Semi-weekly herald., 1914-08-10
Conmissioners Adjourned.

6albreath.
Commissioners Adjourned.
The county commissioners hav'
completed their office work for tn,
month and adjourned. Little besid,
routine business occupied their atten
tion.
Leaves for Vacation.
Miss Gertrude Carney, cashier Al
the Western Colorado Power company
office, left for Dubuque, Iowa, hel
old home, to spend her vacation OF
two weeks duration.
New Advocate for Peace.
A new advocate of peace arrived
in Durango this morning in the per.
son of wee bit of baby girl who
registered at Mercy hospital for Mrs
w. E. Robertson, of Ignacio. DR.
Robbins was in attendance.
Papers Served.
Today the sheriff's force complet-
ed serving the papers in the Red
men hall case. AS soon as Judge
Searcy returns from Electra lake, a
hearing on the petition for receiver
ship will be held.
County Clerks Force Busy.
Voters are needing the warning to
register before Monday. Today the
force at the county clerks office was
kept busy with those who desired to
register in order to vote at the muni-
cipal election.
Noforiety Stunt.
Granite City, ILL.,, has broken into
print with fat mans club of TWEEN
ty members. They will take cross
country hikes to reduce flesh and the
country authorities will repair all
damages.
d. q r. G. Plans to Keep Busy.
The d. g. r. G. expects to handle
$4,000 cars of fruits and vegetables
from all sources, as against 6,O00
cars last year. This, of course, in
cludes Western Pacific tonnage from
California.
New Route Recently Proposed
Found Unsatisfactory.
Louie Wyman, state superintendent
of highway construction, returned by
auto from Pagosa Springs this after
noon. He examined the proposed new
highway for the connecting link o.
the state highway between Alamosi
and Pagosa Springs and found it un
satisfactory.
Getting Ready for the Rush.
The Alamosa shop system of The
Denver & Rio Grande railway il
rushing to get all equipment read,
for the big livestock haul which will
be going out four to six weeks later
Last winter was the first that stocl
continued to move every month, an'
1t is estimated that the coming win
ter haul will be thrible that of last
says the Alamosa Empire.
On Picnic Party.
Mrs. Harry Fry's Sunday schoo
class enjoyed picnic at Hermosa to
day. They were accompanied by thei
teacher and Mrs. P. c. Loveland, VIII
assisted her in entertaining them
The party made the trip on the Sill
verton accommodation. Included i
the number were the Misses Helel
Buchanan, Gladys Lyons, Doroth
Loveland, Dorothy Graham, Jean Nc
Closkey and Lenore Skeels.
Prices of Provisions Soaring.
War time prices promise to prevaI
There has been n marked advance i
all lines of provisions this week eS
cept pork. The last named has d,
clined in price. The greatest advanc
noted has been in the price of suga
the increase today being fifty-fiv
cents a hundred. Linseed oil is anon
the things that is placed on the lu,
ury list. This week the increase ha
been 10 cents per gallon.
Portion of the State Highway
Completed.
Mayor Scouton is just completin
the portion of the state highway thi
leads into Durango from the east, Il
road from Horse gulch to Fifth av'
nue., and those who have inspected
say it is one of the finest pieces
highway in the San Juan basin. Tv
hundred and fifty loads of gray
were placed on the stretch OF road M
this was well enforced at the ou