Arizona republican., 1894-12-01

and so 1ngeniously arrayed that 1t would both instruct and amuse, and in some places would awaken sentiments of pity and melt the reader of statistics to tears.
 It was to be literary work which would "rehect credit upon those for tunate persons whose names appeared therein," in which respect it was de- signed to be premature edition of the Book of Life.
 The evangelist sent out to announce to the waiting world the new scheme of redemption was F. A. Hunt. In the course of his ministry he visited Will cox.
 The proponents in their complaint, Messrs. Norton and Morgan were, had been and strange to say, despite the ravages of MT. Hunt. are still engaged in the hotel business. The enterprise was a modest though successful one but when the proprietors were made &C., quainted with the glorious possibilities the ''souvenir department" disclosed, they were fired with wild longing to shine in the reflected light of credit. They wanted to board and lodge all the frequenters of all ''the reading rooms, leading hotels, the leading mining and stock exchanges, the chambers of con- merce, boards of trade and clubs" of America. They wanted to establish in common with other hotel advertisers in i the souvenir monopoly of the busi. ness.
 All this could be accomplished for $27.50 to say nothing of becoming the possessors of the literary triumph through which 1t was to be done. Beside this it was represented to them that the appearance of the souvenir would be the signal of an era of prosperity during which Arizona would sneak toward the front of the swiftly moving procession.
 They say that blinded by the allure ments of MT. Hunt, dazzled by the glory of the souvenir department and unfamiliar with the latest omplish- ments of the bunco artist, they ''signed | for it," paid the cash in advance and sat around and waited for the millen- nium to begin.
 The souvenir" didn't appear the next day, or on the next. Weeks passed away and still she signal of prosperity was not hung out. Souv- enir editions have way of not ! meeting dates so that the proponents though impatient were not worried. Weeks ripened into months and the months were rolled into year. The complainants now thought they had ground for complaint; souvenir" might not appear on time, but 1t should appear some time. They. therefore, wrote to the Herald about it, inquiring why the era of prosperity had been de- layed. There certainly was never a more appropriate time for millennium. It seemed as if the Devil experimenting that he would be closed out of business on the appearance of the souvenir was making the most of his brief time on earth, and things were in worse shape than they ever had been. Banks were closing, factories were smokeless, strikes were prevalent and the Demo crats were in power.
 Why, asked Messrs. Norton and Morgan. did not the Herald turn the fsouvenir" loose?
 The character of the answer to these anxious inquiries is not known but sub- sequent corresp pondence between the Herald and the complainants occurred in which it transpires that the millen- nium had been indefinitely postponed. Then the complainants wrote that if the Herald had been unable to produce an era Of prosperity could it not produce and return that $27 50. That it could not or did not is the ground upon which the action for breach of promise is bullded.
 THE REPUBLICAN regrets exceedingly that this suit has been brought. It Ire fleets discredit" upon the journalistic fraternity which cannot but he damag- ing if it is found to be we'll sustained. The average advertiser IS so often unable to distinguish between the fake scheme and the legitimate advertise ment that when he is caught in the former he incurs prejudice against the latter.
 For this reason THE REPUBLICAN as well as every reputable newspaper would wish that the charges set forth in the following complaint might be dis proved:
 In the Justices Court of Phoenix precinct, | Maricopa County, Arizona Territory.
 John H. Norton and H. A. Morgan | co-partners, doing business under
 the firm name and style of J. H. Co,,,,,1,i+
 Norton & Co.,, plaintiffs, Ooin Ill ''
 VS.
 N. A. Morford, defendant.
 John H. Norton and H. A. Morgan com plain and allege: That they now are and were at the time and times hereinafter stated, co partners, doing business under the frm name and style of J. H. Norton X Co.,, residing In the town of Wilcox, County of COchise and Territory Of Arizona, and that the defendant, N. A. Morford is a resident of Phoenix Precinct, County of Maricopa, Territory of Arizona.
 That at Vile X, aforesaid, on the 29th day of July 1893, defendant N. A. Morford, by his agent F. A. Hunt, under the name of the Phe- nix Herald (souvenir deoartmenO obtained from plaintiff the sum of S27. 50 in full for sub picture of Wilcox House in the souvenir his tory of the Phoenix Herald, the plate of said Wilcox House to belong to plaintiff on pu blica tion, defendant N. A. Morford agreeing in con.