Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-10-21
rrom Tuesdays Daily.

George Logan pulled out for Deps
yer on business this morning.
Clint Bowman struck the city last
night Says Silverton is all right.
The black flag" that turned into a
sickening white is now dyed black
as ever.
The Herald is glad it does not have
TO make apologies for any nominee
on the Republican ticket
Mrs. J. l.. Nickel left this morning
for albuquerque, where she takes In
dian service civil examination.
Patterson is the man for treasurer.
| He is not running on the sympathy
| racket. He IS competent and has
no favorites.
A man who will not register and
vote ought to be disfranchised. See
that your name is correctly on the
registration books
The Quo Vadis company departed
| for Mancos this morning where it
holds forth tonight. then to Telluride
for Saturday evening.
| Mrs. John j. Harris and mother
| came In from Denver last evening
and this morning left for their home
at Dolores
| Charley Hilliker is over from Ala
mosa. having visited Silverton, and
after remaining in that city for few
days, returned to Alamosa
Be sure you are registered by Sat
urday evening. Those who have
| changed precincts must have the
name changed on the books of the
| county clerk.
The Herald has kept three people
| busy In its job room most of the time
| during the past month. Good work
and reasonable prices have much to
do with the liberal patronage.
| Judge Pike Is the right man for
county Judge. He does not run up
fees and hold up litigants. He is
| entitled to a second term. Democrats
will do well to put n cross after the
name of Pike.
| Mrs Eliza &. Perkins, mother of G..
G. Perkins. who returned with her
son and daughter-in-law night before
last. 10 the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. F.
C. Perkins in North Durango, and
will remain until some time next
month.
We see by the morning sheet
that Robert McNicholas will make a
safe and conscientious surveyor
Didn't know he was seeking two po
sitions in the county. But there is
no danger of his being elected to even
one.
Schroeder ought to be elected on
the board of county commissioners
because ii is only business policy to
let the other side see the books and
keep check on things. He should
be there as the Watchdog OF the
treasury.
j. p Anglim returned from Rico
last evening having completed the
criminal trials before the district
court. He obtained the conviction oi
John j. Conan for attempted rape
The Judge imposed sentence OF 70
months.
Joe Smith is the man for sheriff
1t Is time La Plata county had man
for sheriff who is capable of doing
something in that Office. Evil doers
have respect for competent man
Democrats should put cross ater
his name, Joe will not try TO work
both sides of the street
Hopkins is an educated man. OF
good clerical ability and can handle a
set OF books himself, and knows when
they are right He has been iden.
titled with this county for IS years
He is taxpayer and is in every way
qualified to run the Office. One thing
is certain. and that is he has none
to punish or reward.
Almost every county in the state
has honored woman with office
Miss Young is young lady of un.
blemished character and the coW.
teous and gallant thing to do is to
put her in office. She is respectable
and that is what the office requires
When the incumbent appears in a
school house, the little fellows should
not be heard to say, he CANDLES"
The superintendent of instruction
should be person who is not adict-
ed to habits that everyone regards as
repulsive in that office. Mr. Merry
can have the columns of this paper
to contradict the charges tnat are
made against him in this respect If
the charges are true, surely those who
| want a man as an example for chill