Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-07

NJ. Wales. W. a. Bornwall and j. C..
Flaherty. All started for Denver this
morning.
Judge Pixies county court convened
yesterday for the December term and
the docket was called today. A mum
ber of cases were set. most Of them
for dates subsequent to the adjourn
ment of the present term of the dis
trict court.
Tony" Boyle addressed humorous
letter recently to the board OF trade
in which he expressed his gratitude
for proffered protection against out
side or nonresident fakes, and con
cluded by saying that while il bright.
ened fellow up u little to get wa
hooed,'' he preferred to get 1t handed
to him at home SO as TO keep the
money iu circulation. and Mr.. Boyle
has never been accused OF not being
practical.
Not vacant residence in the city
and few apartments left in the ilats
and blocks. Durango is as bad off as
Pennington: the latter has been try
ing ever since the standard gauge
railway reached her to build some
houses that she might invite people
to live there. but has been unable to
get cars enough to haul lumber. Ar
chuleta county can not get enough
cars to haul stock away from starya-
ton or to the markets. Pennington
is most deserving OF consideration, II
not pity, now, though. for her people
want to go ahead and build.
The remains of Mrs. George Ruffe,
| who died Sunday. We're accompanied
by the sorrowing family to Denver
this morning, and the mother and wife
will be laid by other relatives in the
burial plot at the capital. The aged
mother and grandma, Mrs. Keys, who
had arrived Friday night In time to
see her daughter again while alive.
returned with the burial party this
morning. Miss Ruffe will return to her
position in the accounting department
with the Graden Mercantile company.
Her friends at the store and many 9th
ers OF the family were at the depot
this morning to see them away.
Parker & Atteberry have pur-
chased the transfer business of Cal
nn,l, and tbue aularyad thair fuc{li.
| ties for handling all classes of trans
fer. Ia this purchase they secure also
| the coal business of MIR. Dock. which
| they request Mr.. Docks former pat
rons to extend to them. They Will
deliver 1000 pounds of coal for ton
and give full weights at all times.
Parker G. Atteberry are equipped with
the best wagons and strong, reliable
teams, and they solicit the general
public patronage. guaranteeing expedi.
tious and faithful service.
| A train OF lumber and coal coming
down from Porter last night, with df
which no one was inurt. Two cars oi
lumber near the caboose were derail
ed, and, breaking from their automat
lc couplings, failed to drag the whole
train down an embankment with q
slope of about $50 feet. The cars turn
ed over twice while rolling down
about eighty feet and lumber waf
thrown across the canon and strewr
everywhere. The accident occurred
about s o'clock. Had the train beer
equipped with automatic air, wner
the coupling broke, the derailed car
would not have gone over, and The
train would have stopped. Nearly 50'
tons OF load is heavy and 1t is fortun
ate that in the mix-up no one WA
killed.
The trial of Henry A. Richardson
begun in the district court this morn
| ing for the felonious shooting OF Hen
ry Rhudy during October at La Plat
City, All the testimony Tor the prose
cution was in at 2:30 and Richardso
being the only witness for his defens
, went on the stand. lie said he oyel
, took Rnudy on the road TO the Bonni
Girl mill found him quite drunk. cal
rylng a pack and bottle OF whlske
I in his right hand; he asked Rhudy 10
=. a drink and was refused; ne then O
! fered a quarter for drink wher'
1 upon Rhudy threw the bottle at nIn
4 having before used unprintaDle lai
I guage abusing MIN, Rhudy then thre
his pack down and grabbed roci
when Richardson pulled his gun an
d admonished him not 10 throw IN
l. rock, but this did not scare Rhud
" and he ,hrew the rock; Richardson
!. gun went of; he is 'hard OF hearin
b but said he heard the report; he ra
o to Rhudy to keep him from THROWN
r. the second rock. and grappled wit
r. him. striking him over the head wit
}. his gun: he admitted striking Rhut
!, = second time. after he went down {