Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-20

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Merchant C. F. Werner is in town
on mercantile business.
Tom Owens jr. is down from the
May Day visiting his father, Alder
man Owens, and participating in the
various metropolitan attractions our
town affords. A number of months
have elapsed since his last home com
ing.
Three-fourths of the people who
left the San Juan basin in the past
year to seek better conditions have
returned or are planning to return
in the near future. The other fourth
are regretting that it is impossible for
them to do so.
The ore shipment from the Silver
ton district Saturday afternoon to-
tailed twelve carloads. Eight of the
number were for the local smelter the
other four being zinc ore for the zinc
smelter at Blend, in the vicinity of
Pueblo.
Charles Moore, the d. & r. G. en-
gineer, who left for Hot Springs, Ark,
late last week for the purpose of
ridding himself of rheumatic afflic-
tions, made the trip over the range in
excellent condition. En- route he en-
joyed one day of complete rest at
his home in Chama.
Miss Mcmillan, the designer who
has been so popular with Durango
ladies the past three seasons is again
to have charge of the Kruschke mil
linery establishment. At present the
young lady is in the eastern markets
familiarizing herself with the most ap-
proved millinery styles.
Mrs. C. H. Patterson was return
ing passenger to her home in Silverton
last night. She has been visiting
relatives and friends in Denver, Colo
RADIO Springs and Cripple Creek for
several weeks and on her homewar6
journey stopped in Durango to spend
a few days with her mother, Mrs.
Croke
City returned last night from Louisi
ana where she spent three months
with her mother and the friends OF
her girlhood. Ten years had passed
since her last visit so it proved ar
important event in the lives of all con.
cerned.
Mrs. Walter Wood came in from
Bayfield, yesterday to visit her par
Mr.. and Mrs. Wood moved their fur
niture to Bayfield, expecting to go to
housekeeping at once, but a shortage
of houses made it impossible for Them
to carry out their plans.
Mrs. F. r. Dawson and little sol
left yesterday for Chama to join Mr.
Dawson who is the D. & Il. G. tele
graph operator at that point. 1t will
be remembered that the little fellow
sustained most painful injuries by be
ing run over by train at Dolores
last fall, and for many weeks his
life hung in the balance.
In the list of prize receipts printed
in the February issue of Armour
monthly cook book, is one by ono
of our townswomen, Mrs. ii. Heidi
of 427 Fourth avenue, the prize being
won over several hundred contestants
1t is recipe for mothers German
kuchen and at some future date w
shall be pleased to publish it fo
the benefit of our readers.
Fred Mayn returned to his Ignacio
ranch this morning after spending a
couple of days in town devoting his
time particularly to his new inven-
ton, the threshing machine screen,
which can be adjusted for all kinds
of grain. Practical machine men say
the invention will place the inventor
in the class that rolls in wealth and
automobiles.
Owing to J. A. Clay, president, be-
ing detained, the meeting of the Sar
Juan congress, advertised for this ev.
ening, has been postponed until the
latter part of the week. Mr.. Clay
left Durango week ago saturday
expecting to be home inside of a
week, but he wired that it would be
impossible to be here and Secretary
Raymond postponed the meeting until
the last of the week.
Early last week Thomas lockwood
had the misfortune to cut his hand on
window glass, the injury at first gave
promise of healing speedily. few
days later it became very painful and
for time there was great danger of
blood poisoning developing. How
ever, careful medical treatment has
been effective and today Mr.. Rock
wood is suffering very little pain from
the injured member.
Mrs. j. B. Martinez jr. and little
son Irwin departed for their home
in Pagosa Springs this morning. Mr..
and Mrs. Martinez have just returned
from four weeks trip down on the
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