Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-11-14


house" soldier" Indian" and
camping out" and they fish with a
long pole and bent pin over the rails
of their respective fire escapes. max
ing more marvellous catches than were
| ever lured out of water. The janitors
object and the tenants complain. but
1t makes no difference to the boys
The New York youngster does have
hard time of 1t, but he doesn't know
it,
Another effort is to be made by ex.
pectant heirs TO reclaim large strip
Of Manhattan island. This time the
persons interested are descendants of
Andrew Hartsfleld who in 1895 leased
to the city Of New York 100 acres
west of Central park This property
is estimated today to be worth $500
900, 900. The Hartsfeld heirs. $50 in
number. are represented by J T. Cow.
an. of Dallas. Tex. himself a direct
descendant. who has come to New
York TO begin suit in the United
States court Mr. Cowan has in his
possession the original lease and
scores OF letters written and received
by his ancestors relative to the trans
action.
Carriage dogs. the old-fashoned
black and white spotted breed that
long ago were a recognized adjunct
OF every village eduipage are coming
into fashion again in the country col
onies. On the roads in Westchester
IL Is usual now to see one of these
'huckleberries and milk" dogs.
they are called because of their pecul-
lar spotting. trotting tirelessly along
under the axle Of dogcari or run
about. The breed went so completely
out of popularity that dogs of that
kind are extremely hard to get A
clubs who is the fortunate owner of
pair of these Dalmatians. recently
realized $3.50 on litter of ten and
has waiting list
To celebrate his election as the first
president of the new village of Rye.
William N. Parsons has offered the
Haviland inn. the Oldest hotel in West
chester county. TO the village for
municipal hall The inn stands in the
middle of the village square. and was
recently purchased by Mr. Parsons. 1t
was known as tavern as early as
1850 Washington mentioned in his
diary that he stopped there over
night while on his way to the battle
of Horse Neck. Later General La
fayette was entertained there MIR
Parsons stipulates In his Offer that it
must be maintained in its present
style and be @ used asaSslls as peRegma ma9 I1f i6f f6f
village purposes,
Few men but those working along
the river front know that the Slocum
disaster created more work for shin
carpenters than anything that has
happened for years. and its effect is
still felt. Never before has there been
such an oyerhauling of old keels as
during the last six months. Old hulks
have heen practically rebuilt. even to
the smallest of the river craft. and
the shipyards have contracts that will
keep them busy for months to come
After varied career the Hotel de
Logerot. at the corner of Fifth avenue
and Eighteenth street, has virtually
passed out OF existence with the sur
render of the lease by the manage
ment, The building will shortly he
torn down and big office building
Will be erected on its site The hotel
was opened by the Count de Logerot
in 1891. He designed to make It the
most fashionable place of the kind
in the metropolis. and to this end ex-
pended large fortune on its furnish
ings. But II failed to 'catch on" with
the fashionable set and during the
last decade has repeatedly changed
management.