Semi-weekly herald., 1912-07-29

months, returned home last night.
II. b. Maris, general superintend
ent of the San Juan Water and Power
company, is attending to company in.
terests in the city.
Mrs. Margaret Stewart, who has
been ill with appendicitis for three
weeks, is improving and is now able
TO sit up a few minutes each day.
Miss Elizabeth Shirvington, one OF
the popular clerks at Stems. is home
from weeks vacation spent il. Farm
ington and is again to be found at
her work.
Pitching must be the middle name
of the Brown family. The Chicago
Cubs, the st. Louis Browns, the Bos-
ton Braves and the Athletics all have
pitcher named Brown.
Everybody uses the phrase 'it ought
to be DONE" but it IS well enough to
note that it has not been done and
that in all probability it won't be done
even if we are agreed that it should
be done.
Mrs. E. w. Presson and daughter,
Miss Lola, and Gladys were arrivals
from Pennington last night where
they have been on an extended visit.
This morning they boarded the east
ern for their home in Rushville, Ill.
Richard Nelson is taking a vacation
enforced by an accident, He was
thrown from the delivery wagon he
was driving and sustains sprained
wrist as the result. Frank Soens is
attending to his duties for him.
Frank Voss, salesman of the Rune
ly power farming machinery, with
headquarters at Alamosa, left for
home this morning after doing a very
satisfactory business with our farm
ers, through the Chapman Hardware
company.
Mrs. G. w. Sammons, assistant
cashier in the First National bank of
Pennington, returned from Des
Moines, Iowa, last night where she
spent fortnight with her mother.
Today she continued her journey
homeward.
Is it by means of wireless teleg-
raphy that every boy in town knows
when a carload of watermelons ar
rive? Yesterday car was unloaded
an diff there was one lad in Durango
absent from the scene of the event
it was because he was suffering with
paralysis.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Nathan are off
for the east Sunday morning. Mr..
Nathan goes to New York for the pur-
pose of purchasing goods for the fab
and winter trade. Mrs. Nathan win
visit her mother in Kansas City and
possibly continue her travels to the
metropolis.
Mrs. Brown and her daughter, Miss
Mayme Brown, of Columbus, o., are
the house guests of the formers
brother and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
Brown in North Durango. They ex-
pect to remain two weeks. About
seven years ago they visited their rel
atives here.
Theodore Benjofsky, mining op-
orator who has been prominently iden-
lifted with the San Juan for thirty
years, came down from Silverton this
morning on his way to Denver. He
reports that mining in the Silverton
district is showing more activity as
the season progresses.
The two party nominees for presi-
dent are both expert golf players.
Would it not be good idea for them
to arrange to give golf tournaments to
The country and settle whatever diff
ferences they may have between them
in that way? 1t might prove to be
more interesting than speech max
ing tournament.
Mrs. Burr Sutton and children left
for Creede this morning in response
to a message telling Mrs. Sutton of
the accidental death of her brother.
The message contained no details. Six
weeks ago she was called to Creede
by the illness and death of her mother.
She left her brother in perfect health
only three short weeks since.
Jay Turley's destination east yes
terday morning did not extend beyond
the local D. & r. G. yard limits and he
spent the day in town discussing ir-
rigation projects with those who are
and their name is legion.
This morning he returned to Turley,
N. NJ, the place christened in his
honor, where ne has charge of the
postoffice.
Mrs. NJ. ]. Smack and son, George
T. Smack, the well known policeman,
left for the east this morning. Mrs.
Smack is going to her old home in
Bowling Green, Mo-, for visit q
several months duration and Mr..
Smack will see her on her journe.
as far as Kansas City. Incidentally
Miss Edna will have her first expert
ence in household duties without hei
grandmother's guiding hand at the
helm.
Henry Passtach OF Cripple Creek
wo. a. cng the guests Al lht : Southern
last night. Mr.. Passbach is anxious
to possess some real estate in the
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