Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-20

Win AARhihS PoiOhthS tii- Aht
Mrs. A. X. Reece.
Mrs. Lotie Weighman, who has been
visiting her sister. Mrs. Il. "a Schalles.
for several days. went back to the
ranch this morning.
A marriage license was issued this
morning by the county clerk to Walker
G. Mcclure OF Bloomfield, N. NJ, and
Miss Anna b. Cedarholm Of Durango.
The Maccabees dance at Red Men
hall tonight will be most enjoyable
one. The drill team work will be
worth the admission fee. aside from
the dance.
Matt Harrington returned yester-
day from attending the convention OF
the State Association OF Elks at Lead.
Vile. II is needless to add that Matt
had a good time.
Miss Carrie NJ. Craig. whose parents
live on the Florida mesa came in on
the eastern last evening. Miss Craig
graduated from the state normal
school at Greeley, where she has been
attending school the past three years
l.. G. Sheets, assistant cashier of
the Smelter City bank went to Den
yer this morning. He was subpoenaed
tC appear with the bank books before
the United States grand jury In the
land investigation cases now going on
there.
A. X. Ferguson recently bought of
j. Cook, Jr., seven room modern
house In Cooks addition in Denver,
the price being $500. Mr.. Cook took
in partial payment Mr.. Ferguson's bea-
tiful residence on West Third avenue
North Durango. which he is desirous
OF renting to desirable tenants.
Louis Heilmap reported that he had
been robbed last night and applied
to the district attorneys office to
file Information against the party sus-
pected. 1t later transpired that
friend OF Heilman's had taken the
pocketbook from under his pillow as n
joke. He was not the man suspected
and the matter was dropped. It might
have been serious matter for the sus-
pected man had not the other 'fessed
up.
GhnriH 80
county. New Mexico, came up from
that country yesterday and left this
morning for Santa Fe. He had in
charge an insane man from Aztec,
whom he was taking to the asylum at
the New Mexico capital. The man be-
came rather violent and didn't want
to board the train. He was helped
on and had quieted down before the
train pulled out.
Ranchers from down the valley near
the state line, report that growing
grain is so thick that 1t cannot make
a good crop. The wet weather and
backward spring caused it. 1t is usual
to SOW thick with the calculation that
a certain percentage of seed will not
sprout, but this year 1t apparently all
sprouted and grew 80 thlckly that 1t
cannot head fully. There will be
plenty OF straw, but little grain.
Friends of Mrs. Edward George
Stoiber, who was reported III at Carls.
bad last week, will be glad to hear
that she Is In good health. She is
now in Paris. Macbeth & May of
Denver, attorneys for Mrs. Stoiber. re-
ceived cablegram, asking them to
have denied the rumor that she was
Ill. When Mrs. Stoiber left Denver
for her trip abroad she was not In
the best OF health. so when the report
came last week that she was worse
1t was generally credited.
George Morrison was brought In on
yesterdays Southern from Dove creek.
about forty miles from Dolores suf,
fering from gun shot wound In the
left shoulder. He was taken to the
Ochsner hospital. where he died short
- '~As>A AAuAA8ht. AHc buOOLluK WAS
done by VIM. Hinton, neighbor of
Morrison's.
According 70 the story told by Nor
rison to Assistant District Attorney
Lane the shooting was the outcome
OF dispute over a cattle range. Last
Thursday Morrison and his grandson.
about IA years OF age, were riding
along the road when Hinton rode up
and they began to talk about their
trouble. Hinton saying he intended to
XIII Morrison. who argued with him
and asked him to go to a neighbor's
and there settle the trouble.
The boy became frightened and
went home telling his mother that
Hinton was going to kill grandpa"
A short time afterward Morrison was
found lying on the ground with
bullet through his shoulder.
Morrison says that they started to
go to neighbor's house, when Hin
ton, who was in the rear. fired, strik-
Ing him In the shoulder He fell from
the horse and Hinton rode away. No
In formation as to Hinton's where
abouts or whether or not he has been