Semi-weekly herald., 1913-09-01

as far as Denver, where she will visit
for time.
The offer of Kenneth M. Murray of
two, three months courses in short
hand, at his school as premiums at
the Colorado-New Mexico fair this
year, was thankfully accepted at the
directors meeting the other evening.
/ There will be large and diversified /
premium list this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Herr, who have
been at Socorro, N. NJ, where Mr..
Herr is interested in mining, arrived
from there late yesterday afternoon
by auto. They are relatives of the
Charley Herrs and are here on visit
to them and their many friends.
Mrs. Charles Wells, whose husband
is noted railroad construction con-
tractor, and her young son, arrived
from her home at Denver last evening
on visit to her sisters, the Mrs. Will
Liam Shafer and Will Croke, leaving
! this morning for Thompson's park to
visit her mother Mrs. Hannah Davis,
there.
Miss Gladys Coppinger, the talented
and highly accomplished daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Coppinger Of North
Durango, departed this morning for
Lynchburg, Va, where she will take
a course If studies in the Randolph
Macon college, this year. Last year
Miss Gladys attended the Leland
Stanford university at Palo Alto, Cal.
Rev McKelvey, pastor of the South
ern Methodist church of this city,
Rev. c. L. Hicklin of Trinidad, Rev
Gunby of La Veta and Rev. Vermil-
lion, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal
| church here, went down to Aztec this
morning to attend the Denver confer
ence of the Southern Methodist church
which begins there today.
w. A. Shepherd, grand chief Patri- |
arch of the Encampment degree of
Odd Fellowship, arrived last evening
from Delta, Colo, of which county he |
is county clerk, to attend special |
meeting of the local encampment. Mr..
Shepherd was entertained while here
by Tommy Mason, Jake Wilson and
others in an auto trip to Trimble |
Springs. He departed this morning. |
The county courts attention has
been taken up all day in the Herman
Schultz case, he being charged with
malicious mischief, the cutting of the
Thompson-Epperson ditch. A jury has
been secured and the entire day was
taken up with the hearing and TAX
ing of testimony. The case will con-
tinue over tomorrow.
Johnny Rogers, the bright young
son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Rogers of
North Durango, departed this morn
ing for Omaha, Neb., where he will
enter the Creighton college of phar-
macy, it being his intention to be-
come thorough and finished pharma-
cist. Before the college term opens
he will. visit with friends and rela-
tives at Denver, the John Casey fam
lily and others.
The A. M. E. church, 403 Tenth
street, will hold grand rally next
Sunday, Aug. 81. The order of serv-
preaching II a. m. Mrs. Dorcas Wat
son, the evangelist, will speak at 8
p. m. and p. m. All members, min
listers, local citizens and strangers,
are cordially invited to all Of the
services. Donations given at the rally
viii &c toward the church debt and
be gratefully received. Rev. ]. P.
Watson, pastor.
District Judge W. N. Searcy, in
chambers this afternoon is listening to
arguments by the contending attor-
neys in the case of Outlet Bros. YER
sus Perkins, in motion to dissolve an
injunction granted by the county Judge
of Montezuma county under the stat
ute, while tie district judge was ab-
sent from the county. Ex-Congress-
man H. NJ. Hogg represents the plain
tiffs and W. F. Maury of Cortez the
defendant. The case concerns debts
arising over the building of the road
through the Mesa Verde National
park. Besides the attorneys there are
P. T. Guillett, c. o. Rome, John Wesch,
James Gawith and ]. 7. Duncan, all
of Cortez, here in attendance in the
matter.
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