Semi-weekly herald., 1914-04-02

Sllverton were guests at the Strater
last night on their return from Cali
fornia where they spent number Of
months.
Excavation work was commenced
this morning for the basement of the
new store building to be erected i'm
mediately south of the Staegna
saloon.
DIR. Bell Lacy who underwent an
operation at Mercy hospital last week,
left the institution yesterday in ex-
cellent condition. This morning she
departed for her home in Bayfield,.
Mrs. Charles Morast, wife of Ex-
press Messenger Morast, on the
Southern run, leaves Sunday morning
for Denver to spend the Easter sea-
son with her husbands mother.
Mrs. Harry Dixon, Sr, who has
pceH tHe eueSI VI MI anu MTo. mar
ry Dixon, Jr., for couple of days,
left this morning for Pennington to
visit Mrs. J. d. Taylor.
Mrs. William Officer returned to
her home at the Idaho mine this
morning with her little son who was
a patient at Ochsner hospital a
couple of weeks suffering with q
broken arm.
E. M. Fiant, the well known mining
man who operates in the Silverton
district, came over from Dolores last
night with bunch of pack animals
he had wintering there. He left for
Silverton with the stock this morning.
| Thirty-eight instruments were
filed for record in the county clerk 8
office yesterday, the collections to-
taling $52.70. This was the largest
days work since the office has been
in charge of Mrs. Orme.
Conductor Willis who has not been
over in this direction for eight years,
came in from Alamosa last night in
charge of the passenger and will
make regular trips this way this
spring.
Among the questions to be decided
at the annual meeting of the Electra
club are: Shall a retaining pond be
constructed? Shall the contract with
the state be continued? Shall the an
nual dues be increased? Shall the
club handle it's own fish industry?
This morning Commissioner Will
son turned over to the city treasurer
for collection, water rental bills
amounting to $1,000 and cemetery
irrigation bills totaling $780, Judg-
ing from the rush at the office to-
day, people will meet their obliga-
tions to the city promptly.
G. b. Mitchell of Garden City,
Kans., who went down to Shiprock a
few days ago to buy Indian ponies,
did not make any purchases. He
found the reservation folk valued
their horses too high to leave any
profit for the white man, who would
deal in them
: W. e. Milton's exhibit of nursery
stock in the vacant lot north of
Rachofsky Brothers store is attract
ing much attention. He has large
variety of the vines, plants, shrubs
and trees, best adapted to this Sec
ton, which he is selling at very rea-
sonable prices.
Mr.. and Mrs. Syril Bonnard and
little Marion who have been visiting
Mrs. Bonnard's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Weaver, for couple of weeks
left this morning for London where
they expect to remain permanently,
and where Mr.. Bonnard will again en-
ter the stock exchange. He was born
and reared in London and his par
ents reside there.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Sumner returned to
Durango last night after an absence
Of three years. Mr.. Summer has been
employed on the G. & S. railroad and
for some time passed the family have
made the Walsenburg vicinity their
headquarters. Durango will continue
to be the family home but Mr.. Sum-
ner will direct operations on his
ranch six miles below town.
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Il think it's what the French say
when the pitcher makes balk. Now,
don't bother me, please. I want to /
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