Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-12

Jim ray ana w1fes OF Farmington
are up to the fair.
Mrs. Henry Davis, Of Thompson
Park, who has just been release,
from a local hospital where she ha,
been detained, departed for her hom,
this morning.
Mike Brennan, who is employed IL
the Offices of the Western Colorado
Power company at Telluride, is dowr
from there upon . visit to his fam
lily who are resident here.
Mrs. r. s. Baker, Of Pennington
and her sister, Mrs. Diamond Brown
lee, Of Detroit, Mich, who is visit
ing her, are among those visiting our
fair.
Mrs. Ed Lussey and her daughters
the Misses Phillips and Ed Meyers
are among the thousands throngine
our fair. The ladies are residents OF
Silverton, coming down this morning,
Henry Linebarger and his wife af-
ter short business and pleasure trip
to this popular city, departed for
their home at Tiffany, Colo, this
morning.
Mrs. r. M. Jackson, whose husband
is editor and proprietor Of the Az
tee Independent, a late consolidation
of the Aztec Index and the Aztec
Democrat, is among the thousands
here visiting at the fair.
Harry LADDERS songs have been
heard on European battle fields The
Black Watch, the famous regiment
of highlanders, sang them as the Ger
man shells burst over their heads and
bullets whizzed about their ears.
w. H. Crooke, hardware merchant
of Silverton, came down from there
this morning to join his wife, who
is here attending the fair and visit
ing her sister, Mrs. L. C. Jakway.
Miss Bernie Koehler is among the
many of those who came down from
Silverton this morning to visit our
big fair. The young lady while here
will be the guest of Miss Marguerite
Jackson.
Rev. Father Callahan left for Colo
RADIO Springs this morning, where he
will attend the funeral Of an old
friend, priest too, who died there.
Among the marriage licenses grant
ed within the past two days was that
of Will Bashor,. of Ignacio, and Miss
Flora B. James, of Centerville, Ia.
This mornings down train from
Silverton carried numbers of people
from that city who are here upon a
visit to our big fair.
Not to say quiet, but to say, that
for the great number of visitors, those
of all kind and quality of character,
there are none who are but nice
clean, law-abiding citizens, say the
police.
The A. S. & r. company for the
past few nights have and now use q
big searchlight. 1t is located above
the water tank on Smelter hill. and
flashes as the operator, Mr.. Dunt
cares to direct.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Cason have
moved down from the May Day tc
spend the winter. They expected to
stay up there during the cold weather
but the illness of Mrs. Cason's moth.
er occasioned their change in plans
Fred Godfrey and young son Wal.
lace and the latter's prize winning
"Teddy Bear" who nave been ovel
from Pagosa Springs taking in oul
fair, left for their home this morn.
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. R. Pitcher, of Sill.
verton, are among the many nice
folks down from Silverton, arriving
this morning. Mr.. Pitcher is genera
manager of the Silverton Northern
Railroad company, . son-in-law Of
Otto Mears.
Hon. H. J. Baird, a prominent at.
torney of Delta and candidate fol
congress from the fourth district, ar
rived in our city lsst night to remain
until Saturday meeting the citizens
and familiarixing them with his views
on public questions.
Probably the exhibition that created
the most comment Of any in the ag-
ricultural hall ia the exhibition Of
the products grown by the Indians
on their farms. Do not fail to ex-
anime it. Tomorrow we will give
the display more extended notice.
Not to play on the word "fair,
but honest to -, the very nice peo-
pie from the various hamlets, towns
and cities of the San Juan basin pres
ent today, the usual largest attend.
ant day, is and should be complimen-
tary to US and the fair management.
A. F. Bethman, the daredevil driv-
er of and among those who are re-
puted to be of the best, today does
some astonishing things at the race
track in his seeming little Ford car
Stops, starts and quick and short
turns. Yesterday afternoon he made
a wopdcrfuI RIM and circled the tyack