Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-06-12


in the cemetery. tearing up fences
around the graves, stealing and scat
tering ferns and flowers which people
have placed there. and doing mischief
generally. Parents will do well to see
that their boys are kept away from
the cemetery. as there is heavy
penalty attached to such offenses.
Two dozen or more girls could find
good SITUATIONS and good homes In
Durango. II they wanted to work.
Girls who need money are remaining
idle and wives are doing their own
work. when they would be glad to
employ these same girls II they would
apply for the positions and show
themselves competent to fill them
e. p. Montgomery is in charge of
the street commissioners office dur.
ing the absence of Mr.. DuPraw. and
he is pushing work like an old hand.
Mr. Montgomery is active and believes
in good service, and Alderman Patter-
son selected a competent person to
look after the work during the alb.
sence of the regular commissioner.
Mrs. AL Bernard is entertaining her
niece. Miss May Andrews, also
Mrs. Lepley. an old friend both of
Pawnee City Neb. The ladies' arrived
last evening and will probably spend
month in Durango, being on their
way to the Pacific coast to spend the
summer months and certainly four
weeks can be spent in and around Du.
range. and we are sure Mrs. Bernard
will make their visit enjoyable.
Last night. while the express wagon
for the Boston Coal & Fuel company
was standing at the depot, a horse
belonging to Mr.. Steineger backed
the buggy to which he was attached
into the horses of the express wagon.
and they started to run. taking the
wheel off the buggy and spilling the
baggage in the wagon along the road
They ran up the hill opposite the de
pot but before reaching the top,
turned down steep, rocky slope,
which overturned the wagon and
stopped them in their flight Beyond
few scratches. the horses were not
hurt, and the wagon received only
some very slight injuries which were
repaired on the spot. The baggage.
which was not harmed, was picked up
by another express. The only thing
that suffered from the runaway was
a box of flowers. and they We're pretty
well tossed about
The remains of Mrs. Mary Ann Opie
are being conveyed to Silverton this
afternoon. Death came yesterday af-
ternoon about l 80 after an illness
lasting some weeks from dropsy. Mrs
Opie is the mother of Mrs. w. II.
Koehler. On Saturday last Mrs.
Koehler and children came down from
Silverton to see Mrs. Opie who was
being cared for at Mercy hospital
Mrs. Koehler remained until Monday
afternoon when she returned to Silver
ton to arrange for removal to Duran
go. not thinking death was so near at
hand. Deceased was in her Goth
wear and while she owned property of
her own and had a residence in Silver
ton, spent most of her time with her
daughter and family. She had the
happy faculty of making friends and
enjoyed long list who will mourn
her departure along with the only
laughter. although home awaits her
on the golden shores. The funeral
will take place at Silverton tomorrow
at 1920, Father Pitavel of this city
conducting the services. after which
burial will take place in the Silverton
cemetery Mr. Koehler, son-in-law.
accompanied. the remains to Silverton.
Mrs. Cy Graden. while driving at
Horse gulch last evening, narrowly
escaped a very serious if not fatal ac-
cident. She had driven out with her
little brother, to meet her husband at
Graden's saw mill, and the three were
driving back together, when, on com
ing down the hill at Horse gulch, a
part of the harness broke, and the
buggy crowded down upon the horse.
Mr.. Graden jumped out to prevent the
horse from running, but it was too
late. and Mrs. Graden and the boy
were thrown from the buggy. All
three received painful bruises, and
Mrs Graden the additional injury OF
two broken ribs. She is resting quiet
ly today, and doing as well as could
be expected under the circumstances.
The body OF Mrs. Charles Stark
who died in California, was brought
in on the eastern train last evening
and was met at the station by a del
cation from the Lady Maccabees. The
hearse, preceded by six guards in uni
form, and attended by the same mum
ber of pail bearers went to Hoods un
dertaking rooms where the remains
were left over night This morning
the Maccabees accompanied the body
to the Methodist church, where the
funeral services were held at II
O'Clock, the Rev Hawke officiating
The church was beautifully decorated
with palms and lilies, and the pulpit
draped with the red, white and blacl
OF the order of Maccabees. The
church was well filled with people
it being necessary to seat a part o
| the assembly in the Sunday schoo
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