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The oasis., 1897-10-23
Whole No. 23I
BENSON ITEMS.

Mir. and Mrs. Geo. Etz have a fine boy, born on the 7th inst.
 Little Roy Williams, who is at Tue son for medical treatment, is reported very ill.,
 Mrs. Adams from Dragoon summit, who has been visiting in Benson some weeks, has fine boy born on the 9th inst.
 Misses Ida Temple and Lillie Vaughn have been at home this week from Tempe, the territorial normal school having been granted a small vacation to enable the teachers to attend the meeting of th9 territorial association at Flagstaff.
 Last Saturday afternoon the Trask House and all it's contents were en- tirely destroyed by fire. MT. and Mrs. Trask had gone to the residence of their daughter, Mrs. Blacklidge. i'm mediately adjacent. A newly lighted fire was burning in the sitting room store. When Mrs. Trask returned, about ten minutes afterward, she found the interior of the room all in flames. She immediately gave an alarm, but the flames spread so rapid ly that the entire building was envel- oped in flames and it was impossible to save anything except few small articles of no value.
The oasis., 1897-10-23
Pointer.

When nesellssss ts tesife ary Kind Of printing done the best place for them to get it done is ata nrinting office. Go to one Of the printing offices h your town and leave your order and do not patronize every curbstone advertising broker that shows up. To illustrate more plainly--recently a number of merchants paid s7.5O per thousand for some cheap advertising letter heads to a middle man when they could have gone to the same office mot THE OASIS that did the work and got them for s3.75.
The oasis., 1897-10-23
Delinquent Tax Notice.

Notice is hereby given that unless the taxes delinquent, together with the costs and percentages are paid, the real property upon which said taxes are lien will be sold at public auction in front of the office of the town clerk on Monday the sth day of November 1897, at 10 o'clock a. ID.
 JNo ROBERTS,
 Tax Collector Nogales, Ariz., Oct b 1897.
The oasis., 1897-10-23
Card of Thanks.

To all those who so kind y rendered assistance in our late misfortune and by whose help we were enabled to save our adjoining property from the fire, we' wish to tender our heart felt thanks.
 MR. AND MRS. J. J. TRAsK,
 MRs. l.. BLACKLfDGE. BENSON, Arizona, Oct. 70 ls97.
The oasis., 1897-10-23
MORALES NOTES.
ntcrcstiug Items Gathered Around the
 Line Cities.

~*%~ ~s&.~''
 Mrs. E. J. Gibson isreported very i'll.
 Thursday Mir E Egan was in from CaIabasas.
 For fresh fish or poultry, go to the Jimmie Fruit Co. It
 Thursday Mrs. Mercer of Calabasas. was visitor at N0gales.
 If you want to buy or sell cattle, go to Harlow & Gowan.
 Miss Lulu Sykes of Calabasas was a visitor at Nogales yesterday.
 Wednesday MT. Francisco Moreno returned from visit in the City of Mexico.
 MT Chas. Taylor, the well known assayer, is at Harshaw making tests for Frank Powers.
 Miss Dolores Ynclan of Tombstone who has been visiting Tn N0gales, returned to her home Thursday
 Yesterday MT. Robert Curtis, who has been at Rollin and Harshaw re- gently, came into Nogales for a lay off
 At Calabasas Thurday evening a surprise party was given MT. John McCorkle. A very pleasant evening was passed.
 Mr. Alfredo Villaselor of Hermo- sillO accompanied by his two sons Julio and Jose, left on Monday nights train for Tucson.
 Try ScHIITz pale beer and you will use none other at your table. For sale by J. T Brickwood.
 Mir. NJ. Roth. father-in.law of Colonel R8oeib Williams Of he Montezuma hotel, Is reported danger ously III. He has been confined to his ted ted SC s;;s :, :s.. | {.
 Anyone desiring to purchase desira- ble residence lots in Moons Addition to Nogales, are advised to call on Cap tain J. J. Noon.
 The upper floor of the new Breen building has been leased by Mrs. K. Nj. Sullivan, who will fit it up as a lodg- ing house. The furniture is all ordered and will be in early next week. Mrs. Sullivan is lady of wide experience in the hotel and lodging house business and knows how to make her g uests comfortable.
 If you have Mexican money to sell, go to Harlow x Gowan.
 MT. Southworth's work Sonora Ilustradon is now completed and would be ready for delivery but for the unfortunate nOn-arrival of the covers, which were made in St. Louis. Early the present week telegram was received from the Graham Paper Co.,, stating that there had been de- lay in the work of embossing It is now promised that the work would be completed and forwarded yesterday, in which event they will be at hand sometime next week. As soon as they arrive they will be put upon the books and the work of delivery will hanip
The oasis., 1897-10-23
SONORA SETTINGS.
A coiieetioa of Hsppesinss In the State
 over the Line.

At Hermosillo on the 26th inst. there will be meeting of the stockholders of the new national bank, to elect directors and officers.
 Last week the Phoenix Herald Of Saturday noted the visit in that place of Mir. Frank Nicholson of the Santa Elena mine, who arrived there Fri day.
 Last Saturday man came into Guaymas with sl50 in gold dust and nuggets, which he said was the result of three days work in the Bonancita vicinity.
 Having brought his own extensive business concerns to condition so excellent that they no longer require his own immediate personal atten- tion, Governor Corral has resumed the executive power of the State of Sonora, which Vice-Governor Figue- roa relInquIshed to him last week.
 Messrs. J. SresovIch and Frank Mllltch of the Sonora Fruit Company, came in from Los Angeles en route to HermosiIlo to arrange for and attend the shipment of the new crop of So- nora oranges, of which they have secured a great portion. They re- mained at Nogales day and con tlnued theft Journey. They expect 10 begln shipments about the fifteenth of November,
 hate intelligence from the Clt3 ps Mexico conveys tiis iHfofinatoia that Colouel Francisco Peinado of the 5th regiment of cavalry, Fas been pro- noted to the rank of brigadier gen. eral in recognition of his eminent services in bringing to a close the Yaqui campaign. It was to Colonel Peinado that Tetabiate, the Yaqui chief, made the first advance for a cessation of hostilities. The com mand of the 5th regiment will be con ferred upon Colonel D. Julio Suggi- ante.
 Messrs Louis c, Friend and T. H.. Iiams. the Kansas City capitalists representing in Sonora the American Mexican Mining Co.,, have received from the east fine, light wagon for travelling purposes, with good suitable harness, and have secured two good teams of horses, Of all of which they are making good use in travelling through the interior looking over their investments and operations. The two gentlemen are conducting an extensive business, and they will shortly be pushing operations on a large scale.
 Tucson Star; c. Alfredo Villaseior, of'Hermosillo, Sonora, with his two sons, are'in the city. He is a mining inspector of the State of Sonora and has been for the last ten years. He is one of the wealthy mine owners of the State, as we'll as one of the lead ing citizens from political as well as social standpoint. MT. Villaseilor is here with a view of entering his two sons, Julio and Jose, in the University, where he hopes to give them complete University course, Especially in the languages.
 Prospectors and others wanting tools, mining supplies, provisions, etc., will find everything in those ines very cheap at the store of F. Fon Borstel, Guaymas.
The oasis., 1897-10-23
A MODERN SCHOOL nurLDrSe.

NOgaies stands greatly Tn need or a structure for school purposes which will not only meet the the present re- quirements but will suffice for the needs of the future with the growth and importance the town will speed fly attain.
 The present structure, while in good repair and suitable for much smaller town, is superannuated in style and appearance, is sinconyenient- ly arranged, and more than all is much over crowded. In one of the rooms originally constructed for use by not more than fifty pupils, there has been during the present term an attendance of eighty-fve, and all the rooms are greatly crowded. So over crowded pupils and teachers are all greatly inconvenienced and no in- structor can do justice to the work In hand. The necessity for large building became apparent some years ago, and in 1892 a special election was called at which an issue of school bonds was voted to the amount Of ten thousand dollars. There was some difficulty in placing the bonds on account of the uncertainty at that time in the title to the townsite: and before that could be adjusted the panic of 1893 made all kinds of bonds q drug on the market. Since that time the bonds have lapsed and a new issue will now be necessary With the title settled there would De n0 diHlculty whatever in bonding the district. aJ 3 very low rate pi Interest tor ae Aaoanb sufficient o build kA4 furnish an elegant and commoiiolls structure, equal to the needs of the town Tor the next ten years. 4 SIX per cent. loan could be easily fioated, and many communities without one-half the advantages of Nogales are selling five per cent. bonds at a small pre- mium.
 THE OASIS would suggest that about fifteen thousand dollars be raised and expended upon erecting and furnishing a structure suitable for school purposes. It can be erected on the school lot, and the present building can be devoted to other necessary purposes residence of a janitor and watchman, store rooms, etc. About twelve thousand dollars should be put into the structure and three thousand devoted to furnishing it properly. With such an editice the town would have school building which will serve all purposes intended for a period of ten or fifteen years, 1t would be pride and ornament to the place, and the fact that there was here a good, graded school would draw here to establish their homes many families whose business inter- ests are elsewhere in southern Ari- zona or Sonora. Men would reside here, giving their children the best educational advantages, and continue to pay close attention to their busi- ness interests. Under present con- ditions either their business interests suffer from having their homes so far away-in the east or California-or the education of their children suffers from having to live in isolated mining camps.
 Every consideration goes to show that Nogales not only needs but would be greatly benefited by having new and we'll appointed school building. THE OASIS sincerely hopes and trusts that the necessary steps will be taken and bond election called at once.
The oasis., 1897-10-23

PAOAlO S0nOOi VI ANOkotOc iQh ttiC HULL ending Oct. l5, lS97
 No. of boys enrolled ............ 89 No. Girls ..................... 10g Whole No. days of attendance, 19l7 Whole No. days absence ..... 362 No. cases tardiness. s............ 92 Average daily attendance. .... 145 Percentage of attendance. .... 73 No. cases of sickness. .......... 14 We desire to call the attention of the parents to the number of pupils coming into school tardy.
 We desire also to reduce this num- Der for the next month. We can do this only through the help of the parents. See that your children start to school on time.
 O. l.. LEWIS,
 superintendent of Schools.
The oasis., 1897-10-23

Prospectors and others wanting tools, mining supplies, provisions, etc., will find everything in those ines very cheap at the store of F. Non Borstel, Guaymas.
The oasis., 1897-10-23
Public School Report.

The following is report of the public school of Nogales for the month
The oasis., 1897-10-23

Nogales, Ariz., Oct. b 1897.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-11-04
STANTON SPECTATOR sAND yNDICAToR.
Foot Ball Legislation.

A foot ball player at Atlanta, ga.
was killed in the game with the Uni
versity of Virginia team last week. 1t
now transpires that the Georgia Legis-
lature, which is in session, will be
pressed to stop the playing of foot ball
by statute making it unlawful. This
kind of small legislation is constantly
striking the mind of the law-giver OF
the present day. This is about the
size OF men usually sent to make laws.
The matter was purely accidental and
ought to have no more to do with the
playing of foot ball than to stop the
growing of cotton because mali died
OF sunstroke in the field, WAS killed in
cotton gin, or burned to death be.
cause his clothes happened to be cot
ton instead of wooden. a boy has
been killed with a croQuet mallet,
another with base ball bat, another
in playing bull in the ring. Are these
to be prohibited? A rider was killed
by his horse running off, b person dri.
wing was upset in his buggy, trolly
car coming from the very game in
which this young man was killed
struck another trolly car and killed
and crippled several persons, a rail
road train killed 10 people last week,
and these are to be NO more because
they caused death by accident A gun
blew boys head off in this county
this week, will the law stop the max
ing of guns? A party ate too much
cabbage, another too many green ap
pies, are these to be interdicted on this
account? A vast number of people in
Georgia have within the last year died
from INDUCING too freely in liquor and
other intoxicants, and deleterious
drugs. Will the Georgia Legislature
put a stop to these deaths by passing
laws making them unlawful? This
character OF legislation is so small that
words cannot express our contempt fol
the men or the measure.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-11-04
How the Elections Went.

The election is over in this and sew.
eral other States. The greatest inter
est centered in Ohio, Maryland and
the city of New York, because there
were certain issues of men and meas
ures there, which caused public atten-
ton to be fixed peculiarly upon these
points. So far as heard from McKin.
leyism and Prosperity have received q
great Shock. Ohio has given Mr.
Hanna and his pupet Mckinley a
Waterloo. The Baltimore San has
seen the scepter depart from Juda, and
neither Tom Plat with his enlighten.
ed Republican machine, nor Professor
Cleveland with his Professor Low,
could overcome the ignorance and SUI
perstition in Greater New York.
Ohio's action was surprise. beca use
it was stated that money could do
anything out there. But the voters
were not forthcoming. 1t will be re-
membered that last fall Bryan's vote
in Ohio was 10000 in excess of Gov
Bushnells. and yet Mckinley was
awarded the State l,y plurality OF
$4,000 over his competitors. The game
could not be repeated hence the re
tirement from public life of Mr.
Hanna.
But Maryland, My Maryland, re
turned to the Democratic fold, and
that too in the face of a united Re-
publican party, assisted by lot OF
renegade Democrats. 1t was one OF
those cases in which the Gods wished
to destroy, and they first made mad.
Mr.. German was the red flag which
Infatuated the big Republican bull,
and especially the little pennyroyal
bull-the San, and it's reform follow
ing-and they beloved and tore the
earth, and longed for gore. and they
got it in the left flank, and a long deep
gore it was.
Kentucky got herself righted up,
and Tammany swept clean the streets
of Greater New York.
In Virginia it was really too easy.
We scarcely had anything we could
call opposition. Pat. McCaull and his
little bob tailed show could not draw
even small crowd, and as for the
Prohibition ticket it was weaker than
the water it drank, and too pitiabIe a
thing to joke about.
In this county, the death Of Col.
Cochran may have changed some votes,
but it is apparent that the Republi-
cans would have been hopelessly de.
feated had not this calamity befallen
them. and as for the county Prohibi
ton ticket there wasn't enough of it
lowell, if it had been ink, it would
not have made spot on a cambria
handkerchief. The Nea0s, it's organ,
whose editor was one of the candidates
would not even publish the vote they
got.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-11-04

At Harrisonburg on Tuesday of last
week, Judge Mclaughlin decided that
the name of J. R. Mccormick, Repub-
lican nominee for the senate in Rock
bridge county, should go on the official
ballot. He was nominated by the
Republicans OF the seventh district for
the senate and for long time declined
to become q candidate, but afterward
at the solicitation, it is said, OF Mr..
Jas. A. Frazier, agreed that his name
might go on the ballot. and it is also
claimed, gave Mr.. Frazier authority to
have this done by notifying the proper
authorities. He was denied place on
the official ballot of Rockbridge coun-
ty by the electoral board on account OF
irregularity of fling certificate of mott
fication. There seems to be a weak place
in the law on this subject. Otherwise
anybody.can put up candidate at the
last hour and have his name on the
official ballot, in some instance posi-
bly, without the consent of the candi-
date. This calls for immediate
amendment.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-11-04
Report of the Va. Bar Association.


We have received from Mr.. Eugene
Massie, Secretary and Treasurer of the
State Bar Association, a copy of the
ninth annual report of the association
which is neatly printed and bound
volume of about $50 pages. The frontis
piece is an electrotype from an excel
lent photograph of the Association
taken at Hot Springs, Va. when the
organization met there in August last.
The volume contains an alphabetical
list of the members, amendments to
the constitution, remarks by Messrs.
Parker, Guy, Duke, Munford, Gordon,
Gen. Hunton, Swanson, Massie, Lewis,
Patterson and others; annual reports
of various committees; memorials to
Judge E. G. Burks, Hon. John Ran
dolph Tucker, Richard Leonard Henly,
Richard G. Pegram, Aubin Lee Boul-
ware, and Edgar Writ Darlington, and
excellent portraits OF Judge Burks
and Mr.. Tucker.
The address of Prof. Woodrow Will
son is given in full and an excellent
portrait of him. and much other valu-
able information is included in the vol
ume of peculiar interest to the mem
bers and the bar generally. The code
of ethics adopted by the association
and found in this report is well worthy
of careful study by the practitioner,
especially at this period of laxity in
professional purity, and tendency to
depart from that high morality which
has long been the browning glory of
the Virginia Bar.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-11-04
William and Mary College.
[From Special Correspondent


The college of William and Mary,
after close of three months, again
threw open it's classic halls to the stu
dents of Va. Oct, 9TH. The attendance
is encouraging, and the prospects are
that it will be greater than it was last
session. All of the faculty, except DR..
Wharton, who is absent on account of
illness, were at their post of duty, and
from their earnest and thoughtful
countenances, we are assured of an
other year of devoted labor on their
part in behalf of the students.
The first day is past and gone, the
freshmen have struggled for a comfor-
table commodious room sometimes in
vain) in our luxurious (?) dormitories
and twisted their brains into indescri-
bable knots trying to get Introductory
and Junior classes not to conflict, wis.,
it's of old students from the various
rooms to see each other and exchange
friendly greetings with the new men,
have been in progress; the buying of
new books and the dickering for, old
the organization of classes has at
length been effected, the boys
have gotten downSto hard work and
the old college is in full swing again.
We are glad to know that the Y. NJ
G. A. has opened it's hospitable doors
to the new students, who were given a
reception by the Association the first
Friday night after college opened. DIR.
Hall and Rev. Mr.. Latham gave help
full and instructive talks on the night
of the reception to the new men. The
Ladies Auxiliary came to the rescue
few nights afterward, and by their
presence and assistance, gave a most
hospitable and cordial reception to all
the students, and placed the Associa
ton, as of yore, under bonds Of obi
ton for their kindness and good will.
We notice that new fraternity has
been organized known as the .'Pi
Kappa Alpha" with Messrs. Clair
borne, Lambert, Williams, Stepens,
Hawkins and Newcome, as charter
members. This chaptsr. the Gamma,
was organized years ago at this old
institution. and it is gratifying to its
many friends that it has been re-or-
ganized.
The three fraternities of the college
were rendered quite a handsome re
ception Friday night by Mrs. Garrett
in honor OF her sister, Miss Nichols of
New Orleans.
Our new IOO6 DAll team mas been re-
organized under the direction of Rev.
Mr.. King, who is quite enthusiastic on
the subject. Under his management
and coaching the team has made great
improvement since they started TO
work, and will soon be good college
team.
The two Literary Societies have be-
gun their opportunities on new men,
and it is a daily occurrence to see a
fresh button holed by one of the
faithful" and watch his bored expires
sion as the many excellences of this or
that society is poured into his unwill-
ing ears.
There are about fifteen applicants
for the teachers iegree q. ~ and sew
eral for the higher degrees OF A. b.
and B. Lit. bachelor of Arts end
Bachelor of Literature). The college
not only keeps faithfully her contract
with the State to train teachers for
public schools, but, besides this, give
collegiate instructions in
about ten departments Of learning.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-11-04
Legislation and Prosperity.

The gold papers are continually
warning the advocates OF silver that
legislation by Congress can't bring
prosperity, that prosperity is some
thing that can only be gotten by hard
work. Putting aside the reflection
that you can't work hard when you
can't get any work to do, we would
suggest that if legislation is able to
produce hard times as that demone.
tizing silver assuredly did, then the
repeal of that legislation by other leg
islation would be the only thing that
can possibly bring good times. The
sought-to be-inculcated idea that leg.
islation does not affect the amount OF
money in the peoples pockets is gold
| bug snare Tariff legislation affects
the pockets of every man in the coun
try and it's effect is felt the moment
the tariff goes into effect.
If legislation does not affect the
money in the country. why is it thai
the money power is seeking Legislation
to still further reduce the currency by
retiring the greenbacks? The gold
people ought to practice what they
preach. But the gold people will
preach any thing and practice anything
to suit their ends. When wheat, corn
and cotton are forced down to half their
value they actually have the gall to
tell the country that notwithstanding
the complaint that there is not plenty
of money in the country, there was
plenty to move the crops! If they can
get wheat down to fifty cents, as it will
be if there is not another famine in
India or failure in Argentine, they will
find that there will be plenty of money
to move the crops, and if they will get
wheat down to twenty cents they will
find that they can reduce the money
supply by cne-half and still have
enough to "move the crops" With
no manufacturing going on and the
farmers produce bringing next to
nothing, mighty little money will
suffice to run this country, for dollar
will soon be able to buy horse and
cart. If the man that raised the horse
and the man that made the cart starvd
at that price, what difference does it
make to the man that had the dollar
to buy their work.
Plenty of money to do the business
of the country! Why there has not
been enough since the good times of
1871. Those were paper money times !?
So are these times, barring the plenty.
Read the bank reports and when you
get down to the right place look for
the amount of coin they carry in pro-
portion to the top heavy pile of paper!
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-11-04

A wolf was killed on one of the prin
cipal residence streets Of Little Rock,
Ark, Friday. just as it was about to at
tack party of children who were play
ing on Arch street. The animal, en-
boldened by hunger. had come out Of
the swamps sonth OF that city. Thomas
Johnson, colored, saw it about to at
t.icx the children and killed 4 with 4