Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1905-06-29
sorrow.

, sorrow. :
, George Isgar is having the oil,
Steineger barn repaired and remodel
ed for storerooms. which will be rent
ed
Quite a number OF old soldiers wen
out on Florida mesa today to attent
the funeral OF Samuel ]. Hood, wnici
was set for 2:30 this afternoon at tns
residence. Interment at the GENE
terry near the school house.
Mayor Mcconnell last night receiv
ed news from Santa Fe that the decis.
ion OF Judge McF1e In the railroad
case had been reversed by the terri
torial supreme court The Denver q
Rio Grande first filed complaint
against the Arizona & Colorado for
crossing tneir right OF way and then
the A. 4 c. filed n demurrer. which
was argued. before Judge McFie at
Santa Fe, and he decided the case In
| favor of the d. 4 II. G.. The A. & c.
asked for a supercedeas TIL such time
as the case could be tried, but this
was not allowed. The case was ap-
pealed and the time set for hearing
was the 9Th of June. The supreme
court decided that the case should
nave been heard on Its merits and re.
manded II back for trial. The ID. Il
X. G.. must furnish a bond In the sum
OF $4,000 within ten days as a guaran.
tee that 1t will pay damages in the
event 1t loses the case n the A. & c.
fails in the suit. then they will be
compelled to furnish bond to cover
damages.
The directors of the board of trade
at their last meeting passed q resolu-
lion rendering a vote OF thanks to the
various parties who helped Durango
10 get the convention for 1906. A let
ter was sent to each party notifying
them OF the action. Following Is
list: Senator Cornforth Of Colorado
Springs; A. s. Lamberton of Cripple
Creek; ]. Victor McCandless of Flor
encc; Dick Oxford Of Mancos; w. A.
Brayden of La lara: X. ]. Dobel of
Castle Rock; Henry j. Arnold of Den
yer; Alva Adams OF Pueblo; d. +.
Rockafellow Of Canon City; the Colo.
RADIO Springs Chamber OF Commerce
and the Colorado Springs Real Estate
Exchange; w. w. Roller and wife OF
Snlida; John T. Burns OF Colorado
Springs: Alan Is. Bowen, w. II. Sny-
der of Denver; Mr.. Nichols. a banker
of Boulder; Frank r. Marsh OF Colo. |
rado Springs; c. B. Schmidt of Pue.
bio: w. A. MARSH Of Grand Junction;
Frank r. Park Of Boulder; Henry
LeB. Wills, Charles Bennett and
Charles FertIg Of Colorado Springs
The thanks to the Real Estate Elk
change and the Chamber Of Com |
merce were for the banquet. use OF
offices and other courteBies.
About 10 o'clock Thursday night a |
landslide took out about 80 feet OF the |
Power company's hume in the 4
blufYs mile or 30 above the Illium |
station. necess!tat.ng the |
down Of the Illium dynamos
and throwing the entire load upon the |
Ames station. This forced a partial |
Of the several. mines and
mills deriving power from this com.
Dany. The Alta mill shut down and |
the Tomboy ran at half capacity yes
terday. AS soon as word reached
town Foreman Smith husteled his
force ont Of bed. rustled three or four
teams and loading them with lumber
out to repair the damage. The
break In the fume was repaired about |
dark last night and at $40 last even
ing power was turned on the city |
lighting plant. Somewhat annoying |
but these little accidents will happen 4
in the best regulated Institutions. and |
no time was lost in repairing the dam.
age.-Tellurlde Journal.