Semi-weekly herald., 1908-06-08

and 1t was necessary to transfer pas
sengers. mail and express. 1t was ex
pected this morning when the South
ern went out that 1t would be neces
sary to transfer again, and possibly
bring back the baggage this evening
The passengers would get over all
right The Globe express agent went
! out this morning with the express in
box car.
w. w. Scott. the special lanI agent.
came In from Denver last evening.
Mr.. Scott has been doing good work
in this section in aiding homesteaders
towards securing titles to land long
held in abeyance owing TO investiga.
tions by the government Many hard,
ships resulted from The failure Of set
tiers to secure titles to lands tina.
were honestly nied upon and located
miles upon miles from coal veins so
far as known.
The farmers institute will be held
In Durango on Wednesday. June 18th.
the committee on arrangements having
secured Red Men hall. An effort is
being made to secure an attendance
that win fill the building. There is
no reason why this portion of the state
should not have an experimental farm
and II our people take sufficient inter
est 1t will go far towards securing 1t.
Let Durangoites arrange their affairs
accordingly and see to 1t that farmers
are induced TO come to the city on that
day.
H. A. Brachvogel, brother Of Max,
who used TO be in the commission
business here, was an arrival last ev-
ening from Albuquerque. and ia spend
ing the day in town. He was seen al
the Palace this morning by reporter
and said he always liked to drop into
this town, having been here before
the town was laid out. His brother,
Max. is up in the great northwest. Mr..
Brachvogel says Albuquerque is a
hummer OF town, fne place to live
In and is still growing, in spite Of
the fact that many people cannot see
what there is to make town.
w. S. Croke's condition remains
about the same. Very little hope is
held out. however, and the family is
congregating, there being six boys and
four girls. the Oldest girl residing in
Silverton. having married Tud Pat
terson. Two of the other girls are
In the convent and the fourth one At
home. Three of the boys are in the
city while three are attending a Cath
olice institution near Chicago, studying
for the priesthood, two Of them being
expected to arrive on tomorrow even
ing's train. Mr.. Croke has been a
resident of Durango for upwards of
twenty-five years and known by al
most every citizen and will be great
ly missed should he be taken away.
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Fabian Martinez may be guilty of
selling liquor without license and II
so should be punished. but we make
the positive statement that Fabian is
not particle more guilty than GER
tain newspaper editor who Is known
to have sold whisky without license
and II Fabian is sent to Jail the afors
said editor should keep him company
and both placed In the same cell in
which case Fabian would not leave
grease spot of his co-temp violator
of the law. Now, II Fabian is pro-
tected we would like to know who
protected the aforesaid editor and also
time as they should have been? What
is sauce for the goose is sauce for the
gander. II Fabian Is guilty The Her
aid will not shield him for a moment
neither will It shield living soul who
wllfully sells liquor without license.
Let the officers do their full and sworn
duty in every instance.
The county jail is empty after a
long. long time, there not being
prisoner within its walls. Not that
there is no one who rightfully be-
longs there, for the sheriff would like
to find the last man who languished
therein, and put him back.
His name Is Ed Luna, Mexican
be who was tried at the last term OF
court for robbing a man in the Ma
tional hotel. The jury disagreed and
the prisoner was being held for an
other trial.
He made his escape by digging a.
hole through the east wall. which leads
into the coal bin. He crawled through
the hole and raised a window In the
furnace room and went out through
It. The hole was dug by the side
of a large pipe which runs through
the wall into the jail. The work
was done with case knife. The
plaster was scraped out from between
tho rncks and hrick and the plaster