Semi-weekly herald., 1914-04-16

Is located. He is out on the range
cattle end all efforts to find
him thus far have proven unsuccess-
full.
DR.. w. w. McEwen returned from
the Pacific coast last night, where he
spent three weeks enjoying to the ut
most the different attractions the
has to offer. The W. I.
expected to make the trip
home with him, in fact had purchased
their tickets, but Mr.. Darlington's
health was such they deemed it ad-
visable not TO attempt the jourhey at
this time. His condition is so criti-
cal that there is very little prospects
of his ever being able to travel this
distance. In fact he is failing SO
local friends fear that he car
not survive much longer.
Sheriff Fassbinder received wire
from Charles E. Meuser last night
announcing the death of his mother
Mrs. Jessey A. Meuser. The only in
formation the message contained wat
that she passed away Sunday in Trim
idad and the funeral was held yester.
day. The deceased made Durango hei
home for more than a quarter of
century. She left here year ago, 8
few weeks after the death of her SOL
John. Since she divided her time be
tween Los Angeles, where her daugh
ters Anna and Greta reside. and Trim
idad, where Jessey, the third daughter
of the family, lives. 1t was at th'
latter's home her death occurred. IL
addition to her daughters Mrs. Meusei
is survived by two sons, Charles Meu
ser, undersheriff of La Plata county
and Dan Meuser, of Grand Island
Neb.
At the annual meeting of the Civil
club Yesterday afternoon the following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year: Mrs. Rowe Pingrey. president
Mrs. Henri Berri, vice president; Mrs
w. E. Duggan, secretary, and Mrs. X
A. Gagg, treasurer. The club mem
bership now exceeds 100. Among tn
achievements for the past year ha
been the adoption of caps and gown
for high school graduates; the pass
age of stringent milk ordinance
the equipping Of public playground
in Brookside park; securing the oil
waterworks site for public park
and satisfactory sale of Red Cros
stamps, thereby giving material as
sistance to those who are engaged il
fighting the great white plague. l
the club ladies' have their way tn
ordinance prohibiting the riding of bi
cycles on the sidewalk and the on
forbidding the use of alleys and va
cant lots as dumping grounds wi
be enforced. The club hopes to hav
an ordinance passed prohibiting tn
promiscuuos sale of poisons, trustin
thereby to save the lives of numerou
pets that are poisoned every year.
The cross country Rambler car fol
merly owned by the Durango Noy
city Works used in the rent servic
| last summer and sold to G. w. Sper
Ger, has returned from trip throug
New Mexico, Arizona and Californi;
The car is in remarkably good cor
dition for such hard trip as
has gone through. Mr.. Spencer say
l the car at no time had been in tn
garage and held up for repairs, the
having done all the necessary repair
themselves. The car has gone owe
$500 miles on this trip, and show
the durability of the Rambler ca
The roads last December over whic
lit went wehe the worst tina
any car ever travelled. In man
places the car sank into the mud an
sand up to axel and run board. Nj
Spencer also asserts that it went owe
roads which he did not think it pos
sible for any car to get through an
yet this Rambler car went throug
carrying its load equal to about min
passengers successfully. This speak
we'll of this car and any owner in thi
locality can well be proud of bein
the possessor of cross country Ram
bier and the manufacturers have oc
casion to feel proud of their produc
ton.