Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-08-25

days. and there was not a criminal
conviction. although the docket was q
pretty stiff one The Fitzgerald cattle
stealing case occupied three days and
resulted In hung Jury. Montalvo. one
of the Mexicans charged with arson,
was cleared of the charge. but Is being
held on another. The other Mexican
who was arrested with him broke Jail
and got away. The sheriff brought
| The two men to La Plata county for
safekeeping, and was mighty uneasy
| for fear Mr. Smelcer, the jailer, would
| let them get away But Mr.. Smelcer
left that for Sheriff Bradt himself
| to do.
Mr and Mrs. ] l.. Parsons depart.
ed this morning on well-earned va.
cation, being accompanied by their
daughter Marguerite The objective
point is San Francisco. where Mr.. Par.
sons will take in the Knight Templar
conclaNe. The trip Is going to he one
of pleasure otherwise. however. and
to this end Mr. and Mrs Parsons go
10 Denver, thence over the Burling-
Ton To Helena, Billings and the North
ern Pacific to Portland down the Co
lumbia river by boat and thence by
the Pacific ocean to Frisco The trip
Will prove n splendid one at this sea
son Of the year. It affords wonderful
scenery and beautiful grazing and
agricultural section. They will put In
| some time in California after the con
clave, being absent Ave to six weeks.
Franklin Guiterman. manager of
The American Smelling company
plants in Colorado. spent the night
in the city. departing again this morn
Ing for Denver Mr. Gnlterman be-
lieVes that the approaching election
VIII settle labor conditions In Colo
RADIO. The reelection of Peabody
means this happy contamination. His
defeat means a settlement also-It
means general closing down proyid.
ing governor is elected who Will per
nit the Western Federation OF Miners
TO run things the same as Orman and
Thomas did And the only possible
manner in which Peabody can be de-
feated is by a coalition of the West
ern Federation and the Democratic
party whereby all elements opposed
to protection of the rights OF every
laboring man support the Democratic
nominee, In which case II may be only
reasonable TO expect that the deal
thus entered into will be carried out.
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The Herald is exceedingly pained
that our esteemed contemporary. the
To rtI 10 l..
he William T.. Curtis letters, and that
the editor of the aforesaid paper con.
siders Mr.. Curtis an old fossil We
haven't the slightest doubt but the
editor In question would prove much
more entert aiming were he writing
letters from a foreign land We also
presume that the Journal editor pre-
iers TO peruse dead and doubled nd
vertisements Of papers that coincide
with his views by publishing same. In
conclusion. The Herald ls not solicit
ing censor, pays its printers without
being forced to every Monday night,
and In order to give the letters for
the benefit Of 90 per cent OF our read.
ers pays a sub to set the extra type
required for the letters In question.
Space occupied by such letters is
used by papers copying the Journal
| screed with dead matter, or used on
both sides OF the sheet.
Robert Lange returned last evening
after an absence OF four months spent
| In the East. most Of the time at st.
Louis, the eastern trip including a
visit to the old home In Virginia, a
| few days In Columbus, Ohio, and again
| In indianapolis. Mr. Lange says the
| exposition is a big thing and well
worth seeing; further. that hotel and
restaurant rates are very reasonable
no Increase with the increase in Wis
| itors. Referring to politics, Bob says
he has every reason to believe the
Republicans will sweep the country.
He made 1t a point to talk with peo-
pie on trains and during his sojourn
In Ohio and Indiana He says there Is
no question among the people as to
| Indiana going Republican. and that
New York can be counted on Just as
confidently for the Republicans as the
Democrats can claim the state. az the
chances favor the former. He SAYS
Parker has lost ground since the fam
Gus gold telegram. especially since the
notification and his letter of accept
ance. Mr. Lange will 10 to Pine
river the old stamping ground, in q
few days Just what he will do Ia not
settled. but 1t will not he long before