Semi-weekly herald., 1912-08-01
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j. A. Clay returned from Denver
last night where he went on brief
business trip last Thursday.
|. Mather, Silverton legal light
was an incoming passenger from his
home town this morning.
c. S. Bailey, the proprietor of the
new commission house is scheduled to
return from Aztec this morning.
Mrs. Julia Sutton arrived from Pue-
bio via Silverton yesterday morning
to spend couple of weeks with Mrs.
Fred Balcom.
District Clerk E. V. Hollingsworth
of San Juan county was an arrival
from Silverton this morning on Off
Gal business.
Miss Elfrida Strom left for Grand
Junction this morning to spend cou-
pie of months with her brf ;her, Linus
Strom, and his bride whom she has
never met.
Mr.. Adam S. Wagner returned
Tuesday evening from an extended
trip TO Waterloo, Canada, and eastern
points, where he was called by the
death of his father.-Ouray Plain
dealer
Mr.. Jefferies, the commercial man,
who was stricken with severe case
of tonsilitis a couple of weeks ago,
is able to be out Of the hospital but
is still far from enjoying his usual
good health.
George Hays, the New York City
mining man who has been looking
over the mineral resources of the La
Platas, came down from the hills last
night and left for the east this morn
ing.
r. w. Simpson, better known as
"Dick," is up from Canon Largo. The
Strater is making his 1t y {; pleasure
while he is engaged in attcndin.. t.
matters pertaining to his mining and
post trading interests.
Mrs. w. w. Bay and her little
daughter Alice went down to Aztec
this morning for a fortnight's stay
with Mrs. Bays mother, the lady that
Alice designates as her "aunt-moth-
er."
Jimmie" Carbis, the catcher for
the Durango baseball team, has been
employed by the Ignacio Braves to
assist in winning their victories when
they make their trip to Colorado
Springs, Denver and Pueblo.
Mrs. Elliot McGalliard and chill
dren left for their home in Mancos
this morning after a pleasant visit
with Durango relatives and friends.
Their stay was of ten days. dura-
ton regardless of the efforts of news
paperdom to note their premature de-
parture.
Joe Vandeweide, John CGi ningham
and w. G. Hunt, all bred-in the-bo
Republicans drove Z, from Hesperus
Saturday and took an active part in
the party assembly. After attending
to their political lutios they left foi
home yesterday morning.
The Misses Grace Locke and Helen
Rosenthal returned from Servietta, N.
NJ, Saturday night where they have
been visiting their aunt and sister,
Mrs. Norton. The young ladies spent
Sunday in Durango, the house guest
of Mrs. f. A. Chubb. This morning
they completed their journey home.
j. A. Stookey and his mother, Mrs.
NJ. E. Stookey, were arrivals from
Ridgway last night, where they have
been visiting for two weeks with the
latter's brother. This morning they
departed for Kingston, Pa, for stay
of indefinite duration. Mr.. Stookey
has served the Denver & Rio Grande
railroad as agent at Lumberton, N.
NJ, for the past two years. In this
capacity he has been eminently sue
cessful and his employees as well as
the patrons of the road are very anx-
ious for him to be found at his old
post of duty. His doing so depends
principally upon his mothers health
which has not been good of late. The
section can ill afford to lose excel
lent citizens like the Stookeys and
their many friends and well wishers
trust that circumstances will permit
their early return.