Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-15

A. F. Hood departed for Denver
this morning to attend a meeting of
the state board of embalmers of
which he is a member. Thursday he
goes to Colorado Springs to attend
the good roads convention. His pro-
posed trip to Illinois for the purpose
of interesting homeseekers in the San
Juan basin has been abandoned.
Dan Cason returned to Needleton
this morning, where he and his asso-
ciates have had showing of fine
body of ore since early fall and
where recent development have open
ed up a large reserve, which prom
ises to exceed in value anything
found in this section, since the Idaho
shipped car of ore to the local smell
ter that brought return of $4,000.
Charles Naegline left for Las
Vegas, N. M. this morning where he
will meet his brother and together
they will journey to the Mexican
border where the latter hopes to
bathe away his rheumatic troubles in
a famous mineral spring. In Feb
ruary Mr.. Naegline will travel to
Phoenix, Ariz. and Lower Californ-
ia. The last of March will see him
home again.
Fred Catchpole and J. S. Hatcher,
who looked after various interests in
the section during the passed week,
departed by auto for their home in
Pagosa Springs yesterday. Their
trip from the Springs was filled with
incidents that are wearisome to the
flesh and vexatious to the spirit.
They were on the way nineteen hours.
In a number of places they had to
motor through snow foot and half
in depth, and in order to make their
way over the Yellow Jacket divide it
was necessary to enlist the service of
farmer with good strong team.
X. T. McGrew of Mancos, who un-
| went an operation on his right eye
Saturday is resting well. About
three years ago Mr.. McGrew had a
] he
Gently other troubles developed, and
his sight has been failing rapidly
AS soon as he recovers from the eff
fects of this operation, he will have
cataract removed from his left eye
The strain has been rather severe for
one who has reached the advanced
age of 76, but his remarkable vigor
stands him well in the ordeal.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Swingle and five
children and Mrs. Swingle's mother
Mrs. Dollie Bowman, left this morn
ing for their home in Bixby, Okla,
after a six months stay in Durango
The trip here was a health seeking
one on the part of Mrs. Swingle, and
proved very successful. The family
| are delighted with the place that has
restored health to their loved one, and
if they succeed in disposing Of their
business interests in the old home we
| may expect to number them among
DlJr Darmanent residpnts
A car load Of cottonseed cake ship
ped from Commerce, Texas, and bill
ed to Bagby and Coppinger, Farm
ington, was transferred in the local
railroad yards today. The cake will
be used by the growers for rations
during the winter months. 1t is ex-
pected this in addition to the food
supply gathered on the range will
bring the herd through the winter in
excellent shape. While the use of the
cottonseed cake is in the nature of an
experiment with the growers in this
section, in other portions of the coun-
try it has proven most valuable
food for sheep.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Kroeger and
little daughter returned from Ida
Grove, Iowa, last night, where they
were called by the death of Mrs
Kroeger's father, Neal Vernard, who
was killed in an auto accident. Ac-
cording to the Ida Grove Record Era
of January LIST, Mr.. and Mrs. Vernard
and company of friends started out
to Gushing, a neighboring town, to
spend the day with acquaintance. On
the road midway between Gushing
and Correctionville they had to pass
over cement culvert at the foot of
sharp steep hill. AS they approach
ed the culvert the speed of the car
was perhaps rs miles an hour, and in
attempting to turn the machine
slightly to the left in order to follow
the beaten track, the hind wheel