Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-10-27

, received message saying her moth
| er was sick.
The Republican nominees are gain
ing ground every day.
!e-
The Reading Club will meet with
Mrs. Haggart tomorrow afternoon at
/ the usual hour
Mrs. w. H. Howard. who has been
visiting Mrs. w. II. Wigglesworth. Of
| the Water Falls ranch. the past three
! months. leaves tomorrow morning for
| her home at Fort Worth. Tex.
Schuyler Morgan and John Warner
for justices OF the peace and J. J.
Smelcer for constable should receive
| the support OF the voters Of Durango,
for the reason they are qualified and
will do their duty II elected.
The Herald published the news Mon
| day of the killing of Olson at Silver
ton Sunday We observe the item
under an advance date and big head
lines in a morning paper. Comment is
unnecessary when people want fresh
| news.
DR.. Frank Copp, brother of Sena
tor G. v. Copp. and formerly resi-
dent of this city, was married at Sil
yer City. N. M. Sunday. October End
| to Miss Essie Leah Abraham, Many
Durango friends join The Herald in
| extending bets wishes.
Joe Prewitt and Robert came up
from Aztec yesterday and this morn
| ing Joe left for Santa Fe. being sub
poenaed on a court case as a witness.
| Robert is putting in the day in town.
He says everything down there is get
He says everybody down there is get
| ting ready for the big railroad boom.
The remains of Mrs. Rosa Montoya,
who died yesterday, were sent out
this morning for San Luis. Colo. her
! former home. They were accompanied
| by the husband. A large number OF
| friends were at the depot to pay their
last respects. Besides husband, the
deceased left little boy three years
old.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. d. Mcbride were
returning passengers from Pueblo
last evening. arriving several days in
advance of arrangements owing to the
serious illness of their son-in-law. w
j. Iredale. Many friends met them at
the depot and congratulated Curley
on recovery from the Illness which
proved so hard to conquer.
A party OF seventeen stockholders
in charge OF August H. Phelps, and
went out on the Southern this morn
ing to look over their property. They
are from Beddeford, Me-. Melrose
Lynn and Gloucester. Mass. They came
by way OF Ouray and Silverton 10 get
the view of the scenery. They stopped
at the InterOcean.
Hon. Frank C. Goudy will arrive on
the Denver train this evening This
evening he speaks at the court house
southwest section and he will be given
a royal reception tonight The court
house has been provided with 100 ex-
ira seats in addition to the ones used
| for previous meetings and all attend
ing will be made comfortable
If there is no equity in taxes. as the
Democrat asserts. 1t is thesbest argu-
ment of the campaign why there
should be complete change in county
commissioners. The Democratic board
has been anything but fair. We know
this from expernece. The Democrats
have been in control Of the commits
sioners for many years and the coun
ty finances have gone from bad to
worse. Yes. let the voters make
change.
The Herald is requested to urge
every Republican who can spare the
time to go to the Strater hotel this
evening at not later than quarter Of
eight and meet Frank C. Goudy and
escort him to the court house at
eight o'clock. Now do not neglect
this simple courtesy. You owe 1t to
the good the Republican party is doing.
you and the country. And Democrats
will not be barred from joining the
throng.
w. G. Maitland, general agent Of
, the Fidelity Bonding Co.. of Maryland.
| with headquarters at Denver, while in
j the city took occasion to check up
i the cash and books of Treasurer Pat
terson, while the latter was out of
( the city. He says there are no better
| kept or cleaner books in the state and
few that compare with them, and he
! found everything. pertaining to the
office work kept up to a dot with
| absolute balances every night. Mr..
Maitland is proud Of the risk his COM
pany has for the safe keeping and
accounting OF La Plata county funds.
; d. s. Gray. author Of a little book
entitled Running Water; Its Meas
! urements and Service" was a caller at