Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-12-18

ing for Ohio on visit to relatives.
Mr. May left Montrose a few days ago
with his mother for California.
The ive-months' old child of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. C. Quintauna died about
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. Inter
ment is taking place this afternoon.
Owing to the Illness of Mr.. Mason
Mr. and Mrs S. f. Hsrr are com
PEELED to postpone their southern trip,
and may not get away until some time
in January.
| Carl Coulsen drove in from Bayfield,
last evening to see If we had any
snow in this vicinity Returned today
convinced of the truthfulness of what
the papers stated.
Frank Smitheram who has been Wis
iting Mr. and Mrs. John Dave the
past two months, departed via the Rio
Grande Southern this morning for
his California home
Our friend Dudley is priming his
rifle and will either have a lot of tur-
keys for Christmas or will know the
| reason why. He intends to engage in
the shoot at Trimble Friday.
l.. c. Grove came up from Aztec
last evening and went east this morn
| ing He may conclude. after landing
ing Denver. to continue to Kansas
City. where his brother is located.
| w J. Patterson has variety of
calendars that only accord with the
variety of eatables carried at his mar
1 ket Drop in and select good things
to make life seem more agreeable.
| The Epworth League wishes to an
nounce that their large consignment
of down pillows and cushions has at
last arrived. and may be seen at the
| Methodist parsonage on Monday, De
+, cember 22d. when there will be a
/ special sale of the same.
S f. Herr went to Hesperus this
morning to see what assistance he
could be to w. r. Mason, who, as re
ported yesterday, is quite i'll. rheuma-
| tism and pneumonia causing him
great suffering DR.. w H. RAIDER is
attending him.
Mr.. McKinnon for the Durango
! Soap company left box containing
one hundred cakes of soap at this of
flee to be delivered to the Salvation
Army for distribution among the
poor. This is equal to s. and will be
thankfully received.
, And now comes the Denver Post
| with yarn from Washington to the
, effect that Durango and all the border
| counties belong to New Mexico And
I to think of our people being cut off
from pcnicking with Denver celebri-
ties.
! A brakeman on the Denver & Rio
| Grande by the name of Lou Cooley.
/ was instantly killed at Lumb srton
yesterday afternoon about ten min
utes after 4 o'clock while engaged in
coupling cars.
, Mr.. Cooley was employed principal
, ly on the Brazos run, switching at
! Chama and short runs from Chama to
, Lumberton. The train vest rday had
! turned around and the crew was en-
! gagged in making up Il train to return
to Chama, at the particular time be-
/ ing engaged in coupling the caboose
with car of lumber. the planks OF
/ which protrudsd striking and crush
ing his skull. No one saw just how
/ the accident happened. but his broth
/ er brakeman saw him fall, and has
tening to his side found he was al.
ready dead.
! The remains were taken to Chama,
where mother and sister reside with
whom young Cooley lived. the father
being dead, and a casket was sent
| from Durango this morning.
/ Cooley was about 23 years Of age,
( having been braking on this division
, the past year and "A half. often run
ming into Durango. He was well
liked by his companions. In addition
! to leaving his mother and sister at
) Chama to mourn his loss. another
! heart was made extremely sad. his
| fancee. trainmen informing The Her
: aid that he was to be married Christ
J mas day to a Chama young lady
: Upon arriving at Chama the remains
were taken in charge by the Knights
OF pvthas of that place the funeral