Semi-weekly herald., 1914-02-12

of schools of San Juan county, New
Mexico, returns tonight from Santa
Fe where he attended the quarterly
session of the state board of educa.
tion of New Mexico. He came as far
as the La Boca section last evening
where he stopped over to visit a
school that comes under his super.
vision
AS soon as warm weather begins il
is expected that the Big Four people
viii commence operations and sink
another well. This will be done in
the light Of former experiences, which
will enable them to avoid much of the
expense attending the first attempt.
Every indication points to an oil well
on that property, and we shall ex-
ect to see the lower sands reached
early next spring, should no accident
-Montezuma Journal.
The first time in thirteen days, the
mail got through to Silverton Thurs
day. Nine men, three paid by the
county, three by the mail carrier, and
three by mining company, shoveled
out road over Riverside slide, and
Dorsie Smith managed to get pack
train through from there to Ironton.
He hoped to pull the stage through
today to break the trail for hauling.
-Ouray Plaindealer.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Fiant, who for
some time have been members of the
Silverton colony marooned at the Sa-
voy, departed this morning on their
way home. Mrs. Fiant will remain in
the lockwood section visiting her
mother, Mrs. Love, until the block
ade is raised Mr.. Fiant expects to
reach Silverton tonight. 1t will be
necessary for him to cover the last
six and one-half miles of his journey
on snow shoes.
Our telegraph tells of hermit in
eastern Colorado who is allowing his
horses to starve because he does not
believe that dumb animals have a
sense of feeling. If rumors current
are based on facts there are some of
his kind in this southwestern coun-
try. For such persons no punish
ments seems too severe. If conditions
of this sort do exist here and if the
cases are made known to The Herald
we will gladly bring them to the at
tention of the proper authorities.
When the land office closed Satur-
day afternoon Sam Johnson took his
place on seat in front of the door
and remained there until the doors
were opened again this morning. 1t
appears valuable 100 acre home
stead in the west end of the county
was thrown open for entry at a. m.
today In order to make certain of
his chance to make filing on the
much coveted land, he "camped"
where he was sure to be first, when
the appointed time came. Success
crowned his efforts.
A frozen storm sewer in the vicin-
ity of the Burns National bank build
ing occasioned the street department
force to form a bucket brigade TO
keep the bank building from being
flooded. A pond of water formed
where the sewer usually carries it
away and to prevent it assuming flood
Street Commissioner
Brown and his assistants carried
hundreds of buckets full of water into
the street and sent it coursing down
the street car track. The method was
certain back to the primitive" but
it seemed the only way of meeting the
situation.
Announcements have been made of
a deal of large proportions, made by
Buckley Wells, president, and j. A.
Clay, general manager, of the West
ern Colorado Power company, accord
ing to press reports, stating their
has taken over the Montrose
Electric Power company, the Delta
Power company and the Ridgway and
Ouray companies. While the consid-
Grafton is not given out, it is esti-
mated as being in the neighborhood
Of $350,000. 1t is understood the
Delta plant will be discontinued at
once and that place supplied for
time from the Montrose plant.
A number of replies to the letters
recently addressed to the department
Of the interior, and others, relative to
and maintaining the park
highway on the old Mills survey, have
been received by local parties, and one
also by Superintendent Rickner which
are very encouraging in their tone
and give practical assurance that the