Semi-weekly herald., 1915-12-06

day and intends to take charge of
the Tiffany postoffice as soon as he
can get returns from his papers, says
the Ignacio Chieftain.
We were told yesterday that Elmer
Hatcher had brought in and sold to the
farmers of the valley 800 head of
young cattle. Among the heaviest
buyers are Fred Mayn and ]. P. Tur-
ner, says the Ignacio Chieftain.
Receiver Lezear has issued checks
for a second divident of the Silver
ton National bank, making 80 per
cent to date. A very fine showing
and will come in as very welcome
Christmas presents. The first divi-
dent of 80 per cent was declared in
July.
Geo. Becker of TERRA Amarillo,
knows good thing and has shipped
in 160 head of cattle to be fed on
Pine river hay. He has bought the
Hendrix, Holder and Ernest Salabar
crops and will bring in more cattle
when he gets them gathered off the
range. He bought eleven head more
from Spring creek ranchmen who at
tended the sale yesterdzy-Ignacio
Chieftain.
Telluride journal says: The grand
opening of the San Miguel club at the
new club rooms Wednesday night was
great success from all view points.
During the evening more than 100
persons, members and their friends
called at the new club. rooms in the
Mansfield block and made merry until
an early hour next morning. The
club, ocording to it's officials now
bids fair to be big social center in
the city. The rooms have been neat
ly arranged and decorated and are
very cosy, making an excellent place
to spend the evening, reading, writ
ing or indulging in some amusement.
After four score years of sadness
and misfortune Charles Anderson,
aged "a, has gone to meet his Maker.
He undoubtedly met his death by
falling over precipice about 200
feet high about two miles north of
Ouray sometime during the severe
| snowstorm of a few days ago. Ander-
sons body was found in deep gulch
by Lars Pilker, one of party of
searchers who had for the past two
days been searching for the aged pros
pector. The body was covered with
snow when found, but every indica-
tion was that he had fallen over a
2OO-foot precipice and then rolled
down the sloping sides of the hill
for nearly mile.
The Dolores Star gives the follow
ing additional particulars of the
Adams accident: ]. d. Adams was
badly hurt in a runaway accident late
Saturday evening. He was on his
way from Dolores to his ranch near
Arriola, and his team started to run
shortly after leaving town. In max
ing to turn to enter the steel bridge
the buggy turned over throwing Mr..
Adams out, breaking his collar bone
and bruising him about the head and
back. C. W. Smith who lives in the
house at this end of the bridge heard
the team coming down the road and
, crossing the bridge. He knew the
team was running but did not know
that any one had been hurt until he
heard a groan. Running to the house
he got a lantern and found Mr..
Adams lying in the road. He took the
injured man into the house and called
DR.. Lefurgey who went down and did
everything possible for the injured
man, who is getting along az well as
could be expected.
Mr.. Geo. W. Dyer, who has been
experimenting thn packing and ship
ping of Montezuma apples at Dolores
this season, working in connection
with the Montezuma Fruit, Pro duce
and Mercantile association, of which
]. d. Adams is president and P. B.
Gates secretary, returned to his home
in Cedaredge last week. Mr.. Dyer
feels much satisfaction over the re-
suits this company has accomplished
in this, its first seasons work. and
also feel that the experience gained