Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-05-23

lists through here. he being engage,
in promoting a mining company. tn,
members of whom are coming out I,
see the property. which is located a
Silverton.
Mrs l.. e. Wooley died at her home
271 Park avenue. shortly after 10 o.
clock last night Death was due tc
pneumonia and her Illness was OF
short duration She was practically
a widow woman. her husband having
deserted her some years ago. She
was over so years of age She made
her living by caring for children at
her home. having four little ones un.
der her care at the time she was talk.
en- sick. She leaves two daughters.
Mrs. Laura Jeffrey, who lived with
her. Mrs Lloyd Freed. who has been
| living with her husband ON the Kirk.
patrick ranch. and Mrs. Jo Stansbury
of this city. she also has a niece
here. Mrs. AL Newnham of the Ruch-
ester hotel A brother at Mancos.
Jeff Thibetts, was sent for. but no re.
| sponse has been received Funeral ar.
rangements cannot be announced at
this time.
The annexation of Broukside as pro.
| posed at the meeting of the city coun
ell Tuesday night is Just what Duran
go and Brookside citizens have for
years been wishing for II means
that that delightful suburb will at
once commence to build mp 1t means
that the city's revenues from taxation
on real estate and improvements viii
he greatly increased II means that
the income from water frontage tax
and from the consumption OF water
will swell the clty's revenues to such
an extent that the result should be a
reduction IN city taxation. The com
pany having the largest holdings there
viii not profit any more than the resi-.
dents Mr. Pickerill's company
grants TO the city the franchise rights
OF all streets and alleys, reserying
only such rights for its street railway
as it already has within the present
city limits. The signed deeds arrive
tonight all ready for acceptance by the
city council, and without doubt
BrooksIde viii come In without mur.
mur from any alderman.
Miss Mary MoCloud, who Is in the
city for brief visit with her brother.
Richard McClond, and his family. gra-
ciously consented to talk to a reporter
last evening at Mr.. McLIoud's home.
about her work In Cuba and OF that de
llghtful country Miss McCloud il
superintendent of the school for train.
ing nurses at Matanzas. Cuba. or. as
1t Is called In Spanish" Escuela de
Enfermas." She is now enjoying
30 days leave of absence. and as eight
days of this time is already gone. and
The distance necessary to travel TO get
back home Is so great, her stay here
VIII necessarily be brief On her way
back she intends stopping at St Louis
to see the fair for few days She
stopped on her way to Durango. but
found the exhibits were not nearly all
in place yet.
Miss McClond has been stationed
three years at Matanzas There are
training schools at Havana. Matanzas.
Cieniuegos and one or two other
places. These schools were originally
started by the United States govern.
ment during its occupation of the is
land, and when this country Withdrew.
the institutions were continued by the
Cuban government The training
schools and many Of the hospitals hay,
ing been started by Uncle Sam nc.
counts chiefly for the fact that those
institutions are modelled after Amer
lean ideas These Institutions are do
ing much toward impressing the ma
lives with the importance OF having
skilled women as nurses and are prov
ing influence for promoting healtnful
and sanitary conditions
Miss McCloud had photograph of
4 crowd Of nurses or students OF her
school They were all native Cubans,
md fine and handsome looking
group They had not the Mexican look
with which we Of this section are so
familiar, and which might he expect
ed of them. Nurses are well paid in
that country. and as a rule those who
| once take mp the work like 1t and con
tlnue IN H.
Before going to Cuba Miss McCloud
was stationed In Manila In charge of
the First Reserve hospital She was
there aboui three years. So she has
had a wide experience In her line
In reply to the question as TO which
place she liked best-Manlla or Ma
tanzas she said she liked them both
so well IT would be hard to name her
preference
Matanzas has a population of about
$4,000, with very few Americans.
There is no American newspaper
there. and anyone wanting to read the
news must read in Spanish or not read
at all The city is beautiful place,
and since IL has felt American innu-
ence # Is neatly kept and cleanly. The
condition of the masses, which was al
ways deplorable under Spanish rule.
is gradually growing better. She
,biuIyu ,npgt Americans have an ey.