Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-03-25

A case In which j. L. Cotton brought
suit against ]. c. Bohannon for dam
age to property. part of which was in
trusted to his care and part hired out,
has just been completed in the coun-
ty court The case was decidedly
complicated, the defendant putting in
counter claim for board and things.
A verdict was given of 81 damage In
favor OF the defendant.
A large audience greeted Mrs.
Hawley last evening at the North Du-
range NJ. e. church, where she spoke
on the topic christian Citizenship.
She traced the dominance of the IL
quor traffic socially and politically to
the apathy and Indifference of Chris
tian voters. An earnest appeal was
also made to men and women alike,
to be true to God at the ballot box
as well as at the church.
II. A. Hansen. foreman of the Gold
other day on business and pleasure
combined. Under which head he
classifies his initiation into the mys-
tic rites OF the Elks, Mi. Hansen did
not state. The difference in tenn
perature between Durango and Glad
stone is considerable. While there
is not much snow In Gladstone, there
is plenty of it still on the hills. They
are still working on the big tunnel
which will tap the mine 1900 feet
lower than the present workings. The
tunnel will be about one mile in length
when completed. The company is
also putting in 90O-light dynamo in
the mill. The 80 stamps are pound
ing out the yellow metal steadily AT
the mine they are busy sinking new
shaft. Mr.. Hansen returns to Glad
stone in the morning.
Yesterday the matter of the card
index for the library at the High
school building was referred to with
out any special reference to the
mode of operation or the advantage
it may possess. 1t is, in brief, a top
ioal catalogue of the library. Ey
eIything bearing in any way on par
ticular subject will be indexed under
that head. If the subject on which
information is desired is Benjamin
Franklin, all the different works which
the library contains will be grouped
under that topic. The index will
certainly be of great benefit to anyone
seeking information along any partic
ular line. 1t will take a long time
to catalogue the library in this way
especially as the cards must be so ar
ranged that the different references
on subjects may be added as the Ii
brary grows.
The entertainment to be given un
der the auspices of the Woodmen
for the benefit of the band, which is
reorganized under the title of the
Woodman Band, is progressing nice
ly. Three acts of the play entitled
The. Spy of Gettysburg have been
completed. A prominent feature OF
the entertainment will be the music
furnished by the band. On the even
ing of the 29th, when the entertain
ment will be given, there will be a
street parade. The musicians will
play in front of the opera house and
at other points to be designated later.
Before the play and between the acts
they will also entertain the audience.
The band has been practicing faith
fully for some time and will produce
= IL,
ed that the band music alone will be
worth the admission.
The young men boarding in Duran
go are singularly unfortunate in not
having any place where they may as
semble to spend the evening in recre
alton or light amusement To a
few, some of the houses of our repu-
table citizens are open, but to the big
majority, outside of their own apart
ments there are the pool-rooms and
saloons-and worse places. If Du-
range citizens care 50 much for the
welfare of the youth of the city, let
them do something for them that will
tell. There is a great deal in re-
moving temptation, but there is more
in providing occupation. 'Tis for the
idle hand that satan finds mischief
to do. Give the young man some
thing better-really better, and the
temptation will, in most cases, have
little effect. We are not responsible
for individual cases of depravity. But
we are responsible for the general well
fare of our young citizens. Durango
needs gymnasium under the auspi-
ces of a Y. NJ. c. A. or any other orga-
nization. Then let's have it. 1t is
time.