Semi-weekly herald., 1917-09-27


Pine river valley on land, stock and
mining business.
7. C. Graden has started on his an
nual pilgrimage to the Philippines
where his timber and milling interests
are located.
The Walter MINERS who recently
purchased the Kissane property in
North Durango are planning to make
extensive repairs on the house.
Colonel B. B. Calvin Of Silverton is
among the visitors. The Colonel at
tended Durango's first fair and has
never missed one since.
o. B. Whitaker, the noted mining
engineer, departed for Denver this
morning after short visit here with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Whit
aker.
Mrs. Avery Hosner and the junior
member of the J. A. Clay family ar
rived from Ouray last night to visit
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Har-
rington this week.
General II. F. Robinson, u. S.
superintendent of Indian irrigation,
was bound for Shiprock this after
noon to inspect the irrigation system
at the agency.
The names of the 36 citizen SOL
diers, La Plata county's third quota
which is to leave for Camp Funston
about October 3rd, will be posted in
day or two.
After making Aztec her home for
IL years, Mrs. Anna Crowley left
for Salt Lake this morning to reside.
On the way she will stop awhile at
Glenwood Springs.
The Adams Express boys spent the
night transferring three and. half
cars of peaches and other fruit from
San Juan county, N. NJ, which was
consigned to Denver
Mrs. Cora Ray leaves tomorrow for
Kentucky to spend the winter with
her daughter and granddaughter. Mrs.
Ray has sold the home she occupied
in North Durango so many years to
June Roberts of the Florida.
Miss Josie Hood, eldest daughter
of City Manager and Mrs. A. F. Hood
left Denver California bound yester-
day. where she will spend several
months health seeking.
The Misses Callie Lauderdale, Hell
en- Fritz and Johanna Shaffer and the
Messrs Vernon Skeels, Vernon Nc
Kinney and Ralph Foley were the
members of motor party doing Mesa
Verde Sunday. They left here at 5
a. m. and returned at 8 p. m.
Miss Jeanie Paul who is q senior
at Colorado college this year has been
appointed a member of the advisory
board to the Students Government as
sociation. The young women who
live in the dormitories at Colorado
college are governed by board elect
ed by the students. The board makes
the rules and regulations governing
the life of the young women.
Last night the entire evangelistic
party and the ministers of the city
went up to the Grange hall in the
Animas valley where they were greet
ed with an overflowing congregation.
Mr.. Limit sang his "kaiser" sony
and Mrs. Harris and Mr.. Limit sang
to the delight of all. 1t was a live
audience and when Evangelist Lock-
hart give the invitation there were II
converts. This makes los converts
in the meetings since Sunday morn
ing.
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The run of the Durango Motor club
to Pennington yesterday was inter
fered with by the elements. The
weather at Durango part Of the night
before would have delighted devotees
of yachting, but looked rather siren
uous to motorists. However, yes
terday morning phone calls down the
line toward Pennington brought the
information that no wetness was ap-
parent there, and fifteen cars dom
ned chains and skidded merrily in
TO the mud. All except Ferg Gra-
ham and wife, who made the trip
gaps chains or ofbar aouicfapco Az