Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-01

:: PURELY PERSONAL
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John Herr is over from Bayfield, on
business mission.
Ms. John Bell is down from Rock
wood on shopping expedition.
Mrs. Alma Leavell, of Dolores, left
for Lumberton this morning, where
she viii tarry awhile.
L. j. Markat, bridge builder from
Alamcsa, is over here on business
trip.
The 3-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
II. L. Paxton is suffering with what
is feared to be pneumonia
Mrs Sid Cordell, who resides on
the lower La Plata, left for home this
morning via Aztec.
R. c. Lockwood, of the Western
Colorado Power company, was an
overnight visitor from Silverton.
T. c. Mcconnell, state humane
agent, is here looking after affairs
that come under his line of duties.
Mossrs. Jack Hickey, T. Olsen and
NJ. IL. poud are among the well
Known Siiverton men who spent the
day IN Durango.
The condition of Charles Dale, of
Silverton, who is patient in local
hospital, is reported as showing i'm
provemeut todav
Mrs. L. A. ODonnel is up from
Oxford visiting her father, MIR. Sem,
who is at Mercy hospital undergoing
treatment.
L. j. Mountz, Of Denver, returned
from Montezuma county last night,
where be looked after real estate bust
ness.
A NJ. Amsden, president of the
First National bank of Harrington
j. business visitor in the city, a
e est at the Hotel Savoy.
H. Taylor. superintendent of build
ing and bridges for this division of
the d. d r. c., was in town over
night on railroad work.
"BilP' Mason, rancher, crack shot
and some billiard player, returned TO
his Florida mesa ranch via the Red
Apple line this morning.
Russell Andrews, of Romeo, was on
way to Aztec this morning, where
bro.heI-iu-law, Mr.. Case, serves
d. d r. G. in the capacity of
aeeat-
Raymond Watrous, u. S. hydrogra-
pber for New Mexico, who makes fre-
,uons trips 10 this re gion on depart
me1t business, left fof Santa Fe, his
leadquartel 5, this morning.
J. F. Clarke, engineer on the Sill
vcrton Nor hern, returned from Den
yer last nj ,ht, where he was called
a month ago by the il ness and death
Of his l7-year-old daU ghter Mary.
Mrs. r. q. Shanno1, nee Jessie
Campbell 7Ieuser, left for her home
in Denver this morning. She was
called here about a month ago by the
death of her brother-in-law, the late
Walter Hunter.
L. l.. Barney and A. A. Anderson,
of Chanute, Kan, arrived in Durango
last night bound for Kline to visit
friends. On account of the storm
they ren aimed over here today.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Crozier, of
Aztec, were in town last night on
their way to Creede, where they will
engage in mercantile business, having
recently traded their New Mexico
ranch for store at that point.
Fred Ames is scheduled to return
from Dolores tonight, where yester-
day he directed the funerg of the
late Joe Akin, who lost his e in the
battle between the white. and In
dians down in the Bluff vi nifty.
c. A. Stokes, a resident of the Do
lores country who has been having
considerable trouble with the cattle
men over range rights, returned from
Denver last night, where he laid his
ease before representatives of the
federal land department.
Once upon time there lived a man
in our town who said he would not
read newspaper that did not print
all the news. Immediately after be-
ing fined on an assault and battery
charge, he called on the reporters and
begged them not to mention the item.
The Mesdames Elizabeth TRULY and
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