Semi-weekly herald., 1913-01-09

Charles Griffith of Griffith was in
over night on ranch business.
Claims are still filling the hours of
the county commissioners with pleas
uTc.
Mrs. John Hill went down Farm
ington way this morning for a short
stay with relatives.
Dr. Schumacher, the sheep inspector,
went down the Red Apple line this
morning on department business.
Jack Pearson returned from Sill
,erton this morning where he has
been looking after various interests.
John l.. Mcneil, president of the
Guiango Trust company, was a Den
ver bound passenger this morning
Mr. and Mrs. w. B. Farley a,e up
from Sunnyside on supply purohns-
Jag expedition.
Mrs. rruby and son, Henry TRULY,
are in the city today on court busi-
ness.
DIR. A. w. Robbins has been appoint
ed administrator of the estate of the
late Curran McKuskey.
Rumor says that some time will
e'apse before any change occurs in
the local office of district clerk.
Dan Kelley came in from Edith
last night, i'll with severe cold that
gave promise of developing into pneu-
nonia. He is at Mercy hospital.
The parcels post business in this
ection has not been sufficiently flour
ishing as yet to cause reduction in
the Globe express force.
l.. ID. Mann of Dyke returned from
Dolores yesterday, en- route home
ward. He is making the trip on
horseback.
Allan Humphries of st. Joe was the
,ne lone representative of the knight
If the grip fraternity who transacted
business in town last night.
William Craig, the prosperous Ce-
lar Hill merchant, is guest at the
Strater while transacting business in
town.
Al o'clock this morning the thcr
,,ometer in Silverton registered 2s
elow zero. At the local depot i.
vas IA below one hour later.
Rev. Mr.. Arndt, who does double
luty as pastor of the Dix and Du-
ango Lutheran church, left for the
irst named charge this morning.
The elimination of passes and the
lengthening of the holiday vacation
for the commercial men combine to
make travel very light these days.
Miss Coda Vermillion Of Pagosn
Springs, who is visiting her parents,
Rev. and Mrs. j, Q. Vermillion, dur
ing the holiday season, is substituting
in room s Park school this week.
James Mcnamara, who spent the
holiday season in Silverton with rela-
tives, was passenger to Flora Vista
this morning where he is member
If the bridge construction crew.
Mrs. Cummins, who was taken to
Mercy hospital yesterday, every i'll
with pneumonia, is resting very well
today and the prospects for her re-
covery are very favorable.
Miss Elsie Cornthewart of Ava,
Okla, was a guest at the Palace last
night on her way to Dolores ior a
five-day business trip. The lady is a
s,hcol teacher.
V. j. Kraft, one of the substantial
and prosperous pioneers of Rico, was
guest at the Palace last night He
was bound for California to spend the
remainder of the winter.
Just as we go to press we are in
formed that the funeral of the little
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Nichols
will be held from the Hood and Ames
undertaking parlors tomorrow after
noon at o'clock.
Charles Herr and w. S. Pick.rill
went down the Aztec -Farminot. IN
branch this morning to look after
business connected with their Duran.
go Flaming Mill and Lumber compeny
interests.
Thomas GouIding went out to The
| Pine Ridge sheep camp THIS morning
&c determine if the herds would re.
| quire Navajo blankets to protect their
from the Medicine Hat weather that
has migrated over here.
A phone message from Telluride
tells of the arctic like temperature
they enjoyed there this morning, tht
thermometer registering 81 below. Al
Silverton about 1880 it was 80, foul
degrees colder than an hour and &
half earlier.
Will and Bert Spinning are in fron
Florida mesa this afternoon attend
ing to business connected with thu
estate of Mrs. Anna Spinning
Through their request the Durango
Trust company is to be nan'cd ad
ministrator of the estate.
Mr. and Mrs John Bell came d,wi
from lockwood today to determine i
the weather man could not be FER
suaded to put the rest of his frigit
ptkages in cold storage for, summc
reference, instead of making imme