Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-29

Earl Davis was off for the La
Platas this morning where he is en-
ployed at one of the mines. The
snow is five feet in depth in the vi
cinity for which he was bound.
Ed. Fiant was down from Silver
ton Christmas day to visit his wife
who is at Ochsner's hospital recover
ing from an operation for appendi-
c'tis.
Mrs. Margaret Sayres, aged 73,
died at the home of relatives on Pine
river Wednesday. The remains will
be shipped to Columbus, Kans., for
burial.
Mr.. E. H. Skeels and daughter Miss
Ethel, departed for Denver this
morning for a weeks stay. They
will visit Mr.. Skeels daughters, Mrs.
Case and Miss Inga Skeels, and incl
dentally look after business interests.
R. B. House, travelling salesman
for the George Tritcht Hardware
company, departed for Denver this
morning to spend couple of weeks
familiarizing himself with the new
goods which he will induce custom
ers to buy next year.
The marriage licenses that Oscar
Anderson purchased several days ago
which gave him permission to wed
Miss Lottie Folsom, was used We'd
nesday. The contracting parties ex-
pected to keep the wedding secret.
Details of the event will be given
in our society notes tomorrow.
Charles Carter and daughter, Mrs.
TRULY Henry, Of Elco, passed thru
from Silverton this morning to the
old home, with the remains of their
daughter and sister Freddie" Carter
the 15-year-old girl who committed
suicide in Silverton early in the
week.
Yesterday was a merry Christmas
in our town for people in all walks
of life. Santa Claus visited every
home in Durango and left gifts that
delighted all hearts. One-half the
town entertained the other at the
finest dinners of the year. Good
cheer prevailed everywhere.
Nature provided perfect white
setting for Durango's Christmas cele-
bration. To insure the setting being
as perfect on New Years day the
Weather Maker delivered an extra
order of the beautiful" yesterday,
and another order on the installment
plan today.
Joe Rhoades, the adopted son of
the late Aunt Peggy" Rhoades, ar
rived from the Pacific coast last
night on business connected with the
Rhoades estate. According to the
provision of the will Mr.. Rhoades is
the sole heir. 1t is estimated the es-
tate will inventory in the neighbor-
hood of $4,000.
The dance at Red Men hall last
night was social and financial sue
cess. The hall was very pretty in
deed in its festive Christmas attire,
and the spirit of good cheer that
held sway during the day was an i'm
portant feature in the event. Mr.. and
Mrs. L. S. Lively were awarded the
turkey for their ability as Terp-
sichorean artists.
Rev. C. L. Jensen and Rev. F. Du
Pee, colporteurs for the American
Bible Society, still have their stock
Of Bibles at Graden's empty store
and are selling Bibles in all lang
uages. They have sold number of
Chinese and Japanese Bibles as well
as Navajo, Swedish. Spanish, etc.
Go and see their stock, while they are
in town.
Mrs. Joe Coppinger departed yes
terday on the first stages of her long
journey. Her first stop will be in
her old home in Parkersburg, Va,
where she visits for few days with
her daughter, Miss Gladys. Later she
will spend some time in New York.
On January % in company with her
sister, Mrs. Rathbone, she sails for
Europe on trip of five or six
months duration.
Mrs. Hawksworth, manager of Red
Men hall, believes in promoting mat
rimony. Last night she announced
she would pay for the marriage Ii
cense and minister's fee to any couple
who would agree to be married in
Red Men hall at the New Years
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