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Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

The wife of Mir. Leonard Wells, of East Brimdeld. Mas, bad been suffering from neuralgia for two days, not being able 10 sleep or hardly keep still, when MT Holden the merchant there, sent her bottle of Chsmb,rlsin's Pain Balm, and asked that she give it & thorough trial. On meeting Mir. Wells the next dsy he was told that she was all right, the pam had left her within two hours, and that the bottle of Pain Balm was Eorh 5$ if it conld not be had for lees. For sale at 50 cents per bottle by
 II H. WATKINS, Druggist.
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

The new limited trains oyer the A. & P. are now running regularly The first train left Chicago last Wednesday and passed through Kiogman at 5 :45 this morning. No. 4, the easinound flyer, passes Kingmsn at 12 :45 p. m. Tuesdays and Fridays The schedule of the other trains has been changed lev minutes No. l nov arrives at II p. m. instead of II 1T; No. 5 arrives at 4:l0 a. m. in. stead of 3 40; No. 2 arrives at ? :00 a. m instead of 1:i5; No. 6 arrives at 10 20 p. n. instead of 10 .35.
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

Mir Lake has given i' out f,t that he
 has never, in all his official career, taken
 one dollar from the county unlswfnlly
 Now ihis VAS in nowise the fault of Mr. show. While sheriff of his county he tried 10 collect from the county some thing over $l 100 which he sIleged was dne him for the collection of delinquent railroad taxes. when the fact of the mat ter was sha' the taxes were collected hv process of law in suit instituted several years before he went into offire, and never passed through his hands. The courts of onr territory decided that Lake was not entitled to this money. or course he would not take this money, because he could not get It. That little 4sl$ was simply applied on this outrage ous hill Of 1,7O0f Let an expert % through Mir. Lske's accounts for 1s9l-2. when they ranged from 1,5O0s 10 2.1O0$ per quarter and see tor what service ihase exhorbitant amounts Spre rendered He reduced the expense of the office he said. How did he reduce it? Mir S'een his predecessor, was under salary of 5 ,5O0$ per year, and the repeal of the salary law cut off 900s of this sum. And this is the way the expense was reduced. Anyone who believes that Mir. Lake is an honest man should examine his tes'i- mony in his shit against Mohavs county, and with a thorough knowledge of the facts, he will forever after be put down in the doubtful column.
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

Many votes were ihrown out in ore. cincts in this county and the result in several cases win hinge on inc correct counting Of The vote In Cedar votes were counted for the straight ticket when in reality the voter marked the names of repu bIicans and populIsts in the squares opposite tbe names. The same was done in Kingman. contest will be made on several offices. California courts have decided that where ballot is marked under the vignette and the voter changes his miod and votes in the body of the ballot for other candidates only those candidates voted for singly can be counted.
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

Mir. Lake publishes letter in Our Mineral Wealth reiterating the state ment made by him in the hall Monday night. The statement is untrue in every particular and it will be so proven to the satisfaction of the people of Mohave county and for Mir. Lake the gates of Yuma prison yawn instead of the editor of the MINER. The fgh' Is to finish and the MINER man will come ont on top. We have the evidence in our pos session and it is subject to the order of the grand jury at it's next session. In our possession is also the confession of W H Lake, which will also be submit ted to the grand jury. The people will learn from the MINER where their taxes 20 and why they are 80 high.
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

"Box of Monkeys" at Assembly Hall, Thursday night, brought out a big crowd. Little Nsislis Metcalfe and Marie Yer Mehr as Juliet and Romeo were received with rapturous applause. Other parts were well presented and the audience showed it's appreciation by gen erous applause. The acting oi Miss Vir. g,nia Bowman was one of the features of the evening. She is striking figure on the stage Quite large sum was real rzed, one half of which goes toward the payment of the new school furnace.
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

Yavapsi county was carried by Bucky 0'Neili by over one hundred plurality and Gila by about the same voc. Doran carried Coconino and N4v-jp and ,here he stopped short Smith carried Pinsl. Yuma, Msricops, Cochise, Pima. Ora ham and Apache and his m jonty will be fully l5O0, or three hundred grea'er than that received by him in 1892.
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

J. l. MeKoin, superintendent of the Herbert Welsh Institute al Fort Mohave was in Kingman the early part of the week. Mir. McKoin is well pleas. with the river country and claims it is tbe greatest producer of agricultural products on the coast Six crops of alfalf.. was produced on the school farm tbis year.
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

Kean St. Charles has at last gone over to the democracy. Kean should have done this before. Populism IS dead in Arizona and the fight hereafter will he, as of yore, between the republicans and democrats.
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

From returns 80 far received it looks as though the following officers were elected Council, W, H Like, fdem. assembly, L o. Cowan, (dem ); sheriff, J c. Potts, (dem }; treasurer, Harvey Hubbs, (dem. i; district attorney, W. G Blakely, (rep.); probate jndze, Jora han Logan, (dem. !; recorder, Abe Lefever, (pop.) {; supervisors, Edwin linus (iem, and Samuel Crozier trep J, o F. Kuencer, surveyor.
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

E. F. Thompson did master stroke of business when he had his saloon con. nected with Western Union wires and gave out bulletins every five minutes during the past three days. Everybody ln town vas there to hear the news.
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07
surveyor.

Oar people have had a surfeit of cleo. ton news and hereafter the MINER will be devoted strictly 10 mining affairs and the resources of the county. If it is pos sible to bring to this county one mining company with capital 10 operate our mines we will have accomplished some good. Not only will ws bring in one company, bnt many more will he placed { our credit in 1897.
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

NJ. J. Pnipps, ~ho IS interested in some copper properties in the Big Band Of the Colorado. went out to Mineral Park Friday morning. Thence he will 20 10 the mines, where he has mapped out con siderable work
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

W. H. Ts0gart and W H. Rogers have organized the Moj.ve Land, Water and Mining Company. with place of business at Kingman The purposes of the com pany are set forth in their article of in. corporation published in this issue of the MINER
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

Kean St. Charles confidently assured his friends before election that he would get 75 votes in Kingmsn He managed to scrape together IS He has probably learned "how the swine devoured the cabbage" A newspaper man should put in ,be greater part of his time rusiling for the other fellow
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

Many gold mining schemes are on foot in this county for the coming winter. Small mills can be erected on small gold ledges and while development Is under way the mill will bs turning out enough bullion to pay expenses.
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

Election this week has been the all absorbing subject in KIngmsn, and had Bryan been elected every one, even the MINER editor, could have congratulated his wort enemy on his election to office in this county.
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

Chloride precinct Is still in doubt, no un, tiicial returns having been received from It. All sorts of rumors are sfi ,at regarding he vote of ihe camp, but boIb. ing authentic can be obtained
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

The letters sent 10 White Hills by a fes interested politicians had little effect on the vote of that silver camp The circular was lie on it's face and the men who sent it out knew fl.
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

John Ellis was in from White Hills q few days ago with large consignment of ore from the Prince Albert ledg-, which he disposed of to the Kingman sampler.
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

Assembly Hall should be provided with seats and ss soon as the new iur- mace is paid for we would like to see about one hundred and twenty i've seats put in the hall.
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

Cobenour IT ught ID < wzll h '. ing nachIne iron WiiliAms Monday and will commence boring wells around Kingmsn. George NJ Bowers is having hls we'll bored deeper and will put up a large mill and pump as soon as the work is done.
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

The election of Mckinley will cause the abandonment of silver mining in this county to great extent, but an increased gold output may be looked for. Mohave county today should be the banner gold producing county of the territory.
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

A new mail route will soon he estab- lished between Kingmsn, down the Sandy to Signal. The new line will be great convenience to many people liv. ing along the rou'e
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

K. J. Baldwin and wife, of Minneapo lis, arrived in Kingman last night M,. Baldwin is interested in many valuable mines in this county and will remain sev. eral months 10 look after them.
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

The Com mercial Hotel, under the management of William F4lder, is doing good business. Mr. Fslder is one of the best hotel men Kingman has ever had. Read the bill of fare for Sunday dinner.
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

Fsy's new brick building on Front street is again under way and will be completed the latter part of next month.
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

One hundred and ninety votes were boiled in Kingman last week. This is an increase of sixty four votes over two years ago.
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

In the gold camps Of the Chsmehuevis mountains the dry placers are producing considerable dust. The ground is as yet hardly in proper condition to work, but The dry cold winds win soon put every. thing in tip top shape.
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

The sampler has been very busy this week. many of the boys having brought in sm all lots of ore to get money on which to enjoy themselves should Bryan be elected
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07
Eooal and Personol.

Sam Crozier was in from Blackberry several days this week.
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

It is reported oD the street that the seals on the election returns from Chlo ride were broken when they arrived at this place, but 90 far we are unable to trace the report to any authentic source
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

It is rumored that within the next month extensive work will be done on the Patterson group of mines in Gold Basin. The mines carry gold in paying quantities and the lodges are immense
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

Manuel Mait,aez ~as deluded Into voting for J. H. Sample for supervisor by seeing the word Sample" on ballot displayed outside the polls at Signal. It was sample ballot.
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

Richard Eshom is home again from a trip to Los Angeles, where he had been to look after some property interests
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

Mrs. John Lynch and little daughter are home again from an extended visit to relatives in Pennsylvanis.
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07
SUM MONS.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE Fourth Judicial District. of the Terri :. tory of Arizona, ia and for the County of Mohave.
 CARR tE A. WALLACE, W. L. WALLACE, No. 2Il. DefsndantJ
 Action brought in the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District, in and for the County of MJhsve, Territory of Ari- zona:
 The Territory of Ariz ns sends greeting to W. l.. Wallace:
 Ton are hereby summoned and required to appear in an action brought against you by the above named plaintiff ia :he Dis. trict Court of the Fourth judiciai District. in and for the County of Mohavs, in the Territory of Arizona, and answer the com. plaint filed with the clerk of this court at Kingman, in said county Ga copy of which complaint accompanies this summons), within ten days (excluSive of the day of service) after the service upon you of this summons, If served in this county, but if served out of the county and within the district then within twenty days; where personal service of copy of the summon and complaint is made out of the Terri. tory. or service by publication is made as provided by law, within twenty days after { he completion thereof; in all other cases thirty days.
 And you are hereby notified that if you fail to appear and answer the complaint as above required, the plaintiff will take judgment by default against you. And costs and disbursements in this be. half expended.
 Given under my hand and the seal of
 said court at Kingman, this 29th (sEAL) day of October, 1886.
 L.O. CONAN,
 Clerk. First insertion Nov. 7th, 1896.
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

W. c. Blaksly, our next district al tcrney, and George A. BoneIli, speu election day in White Hills.
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

The dance at Lakes Hall last week net'ed 70$ This sun goes toward the payment of the new furnace that is being put in the basement of the school.
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

Thos. B shipp, one of the largest cat tie owners on ihe Big Sandy, was ir town several days this week.
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

Elsin rarr was in Kingman severa days this week on a visit to his sisters. MT Tarr is in business in Jerome and is doing we'll
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

Kelly Tresher and Mir. vandercook, oI Cedar, spent several days this week in Kinsman. They are pleasant young gen. tlemen.
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07
A sister oi charity is visiting the Cath. ollie families Of Kingman today.

Thomas Barch is in from the Hlbsr. ma mine with shipment Of rich silver ore.
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

M. RedmAn was reelected Justice oI the Peice last Tuesday. Judge Rsdmsn received over one hundred votes.
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

E. G. McDermi,h. superintendent. ol the White Hills company, is in King. man.
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

John Blakeiy has gone to Cheme. hoevis to look after mining interests in the placer camp.
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

George Andrews, who at one time pre- sided over the key at the King nan of tce. was in town this week visi ing his m ,ny friends
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

The democrats who wooed the 6ckle goddess oi populism are suffering from blue eyed regret. Populists know when they have . good thing.
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

J. P. Finegsn, the Chloride merchant nas built store house on his lots on Beale street.
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

Tommy stinson, the Blackfoos mine owner, is in Kingman.
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

Theo Tarnow, of White Hills, is m Kingnan looking after the sampling of . carload of rich silver ore.
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

George NJ. Boxers is ftting up his lodging house on Front street in hand one style. When completed it will be one of ihe neaiest pIsc-s in Kingmsn.
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

Ire long drawn agony of presiden.
 tisl election is now over and our people will nox settle down to work in earnest.
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

Indian scbool at Kingman opened u, this week and will continue until June.
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

The State Ore Sampling Works, of Denver, gave its check last week for 50,. 428 95$. for car of ore from the De La. mar district of Idaho.
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

Jonathan L. gan wiil have the largesi msj niiy of any eabdidats in Mohsye county. With Chloride and Gregg's Ferry to hear from his m jority ia 2i9.
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

Ed. Cain is going down the Colorado river to Ehrenberg in a few days to take charge of inning property.
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

I. L. Ayres, ot Cerbat, owner of one oi the richest gold mines Tn Arizona, is in Kingman.
Mohave County miner., 1896-11-07

James Rosborough and M E Paris have gone to Signal to look after some mining property