Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-08

and reported in a critical condition
The funeral took place at . o'clock this
afternoon from the residence.
| So the pennies have been shipped ?
| Now, the contributor would like to
know how many went to Denver. The
Democrat claimed several hundred dol
lars dollars worth. Those in position
to know say the shipment looked like
so cents. Contributors are entitled
to know just how many pennies went
to the Patterson fund. True, an hon
est statement will be rather humiliat-
ing as the Democrat wilfully misrepre-
sented the number at the time.
Saturday an Indian was taken in
charge by the police force for drunk
enness He had in his possession a
bottle of whiskey and said that John
Scott, the colored porter at Isgar &
Gillespie's saloon. gave it to him.
Scott was arrested and was 20 have his
trial this afternoon at ? o'clock in
the county court. At 2:30 Scott had
not shown up at the court house. He
later appeared and the trial was con
tinued until tomorrow at O'Clock.
News was received by Geo. w. Lane
this morning from Arboles to the ef-
feet that the wife and two daughters
Of Francisco Marquee were drowned
yesterday afternoon while crossing Jbc
San Juan river near Rosa, N. NJ. They
were II a wagon and after getting into
the water the team turned down
stream instead OF going directly across
thereby getting into deep water and
Of the river. The body of the elder
Marquee was recovered last night but
up to this morning the girls were stiI
missing. The girls were both young,
the oldest being ~ and the other 6.
Back again on his old run. between
Durango and here the familiar person.
ality Of Engineer w. II. Mack was in
evidence around town last Saturday
after an absence of several months,
during which time he assisted Mrs
Mack in the hotel business in the
smelter city. Mr.. Mack is one of
the Oldest, in service and reputed
10 be one of the most careful engineers
in the employ of the Rio Grande
Southern railroad, and his experience
In this line of business dates back
almost to boyhood, so that it is prob
ably difficult for him to give up a
vocation for which he seems so well
fitted.-Rico Item.
Jack Bedmen got back last night
from Philadelphia where he went as
a representative of the local lodge at
the Elks' annual convention. He en-
ioyed the trip very much but would
have liked it better if the heat had
not been so oppressive, although the
western delegates stood the heat bet
ter than those who went from the
east. The day of the great parade it
was estimated that over million
people stood in the scorching sun sew
eral hours watching the parade and
there were 1920 prostrations from
heat not a single one, however, among
those from the west Considering the
number of people in the crowd the
prostrations were not so great as
would appear at first
The cloudbust Friday evening which
washed out the railroad track and
caused the Pennington train to take
a two days vacation, did much dam
age to ranches and crops. The ditch
and reservoir of ]. j. Patterson are so
badly damaged it is question if they
can be repaired for use this year. Joe
Smiths adobe house is a wreck Frank
Reynolds lost all his lowland crops
and number of hogs by the flood.
For miles down the valley the water
flooded the ranches and destroyed
crops, bitches and stock. Smith and
his family were compelled to wade out
to escape death by the flood. 1t was
the worst flood known in this section
and 1t is fortunate no lives were lost.
The railroad was repaired in time for
the Pennington train to make its
round trip, but there will be little
irrigation there this year and little to
| irrigate.