Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-26


lores and Cortez this morning to So
licit business for the King Commits
sion company, the firm he represents
in these parts.
number of Durango people have
signified their intentions of going to
Fort Lewis to attend the commence
ment exercises Saturday. A program
of unusual interest has been arranged.
Frank Hook, who has been down in
the Aztec Pennington section the
past month looking after his land
holdings, left this morning for his
home in Colorado Springs.
Fred Whitaker, the mining engi-
neer, left for San Antonio, Tex. this
morning. after ten days visit with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs, r. b. Whit
aker.
James Melrose of the United
States secret service, is doing this
section on department business. In
cidentally he is looking after his land
and stock interests in Archuleta
county.
S. II. Phelgar, the Lebanon real
estate man, came over from Monte
yuma county last night on his way to
Kansas City and vicinity where he ex-
poets to interest homeseekers in San
Juan basin lands.
The Quinn cattle were driven from
their winter range to Junction creek
today. They will be fed at the ranch
until the feed on the range is suffi-
cient to sustain them. The herd is
said to number about 200 head.
County Commissioners Isgar and
Reece and Surveyor Goodman motor
ed out to Vallecito today in company
with T. c. Graden and X. II. Sloan.
The object of their visit is to deter
mine the site for the Vallecito bridge.
b. Bonnard arrived from Los An
geles Sunday evening and is visiting
with Mrs. Bonnard's parents, Repre-
sentative and Mrs George Weaver.
Early next week Mr.. and Mrs. Bon
nard and little Marion leave for their
new home in London.
Mrs VIM. Mason who was in from
Hesperus yesterday to attend the
funeral returned home this morning.
She tells US her daughter, Mrs. Dan
Kight, is preasantly located in Salt
Lake, where Mr.. Kight and Mr..
Henry Bollinger. have charge of the
Colonial hotel.
William Conner and Miss Myrtle
Talbot were united in marriage last
evening by Rev. Hanford Miller of
the Southern Methodist church. The
home of the brides parents was the
scene of the event, which was wit
messed only by Immediate relatives
and intimate friends.
A. A. Demunburn of Mammoth
Cave, KY, who was called to Farm
ington last week by the Illness of his
brother, returned last night en- route
home. His brothers condition shows
marked improvement but his sister,
Miss Rosa Demunburn, who accom-
panied him, will remain until his
health is restored.
Assessor John Glanville of San
Juan county, was a guest at the Sa-
voy last night on his way to Denver to
attend the annual meeting of the
state tax commission and the county
assessors. To determine an equit-
able valuation for property Of each
section is one of the principal objects
Of the meeting.
j. N. Springer motored in from
Bayfield, last night with an auto load
of passengers. Among the number
were Mrs. Ray VanDusen and William
Glassner. The former entered To-
cal hospital for treatment and the
latter came for the purpose of boost
ing for the Cave Basin mining dis
trict.
On the tax schedules this year
special attention is called to the fact
that under the 1913 session laws of
Colorado, no abstemate. rebate or re
fund of taxes shall be allowed by the
county commissioners except upon ap-
proval thereof by the Colorado tax
commission. 1t is therefore absolute
ly necessary that every taxpayer shall
make and file his schedule for taxes
with the county assessor as required
by law, or be liable to considerable
trouble and expense for securing a
correction of any errors, or wrongful