Semi-weekly herald., 1913-11-10

Mrs. w. w. Etchison of the May
Day came down last night to see her
mother and sister, Mrs. |. Weiskaupt,
and Miss May Weiskaupt, this far
on their journey to their home in !
burlington, Iowa. The ladies have
been in the vicinity on an extended |
visit.
Joe Prewitt returned to Pagosa
Springs this morning after passing
few days in Durango buying car
load of apples for the Pagosa Springs
Lumber company. He attempted to
make the trip home by auto, but the
roads were so muddy between Du-
rango and Bayfield, he was forced to
turn back and give the Denver and
Rio Grande his patronage.
M. B. Smith arrived from Okla
homa last night on his way to the
Aztec section where he expects to
close deal for a ranch and engage
in diversified farming. Mr.. Smith
was down there in August and was so
highly pleased with the country he
was no longer content with his east
ern home.
A tax levy ordinance was intro
duced by the city commissioners yes
terday afternoon, which provides for
the following taxes: For the redemp-
ton of outstanding bonds, one half
mill; for interest on outstanding
bonds, eight-tenths of mill, and for
general purposes, three and one-half
mills.
When potato raising is at its prime
in Weld county--the Greeley country
as high as 1875 sacks of potatoes
'SSS SioNh W tiC dCIt. Willie LII
Plata county has not made a name
for itself as potato growing sect
ion, is it not true that this record
has been beaten within our county's
borders?
DR.. VIM. Schumacher, United State
sheep inspector, returned from Pn-
gosa Junction last night where he
supervised the dipping of 1000
"scabby sheep" that were being taken
over the New Mexico line for the
winter With eternal vigilance, DIR
Shumacher hopes to get the trouble
entirely stamped out.
E. c. Young, former proprietor Of
the c. o. d. laundry, arrived from
Chicago last night to spend a week
in the city shaking hands with his
old friends and incidentally to per-
suade present proprietors of the plant
he once owned that they need just
the kind of laundry equipment he has
to SELL
The Ministerial association of Du
range, recently reorganized, has for
its present members, Rev. Gains
Bergoon, Fairchild, DAILY, Miller
Smith and Captain Sagert. Just now
they are busy taking religious CEN
sus of the city. Each member ha
been allotted separate territory and
the information so gathered will be
Of valuable aid in the church and
Sunday school work of the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Meyn of NewI
York, and the formers father, a resi-
dent of Germany, departed for Man
cos this morning to visit the cliff
dwellings, after tarrying one day at
the Strater on account of the slight
indisposition of Mrs. Meyn. From
Mancos they are to travel down to-
ward Four Corners and thence down
in the Hopi Indian country, follow
ing the trail of Roosevelt on his sum-
mer vacation just passed.
DR.. James Harper, dean Of the
dental college of the Washington
university in st. Louis is here on bus
mess connected with the settlement Of
the estate of his mother, the late
Mrs. Elizabeth Harper. Mr.. Harper's
family was one of the most promin-
ent among the pioneer people. His
father, the late Colonel Harper, wasl
man of unusual intelligence. The
late Mrs. Elizabeth Harper was a
leader in the intellectual life of the
section, and was recognized as one
of the most brilliant women in the
state.
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