Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-06-09

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Homer Biees and Charles Hawke
code their bicycles to Mancos yester'
lay starting early IN the morning and
returned today They said that the
Eide ont there. being all up hill, was a
prrtty hard ono but they comforted
themselves by thinking of the easy
rldo home
Many II the mining people who con.
omplRte operating IN The Ia Plata
district permanently express regret
hat they cannot hnd residence quar-
tors IN Durango Tint th"s conld bring
their families here
Mr Hahn 10 unpnckluR some besuti.
pl hnndpainted china today. which
he hnH iust received from the Edger
ton studio IN Chicago "a thing Of
beauty Is jos forever II IL said and
N one wants to see something that
is really hne he has only to drop into
Iiahn's and look NJ the new china,
Captain \ r NUCady ls nmonf tbr
prominent mlnr operators Of Colora,
10 who are cyplurinr the la llaia
district for opportunity for invest.
mont lie was surrounded Nitll cir
rle Of old time Colorado friends OF the
straier yrsicrday evening before talk
Ing his departure Tor La plnin this
mmulng
Srftrai DAYS ago Marks Rachofsky
cut his hand on brass shoe fastener
lrit the wound being small he paid no
nuoalion to Il until night before last,
when hir hand became 10 painful that
he was unable 90 sleep Yesterday
hr saw the doctor, who at once told
him that blood poisoning had set In.
lie IN aufrerlng considerable pain. but
rs IN NO danger.
In the HlpntsmAn case Of cruelty t0
Animals tried before Judge PIKE yes
terday afternoon The defendant wns
convicted and nnod 81 aud costs II.
f. lluntsman pf the Animas valley
Whn the man arrested charged with
cruelty TO his hotac but the only ap.
parent violation OF the law on his part
WAS that hr went away and left tho
horse standing by the side of the
street There was uu proof of cruelty.
| II has been suggested that the pc.
| lice of Durango ark the Gypriee to
move an They are becoming a pub
lic nuisance. arooming people on the
streets In their homes. and places Of
business. SELLING them by the hand.
and insisting upon telling their for
tunes n is imposNibe to got rid OF
them and one feels tempted at times
to knock them down People viii
feel oasler when thcy move ont Of
the town
The Cinderella club held IT, usual
meeting last night MT vondomc hail.
| About twelve couples were on the
1our Tor the dance including the mem
bcrs OF tho club aud invited guests.
slmplins and Mctcnlfs orchestra fur.
nished the music. and very dainty re.
! freehmrnts were served during the
evening Everybody had q good time,
Mr : NJ Riggs and wife leave to
morrow morning Tor Edith Colo
where thoy viii visit friends for n
time. after which Mr. nlggs will go
on to Rocky Ford to attend the annual
encampmcpt OF the q A Il Of Colo.
RADIO aud Wyoming which win be hold
NJ that place on the 10th. nth and
/ 2th OF this month Mr and Mrs
Riggs will then proceed TO Colorado
Springs to meet their daughter Ber.
tina who Is just completing her junior
wear in the college there. Miss Der
thu Will accompany her parents TO pu.
range for the vacation
Tn" different district schools which
are stll IA session. are making prep.
arations FOR celebration of Flag day.
the iith Of June ScyeNl OF the pam.
phlets designed by Mrs Grenfell. con.
tanning exercises for the day have
been sent out To the schools and her
suggestion FOR programs are being
adopted Miss Lillian Brockway.
teacher OF the school In La Plata City.
ls preparing an especially nice pro.
ElhHl lNi iNf NhN Nf purpose OF
this celebration Is to teach the child.
ron to appreciate love and honor the
dag and also TO foster patriotism In
the schools Many of the larger
schools are closed at this time. and no
exercises crn be held. but II of them
are still In session
Mr. John \ Porter. president Of the
Durango Railway and Realty &c. has
purchased for the company piece OF
OF land called Mound Block. situated
Just north ana east OF Animas city.
opposite the new sawmill Il Is the
object of the company to make the
place, ultimately. the termInusof the
railway, fitting II mp as n resort.
whore people can take their children
for little outing, and Young folks can
ind pleasure for their afternoons and
evenings. There are some very fine