Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-10-18
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
NAMES LIST OF CANDIDATES

The Democratic county convention
was called to order at 10 o'clock this
morning at the court house. John w.
Waters was elected temporary chair
man and C. l.. Russell temporary sec
rotary. These gentlemen were made
the permanent officers and an ad-
journment was taken till 2 p. m.
This afternoon the following nom
nations were made:
Charles Conroy for clerk.
Frank Goodman for treasurer.
j. p Coston for assessor.
Mrs. Pulford for school superintend-
ent.
Hans Aspaas for sheriff.
For county clerk two names were
presented-Charles Conroy and Geo.
w. Weaver. The former received 55
votes and the latter 12.
b. f. Houx, Frank Goodman. c. j.
o'Keefe. George Goodman and w.
Parshall, were named for treasurer.
Mr.. O'Keefe withdrew, Frank Good
man received 81. Judge Houx IA,
George Goodman and Mr.. Parshall l..
Mr.. Coston's name was the only
one presented for assessor.
Other names presented for sheriff
were Clark, Bob Dale and Jim Ben-
nett. The last named withdrew.
l,xt To f,. Ill
After the Herald went to press yes
terday the following nominations
were made in the Democratic conven-
ton: For commissioner, Conrad
Riester; for surveyor. ]. w. Lllard;
for coroner. ]. 4. Brewer; for repre-
sentative in the Sixteenth general as
sembly. DR.. f.. w. Newland.
A. A. Rust, the Dolores lumberman,
spent the night in the city and left
again this morning. ~
John Kellenberger returned from
Aztec last evening. Through courting
for a while. It
ID. e. Kight went to Parrott this
morning. He was delegate to the
Democratic county convention from
his precinct.
Mrs. Harrison left for the East this
morning in response to advices that
a sister is sick and desires her pres
ence.
Superintendent Of Hatcheries Kin
kaid, who was inspecting the Durango
institution yesterday. left for Gum
nison this morning.
Mrs. ]. Il Caldwell. mother of Mrs
A. X. Ferguson, went to Silverton to
join her daughter last evening. Mrs.
Ferguson went up Sunday evening.
Mrs. l.. l.. Thomas returned to
Pennington this morning after a short
visit with her daughter, Mrs. Joe Nc
Kinney and her family.
Mrs. Rod Day started for Telluride
this morning to join Rod. She has
been visiting in Durango during the
with her father and mother,
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Clapp.
Miss Fay Arlington, who has been
her home in Durango for sew
eral months and has been employed
at the Richey store. went to Farming
ton this morning to stay.
L. w. Walters, formerly with the
Kendrick-Gelder smelter at Silver
ton, who has been in the Northwest
for some time. passed through to the
great mining camp last evening.
VIII RAIDER, who has been Mt Den.
yer to see his father. passed through
to Silyerton last evening. He reports
his father doing well after the opera.
ton for appendicitis which he under.
went at Mercy hospital.
The Democrat says 1t would have
published news about Mrs. Pulford's
work had the items been handed ir
1t Is the province of newspaper to
90 after the news.
II. 7. Fairbanks OF Petaluma, Calf.
md his daughter. Mrs. N. F. Higbec,
lrrived over the Soutern last evening
Ind this morning went to Pagosa
Springs to join relatives who are tax
ng the baths at that great resort.
j. ID. Caldwell. who has been visit
ng Mr.. and Mrs. A. X. Ferguson In
his city, left for his home at Center.
lille. Iowa. this morning. Mr.. Cald.
veil is an engineer on the Burlington
Dad and is Mrs. FerEuson's father.