Semi-weekly herald., 1914-01-01

attend union meeting .. the presid.
ing elders of the denomination. On
his way he will stop one day in Rice
and visit the branch of his church
work there and the latter part of the
week will be in attendance at con-
ference in Grand Junction.
Santa Claus dropped into the home
/, of Mr.. and Mrs. L. E, Jenkins the
day before Christmas and left a
bouncing boy baby to gladden. the
hearts of the young parents.-Bay-
field Blade.
E. A. Ritter, the well known min
ing and irrigation engineer, was a
Silverton bound passenger from Colo
RADIO Springs last night He states
that the snow in his home town is
deeper than any time since '7S.
District Clerk Glenn Russell has
turned the burden of office duties
over to his assistants for few days
and is spending the time out on
Spring Greek toiling away on the
farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Eddy and Mrs.
Don Eddy and the kiddies spent the
week end with Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Sehalles on the Florida mesa The
| trip to the Schalles ranch was quite
an event in the life of Mrs. Byron
Eddy, as it was her first sleight ride.
The lockwood school vacation is at
an end and the pupils returned to
| their work this morning. Miss Nc
Cartney, the teacher in charge, spent
the recess in Durango with her sis
ter who is teaching in the schools
here.
| John Hampton, who is in charge OF
Bulkley Wells polo ponies -at Farm
ington, was returning traveller ia
the scene of his duties this morning
Mr.. Hampton spent Christmas with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Evans
Hampton, on the Florida.
Miss Nell CorIett, one of Aztec's
popular school ma'ams, returned from
Monta Vista last night where she
| spent the Christmas recess with her
parents. She continued her travels
| to Aztec this morning and will enter
| upon her school duties this afternoon
Charles Volique, an old time resi-
dent of Needleton, who now calls Sill
verton home, returned last night from
| a three months visit to his old haunts
| in France. On his homeward trip
he was accompanied by his daughter
very interesting young woman, who
will be numbered among the perman-
ent residents of the southwest.
The eight months old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Montoyo died in q
mysterious manner Tuesday night
The parents left the little one home
while they were attending an enter
tainment at the Martinez hall, and
when they returned about IL O'Clock
the babe was dead, and it is presum-
ed the child smothered to DEATH
Ignacio Chieftain.
Miss Hazel Leavenworth came W
from Durango Sunday, and left or
Mondays stage for Dunton, where
she will enjoy the holiday vacation
at home. Miss Leavenworth is 6
student at the Durango high schoo
and very talented young lady, al
| is shown by an interesting origina
story written by her and published
in "The Toltec," the high schoo
paper-Rico Item.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Kroeger Of thu
Animas valley left for Ida Grove
Iowa this morning in response to
message received yesterday which
conveyed the sad news that the lat
ter's father had been killed in ar
auto accident. No details were given
are the surgeons in charge of thu
case. The latter assisted with thu
operation and later in the evening re
turned home.
Car loads of concentrates and ORE
shipped in San Miguel county: Tel
Iluride, 1850 cars; Ophir, 2s3 cars
Butterfly, 20 cars; Matterhorn,
Icars; Vanadium and Placerville, 1O'
cars. Estimated value: Concen
trates and crude ore, s3,500,0OO; bul
lion, 100000; vanadium and car
ontite, $1,5OO,O00; cattle. $s50.0O0
hay, grain and vegetables, $55O,OOO
grand total, $s.4O0,OO0. This is from
a county 2Ox80 miles in size.-Tellur
ide Examiner.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. s. Pickerell, thu
newly-weds, treated their friends t.
/ onothar romplete surprise last nigh