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Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-14
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.

The Monday Whist club was very
Pickerill on Monday afternoon. Those
present were Miss Florence Haynes
Of York, Pa, Mrs, l.. c. .Iakway. Mrs.
Reese McCloskey Mrs. Geo. West.
Mrs. C. T.. Mcconnell, Mrs. Trippe.
Mrs. Frank Balster. Mrs. C. f. Per
lsins. Mrs. Hahn.
Mrs. Rowe Pingrey entertained the
Wednesday Sewing club at the usual
time. Those present were Mrs. Pick
erill. Miss Haynes, Mrs. Leisenberg.
Mrs. c. Il. Perkins. Mrs. Harry Pear
son. Miss Weightman. Mrs. Lloyd
Sheets. The afternoon was in honor
OF Mrs. Harry Pearson and each guest
brought some little gift for the bride,
An elegant luncheon was served at
the close of the afternoon.
The Reading club held the first
meeting OF the year at the home OF
Mrs. S. Z. Herr on Thursday after
noon. The club will study the Bay
View course on Germany this year
and the first lesson was ably conduct
ed by Mrs. Egan and Mrs Jakway
Al the close of the meeting 1t was
voted that the club should send car
nations. the club flower. to Mrs, 3.
w. Ritter, who has been sufferer
for so many months. but who hopes
10 he able TO attend the club again
before long
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Barber are at
home and will soon he perfectly set
lied and ready to receive their friends.
The Monday Sewing club spent n
pleasant afternoon with Miss Joe
Clarke this week
The Wednesday Whist club was en-
tertained at the usual time by Mrs
W. @. White. Beside the members
there Were Mrs. Kellenberger Mrs.
y. C.. Miller Mrs. c. e. Herr. Mrs.
Lou Nathan. The guests cut for
prize and Mrs Herr was the forum
ate one. The prize was beautiful
piece of cut glass. Mrs. C. l.. Herbert
made the highest score among the
club members.
Mrs. ~ c. Miller is the guest of
Mrs. c. Il. Herr with whom she will
spend week or two.
Miss Lena Barber is visiting In Den
yer and will remain there week or
two.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Pearson have
returned from their wedding trip
which included short visit in Can
ada as well as eastern states. They
are at home to their friends In their
pretty little place on the Boulevard
Mrs. Ellis Roberts is entertaining n
large party OF children this afternoon
'or her little daughters. Lucille and
Dorothy. description OF the party
with list OF the sixty-one more chill.
zen attending will be printed next
Saturday.
On Monday evening Mrs. Sam Hen
lerson gave very charming little |
Inner. The table was very pretty
With autumn leaves aud vines. The
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-14

Miss Lillian Petherbridge of Man
cos is going to Portland, Ore. to join
her father, who is established in bust
ness there and is prospering. Mr.
Petherbridge is greatly delighted with
Portland. He has large roomine
house there. Miss Petherbridge has
been with her mother at Mancos. Be
fore leaving that place she gave a
public recital from the members OF
her music class, OF which the highest
praise is given in the Mancos papers
to both teacher and pupils.-Silverton
Miner.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-14


depot this morning when the train
arrive from Silverton, but no one an
swering the description arrived. 1t
Is probable he left the train at Ami.
mas City. A close watch will be kept
for him and II he comes over town
he will be nabbed. The description
given is not very definite one, but
the officials believe they can identify
him II he drops in.
j. w. Redman goes to Colorado
q new drug store to be opened in the
opera house block.
John Alexander has finished his con-
tract of stringing wire in San Juan
county for the Animas Power com
pany and is home again.
w X Milton of Oklahoma today
completed the deal for the purchase
of ranch in the Grommet country.
This makes the second deal of the
kind Mr.. Melton has made for Grom-
met property.
The dance 10 be given by the de
gree team OF Sitting Bull tribe Mon
| day night will be n pleasant one. The
team win dress In Indian costumes
and open the ball with an Indian
| dance. An admission fee of % cents
VIII be charged for spectators In the
balcony. No extra charge for ladies
on the dancing floor.
VIM. f. Curtis is writing some very
interesting letters to the RecordHer
| aid. one OF which Is published in this
issue. and we ask all our readers to
peruse ii. community of working
| men of $4,000 without town govern
| ment. no saloons and well regulated
| should commend itself to the average
| toiler.
| d. NJ. Logan and family departed
| this morning for Antonito. where they
| will visit few days with Mr.. Logan's
| sister. The first of next week they
| will go to Saida to the session OF
| the grand lodge of Odd Fellows, to
| which Mr.. Logan is delegate from
the local lodge. They will he absent
about two weeks. Other representa-
tives OF the order will leave tomorrow
morning. stopping over night in Ala
| mosa and proceed to Salida on the
narrow gauge Monday morning.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-14

Aztec index thinks Congressman
Haggotts visit TO San Juan county.
New Mexico, had something to do
with the proposed annexation of San
Juan county to Colorado.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-14

The city marshal of Cortez has been
Instructed to arrest any one playing
ball on the main streets. Must go
to the park.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-14

Oklahoma City and other points on a
boosting tour. He will take with him
a miniature collection OF San Juan
county's products which will open the
eyes OF the people down there. Mr.,
Clark expects to be gone for some
time and when he comes back he will
bring with him number of settlers.
Aztec Democrat.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-14
NEWS ITEMS OF
INTEREST FROM
SOUTHWEST EXCHANGES

j. d. Adams of Rico keeps investing
in Montezuma county lands. Wish
we had some surplus cash to do like
wise.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-14

S. ID. Cunningham and ]. II. Stat.
terry who with Charles Herr and Roger
Case have been mining in the state of
Durango, Old Mexico. this week re.
ceived word from Mr.. Case. who is in
personal charge of the property. stat
ing that an offer of $500 had been
made for the property. Messrs. Gun.
ningham and Slattery started this
morning to investigate the circum.
stances and to decide whether or no
they will accept the offer and sell thu
property. The mine contains some
very high grade silver ore. some OF
it running 81 200 to the ION in silver
and II this streak continues with
depth the property is probably worth
much more than the price offered.
Many friends of the owners are re.
joicing with them in their good for.
Miner.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-14

Everybody busy picking. packing
and shipping apples. The prediction
that Pennington would not have any
fruit this year was proven to he
roneous when the cherries and berries
began coming in and the fellow who
predicted less than half crop also
seems to have another guess coming.
As money getter this years crop has
been the banner-se 90, and in some
cases more, per box. has made many
o' our fruit growers wear broad
smile.-Farmington Times-Hustler.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-14

The sherin's office received word
from Silverton to arrest young man
about ls years OF age. wearing a white
hat, and hold him tor further instruc.
tion. Undersheriff Dale was at the
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-14

G.. II. McHenry finished picking his
apples on his lots on Wall street last
week From thirteen young trees of
Rome Beauty apples he packed and
sold seventy. y.eight boxes of fancy and
extra fancy apples at $500 per box.
He sold enough culls to pay all the
expenses of picking and packing. thus
leaving net income of s12 per tree.
II Mr.. McHenry had had an acre of
these trees, set the same distance
apart as those on the lots. he would
have had 10 trees on the acre, and
would have received at the same av-
erage $l.320 net for the crop from one
acre. Moral-Buy an acre OF Farm
ington land and make 1900 per cent
per year. 1t is the only thing in
the world that pays a higher per cent
than Standard Oil.-Farmington En-.
terprlse.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-14

Congressman Warren NJ. Haggott
spent the time between trains here
Saturday. He was here 70 look over
the country with view to pushing
our claims to being annexed to Colo
RADIO. He is much in favor of the
idea, as his trip down here shows. and
win do what he can to get 1t realized
In the next congress. This is far bet
ter for San Juan county than any sin
gle statehood proposition. Let us
give it all the help we can. 1t is well
worth trying no matter what the re-
sults.-Farmington Times-Hustler
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-14

A. NJ. clhrk will leave tomorrow for
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-14

Mrs. Arthur Remley died about 8
O'Clock last night at the Ochsner hos
pital from blood poisoning following
childbirth. She was brought to the
hospital Thursday from bayfield,. The
remains are at the Durango under.
taking establishment and no arrange.
ment VIII be made for the funeral
until word is received from relatiyLa
II: Iowa, who have been notified.
The absence of farmers attending
the fair last week is still commented
on. Well. The Herald does not blame
the farmers for not coming to town
-many even for a day. The weather
conditions for harvesting have been
bad this fall and when the weather
cleared there was nothing for the
farmer and all of his family and help
to do but put In double time cutting
and stacking the golden grain. II Gu,
the gate receipts down but this will
be more than made up to the mer-
chant when the tillers OF the soil re.
ceive money for their crops.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-14

w. r. Vale OF the First National
bank went to Silverton yesterday aft
ernoon on Il business trip.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-14

On Monday evening Mrs. Sam Hen
derson gave very charming little
dinner. The table was very pretty
with autumn leaves and vines. The
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-14

W. X. Price superintendent of the
Empire Mining company. went back
to the La Plntas this morning.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-14
tFrom saturdays Daily.)

George Goodman returned yester-
day from business trip to Silver
ton.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-14

The Silverton Miner notes the death
OF Col. f. M. Snowden. Although
death took place at the home OF his
brother August 10. at st. Joseph, Mo.
this is the first inkling his old time
friends in this section knew of it. The
colonel built the first cabin in ST..
verton.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-14

Mrs. Harry Rachofsky went up to
'silverton yesterday to visit her daugh-
ter. Mrs Sam Wittow.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-14

guests included Miss Julia Lawsing,
Miss Krugle, Mr.. Young and Mr..
Moody.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-14

Or. Barnes of the FISH hatchery took
ont another lot OF young fish for dis.
tribution in the vicinity OF Rico.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-14

John Alexander has finished his con
tract of stringing wire in San Juan
county for the Animas Power com
pany and is home again.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-14

w. X Milton of Oklahoma today
completed the deal for the purchase
of ranch in the Grommet country.
This makes the second deal of the
kind Mr.. Melton has made for Grom-
met property
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-14

The meeting of the city council next
Tuesday night will be rather short
handed, with Alderman Logan ana
Harmon absent. and there is little like.
lihood of accomplishing anything TO
ward settling the city ittorneyship
niuddle. There will be but six alder.
men present and 1t takes five to make
selection
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-14

J. w. Redman goes to Colorado
Springs where he will have charge Of
q new drug store to be opened in the
opera house block.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-14

The ladies' of st. Marks guild held {
pleasant meeting at the home OF Mrs
Houk on Friday afternoon.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-14

George West shipped four carloads
or fine beef steers from the LightneI
creek range this morning He will
pick up several more carloads be.
tween here and the Junction and send
them through to Denver.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-14

Before adjourning last evening the
board OF fair directors extended Sec
retary Armstrong a vote OF thanks
for the active part taken in making
the last two fairs success.
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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-18
UNION STOCK YARDS

Union Stock Yards, H., Dec. IS.
Cattle Receipts 21,GOO; estimat-
ed for tomorrow 5000; market
steady at 1Qc higher. Prime beeves
$40 "a 6.2O; poor to medium 1856
a 5; stockers and feeders 2.15 q
4.3O; cows and heifers 2.25 and
AGO; Gamers lis @ 2.15; Texans
3.15 q 3.S5; Westerns 3.2O and
400.
Hogs-Receipts $4,000; estimated
for tomorrow $4,000; market mostly
1Oc lower. Light 4.3O "a 4.7O;
rough 4.3O % 4.4O; mixed 4.35 q
4.SO; heavy 4.45 a 4.S0; pigs 3.75
90 4.40.>
Sheep Receipts $4,000; estimated
for tomorrow $4,000; market steady
to 1Oc lower. Native sheep 1.75 a
4.4O. western sheep 1.75 a 4.25;
native lambs $50 @ 6.25; western
lambs $50 a 6.15.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-18
FIRE CHIEF GUILTY
OF MANSLAUGHTER

Lebanon, Dec. 1S.-William Mil
ller, who was on trial for the muir
der of Joseph Litteler, the despoiler
Iof his home, was found guilty OF
manAlaughter ehis afternoon after
the jury had been out more than
three hours. His attorneys will file
motion for new trial and II 1t
lis refused will take the case to a
higher court.
In his final argument Prosecutor
Young said he was not desirOus of
finding Miller guilty of first degree
murder, as the indictment stated!
Miller received the verdict with
1.-THE same Indifference that he has
Ishown throughout the entire trial.
Miller, who was the chief of the
fire department at Franklin was on
trial for the murder of Litteler while
the latter was In cell in the city
prison at Franklin Sept. last. Mil
ler's wife had run off to Springfield
with Litteler and Miller had had
them arrested anu b.oasit back to
Franklin.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-18
AUuTIONEERS
MISCELLANEOUS.

SALES OF TEXAS PAN
HANDLE LANDS BEING MADE
ONE EXCURSION in October over
10000 ACRES sold to- individual
buyers. Will confirm these state
ents. THIS REGIONI developing
in every respect. Railroads, grow
ing cities and villages, cultivation
and Improvement of thousands OF
acres. SOME FARMERS raised on
100 acres SOD CROP enough to pay
for FARM in TWO YEARS. Ex-
TENSIVE body of 80 per cent.
TILLABLB land with Shallow
WATER, 400 creeks and springs,
heavy dark loan, clay subsoil, un-
surpassed Bottom Lands capable of
raising Alfalfa. Wheat, Corn,
Maize, all Fruits and Vegetables
for sale at So to s15 per acre, l-2
or ia cash balance on splendid
terms. EXCURSION NOV. 10 and
later from Chicago. $25 and re-
turn. Repay fare to purchasers.
Board, lodging and conveyance
FREE while INVESTIGATING.
WRITE ME, go be prepared to
close bargain for 160 or more, FULL
INFORMATION. f. w, LEWIS,
Ohio and Mich. Representative,
jackson, Mich. 1O-5-w&stf
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-18
LOCAL
EVENT rs

A marriage license has been issued
to Willis f. Witzel and Alice Riedel,
Riohland township
Thomas Mcmahon wa arrested
for drunkenness last night by
officer McDonough. Mcmahon had
no money and the mayor re-
leased him with warning.
Owen Blue, the -year-old boy
who had his legs cut off by a
Hooking Valley train. Monday after
noon, is resting nicely at the DR..
c. +. Sawyer sanitarium. While he
rs not out of danger, it is be-
lieved that he will recover.
J. T.. Waddell. president OF the
Marion National Bank of Marion,
was a caller on local bankers yes.
terday. Mr.. Waddell said that Mar
ion is in fine condition and so far
her industrial plants have not been
greatly affected by the financial
stringency. All of them are running
and Indications are for steady oper-
alton during the winter. The Marion
banks are all in good shape. - Ohio
State Journal.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-18
WILL OPEN
THE TOWN
New York Alderman Decide
"Blue" Laws are Too
Drastic.

New York, Dec. lS.-The board
OF aldermen yesterday adopted an
ordinance which will permit Sunday
theatrical exhibitions with certain
features common to week day
shows eliminated. N
The "Doull ordnance" as II Is
known, after enumeratng as forbid
den on the sabbath, nearly every
imaginable form of public enter
tainment. contains the following
qualifications. o. m bng lStn.,'
@''Provded, howeverao that moth
ing herein contained shall be
deemed to prohibit at any such
place or places on the first
day of the week, commonly called
sunday. sacred or educational, vocal
or instrumental concerts. lectures
addresses, recitations and singing
provided that such amove mention
ed entertainments shall be given
In such a manner as not to dis
tnrb the PUBLIC peace, or amount
to serious interruption OF the
repose and religious liberty OF
the community"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-18
MASQUERADE SKATE
LARGELY ATTENDED
Three Hundred Skaters Take
Part in Event.
Prizes are Awarded to Miss Hilda
hildreth and Mr.. Christopher
* Preuninger. oas ee-ol

The masquerade skate at the
Royal Roller rink last evening
About three hundred skaters visited
the hall of amusement lIcids the
evening and 1t was quite evident
that everybody had an excellent
time.
Costumes representing almost
every imaginable being were worn.
Scores of people visited the place
as spectators, enjoying the humor-
GUS side of the event. w. l.. Cas-
sadly, manager of the rink acted
as floor manager and conducted the
proceedings of the evening.
At nine O'Clock grand march
was In order. Mrs. Davis. Miss
Harruff and Miss Goedake acted as
judges and shortly after the march,
announced their decision. Mr.. Chris
topher Prenninger who was clothed
as cowboy. was pronounced win
ner OF the gents prize, season
pass to the rink. Miss TIilda Hid
reth.i gowned as a knight, captured
the ladies' prize which was a
fine pair of roller skates.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-18
HINES CONFESSION
GOES 10 THE JURY

Dayton, o., Dec. lS.-In the
case OF Layton Hines, the negro,
who confessed to the ravishment
and killing OF Bertha Markowitz,
young Jewess, at McCabe Park
sunday evening, Aug. 6, the court
decided that his confession must
60 to the jury.
The admission of the confession
had been subject of contention
for three days, the attorneys for
Hines claiming that the confession
was obtained by duress and was
not voluntary.
The confession was made follow
ing number of interviews with
the negro beginning at 8 at night
and and ending at 3 in the after
noon OF the following day. The
sherif. coroner, prosecuting attor-
ney and assistants participated in
the interviews.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-18


ten years and Tuesday succeeded
I'm landing their man. Smith was
locked in the Cleveland city prison
charged with robbing freight car.
The detectives, dressed like tramps
we're locked in an adjoining cell
and engaged in conversation with
the supposed murderer. In the
course of the conversation he
remarked, "It was Just ten years
ago tonight that fixed that
Big Four CONDUCTOR Smith was
under the influence, of liquor when
he disclosed his secret. 3o j..
I Ideal railroad men well remem-
ber sErrett as. he used to be a
regular boarder at the old Erie
restaurant.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-18
SMALLPOX DISCOVERED IN
GIRLS DORMATORY

Madison, Wis, Dec. 1S.-Chad-
bourne hall. the girls dormitory
at Wisconsin State university, was
placed under quarantine yesterday
by the Madison health department
because Hazel Handt of Fon du
Lac was discovered to be stricken
with smallpox.
All the girls in the hall were
vaccinated and sent to their homes
Miss Handt had been Ill a week
but 1t was not definitely decided
she had smallpox until yesterday.
There were 100 girl students In
the hall and 200 others took their
meals there.