Semi-weekly herald., 1914-02-02
The Jackson
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The Denver bound passenger that
left here Tuesday morning was block
AIDED on Cumbres and did not reach
.Osier until 6 o'clock last evening.
About once n year Kansas zephers
stray Durango way. Last night the
strangers made trip over here
and as 4 result miniature snow drifts
were found in several parts Of town
thig nsoniAg.
Manager Clay and Auditor Parkin-
son Of the Western Colorado Power
company, left for Aontrose via Den
yer this morning. The longest way
around is certainly the surest way
there in these days of blockades.
In the matter of the estate Of the
late Mrs. Catherine Conrad, the date
of probating the will has been contin-
ued until February IS. On account
of the hard storms and bad roads it
was impossible for the witnesses to
come in from Bayfield, to testify.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Hunter came
up from Pennington last night on
their way to Woodward, Okla where
they GO in response to \ message
conveying the sad news of the sud
den death Of Mr.. Hunters aged
mother.
The executors of the estate of the
late Mrs. Catherine Mahoney have
been granted permission by the court
to purchase a suitable head stone for
the grave of the deceased and have
the cemetery lot in which her body
lies given proper care.
Considering the condition of the
highways and the blockaded railroads
the cream supply ut the San Juan
creamery is keeping up remarkably
well, and a sufficient amount of but
ter to supply the market Is being
manufactured.
The preliminary hearings of Wood
and Stern, the young men charged
with the murder of Nelson De Luche,
was held in Cortez yesterday. 1t is
not known whether anything new de-
veloped ~ the result, as We are en-
tirely shut off from communication
with the Noatszuma valley.
Telegraph communications between
Durango and Telluride were sstab-
lished again today. 1t dsvelosd the
train that left Rico Durango bound
yesterday morning encountered =
large slide and was soon forced co
turn back to its starting point. There
are no prospects of train tonight.
Frank Wride, one of the officers
of the Florida mesa telephone COM
pany, was \ business visitor in the
city. Last fall the telephone line to
the mesa was repaired and A. re-
suit withstood the storm Of ten days
ago without the loss Of 4 pole. The
lines are still out of commission but
the trouble is and has been some
where between the local office and
the City coal mine.
Mrs. J. C. Foster aid Mrs. Newton
Barton, representing the Woman's
Relief Corps, visited the first to the
seventh grades inclusively in the
high school building today, for the
purpose Of giving the children pat
riotic instruction and presenting each
room with an American flag. In turn
the pupils gave the flag salute and
drill for thsn. The ladies were en-
thusiastic about the work in all the
rooms, and especially in the lower
grades.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. n. Hubbard re-
turned TO their home in Pennington,
N. NJ, this morning. Mrs. Hubbard
underwent an operation for ocular
troubles . few weeks ago. The or
deal proved too severe for one Of her
advanced age and for a time her life
hung in the balance. While not we'll
woman, ksr condition has shown
marked improvement, and the opera
ton she underwent will, it seems GER
tain, prove beneficial. For q year
passed - has been totally blind.
A company of ladies. members Of
the Durango Presbyterian church
formed the members of = sleighing
party who went out TO Florida mesa