Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-13

sisters attending him that he had no
OF his effort to destroy
himself, but recalled that he had been
heavily and presumes that his
became temporarily unbai-
He has gone out to try TO
recover himself.
The first OF a series OF ante-nuptial
social events in honor OF Miss Bertha
Seybold. who. next Wednesday even
ing. will be married to Arthur l.. Fish |
er. will take place at the residence oil
Mrs. j. C. Sanford this evening. IL
will be in the form of linen shower
only it will be different.
Frank Pilo. the Italian miner In
jured in the Champion mine severai
days ago by rock falling from the
roof of the mine, died at l2;4o last
night. Two operations had been per
formed with heroic purpose to save
his life, the first by DIR. Lackey and
the second by him with four other sur
geons as counsel Funeral arrange
ments are being made this afternoon
and burial will probably occur tomor
row.
The county treasurer's office an
nounces the close of the delinquent
tax sale and says that $4,000 in cash,
beside the property bought in has been
the result; the largest collection oi
taxes in twelve years.
The several thousand patrons of the
postoffice are indebted to Mr.. Hahn
the jeweler, for the large clock grac'
ing the lobby. Since the Western I'm
ion took out their clock people have
been at loss and the habit OF glanc
ing up to see the time of day was like
eating. Well, the habit can be satiated
now, as Mr.. Hahn has kindly volun
teered to make good the loss.
One peculiar II not quite funny in
cident connected with the tax sale ol
delinquent properties occurred in the
purchase of the DIR. Lackey home this
afternoon by Clerk C. G. Eddy for
$3.50. This mad stood against the
property ever since it was in the
name of Mrs. Jennie Campbell, who
doubtless lost track of the detail.
The property had passed to Miss Min
ME Cross and sold by her to Chas
Van Brimmer, then to DIR. Lackey,
Doc" will be around with $25.95 and
tell Glenn: "You can't have none @
this turkey"
yellow fellow this afternoon for steal
ing piano players shirt and going
around to ask MIN how he liked his
new clothes. AT first the little fellow
was not going to be arrested, but when
the marshal told him he guessed he
would have to go he changed his mind
and said: Please, Mr.. Marshal, don't
tear my head OF; l will 90 wild you.
| William Beckwith died at Mercy
hospital at o'clock this morning He
will be remembered as a teamster, en-.
gagged most of the time with livery
stables in Durango, driving from
|
out-of-town sawmills. He drank TO
excess and suffered much from the Ii.
quor habit, until they called him
'Whiskey Bill,' which was neither
kind or necessary.
About year ago Bill received his
proportion of an estate which amount
ed to about $4,000, which he at once
proceeded to spend like the mine own
er Walsh entertaining the king of Bel
GUM.
| He was liberal to fault, never had
dollar which ne would not spend or
give up and he expected other people
to go the same sort of gait. though
he never mentioned it.
| Since living here about fifteen years
he has done nothing worse than drink
ing too much. 1t Is said he came from
the old New England Beckwitn fam
lily. one OF the Oldest of the Puritanic
families OF Yankeedom. And there
were worse than Bill.
| Mrs. Anna Cormannau. whose name
has been discussed in these columns
for several days, on trial yesterday
and today, charged with owing Mrs.
Ovens boarding house s25, was this
afternoon fined $50 and costs, amount
ing to $52.35. Attorney Barry Suli,
van gave notice Of appeal to the coun.
ty court, and the defendant was re,
manded TO. the custody of the sheriff
until bond for her appearance In that
court is given.
Attorney Sullivan was seen at the
| close of the trial when he said: This
woman is in frightful physical con.
dition, If am correctly informed by
her attending physician. She has
been sick here and in hard luck and
while | have not been able to go into
an investigation of the charges made
against her in the public prints, am
going to give her all the law will al.
low her.
have no doubt the newspapers
have been acting in good faith, upon
what they consider reliable informa.
tion, but when this woman makes
proposition for temporary release on
a debt $25. saying that she wants to
go where she can earn the money
and pay it. | am going to see If she