Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-09-01


md varied supply. being all produced
n watermelon colors. The house aud
ablas were prettily decorated. and an
unusually pleasant afternoon was
spent with the cards Misses Nellie
NeCIoud aud Helen Freeman We're
leryers for the occasion.
The Palace Meat Market is a veit-
able raitland these days every Kind
Of fruit being displayed.
". A. Carson is steadily improving
at Mercy hospital, and is expected to
be OUT in two or three days.
c. w. Cameron of Flora Vista was in /.
town today with two fine loads of
fruit from his productive home lands.
Ralph Thompson and Henry Humm
have formed a partnership to carry
On painting aud wall paper hanging.
Frank Sheets returned yesterday
from a fishing trip on the Navajo
river where he enjoyed a very pleas
ant outing.
The Mil Side mining claim was
lled yesterday by James Delnson.
and today w. NJ. Hunter ct al filed for
the SIN Rise aud James Dennison for
the Triangle
over two hundred boxes of peaches,
pears and plums We're shipped to Den
yer today by the Schutt Commission
company. Pennington fruit is going
an over the state with plenty left for
The southwest.
William A. Morgan and Antoine Tru-
lilo were arrested last night for
Irunkenness and tried this morning
in the police court. They were fined
81 each, or three and one.halr days I'M
prisonment, and are taking their fine
at the rate of 50 a day in jail
Sam Wall has an extra large and
fine specimen of trantula at his store
which he intends to preserve. 1t was
found near Durango.
Miss Maggie Ford aged about 90
wears. died last night at Mercy hospi-
tai at / o'clock The young woman
has been in the hospital about thirty
days suffering from consumption The
funeral win take place tomorrow af-
ternoon at o'clock at the Durango
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vices being held at the Catholic
church. The intermeut will be made
at Greenmount cemetery The rela-
1iyes of the deceased will arrive from
5ilverton this evening.
The quletness that usually prevails
n Durango during the morning hours
Eee eAliyeued about a o'clock this
morning by Tom Maher shooting
George Lawrence. the ball passing
through the fleshy part of the neck.
The exact particulars are not OBJ
tainahe, although four persons were
in the Horseshoe club, where the
shooting took place. at the time The
shooting took place before anyone
knew what had really happened From
one Of the spectators The Herald
learns that Lawrence entered the sa-
loon, going up to the bar Maher
went up to where he was standing and
said he would like to see some s. of
q b. jump his claim Lawrence re-
piled that he allowed he would hold
what he thought belonged TO him -
At this the men lad some words,
VIXEN Maher bani5ei away aud pulled
his gun, a i4-Colts. Lawrence at this
started ion him. whereHpon Maher
fred. the ball entering ANA passing
through the fleshy part of the neck.
Lawrence rcll to the floor in a heap
blood squirting freely, At first it was
thought rhat Lawrence was lullad but
he soon showed signs of life A large
crowd consI egated in a short time. Df
Terrell, OF SGdwiCk G Terrell. was
soon in charge of the man, DR.. Sed-
wick following in few moments. The
Nodn ded man was at once placed in
vehicle and conveyed to Mercy hospi-
lal where heis at present resting quite
comfortably The bali entered the left
side Of the neck. passing out near the
shoulder blade dropping to the floor
hllllu II lew ttttl vi tlIE Ul'lll. / ne 'lpt-
tors dressed the wound aud found that
no large arteries We're cut or bones
fractured. and unless blood poisoning
1r some unforseeH complications set
in. recovery is almost certain.
Mahcr was taken in charge and con
veyed to the county jail where he is
atil confined.
A representative of The Herald
called on Maher this afternoon, and
he started to give his side of the story
when someone warned him to stop and
he refused to talk. 1t is reported that
Maher said he stepped up and spoke
pleasantly to Lawrence when he en-
tered The place. and that Lawrence ut
tered an oath and said no white son
of gun could beat him ont of his min
ing claims, that Lawrence slapped
him and followed him as he backed
1way, whereupon Maher pulled his
gun and fired.
1t seems that trouble has existed be-