Semi-weekly herald., 1912-09-23

Fine weather has enabled farme
look for better attendance Of rural
than for many years.
The puplic school at Ignacio has AN
enrolment of eighty.
i Miss Fay Warner of Denver is the
house guest of Mrs. Charles Morast.
residents of Cedar Hill, is guest
at the Strater.
C. A. johnson returned from Sill
verton this morning where he defend.
ed Carter in his recent trial.
Several cars of sheep were shiLped
epse yesterday. The owners are Iesi-
dents ot the lower La Plata.
Mrs. w. Lackey and brother went
down tc Pennington this afternoon
to spend the week end with re,ativcs
Ex-.,uatice Dan Kelly of thi., city
is row superintendent of the iIew
MexIco Lumber company at Edith.
u. S. Minter returned from Den
yer last night and departed for his
home in Cortez this morning.
Rev. Mr.. Barlow, who will preach
nd 81 ,huynh tov &c ha
resident minister at Pagosa Springs.
Mr. and Mrs. George Patter 800 an
children are in from Lower Floida
today, shopping and visiting With iel-
atives.
The Ignacio Chieftain states that
Clifford Parks will move to Durango
and engage in the auto selling bust
ness.
Mrs. George Logan returned from
Aztec last night where she visited
her sister, Mrs. Rhodes, during Mr..
Logan's absencec.
Have you noticed the decorations in
the windows of the men's c!athinr
department at Gradients: 1t is the
|fhandiwork of an artist
b. j. Kempter returned from the
La Platas last night where he has
been corralling business for the firm
he represents.
The Salvation army commence serv-
ing their fair week meals Monday at
noon. Home cooking and variety will
: be feature of all meals served.
Frank Eldredge joined the tourist
class this afternoon. Armed with a
kodak and canteen he journeyed down
Pennington way.
Miss Bernice Barton, who is teach
ing at La Posta, came up last even
ing and is spending the day with her
parents in North Durango.
Paul Gum of La Plata City came
: up from Pennington last where he
. attended the fair This morning he
departed for the hills.
: G. o. Erbaugh and son-in-law, A.
. Ganvey of Denver, were bound for
' Cortez this morning where they have
land interests.
The Dolores Star reports that mask
: ed men attacked Frank Morgan's
sheep camp last Friday night, drove
away the herder and killed between
sixty and hundred sheep.
u Mrs ]. Morris and children are up
from Ignacio, the house guest of Mrs
Morris parents, Judge and Mrs. War
i ner. Nearly two years have elapsed
: since their last visit.
: Nearly every school district in La
Plata county has agreed to close
school next Friday in order the pupils
= may attend the fair. 1t goes without
saying the arrangement meets with
:, the approval of the youth.
Mrs. Sam Burnsides, one of the ole
time residents of this section, depart
q ed for California this morning where
n the family is now located. She has
: been in the city and vicinity severa
= days attending to business matters
Senator George West left for Den
= yer this morning where he will attend
n a meeting of the Democratic state
e central committee. Chairman Rivers
e of the county central committee leave:
n in the morning on the same mission
Durango ladies are flocking in large
numbers to STEMS millinery estab
!, lishment today. The opening which
4 is in progress is of interest to al
|; who care for the most attractive mod
4 els in 'somen's headgear.