Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-11

| ronized at their bazaar yesterday and
today they are supplying the wants
of large crowd of Christmas shop
pers.
Roy Bell leaves for Walsenburg to-
morrow morning to join the militia
as substitute for Frank Lake, Jr.,
whose services are greatly needed in
the postoffice.
Louis Habermann, the Rico mining
man, is a business visitor in the city.
His family will make their head
quarters in southern California this
winter and he is to join them later.
Ress Philips, supervisor of the
Montezuma National forest, with
headquarters at Mancos, was a guest
at the Strater last night en- route to
Denver on department business.
Mrs. j. S. ID. Hopkins who journ-
eyed to Bakers Bridge Saturday to
visit with Mrs. Robert Mitchell for
a few days, was called home last
evening by the illness of her aged
father.
Mrs, George Connolly returned to
her Florida mesa home today, after
a brief stay in town looking after
business in connection with her hus-
bands estate.
AT the Arch Wheeler sale in the
Content section yesterday, range
stock found ready buyers at $40 and
more per head. The horse market was
not so good.
Health Officer HOBBY has thus far
been able to keep scarlet fever un-
| der control Only two cases are re-
| ported in the city, and these are un-
der such rigid quarantine, no further
trouble is anticipated.
The remains of the late Mrs. Mary
C. Woolsey- -Kayler will be taken to
| bayfield, tomorrow. Funeral ar
rangements are delayed awaiting the
arrival Of daughter who resides in
| Arizona.
| Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Scott were ar
rivals from Dolores last night. The
latter entered Mercy hospital for
treatment. Mr.. Scott will remain in
the city until her condition shows
marked Improvement.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reese McCloskey de-
parted for Denver via the Southern
this morning. Mr.. McCloskey has
legal business that demands his at
tention. Mrs. McCloskey is on pleas
ure bent.
Phil. Geren, Andy s. Miller and
Sam Johnson, prominent stock men
of Dolores are enjoying a "round
up" in the city. Mine Host Fleck of
the Savoy is acting as chaperon--or
is it master Of ceremonies?
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Allen of the
Mancos section have leased their
ranch for a term Of years and this
morning departed for Fort Garland
where they expect to make their home
during the time.
| c. Grant, who has been here from
Denver installing the machinery in
the Graden packing plant, departed
for Telluride this morning, his duties
here being at an end. The plant will
be ready to begin operations in less
| than ten days.
The case of Mary Davis VS.. NJ.
Huemund, in which the plaintiff
charges the defendant with slander,
| ID OSNupyiuk thc dttthtioi VIE uib-
trict court today. The case was tried
in the court last spring and the jury
failed to agree.
| Mrs. T. A. Kerr and Miss Kerr were
down from Hermosa today on shop
ping expedition. Since winter has
established sub-station in our vicin-
ity, the Kerrs and other Animas val
ley auto owners, have become regular
patrons Of the ID. and r. G.
Mrs. l.. B. Furman and mother
Mrs. J. A. Miller, returned from
Tucker, Utah last night en- route to
their home in Pennington. They were
in Denver while the terrible storm
was in progress and experienced a
sufficient number Of unpleasan,
things to make them thoroughly ap.
preciative of the home section. Mr.
Furman, who is construction engi.
neer for the d. and X. G., has nearly
completed his work at Tucker and II