Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-04

operation just of Eleventh street ahc
Main avenue. The panic of 1893
when Grover Cleveland was president
came on and Colonel Rose, Hndinp
himself involved, began to pay inter
est on his holdings. keeping this ur
Tor four years, finally giving up all
When the Florida water system was
decided upon by Durango. his former
creditors selected him to construct
the Needles mountain dam at Jewett,
near the head of the Florida river He
was associated with this enterprise
Tor two years. until the city of Du.
range purchased from c. N. Williams
and associates the water rights nc.
qnired. Since that time his little baby
girl died and later his wife. Mr.. Rose
has been engaged In various enter
prises since the sale OF the Florida
water enterprise. and had calculated
on building new residence property
on the North side. He was in Boul.
der county In the tellurium belt first
known TO Colorado 81 years ago. He
was among the real pioneers. the al
Ventiirers who came on TO the wilder
ness west to make money. He wns
ootemporaneous with Joe Watson
when he made his first money In Boul.
der county. and said that II ne had
gone to Leadyille with Watson he
could have made million If he had
dollar he wanted to make another
dollar with II without waiting. He
had made and handled vast sums OF
money, all of which was ready for
speculation. but ne died poor.
The remains lie at the Durango un.
dertaking establishment Funeral ar.
rangements have not been made. and
as 1t is not known now when the fu.
neral will occur friends may view the
remains there.
Saturday evening. when c. l.. StrilS.
er, who is visiting his parents dur
in gthe holidays. was on his way
home at O'Clock IN the evening, he
was held mp on Fourth avenue by
some Industrious individual wearing
"a black mask and carrying large
gun, which was brought into action
when the demand was made to hold
up.
Mr.. Striker had just been paid the
money or he would have been with
out a cent, and he had to take beat.
ing or get shot II he had been broke.
He Ia son Of A. Striker and works
in the San Luis valley.
II is not n weather Indication in
the strictest sense, hut may suggest
that there is at least one person In
Durango who needs money. Are there
others?
Mr.. and Mrs. John Shaw. among
the early pioneers of the Animas va
ley. are now residing at Mancos, and
they are having the biggest time of
their lives today. in a surprise party
a real surprise and big one. The
parents are quite aged now. being
around the seventies.
The children, all of whom are liv-
ing Ia blessing many families would
devoutly wish began some time ago
to arrange n. family reunion at the
Mancos home of the old folks. and
they carried the idea to a most sue
cessful consummation. They came
from everywhere in day. most oi
them being In Durango Saturday ard
Sunday. Charlie Shaw came down
from Silverton; Mrs. Charlie Wiggles.
worth with the children from Denver,
where Charlie runs out on the Morat
road; Mrs. p II. Tombs came from
Pueblo. with the children; Mrs. II. S.
Bolllnger and children of the La
Plata mining district: and Mrs.
Lieutenant b. N. Walters. with ner
| three boys at Mancos were ready this
morning W JUN int thihF"h 'h"'
moved TO the modest ranch home
Now, you undertake to imagine
better time than they all will have 'o-
day. Some of the children were born
at Animas. and those who were not
began life mere as little tots. 1t has
been fortunate family in longevity
and worldly success and consequent
happiness: not family too ambitious
to break upon the rocks OF greater
achievement but plain family livins
in the world for what Joys there mas
be.
Reese McCloskey and wife went out
to Denver yesterday morning, accom-
panying Miss Marguerite Barbour OF
her way home that far. Miss Barbour
returns to Manhattan. where sh'
IL at the head of the ply
steal culture department in one o
I n.