Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-05

such a serious eye injury Friday, rest
ed well last night and it now seems
that he will not lose his eye, nor will
his vision be greatly impaired.
M. Knight came over from Ala
mosa last night after Tom Nolands
son, who has been at local hospital
recovering from long siege with
pneumonia.
Druggist l.. Il. jenkins tarried
over Sunday in town on business con-
nected with the construction of store
building he is erecting in his home
town this year
AbrahAn Markham, aged %, and
Miss Mable Faure, aged 20, were to-
day granted license to wed by
County Clerk Mrs Orme. They are
residents of the bayfield, section
c. Clay, a Montezuma county stock
man, returned from Arizona last
hight where he purchased a large
bunch of cattle which are to be ship
ped here as soon as the summer range
is in good condition.
Ed. Sargent, the flock master with
nerds of sheep like unto Abraham,
left for his home in Chama yester-
day morning. He was on his return
from the San Juan where he has sew
eral punches of sheep wintering.
San Juan coSnty, New Mexico, is
now superlatively dry" territory, as
the result of the election held Satur-
day. The vote in favor of elimina-
ton of all "wet" territory was about
L 3 to /.
r. B. House, well known knight
of the grip, left for Dolores this
morning on his way to the Paradox
country. An eighty mile drive thru
mud of uncertain depth will be fea-
ture of the trip.
General Bulkeley Wells was a guest
at the Strater last night on his return
from Silverton where Western Colo
RADIO Power company business occu-
Mad his ,ft unla ~
days.
Ten High school students will COM
pete for honors in the declamatory
contest to be given at the High school
Friday evening, March 9th. This
promises to be one of the best con-
tests ever given by the school.
James German arrived in little old
New York in time to enjoy the way
down-east storm that swept over that
city couple of weeks ago, and has
remained a sufficient time to get the
full benefit of the present blizzards
that are in progress.
James Allan, an employe of the
Mountain States Telephone company
left for Ignacio and Bayfield, this
morning to repair cable troubles be-
tween the two points and change the
Keen phone in the first named towr
to a public pay station.
Attorney l.. p. Main was bound fol-
Bayfield, this morning on legal bust
ness. We say bound, as he started
overland and it seems doubtful if hi
succeeds in making a through triT
in one day over the bottomless roads
between the two points.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. GRAPHICAL of Man
cos, were guests of the formers sis
ter, Mrs ID. l.. Sheets last night, OF
their return from Pueblo where the,
spent the winter. The call of the ole
home, with the beginning of spring
was too strong to resist.
Our esteemed townsman W. P
Vale completed his twenty-fifth yea
with the First National bank Satur
day, February 2S. He entered the in
stitution as assistant cashier in 1885,
and has been identified with it eve
since, later as cashier and now as on
of the vice presidents. In the growtl
of the substantial banking house h
has been very important factor, an
the thousands of patrons who hav
had business dealings with him dur
ing the years trust that he may b
spared to render the same valuabl
services during the quarter Of cen
tury on which he is just now entering