Semi-weekly herald., 1914-06-25

pensed at the Hotel Strater.
Mrs. C. E. Mattox and children
came in from the east last night en-
route to Pennington, where Mr.. Mat
tox has been making his headquarters
since early spring.
Miss Lucille Johnson, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Johnson, went
down to Flora Vista this morning to
spend couple of weeks with Miss
Reeves, who has been her house guest
or the past fortnight.
Mrs. ]. E. Ptolemy was over from
Mancos yesterday to meet her daugh-
ter, Miss Edna, who arrived on the
Eastern from Fulton, Mo-, where. she
has just completed a years work at
the college located at that point.
Engineer Reilly has nearly complet-
ed the east fork survey and it will
probably be but short time until
actual contraction work is begun on
the state highway across the Conti-
mental divide, says the Pagosa Springs
New Era.
Outgoing fihsermen bound for Elec-
ira last night were Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Day, Miss Eulalie Pulliam, Ar
thur Puiliam, Howard Carnahan and
Miss Mary Carnahan- They will en-
joy few days outing In the Pulliam
bungalow.
At the recent annual convocation
of the Episcopal church held in Ou-
ray recently, the ministers presented
Bishop Brewster with very hand
some pastoral staff Of silver, ebony
and ivory, in enumeration of the fifth
anniversary Of his ordination as
bishop of western Colorado.
Durango friends will be interested
to know that Miss Marie SENEGAL, for
merly supervisor of music and draw
ing in our schools, is . student at
the State Teachers college this sum-
mer. She will receive her A. B. de-
gree at the end of the session.
John Meston, the storekeeper at
Perins, is scheduled to return from
Detroit this evening. whore he jour
neyed three weeks ago on q COM
bined business and pleasure trip. His
brother is accompanying him for an
indefinite stay.
Miss Josie Hood, who has been
quite III for several days. was not
quite 30 well yesterday. As soon as
her condition permits she will under
go an operation for the physical trou-
BILE that has been her portion for sew
eral years.
l.. ]. Cover, president Of the Farm
ington Fruit Growers association,
passed through from Silverton this
morning on his way home. AS re-
suit of his efforts the fruit shipments
from his section to Silverton will
show considerable increase.
Lloyd Huntsman, foreman Of the
Porter ranch on upper Pine river,
transacted business in town today.
Mr.. Huntsman has extensive inter-
ests in the Cave Basin district that
bid fair to place him in the near
Rockefeller list.
According tosthe Antonito Ledger
q big strike has recently been made
in the Mammoth mine in the Pla-
tora camp. It is an 18-inch streak
of ruby silver, and it is estimated
that it will run $4,000 to the ton, but
this is only guess as no assay has
been made.
Mrs. Lulu Carpenter left overland
this morning for her home in Platora
after q weeks visit with her sister,
Mrs. Albert Bagby. in Animas City.
Twenty-Five years have elapsed since
the sisters met. On account of her
sisters serious condition, Mrs. Car
penter felt she must delay the trip
here no longer, but the task Of rid
ing over the range was far from an
easy one. A large part Of the dis
lance had 10 be covered on horseback |
and in . number Of places the un-
broken trail was covered with snow
three and four feet dssp. There were
swollen strsams 70 cross and slmost
lmpessabls resds y travel bat Mn. !