Semi-weekly herald., 1914-02-16


Rev. d. E. Bundy who is presiding
elder of the NJ. E. church. South fol
the Durango district, left for his
home in Pennington this morning af.
ter conducting quarterly meeting ser
vices in Mancos and Durango.
Alex Davis was in from Edgemon'
ranch this afternoon. He tells us that
Mrs. Davis is far from well this win
ter. A little over a month ago she
had the misfortune to dislocate her
knee and the injury has caused her q
great deal of pain.
Attorney Frank Brown of Silver.
ton returned last night from a trip te
Cincinnati where he was called or
legal business. In Denver he VISITED
for few days with his family who
are making the state capital theii
headquarters during the winter
months.
The Florida Mesa Telephone com
pany met this afternoon and trans
acted routine business. The follow
ing officers and directors were elect
ed for the ensuing year: w. E. Tyn'
er, president; Charles Griffith. vice
president; Frank Wride, secretary
John Jelinek and j. A. Sewers, di
rectors.
In an interview in the Albuquerque
Herald by Col. E. w. Dobson, h'
states that the trusteeship for Frencf
bond issue has been successfully ar
ranged with the Colonial Trust com
pany of Chicago, and that no hitcf
has occurred in the financing of thu
road and that there is no furthel
probability of hitch in the plans O
very long delay in the beginning o
construction. Chas. Chadwick of AL
buquerque, personal friend of Col
onel Hopewell, who is attending tn
Wool Growers convention, believe
there is not the slightest doubt bu
the railroad will be built in the nea
future.-Aztec Democrat.
The Durango high school basket
ball team defeated a team from tn
Fort Lewis school last night at tn
High school gym by score of 40 to
The lineup was: Fort Lewis-C
Reeder, l.. Fielding, forwards; r. Nc
Culloch, center; G. McCulloch, {
Green, guards; C. Green, f. r. Rouh
idoux, d. Hall, substitutes. Durang
F. Sanders, NJ Nelson, forwards
d. McCloskey, center; w. Haggart, +
| Dobbins, guards; V. Sanders, F. Ne
son, W. Pheney, substitutes. Wallac
Sullivan, of Fort Lewis, acted as rel
cree, and Prof. Utterback as umpire
| The Fort Lewis team goes to Trim
BILE today and will play there tonigh
! returning to the agricultural scho'
Sunday. The game between tn
lTrimble Springs girls team and I'll
girls team of the local High scho'
resulted in score of 56 to IL in I;
vor of the high school. In the fir'
half Dorcas Barton and Mary Conro
High school girls, played with Trin
BILE, as forwards, and Myrtle Free
also of the local school, played cente
In the last half four local girls pla.
ed ON the Trimble team, Agnes Ca
stairs, playing guard; Mary McCo
standing center; Grace Reed al
Gladys Jeffery, guards, were the o.
ly Trimble girls playing in the gam
The boys team plays Mancos me-
Friday at that place.
The Wool Growers association co
vened in Aztec on the 18th. The
was a large attendance and great e
thusiasm was manifested. Twel'
flock masters joined the associate
and two more who found it impossib
to be present, sent in their applic
tions. There was large volume
important business transacted at Il
sessions. The leading citizens of A
tee accorded the convention mer
bers royal welcome. They consi
cred the meetings from busine
/, standpoint, one of the most importa
that has been held in the city f
years.
Nor was the affair lacking in s
cial features. On the evening of Il
first day the association gave ba
quet In the elaborate menu serv'
Turkey had an important place. Co
ers were laid for ninety-six. Aft
the feast the company retired to Il
club rooms where all engaged in pla
ing pool, billiards, cards, etc. until Il
wee small hours. Vocal and instr
mental music added pleasure to Il
! occasion.
i On the morning of the 18th the bu
!, mess session opened at a. m. The
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