Semi-weekly herald., 1908-10-08

cratic assessor and sheriff withou
asking any questions. This much 4,
already assured. The voice Of tn,
people is working.
Mrs. II. c. Seibert--nee Russell--ar
rived on the belated train last even
Ing, being met by her brothers ant
several lady friends. It was sac
home coming. But 1t is nice the entire
family can gather around the casket
and together say last earthly fare
we'll.
Mrs. G. o. Allen and granddaughter
Miss Pearl Skidmore, went to Dolores
on today's Southern. to pack up the
late Mr.. Aliens things as well az
what Mrs. Allen needs for her own
use. For the present Mrs. Allen will
make her home with her daughter.
Mrs. w. II. Skidmore. in Durango.
The ladies will. return In a few DAYS.
Miss Gertrude Raymond returned
last evening after an absence of near
ly four weeks, visiting friends in Fort
Collins and Denver. She also spent
one day at Greeley. meeting the stu.
dents from Durango, and two days Mt
Boulder where she was entertained by
Durango young students attending the
state university. She reports most
enjoyable time.
The Democrat has at last got In
line-is running the Democratic state
and county ticket and booming Char.
ley Hughes. 1t should be remembered
that Hughes is putting up all the Dem.
ocretic campaign expenses and is not
shy of dough. hence the Democrat
has sloughed ODonnell and taken up
Denvers leading corporation attorney
whose campaign is In the interests
OF corporations.
Colorado has had great sufficiency
OF Democratic rule in the state house
We had Thomas and Orman whose
soul ambition was to go to the United
States senate or succeed themselves
as governor and they prostituted the
interests Of the state, and conditions
were terrible making 1t necessary for
the voters to retire the whole bunch
Under Republican rule the state has
become law abiding and prosperous.
The Herald can assure voters In
dred Democrats In Durango have
pledged themselves to vote for DIR.
Folsom and Griffith. These Democrats
have had an opportunity of studying
between the men named by the Demo
Gratis and Republicans and are fully
convinced 1t would be suicidal to elect
the Democratic nominees over the
splendid men put forward by the Re-
publicans.
Some nineteen persons came down
from Silverton this morning to attend
Judge ]. L. Russell's funeral. Among
the number we noted the following:
Col. B. b. Calvin, w. q. Watson. b
b. Allen. w. N. Haas. Herman Strobel
]. J. Hickey. J. H. Kramer, John r
Joyce. o. Bosworth, James rremin
Martin Houk. VIM. Palmquist. w. N
Searcy. John Bawden. Rasmus Han.
sen Joined them at Hermosa.
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The number or clear days in Sep
tember were 10. and the other Is were
partly cloudy, On Of the latter there
was some rainfall. There was lefs
rainfall In the month Of September
than for the past seven years. being
but n OF an inch this year. The pre-
cipitation for September. 1901. WAS
.33 inch. The highest temperature
last month was on September s. whea
the thermometer registered 81; the
lowest, 81 degrees on September u.
The smelter Is not an Issue In this
| campaign, but II It was the people
should be with an enterprise that does
so much for this southwest section.
Dan MacLean was not In the conven-
tion and had no more to do with the
nominees than any other Republican
county who was at home stacking hay.
The only hope Of Democracy in this
county, however. is to mislead voters
by making them believe the smelter
across the Animas is an injury to this
county. And mind you, as per pub
lished figures some weeks ago. this
is the only county In the state that
tries to run out such Industrial. VIII
the voters stand for the Democrat and
it's pets in this conspiracy7