Semi-weekly herald., 1913-08-07

service willing. She was expected
several days earlier, but was detained
in Pueblo on account of the illness Of
her uncle, Fred Sisson.
Mr.. and Mrs. "Jim" McEwen and
children of Cedar Hill have been in
town couple Of days visiting the
formers relatives. They are bound
for the lockwood section to spend
week with the Alex. Ptolemys.
Mr.. John A. Maloy and Miss vadis
Gipson were married by Rev. Mr..
Campbell of Bayfield, on Aug. 3. The
event had been anticipated by their
friends for some time.
The fire on Red creek, north of
Johnnie Farrel's place, was started by
lightning. The forestry department
was called to fight the blaze and the
efforts of the men were SO successful
that it was extinguished before it
kau burned over three acres of ground
Morris Stein Of the Stein Mercan-
tile company left for Chicago and
points east this morning on his semi
annual purchasing expedition. Mrs.
Stein, who has been sojourning in
Denver for several days, will make the
trip with him.
I. w. Hall of the firm Of Lotus
and Hall came up from Pennington
last night bound for Silverton where
the company has the contract for the
state highway construction work.
They completed the Bayfield, water
works about ten days ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. B. McAtee left
over the eastern this morning, where
the former travels in the interests Of
the freight department Of the Denver
& Rio Grande. They will probably
journey as far as Santa Fe and make
an overland trip TO Taos.
w. B. Wade, who spent the summer
in Silverton with his daughter, Mrs.
Sam Graham, was through psssen-
ger to Denver this morning. During
his between trains wait he visited
with his granddaughter, Miss Beulah
Dornblaser.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Woods were
over from Mancos Sunday, making the
trip by motor. Miss Mae Spargo came
over with them to remain until after
the Dickinson Dixon wedding. Mrs.
D. l.. Sheets, Mrs. Woods mother,
accompanied them home for . fort
nights visit
Rev. and Mrs. w. H. Ferguson ar
rived from Missouri last night and
are the house guests Of w. P. Vaile.
The former is to officiate at the
Dickinson Dixon wedding tomorrow.
Sunday he has kindly consented to
preach at the Presbyterian church,
where for number Of years he served
as pastor.
A shower not recorded BY the
weather bureau occurred at Tacoma
yesterday. It consisted Of grains Of
rice instead Of drops Of water and
fell only on two people Paul Jak-
way and very interesting Durango
girl visiting at that point received tho
deluge-whether they had arrived 1t
the stage where it Is due them or
not.
JIG. Brown, former Durango resi-
dent, came over from Bluff City last
night, Denver bound. Mr.. Brown rep
resents the San Juan and Dolores TEL
ephone company and his mission In
the state capital is to look after COM
pany interests. After finishing busi-
ness duties, he expects TO extend his
travels to Topeka and later to Chi
cago.
II. M. Cushing, travelling passenger
agent of the Denver q Rio Grande,
came in from Salt Lake last night
to perfect arrangements for the an
nual excursion to the city where he
makes his headquarters. Each year
Mr.. Cushing makes trip to the Sec
ton to drum up trade for the ex-
cursion and his efforts are always
crowned with success.
Prof. Henry Fairfield Osbourne,
president Of the American Museum,
and Osbourne Speir, both Of New
York, arrived from the east last night
on the private car Edna, train guests
of Superintendent McGraw Of the
fourth division. They will spend q
week on the desert northwest Of Ship
rock in the interests Of the museum.
On their return they expect to cover
shiprock, Pennington and Aztec.
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