Semi-weekly herald., 1914-11-02
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PURELY PERSONAL
From Fridays Daily
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atives for few days.
Mrs. E. r. Cline, of Pennington,
was among the returning travellers
from the east last night who con-
tinued her journey home today.
Mrs. DR.. Miller has departed lor
her home in Rossville, Kan, after a
few weeks visit with her sister, Mrs.
D. c. White.
Mrs. F. C. Cunningham, of Man
cos, is here visiting her old time
friend, Mrs. G. Z. Davis. The ladies
were neighbors in Golden for several
years.
Mrs. Jacob Fritz and trio of jun
ior members of the family are home
from Mancos, where they visited
Grandma" Armstrong for a few
days.
Dean Smith departed for Rico this
morning, where he will conduct SER
vices. On his return he will have
charge Of meeting at the Fort
Lewis Agricultural school.
Miss Edna Hockey has recovered
| sufficiently from her recent operation
to depart for her home in Ridgway.
She was accompanied on the trip by
her sister, Mrs. Ralph Reake.
The ladies' of the Presbyterian
| church are going to change the calen-
dar little and serve a Thanksgiving
feast on election day, Tuesday, No
vember 3rd. In order that all our
town folk may share in it, they are
going to have meals both at noon
and at the supper hours.
Miss Turney, of Golden, who has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. Gun
ningham in Mancos, departed this
morning for Holly, where she will
teach this winter
The first shipment of fish eggs from
Electra since the spawning season
commenced was sent to Sapt. Hamor
of the local hatchery this morning.
The boxes contained 10000 eggs.
c. Lambert, chief game and fish
warden of Colorado, departed for
Denver this morning after a few days
| stay at Electra, on combined bust
ness and pleasure trip.
DR.. VIM. Schumacher, U. S. sheep
| inspector, returned from Pennington
last night, where he was called to in
spect 5000 sheep thought to be af-
flicted with "scab." He found the lot
in condition that demanded imme-
diate attention, and at once placed
them under quarantine.
Plans for Enlarging Fish Hatchery
Have Not Materialized as Yet.
w. B. Fraser, state game and fish
commissioner, did not carry out his
plans for second trip to the fish
hatchery this week to arrange for in
creasing the capacity of the plant.
Mr.. Fraser visited Silverton and on
his return spent "a hours at Electra
lake. He expected to stop in Duran
go on his way east, but a message
from Denver called him directly
home.
A. F. Hood wires Mrs. Hood that
Miss Josie was on the operating ta-
ole three hours yesterday. She came
through the ordeal in good condition,
is resting well and is confident she
will recover. Today and tomorrow
marks the critical period following the
operation. Her father states that she
has the best of nurses and nothing is
being left undone to restore her
health.
Favorable news comes from Mercy
hospital regarding the condition of
i all patients. Miss Thelma Penning-
ton, who underwent an operation
yesterday, is in good condition today.
Mrs. J. B. Martinez is improving. ].
B. Knacht is convalescing and Mrs.
Nary, Of lockwood, and John Kunz,
of Silverton, have recovered suffi-
GENTLY to leave for their respective
homes.
Tomorrow night scores of Jack-o'-
lanterns will light the town and white
sheeted ghosts will wend their way
over the darkest portion of the city
in honor of "all pranks night" Hal
lowe'en. The kiddies are anxiously
waiting the eventful evening, and
unusual privileges will be accorded
hem, but if the latitude is interpret
ed to mean the right to destroy prop
erty, the officers will take hand
and the offenders will not be dealt
with lightly.
In a letter to Miss Georgia Clarke,
= member of the Denver Post band
confirms the news Of the death of
Frank Kirbetz, one Of the boys who
furnished music here during the fair.
According to the account given the
details of his death are more grue-
some than first reported. About the
middle Of the month Kirbetz and two
of his boy friends went to Leadville
on visit. On October 18th, his dead
body was found. Both legs and his
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