Semi-weekly herald., 1912-07-25

! Miss Amanda Biggs is recovering
from her recent severe illness. She
is now able to sit up part of the
time.
News comes from Ophir of big
strike at the Butterfly. Those who
are IN position to l,nCw refuse TO either
confirm or deny the report.
j. w. MeMiehael, the Flora Vista
merchant, came up on a hurried busi-
ness trip last night. He was home
ward bound this morning.
Superintendent Werner Is in from
IgEacio comforting with the party
from Colorado Springs who are heavy
land owners on the Florida mesa.
Mrs. S. II. Morris of Caracas is
stopping at the Southern while pur-
chasing supplies for her boarding
house. The lady does not patronize
catalogue houses.
Will Weber went over to Mancos
this morning where he will assist his
brother-in-law, Roy ogle, with the
Denver and Rio Grande department
work.
Little Dorothy Dunning, quaint
miss of about seven years, came up
from Aztec last night to spend few
days with Mrs. C. s. Bailey at the
Strater.
Mrs. Ellen Gallott'. who went to
Pennington some weeks ago for the
benefit of her health, has found the
change just what is needed to restore
her normal condition.
Mrs. ]. l.. McGue is home from
Silverton where she had pleasant
visit with Mrs. Waters. She found
her family still qualified for the hun
cry horae list.
Cy Graden went down to the lower
country today on business soliciting
expedition for the cold storage plant.
He accepts everything on the market
but political booms.
C. A. Camern, the Ignacio hotel
man, was an overnight guest at the
Strater. Just testing Mine Host Still
wells hospitality while transacting
business in the city.
Miss Sharley Pike will have charge
Of the seventh grade in the high
school building this coming year. The
manual training teacher has not as
yet been selected.
Mrs. Hans Aspaas and her sister
Mrs. Turner, returned from Breen last
night where they have been visiting
with Mrs. Aspaas sr. They continued
their journey to their home in Ignacio
this morning.
N. Trumble, the driver of the mill
level at the Butterfly mine at Ophir
went down to La Posta today to in
spect his ranch interests. There is
promise of great mining activity in
the Ophir district.
Prof. Anderson, president of the
State School of Mines, and Capt. J
T. Smith, mining editor of the Den.
yer News, are expected to arrive TO.
night for the purpose of familiariz
ing themselves with the mineral re
sources Of the La Platas.
Mrs. ". G. Cass was a passenger tc
Telluride on a pleasure trip today
Her husband is mail clerk on tha
route and what is hard labor to hin
is her idea of the ideal way TO spent
an outing. Such views are common
to all women.
Mrs. l.. T.. Furman and little sol
and her mother, Mrs. ]. A. Miller
came up from Farmingon last nigh
, en- route to Tucker, Utah, to spend siI
weeks with Mr.. Furman who is con
struction engineer for the Denver ant
Rio Grande.
S. II. Phlegar. the Lebanon rea
I estate, man and his brother, j. G
Phlegar Of Medford, Ore, stopped a
= the Savoy last night The gentleme
l. were on their way east.
: r. p Sheriff is in from lower Flo
rida this afternoon.
+ Fred Martin Of Aztec went up t
n Telluride this morning to do assess
c ment work on his mining claims. Som
y Of the prospects he has owned 70
r twenty-five years and he still has hop
: these will make his fortune and thos
;. familiar with the properties think hi
o hopes are not without foundation.
u Harry McEwen, the youngest so
l. of DR.. w. w. McEwen, left for 10
c Alamitos, Cal, this morning where h
e has a position as chemist in the ST
e gar factory. In addition to the know
II edge Of chemistry gained in the stat
o university he spent season in tn
Z Fort Collins factory, specializing alon
a these lines.
/ Frank Allen. the genial host Of III
IS Pennington hotel, came up Saturda
p evening to meet Mr.. and Mrs. J.
/ Roberts and children who arrived q
the eastern from Texas. Mr. Alle
and Mrs. Jomso mare brother and 81
ter and as many years have elaps,
= since they met 1t goes without sayir
the reunion was a most happy on
u, TEis morning She party left for Farm
~ inpton where thew will visit toVeth,