Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-11-30

Denver this morning to spend week
or two,
Mrs. w. II. Kelley came In from
Denver last evening cnroute TO her
Mancos home.
Joe Clarke Is arranging his business
In order to pull out for California ear.
ly the coming month
e. A. johnson was n passenger for
Denver this morning. Expects to be
gone four or five days.
The Silverton Miner finds some sol.
ace in the present train service from
the fact that Lake City is only given
three trains a week with skip from
Friday to Monday without trains
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The small boy who admires dead
bird more than live one has per.
verted sense of the beauties of crea-
ton. and bis ideas of pleasure should
be turned into some other channel.
iHt toullS COMMISSIONERS are en-
gagged In routine business today.
James German appeared before the
board and made talk for some money
to help out with the road to ORC Fino.
DIR. l.. S. Barnes, who was called to
lockwood Thursday evening. was the
first physician to respond to the call
of me injured train men at Needleton
yesterday morning. He was waiting
at lockwood in the morning to return
to Durango when the news OF the ac-
cident was received.
Mrs. Riddle had the misfortune to
fall Thanksgiving morning ana frac-
ture the left hip joint. proving both
painful and doubt as to healing. Her
daughters. Mrs. Thos. Edwards. Mrs.
Fl. Berndt and Mrs, Phillips. are look
ing after her with DR.. Haggart render
ing necessary medical aid
a daughter, who has already been
christened Sylvie Watson Turner, ar.
rived at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Turner at 10 O'Clock yesterday
morning and announced her intention
of taking up her permanent home In
out city, We trust she will live to en-
Joy long years of happiness and be a
comfort to papa and mamma In their
declining years.
An appeal Is made TO teachers to
influence small boys TO stop their wan
ton destruction of harmless birds, be.
cause the sympathy of teachers is un
iversally against such killing, while
the parents of boys who indulge In the
practice as a rule do not care If the
parents cared they would bring their
children up with horror of such
things.
II. ID. Mcbride and wife left this
morning for Mr.. McBride's old home
near Chicago, to pay his father Wis
1t. After spending a time there they
intend going to the Pacific coast, anu
will probably be absent two or three
months. Mr.. and Mrs Mcbride will
be Joined at Pueblo by Mr. McBride's
brother. William, of Salida, who will
1t is the desire of the city to sprinkle
every street In Durango tomorrow
The fire department will furnish the
hose and look after the plugs II the
young men will volunteer assistance.
This Is for the purpose Of effectually
laying the dust for few days. There
Is water going to waste In the reser-
voirs and why not use II for a good
purpose II possible the work will
start at s O'Clock.
Last evening Mr.. and Mrs. c. f.. Nc
Connell entertained about twenty-five
young people at their spacious resi-
dence on the Boulevard. all members
and friends of ST. Andrews Chapter
of st Marks church. Cards and 9th
er amusements we're indulged in un.
til late hour. and delicious refresh
ments were served by the hostess.
The hours passed quickly and all en-
joyed a most delightful time.
r. r Henderson of the lockwood
power plant left for Denver this morn
Ing to be gone about week. The
work on the power plant is progress
ing nicely. The iiume is well under
way, about three miles OF the mud
sills and stringers being done. The
bridge work is all in except the bridge
over Cascade stream. and work on IL
is started. There are about rs men
employed on the Cascade dam, which
is nearing completion. This dam is
only for the purpose Of diyerting the
water from Cascade creek into the
iiume. The plans for the great dam
have been changed from the original
plans. and must be approved by the
state engineer The original plans
were approved but revised plans have
not been as yet, as they have not yet
been presented. A reservoir OF such
magnitude as this would be serious
menace to life and property in the
Animas valley were the dam not
known to be absolutely safe. The wa
ter will cover Thousand acres. will
back up distance OF four miles. the
| deepest place will be so feet. and the
estimated capacity win be one billion
cubic feet 1t Is the Intention OF the
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