Semi-weekly herald., 1914-04-16

who plead guilty to the theft of Mrs.
R. S. Bakers pocketbook, was sent
enced to Jail for sixty days. The
sentence was suspended upon good be-
havior for twelve months.
lgnacio streets are in excellent
condition as the result of the efforts
of dozen enterprising citizens who
spent one day grading and repairing
all roads in the city limits. John
Ong directed the work.
In The district court this afternoon
argument was heard on the motion
for new trial in the case of Price
and Hollingsworth VS.. the Lucky Four
Mining company. 1t will be remem-
bered that the jury rendered YER
dict for the defendant.
The annual meeting of the Motor
club will be held at the City hall this
evening. Officers will be elected for
the ensuing year. Reports of officers
will be submitted, and applications
for membership considered.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Ogle, who have
been the house guest of the A d.
Leiners since their arrival from Ala
mosa, left this morning for Ignacio,
l Ityha
while Mr.. Norton takes a well-earn-
ed vacation.
Mrs. John Harmon is home from
Michigan where she spent a number
of weeks with her son and family. On
her way home she visited in Denver
with her relatives, General and Mrs.
Sherman Bell, and those interesting
grandchildren, Teddy and Helen.
DR.. w. A. Libbey and Harry Dixon
returned from Denver last night,
where they attended the annual Scot
| tish Rites meeting. X. NJ. Morris,
James McHolland and Russell Berry,
the other Durango Masons in attend
ance, are expected home this evening.
The county commissioners of San
Juan county, New Mexico have agreed
to build bridge over the La Plata
river on the Shiprock road. The struc-
ture will cost in the neighborhood of
$4,000. The citizens of the county
subscribed $500 Of the amount.
Agent Covey, at Navajo Springs,
will have good roads in his section if |
energy and push can accomplish it. |
He has received four cars of steel
sulverts to be used on the reserva-
tion roads, IL, 10. and 30 inches in
Observation-Disclosures Journal.
The Vesper services in the M. E. |
church yesterday afternoon attracted
large number of people, the seating
capacity of the building being taxed |
to the utmost to accommodate the |
large congregation. The program
rendered was well balanced and ex-
cellent in every detail.
There was heavy snow fall in the |
Cave Basin district the last Of the |
week. While it will be a temporary
handicap to the prospectors now on
the ground, it will assist materially in |
taking off the old snow, several feet
in depth, that has covered the ground
since early last fall.
Mrs. Bertha l.. Corsetto and daugh- |
ter Eva, will leave for their home in
Los Angeles, April 18th. Mrs. Cor
setto came in September on account
of the sickness and death of her
father, Urias Cato, which occurred
on the 18th day of October-Monte-
yuma Journal.
The condition of Mrs. A. p. Root,
Jr, who was critically i'll at Miners
Union hospital during the week has
shown a decided improvement during
the past two days and she is now pro-
crossing favorably as her many
friends will be pleased to know.-Sil-
verton Standard.
Mrs. NJ. E. Dobbs, formerly of Du-
range. who went to Ogden, Utah, re-
recently to join her son, F. W. ("Fat-
tyr Dobbs, became dissatisfied ard
has returned to her home here. She
stopped over in Telluride for a week
en- route visiting with her old time
friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Taylor.