Semi-weekly herald., 1914-02-26

NJ l.. Steward, the Lightncr creek
stock man, was bound for Pendleton,
N. NJ, this morning, where he is
wintering $50 head of cattle. :.
| Cy Graden, manager of the Colo
RADIO cold storage plant, left for Man
cos this morning on business soil
citing trip.
Mrs. P. V. Murray came in from
Chama last night on her way to Az
tee to visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Sutliff.
Vest Day and family were arrivals
from Ouray last night to spend the
spring and summer months in this
vicinity.
Mrs. Ray Green and baby went out
to the Ignacio district this morning
to visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lester Palmer.
"Shanty" Sheean had gotten over
the habit of being man of leisure
and returned to Durango and his rail
road duties.
If all persons who attended church
this morning observed Lent in the
l nd cr,t,.tf nt,r ,fro
gives promise of being very good
town during the next six weeks.
Attorney A. M. Edwards of Farm
ington was bound for Santa Fe this
morning. He was accompanied by
his brother, ]. Stanley Edwards, of
Denver.
e. C. Murphy of Nampa, Cal, who
assisted photographer Waltrous in
his work down in the Pennington vi
cinity, left this morning for points
south.
Shorty" Franklin, the Peters
Paper company representative, who
| is known all over his territory as one
of the most genial men on the road,
| is interviewing the trade in this vi
cinity.
Ray S. Walrous, United States hy-
drographer for New Mexico, spent the
day in town on department business.
He came up from San Juan county
last night en- route to his headquart-
ers in Santa Fe.
Supervisor French and Ranger
Mack of the national forest, returned
to their headquarters in Pagosa
Springs this morning after an exc
cutive conference with officials of
the San Juan national forest. Mr..
Mack was accompanied by his wife.
Fully one hundred and twenty-five
couples attended the Elks dancing
party at Red Men hall last night.
The social affairs given under the
auspices of the antlered herd are al
ways reckoned among the most de-
| lightful of the season and this was
no exception.
S. E. Shoemaker has registered off
at Ochsner hospital and is again par
taking of the hospitality of Mine
Host Stilwell at the Hotel Strater.
At the first named place he separ-
ated himself from long siege of
rheumatism, now gout seems to be
the only danger confronting him.
Mrs. w. C. Ormiston arrived from
Winslow, Ariz., last night with the
body of her husband who passed
away Thursday. She continued her
journey to Mancos this morning
where the remains will be laid to rest.
During her between trains wait in
Durango, she was the guest of her
old-time friends, the Kroegers.
Four silos will be built in the ALI
son section and three in the Animas
valley within the next month. Our
farmers are learning that if dairying
is to profit them in any considerable
amount they must adopt modern
methods. Even the smallest shippers
of cream to the local creamery be-
lieve that silo will pay for itself in
a year.
The new machinery at the loading
terminal of the Sunnyside tram at
the mine, which was destroyed by fire
the latter part of last November, is
in place and the great tram was once
more put in operation few days ago.
1t started off without hitch and is
working to perfection. Manager
Terry is now busy at work filling the
big bins with ore preparatory to the
starting of the mill in the next few
days. This tells story of what
pluck and determination can accomp-
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