Semi-weekly herald., 1914-02-19


er maker that prevented its coming
earlier.
Secretary Murray of the Durango
school district is engaged in taking
the school census. Indications are
that he will find the school population
has increased materially in the past
year All persons between the ages
of 6 and 81, are included in the list.
Mrs. Charles Cram of the Florida
mesa was bound for the Hesperus
rangers station this morning to keep
her danghter, Mrs. Kiel, company
while MIR. Kiel gives attention to for
est service duties in the Durango Of
flee.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. Ritter came up
from Aztec last night where they
spent month on their ranch. This
morning Mr.. Ritter went up to Sill
verton to give his attention to mining
interests and Mrs. Ritter departed for
the family home in Colorado Springs.
Three months sojourn in southern
California convinced Mr.. and Mrs.
Dave Ireland that Colorado was the
place they wanted to call home. They
are again located in Mancos, and they
expect that town to be their postof-
flee address for many years to come.
Mrs. Harry Leonard, nee Lulu
Thompson, arrived from Salt Lake
last night to visit the home folks as
long as they can persuade her to
stay. The young matron has hosts of
friends in Durango who are always
delighted to welcome her.
After transacting routine business,
the city commissioners spent por-
ton of this afternoon discussing the
proposed milk ordinance An oppor-
tunity will be given the Civic club
members and the dairymen to go over
the ordinance with the commissioner
before it is introduced.
Frank Mccoy Of Pagosa Springs
was arrested in this city last night
about 10 o'clock on advice from the
sheriff of Archuleta county. Deser-
ton of his wife and babe is the charge
preferred against him. Sheriff Holi-
day arrives from the Springs this
evening after the prisoner.
DR.. Jessie Farwell leaves for New
York tomorrow where on February
2S she sails for Rome to take five
months training course in Casa dei
Bambni, the Montessori school, DR.
Dean, who recently graduated from
the osteopathy school in Kirksville
Mo-, has taken over her office and
practice.
E. T. Dewey of Nesla, Iowa, who
has been down in the Pennington
vicinity on a health seeking expedi-
ton for a couple Of months. spent
the night in town on his way to Pa
gosa Springs and Sterling where he
will remain for a time before going
back to the old home. His health isl
considerably improved.
Henry Orbendorfer, Of Rico, trus-
tee for the David Swickhimer bank
estate, announces that within the
next few days he expects an order
from the district court authorizing
him to pay further dividend Of 10
per cent to the depostors of the de-
funct institution. This will leave but
3 per cent unpaid Of the original
amount due. and it appears this with
the entire interest due the creditors
will be met at an early date.
The firGt through train to Silver
ton since January 25 reached its des-
tination at 1890 today Two trains,
one an accommodation, in charge Of
Conductor Knight, and the other
freight, in charge Of Conductor Ben
dure, were sent out from the Durango
station this morning and viii reach
Silverton some time this afternoon.
Hay, coal and merchandise was in
cluded in the twenty cars of freight
shipped. Practically all the express
that has been accumulating here since
the beginning of the blockade, was
sent out, and tomorrow will see the
last Of the biockaded freight on its
way north.