Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-26
LOCALS AND PERSONALS
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILN

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j. G, McDermott shipped IS head
of cattle to- Lost Canon today.
Joe T. Terry and K. e. Jeffers were
arrivals from SiIverton this morning
on mining business.
Mrs. Ellen Terry Strong of Eureka
passed thru Durango this morning
Denver bound.
hog wire consigned to Harris Broth
ers at Dolores formed part of the
freight on this mornings Southern.
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| John Gamsby is down from his
winter quarters, the kirkpatrick
ranch on combined business and
pleasure visit. .
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Mrs. T. II. Jones returned to Farm
ington today after looking after busi-
ness interests and visiting friends.
Mrs. Jones is an old time acquaint-
ance of Mrs. Sophia Foster.
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Mrs Hugh Linebarger and sister
in-law. Miss 2nth Linebarger were
among the Tiffany folk shopping
here today.
Favorable progress is being made
in the development work on the
Lucky Moon. The force of men, now
numbering about ten. will be increas
ed as soon as conditions warrant it.
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Henry Perrin, president of the
Lewis Mountain Mining company,
spent the day here on his return from
the La Platas, There he visited the
Ten Brock and outlined plans for the
summer,,'s campaign.
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Mrs Wilhelmina Widmayer of Bo-
nanza who died suddenly a few days
ago was an aunt OF Sopia Boehler,
competent clerk connected with
Richey's store for many years. Mrs.
Widmayer had no children of her own
| but gave mothers love to her three
| nieces whom she reared. These girls
are married now and have homes of
their own. Sopia is Mrs. Bennett of
Bonanza, Minnie is Mrs. Lackner of
| Leadville and Bertha is Mrs Robin
son and her home is in Denver
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Suffers Badly Burned Foot.
Mrs. Mary Brawner of Animas
City is confined to her home suffer-
ing with badly burned foot, an in
jury she sustained few mornings
ago when she accidently upset a pot
filled with boiling hot coffee.
Health Seeking Trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Fl. TAFT plan to
leave for Denver in day or two
where they will spend week or two
while Mr.. TAFT recuperates from his
recent siege with erysipelas. They
may extend their travels to Hot
Springs.
Boston in War Times.
If the fathers of the American Rev
olution returned to Boston today
they would find spirit not unlike
| the one that characterized the city in
the times of their great struggle ac-
cording to a Boston Woman's report
of conditions, contained in letter to
local friend. Not only are the young
men enlisting in large numbers but
daily many middle aged, staid, sub
stantial business men gather on the
Boston Commons to participate in the
drills. Detailed arrangements have
been made to move women and chill
dren from the city in case of an at
tack. Emergency rations have been
stored. Not small number of people
have their household belongings in
readiness for moving should the oc-
casion demand. Great excitement
prevails when what was supposed to
be firing off the coast was heard. 1t
developed later the noise came from
blasting that was in progress in a
town not far away.
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Red Cross Chapter.
Men as well as women are welcom-
ed to membership in the Red Cross
work, and doubtless here as well as
elsewhere will join in large numbers.
The membership fee is only 81 a
ylear. The chapter being formed in
Durango will cover the entire county