Semi-weekly herald., 1908-12-07

HSAoAo oAoSeaeAs WAu0 hot supporting
Bryan. 1t lost NO opportunity to 1t
tack and slur the Republican nominee
and the voters resented the attacl
right in the Worlds, Democratic hot
bed. Now It 10 taking water on the DR.
Hale German interview which It say,
was fake.
Mrs. James Brown Potter has con
sented to appear in vaudeville fol
twenty weeks at $1,000 week. Mrs.
Potter heard Opportunity" when 1t
knocked and she replied with "'ostlsr
Joe.' a pretty and much maiigned
poem.
Durango is in much better shape In
financial way than a year ago. There
Is more money in circulation and the
turning loose of large sum in n cou-
pie of weeks will bring Joy to sew
eral hundred and increase business in
many ways.
Wonder why the party who is al
ways doing good" does not assist the
Colorado State bank officials in set.
Ting the affairs OF the bank instead
or being a stumbling block? No won
der depositors prayed for acceptance
of the proposition by Judge Holbrook.
Bryan's total vote In Missouri was
o63,667 in 1896, 35l .922 in 1900 and
S45.sS9 in 1908. The state has been
growing. but Bryan's strength has de.
clined at every trial. According to
the last census Missouri adds to its
population an average of 42.7OO a
year, which would be $4,000 In the
twelve years since Mr.. Bryan's advent
With returning confidence money
laying in old socks and other recepta.
cles is being deposited, in Chicago
alone deposits showing an Increase of
$50. 100000 over a year ago. With gov.
eminent postal savings banks and in.
creasing bank regulations several hun
dred million will be added to circula
ton and panics become q thing of the
past.
LOCAL hEWs.
(From Thursdays Daiiyl
Mr.. and Mrs. A. p. Camp went to
Denver this morning for a pleasure
trip of week or ten days.
J. ]. Edwards returned from visit
with his family in Alamosa last night,
This morning he departed to the oil
fields at Bluff City.
Supt. T. ]. Crowds of the Toma-
hawk in the La Piatas was an ar.
rival from Pittsburg, Pa, last even
ing. He went to La Plata this morn
ing.
Mrs. Deyapp. who runs the Chama
hotel. and has been in Durango this
week for a rest and change, went to
Pennington today to get away from
the snow.
Joe Bordeleau, the well known Sill.
yerton merchant, passed through on.
the morning train to Denver. en- route
to Montreal. Can. to spend the winter
with his family.
Henry Alvarard and wife arrived
from Caney. Kans., last night. They
were guests of the Southern over night
leaving this morning for Snverton,
where Mr.. Alvarad will follow the
blacksmith trade.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. C. Hepsworth left
for their home In Dolores today. Mrs
Eepsworth was operated on In Ochs.
ner hospital some time ago, and her
husband came In last night to accom-.
pany her home.
James T. Smith, mining editor OF
the Denver News for twenty years.
came In from Silverton last night,
where he was gathering news for his
paper. Mr.. Smith went to Telluride
on today's Southern,
Miss xelma eager Of Santone, Tex,
came in from Pennington yesterday
Miss eager has been in Durango and
vicinity for about three weeks piac
ing a special edition OF the history OF
United States with subscribers.
There are quite number Of people
suffering from various ailments. 1,
was thought the snow OF ten days age
would purity the air and make heath
conditions better. Maybe the disease
germs got good hold before the
snow came.
II. A. Aghart. Of Lapupla, Okla, Or
rived last night. and left for Azte,