Semi-weekly herald., 1912-08-12

morning after giving his political plum
crop careful attention.
H. C. Bollinger, the La Plata mer-
chant, drove down yesterday on po-
litical business. He is ono of the Re
publican Gibraltars in the section.
J E. M. Cook, one Of the prosperous
Ignacio merchants, spent the night at
the Strater. He departed for home
this morning.
I. ]. Crowds, he of the Lucky Moon
transacted business in the city yes
terday evening. This morning he re-
turned to the mine.
Mrs. NJ. A. Higgins of Silverton,
Telluride this morning to spend few
| days with her husband, who is an
electrical at the Tomboy mine.
]. j. Clay returned from Salt Lake
via Silverton this morning, where he
has been attending to business mat
ters of Importance.
| Miss Alice Hampton, one of the
graduates of the class of 1912 is in
from the Florida today. She is plan
ming to teach this year.
". C. Chapman will accompany Mrs.
Chapman out to the Vallecito tomor-
row for two weeks outing ami gen
cral recreation trip.
Mrs. w. Bay and little daughter
were incoming passengers from Aztec
last night where they have been visit
ing with relatives the past tw, weeks,
Miss Dorothy Perkins went out to
| lgnacio this morning to spend week
with friends. She is prepared to share
all the pleasures of horseback riding
the county affords.
Miss Minnie Levy is home from
Trimble Springs where she has been
enjoying weeks outing. Trimble
has All important social circle all its
own J, ST now.
Milt Richard, one of the ranchman
Of the Kline district, drove in yes
terday with load of potatoes which
he sold in the local market for a good
price.
Frank Hartman, tn editor of the
Alamosa Empire and the La Plata
Miner, left for Alamosa this morning
in response to a message telling him
of the illness of his wife.
w. F. Edwards of Hamilton, Mo-,
was among the guests at the Palace
last night. He was returning to his
me after landseeking expedition
in the San Juan basin
Pau NJ. Resor, the southwestern
representative for the Enterprise Mfg.
& Supply company, went down to
Pennington this morning on company
business. He makes the San Juan
basin towns every six weeks.
Nh Pratt of Silverton, who is with
the San Juan Lumber company, came
down this morning on his way to
Harrington. By doing some record
breaking sprinting he made connec-
ticnj with the Pennington train.
County Commissioners Scouton,
Barr and Tovrea went down to Ignacio
to inspect and receive, if satisfactory,
the new cable bridge. County Sur
veyor Roy Goodman went along in
mis- official capacity.
Henry Bauer, one of the Montezuma
county delegates to the Democratic
state convention returned from Pue-
bio last night. This morning he went
down to the Pennington section with
o. H. Kinder to look over the fruit
prospects.
Miss Florence Salabar, one of Du-
rango's popular teachers, who is a
candidate for county superintendent,
subject to the action of the voters at
the primaries, is in from Bayfield,, a
guest of Mrs. Cunha. She is on her
way to Mancos.
Judge McCloud left for Denver this
morning on legal business. Two years
has elapsed since the judge last visit
ed the capital city. He has engaged
accommodations on the Seeing Den
yer car in order that he may have as
sistance in getting his bearings in the
city.
Mrs. F. M. Goodykoontz was a re-
turning passenger from Denver last
night, where she has been enjoying
an outing of nearly two months du-
ration. Sunday she leaves for her
home in Cortez, meanwhile she will
be the house guest of Mrs. M. Cor
man.
Mrs. Margaret Satterlee, one of the
best known mining operators in this
section came in from Denver last
night where she has been enjoying
metropolitan attractions since early in
June. She will stay over at the Stra-
ter until Sunday before continuing to
her headquarters in Cortez.
The Misses Spears and Witschen,
the nurses from Denver who have
been looking for hospital location on
the western slope, departed for Dem
yer his morning. They have decided
to open a hospital in Delta about
the first of October. Their sojourn
in Durango has been purely for pleas
ure. The Strater has been their head
cuslters.
Durango people learn with regret
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