Semi-weekly herald., 1917-01-04

Dick Kenny and cousin, r. f. Don
nely were mong the home eomers
last night. They had been to Den
Yer for the festive season.
Guy Brinkley recently returned
from Imperial Valley, California,
where he held q responsible position
in bank for a couple Of years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Buchanan and
Miss Gillmor have taken the first
loor Of Miss Margaret Monteith's
house for the winter.
After a 10 days vacation, enjoyed
With an equal degree of pleasure by
teachers and pupils, Durango schools
opened again this morning.
Very favorable reports continue to
come from the bedside of Mrs. NJ. j..
Hurley who recently underwent an
operation for tumors.
Mrs. NJ. D. Taylor, the interesting
Southern woman who is Aztcc's past
mistress, returned home this morn
ing, after spending New Years with
ler brother Mr.. Bush and family.
Miss Nell Nelson is on duty again
in the Whittier school, after spend
ng few weeks in a hospital under
gong treatment for trouble Of long
standing.
The Rhodes family numbering a
ialf dozen members were passeng-
rs to Hesperus today wnere they
viii locate. They formerly resided
in the Oak Creek camp.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Collier of Pa
gosa Springs went to Pennington
his morning, where they expect to
remain for the winter il Mr.. Golfers
ealth is benefited by the change.
Messrs. Hill and Gilbert who are
employed on the new high school
building are expected to return from
dorado Springs and Denver to-
night where they passed the holi-
days.
A bachelor in our town remarks
tenths Of the spinisters still spinn.
bly, inspired by his frame Of indi-
sestion.
Mrs. William J. Gallon, nee Char
0tte Culp, departed for SilvertOn last
light to join her husband who is
inning in the Animas Forks section,
fter visiting here with her cousin,
lrs. +. II. Burdick
The Sunnyside, Kitttimac, Big
liant and Highland Mary were
.mong the properties represented in
he ore shipments delivered to the
ocal Smelter today.
Mrs. S. J. Pace and daughter, Mrs,
larry Wright of San Juan county
fere bound for the Tiffany section
his morning. where the formers
bother is seriously i'll.
Regardless of the high prices the
majority of mercantile establish
nents in this section report u sub.
stantial increase in business during
he year 1916.
A son was horn to Mr.. and Mrs.
Andy Erler, former Durango resi-
Tents, at Hesperus yesterday morn
'ng. DR.. H. A. Lingenfelter was in
attendance.
The new silver half-dollars were
placed in circulation today. The our
.ers will be circulated two weeks lat
n Both will be issued from the
various subtreasuries.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Bernard arc
home from Mayo Brothers hospital.
The surgeons there were unable 10
my more for Mrs. Bernard than lo-
sal physicians have been doing.
Mrs, Charles Schultz of the Pine
River valley leaves for Baltimore to-
morrow morning to visit her sister.
She expects to remain until the ther
mometer no longer hovers about the
freezing point in these parts.
The Silverton Standard places San
Juan county's metal production for
The year 1916 at s4,000.000. divided
rs follows gold s1.772.502; silver
S66i,620; Copper s724,66s; lead ST.
l54,772; zinc spelter s4s3, ,138; tung
stem 100000.
Herbert Bra Me went to Denver
this morning to buy machinery tor
the new Tribune Publishing com o-ry
plant at Pennington. The new COM
Dany proposes 10 manufacture cal
cndars, advertising novelties etc. 1t
has taken over the Enterprise and
will publish it under the name of
tho San Juan County Tribune.
In keeping with their usual Gus
tom the teachers and children at the
Whittier ccbool r,royidaJ foadfunv ho<r.