The Humboldt Times lauded itself regularly in its pages. Politicians announce campaignsLate January was a time for announcing political campaigns in 1926. Donald MacPherson announced his intent to run for Humboldt County supervisor in the Jan. 29, 1926, edition of the Humboldt Times. “Haley promises, if elected, to give the public a courteous and efficient administration,” the Times reported. “Continued stormy weather yesterday afternoon tore out 120 feet of ties and rails on the Northwestern Pacific trestle near Scotia,” the paper reported Feb. 4, 1926.