Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-19

this morning for few weeks stay.
c. A. Brown, of Riverside, trans
Aeted business in Durango today.
Lr. p. F. Greene motored over
frn.l rosa Springs last evening on
piofesai,hal business.
Air. ai.I Mrs. Elmer Fleisher were
in from the Florida mesa this morn
ing mark citing ranch produce.
Nov n.ber 16 has been fixed as the
date of final settlement Of the estate
of Martin Valdez.
Miss Mable Skoog is acting in the
capacity of city clerk in the absence
of ]. C. Wilson.
DR.. Carpa and II. w. Masters were
among the Ignacio folk who spent
the night in town, guests at the Ho-
tel Strater.
Mrs. c. w. Kelsey and children
made the trip to Telluride today and
expect to return home tomorrow
night.
c. ]. Carpenter, of Texas creek,
outfitted with supplies from the Otis
McGirr Mercantile company store
this morning.
Foreman Burkhart, of the bridge
construction work, was visitor
from the Needleton section this morn
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Long and child
rem came up from Rosa last night,
seeking medical aid for one of the
junior members of the family.
Joe Prewitt came back from his
old haunts in San Juan county last
night, where business affairs occu-
pied his attention for a while.
F. B. Cunningham came over from
Pagosa Springs last night to place
his wife in local hospital for treat
ment.
A boy by the name of Mason, aged
15 years, passed away at Sunnyside
this morning, after an illness of two
or three years duration.
Joe Wilmer, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Antoine Wilmes of the Pine River
valley, is a junior in the veterinary
department of the Ohio State uni
versity this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Poole and child
rem were arrivals from South Caro-
lima last night, bound for Dolores,
where they expect to make their
home.
Mrs. Van Endert, nee Ena Merry,
left this morning for her home in the
La Platas. She spent several weeks
in Durango undergoing treatment at
Oehsner's hospital.
Regardless of the low price of ore,
large pmehts are being received at
the "a smelter every day and the
tonnage treated is as great as at any
time during the plants history
B. v. Moreland and o. E. Hanley
were among the Florida mesa farmers
who patronized the grocery depart
ment of the Graden Mercantile COM
pany today.
Mrs. Ella Theobald, of Brecken-
rikgs, great Pocahontas of the Colo
RADIO council, arrives in Durango Fri
day evening to pay the lodge here an
official visit.
L. A. Main and daughter, Miss
Helen Main, departed this morning
for their home in Cedar Rapids, Ia,
after passing the summer and early
fall months with their relatives in
Durango and Cedar Hill.
doc" Schumacher went over to
Dolores today to inspect bunch of
supposed-to-be scabby sheep, which
are being driven from their summer
range in Colorado to the winter range
in Utah.
The coroner's jury that Investigated
the D. e. R. G. wreck Sunday found
that the railroad company was In no
way responsible for the loosening Of
the avalanche of rock which swooped
down on the day coach and smoker
Of the train, causing the wreck, and
held that the tragedy was "An act Of
God"
Pat Sheridan, one of the apostles
of lights, of the electric variety,
headed Montrose way this morning to
spend while with the general office
force of the Western Colorado Power
company, lending his assistance in
getting dozen lights placed in homes
where only one shone before.
Jacob Wilson, commissioner Of
records and seals, left for Denver this
morning to attend the annual grand
encampment of the l. o. o. F. lodge
of Colorado, of which he is an off,
Ger. Messrs. Thomas Mason and w.
B. Cummins leave the latter part of
the week to represent the local lodge
at the session. Mrs. Jean Kelley, one
Of the grand officers of the Rebekah
lodge, will also journey to Denver to
be present at that session.
AN eastern editor said that a man
got In trouble by marrying two