Semi-weekly herald., 1909-11-18


until he was further advised as to dis
position of the remains. II is possible
the U.sh brother is coming TO attend
the funeral.
Owing to the storm Rev Mr.. Turn
bull was unable to visit the Florida
yesterday and bapIlsmal services will
have TO take place some time in the
future.
| District court convened al 10 O'Clock
| this morning and adjourned till Nov
%. at 10 O'Clock Judge Pike is moi
In a condition to attend 10 business
just yet.
Miss Claire Poyer came in from the
Kline district Sunday afternoon with
witnesses to prove up on her desert
homestead claim today. Miss Poyei
is one of the new comers locating in
our county and is well pleased with
the country generally.
| School children are happy, this sec
tion being covered with mantle oi
snow to the depth of about six inches
Probably as much again fell from the
time 1t commenced showing Saturday
night and today noon when the sky
cleared, and turning colder. means a
wind-up of the storm.
d. r. Mckinney. who left for Den
yer yesterday was recalled by tele
gram which reached him at Pagosa
Junction, informing him of the death
of Mrs. Joseph Tells, mother of George
Teis, who was to have charge of the
store, during Mr.. McKinney's absence
The latter returned last evening from
Lumberton.
| Hon. |. B. Melville is a guest of Mr.
and Mrs. o. f. Boyle, arriving from
| Denver Saturday evening. Mr.. Mel
ville's visit is for the purpose of com
plotting contract for the construction
of the irrigation system watering the
| Carey act lands disposed OF in this
| county last July. Mr. Melville says
the bonds have been placed and all
that is lacking is concluding contract
| for the construction work. He says
those taking land viii have water as
per contract by April next Political
! ly, Mr.. Melville says he is not taking
any part and is really in the dark as
TO what is going on among the politi
| cal manipulators. Mr., Melville wants
to get away in the morning but may
be detained several days.
John Erler, the well known pioneer
of this section. died at 4.SO this morn
| ing at his residence $50 Fourth ave
nue., OF dropsy. after an illness OF
about a year. He was "a years of age
Besides his wife. his daughter. who
| is about II years of age, and two
younger step children. Mr.. Erler leaves
two brothers, Andrew and George
both residents of this city. He had
been in the San Juan since 1886, max
| ing, for the most part. Durango his
headquarters. and has prospected all
through the hills OF the San Juan
country. For some years Mr.. Erler
prospecied around Rico, and spent a
| few years in Bisbee. Ariz., returning
about year ago. on account of his
health. He was member of the A
o. u. w The funeral viii take place
Wednesday morning at . o'clock from
the residence and $3.50 from st. Co
lumba's. The sympathy of all will
go out to the bereayed family.
The remains of Mrs. Emma Keller
are at Hood & Ames undertaking par
lors awaiting the storm to clear sc
friends and relatives can get in from
the country TO attend the funeral
Mrs. Keller died at the Bobeck home
a short distance down the Animas
where she has been perfectly helpless
the past month. Her home was OF
the Florida where she resided with
| her husband. who survives her, the
past ten years, previous to that in
the Animas valley few years. She
was born in England May 2S, 1886
making her past 73 years of age at the
time of death. In addition to he,
husband eight children survive her
with one on the other shore awaiting
her. Two of the daughters. Mrs. Ruby
Jones and Mrs. Fannie Williams. re
side on the Florida mesa, the Others
being in different parts of the country
An invalid the past five years Mrs
Keller was unable to get around much
but she was loved and respected by
those who knew her The husband
and immediate family have the sym
pathy of many La Plata county peo
pie
| Yesterday morning. Mrs. JOSEPH
Teis, mother of George Teis of the
Mckinney Clothing company. died at
10 O'Clock of heart disease after q