Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-04-26

From Tuesdays Daily.
Joseph Sponsel. n prominent citizen
of Tbompson's park. pioneered by
George Dick. is In the city today shop.
ping.
Mrs. John Pearson entertained for
Mrs. Rams McF'adden yesterday att.
ernoon, there being present few In
vited guests. former friends of the
guest
Mrs. J. NJ. Price whose husband is
associated with the Empire Gold min
ing enterprise In the La Plata district
with her daughter, departed for the
east this morning,
Mrs. Frank Robbins. recently di.
vorced from her husband, who built
the Robbins block ON Main avenue
returned yesterday evening to Silver,
ton after having disposed of her fur
niture In the Perry-Roberts block to
w. S. McNeeley.
o.
Rev. +. X. Whelan, who has ac.
cepted the Buena Vista parish (Cath-
olicl departed this morning TO take
up his new work, While here Faith.
er Whelan was found congeuial
spirit among the people and Buena
Vista will find MIN both resourcefui
and useful.
Teachers in all the schools yester.
day at the instance of the superin.
tendent warned children against tray.
cling the First avenue bridge, advis-
ing them to travel the foot-brldge in.
stead, A large majority disregarded
the warning. 1t is now up TO the par.
cnts.
The promised electric lights on the
Fourteenth street footbridge are
needed. Travel is turning that way,
more than two-thirds of the North
Side people using II day and night.
Chama this morning to visit her
hermanos y hermanas and los
muchachitos. When she has had a
good time she win return to the par
entai domestic fold
The idler's day might be put to
avail by clearing up some OF the
brush in one of the cemeteries and
watching ii burn. You can borrow
4 grubbing hoe. and the city will lend
a pick and shovel
Decoration day. on May 80, will be
the iirst open air holiday OF the sea
son, and before that time Idle time
might be spent at one of the GENE
teries, clearing up brush and remov
ing 1t from view.
!. G. True is down from the Rock
wood mining district. He says WIN
Reed is doing some work east OF the
Animas river. in the copper section.
and tnat other exploration of a sur
face character is going ahead.
Henry Schultz has received d letter
from his son, from Palo Alto, Cali.
where he was attending college, say
ing that he had escaped injury from
the earthquake and was ready to start
10 San Francisco to join other stu
dents in the work OF relief of the sick
and injured. lie had lost most of
his clothing and other personal effects
A legal battle is waging In ihe
county court this afternoon between
Rosa May Fuqua and w. T. Darling
ton, the former suing to recover prop.
erty In the shape of houses across the
track, which has housed inmates for
several years. 1t appears that Mr.
Darlington leased ground on which
the houses had been built about 10
years ago, and later was appointed
agent by the plaintifI to collect rents
on the houses.
Plaintiff sets up that she has not
received the rent collected and that
defendant has confiscated the houses.
Attorney Johnson appears for
plaintin and Attorney Reese for de
fendant.
Two incandescent lights were yes
terday placed on the foot-bridge to
make travel by night safe from hold
ups. But 1t is feared the lights are
not near enough to the foot of the
stairs TO tighten the darkest place
! The lights will be turned on tonight
and then the effect can be seen.
with abundance of money people
! become wasteful, and with too much
water the people become careless and
permit pipes to leak. hydrants to flow
| Unfortunately and otherwise abuse
municipal confidence, when 1t costs
! 81 lot per annum TO water and beau
tify the cemtery west OF the river.
When Mayor Mcconnell said the
other nign; that he would be willing
for the cemetery to have water free
4 tha ~