Semi-weekly herald., 1908-06-08

Tom the Last-Say., papa, I'm afraid
Keller berger ard those fellows are
not coming through.
David the First--Well, that's all
right. It's ii $4,000 II they do
and worth double that II they don't.
And then we'll work the reform ele-
ment this year, and after we get pro-
hibitIon, we'll get some OF those fel-
lows to raise fund and well switch
and advocate an open town. You got
to keep things moving to do any good
in the newspaper business.
On Monday papa had an attack OF
paresis of the brayin'. Got hold Of
the wrong bottle.
Tom the First--Papa, you are not
doing right by Hood. He gave you
! that lot, thinking you would occu-
py it.
David the First-Yes. Tom. but l
want that $1,000 first,
Another railroad bridge got afire
| this week. The bridges will continue
to burn until the railroad company
learns to act decent. They never sent
that stock.
Durango is a glorious land of op-
portunity. We have vast forests and
horde OF timber thieves; we have n
large smelling plant 1--WE sent our
hands over to guard 1t when the men
struck and the fumes destroy the sage
| brush from here to Gallup (this is not
| no lie); we have shrewd set Of
| business men (they know how to bun
| co the buyers: we have a beautiful
town and the land pirates have COB
| bled up the lots; we have vast agri-
cultural region and the farmers are
| making money. They would make
| more If they would let us sell their
produce and buy their goods Of Sears
Roebuck. The country is rich in coal
land. Just now II is held by the coal
barons but when Debs is elected we
will take 1t away from them and make
the owners dig the coal.
Farmers are cautioned to not spend
any money in town. Send 1t to Mont
| gomery Ward and John Thompson.
The way for the farmer to get along
is to sell his stuff for cash In town
and send his money out.
Tom the Last-Say, papa, thy're hol.
lering because / never paid my dues
In the bored OF traid. Hadn't better
pay up?
| Papa-Pay nothin! Make the other
fellow do the paying and wen do the
hollerin'. You'll never learn to run
a paper.
l Thara To No panaaSIty for a
light contract The Muck Rake can
everybody. City council see us for
rates. Circulation guaranteed. tThis
is good guarantee.)
We shall concede depositors holleI
for dollar.
Dan Mclean never gave us a square
deal. We started the citizens alliance
and sent our men over to the smeltei
to shovel ore when the union struci
and then he never gave us job
Wait till we get through with him.
Only a fool does not change hii
mind. We are not fool. We thought
the Western Generation Of Murdereri
was a bad lot. That was when W.
were In with the other side. BuI
since the other side went back OIL
us we can see where we we're wrong
Col Papa Night-Say, Tom, did yoi
breach the light franchise to Matt
Tom. the Deposed-Yes. had I
J long talk with him. told him tina
you didn't have anything against tn,
light company. but that we were hare
pressed-that Balsey was pesterini
the life out of US for the last galloi
OF booze, and that II the compan,
could not make 1t hundred thirt.
cents would help US out some. Blu
Matt was obdurate. He said the off
cials Of the company said they woul,
see US In that hot country before the
/ would give us a 5-cent piece.
Colonel-Did you tell them that VI
, would never let up on them-that ou
policy-except where the money 1
/ forthcoming. is to belittle people an
/ hold them up to public scorn- Here
give me that Is cents you Just too
In. Ia thirsty altar writins that ten
psraucs article.