Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-11-28

Plata City last evening to eat turky
with the folks at home.
John Kellenberger spent his
Thanksgiving day at Louisville. KY,
but though far from home. he remem-
bered the Herald with his useual hol-
iday compliments through his genial
manager. Mr.. w. G. Otton. John ia
all right wherever he Is and never
forgets Durango.
Much speculation Is being indulged
in as to what Treasurer Patterson is
going to do when his term of ONCE
expires. He is credited with having
two or three large enterprises In
view, but In reply to query put by
a reporter today. he said he did not
know yet what he would do.
Mrs. Floy Brown. daughter Of John
L. Mathes. Cor Mathers) writes to
Mayor McEwen, from Waterville,
Kan. and wants Information Of the
whereabouts Of her father, She says
when he was last heard from he was
foreman Of an electric line In Duran.
go. and not having heard from him
for year. she fears something has
happened to him.
A young fellow named Palmer, Is In
the calaboose all on account of a lit
tie scheme he had for getting 50. An
acquaintance Of his named Craig de
posted 80 with Mike Morgan for safe
keeping. and Palmer wrote an order
| and signed Craig's name to 1t, for the
| money, Mr.. Moran didn't like the looks
OF the writing and refused to pay 1t
| So Palmer wrote another order anC
presented 1t to Ed. German, who CAV,
| the money up.
| Miss Helen Rodgers has been offer
ed the place as head bookkeeper 70
the Graden Mercantile company, an,
has entered upon the duties condi
tionally. She has not resigned he
place as deputy county treasurer
1t may be that the duties OF her ney
position will be too trying for her, a
keeping books for large mercantile
establishment Is one to tax the endur
ance OF the strongest Miss Rodger
during her terms as deputy count.
treasurer has filled the office witt
satisfaction to her chief and to tn
public and has made an enviable rer
utation for herself in the neat an,
correct manner of keeping the treas
eurer's books.
John Wallinghurst, an old-timer O
La Plata City, was found dead on
bed In bunk house early Wednesda
morning. He had been drinking an
when found was leaning over on hi
arm. Coroner Hood went up In tn
afternoon in response to telephon
message from Hesperus. but foun,
no inquest necessary. Deceased wa
about b5 years old and had been min
Ing and prospecting in the La Plata
since the early COS His onI,
known relative was sister in Sinsi
nave seminary In Wisconsin. TIL,
news was 'e'egraphed her, but up I,
the present time no reply has beer
| received, The remains were to hay,
been buried today at Hesperus, pro
vlded no word to the contrary was re
] ceived from the sister.
The son OF W, e. Wieland. whe
lives on Eleventh street. between
! Fourth and Fifth avenue, was up or
| shed Wednesday and caught hold
OF a live wire. Before he could lei
loose his hands were very badly burn
| ed. When he did let loose he fell
off the shed, but the injury from the
fall was slight compared to the burns
II happened about 4 O'Clock In the
evening, before strong current was
turned on. Had 1t been a little later
the boy would doubtless have been
killed.
While Sam May was out hunting
Wednesday afternoon down the Ami.
bas river he found the skeleton of a
man lying in the brush. The bones
were bare and bleached and the skele.
ton had evidently lain there ten or
twelve years. He brought a few of the
bones to town and left them In DR.
Lackey's office There was no vestige
OF clothing on the bones, and nothing
by which the party might be identi.
ned. No one remembers of anyone
disappearing and the mystery as to
who the man was may never be solv.
ed.