Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-08
PURELY PERSONAL
From Mondays Daily
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mesa today on ranch business.
Charles Jones, of the Deep creek
. vicinity. was supply purchaser in
our town today.
J. P. Coston is moving his abstract
office to the second door east of the
Western Union Telegraph office.
Joe Day marketed ranch produce at
the Durango Mercantile company
store today.
Mrs. Joe Wielang, Sr., was in from
the ranch today, buying supplies for
the larder.
Mrs. E. Southall, of Florida mesa,
was in town this afternoon on shop
ping expedition.
H. F. Ranta was down from the
An;mas valley this morning on ranch
business.
Mrs. Floyd Bovee, of the Animas
valley, was business visitor in the
city today.
Mrs. Harwood, Sr., came down from
Silverton this morning to stay with
friends during the fair.
The Pine River valley stockmen
shipped sixteen cars of cattle from
the Tiffany station today.
Miss Hazel Pierce left for Alamosa
this morning after short stay with
her sister, Mrs. Forest Carmack.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Schalles, of Ig-
nacio, were in Durango today, on
business with the land office.
Tom Redington and A. H. Basket,
well known railroad boys, are in
Mercy hospital, undergoing treatment
for severe colds.
The regular monthly meeting of the
public library board was held this
afternoon at 4:3O. Routine business
was considered.
]. c. Jenson, of Provo, was a guest
at the Strater last night on business
connected with his Telluride mining
interests.
S. B. Frizzell, of Fall creek, was
among the country folk who gave
Otis-McGirr's liberal patronage to-.
day.
Mrs. Sam Thompson was among
the Animas valley ladies who gave
local merchants liberal patronage to-
day.
Cord Bowen, Montezuma agricul
turist and stock grower, was bound
for the Aztec section this morning or
business mission.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Salabar, nee
Bessie Springer, of Bayfield,, are well
coming to their home new baby
daughter, who arrived Saturday.
Colonel B. R. Calvin arrived from
,Silyerton this morning to spend the
k in our town enjoying the fair
and attendant festivities.
Russell P. Reynolds, son-in-law of
F. S. Balster, arrived from Denver
last night on A. S. & r. company
business.
Miss Hattie Ballangee, manager of
the Western Union Telegraph office,
returned from Iowa last night, where
she spent month with her father.
Mrs. C. B. McLagan, of Denver,
was patron of the Savoy last night
who was bound for Montezuma val
ley this morning to visit relatives.
Howard Puett, of Mancos, and Wat
ter Dickerson, of Dollars, returned
last night from Denver, where they
accompanied shipment of cattle.
The Mesdames George Weaver and
r. B. Whitaker returned home last
night after weeks stay with friends
iE the Mancos section.
d. C. Pittinger, of Trinidad, made
the between train wait here last
night. He arrived on the Eastern en-
route to Montezuma county to visit
his mother.
Mrs. Martha Davis, affectionately
designated as Grandma" by her
large circle of acquaintance, was in
from her Florida mesa ranch today
buying supplies.
John Sponsel, one of the very pros
porous ranchers of the Thompson's
Park vicinity, left for Denver this
morning on a combined business and
pleasure trip.
The perfect weather promised us by
Hicks arrived according to schedule
We are willing to take off our new
fall bonnet and trail it in the street
to this man, the greatest Of all
prophets of the twentieth century.
Philip Gilbert, one of Thompson
Parks most substantial citizens, was
patron of the Graden Mercantile
company today. Among other things
: he purchased his years supply OF
flour.
George Davis, who came down from
the Cumberland mine last night, re-
ports that vicinity had a snow storm
Of winter proportions Friday and Sat
urday. When the fall ceased there
was two feet of the "wet beautiful
on the ground.
Miss Mable Skoog, who has beer
to Denver and other Colorado points