Semi-weekly herald., 1917-08-23

LOCAL AND PERSONAL
FROM TUESDAYS DAILY
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Starr went TO
harrington this morning for a few
lays outing.
Mrs. II. Hetherington returned to
Tiffany this morning after short
stay with relatives.
Mrs. Anna Reid and children of
Dolores left for Kansas this morning
o visit relatives.
Thomas Knight of Pennington was
traveller who gave Grand Junction
is his destination this morning.
Miss Lola Taylor returned to Man
'os this morning after spending
ew days here with the the Misses
McNicholas.
Mrs. I. A. Kerr and daughter, Miss
ora, We're shoppers from Hermosa
oday. The later is high school
tudent this year and will enter school
lere.
Editor R. M. Jackson of the Az
&c Independent and his wife return
ID few days ago from an auto trip
hat extended as far east as Mrs.
iackson's old home in Nebraska.
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Final catt1ay,apt ar 4l,a
he late John King of Ignacio was
made in county court yesterday and
he administrator was discharged
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DR.. and Mrs. G. V. Copp, former
Durango residents, arrived from Ari-
.ona last night to look after their
interests in the San Juan basin. Some
8 years ago DR.. Copp served as
;enator from this district.
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According to the state entomologist
W. l.. Burnett, the annual damage
lone by prairie dogs in Montezuma
ounty is S2O,736 and in the state
'l.5o0OO0. La Plata county has its
share of the pests.
c. V. Reid of Monte Vista is the
irst potato buyer to visit these parts
his year. He is covering the diff
'erent counties in the basin trying
o determine what deals he can make
With the farmers for their entire
,rop.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Davis of Edg-
mont ranch and Mrs. James Conway
If the Upper Florida motored to Pa
41.,. 80.
Yrs. Conway has resided in this
iection for more than quarter of
| century, it is her first trip to the
Springs.
Thirty-five cars of ore were ship
)ed from the Rico camp during the
month of July. The shippers and the
shipments were, the Rico Argentine
company 16 cars, the Marmatite Min
ng company 13 cars, the Rico We'll
| ington Mining company cars,
| Henry Obendorfer l car, the Reso-
| ute Mining company l car.
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Mrs. E. NJ. Taylor of Pagosa
| Springs, who passed away Sunday,
| was a daughter of Mrs. E. G. Bovee
If the Animas valley. She was af-
| licted with a cancer and had two
operations for the trouble, but the
| -elief she received from these sur
| yical ordeals was only temporary.
| Mr.. and Mrs. George N. Raymond
md daughter Miss Gertrude and son
Hubert of the Animas valley left
his morning for trip to Mesa YER
lie. Altho Mr.. and Mrs. RAYMOND
lave been residents of the San Juan
basin for more than 30 years this
S their first visit to the park.
Durango entertained pioneer last
night in the person of Mrs. Julia
| Scanlon of Sidney, Nebraska, who
lived both at Pagosa and Fort Lew
is in the days these were canton
ments. Mrs. Scanlon has been vsit-
ing in the old home at Pagosa. To-
day she made trip to Fort Lewis
to cover her former haunts there.
! The present German peace talk re-
minds one of the story of two men,
Celt and Teuton, who were set
ting a personal difference. Pat had
Fritz down and was working dill
gently on his face, when Fritz be-
gan to cry out Justify. Enough!
Enough" To which Pat responded:
"iez may as well leave off holler-
in, Dutch, DIN tell yez when yez
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