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Omaha daily bee., 1883-09-27
Extortionate Tolls.

Sidney Plaindealer.
Has the section of law quoted below
ever been complied with2 If not, is it
too late to make some amend now? The
charges over the North Platte bridge are
u~nreasonably high. The bridge should
never have been n toll bridge in the first
place. 1t is a necessity, but should not
be a monopoly for enriching n man
who is not even a resident of the county.
A free bridge would be of much greater
service to the town and county, but as
we have none people who are compelled
to travel from one side of the river
to the other should not be robbed. h.
Il. Clarke has made enough money
several times over to afford to donate the
bridge to this county, but we do not ask
him to do that-he wouldn't do it if he
were asked. The district court should
fix the fees for crossing the river at a
reasonable rate. 1t is to the interest of
every business man to see that this is
done this fall. Procrastination and lack
of harmony have already robbed this
town of many thousands of dollars, and
this matter of unreasonable tolls should
be- allowed no longer. The section
spoken of above is as follows:
The company, previous to receiving any
tolls ON said bridge, shall set up and KEEP
in a conspicuous place, a board on said
bridge, on which shall be written painted
or printed, in a plain and legible manner,
the rates of toll, which rates of toll shall
have been prescribed by the district court
of the proper county; and if any company
shall demand or receive any greater rate.
of toll than the rate prescribed by sale
court, they shall be subject to fine of tor
dollars for each offense.
Since writing the above, while in con
versation with several gentlemen on thu
subject Of the bridge, the idea wal freel,
expressed that bonds to build a bridge
would carry. This would be better still
A free bridge is needed aud if bonds coult
be voted it would be policy to build, bu
in the meantime let the rates Of toll b.
raduced.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-09-27

HAyISa built his road to tho Pacific,
Mr.. Willard is not to be given a oppor.
tunity even to celebrate his achievement
in peace. The bears in Wall street insist
That he shall ut once demonstrate his
ability to manage as we'll as to create,
The downward tendency Of the Willard
stocks indicates that hat tho coming
hallway magnate Of the far Northwest
has only begun his labors. 1t is ono thing
to build a road and another to manage il
30 az to make its securities attractive
The Wall street demonstration is
warning to Willard that it is time TO oorl
the bottle andget down to business.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-09-27

Mr.. LAIRD is in a quandary. He has
tasen legal advice as to what he had bet
Yer do to break the force of the charges
made against him in the Sinking Water
matter. The opinion has not soothed
his soul. Substantially stated, it is to
the effect that tho honorable gentlemen
from Sinking Waiter creek "had better
do nothing" Mr.. Laird is much in the
condition Of the intoxicated gentlemen
who chung with all the madness of des,
peration to a lamp post at 3 o'clock in the
morning, and who thus soliliqui4ed: III
/ hang on (hic) I'll heave up my immor
tai soul, and if | let go I'll break my in
fernal neck" The gentleman from
Sinking Water has had three weeks Il
disprove the specific charges made agains
him. A heindly state press, led by thu
Republican, is appealing frantically t.
him not to be so backward about cqpini
forward. But he still hangs n In Mr.
Iaird's present position it is a question
between his immortal soul and his politi
cal neck.
What can the honorable gentlemal
from the creek with the odoriferou
name dol
Who will extricate him from his dss
perate quandaryf
Omaha daily bee., 1883-09-27
California.

Picking grapes for raisins was commenced
last week throughous tho Santa Aua Valley.
IL Ia estimated there will be about 90, 900
boxes of raisins made there this season.
The Santa Rosa Democrat thinks the grape
crop in the Sonoma Valley will be cnnsidera-
bly, less than WAS anticipated, and says that
$40 is offered for Rieslings and choice foreign
varieties, $50 for Z%infaudels and SGT for Mis-
sion grapes. The holders, however, are firm
and are demanding higher prices.
There is ON exhibition at San Luis Obispo
an car of corn grown in the exact form Of the
hand of a child, showing the wrist, hand,
thumb and fingers all perfect excepting the
little finger, which is double. 1t is covered
with small grains of corn to near tho tips OF
the fingers, which are bare prongs OF cob,
giving the appearance of a hand clad with 9
mitt. In total length it Is five and n hall
inches. and three inches broad across the
palm.
On September ilth. Professor L.Gilbsr,
Omaha daily bee., 1883-09-27
Colorado

Among tho rapidly increasing industries Of
the State is tho industry of scalp hunting and
loco picking. 1t has assumed such proportions
bankruptcy. Loco is a poisonous weed which
is now being cultivated by enterprising farm
ers, and the State paid $4,000 towards the
industry.
The Union Pacific stone quarries at Fort
Collins will be worked exclusively by the
Union Pacific company, Mr.. Stout having
giving up his contract or lease on them. The
q~uarries will be worked to their fullest ca,
pacity by the railroad company. A consider
able quantity of the stone is being used on
the Oregon Short Line for bridges, abutmenti
and depots.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-09-27
Montana.

The bullion shipment from Butte for the
week ending the l4th, amounted to s95, 09S.
Tho Master M.sons of the territory, laid
the corner stone of the Baptist church at1iele-
ma, Sept. 10.
An ordinance providing for the disposal of
dead saupers by cremation has been intro
duced Ia tho Board Of Supervisors in Butte
county.
An Important gold discovery Is reported
claimed the assays run STA in gold and 500
ounces in silver.
There Is an active demand in Montana foS
good mechanics. Stone masons, brick layers
and carpenters arc wanted, and very many
could find steady employment at high wage.
to the closs of autumn.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-09-27

Thompson of the United States Geological
Survey, accompanied by Thomas Watson, the
packer of the exposition, made the ascent
of Mount Shasta with two saddle-mules
named Dynamite and Croppie. The party
assembled the spur of the mountain northeast
of Mud Lake glacier, camping at the end OF
the timber.line 1000 feet above the sea level.
From this point they made the ascent and tied
the animals to the signal post on the extreme
summit. The ascent occupied seven hours and
the descent two hours.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-09-27

PAUL VANDERvooRT has packed his
grip sack and started for Washington.
Vandervoort will return a sadder and a
wiser man. A sight of the charges on
flo against him in the Postefice Depart
mcnt, will probably cause him to change
his decision that Mr.. Gresham "mustgo."
Omaha daily bee., 1883-09-27

soldier and patriotic gentleman, who
works forty-two days and only asks a
years pay, is remorselessly turned out 2
Well, never mind, Paul, the mills of the
gods grind slow, but they grind late
and in your case. we are sure, they will
keep open long after dark"
Omaha daily bee., 1883-09-27

OMAHA is suffering from high rents.
The present high rates are doing the city
dsmage. Tho demand for houses is
greater than the supply. Twenty brick
blocks Of dwellings, renting at from s25
to e35 a month each. will prove a paying
investment 10 their builders and \ great
relief to house hunters.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-09-27

The husband of Mrs. Colby has been
nominated for judge in tho First dis
trict over Judge Dawson, one of Gov
ernor Dawes appointees. Mr.. Colby
won't know what struck him after cleo
ton dav.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-09-27

BY the time the Hon. James Lairdgets
through pounding Nebraska editors who
dare to criticize his acts as a public man,
he will be in condition to join the Sulli-
van lade combination.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-09-27

THE title of ''the Lid of He'll" lies in
dispute between Japan and Java. Mr..
Laird thinks it is located somewhere near
the headwaters of Sinking Water creek.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-09-27

The show season is just opening in
Omaha. Now is just the opening for the
boss Snowman from Sinking Water.
Will he produce his great moral show be-
fore enthusiastic anddelighted audiencesl
Omaha daily bee., 1883-09-27

To GENERAL HAzEN: "Come again
with another bogus frost prediction. -
Manu- Chicago BrOkers.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-09-27

REAL estate speculation is not high in
Omaha, but the transfers continue to
keep the county clerks Office in q state
of activity.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-09-27

GBNEaAL GRANT denies that he is in
favor of Conkling for President. But
what il he is
Omaha daily bee., 1883-09-27

THERE is a great deal of suppressed
harmony among Nebraska Republicans,
but it is like pulling teeth to draw it out.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-09-27

IT is rumored that General Pope is to
move his headquarters to Chicago after
November LIST. From tho saddle TO Chi
cago is something of a change.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-09-27

VIRGINIA is preparing to unhorse her
boss. 1t begins to look very much as if
sweet Bill Malone must go.
Mohave County miner., 1883-07-22
Advancement of Medical Sci
 ence.

Dr. Ike was called to see old Ned's son, and after several visits the doctor said to the anxious father:
 Ned, 1 doan wanter distress yer, but dat boy can't get well. De con- glomeration ob de membrane hab done sot in"
 "Wal, reckon dat will kill him, :" Ned replied. Il doan see how chile wid his weak constitution an convention can get ober such a on- easiness ob de flesh. So you gins him up, doctor?"
 "Yaas, I issue my decreement right heah. Dat boy can not live five hours"
 About two weeks later Ned met the doctor and said: Il thought you gin dat boy up."
 ''I did. Ain't he dead yit?''
 Dead" repeated Ned contemptu- ously, "why he'e chopin wood dis mornin'"
 The doctor reflected moment and said:
 ''Dat's nice way t9 fool wid med ical science. How does yer expeck folks to have confidence in de ad- vancement of medical diskiveries when boy acks dat way. Dat boy, sah, lifts hissef up to dispute de stabllshed rules ob de physicians. I'se done wid him."
 "I'se glad ob 1t, sah, but yo'sef must hab made mistake"
 ''No I didn't, case I undestan's my business"
 q means dat yer mout hab lef too soon. If yer stayed dar awhile longer ye might hab established de proof of yer proclamation"
 Look heah, Ned, yer'd better let me go and see dat boy agin."
 ''No, I'se much obliged ter yer. I'se got heap ob work to do an l need de chile. Go off somewhur an pizen cat.-Arkansas Traveller.
Mohave County miner., 1883-07-22
The PrOspectOr.

Speaking about the life Of a pros- pector. the Salt Lake T ribune says: 1t req uires mel who do not wilt be- cause they are broke, who can enjoy the sur and rain and good bread and meat and work fifteen hours a day, and outwalk horse without dollar in their purses for twelve months and a day. What charm there IS m this free life under the all embrac- ing sky, the kindly sky of the Rocky Mountains. No cares of church or state or school or household, all the
 world akead, no property or money to bother about, but the chance to get all the world; no disappointments to turn all the nature blue, but all still possible to hope; no spike tai led coat to be crushed or white shirt to be 'biled' or fine boots to be ''shined, '" no duties to society: no call to assist the Great Ruler in regulating and running the universe, none or few of the petty things in short that fret the life away that has once settled into it's rut. The West is full of men who put h their young years in the happy-go lucky style of the ''prospector," and half their regrets for the loss of their first youth comes from the fact that they must now be housed up, cabined, cribbed, con6n ed. Is the genus ''prospector" to go out? We trust not yet.
Mohave County miner., 1883-07-22
Mixed Politics.

What are your views in regard to the tariff" asked an enterprising reporter of a gentleman who was standing at the bar drinking with a friend.
 "I'm in favor of the protection of American industries" frankly an swered the person addressed.
 "Then of course you are Re publican" added the newspaper man,
 Not if I know myself. I'm Dem ocrat."
 And have you any orinlon on the subiect?" continued the scribe, turning to the gentleman's friend.
 You may put me down as a free trader" replied the latter.
 "Oh, I see you're Democrat"
 Mary time. I'm a Republican. What are you ?"
 "Well," responded the astonished reporter, q was Democrat when l came in here, but I'm blowed if l know Wnat ! am now.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Mohave County miner., 1883-07-22
The Beater Beaten.

A farmer came into q grocery store the other day and exhibited to the eyes of an admiring crowd an enormous egg, about six inches long, which he avowed to have been laid by one of his own hens. He had 1t packed in cotton, and wouldn't allow any one to handle 1t for fear of breaking the phenomenon. The grocery man examined It with the rest, and intending to chaff the coun- tryman, said:
 '.Pshaw! I've got something in the egg line that will beat that"
 ''I'll bet you five dollars ycu haven't" said the countrymau get inug excited"
 'Take it up.' replied the grocery man, and going behind the counter he brought out 8 wire egg beater. ''There is something in the egg line that will beat it, 1 guess" said he. reaching for the stakes,
 "Hold on there," said the farmer; "let's see you beat it." and he hand ed it to the grocer. The latter held out h1s hand for it, but dropped it in r7rnrien nm the cOnnter. where 1t broke two soup plates and plat ter. It was of solid iron, painted white.
 "Some folks think they are darnation cute," murmured the farm CT as he pocketed the stakes and lit out, "but 'tain't no use buckin' against solid facts" ."-Chaff.
Mohave County miner., 1883-07-22
AIi APiZena Dispute.

Chicago, June 22.-John H. Cofer, of Mohave county, Arizona, has filed a bill ill the Circuit Court against Frank Upman, James D. Manning and Martin Conrad of the General Logan and Finch miring company lconsolidate0 to prevent them from assigning stock to the company held by them. The complainant says that in February last he owned the Gen eral Logan and Finch mines in May nard mining district in Arizona, and aided in organizing the General Logan and Finch mining company, with capital stock of $2,O0O,OO0, which was to buy the above mines and develop them. He took 100000 shares and induced Frank Upman to subscribe for 49,9S0 shares, J. D, Tanning a like amount, J. D. Adair 10 shares and Abner Taylor 10 shares. It was agreed that the complainant should contribute half his stock and Tanning and Upman half thelrs towards a working capital. This stock was to be put in the hands of Conrad as trustee and sold at less than one dollar a share. The first S2O.OOO raised was to be used in the development of the mines. Com plainant was then to be paid S150- GOO for the mines, and afterward6 assign all his stock remaining to Up man and Tanning. Cofer claims that he has carried out his part of the contract, but Upman and Fan ming have not kept their agreement, and asks that the original contract be set aside, the mines be redeeded to him and the defendants restrained from assigning their stock. The de
 fendants claims that Cofer has satis' fled himself that the mines are more valuable than al first supposed, and wants to gobble them up.
Mohave County miner., 1883-07-22
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

Ell. BURDICK, M. D.. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Mineral Park, X. T.
Mohave County miner., 1883-07-22

NEW USE FoR THE PoTATO.-lf wha the Agricultural Gazette, of Vienna, gravely states is true, Ireland may potentially possess a gigantic fortune in her ability to raise innumerable potatoes. That paper says that the humble but indispensable tuber may be transformed into meerchaum pipes of the first quality, and likewlse into any article now made of ivory, by subiection to the following treat ment: Having been carefully peeled and suffered extraction of its 'eyes," :" the potato is boiled steadily for 36 hours in a mixture of sulphuric acid and water, after which it must be squeezed in a press until every drop of natural or acquired moisture is extracted from it. The residUum of this simple process is declared to be a hard block of a delicate, creamy, white hue, every whit as suitable to the manufacture of ornamental and artistically executed pipe heads as the finest clay. and unsurpassed as a material for brush and umbrella handles, billiard balls, fans and chess men.
Mohave County miner., 1883-07-22

Francisco companies. The $2O,OOO,- 900 sold is borrowed from the trus- tees as stated above, but their con trol of the property is not impaired, as they still have a majority by hold ing S31, 100000, or, with the other S5,OOO,OOO property belonging in their possession, S36,OOO,OOO. Should the Santa Fe purchase the St. Louis and San Francisco line 1t would be- come the absolute owner of the At lantic & Pacifc.-San Francesca Mining Exchange.
Mohave County miner., 1883-07-22

A New Haven physician travelling last season in Germany was much taken with di1ninut1ve clock exhib- ited in window that he bought 1t take home as curiosity. His sur prise may be imagined when upon opening it to wind it he found the imprint of the company whose man ufactory was within half a dozen blocks of his own home in New Haven.
Mohave County miner., 1883-07-22

Miss Field, who has been in China seventeen years as a missionary, lectured in Stockton on Wednesday night. She stated that the practice of destroying all the female off spring but one or two was quite general. They don't count girls among their children; not over one woman in thousand can read, and about one man in a hundred can read book he has not seen before. Betrothals are without the consent or knowledge of the brides, and a husband can sell his wife to pay gam bling or other debts.
Mohave County miner., 1883-07-22

It is Eaported on most excellent authority that Mir. Huntingdon has about SIX millions invested in Atlan- tlc & Pacific railroad stock. The capital stock of this road is $59, ,76O,- 300, of which ss1, ,902,9OO was held by the trustees, $4,OOO,OOO by the di- rectors for qualification purposes, S3,OOO,0OO is reserved to be issued upon the block subscription now out
 standing and the remaining S5,0Q0, 900, with the exception of few shares, is in the treasury, but as the property of the Atchison and San
Mohave County miner., 1883-07-22
NOTICE-COTNTY LICENSE.

Under the law passed by the late legislature all persons engaging in the saloon or any other business without first procuring a license are subject to heavy fine or imprison- ment, Hereafter all licenses must be procured from me at my office in the Court House at Mineral Park.
 ROBERT SHEEN,
 Sheriff.
Mohave County miner., 1883-07-22

Fl Paso, Texas which is the half way house of the great southern system of railroads connecting the Pacific coast with the southern sea- board, is 1163 miles from New Or leans, 1286 from San Francisco, and 1850 from the City of Mexico.
Mohave County miner., 1883-07-22
VOL. l..
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
Territorial.

Goyernor-F. A. Tritle, Prescott.
 Secretary-H. NJ. Van Arman, Prescott. Attorney General-Clark Churchill. Treasu rer-Thomas J. Butler, Prescott, Superintendent of Public Instruction-W.
 Horton, Tucson.
 Auditor-E. P. Clark. Prescott.
 Adiutant General-M. H. Sherman. Supreme Court-C. G. w. French, Chief Justice; Prescott; Daniel Fl. Pinney, Asso- eiate Justice, Phoenix; w. W. Hoover, Asso- siats Justice, Tucson.
 U District Attorney-J. 4. Zabriskle, Tncsou.
 U. s. Marshal-Leon s. Tidball, Prescott, Supreme Court Reporter-Murat Master sen, Prescott.
 Surveyor General-J. W. Robbins, Tucson. U. 8. Internal Revenue Collector = Fisher, Tucson.
 Delegate to Congress-G. H. Oury, Flor enoe.
 Judge of First Judicial Distric t-W. w.. Hoover, Tucson.
 Judge of Second Judicial District-Daniel IF. Pinney, Phoenix. / Judge of Third Judicial District-C. G. W. French, Prescott.
Mohave County miner., 1883-07-22
County.

Sherifft-Robert Steen. District Attorney-W. G. Blakely. Reccrder-J. K. Mackenzie. Treasurer-W. M. Krider.
 Court Commissioned. J. Hyde. Probate Judge-Chas. AtChisson. Public Administra tor-J. J. Hyde. County Surveyor-Otto F. Kuencer. s pervisors-W. H. Hardy, WE Grounds an NJ. W. Henkle.
 c erk of the Board of Supervisors-H Bucksbaum.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-10

words, and that such is the case would seem
to be indicated by the behavior of mules I'm.
der the stimulus of a professional ''swearer. -
Who that has heard a western plainsnan
."swear' mule team out of slough can for
get the cumulative effect with which the
climax is reached. 1t is said that on some
much-tfaveled routes there are certain ttriy-
ers who are sent for in case of trouble simply
because they can persuade more work out
Of a mule team than the combined Iasninoq
of all the rest Of the train can whip out Of
them.
1t must be alnittol, however, that the
scope of English il the way of picturesque
swearing is vastly wider than that of any
other language Of civilization. We do not
say this ia apology for the ungentlemanIg
and wholly inexcusable vice of vulgar pro
family, but because it affords an example Of
tho superior fexibility of English as a form
Of speech. We doubt if there is any other
language whose current coin of explosives
can be used with any effect on a western
mule team. The oaths of French, Germans
and Italians are comparatively harmless, and
are capable of but few variations. English,
therefore, may possibly be the most compre-
hensible to the animal creation, simply be-
cause of the readiness with which it lends it.
self to what may be termed the denunciatt
Sea 10
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-10
ReiSX Trntlrnn6

Turf, Field and Farm: Betsy TEotwood,
the dam of PhaIlas, PISA, died at Ash
land on the 23d of Noysmber, of disease of
the kidneys. She was Is years old, and
although she had been suffering from this
disease for some years, was in good flesh
up to the day of her death. She was by
Clark Chief, dam by Ericsson; second dam
by Sir William (Prewitt's), and third dam
by Hannibal IA son of Shakespeare. She
was not regular breeder, and her first
colt (by George Wilkes) was accidentally
injured and died when ysarling, and a
colt by Triton died of pink eye at the same
age. She left two daughters and two sons,
Fuga, (the dam of Fugue, three.
record, 2:274), and Elfrida. by Harold.
both in the stud at As,.Iland, and Phallas
and his full oroth--r, Tyraat, sold by Major
Mcdowell % Mr.. j. I. Case, their present
owner. These colts were sold before they
were actually, though teehzically, two
year-old, and brought about $500 each.
Fuga and Elfrida were driven few weeks
when two-year-oldr, but enough to estab-
lish the fact that shsy were aneusstionably
trotters.