Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-08-18

left Of his family, his mother having
died several months ago. Oconomo-
| voc is a town about the size of Du-
range, and is built part way around
beautiful lake bearing the same name
as the town. On each side of this
lake is another lake. making three In
row. Residences are built around
these other lakes and are mostly own
ed by wellto-do people who have them
for summer homes. The Armours,
Montgomery Wards and ex-Secretary
of the Treasury Carlisle have homes
there. Oconomowoc is III miles from
Chicago and thirty miles west of NIL
waukee, which makes II easy TO reach
| from these cities.
The Famous was certainly a lively
place Saturday night, the occasion be-
ing the drawing to see who were the
lucky ones to visit the exposition at
st. Louis at the expense of The Fam
GUS. Miss Ella Jackson. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Jackson, was the
fortunate lady. while Walter Hoffman.
The Herald linotype artist, won on
the part of the gentlemen. During
the time the contest has been on great
interest has been displayed. partic-
ularly among the fair sex, and will
carry out its part of the contract TO
the letter. Mr.. Hoffman gave the
Famous his receipt this morning for
$4750, the cash value of the ticket
| Tudua n A Pike rpfurnel on the
belated train this morning from Den
yer. where he went after attending
the meeting OF Red Men at Florence.
The judge reports that the session
passed off very pleasantly The Red
Men at Florence had provided very
interesting entertainment for the Wis
itors. A program consisting of reci-
tations, speeches and singing took
place on a large and beautiful lawn
early in the evening of the second
day, and after the entertainment the
members with their wives and daugh-
ters repaired to Red Men hall where
they danced until late hour. The
only San Juan man hnnored by the
meeting was DR. B. F. Cummings OF
Lake City, who was elected to the of
fee of Great Junior Sycamore. The
next meeting is to be the second Tues
day in August and last two days. and
will be held In Denver unless the ex-
ecutive committee should name some
other place in the meantime. 1t was
assumed by several Durango people
that our city would make bid for the
next meeting, as the handsome new
home of the local Red Men would be
finished before long, and the visitors
could be easily taken care Of But
Judge Pike says Durango is too is
olated at present-to far from most
all other points in the state-and Du-
range will have to wait until there are
other and better railroad connections,
Grand Junction is in the same fix as
Durango in that respect, only not
quite so bad
John S. Putnam died at Mercy Hos
pital Saturday night at 10 O'Clock after
an illness of about two months. Mr..
Putnam was familiarity known around
town as "Old Put" He was a decend-
ant of Gen. Israel Putnam of revo-
lutionary fame. and at the time of
his death had relatives in Salem and
other parts of Massachusetts. He was
about 60 years old, and was unmar-
ried. He did not belong to any lodge
or secret society.
Mr.. Putnam came to this section in
1876, and located at Parrot City.
where the La Platas were then having
their first boom. He had good posi-
ton with rich mining company. who
operated there on an extensive scale
for a time. Later, 1t is said, Put
nam blew in fortune of his own in
mining ventures in that section, He
mined at intervals in the La Platas
up to the last three or four years, but
since which time he has stayed in
town the most of the time. The last
two years he did no worn at all. and
spent most of his time in town at the
saloons. He was always plentifully
supplied with money, but no one
knows exactly where it came from.
He was very reticent regarding him
self, and would not talk of his own
history nor of his family.
W. p. Vale of the First National
bank of this city received remittances
here for him. and when he died MIR.
Vale telegraphed the news to the
party from whom the remittances had
been coming 1t appears that this
person was an agent for another par
ty. Another telegram was sent today
but up to the time of going to press
no response had been received so fu-
neral arrangements cannot be an
nounced yet,
MINES AT RICO.