Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-16

/ or three others, will go out to Sinking
lake on a duck hunt tomorrow.
The Colorado Telephone company's
new building is not rushing much on
construction. but they are building for
keeps; cement foundation for founda
ton walls and central pillars.
Nothing said about an excursion TO
Pennington Sunday. If there is one
George Logan and J. NJ. Kinsley want
to keep the Uncle Josh band over TO
go along with the local ball nine.
The commissioners meeting. 1t will
be remembered. was adjourned to the
goth. next Monday morning to resume
| consideration of the tax levy and II
| is thought the city council will do
| something definite at Its next regular
meeting.
| James and Marion Craig are down
today from the upper country, where
they are rancning and running stock
on the range.
The farmers are discussing the prob
able time of the next Farmers insti.
tute meet in Durango. They must
wait until G. w. Spencer confers with
the Agricultural college at Fort Col
Inns.
Mayor Mcconnell is receiving gen.
eral Endorsement for his stand taken
yesterday regarding contagious dis
eases in Durango. He says he does
not intend TO lend mis- efforts by com
mission or omission to the closing OF
the public schools through the neg.
lect of duty by proper officers. physi.
clans or parents.
DR.. C. l.. Seabright of Adair, I. T.,
| accompanied by his wife, arrived Sun
day evening to locate permanently in
Durango. The doctor mas secured OF.
fees in the Hansen building on Ninth
| street. DR.. Seabright visited Durango
two or three years ago and was favor
| ably impressed with our city and peo.
pie. The doctor has kept posted about
Durango through The Herald. to which
he has been subscriber for several
years.
The controversy in the council last
night over the city's responsibility or
liability for plans furnished for diff
ferent designs Of bridges suggested
that the council can not he too care
full in advertising it's provisions and
specifications for bids, and stating In
what degree the city may be held for
the payment for services rendered.
The steel men said they were furnish
ing their own plans and did not ex-
pect remuneration for them, whether
they were successful or not
The case of the people versus X. B
Newcomb Is being tried in Justice
Houx's court this afternoon. Wilson
& McCloskey defending and Attorney
Lane prosecuting. Mrs. List and
daughter and the father and husband
against whom the alleged offense Is
| said to have been committed, were ties
tifying this afternoon, and some very
damaging testimony was given TO show
that Newcomb mad used very foul Ian
guage in threatening their lives. The
defendant is sued to keep the peace.
The Uncle Josh Spruceby" COM
pany appeared today on the street.
and until they began to play the peo-
pie had suspected them of robbing
farmers clothes lines, but having one
of the best bands ever playing on our
streets. the first suspicion was soon
dispelled. If they present as much
comedy at the Strater tonight as they
did on the street the show will be
worth the money. They have some
artists and ought to put up big show
one or two nights.
The Durango city library invites
the visitor. tourist, country people
and town people to call at any time
and enjoy all the privileges extended
to any. The library is an institution
now OF which the city is proud, and
our visitors need not feel that they
have no place to go on Sunday or week
day. Many OF the town people will
find 1t a vastly more interesting instI.
tuition than they could imagine until
they go there and see. And the library
is a public institution for the benefit
Of the public.
p. B. McAtee and wife have return
ed from their trip to Pennington
where they had a good time. only foi
the flies. Think of flies that woulC
drive a fellow from his dinner in No
yember. but that is the climate of oui
neighbor. Mr.. McAtee says there II
= great quantity of stun In the lowe
country to ship out, chiefly apples, I
: great proportion of which is unde
> contract. The new road is doing quit,
l. well for beginner. Aztec and Farm
. ington are building about as fast a
;, they can get material to build with.
J. Conductors on passenger trains O
= the Denver a. Rio Grande can no long
er accept the word of Pullman cor