Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-03-07

not come to this city it's gloomy
outlook.
Jack Par8ons Is conyaIescIng. but
not cured. You can't shake Off the
gripp~as easily as you can catch IT,
or as II catches you.
With this explanation The Herald
trugts tho public WIN be satisfied and
also fervently hopes and prays that
no such apology will ever be necesga-
ry again.
Superintendent Peters OF the light
and power company took the Sunday
morning train for Denver. It's a
good thing he was absent yesterday.
There was music In the air.
s. w. Raymond left this morning for
weeks sojourn In San Juan county.
New Mexico. where The Herald is In
high favor. being read by large ma
jority OF the people OF the county.
Frank w. Broad left for the cast
Sunday. He may 20 as far as Wash
ington and witness the inauguration
OF President McKinlcy.--C Chama Tri-
bune.
The Fair has just received num-
bcr of Browns carbon and platino
| prints. They are copies OF famous
| paintings and cost FIVE cents each
Some of the carbon copies. done in
sepia, look like etchings.
John Perrnng viii go to Sllverton
the coming week and engage In bust
ness. He has not announced the
line. but probably groceries. and per
| baps bakery In connection. Mr.
Perrung thinks there IL no camp Ike
the metropolis of San Juan county.
| There will be meeting OF the board
| of directors OF the fair association on
| Friday evening OF this week to dis
cuss the report of the committee APP
| pointed to prepare n race program
| for the May meeting The progrm
as outlined by the committee appcars
In another column.
Dr. Rosenthal of Pennington, who
| has been absent three months taking
a special course In surgery. accompa-
MED by his wife returned from Den.
yer Sunday evening and proceeded to
Pennington today. The doctors trip
/ aytIpufIv uftt Ia ne hf rut n
ed twenty pounds In weight.
The delay in getting out the paper
yesterday developed one thing-that
the people OF Durango miss The Her
aid, as between 3 and 9 o'clock there
were sos persons by actual count. so
the "dcyil'' said, who either called In
person or inquired by telephone the
reason why Il did not get my paper.
! Have you noticed it9 There is a
fine new sidewalk. Just built on the
south Hide OF the North Durango
bridge, in front of the ruins of. the
steam laundry. Pedestrians travel
Ing between North and South Durango
will be happy now. They need not
fear mud. snow, dust or any Of the
elements. Whatever the weather.
there's resting place for the soles
of their feot-@there's sidewalk all
the way
The council meets tonight and the
special report bearing on the water
question will be presented. The
Herald has been awaiting this report
before going into the water question
to any extent, desiring to have fun
and authentic figures to present to
it's readers and not indulge in figure
juggling Ike the opposition. The
Herald viii publish the report in full
tomorrow. in order that the taxpayers
can study IT, The board OF trade com
mittec may also be%ready to affirm
the aldermanic report.
The fore part of last week Mrs.
Gossor served separation papers on
her husband. Joe Gosser. charging
non.support Mrs. Gosser Is n hard
working German woman who has been
able to lay aside n little property for
n rainy day For several years she
has refused TO live with her husband
because he was on the beat" and
perfectly content to allow his wife to
earn the living, Mrs Gossor. howcv-
or. has allowed him to occupy room
In the house, but otherwise he was
nothing to her" Joe is wise guy,
however He knew full wcll that
he had no defense. and realizing that
the court would order him to pay ali
mony, he concluded n change of eli
matorNould benefit his health, so yes
tcrdny morning he took the train for
Denver en- route to New York and the
old country where he thinks OF re-
naming In the future. Mrs. Gosscr
| te Glad Ia, 4. cnup oe qhp Ia nhip IN