich, II. L. Aich, Lyon Russell
and A. Simmer, all miner.
who hail from Gunnison, stopped
at the Southern last night. This morn
ing they were bound for the La Platas
'hSiS ehSy VIII Seeh employment.
Many people are having their assess
mcnt work done now so jobs are plen-
tiful.
Sheriff Kramer of San Juan county
passed through to Canon City this
morning with two brothers, Joe and
Chris Barnard, who were found guilty
respectively, of manslaughter and
murder in the second degree, and SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for term
of years to pay the penalty for their
crimes.
Mrs. A. r. Lewis, that well known
pioneer woman who has been confined
to her home many weeks following q
critical operation for peritonitis, has
sufficiently recovered to be down town
today. For many days during the
first part of her illness the chances
for her recovery seemed very slight
indeed.
Mrs. N. A. Heather of Laplata, N.
M., is needing the admonition to ID,
your Christmas shopping early by
giving Durango merchants patrona ye