Semi-weekly herald., 1913-10-06


was appointed some time ago, has de-
clined the position and C. o. Secrest,
clerk in the Denver office, has been
appointed and will be in Durango
soon to relieve Mr.. McDevitt.
Mrs. A c. Hippenmeyer of Farm
ington was between trains visitor
in town, on her way to Washington.
d. c., to attend meeting of the Wo-
mans Home Missionary society. Be-
fore her return she will visit a num-
ber of large cities in the east.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Bero of Farm
ington left for Washington, d. c.,
this morning to attend the annual
session Of the Woman's Home Mis-
sionary society. Later they will con-
tinue their travels to "Little old New
York" on pleasure bent.
Louden Mullin went out Hesperus
via the Ria Gronde Southern this
morning. He was clad in chaps,
buskskin shirt, high heeled boots.
sombrero and other cowboy accout-
rements, that he considered neces-
sary for travelling by rail this kind of
weather.
Yesterdays storm extended as far
east as Dulce. Earlier in the week
the towns Immediately east of the
divide reported heavy showers. Ala
mosa had snow storm on Monday,
but like Durango's snow of the
previous week, the flakes melted as
soon as they touched the ground.
The Silverton section seems to
have had an epidemic of holdups. In
addition to the four hundred dollar
haul, made at Bordeleau hardware
store, thieves broke into the How
ardsville postoffice and took four
hundred dollars worth of stamps and
some clothing which belonged to
Henry Forsyth, who has charge of
the store. There is also an uncom-
firmed report of robbery at Eureka.
Calvin Brown returned to Hesperus
this morning after spending couple
OF days in town on mining business.
He is very enthusiastic over the out
look in the La Platas. More proper
tbs are making shipments than at any
time in the camps history and the
number of men employed is also larg-
er than at any other time. The dis
trict is furnishing surprises to even
those who have always held optimis-
tic views regarding its future.
The Catholic church all over the
world is celebrating the sixteen hun
dredth anniversary Of the reign of
Constantine, the first Christian en-
peror of Rome. For two days this
week the local Catholic church was
the scene Of the jubilee celebration
incident to the event. This morning
Rev. Father Callahan went out to
Hesperus to conduct the jubilee there.
The Rev. Fathers Salvador Gene of
this city and Felician of Pennington
departed for Lumberton on the same
mission.
Allison Kroeger received a phone
message from E. II. Burdick at Ship
rock this morning in which he stated
that his auto party were the only
ones who succeeded in making the trip
to the scene of the fair and Indian
carnival. The others did not leave
Pennington until yesterday and were
stalled somewhere between tnat point
and their destination. The storm
down there has been more severe than
here and the arroyos are running
banks full of water. If fortune fav-
ors the parties they will return to
Pennington today, and make their
way home the earliest possible time.
When Mr.. Burdick was phoning
the rainfall was still in progress.
The next time an aeroplane comes
Durango way, we may expect the ex-
press force to resign in body or de-
velope sudden illness. The troubles
caused them this morning incident to
the machine was enough to try the
patience Of Job. Aviator McMillen
and his assistant had a contract to
give an exhibition in Bernham, Tex.
but just before the train time they
received wire to change their plans
and make a date for Hillsboro in the
same state. This caused confusion in
the billing room. But the grief there
was small compared to the troubles
Of loading the aeroplane. The force
combined efforts and lifted, pried
pushed and thought strong language
but with no avail, the boxed machine
was not built on narrow guaged lines
and was too large TO ct in the car