John H. Lavendar filed affidavits for five mountain lions Monday at the office of the county clerk. Mr. Lavendar bagged the lions after trailing them for six days in the Bookcliffs back of the Kelly Place. Two old lions and three cubs are the result of Mr. Lavendar's hunt. He is sending the hides and skulls to Denver with the affidavits to collect his state and other bounties.

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Local owners have lost several hundred head of sheep as the result of the cold wind and storm of the past few days. Flocks which have been recently sheared are the ones suffering, while lack of adequate food owing to the lateness of the spring has been a contributing factor.

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Dolores took second honors at the county grade school track meet held at Cortez Wednesday.

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District Judge John B. O'Rourke, District Attorney James M. Noland and Court Stenographer Peters returned to Durango Monday from Rico, where they completed an extremely short session of court. There were no jury cases, Mr. Noland said, and very little business of any other kind. Which is fortunate for the hard bitten taxpayers of that county.

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Grant Shields and Tom Marshall of Pagosa Springs have leased the Rohde gold placer property just above the Scotch Creek campgrounds. Last Thursday they put in necessary machinery to commence work at once.

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Elaine and Eloise Newton entertained a number of their friends at a jig saw party Thursday night.

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