Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-18
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From Mondays Daily.
J R. E. Ptolemy of Silverton passed
through to Denver this morning to at
tend the stock show.
| Major John H. McDevitt, the Uni ed
States revenue collector, went up to
Silverton this morning on official bust
ness.
Burritt Allen, vice president Of the
La Plata county bank, departed for
Denver this morning to attend the
dairy show.
DR.. Driver went down to Bondad on
professional business today. Times are
more prosperous with physicians than
icemen this time in the calendar.
The Gallup Independent notes that
W. P. Dancer will make his head
quarters in that town, his principal
Interests now being in the Seven Lakes
oil fields.
Thomas Goldworth, W. Nancarron
and John Rodda, miners of the Sill
verton district, were bound for Utah
today whede they will engage IN their
usual occupation.
Miss M. Schenghmayer of Rico is
stopping at the Southern while visit.
ing with different friends in this city
Her people are among the pioneer res
idents of the Rico section.
E. W. Hunt, the civil engineer who
resides in Silverton, was Denver
bound traveller yesterday morning
where he was summoned as witness
in the Idaho-May Day case.
DR.. A. L. Burnett, the well known
Silverton physician, arrived from Chi
cago last night on his way home. His
attractive sister, Miss Eleanor, accom-
panied him for an extended visit.
Mrs. C. c. Corrigan left for Pueblo
yesterday to spend few weeks with
the home folk. Her husband, the hap
py-go-lucky express messenger, is ac-
cepting handouts at the different food
dispensaries.
While trade in local business circles
is a little light now, tone of opti-
mism prevails. Certainly there is ev-
cry reason to expect the coming sea
sons will be the most prosperous one
this section has ever known.
Miss Florence Beatty, the popular
teacher at Falfa, spent the week end
with Durango relatives. Her school
has an average daily attendance OF
twenty-seven pupils. Miss Beatty's
work is proving highly satisfactory ,c
her patrons.
w. E. Mineah, manager of the Glib.
son Lumber interests in Mancos, was
over Saturday night to confer with
the southwestern head of the firm. The
building epidemic in Mancos is filling
to an overflow the Golfers of the
lumber dealers.
| c. Moffat, Denver man who re.
Gently purchased real estate on the
Fort Lewis mesa, was an arrival or
Saturday nights eastern on his way
to his new holdings where he will su.
pervise the extensive improvements
about to be made.
Dan MacLean departed for Denve,
this morning. The Highland Mary
mine, in which he is heavily interested
is reported by the Silverton Miner to
have most encouraging outlook. FIX,
tensive operations are being carried or
at the present time.
S. ]. Smith, who made many warm
friends in Durango during his con,
nection in the Colorado State bank in
the capacity of assistant cashier, was
an overnight visitor at the Strater
passing through from Cortez to Den
yer to attend the stock show.
Mrs. Ella Ballou of Silverton was
the house guest of Mrs. C. A. Cooper
last night. The lady was journeying
to Denver to spend the remainder Of
the winter with those wonderful
grandsons in which she and Mrs. Coo
per are jointly and equally interest
ed.
Conductor Grant Sanders resumed
his old run between Durango and
Telluride this morning after few
days spent in renewing the acquaint-
ance of his family. Russell Berry, re-
/ splendent in fine linen and n perfec.ly