Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-16
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PURELY PERSONAL
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DusbiSSS FiSilof III tHe CiLs tOuay.
F. C. Gibson, mining man from
the Silverton district, is stopping at
the Palace.
Louise Barnes was taken to Mercy
hospital last night. Her condition
necessitates another operation.
Charles Daley of Animas City was
stricken with pneumonia today and
at noon he was taken to Mercy hos
pital for treatment.
The proverbial goose that laid the
golden egg is not this year to be COM
pared with the D6minec that is not
off duty, says the Ignacio Chieftain.
Mrs. Totten, the popular nurse, left
for Colorado Springs this morning to
spend the Yuletide season with her
parents.
Auctioneer A E. Brown went out
to Allison today to hold forth as auc-
tioneer at the sale of Isador Tausch's
stock and farm machinery.
Joe Airy departed for Pueblo this
morning on business mission. Again
the longest way around is the surest
way there.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. V. Ausburn, who
recently ran the Brown Palace hotel
of this place, took charge of the Man
cos hotel on Monday of this week.
-Cortez Herald
DR.. and Mrs. S. w. Morrison de
parted for their home in oxford this
morning after spending the night in
town attending to business interests.
The Ignacio Chieftain reports that
William Wettenhall, who has been
clerk at the Indian agency for sew
eral years, is making preparations to
locate elsewhere.
Those who are in position to know
state that the Carey act land in the
Oxford district will soon be again a
part of the public domain.
John Puetz returned from Gallup
N. NJ, last night where he was called
by the sudden death of his son The
monia and died after a brief illness
young man was stricken with pneu-
Mrs. Robert Lane and little daugh-
ter, Miss Ruby, departed for their
home i'm Trinidad this morning after
a fortnight's visit with the formers
brother and sister, Ike Caudle and
Mrs. Schawbe.
Frank Hartman left for Alamosa
this morning via the route where the
newspaper men pay their good hard
| earned cash for the privilege of view
ing the scenery.
Born, Sunday morning to Mr.. and
Mrs. A. E. Waldron, girl, mother
/ and daughter doing nicely and Arthur
well, he will come through all right
dolores Star.
A. F. Miller suffered severe at
tack of heart trouble the first of the
week, says the Pennington Enter
prise. Mr.. Miller is known to many
of our people. He is brother-in-
law of Mrs. w. T. Darlington of this
The wedding bells at Cortez seem
to be ringing overtime judging by the
number of marriages reported in the
papers of the town. One minister
Elder Fairchilds, is performing cere-
monies at the rate of four per week
Mrs. Guy Teft, wife of the ranger
in charge of the lockwood station left
Mercy hospital today quite restored
to good health following an opera
ton she underwent several weeks ago,
Mrs. Dan Kight and sons went up
to Hesperus this morning in response
to telephone message telling them
of the illness of Mrs. Rights mother
Mrs. William Mason. The trip abroad
seems to have proven only temporary
! benefit to the lady.
DR.. and Mrs. McRee were return
ing passengers to Aztec this morning
The doctor brought patient, Mr
McCune, to Ochsner hospital for an
operation. Yesterday the operation
vas performed and the patients con
d:tion is sufficiently satisfactory to
warrant his returning home.
The San Juan Democrat reports
the marriage of Miss Isabel Beator
to Mr.. George A. Frank of Phoeniy
Ariz., on Nov. 2S Miss Beaton visit.
ed in Durango on her way to Ari-
zona but she failed to enlighten news
paper people of the object of her jour
ney south.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henthorn departed
for Cheyenne this morning to spend
the holidays with relatives. They are
former Mancos residents who are
planning to locate in Denver Fol
the past fortnight Mrs. Henthorn has
been the house guest of Mrs. Pen.
nington, Thursday her husband Joined
her.
| We of the San Juan basin are Justly
proud of the mineral resources OF
the section and we dwell at length
on the agricultural and horticultural
prospects but when we stop to con.
slider that the cattle and sheep ship
ments from the basin this year
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