Semi-weekly herald., 1912-09-23
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Sam Wall, the druggist. is having
steam heat installed IN his place ol
business.
Mrs. C. w. Houser and daughter Of
Pagosa Springs are guests at the Sa'
voy.
Mrs. ]. w. Lackey is enjoying q
visit from her brother who arrived
from Chicago early in the week.
Vi. and Mrs. Lee Stems have n boy
biby who arrived last night. He
came by way Of the O"hsner- Riclard-
son stork.
Artist members of the George
Goodman Paint and Paper company
are engaged in decorating the exte-
rior if the Strater.
Representative Jack Slattery of San
Juan county, passed through from
Silverton this morning on his way to
Denver.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. 6. Juhnson and
Miss Frances Bell went down To-
Pennington this afternoon to attend
the fair
All efforts to locate Gordon, the
missing miner have thus far been un-
successful. Silverton authorities are
aiding in the search.
The Mesdames Buchanan and Nc
Comb were among those who were
Pennington bound yesterday after
noon to attend the fair.
The Elks initiated two candidates
into the mysteries of the order last
night. The ceremonies were followed
by feast served by Herman Hanno.
Roth the Llks and Fnights OF PT-
thians will keep tfoir lodge rooms
open for visiting members of the e.
ders and their ladies' curing fair week.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. O'DonneN and
the latter's mother, Mrs. Sem, were
in from Oxford last night on COM
bined business and pleasure mission.
Charles Patten, former foreman of
the round house, now makes his head
quarters in Texas, where he is trav-
cling salesman for large wholesale
house.
The little Davidson boy continues
to improve and each day the hopes for
his recovery grows brighter Every
thing that mei cal aid and nursing
can do for him is icing done.
,'odging from the number of o-si
ness people who have signified their
ia,entions of decorating their estab-
li,,mcnts during the fair the citv will
be in festive array
Geo. N. Raymond returned last ev-
ening from Pennington where he
spent couple of days on matters of
special interest to this southwest sec
tion.
d. R. Mckinney is today unloading
carload of Fords. This is not the
first shipment Mckinney has received,
and we might also add 1t will not be
the last.
The Durango w. C. T. U. will Meet
It the home of Mrs. Sleeth, 1904 West
third avenue, North Durango, Friday
Sept 20, at o'clock. Important
business to be transacted. A mem-
bers u"eed to be present.
Undersheriff Jack Couch was call
ed to Lightner creek yesterday to
arrest man who had threatened the
life of Dave Lewis. He brought the
prisoner to town last night. 1t is
said that he is mentally unbalanced.
Mrs. Alberts, the representative of
the Artists Model Corset company,
arrives in the city totnight. During
her stay here she will be the house
guest of Mrs. w. F. Weightman, her
old time friend.
Mrs. Hare and daughter, Mrs. John
Tauber, and the latter's little son Will
liam of Mammoth Springs, Ark, were
arrivals on last nights eastern. They
will remain here during the winter
months.
1t was reported that Diaz had to
leave Mexico. That may be true but
we have noticed that he doesn't come
back when he is invited. 1t is prob
able that Diaz is one of the boys
down tnere WHO hiloWS Which He mao
enough of trouble.
Ernest Clark of the Florida mesa
underwent an operation for appendi-
citis at Ochsner's hospital this morn
ing. The Clark family seem to have
no end of physical troubles. Mrs
Clark is terrible sufferer with rheu-
matism, child of the family was
recently operated on for the same
trouble which is now the portion OF
the father, and not long ago another
child was reported at the point OF
death with one of the diseases conf
mon to childhood.
For many days east bound passen-
gers who failed to get their reserva.
tions on the chair car some days III
advance have had to ride on the day
coach. This morning conditions were
changed. The ever accommodating
Alec, the porter, looked lonesome and
well he might when he viewed the
numerous unoccupied chairs.
DR.. and Mrs Henry Rowlands, who
have been visiting their relatives, the
Parkinsons for the past ten days