Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-02


bly, reach about $50.
Sunday Frank Cienfugos had the
misfortune to lose his crop by the
overflow of the San Juan At one
O'Clock in the morning he awoke and
found the water at his door, and he
and his family had to fee for safety.
This is the second year he has suffer
ed from this same cause.-Farming
ton Times.
Sheriff Kermode and his prisoner,
John Belcher. charged with arson.
We're Cortez-bound passengers on
Tuesdays train. Nothing was elected
| regarding those incendiary fires so
numerous years since, but 1t is beliey-
ed that full confession VIII soon be
obtained from the Belcher brothers,
who are now both ia the Cortez jail,
| and some startling revelations ure
promised, but too much credence
must not be given to these "confes-
slons.' because such criminals will
not hesitate to lie like pirates against
an innocent party with whom they
wish to play even. .'-Mancos Times
Roy Hartzell of Golden, William
| McCauslanad, Carl Lempke and Mel
Ramiey of Denver, who played base
| ball with the Slverton team at the
fair, and on the Slverton field yester-
| day, were through passengers on this
| mornings eastern. enroute to their
| homes. Lynch and Granville who
| also played with the Silverton team,
| went home to Denver by way of Gu
ray.
Sam Holloway and Mrs. Anna Kill
len, both of Durango. were married
this morning about 1890 O'Clock al
| the home of Mrs. Killen. by the Rev.
| o. b. Sarber. Mr.. Holloway has been
seriously i'll with typhoid fever for a
month at Mercy hospital. and two
weeks ago his condition was consid-
cred critical. But he began to i'm
prove. and this morning was able TO
he moved to Mrs. Killens home, and
>at on the side of the bed while .he
ceremony took place. He then re-
turned to bed to continue his recov-
cry.
The ball game Saturday afternoon
was the best of the series, resulting as
recorded in Saturdays paper, in a score
| of to in favor of Silverton. Little
money changed hands on the result
Milt Herrick umpred and the Ouray
boys found much fault, but there was
not the wrangling of the first day.
A close decision would have tied the
score if given in Ouray's favor But
the umpire is supposed to keep clos
er watch on the game than any one
and his decisions go.
| The San Luis valley has had the
base ball fever in good shape the past
summer. winding up with tourna-
ment at Aamosa week ago Sunday
when clubs from Antonita Del Norte
and Creede visited that place. The
first game was between Antonita and
Del Norte resulting in favor of Anto-
nita by score of ! to o; the next was
between Alamosa and Crcede, the lat
ter winning by score of 3 to 2; then
Creede and Antonita played the cham
pion game. Antonita winning by l.
score of S to 0. Taking it all around
the fans of the valley were treated to
a series of fine ball playing.
Mr. and Mrs. j. Fl. Slattery were
homeward bound passengers Saturday
evening. While Jack lost a wad on
Thursdays ball game. he was not dis
concerted, at the same time felt
chagrinned at not being able to recoup
his losses, the Ouray sports having
concluded to keep their dough for an
other occasion. That the Silverton
club was hooked up stronger than
Ouray no one will deny. and as a rule
should win nine games out of ten
The last words cf Jack as he boar ded
the train We're that he would be on
deck next summer as usual. and this
will he the case, as Mr.. Slattery never
sulks when he loses and always sur
rounds himself with good ball players,
| Adjutant Joe Garabed. known as
Joe, the Turk" arrived in town Sat
urday afternoon and conducted all the
| Salvation Army services yesterday,
| He drew a large crowd on the street
Saturday night and the hall was well
filed. The subject of his address that
envng was twenty-five Years in
Jail for Jesus Sake" in which he viv-
idly described his arrest with four
other army officers in Portland, Ore.
They We're all brought into court and
tried. and given ten days and $40
each. At the passing of the sentence,
Joe. the Turk, said Praise the Lord.
whereupon the judge gave him fifteen
days more for contempt of court. But
the days were well spent. The first
| night a drunken painter was brought
into Jail with his paint pots. The Off
GERS converted him and the paint was
used in decorating the wall with mot
| toes. The judge, the city clerk and
| other officers were also converted to
the army during the confinement Of
| Joe the Turk. and his companions.
Sunday afternoon the adjutant
spoke of the conversion of his sister
| In Constantlnople. which was brought
about by his letters to her. She is
now a missionary in Smyrna, where
her lifp is in constant danger from