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The St. Johns herald., 1896-08-29
A CALL
For a Republican County Con.
 veRtiOn.

For a Republican County Con.
 veRti0A.
 Pursuant to c call issued by the Republican Territorial Convention. to be held In the city oi Phenix, on Tuesday, the e2d day of September lS96, for the purpose of nominating 6 Republi. can candidate for Delegate to Congress 1; the SC lection of Territorial Central Committee, etc.. Republican County Convention is hereby called to be held in the town of St. Johns on
 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18th, 1896. For the purpose of electing delegates to repre-. sent Apache county in the Territorial con yentiou aforesaid; for the purpose of nominating Re publican candidates for county offices to bs voted for at the General Election to be held No yember 3, 1896 as follows. to-wit.:
 ono Councilman
 One Assemblyman;
 Three Members of the Board of Supervisors Une Probate Judge;
 One sher f.:
 One District Attorney;
 One Recorder;
 One Treasurer;
 One Surveyor.
 And also for the transaction Of all other busi ness proper for Inc Convention.
 The apportionmeRt of delegates to the County Convention will be made on the vote cast fol Ron. N. O Murphy. Republican candidate fol ,.iesste to Congress At the isss general electior
The St. Johns herald., 1896-08-29

The Santa Fe Prescott & PhenIx railway. with Che sanka Ee route, is the shortest and quickest route to Denver. K ansas City, St Louis, Chicago ard all points east.
 The scenic line of Arizona The best route to California. The only North and South line in Arizona to the Grand Canon of the Colorado, Terrified Forest Great Pine Forest. Cliff Dwell sngs, Great Salt River Valley and other points
 Through tickets to ali points in the United States Canada and Mexico.
 All the comforts and conveniences of first. class road with superb equipment.
 No. 4makes connections ct Ash Fork with A. r. vestibuled limited No. for the east. This Is the ineSttrain west of Chicago. No. connects with A. < P. No 2from the west Persons de- siring to stay over at Ash Fork will ind the best of accomm odations ct Fred Harvey hotel.
 No makes close connections at Ash Fork with A, & P. trains No. and {. A. d. F. NO. reaches San Francisco ct 1915 c. m. second morning. ,
 No. I and connects at Jerome Junction with trains oc U, V. ds P. By for Jerome.
 Connech' st Prescott with stage ltnes for all principal mining camps ct Congress with stage lines for HarQus Hala Stanton snd Yernell; at Phoenix with the Phnnix & Marcopa By. for points on the S. P. Ky,
 This line is .he best route to the Great Salt River valley. For information regarding this valley and the rich mining section tributary to this Toad address GEO. M SARGENT, G P. A. 2. M. MURPHY. R. B, WELLS,
 Pres. e Gen Man. Assist Gen. Man.
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Board of Supervisors.

MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 1896.
 The Board of Supervisors met this morning at 10 o'clock, for the' purpose of making the tax levy for the year 1896,
 Present.. J. Brown and ". H. GIb- bons.
 Absent-Gustav Becker.
 The Board of Supervisors now pro- ceeded to make up an estimate of the expenses of the county for the ensuing year, having received the tax levy for territorial purposes from the Territor- ial Board of Equalization, and to levy a tax for the same. The rate per cent. of the territorial taxes, as t1xed by the Territorial Board of Equalization, amounts to 72 cents, as follows. to-wit.; Territorial General Fund ... 30 Gents Territorial Insane Asylum Int Fund 10 Cents Territorial University Interest Fund 02% Gents T, rritorial Normal School Int Fund, 021z Gents Territorial School Fund. OS Cents Territorial Interest Acct 1887 Fund. O314 Cents Territorial Interest Funding Fund. 06 Gents Territorial Reform School Fund. 03 Cents Territorial Normal School Account
 Territorial University Account of Territorial Asylum Improvement
 Fund. Account of 1895. O5 Gents
 Total P Gents
 The Board of Supervisors levied, in addition to the 72 cents for territorial purposes, two dollars and thirty-eight cents (S2.38) upon each and every one
 CONTINUED ON FoURTH PAGE
The St. Johns herald., 1896-08-29
4 CALL
For a Republican TerritOiral
 Convention.

For a RePubIiean Territorial
 COnvemtiOn. HkADouAETERs REPUBLICAN, TERRIFoRIAL1
 CENTRAL COMMITTEE,
 PHGNIx, ARIzoNA. August 10, 1S96 To the Republican Voters of Arizona: A convention of representative Republicans of the Territory will be held at the city of PHENIX. ARIZONA. ON TUESDAY, THE
 22D DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1896. At 10 O clock ., m., for the purpose of nominat. ing Republican candidate for Delegate to Con- gress the selection of Territorial Central Committee; the selection of 6 Chairman and Secretary of that committee, and for the trans action of such other business as may properly come before 1t.
 The basis of representation In this convention will be one delegate for every fifty votes. and one delegate for each fraction of fifty over twen- ty.fve, cast for N. O. Murphy for Delegate to Congress at the November election of 1894. The representation of the several counties will Therefore be as follows:
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The Official Vote.
The following is the official vote cast for Dalepata to Congress in 1894:
My little boy, when two years of age, nn knl-nx, ~-o... III -u:kh hlnodR AnX

My little boy, when two years of age, was taken very i'll with bloody flux. l was advised to use Chamberlain Collie. Cholera and Diarrhoes Remedy, and luckily procured part of a bottle. 1 carefully read the directions and gave it accordingly. He was very low, but slowly and surely he began to improve, gradually recovering and is now as stout and strong as ever. feel sure it saved his life. I never can praise the Remedy half it's worth. am sorry every one in the world does not know how good it Is, as I do.-Mrs. Lima $. Hindon, Graharnsville, Marion O., Florida. For sale by St. Johns Drug Co.,
The St. Johns herald., 1896-08-29
All He Was Fit For.
From Spare Moments.1

From Spare Moments.
 Not long ago an old man was called into the witness-box of an Irish court. Being old, and just little blind, he went too far in more than one sense. and instead of going up the stars that led to the box mounted those that led to the bench.
 Said the judge, good humoredly. "Is it ajudge you want to be, my good mani"
 "Ah, sure, your honor," was the re- ply. "I'm an auld man now, and mebbe it's all Pm fit for
 The judge had no reply ready.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-08-29
A CALL
For a Democratic TerritOrsal
 Convection.

IT VA eD 1@OAnA~SO1 eASAS ~ OA A ASOA c&Sn
 Convection.
 HEADQUARTERS DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL1 COMMITTEE OF ARIZONA,
 PHOENIX, ARIZONA, August 3, 1896. A convention of delegates of the Democratic party of Arizona Territory is hereby called to meet at the city of
 WILLIAMS, AT 10 O'CLOCK, ON SEPTEM-
 BER F, 1896, For the following purposes:
 First-The nomination of Delegate to Con- gress.
 second-The selection of Territorial Demo- cratic Central committee. Third-The transaction of such other business as may prope ly come before the convention. The basis of representation in this convention will be one delegate for every fifty votes and every fraction of fifty votes over twenty-five cast for Hon. John C. Herndon, for Delegate to Con- gress in November, 1894.
 Navajo county having been formed from Apa- che county since the election in 1894, fair d. vision of the representation of the delegates for these counties, according to the vote of Apache county at that election would give Apache county i've delegates and Navajo five; therefore ina representation will bA as follows:
The St. Johns herald., 1896-08-29
T otal

The delegates are to be selected in the mode customary in the several counties. under the su- pervision and auspices of the local central com mittees,
 In the event the selection is by convention the credentials should be authenticated by the sig. nature of the presidinR oticer and secretary of the convention and attested by the signature oi the chairman of the County Central committee
 It is requested that list ofdelegAtes from the several counties be sent as soon as they are cho. sen to the Secretary of the Territorial Central Committee.
 By order of the Republican Territorial Cen. trsl Committee. JOS. Fl. KIBBEY,
 R. L. LONG, Secretary. Chairman.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-08-29
A CALL

For a Democratic County Con.
 ventfOn.
 convention of the Democratic party of Apa che county is hereby called to meet at the town of SpringerviIle, in the School House, on FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 4, at 2 O'clock P M For the purpose of selecting Five Delegates to attend the Territorial Convention st Williams Arizona, at 10 o'clock on September 17.
 Primaries will be held in the different pre- cincts throughout the county. on Saturday, Au gust 2s, as 730 p. n, to elect delegates to attend the County Democratic Convention at Springer vile, The apportionment of delegates to such convention is made on the vote cast at the last general election for Hon. John c. Herndon foI Delegate to Congress, at the ratio of one dele gate to each ten votes cast for said Democratic nominee which will give the following repre-. aantation
The St. Johns herald., 1896-08-29

THE Territorial Board of Equalization has completed it's work. The total as- sessment this year is $2S,OO0, ,O00, gain of more than half million over last year. Gila county made some gains, making five counties that show increased wealth-Apache, Cochise, Graham, Gila aud Maricopa.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-08-29
THE New York World, THRICE A-WEEK EDITION. IS Pages a Week. ISe Papers a Year

Islarger than any weekly or semi-weekly pa' perpublished. and is the only important Demo. cratic "weekiy' published in New York City Three tines ss large as the leading Republican weeklyof New York City. Itwill be of especial advantage to you during the Presidential Cam paign. as it unpublished every other day excep' Sunday, and hes all the freshness and timeliness of daily. Iteombines all the news with long list of interesting departments. unique features cartoons and graphic Illustrations, the latter being speciality.
 All these improvements have been made with out any increase in the cost. which remains si one dollar per year.
 Weofer this unequsiled newspaper and THE HERALD toge ther one year for THREE DOL LABS. The regular subscription price of the two opapers is S5o. Address
 THE HERALD. St Johns. Arizona.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-08-29
Sent to His Mother in Germany.

Mir. Jacob Esbensen, who is in the employ of the Chicago Lumber Co.,, at Des Moines, Iowa, says: "I have just sent some medicine back to my mother in the old country, that know from personal use to be the best medicine in the world for rheumatism, having used in my family for several years. It is called Chamberlain's Pain Balm. It always does the work" 50 cents bot ties for sale by St. Johns Drug Co.,,
The St. Johns herald., 1896-08-29

Primary elections will be held in the different precincts on Tuesday, September Sth. 1896. to elect delegates to the Republican County Con- vention.
 Each delegate must be provided with the prop. or credentials. signed by the Chairman and Sec retsry of the primary at which he was elected to insure him @ seat in the Convention.
 Bo order of the Apache County Republican Executive Committee. JOHN T. ROGUE,
 ALBERT '. POTTER, Sec'y. Chairman.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-08-29

THE political jsckals of the South are fighting already over the distribution of the spoils. Keep it up, gentlemen; and while you are doing all in your power to dispsrage the cause through unseemly bickerings, we of the North will con- tinue, as heretofore, to make the success of the Democratic party an assurance by faithfully working early and late to khaf end
The St. Johns herald., 1896-08-29
A CALL
For a Democratic County Con. vemfiOn.

VemtIOms
 Democratic County Convention is hereby called to Dc held in the town of St. Johns on TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER as, at P. M. For the purpose of nominating candidates for the various county offices, and for the transac- ton of such other business as may come before said convention.
 For the purpose of selecting delegates to this Convention. the Democrats of the several pre- cincts will assemble in some suitable place in each precinct, at 7:S0 p. m Wednesday, Sep. tember 16. and choose from the resident Demo ocratIc electors of such precincts delegates in accordance with the following:
The St. Johns herald., 1896-08-29

Each delegate must come provided with prop CT credentials signed by the Chairman and Sec retary of the primary at which he was elected.
 By order of the Apache County Democratic Executive Committee. s. Nj. CRAIG, J.. B. PATTERSON, Sec'y. Chairman.
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ment before the board, and il appear ing that he had been enormously as- sessed horse at the July meeting of the board, it was ordered that his as- sessment for 1896 be reduced one horse -$20-and that he be assessed on me- chanical tools $10.
 Romaldo Baca, ordered assessed one horse, $20.
 Thos. Peterson having made state ment before the board, and it appearing that he had been enormously assessed on lot and improvements in St. Johns at the July meeting of this board. it is ordered that his assessment for 1896 be reduced $200.
 The board now adjourned to meet to- morrow morning at g o'clock.
 L. J. BROWN, Chairman. Attest: N. GONZALES, Clerk.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-08-29

Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars daily through between Los Angeles and Chicago and Williams and San Francisco.
 Pullman Tourist Sleeping Cars daily through between Chicago and San Francisco and Chi cago and Los Angeles.
 Persoually conducted Tourist Cars leave San Francisco every Wednesday and Los Angeles every Thursday, running through to kansas City. Chicago and Boston.
 ASK for beautifully illustrated book, which will be mailed free. DON A. SWEET.
 Cen. Passenger Agent, Albuquerque NM.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-08-29

THE Populists of Maricopa county met in convention st Phenix, on the 18th inst, and placed full county ticket in the field
The St. Johns herald., 1896-08-29

Proxies will be recognized when presented by 6 voter residing in the county in which the same is given. - A full attendance of not only delegates, but representative Democrats is earnestly desired. By order of the Committee. FRANK NJ. KING, B. A. FICKAs. SecIetsTy. Chairman.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-08-29

full representation from all the precincts Is earnestly requested. s. NJ. CRAIG.
 J. B. PATTERSON, Secy. Chairman.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-08-29

upon the ratio of one delegate for each fifteen votes or fraction thereof, which will give the following representation to the respective pre- cincts:
The St. Johns herald., 1896-08-29
SArURDAY, AUeUsr p, 18e


 The Board of Equalization met this morning at o'clock, pursuant to ad- iournment.
 Present-L. J. Brown and W. H. Gib- bons.
 Absent-Gustav Becker.
 The minutes of yesterday read and approved.
 The board now proceeded with the business before them, as follows: Jose Garcia having made a statement before the board, and it appearing that he had been excessively raised at the July meeting of this board, it is ordered that his assessment for 1896 be reduced 100 head of cattle-$850
 Luis Chaves having made statem ent before the board. and it appearing that be had been excessively raised at the July meeting of this board, it is ordered that his assessment for the year 1896 be reduced $50 head of sheep-$S12. Carlos Noyer having made a state. ment before the board, and 1t appear ing to the board that he had been ex- cessively assessed on sheep at the July meeting of this board, it was ordered that his assessment for the year 1896 be reduced 1,750 head of sheep-$2. .187. Benjamin Schuster-Ordereda assessed 400 head of sheep-$500.
 Francisco Baca-It appearing to the board that he had been excessively assessed at the July meeting of this board, it is ordered that his assessment for the year 1896 be reduced two head of horses-$40.
 J. B. Wakefeld-It appearing to the board that he had been excessively as- sessed on stock horses at the July meet ing of this board, it is hereby ordered that his assessment for the year 1896 be reduced two head of herses-$20 and that he be assessed one mule-$20. J. s. Reagan-lt appearing to the board that he had been excessively raised on stock cattle at the July meet ing of this board. 1t is ordered that his assessment for 1896 be reduced 300 head of cattle-2,55O.
 The Board of Equalization now ad- journed to meet Monday morning, Au- gust 24, at g o'clock.
 L. J. BROWN, Chairman. Attest: N. GONZALES. Clerk.
 MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 1896. The Board of Equalization met this morning at 9 o'clock, pursuant to ad- journment.
 Present.. J. Brown and w. H. Gib- bons.
 Absent-Gustav Becker.
 The minutes of the 22d inst. read and approved.
 The board now proceeded with the business before them, as follows: Frederick Hamblin-It appearing to the board that he had been excessively assessed at the July meeting of this board, it is ordered that his assessment for the year 1896 be reduced 15 head of horses-$150.
 There being no further business be- fore the Board of Equalization, the board now adjourned.
 T. T. RPowN, Chairman. Attest: N. GONZALES, Clerk.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-08-29

Dr. price's Cream Baking Powder
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The St. Johns herald., 1896-08-29

SAhIA FE, PRESCOTT
 & PHGNIX RAIL WAY. IN EFFECT JUNE eth. 1896. Mountain Time is the Standard used.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-08-29
THE BOARDS.
The Tax Rate for This Year Set at $3.1O-Tbe Assessment
 Roll EqualiZed.
Resignation of ". H. Burbage, DIS- trict Att0raey-Walter G.
 Scott Appointed.
Board of Equalization.
THURSDAY. August 2

THURSDAY, August 20, 1896. The Board of Equalization of Apache county, Arizona, met this morning, at 10 g. m., pursuant to adjournment. Present.. J. Brown and W. H. Gib- hons.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-07-03

No eve, saws scientific writer, has
ever seen real ere The flame is leap
ing in strange, fantastic form, IS or 20
inches upward from the coal. aud with
il a good deal of black. sooty smoke
The sooty smoke and the flames are
one and the same. with onlya difference
of temperature. The SCOT which forms
the flame is redhot. Every particle of
the flame Is red hot coal or particle of
the carbon. The real fire we do not see
The instant that the carbon atoms be-
come really burned. eaten up by the
oxygen of combustion, they are invisit
bic. In burning ; pounds of carbon.
the heated state of which gives us
flame, the FIRE work is done by pounds
OF oxygen. The oxygen we do noo see
The carbon we only see just before ii is
burned. and the result of the burning is
Il pounds of the compound of oxygen
and carbon, which is Invisible
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-07-03
The Danger

we have to tell you about is poison---in a
mild form, to be sure---but poison just the
same You drink more and more oft every
year
Poison in tea; poison to color tea with.
Most all Japan tea is colored. We know
of no Japan tea sold in the United States
that is not---except ScbiAIng's Best
Would you like to know enough about teal
to be sure that you are pouring health, not
disease, into your stomach? Or do you
think it wise to take care Of the outer man
and let the inner man shift for himself?
Te" Merchants. A. SchHZng d company
an Francis
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-07-03
The Treasury.

Heber .. Grant. President.
tsGO. n. ODELL. Gen. Mgr.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-07-03
oh ain Lightning.

An extraordinary lightning story rs
told by correspondent. He says that
during the evening of September last
while violent thunder storm was
raging, he saw eight strange lightning
flashes, having "a chain formation with
large elliptical links and of a golden
yellow color" These clashes" were as
tonishingly SLOW, as zone of them took
slightly over minute to pour from the
clouds to the edge of the valley oPpo-
site me-" This singular account be
comes more interesting since later cor
respondent of the same journal has
testified 10 its substantial accuracy from
his own observations of similar streams
of lightning. He adds, however, that
he has never seen the "Ghain' form, bat
has witnessed the spectacle of thick
stream pouring slowly down "in sort
of curve which liquid takes from a
kettle. Nature
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-07-03

| European. and DIR. II. p. Bowditch found
that the American schoolboy was the
equal In measurement of the BOYS of
Eton and Rugby. American life-insur
ance underwriters, too, have found that
the longevity In this country is as great
as II is In Europe, or greater. The rise
OF the south since the civil war, and the
prompt recovery of individual commu-
mites, such as Chicago. Boston and
Portland, after great CONGREGATIONS. are
further instances of the great recupera-
tive power of our people.
Since the civil war our physical con-
dition has greatly improved. The great
er interest In athletics, and better cook
ing, have probably had something to do
with this improvement. We have held
the American cup for nearly fifty years.
In shooting, cricket. rowing and tennis
we have mol been inferior in international
contests. In track athletics Yale has re.
Gently shown her superiority TO Cam
bridge, and the New York athletes have
not only surpassed their London rivals,
but have established new worlds records
In more than one event. In the famous
ride few years ago between Berlin and
Vienna, the picked riders and horses OF
the Austrian and German armies were
used up, yet our cavalrymen and ex-
press messengers on the plainsy with or
iinary mounts, have made better rec
ords both for the time and distance, |
Without the slightest injury to hOrs.
" men.-Dr. Philip c. Knapp IN Cen
ury.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-07-03
A STORY.


1t has been reported at the Office OF
the Co Operative Wagon & Machine
Company, by reliable parties, that they
had been told w A. Wood machinery
and extras could not be had. Knowing
such reports to be incorrect and made
only to advance the sales of inferior
machines, we take pleasure in advising
YOU that the Cooperative Wagon q
Machine Company have received this
year TWENTY CARLOADS OF WOODS
MACHINERY MINNIE BINDERS, RAKEs
AND PLYMoUTH RED TAG BINDING rwINE,
and that never in its existence has our
been better prepared to fur
Rish machinery and extras to those de-
string same thar now. We thank you
for all past fav0Ts extended and res
peetfvlly solicit % continuance of your
Yours rasr% s,ffuls
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