Semi-weekly herald., 1913-10-13

county court today. A Jury will de-
termine the merits of the contention.
A plain" drunk, who was still not
many degrees removed from the ogle-
eyed state of intoxication, was a part
of the grist at the police court this
morning. Five dollars and cost was
the fine imposed by his honor, Judge
Wilson.
Harry Ware, the genial represen-
tative for the Morey people, made his
Pennington trip with a chaperon
this morning. Mrs. Ware did the hon
ors, her first journey down to that
section for many months.
The Silverton bound passenger did
not reach it's destination last night
until 1890. 1t was delayed three
hours at Needleton where the wreck
occurred. This morning it returned
to Durango on scheduled time, the
debris having been entirely cleared
away.
A. W. Carr of Delta was in town
last night on his return from the
Shiprock section where he spent a
couple of weeks, buying blankets and
incidentally attending the fair. He
was fortunate to time his travels so
he met with no delays as a result
of the heavy storm.
Dell Andrews of Pawnee City, Neb
spent the night in Durango, the
house guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Bernard, en- route to the Aztec
Pennington section to visit his faith
er-in-law, Mr.. Mccoy, Sr. The late
Mrs. Andrews and Mrs. Bernard
were sisters.
DR.. and Mrs. S. w. Morrison, form
er Oxford residents, who visited in
La Rosa, Ills, for several weeks, are
now located in Philadelphia, where
they expect to make their permanent
home. However, during the cold win
ter months they will seek a milder
climate-probably Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Kirkpatrick
reached Denver this morning en- route
to Clayton, Ills, where they will, by
their presence, add cheer to the life
of Mr.. Kirkpatrick, Sr. The first of
the year will see them established in
their winter quarters in southern
California, dispencing hospitality to
their wide circle of friends.
M. A. Frink, who was for years
head salesman for the |. Kruschke
store, was a business visitor in the
city last night on his way to Farm
ington. Mr.. Frink is the travelling
representative for the Werthermer &
Swarts Shoe company of st. Louis
and is meeting with a gratifying de-
gree of success in his new line of
work.
Miss Eda Anderson, the eighth
grade teacher in the high school, who
underwent an operation for appendi-
citis at Denver hospital the middle
of August, is improving and will be
able to return to Durango to enter
upon her school duties the first of
November. Mrs. Walter Weightman
has had charge of the school room
during Miss Anderson's enforced va
cation.
Pat Cummins is home from Mesa
Verda National park, where he en-
joyed three-days' rain storm with
nothing but tent to protect him
from the elements while they were
doing their worst. The bedding was
well soaked and the eats so satur-
ated with moisture that they could
only be aptly designated as liquid
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comment upon the frame of mind Of
the camper.
The date of the Shiprock fair will
be changed to the early part of Sep
tember This decision was reached
by Superintendent Shelton and the
reservation post traders Immediately
after the close of this years exper-
ience. Two years ago the Shiprock
fair and the flood were simultaneous
events. This fall the hardest storms
of the season occurred on the fair
dates. In order to avoid courting
further trouble the promoters unani-
mously agreed to change the time.
The Graden Mercantile company of
Durango is doing this section an i'm
mense service in establishing a pack
ing plant to handle the pork output
of the San Juan basin. The country
tributary to Durango offers ideal
conditions to the hog raiser and no
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