Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-19


basement, Tuesday, January goth,
1880 p. m. We kindly urge all who
are interested in the work to attend.
Dan Thornton was down from Up
per Florida today delivering dairy
products. He states that greater
amount of moisture fell in his section
than here.
Recent arrivals from eastern states
tell us that the very unusual wealth
er conditions prevailing in Durango
are very common occurrences back |
home"
Durango friends are pleased to
have the opportunity to visit with |
Mrs. John Nickells former Durango
woman who now calls Pagosa Springs
home. Mrs. Nickells is spending a
few weeks with her sister, Mrs. Geo.
Isgar.
The next time we feel kindly to-
ward the weather maker for his meth
ods we will nurse our good opinion
alone. Judging from the results of
our remarks yesterday the town folk
will applaud enthusiastically if we
do.
John E. Hesse Of Denver, state dep
uty for the Knights of Columbus of
Colorado, will meet with the local
Knights of Columbus council Monday
evening to install the officers for the
ensuing year. Applicants elected to
membership will be initiated. Lunch
and smoker are to be closing fea-
lures of the event.
All the would-be fourth class post
masters in San Juan county, N. M.
are assembled in Aztec today to take
the civil service examination that
stands between them and their pros
pective positions. Ed. Hill, assist
ant postmaster in the Durango office,
is conducting the examination.
Rev. Charles Burgoon and Rev.
Dean Smith returned from Delta last
night where they attended the semi
annual conference of Episcopal rec
tors of the western slope. Every rec
tor in the diocese was present. The
meeting proved to be an especially in
spring and interesting one.
| Train service permitting, Harry
jackson and daughter Miss Marguer-
ite leave for New York via New Or
leans tomorrow on pleasure bent,
They expect to be absent about six
weeks. During the time Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Birkhimer will preside over the
destinies of the store.
Referring to the M. F. Mayn mali
cious mischief case, the one in which
the defendant was fined for breaking
down county bridge while attempt
ing to pass over it with his thresh-
ing machine, the supreme court Of
Colorado says: Judgment reversed
and the case remanded with instruct
ions to dismiss"
The first application in La Plata
county for aid under the mother com
pensation act has been rejected on
the ground that the applicant has left
the county, and that she is being
supported by her son. Her husband is
resident of California and apparent
ly able to contribute toward her sup
port, should it be required to do so.
| Thomas Rickner, the new superin-
tendent of Mesa Verde, was an ar
rival from Mancos last night who tar
ried over in town today renewing the
acquaintance of friends. The special
object of his visit was to place his
small son who was bound for Ala
mosa, in the care of o. F. Boyle. The
little lad is going to Monte Vista to
visit his married sister.
Thirty years of faithful service on
the part of trusted employees of form
er State Senator John j. Harris and
his brother, Andrey Harris, of Do
lores, Colo, have been rewarded in a
unique manner The employees have
been made partners in general mer-
chandise business, from which the
brothers retire in order to make their
home in Denver. Before deciding to
move to Denver and retire from ac-
tive business life the brothers reor-
ganized their firm and rewarded their
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