Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

three books were circulated during
the period.
Rev A. J. DAILY and DR.. b. J. Ochs
ner went out to Florida mesa today,
to add to their store of mighty nim-
rod experiences. They expect to re-
turn with hunting bags filled to over
flowing with ducks.
The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Tom DuPraw, who has been i'll from
the effects of ptomaine poisoning foI
three weeks, is not recovering as rap
idly as she gave promise of doing last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Ryan, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. M. Prebbles and Mrs. 7. Kin
drick, who have made their home
over in the Mancos section for twelve
months past, left this morning for
Monument, where they will locate.
Mrs. c.. C. Erwin is down from
Ridgway visiting with her daughter,
Mrs. Ellery Slick, who has been Il
patient at Mercy hospital for several
weeks past. II conditions are favor
able Mrs. Slick will accompany her
home.
Linus Nelson, who was afflicted
with wanderlust some six months or
more ago, and as a result went for
tune hunting in the wide, wide world,
has recovered, returned to Durango
and is to be found at his old post OF
duty-at the Strater.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ii. Lockwood of
| the May Day, were guests. at the
'Strater last night. This morning the
former went up to Siverton on d
| brief business trip, Mrs. Lockwood re-
naming over in town for brief out
ing.
The horse that is serving pro-
bationary term in the fire depart
ment was given a try-out this after
noon, under the fire alarm. The team
made very good run down Main
street, the new horse doing his work
as well as the old.
Bills allowed by the city council
l.. Ill
| board voted to buy the new horse
| that has been on trial in the fire de-
partment the past two weeks, the
price paid being $3.50, the bill being
included in those allowed today.
If all farmers set the pace estab-
lished by f. j. Myers Of the Animas
valley, the Graden Packing plant
will have to run overtime. Mr.. My
ers is feeding SO head of hogs for
the summer market. He purchased
about 40 of the number out at the
Sites ranch last Saturday.
The Montezuma Lumber company
that has been operating in Montezuma
county for the past fifteen years, is
moving TO Rio Arriba county, New
Mexico, where the firm has purchased
a large tract of timber and expects
to be located for several years. The
new plant will be the same size as the
old one.
Clayton C. Perkins has leased his
farm ON the Florida known as the
Edgemont ranch and will offer at
public sale his stock and farm imple-
ments, on Tuesday, March TO- The
sale is certain to attract large mum
ber of purchasers as he has some un-
usually fine stock and his outfit OF
farming machinery is probably the
most complete in the section.
Joseph H. Moore and wife Of
Pennington who returned Sunda,
evening from three months visit il
their old home in Ireland, tell US thai
the Ulster movement is a great dea
} stronger thatn the press reports pic
ture it. Mr.. Moore is frank to sa,
that he is heartily in sympathy with
it, and he has many friends who arr
actively engaged in promoting it
There is one of the best drilled arm
les in Europe, more than one hundre'
thousand strong, ready for immediat
!. action. when the occasion demands.