Semi-weekly herald., 1916-05-22

j. Ii. Billingsley of Arriola, was in
town Wednesday and says that the
freeze Sunday ripened his cherry
peach, pear and plum crop. He esti-
mates the damage done to his fruit
in this freeze at $500.-Dolores Star.
Even if we did lose the fruit, re.
member we still have the soil, eli.
mate and health to keep busy. Is,
optimistic and you will win out
Pennington Enterprise.
| The funeral services of John Roper
at the Catholic church, held on Mon
day morning, were largely attend
ed by his many friends in all walks
Of life and it is seldom we see a man
who has so many friends and not Il
single enemy. The deceased so liv-
ed that he made friends and not enc
mics. The remains were taken to An
tonito for burial on special tram
and every coach was filled with those
who wished to pay the last sad trib-
ate to the departed. Superintendent
McGraw attached his private car to
| the funeral train and assisted the be
reaved family in every was possible
| The engine was decorated in mourn
ing and Jack Cunningham the old
est engineer on the ID. & r. G. pulle1
rho thrnttln Al.
oiderst fireman on the system, grac-
ed the fireman's side of the engine
| Bob Lowe, the oldest conductor on
this division had charge of the train.
| l-Alamosa Journal.
Last evening death called Mrs.
Helen M. Smith, mother of county
treasurer C. r. Smith. Mrs. Smith
has been patient sufferer for two
or three years and her death, tho
sudden, was not unexpected by the
immediate members of the family.
The deceased has been making her
nome with her son and family since
they have been living in Cortez. The
| Herald is informed that Mrs. Smith
has been steadily failing since the
death of her son, Albert j. Smith
| which occurred more than year ago.
-Cortez Herald.
Judge T.. C. Abbott, colonel com
manding the first infantry was in
district court this morning hearing n
case when he received the order of
mobilization. He stopped law
yers in the middle of an argument,
telling them the news. There was
an air of excitement as the Judge
bowed and left the bench. He rush
ed over to the capitol and reported
to General Herring at 1l:04 a. m.
Ed. Stafford, deputy district clerk is
captain of company F and also left
for the front. Frank Staplin being
appointed acting deputy clerk in his
absence.-Santa Fe New Mexican.
| Mr.. and Mrs. f. w. Salyer of Bay
field who have been spending few
years in California, were here for
a few days this week looking at their
lying near the Veatch and Turner
ranches east of Cortez. They trad
ed residence property near Los An
geles to Mrs. G. Griffin for
| thia land rrhat, 4,
Colorado to stay and will live on their
farm at Bayfield,. 1t is their inten-
tion to clear this tract this season
and sow it to fall wheat, which should
Jesse Hallar has scored again, this
time with discovery Of vanadium
and uranium near Montezuma creek
below. This stuff lies in pockets
and he had several fine sample of
it as he came in last Monday morn
ing to take the train for Colorado
Springs to pull off another deal. We
will have to hand it to Hallar fol-
pioneering the way in discovery OF
these valuable minerals, and we hope
he further adds to his good fortune
by opening up a big deposit of this
valuable stuff. All these ores seem tt
belong to the carnotite family, in
cluding Hallarite, as all have tn,
: same effect and are mostly associat
ed together.-Cortez Journal.