Semi-weekly herald., 1912-09-23
DR.. ]. H. Woods of Denver is a

Denver bound traveller this morn
ing.
b. +. kempter Of the Malone foun-
dry is up to the La Platas on busi-
ness connected with the plant.
c. A. Swick, the fruit tree agent,
returned from Pennington last night
and this morning left for his home
near Bayfield,.
E. II. Henry OF Corses left for the
east this morning where important
business interests demand his atten-
ton.
Charles Stilwell returned from
Pennington last night. He reports a
splendid trip and expressed himself as
being highly pleased with the section.
Mrs. ]. w. Lackey is familiariz-
ing her brother from Chicago with
some of the delights of hunting in the
Rockies.
Mrs. Alberts, the representative of
the Artists Model Corset company,
arrived from the east last night She
is the house guest of Mrs. Walter
Weightman.
Byron Eddy wen; down /, Aztec
.F.s afternoon on one of his rtpt lar
tips. The object of the visit * tho
~si known % require n,r,ticn
Mr.. and Mrs. F. d. Cooper of Az
tee were guests at the Strater last
night. They were on their way east
and this morning they continued their
journey.
Frank Lake, the well known con-
tractor, has force OF men busy build
ing a garage for John Perruns. That
new autot refuses to stay out of doors
these cold nights.
Mrs. Hartman o: Astec returned to
her home in Aztec this afternoon aft
er spending se5cra' days in the city
with Mrs. Pen1e on and Mrs. C. l..
Herbert.
Mrs Thomas Apperson returned to
the Oxford ranch this morning after
spending few days in town, the ia
jor part of the time she occupied a
ueIiliSl cnalr.
A. M. Kinsley, W. F. Edwards and
Ray Lisle of the United States geo
logical survey spent the night at the
Strater. This morning they left for
points east. They have been over to
Montezuma valley for several weeks.
The prosperity express came in for
the railroad boys last night and to-
day they are busy dividing their coin
with the local merchants. They are
not of the bunch which patronize cat
alogue houses.
Mr.. md Mrs. VI rkhead are stop
ping ut the Soathern few days
while their little sen is recovering
from severe cold which at first gave
promise # developing into something
of ,re serious nature.
Yesterday afternoon deal was
consumated whereby Ray Goodman
of this city and F. w. Delaney of
New York became the owners of the
Durango Undertaking company. An
announcement of the change appears
in another part of this issue. Mr..
Goodman, whose interest they pur-
chased, will henceforth give his un-
divided attention to the paint and pa
per business. The new firm will con-
titnue to conduct the business in an
up-to date manner so it will merit
the patronage of the people of Du-
range and vicinity.
Mrs. Hoppe wie II the trave.in
engineer OH .hs fourth division Of tho
Itnver & Rio Gtande, departed far
her home in Alamosa this morning,
after spending several days in town
with Mrs. Charles Moore of Chama,
who underwent critical operation at
Mercy hospital early in the week. Mrs.
Moore's condition is so very satisfac-
tory she felt she could leave with a
feeling of perfect assurance that her
recovery was certain.
Prof and Mrs. James Bortz will
open an art and music school at the
residence Of Major Sheets Of North
Durango in the near future. In ad-
dition to being talented in their re-
spective lines both are capable in
structors. Mrs. Bortz, who will give
instructions in violin and painting,
is graduate of the American col
lege where she took special honsr i'll
these lines. III addition to being a
graduate of the Allegheny university,
Prof. Bortz is graduated Of the
Pennsylvania college of music. He
will give instructions in voice culture.
County Assessor A. G. Mccoy of
San Juan county was guest at the
Palace last night on his return from
Santa Fe where he attended the state
assembly Of county assessors Of New
Mexico. This afternoon he continued
his journey homeward. Mr.. Mccoy
has not greatly increased his popu-
tarity with the large owners of coai
land in his county by one Of his Of
fetal acts which consisted Of raising
the taxes of their land about $12 per
acre. They felt they could stand a
decrease in valuation but the increase
was the blow for which they were
neither physically or financially pre-