Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-07

: unusually heavy, reaching total {
S.99 inches, practically four inchei
! Compared with the average of the pas
fourteen years the rainfall for Angus
exceeds by 1.s2 inches.
Hubert Hall of the Cortez Heral
was In town over night for the pul
pose Of transacting business. Here
ports the outlook for a Republican
victory in Montezuma county as YER
bright.
n Miss Carrie Eblen. one Of Miss Mn,
Balster's bridesmaids. arrives from Al
tee this evening. Miss Eblen is yer,
talented along musical lines. She hal
a fine soprano voice and Is skillet
pianist.
Rev. P. w. Longfellow of Roswell
N. NJ. has been conducting reviva
services In the Aztec Baptist church
for about ten days. He returned las
evening and left on today's eastern fol
Roswell.
Mrs. z. TRULY. who has been speno
ing few days In town. left for her
home on the lower Florida this morn
ing. The Misses Elliott. daughters Of
Bob Elliott. accompanied her for a
few days visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. F. Shelhamer ar.
rived last evening from Arloa and
| left on today's eastern for a three
weeks visit with Lester H. Shelhamer
their brother. at Ignacio and with
their mother at Bayfield,.
Mr.. and Mrs. Price Walters were
passengers on last nights Red Apple
from Aztec. Mr.. Walters went out on
today's eastern to Santa Fe. Mrs.
Walters. who accompanied him as far
as Durango. went home today.
l. Fl. Levey Of Pittsburg. Pa, who
has been in town attending the insti-
tute. left for Cortez this morning,
where he will be principal OF the city
schools for the coming term. Last
year Mr.. Levey was principal of the
Del Norte schools.
Miss Alice Townsend and cousin,
Mrs. j. A. Bowles, who were in town
on q shopping trip. returned to Bay
field this morning. Mrs. Bowles has
been visiting the family of w. A.
Townsend for about month and
leaves on Sunday for her home In
Chicago.
Walter Swingle of the United States
horticultural society was an arrival
last evening from Washington. d. G.
Mr.. Swingle is on an inspection tour Of
Colorado and left this morning to visit
the Montezuma valley. He was the
man who brought the first date palm
from Africa to the United States.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. C. Kaufman were
arrivals on last nights Southern Their
home is In Arcadia, Ind. and they are
looking over the country In this state
with view Of locating. They we're
very pleased with Monte Vista. They
went to Pennington today to look
over the ground in San Juan county.
r. NJ. Pringle of st. Louis, super.
visor of engineering in the government
service. arrived on last nights east
ern, and is spending the day with
his wife's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Weaver. Mrs. Pringle, nee Maud Wea.
yer. and daughter are in st. Louis
MIR. Pringle goes to Fort Lewis In the
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Peterson and
Miss Lulu Stewart. who spent the sum
mer on ranch near Dolores, came
in last evening and went on to their
said they think the Montezuma valley ID
simply fine and think Durango a very
pretty town. They commented espe-
oially on the beauty OF the residence
portion.
Mrs c. E. Herr and daughter, Miss
Clara, departed this morning for Den
yer and Colorado Springs. The ladies
will spend a couple OF weeks with
friends at the capital and then go on
to Colorado Springs where Miss Herr
will enter college. The young lady
is already musician OF promise ant
will devote most of her time to perfect
ing herself in that art. After seeinf
her daughter settled, Mrs. Herr will
return home.
From Frjday'a Dailvl