Semi-weekly herald., 1913-01-30
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PURELY PERSONAL
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transacting business in the city today
I Mrs. H. II. Norton and baby of Ig.
nacio are in the city visiting with
Mrs. d. r. Mckinney.
William Bird is down from the La
Platas, spending few days with his
family.
X. G. Lockwood and John Bennet.
are down from Silverton on electric
light plant business.
The fruit shipments by express from
San Juan county, New Mexico, this
season totaled in value, S3,5714S.
Attorney w. A. Reece left for Dem
yer this morning where he will argue
case before the court of appeals.
Henry Ambold, one of the largest
cattle growers in La Plata county, re-
turned from the stock show last night.
Since the Ute Indians received their
annuity, they have been busily en-
gagged in separating themselves from
their coin.
Mr.. krouse Of the Animas valley
was taken to Mercy hospital this aft
ernoon, suffering with what is thought
tG be typhoid fever.
j. X. Olson arrived from the east
last night and this morning left for
the Montezuma valley on land seek
ing expedition.
Much activity is reported at the
Copper Hill properties in the La
Platas. The shipments are averag-
ing six cars per week.
Robert c. Emmett of Stronghurst,
ILL.,, who is interested in the operating
department of the Santa Fe railroad,
is business visitor in the city.
Ben Barnard, one of the clerks at
the Stewart Baker store at Shiprock,
was among the Denver bound travel
ers yesterday morning.
Superintendent Shoemaker of the
Mesa Verde park has advertised for
bids on 5000 feet of reconstruction
work on the park higway.
II. C. Tyree of Cortez returned from
Pueblo last night where he spent a
fortnight with his family. He left
for home this morning.
w. o. Dutton and family of Pa
gosa Springs were arrivals in town
last night. They are bound for Do
lores and will continue their travels
in that direction tomorrow.
Mrs. William Gill and little daugh-
ter departed for Trinidad this morn.
Jog in response to message telling
them of the critical illness of Mrs
Gill's mother, Mrs. John Grogan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Goble of Sill
verton passed through from Denver
last night, homeward bound. They
attended the lumbermen's convention
where Mr.. Goble was prominent
figure.
John Breed, who is connected with
the government Indian school at Phoe-
nix, came over from Navajo Springs
last night with Max Buffalo and Wal
ter Long, two Indian boys who are
to enter the Phoenix school.
Noble Bourne, clerk in the local ax-
press office, returns from Telluride
tonight where he went yesterday as a
substitute on the express run, in
place Of the regular messenger who
is on the sick list.
Harry Elliot, the newspaperman
who had charge of the Pennington
Enterprise number Of years, was an
arrival on the Red Apple line Satur-
day night and left for the east yester-
day morning.
Mrs. Elmer Nickel and children re-
turned to their home in Pagosa
Springs today. They were called here
several weeks ago by the illness and
death of Mrs. Nickell's brother, the
late John Daum.
William Shumaker, the sheep in
spector, returned from San Juan coun-
IS a couple of days ago where he
was called on department business. On
the Animas in the vicinity of Blanco
he found ice six inches deep. The
weather was colder than in Durango.
The Mormon residents of Kline are
making arrangements to rebuild the
church that was destroyed by fire
couple of months ago. The lumber
for the structure is being sawed at
the Cherry creek mill, and work on
the foundation will begin in few
days.
W. A. Jackson and wife were ar
rivals from Cortez Saturday night.
Yesterday morning Mr.. Jackson left
for Texas on business mission. Mrs.
Jackson remains over at the South
ern until tomorrow when she journeys
down to the Lower La Plata to visit
her daughter during her husbands abb
sence.
A bouncing baby boy arrived at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. George Rob
ertson early yesterday morning and
was accorded such warm welcome
that he has manifested his intentions
of remaining permanently. He has
been christeDed George William Rob-
ertson jr.
The county commissioners and the