Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-10-20
found wanting.

found wanting
Irv. McGrew was an arrival last even
ing from his home in Reedley, Cali
fornia, where he has a couple of or
ange groves. He will visit in Durango
the next month or six weeks. being
the guest of Mr., and Mrs. j. G. Hig-
gins and Mrs. McGrew. the latter his
mother and Mrs. Higgins his sister.
Joe. Mckinney had an accident
yesterday, which will lay him up three
or four days He was standing on top
of street car cutting a wire. when
he cut 1t the force of the wire pulled
him over backwards and he fell to the
ground, He was rendered unconscious
by the fall and was taken home. An
examination, however. disclosed no
more serious injury than bruised
hip.
The Horseshoe blackboard has one
bet posted on school superintendent.
Miss Young being favorite by $40 to
SIS on Mrs Pulford. There is no tea-
son for change in this position. Miss
Young is deserving and served the
school interests well the past three
years. She is devoting her heart and
soul to the work, is rot ha mpeIed by
attachments that will prevent her Ell
tire time being given to the office.
The men and women who toll will not
overlook Miss Young when ii comes
TO voting the Sth of November,
o.
The auditorium of the high schooi
was filed last evening hv one OF the
most appreciative audierc rs ever as
sembled in the city And the enthu-
siasm was honestly won as the II Inga-
rian orchestra proved itself to be all
that was claimed for it, Those who
enjoy music and failed to attend miss
ed the opportunity of life tine. Sure
ly the +, st numte err of TIE High SCI, Dol
lecture ourss makes it evident the
entire series will be veil " oi IN attend
ing. 1t is not often srgh attractions
are secured for place like DURANGO
and The Herald is pleased over the
attendance and the warming up CT
Durango audience
reward is out for two men-gen-
tlemen. If yot please-who invaded
The Herald office last evening during
the absence of the management. and
took away the only good thing we
have-orr reputation. They skipped
town on the early Mancos train, stat
ing they would be back this ever ing
and should this be the case Wen have
the sheriff meet them. AS near as we
one being j e. Preston and the other
S. C. Rhodes, the first con mercial
agent and the other travelling passen-
ger agert of that well known line, the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul with
headq qJarters in Denver. They make
1t point in taking everything in
sight-for their road and succeeded
in getting away with much that is
pleasing to the management.
Betting in Denver is that Peabody
will have plurality in the state out
side of Denver This means that the
dirty work of winning is to be carried
on in Denver providing Adams is
elected. Judging by the past there is
no questioning the fact that Frank
Adams and his colleagues will en-
deavor to roll up a large fraud ,lent
vote for the Democratic ticket. Bet
this does not mean that Adams will
be governor. The state returning board
W." have something to say. 1t has the
authority to open ballot boxes and In
vestigate fraud and YOU can bet your
last dollar that this will be done. II
Alva Adams is elected honestly The
Herald will insist that he be given GER
tifcate of election. but If elected
by the same methods that have pre-
vailed in Denver in the past then we
say keep him out. We do not want
any governor serving the state in an
official capacity through Denver re-
peaters and Jail birds.
The Herald insists that honesty
should prevail in discussion of politi-
cal matters. But the Democratic pa