Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-17

rango high school. who have been Wis
ting their sons here. departed for
their home In Belleville, Kans.. TO.
day. /.
J. A Furmsn of the Pine River Lum-
ber company came In Saturday even
Ing from Bayfield, to meet his brother,
p. B. Furman of Berwick, Pa. who
arrived on the evening train They
drove out TO bayfield, yesterday.
Mephisto and the Maiden. based on
Faust, attracted large crowds at the
Theatorium Saturday night The Sc
ries of pictures which Mr.. Bushnell
has been putting on the past few
weeks has been unusually fine.
Miss Monte Self and sister, Miss
Onia, left this morning for Washing
ton state. The ladies will visit Seat
lie and take in the exposition, after
which they will join their brothers In
North Yakima, and remain permanent
ly.
Mrs. Harry Ware was an outgoing
passenger to Rocky Ford this morn
Ing, where she will attend the State
Sunday School convention. which
meets June 1917 Mrs. Ware expects
in aneud "a four do,,e In na,yar Itoforo
returning.
Sam May has on exhibition yellow
bat with red spots. Nothing like II
has been seen In these parts before
When asked where he got it Mr.. May
looked mysterious and said he was
not prepared to say at present 1t is
quite curiosity.
II you want to reach the people
coming to La Plata county seeking
homes you can do 1t through The Her
aid as per the announcement of last
week. Every homeseeker will see and
read The Herald before reaching 'Drl-
rango or La Plata county
Mr. and Mrs. w. II. Bryant and
daughter. Miss Ethel, friends OF Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Myers. who were here
on business. but managed 10 see a
great deal of the country left for
their home in Malta, Ill, on today's
eastern. Mr.. Bryant may decide to
return and locate in Durango.
Mrs. j. w. Greene and daughter,
Mamie, left for Tulsa. Okla, where
they will visit the formers son, for a
few weeks. Mrs. Green then expects
to go on to Wichita, Kans., to spend
some time with her sister, and to re.
new her old time friendships, since
Wichita Is her old home. She expects
TO be absent till about August ].
Mrs. +. w. Koehler passed through
from Silverton to Pueblo this morn
ing Miss Irene, who has been at
tending Loretta academy, branch of
Loretta Heights school in Denver, this
past year, will be through on Wed
nesday. The ladies will then 20 on
TO Denver for a day or two, returning
home the first of next week. Miss
Irene has specialized In art this past
year, and has been very successful In
her paintings.
Miss Emmeline Jensen, Instructor In
languages in the Durango high school
for the past two years, left for Delta
this evening by way of Siiverton where
she Will visit friends for few weeks,
and then go on to Denver to attend
the N. T.. A. Miss Jensen expects her
parents to join her 10 spend the sum
mer. in Denver.
MI. and Mrs, w. NJ. Fluke were
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs, j. J.. Rose OF
the north side last night on their way
from Fort Lewis mesa where they
spent weeek with Mr.. and Mrs. ]. l..
Preston, the latter being Mr.. Fmkes
sister. They expect to return shortly
and locate on the mesa This morn.
ing they departed for their home at
Hotchkiss Colo. Mr.. and Mrs. Rose
former home. The latter came to
Durango from Hotchkiss, about
month ago.
About l o'clock yesterday afternoon,
Samuel A. Smith died at his residence
on the corner of Nineteenth street
and West Third avenue. The cause
OF death was pneumonia and other
complications. He was about Go years
OF age. A wife and daughter and two
sons survive him. The funeral will
be at o'clock tomorrow from the res.
idence. Rev. c. f. Newton will have
charge of the service. AR. Smith has
been a resident OF La Plata county
for many years, having piled his trade
of blacksmith at Fort Lewis, while 1t
was still an army post. and having
been always favorably known.