Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-13

already fine membership. An earnest
effort will be made to get the next
encampment for Durango.
Editor Patterson of the News and
Times is conducting a cooking recipe
contest. The Times of Tuesday con
tanned prize recipes for making soup.
The members of the supreme court
were not permitted to enter the con
test. The quality of the soup recently
furnished him by that body was not
to his taste.
Conductor and Mrs. Barney Gogarty
left this morning for Denver and east
ern points, Memphis in particular. Mr.
Gogarty has been given a months
leave of absence and will enjoy life
away from care. And there has been
much care the past few months for
conductors on the Rio Grande South
ern.
Street Commissioner Crenshaw has
a force of men cleaning up First street,
and he promises to get around to
outlying streets and alleys in a few
days. In the meantime 1t will be well
for those using alleys as a dumping
ground to get busy because the Off
GERS, marshaPs force as well as the
commissioner. are going to get busy
and compel obeyance of the ordi
nances in this respect.
At well attended meeting of the
membership the Presbyterian church
Of this city last evening extended a
call to Rev. ID. L. Morell to fill the
pulpit, the call being for one year
and possibly permanent. The member.
ship was unanimous in extending the
call. Mr.. Morell is just graduating
from the Mccormack Theological sem
mary of Chicago and is highly recon-
mended.
County Judge Clements has secured
homes for the two boys recently found
guilty of juvenile delinquency and sen
fenced to the state industrial school.
The judge did not impose sentence at
once and released the boys on parole
while endeavoring to place them in
the homes of farmers. The boys will
be under the direction of the court
for one year. Oscar Preuss was taken
by Mrs. Anna j. O'Rourke of the Mon
tezuma valley. Bernhard Hindelang
was taken by W. H. Anderson of the
lower Animas valley. This method OF
disposing of the boys will be much
better for them than If they had been
sent to the industrial school. Lambert
Hindelang, the other one of the boys
who was found guilty of petit larceny.
and whose sentence of fifteen days in
good behavior for one year, has taken
a job with the Mancos Fuel company.
The court exercises no control over
him except that he must keep out oi
trouble.
Attorneys B. w. Ritter and w. A.
Reese were Denver passengers this
morning. Mr.. Reese will appear for
Assessor j. p. Coston in the suit
brought against County Treasurer
Goodman relative to the valuation and
tax of the local smelter. 1t will be
remembered that the valuation was
placed at a certain figure by the board
OF commissioners and that Mr.. Coston
ignored the equalization Of the com
missioners and returned his own fig
manded taxes. In turn the smelling
people brought suit asking Mr.. Good
man to show cause why the valuation
and taxes should not be according to
the returns made by the commission
ers. In order that Mr.. Coston may
justify his position in ignoring the
mandate of the commissioners the
county attorneys, Messrs. Ritter & Bu
chanan, have permitted Mr.. Reese to
file an answer in the name of the
county and to argue the case before
the United States court, bringing out
any points he may have to sustain the
position of the assessor.
REMORSE.