Semi-weekly herald., 1912-01-08

( Mrs. Heber Graves declares the sun
shines once in every thirty days in
New York just to remind the residents
lhe is still on the job.
E, C. Waring, one of the members
OF the firm of Waring and Mangham'
the Aztec jewellers, was Denver
(, bound traveller this morning.
Express Messenger Welsh has re-
Gently been assigned to the Silverton
branch. The family are occupying the
Probst residence on Eleventh street.
Mrs. Roy Gibbs departed for Bay
field via Ignacio this mo;ning. The
Valiant household has rejoiced in her
presence since the day before Christ
mas.
The commissioners are busy COM
pleting the years business. After
all the bills are audited they will,
among other matters, fill the appoint
i've offices.
James j. Asher, who has been
spending fortnight with his daugh-
ter, Mrs. sLenz, autoed out to Bayfield,
lin company with the Armstrong boys
this afternoon.
| A. S. Hamilton of Silverton was
an overnight visitor in the city, pass
ing through to points east. He was
initiated into the mysteries of the
r. P. o. Els last night.
Gerald Mclean, one of the boys who
assists in circulating the morning
sheet called at The Herald office and
established his ownership to the
gloves found at the depot by D. B
McGue.
Lloyd Sheets, John Herr and Ed
Tiffany boarded the Southern today
. for some unknown point in the La
Platas. Surveyors instruments and
bottled supplies were part of theii
equipment.
Dolores druggists, bankers, cattle
men and agriculturalists were repre-
sented, respectively by William II
Brumley, A. f. Harris, Charles Hosea
]. Burgwin and William Ritter at the
Elks initiation last night. The NIessrs
Hosea, Ritter and Harris acquires
horns, the other members of the party
chaperoned them through the nys
terious proceedings.
Mrs. w. S. Pickerill, who has beer
very i'll with appendicitis, shows sign.
of improvement today. While it is toe
early to state definitely the attending
physician has hopes that an operation
, may be avoided. The many friends Of
. this estimable lady trust her suffer
. ings will be speedily alleviated.
e. B. Clements and j. A. Johnson
, the Western Union representative.
, who arrived in Durango Tuesday ev
, ening, have been feeling the land
scape, looking at the invigorating wa
ter, absorbing the beauties of the
, town, and, incidentally installing ne.
cessities at the local telegraph office
The gentlemen were born, bred ano
buttered in Sweden. AS they have
had extended experience in pulling off
the Edward Payson Weston stunt
| since they crossed the big pond they
+ do not find it necessary to divide theii
coin with the street car companies
f Not desiring to qualify as long
lost brother to every pretty girl whose
name might be Clements, E. B. is
stricken with fear lest the erroneous
initials B. s. might place him under
, suspicion.
The annual election of the San Juar
congress officers for 1912 takes place
, this evening at the board of trade
, rooms. Each commercial club belong.
i ing to the organization is entitled tc
two delegates and in turn they elect
a vice president to serve as executive
committeeman for the year. Dele.
gates are expected from the different
counties. The meeting will be called
. at o'clock. 1t was the intention to
entertain the delegates with smoker
huf with fho hi, ,cipacc 70 ha f,.ape,c+
ed by the congress it was found il
would be 10 or II O'Clock before the
visitors could attend and this would
be too late to keep the home people
without program. Those interested
in the work of the congress are in
vited to attend and talk over the
work of the year.
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