Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-08-28

uff ip'Hl anu MISE bN'H"'ih' 9"'f'i'
She will also make u trip to Denver.
Mrs J. " Turner and little son
came IN from Trinidad Saturday even
Ing and are staying at the strater
Mrs Turner expects to mako her
home in Durango during the winter
and send the boy to school here.
Mrs. c. w. Murray Of the Hermosa
house at Trlmble Springs. and Mrs
MARI. who ~ stopping there for a
time. went to Sliyerton this morning
to enjoy the ride and admire the beau
Ties Of the beautiful city Of Bakers
park.
Homer V Snow. manager of the
Hercules Mining company of silver
ton. arrived In Durango Saturday
evening. and left Sunday morning for
Boston where he will remain during
the winter. probably returning TO this
part of the country next spring.
Mrs otto Williamson and family
and Mrs James l.. Jones and family of
Muncic. iNd. lef, this morning for
Colorado Springs. and thence for their
homes after a pleasant visit of two
weeks with their sister. Mrs. j. w.
Denny OF Dolores. They have been
spending the summer In Colorado, and
express n great deal OF pleasure in the
country and climate. especially the
southwest
The United States marshal arrived
Saturday night from Denver and de
parted again the next morning. The
case OF Robinson was called. the man
appearing before the marshal and Mr.
Pingrey, aud was continued for ten
account OF the illnoss of one OF the wit
ncsses
Percy s. Rider. who arrived from
Rico Saturday evening. snys that the
southern train ran a race with ter
rife mountain torrent aud won. Just
this side OF Porter station, a huge
muddy stream came tearing down the
mountain side. scarcely twenty 'fivc
Ntfl nfllUi thf VI w hRiN'E ~
fruit wagon ON the road were wading
up TO their knces In water. II flowed
over the track and looked for time
as II II might swamp the train, but
the engine pulled well and won the
race.
Tho list of jurors for the September
term OF the district court, 1909, is as
follows: George C. Franklin, T. p.
owens. James Gallery, Frank Good
man. s. W. Mcclure, Henry Garban-
natl Jr. Matt l.ucksinger. $. IL.
Thompson Morton Schutt, A. II. How
ell. j. l.. Williams. Thomas l.. Hhr
per. l.. Parsons. J. s, Randolph,
Thomas NJ Petty. Gus Gilbert w a
BAY. c. j. O'keefe. Thomas LOTUS. T.
T.. Peterson A. L. Reece. John Scoog.
John Nary. X. T, Pennington.
Hon r u. Burns and wife his
daughter. Miss Marguerite arrived
Saturday evening at Trlmblc Springs
for short soiourn. They were nc-
cumpanied 10y Miss Mana louisn ORTIZ
VI the city of Mexico, who has been
their guest at Ticrra Amarillo the past
month Miss ORTIZ is n stately Span
ish beauty aud Is noted as being one
OF the nucst singers In the City Of
Mexico. singing in English, Italian
and Spanish In the party was also
MI Il n Stewart and sister, Miss
Kathleen. Mr. Stewart Is engaged in
saw mill business near TERRA Amaril-
la while his sister Is visiting this sec
tiou residing in Denver. Mr. Stewart
will return to the mills tomorrow.
while Miss Stewart goes To Telluride
to visit her cousin, II NJ, llogg, our
next congressman from this district
W. II. Con attempted suicide this
morning at u little after 1880 o'clock.
He was standing lHst outside OF his
sisters house near the electric light
plant. when he aimed gun at his
heart and fired Ills wife and sis
ter bent over him. trying to ascertain
the cause. but he said nothing. except
to ask someone To turn him over on
his face. A telephone message was
sent to nr. PreWitt's office and IN.
l.cthfGtN fcSppuuths hf lnlulNN uhHh
was placed In AN unconscious condt
tion Into wagon and taken 20 Mercy
hospital. where nr prewi,t, having
Just come from Animas city. was max
ing hls usual rounds. At the time oi
his arrival az the hospital Mr.. Con
was pulseless and cold and totally un-
conscious. with an ugly wound just
above his heart, and they thought he
was dead The ball had entered his
body one inch to the right OF the left
nipple and DIR, Prewitt, who. as yet
has been able to make only casual
examination, on account OF the mans
condition. thinks it did not penetrate
either the heart or the chest cavity,
but that 1t hit a rib and detected, To-
eating TO the left of the spine They
got him warmed up and rallied some
what by means OF stimulants and 9th.
er process, about half an hour after