Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-10
LOCAL NEWS.

| LOCAL NEWS.
Albert Foster and Miss Elizabeth C
Stephenson, both of this city wer,
married last evening at o'clock al
the Baptist parsonage, Rev. Marklant
officiating. The young couple have the
best wishes of host of friends fol
their future happiness and welfare.
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Alex Nelson, who was brought in
some days ago from a lumber camu
near Pagosa Springs, suffering from
blood poisoning, died at the Ochsner
hospital last night The remains are
at the Hood Undertaking parlors.
awaiting advices from an uncle in
| Minnesota for their disposition. 1t is
likely they will be shipped His par
| ents are in the old country and so
far as known the uncle is the only
relative in this country.
o.
Much complaint is being made over
the impossible condition of the juno
tion creek road by those who are de-
sirous of getting into the mountains
FOR the purpose of developing their
mining properties. There should be
steps taken Immediately to put the
road in condition for wagon travel
The development of the mines Is of
great importantance to this section
and good roads are necessary aid
to this end. A large amount of work
in the Oro Fino district is being de
layed because of the roads condi.
ton.
Three straight! Well, well! Maybe
The Herald didn't have u hunch when
1t stated Monday that the home boys
were going after the Silverton team
to the extent of three straights. and
If Slattery didn't ring in some out.
side players they would capture the
whole push, OF course, the Silverton
boys had no practice, but Jack hasn't
got the players he used to have. and
Catcher Cole being knocked out In
the first game probably added some,
what to Silyerton's going to pieces.
The home team had little practice. but
suggests the necessity OF the cemetery
proud of them.
Bids are called for In this issue of
The Herald for furnishing the ma
terial and laying new mains in North
Durango and on this side of the river.
If the people of Durango don't get
good water service 1t will be because
the councils appropriation runs out
before all the mains are laid. The
city has plenty of water and there is
no excuse for any part being deprived
of its use for lack of mains. While
the appropriation of $1,000 will not
cover the expenses of putting in the
proposed mains, the city has some
thing like $4,000 invested in bonds
that bring but 6 per cent, while that
amount spent in laying needed mains
will bring IL to IA per cent.
The city council is offering a reward
OF S25 Tor the arrest and conviction
OF any one caught taking flowers from
the graves in the cemetery. Reward
should not be necessary incentive
Tor the arrest of ghouls who desc
crate the abiding places OF the dead.
We do not know of any prescribed
punishment severe enough for that
kind of crime. The sexton has a
Doliceman's authority to make arrests,
but he cannot be there all the time.
Consequently large portion of the
time the cemetery is unprotected and
at the mercy of the sneaks. This
suggests the necessity of the cemtery
owners and the city council taking i'm
mediate action looking to placing of
man in charge and paying him a sal
airy sufficient to keep him there all
the time during the summer months
at least.