Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1906-09-10
SOCIAL
MELANCE

Miss Hattie clapp entertained q
number of friends at her home on the
North Side en- Monday evening.
Miss Maud Trippe is visiting Mrs
d. c. Coulson at Bayfield,.
i Dr. Haggart's smallest son had an
exciting experience the other dag,
one which he was fortunately to
young to realize. He was lseeping In
his carriage in the back porch when
his older brother going out the screen
door let 1t slam, the jar started the
carriage and it made straight for the
door, ran down the steps and over.
turned. Mrs. Haggart followed as
quickly as possible and picking the
baby up found he had struck his head
| hard enough to have the dirt well
ground in but he did not seem to be
SO much hurt as surprised, and ex-
cepting that he cried every time he
happened to think of it the rest of the
day he shows no bad effects of the
tumble.
Mrs. C. L. Herbert and Mrs. A. e.
Lund have Issued invitations for a
party to be given at the home of the
former Friday afternoon, September
the 1ath
The younger society set of the town
is almost entirely broken up this win.
ter. More of the High school gradu.
yates of the past two or three years
are away at school than ever before
and the few who have to stay at
home this winter anticipate a lone
some time. Quite a few of the boys
go to the state university at Boulder
They are Robert Mcconnell, George
Skoog, Gaines Otis, Elwood Limprect,
Norris Rachofsky, Oliver wingate
and George West. Miss winogene
Nelson will also return to Boulder
Clifford Dunbar goes to Colorado
College and also Angie Hayden, Shar.
| ley Pike and Milicent Campbell.
There are quite few who go to
Stephens college, Columbia, Mo.
They are Nina Balster who will fin-
ish the A. B. course this year. Bessie
Lake who will study piano and voice,
Edna Ambold and Ethel Sheets who
will be in the college department and
Misses Mary and Francis Bell OF Rock
wood and the two Misses Belmear
who will be in the academic depart
ment. Miss Margaretta Wilson who
goes to Columbia but to enter Nilsson
ri University instead of Stephens Col
lege. Florence Beatty has gone to at
tend school in Kansas City.
Mabel Vallient will attend Kansas
University at Lawrence, Kansas, this
year instead of returning to Boulder.
Miss Clara Herr leaves next
Thursday for the East where she will
meet Miss Millicent White and the
two will attend National Park Semi
nary at Washington. d. C. Miss Bes-
sic Newton and Mr.. Oren Tracy will
return to Denver University.
Representative Jacob Berdler OF
Ohio has farmer constituent who
was elected to the Ohio legislature.
He is fine honest old chap with
strict ideas as to right and wrong.
During the session bill of great
interest to certain corporations came
up. There were active lobbies for
and against 1t.
One day lobbyist called on the
farmer and offered him a sum OF mon
ey to vote for the bill.
Go aSsy, chouted the farmer
you can't corrupt me. I'll vote
against the BILL But" replied the
lobbyist, "if you will investigate, you
will find that the other side is offering
much more for votes against the bill
than I am for 1t and you will at once
be under suspicion of having tsken
money from them"
"Wb t can | do?" asked the per-
picked farmer.
q suggest that you stay away and
do rot vote at all"
The farmer stayed away. Next day
the lobbyist met him and handed him
five hundred dollars.
whats this for?" roared the farm.
er
That's for staying away and not
voting on that bill was speaking to
you about"
The farmer sank Imply in his
chair. Great Heavens" he said,
faint there no way a man can be non.
est ?'-Saturday Evening Post.
Mrs. L. C. Jakway and daughter
Francis. are Home from a three weeks
visit to Mrs. Crooke In Silverton.
Miss Mute Wall entertained quite
| a crowd of her friends at her home