Semi-weekly herald., 1913-09-08

visited between trains with DR..
Skogg's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Skogg.
weather Guesser" Bailey is child
less and widower This morning
Mrs. Bailey and Master Stanley de-
parted for the old home in Amarillo,
Texas, where the two eldest chill
dren of the house of Bailey have
been located since early summer. Gil
bert is in the employ of the Santa Fe
railroad and Beth is a student in the
Amarillo high school. Stanley enters
upon his high school work next week.
Miss Eda Anderson, eighth grade
teacher in the high school building, is
patient at st. Joseph's hospital in
Denver. She recently underwent an
operation for appendicitis which
proved to be of such critical ma
ture, that her recovery will be of
necessity very slow. Mrs. Walter
Weightman has charge of her school
work.
Mrs. Lyons of Pennington, the
aged mother of Mrs. Clarence Brown,
went over to Mancos this morning to
pass few weeks with her daughter,
Mrs. Littlejohn. About bid-summer
Mrs. Lyons was stricken with an ILL.,
ness of such serious nature that
for days her recovery seemed impos-
sible. The best of care brought her
back to her usual state of health.
Mrs. Rosepha Pulford, ex-county
superintendent of La Plata county
schools, has accepted position in
the Durango high school and entered
upon her duties Tuesday. Mrs. Pull
ford is one of the best known edu-
Gators in the state of Colorado, and
the school board and school patrons
are TO be congratulated upon their
good fortune in securing her ser
vices.
Bob" Ernest, the courteous gent
leman who acted as day clerk at the
Strater for a number of months, has
returned to his first love-clerking
in dry goods store. He left Dem
yer early in the week, Albuquerque
bound where he has accepted lu-
crative position with large mercan-
tile establishment in the progressive
New Mexico burg.
Hubert Wynn, the talented son of
Mrs. Julia Wynn, was bound for
Boulder this morning where he will
be numbered among the members of
the Freshman class at the state uni
versity. AS the result of holding
highest honors in the senior class
at the Durango high school last year,
Hubert has scholarship at the state
institution.
The Misses Helen Thompson and
Olga Dillon, well known Silverton
girls, who graduated from the high
school in that town last spring, pass
ed through Durango this morning.
Miss Thompson is on her way to
Boulder to enter the state university
while Miss billions destination is
Fort Collins where she is to be a
student at the agricultural college.
c. E. Alexander, manager of the
dry goods department of the Graden
Mercantile company, returned from
New York last night where he journ-
eyed on a purchasing expedition
early in August. En- route he visited
all important commercial centers. He
purchased an immense stock of goods
that will meet the pocket book and
requirements Of all sorts, kinds and
conditions Of people.
While in Denver Saturday, the
writer had the pleasure Of meeting
Prof. and Mrs. James Bortz, and the
latter's mother and the formers
brother, Pennsylvania residents, who
spent the summer in the Colorado
capital and Colorado Springs with
them. The party were bound for
Golden where Prof Bortz is to have
charge Of the department Of mathe-
matics in the Golden high school this
year. Baby Bortz has developed into
an unusually beautiful child.
Miss Maude Brindle, one of the
finest women it has been Durango
folk good fortune to entertain for
many moons, left this morning for
her home in Erie, Pa. On her way