Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-16


Mr.. and Mira. c. E. Herr and Mas
ter Howard are camping on the Val
iecito, where they expect TO remain
until Sunday.
DR.. John Wintermeyer, prominent
Denver physician. arrived In the city
last night to visit his clsssmate ond
old-time friend, DR.. A. L. Davis.
/ C. L. Taylor, the manufacturing
jeweler with A. Hahn, has entered the
ranks Of the joy riders His creden-
tial is Studebaker car, that he just
purchased.
Mrs. Ptolemy, of Silvertun, who was
injured in the wreck on the Silverton
branch early in June, is slowly re-
covering and will be able to leave
the hospital before long.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Nicholas Torris died at the family
home this morning, aged 10 days. The
little one was buried from the Hood
4 Ames Undertaking parlors this aft
ernoon.
Jack Slattery, speaker of the house
of representatives at the special ses-
sion of the legislature, passed
through Durango last night on his
way from Denver to his home in Sill
verton.
Indications are favorable That the
parties who stole the horses OIL live
Mile mesa, Monday night, will be N
the tolls before night. They have
been located in San Juan county, New
Mexico, and Sheriff Dufur telephones
that posse is hot on their trail.
County Superintendent Miss Sala-
bar returned last night from visit
to the Thompson Park school and was
off this morning for Breen, Fort
Lewis and Hesperus on a like mis-
sion.
Thomas Kelley, who has been out
to May Day since the last of the week
looking over the property, came in on
the Southern yesterday afternoon en-
route to Trimble Springs to spend a
few days with Hon. T. d. Burns.
Supt McGraw, of the fourth divi-
sion of the Denver & Rio Grande,
spent the night in Silverton on de-
partment business. He had as his
guest on his private car his nephew
from Pueblo, lad who is at present
on the semi-invalid list, suffering
with fractured arm.
w. S. Hankey, with suit case a 10
ore sack, left for the head of south
Lightner creek this morning, where
he will engage in development worl
on L. r. claims in which he and
Charles Flcck are jointly interested
As soon as Mr.. Hankey gets tho
camp in habitable condition he will
return to Durango after his sister.
Thomas Goulding came up from
Flora Vista last night on his way to
lockwood, where his large flocks Of
sheep are now ranging. While here
he outfitted with supplies for the
camp.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Shaffer and
daughter, Miss Johanna, have gone to
the vicinity of the Neglected mine.
where the ladies will enjoy leisure
hours while the "he" member of tho
family engages in prospecting.
Miss Ethel Hood, youngest dargh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fuller Hood. re-
turned last night from Los Angeles,
where she has been in the employ
of the Western Union. After thre4
months stay with the home folk, she
will return to her duties in the land
Of tourists.
Miss Christine Mathieson, the well
known nurse, has been released from
Mercy hospital, where several w.eks
ago she underwent a very critical o.
GRAFTON. For time little hope wa.
held out for her recovery but now sas
is far on the road to good health.
Miss Florence Bauser, who sustain.
ed broken elbow and severe bruises
Sunday, when she was thrown from o
horse, is resting well. At first it was
feared she had suffered internal in.
juries, bat this was not the case.