Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-06-05

10 nave VI fohl out
by tomorrow night
The boys got out their tin cans and
kettles last night In good style to ser
cnade the newly married couple. Mr.
and Mrs o. II Silllman. at their home
In North Durango. The music ~
II is reported was continued for so
great length of time that Mr.. Sill
man was out two boxes OF oranges.
with other daintIes. before the sere-
nRdcrs retired Congratulations from
all sides TO the happy couple
The city is at work In business
like wnv getting the alleys cleaned
out so proud are the ofiicials OF the
cleanliness. that one of them said
this morning that anyone throwing
rubbish In these alleys In the future.
would he deserving Of death penalty
or life imprisonment. That punish
be called little severe for the Of
ment might be called a little severe
for the onense. but now that we are
getting clean. we want to keep 40.
\ replevIn suit to obtain possession
of platform scales was heard by Judge
Hour yesterday afternoon. The
charge was brought by DR. Dowdy
against the schutt Commission com-
pauy and long discussion WAS car
rlod on by the attorneys for both
sides !, was claimed that the scales
were only put up as collateral to Sc
cure certain demands. The facts all
being In the court decided In favor of
the defendant
The San Juan Coke and Gas com
pany are Advertising for bids. and
work viii be resumed on the pipes as
soon as the machinery can be put In
place. and the hrc brick shipped in
MIR Franklin goes to Denver tomor-
row Ia complete arrangements for
the work which is expected to start
up In about ten days or two weeks
II was suspended on account OF the
strike Mr. Howells IL now In Pitts
burg giving orders for the machinery
He will return about the frst OF July.
Miss Young and Miss Hazel Taylor
Of the cleo club from Mrs Rock
woods residence to the county super.
intendcnts ONCE During the past
three months Miss Young has dis.
posed Of buggy load OF these books.
distributing them among the differ.
ent schools of the county Some OF
the teachers use the books and mag
azincs for "cut up work, after they
are read. while the children enjoy the
picture magazines. and the continued
stories are read ai their homes Miss
Young expects to take out two more
buggy loads during the next three
months The library will then be
| ready for raplenishment by the con
trihutious Of the citizens OF Durango.
II Is good work and everyone should
nut In and help II out,
The coal miners held mass meet
| ing yesterday afternoon and decided
| to return 60 work at the old scale.
| The 81 per day wage was given up.
and no conditions were made regard.
| ing their work All OF the miners
have gone back to the places where
| AA'N N'l' NilHl'Nf Nhfn 'nt Nttlkf
| came on. II is pleasure to the pco
| pie In Durango to see the miners
agree sonslbly aud peacefully to re-
| turn to their duties. thus permitting
the promised prosperity OF the season
Ca continue When they have n real
grievance. Durango people are always
ON the side of the laborers but no
one likes 10 see men pushing nm un.
just cause. and asking for more than
| Is their due We ofrcr our heartiest
congratulations to the miners for thus
bringing about peaceful settlement
OF afraIrs. and averting the danger
To all the interest OF town and county,
and We hope that all things viii work
for their good and harmony In the fu-
turc.
Miss Young will organize new
. aiming class next week for the pur.
nose of assisting those Young folks.
who, after graduating from the High
school are not Immediately able to
take normal school course The
oune women and men wishing to be
teachers, find IL almost impossible to
schools unless they have some train.
lug. In order TO give short course
In method and school management.
particularly as used Ia the rural
schools, this work was taken up by
the county superintendent. and is now
to be conducted on a larger scale
than heretofore A small fee is
charged and the money received
therefrom is to be used for the pur-
pose Of starting n county teachers H.
brary. This library is especially In
tended for the benefit of those teach.
ers In the rural districts whose sal.
aries are so small that they are often
unable TO purchase the books neces.
sary for their professional duties.
This training school will therefore