Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-04
SOME HERALD SUCCESS
TlONS UPON WHICH
WE CAN ALL AGREE
EnR TIE MEM YEA q

FOR THE NEW YEAR
That you quit knocking.
That you cut out affinities.
That you boost for Durango.
That the knocker will get knocked.
That no Durango girl will die an old
maid. II,
!. That you will not bet the limit on
four-flush.
That Teddy will bring back white
rhinoceros.
That Parson scruggs take unto him
self wife.
That Dave Day quit lying about the
bank matter.
That hens get busy and reduce the
price of eggs.
That Frank Lake, Jr., will keep his
engagements.
That the Eden ditch will be pushed
to completion.
That we have seen the last of the
convention boss.
That prosperity will give every one
a full dinner pail.
That health and happiness will be
the lot of our people.
That the Democrat stop pulling FOR
the catalogue houses.
That Charley Conroy lands a house
mate the coming year.
That no pestilence or disaster of any
kind will come near us.
That Durango will have a sugar fac
tory in the near future.
That women will be more careful
about handing out lemons.
That the big stack at the smeltel
never fail to emit smoke.
That Charley McConnells Nevada
property returns four fold.
That the big fish will not all gel
away this coming summer.
That you will not kiss the hired gir
when any one is in sight.
That the fruit growers of New Mex
leo will have record crops.
That Durango merchants increase
their business in every line.
That Charley Stilwell turns over &
new leaf-and lives up to it.
That the man who will not eithel
pull or push leaves the country.
That the double-crosser winds W
his days on bread and water.
That the morning paper devote!
space given to papa" to boosting.
That Durango elects a clean ant
progressive set of officials in April
That the D. & R. G. will broadgaugt
to Durango inside of twelve months.
That Durango will increase her pop
ulation thousand or more people.
That Col. Fitem Night will soon re
sume publication of the Muck Rake.
That the passenger train will ar
rive on time every day during 1909
That justice overtakes grafters, liars
and the politician who betrays hi,
friends. +.
That there will be no more lone
blockades on the Fourth division thi.
winter. 4.,+trst
That all the large Strawberries will
not be placed on the top of the boz
during 1909.
That officers who take solemn oatf
to obey and enforce the laws Of the
land will make good.
That Dave Day pay his $175 note Al
the Smelter State bank before he talks
more about rascality. $50, M
That the next Republican congress
man from the Second district of Colo
RADIO has some honor.
That Tom Graden resign as presi
dent Of the Dressmakers' union and
give some one else a chance.
That 1t will not be necessary to in.
stitute suit to jar loose at least an
additional is per cent dividend.
That Senator West will keep up the
reputation of Durango from a stuff
standpoint during his sojourn In Den,
yer.
That the Henderson-Loftus building
will prove paying investment and
others will be encouraged to do like
wise.
That every one resolves to stop
quareling and uniting their best Of
forts to building up Durango and south.
western Colorado.
That the affairs of La Plata county
will be honestly conducted by the new
administration and enterprises encour.
aged instead Of retarded
That Henri Berr and George Moody
quit laying their bleeding hearth at
the feet of innocent maids and then
snatching them away as the girls are
about to bite.
And last but not least, that we all
do unto others as we would have
them do unto u.s." and that we SO
live and conduct ourselves that we as
a people and city may be a shining
light to the world at large.