Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-02-14

the longest Durango has witnessed
, Tor some time. Peace to the ashes
of the departed.
Word comes from Hesperus that
DIR. Thurman was badly beaten last
night by the father of the young boy
who died at Mercy hospital the other
night. claiming the doctor was respon-
sible by administering an overdose OF
morphine.
| Professor Starr OF the University of
Chicago, occupies considerable space
In the Chicago Tribune with a de-
scription of the clothes of the Congo
ladies. A perusa OF the article forces
the conclusion that II might have been
condensed to about the limits neces-
sary for the mentioning OF a string
OF beads without sacrificing its graph
ic quality. says the Telluride Journal.
| The 9-year-old son of ]. T. Brasler
was operated on at Ochsner hospital
this morning for appendicitis The
Young lad came ont CT the influence of
| opiates in good shape this afternoon.
| 1t was five years 2sc today when a
young son Of MI. Brasier was operated
| Tor The same trouble. failing to live
long after the ordeal. Another child
also died from the same trouble before
operation. We trust better results
will follow this time
bill has been introduced in the
Missouri legislature making 1t unlaw-
ful for any woman either married or
single to purchase for herself or to
receive or in any way procure for her
nor arNl
each to cost not more than 19S, oft
ener than every twelve monthsi 1t
Is to be hoped the author of the bill
will not raise any serious objections
If the hats are marked down to S19S
from 81.
Scarlet fever has added another vic
tim, having entered the home of Mr.. |
and Mrs. Gustave w, Stuckman. re-
siding on the Florida. and taken their |
1O-months-old baby, burial taking place |
on the mesa yesterday This afhic- |
tion is double blow as only few |
weeks ESQ Oscar Howard, their 91h-
yearold boy died, leaving only one |
child. grown son. TO comfort the |
parents in their declining years. The |
Herald and many friends in Durango |
and throughout the county extend |
their sincerest sympathy to the he
reaved parents, trusting that their |
great sorrow will be tempered by gen
tie winds.
II. l.. Morgan, coal miner work
ing in the Hesperus mine, operated by |
the Porter Fuel company, met with
serious accident this morning which
may result in the loss of his leg, If |
not his life. Mr. Morgan was work
ing In the mine digging coal when
chunk of coal weighing two or three
tons fell, knocking him to the floor
and falling on his right leg breaking
the bone above the knee. At the time
of writing this 1t is not known how
badly the leg is crushed but 1t is fear
ed amputation may be necessary. 1t
took four men TO pry the chunk of
coal up so the mans leg could be
released. AS soon as the accident
occurred Durango was notified and
DR.. Lackey sent to the mine. In the
meantime Morgan was taken out and
conveyed to his home where the doc
tor, al l o'clock this afternoon, was
expected at any moment.
The injured man is well known in
the western part of the county, hav
ing been employed at Hesperus for |
good many years, and on two occa-
sions aspired to be commissioner
through the republican party. Last
November Mr.. Morgan concluded to
locate elsewhere and left with his
family for Colorado Springs, but after
being absent about a month longed |
for the old home and returned, secur-
ing a position with the Porter com
pany without difficulty.
He has a wife and two children at
Hesperus and married daughter in |
Kansas.
The Herald trusts the physicians
will he able to saveh is limb.
Attorneys Johnson and Reese occu- |
pied an hour or so of Judge Pixies |
time late yesterday afternoon arguing |
a demurrer to the complaint In the |
case of James Galloway as relator vs. |
the city officials and ]. P. Coston. Mr.. |
Reese, attorney for defendants, set up |
the plea that the city was not liable |
and the case was not properly before
the court According to Mr.. Reese
the city has right to allow any kind
of bill and taxpayers have no re-
course except a refund from the party
receiving the money. Mr.. Reese also
contended that the money paid Mr.
Coston was legal. In reply Mr.. John
son claimed there was limitation
that when money was Illegally paid
out the officials were liable as well
as the party receiving the money.
otherwise a majority of any council
could allow bills into the thousands
of dollars for John and Billy Doe
and there would be no recourse ex-
cept from the party or parties receiy-
ing the money and when irresponsible
the taxpayers would be compelled to
hold the bag without redress of any
kind. After argument Judge Pike took
the matter under advisement and VIII
render decision in a few days.