Semi-weekly herald., 1913-11-13


alton for appendicitis and periton-
tits at Mercy hospital this morning.
This afternoon his condition is good
DR.. Haggart has the case in charge.
Mr.. Hess, who has charge of the
commissary department for the Du
rango-Pagosa telephone crew loaded
out with supplies from Gradens to-
day.
r. H. Purcell of Denver, special
agent of the Liverpool, London and
Globe Insurance company, is in town
today comforting with the company's
local agent.
The family of Lewis A. Hall have
moved to Animas City. For two
years past they occupied the Stilwell
house, corner of West Third avenue
and Nineteenth street.
Mrs. NJ j. Kelley, who was elect
ed an officer of the Grand lodge of
Rebekahs at their recent meeting in
Grand Junction, returned home last
evening. On her way she stopped
over in Mancos to visit friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ruhmland
sail from San Francisco for the
Hawiian islands tomorrow. Mr..
Ruhmland who was formerly linotype
artist at The Herald, has accepted a
lucrative position in Honolulu.
Sheriff Fassbinder left for San
Juan county, New Mexico this morn
ing to place under arrest the two
men charged with attempting to stab
Arch Wheeler of Content, short
time ago.
DIR. VIM. Schumacher, the United
States sheep inspector, left for La
Boca this morning where he will sup
ervise the dipping of two thousand
sheep that are being driven to the
range for the winter.
Judge w. N. Searcy and Court
Stenographer Peters went over to
Pagosa Springs this morning where
district court will be held this week.
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L. A. O'Donnell is business visit
or from the Oxford section. He isl
still on the lonesome list. Mrs. OIL
Donnell and "Pat" have not return
ed, as yet, from their visit with rel-I
atives in Iowa and Indiana.
United States Marshall A. II. Hud-
speth of Santa Fe, and two deputies.
j. R. Galuha of Albuquerque and R.
X. Larkin of Las Vegas arrived inl
the city last night en- route to Ship
rock to lend their assistance in quell-|
ing the Indian troubles.
Mr.. and Mrs. A NJ. Anheier arriv-
ed from points east Saturday night.
Mr.. Anheier has been in Denver pur-
chasing goods for the holiday trade.
Mrs. Anheier visited number of
Pocahontas lodges in the state in her
capacity of the head officer of the
Colorado domain
Frederick Mentzel has filed petit |
tion in the probate court to settle |
the estate of his ward, Alice L. Du |
Praw, who becomes of age Novem-
ber 13, 1918. January 5, 1914 has
been set for the hearing. The young
lady is the minor heir of Mrs. Ella
b. Du Praw and resides near Detroit,
Mich.
With the whole country east of the
Mississippi swept by blizzard today,
how does Colorado weather look to
you? Any person so lacking in ap-
probation as to find fault about
weather conditions in La Plata coun-
ty, will be dissatisfied with Heaven,
should they be fortunate enough to
enter the pearly gates.
Mrs. Robert Ernst, nee Florence
Farrell, departed for Albuquerque
yesterday morning to join her hus-
band. Mr.. Ernest who was a sales
man in the dry goods department at
Graden's and later clerk in the
Strater hotel, located in Albuquerque
couple of months ago, where he is
employed by dry goods establish
ment.
Some outside papers are accusing
the Durango dealers of raising the
price of coal. This is an error, the
price of coal remains the same as
for q number of years past. 81 per
ton. Tho strike has in no ways ef-I