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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-18
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POCAH3NrAS COAL. COMPANY
Notice Is hereby given, That the stock
holders of the pocahontas Coal Company
in general meeting of the company held
ut Roanoke, Virginia, on the 2Sth day OF
January, 1897, the said company being
ont of debt. ordered IL reduction of the
capital stock of the said company to $50,
600 making the par Waite of the shares
of the capital stock 5000 per share in
stead of $4,000 per share, and. in carry
ing such reduction of the capital stock
into effect, ordered, among other things,
u dividend OF $3.50 per share out OF the
capital stock OF til. company, payable on
the 18th day of May. 1897, at the office of
the company in the city OF Roanoke, Vii,
sinia, 10 the shareholders of record on the
2sth day of January 1897. on the produc-
ton and surrender of the certificates of
stock in exchange for new certificates
showing the amount of the reduced cs<a.
ital of the company.
NJ. c. JAMESON. Preside
Roanoke, Va. January 2sth, ISM
POI Il w-9 IN
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LEGAL NOTICES,

August, 1896, $3.50 on the 21st of August,
1897, and the balance in two equal in
stalments, payable respectively in one
and two years from date of sale, credit
instalments to be evidenced by the notes
of the purchaser and secured by deed
of trust on the property.
r. RANDOLPH HICKS,
1-11-td Trustee
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natures store-house. It is not a
drug-shop preparation, and no
tlnkering drug-clerk can initiate
it by mixing a few chemicals
from his stock. Remember that
there is no substitute for S. S.
blood remedy. 1t is truly til,
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TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE
improved property. by virtue OF deed
of trust dated the 30th day OF November,
1892, from Jean w. Maddox, n widow, to
the undersigned to secure to G. O'Learv
or assigns the payment of $2.5l95S. and
default having occurred in the payment
thereof and being so requested by Fidelity
Loan and Trust Company, the assignee OF
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The season is fertile i'll silver exped1-
ents for the convenience of both sexes.
Ask for whatever you require, aud the
silversmith will furnish it.
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LEGAL NOrICES.

TRUSTEES SALE.-ON THE 18TH
DAY OF MAY, 1897. ut 10 o'clock II. IN. !,
will offer for sale ut pubic auction on the
premises the following property in the
city of Roanoke, Va:
Designated OH the map of lots of the
Roanoke Land and Improvement Com
pany us lot No. ;}4S. Fourth ward, ana
bounded as follows: Beginning at IL
point on the north side of Gregory street
800 feet east OF Monroe street, thence
north = degrees east 200 feet to Madison
street, thence south So degrees east 80
feet to point, thence south > degrees
west 200 feet TO Gregory street. thence
with latter north SO degrees west 80 feet
to the beginning, containing 0,000 square
feet more or less.
The above sale is made under deed of
trust from Thos. Stanfield and Mary f.,
his wife, dated the first day of February,
1892, and recorded in deed book -. page
Isl, default having been made in the
bond therein secured for more than three
months.
The above sale will be made by the I'M.
dersigned, who was substituted as trus-
tee in the place OF John G. Ten Eyck by
an order of the hrstings court of Roanoke
Va. entered ~ its April term, 1897
TERMS OF SALE.--Cash. Amount
Ntc ttiltitT LDc dDoNe ueeu OIL UftIsjC SSbD. ID,
rs of April 18th, 1897.
Tw. GOODWIN.
II I'll Substituted Trustee
TRUSTEES sALE.-ON THE 18TH
DAY OF MAY, 1897, at 1910 O'Clock a.
M, will offer for sale at public auction
on the premises the following property in
the city of Roanoke, Va:
Beginning at the northwest corner of
lot No. on the south side of Chestnut
street, and with said street north "a de-
grees 20 minutes west 80 feet 30 corner of
lot No. 6, and with said lot south de-
grees 40 minutes west 100 feet To an nj
ley, and with said alley south 81 degrees
20 minutes east 80 feet to corner of lot
No. 4, and with said lot north > degrees
40 minutes 100 feet to the beginning.
Being lot No. 5, section s, map of Trout
and Jamison North side addition TO the
city of Roanoke, Va.
The above sale is made under deed of
trust from James Graves and Ida, his
wife, dated the o0th day OF April, 1898
and recorded in deed book 81. page 80, de-
fault having been made.in the bond therein
secured for more than three months.
The above sale will he made by the nm
dersigned, who was substituted as tr,,s-
tee in the place of John G.. Ten Eyck by
an order of the hustings court of Roam.
oke. Va. entered ut it's April term, 1891.
TERMS OF SALE: Cash Amount
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ing which takes possession of the
system every spring and summer
IS caused by an impure condi-
ton of the blood. The accumu-
lated impurities of year combat
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/ he
Greatest
E'l1rii ffiieer

at this critical period-one which will purify and
build up the system at the same time For this pur-
pose nothing can compare with Swftls Specific
6. ). So. A few bottles just now will thoroughly
cleanse the blood and renovate and strengthen the
system, improve the appetite, and impart new life
and vgor to the entire body 1t is the best SYSTEM
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builder because it is the best blood remedy-the
only one, in fact, which is purely vegetable and
guaranteed to contain not particle of arsenic, ner-
curry, potash or chemical of any kind S. S. S. is
far ahead of other blood remedies for it does so
much more. 1t promptly reaches and cures deep
seated, obstinate blood diseases which other RENE
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>. 5. $, and do not be imposed
upon by accepting an inferior ar
ticle without merit or reputation.
A larger profit to an unscrupu-
lous dealer will induce him to offer
you substitute composed of harm
full drugs and chemicals. S. S. S.
is natures remedy. being made from
roots and herbs
Or at n cred from, TAERE HS
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LEGAL NOTICES.

due under the above deed of trust $597 so,
as of April 18th, 1897.
T. w. GOODWIN,
q II I'd Substituted T'rustea
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SY~HE NAME of Mrs j. E. Harwell, (nee
julia Emma Flemming, is q familiar
sone In the state of Georgia. She
writes: 1T is with pleasure that express
my gratitude for the wonderful benefits
have received from Dr. Miles Restorative
Remedies. especially the Nervine. the Nerve
and Liver Pills. New Heart Cure aud Anti
Pain pills. Actual experience has taught
me their great worth. No family should be
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PERCY NIOIR,

opechi Commissioners.
I, S. S. Brooke, clerk of the circuit
court for the city OF Roanoke, do certify
that the bond has been given by the COM
missioner as required by the decree in
the chancery cause of ]. p. Hudson VS..
The Life Insurance Company of Virginia.
Given under my hand this LIST day of
April, 1897. S. S. BROOKE,
i2-tu. Clerk
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SYSTEM
BUILDER

nature effort to throw them off, a struggle
to which the system is unequal unless
properly assisted. Boils and pimples and
an ncessant WEAKNESS tell the story The
appetite fails just when d coed one is needed,
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> NO IamlIy should De
without them. They
have fully restored
me from Il complica-
ton OF disorders chief
ly affecting the heart.
nervous system and
kidneys. When [ trav-
ell l always take one OF
your Anti-pain Pills
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THERE is
MOT HING
kAL.F
AS GOOD
LEGAL NOTICES.

direction about 10 feet parallel with
Walker street to II point on Common.
wealth avenue, thence in n southerly lii
rectton along Commonwealth avenue
about ~ feet to POINT, thence in west.
erly direction about 65 feet to point ON
Brooke street, thence in mort herly di-
rection 20 feet to the place of beginning
TERMS OF SAI4E:-Cash as to the
costs of this sale, an approximate esti-
mate of which will be given ut the sale,
and taxes, which are abont $31 OH
each lot, and the sum OF $400 with in
tcrest from the 30th day of April, 1894,
on each lot, and the balance payable in
one and two years, evidenced by interest
bearing bonds of the purchaser. Title to
property retained until all of the purchase
money is paid and deed ordered by the
court.
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the energies relax, and an unspeak-
able languor pervades the wornout
body. Every one knows the i'm
portance Of thoroughly cleansing
the blood and purifying the system
and thus avoiding the deadly ty-
phoid fever and other dangerous
diseases which crowd the path of
summer. But it is equally impor-
tant that the right remedy be taken
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before entering the cars and thus prevent
swimming OF tho head and nausea, to which
l have been subject for several years"
DIR. Miles Remedies are sold by al; drug
gists under positive guarantee, first bottle
benefits or money refunded. Book on Heart
and Nerves sent free to all applicants.
D4. MILES MEDICAL CO.. EllShart. Ind.
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dies have no effect whatever upon. 1t mat
tiers not what other treatment has failed,
;. ;. 5. cures Catarrh Eczema, Scrofula,
Rheumatism, Cancer, and Contagious Blood
Poison. even in their worst STAGES Insist on
Tombstone epitaph., 1897-04-25
Two Lives Saved.

Mrs. PhoebesThomas of. f.Junction City Ill.,, was told by her doctors she had con- sumption and that there was no hope for her. bu, two bottles of Dr. Kings New Discovery cured her, and she says il saved her life. NIT. Thos. Eggers, I36 Florida s., San Francisco, suffered from
 dreadful cold, approaching consump- ton, tried without result everything else then bought one bottle of Dr. Kings New Discovery and in two weeks was cured. He is naturally thankful. IL IS ruch results, of which there are samples that prove the wonderful efficacy oi the medicine in coughs aad colds. Free trial bottles at Tombstone and Bsbee drug stores, Regular size sec and SI.oo
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PROSPEROUS MEXICO.
Figur.$ N i;:h q G id Basis
 Hli Fail to BIiIg U..

Mexico, u which the gnldites turE
 to as the horrible example of the silver
 cr"ze, seems to oa rlo,ldiny along end
 gong aiea'. The annual huig. [
 estimates have been prepared for he
 h.cal AT com mencing July next.
 and indicate government revenues of Yi9, 1867 900 and the tisburseine t. a
 few hundred thousand dollars less
 Revenues from the cnst ms gre now exceeding $2,000,@'o monthly snd
 stamp taxes arc eadily augmenting, demonstrating activity 0! the internal movement of tEs country and greater volume of bu-iness dcne than in pre- VI Ius yesrs. The Obii ,a! statement of the natiJnal finances Tor the last fiscal year, whish enie1 June 30. shows revenues of S50,53l,i70 and $45,07D,I23, with surplus of $5,j4l.357. Bankers regard the outlook of one juss.fying very bright antic!pations. MaG ufacturing industries are multiplying and tropical agriculture i. continuing to expand. This ysar's coffee crop will be the largest ia the history et the country. President Diaz has jLst placed an order with an Ohio firm for the construc- ton of palace car train. The order covers dining, sleeping aud library csrs and such ether cars as will make up magnificent ,rain. No limit is plsced on the cost, and it is nLder- stood that the desire l. to have the fines. equipped railway train in tue world.
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THE CRIME OF MURDER
Does the Following Law Re. peal the Crime of Murder?

Following is A certified copy Of an act oi ths nineteenth legislature which 1t is claimed by attorneys re- peals all penalties heret oiere ple- scribed by the Arizona statutes, ex- cept the penalty named for man slaughter, 50 far as crimes committed priar to the passage ei the act is con- cerned:
 Be it enacted by the Legislative As sembly oi the Territory ot Arizona:
 SECTION l. Murder is the unlaw- ful killing of human being with malice alore,hought. Such malice is expressed or implied. Itis expressed when there i. manifested a deliberate intention unlswfully to take away the life Of "A fellow creature. It is implied where no considerable provocstion ap pea-s, CT whe.e the circumstances a,- tending the Killing show an sban- dOned and meligran. heart.
 SEC. ? All murder which is per petratea by means ef pol>on or lying in wait, or by any other kind of will ful, deliberate and premo di:ated kill ing or which is com nitted in he per petrstiou Of or attempt to perpetrate arson, rape, robbery, burglary or may hem is mhrie- Of the first degree, and and all other kinds 0! murder are of the second degree.
 SEC. 3. Every person guilty Of murder in the fret degree sh all sufle Y death or imprisonment in the terri torial prison for life, at the discretion Oi the jury tying the seme or, upon plea of guilty, the court shall de- termine the same ard every person guilty c: murder in the second degree is Iuni+hable by Imprisonment; in the territorial prison not less than ten year..
 SEC. f. Paragraphs PIC (7ec.lon 276), 277 (secIion 277,, 27o (sect;on 27s), Of Title III, Chapter l, entitled "Oi Crimes Against the Person" Of the Penal Cod5 Of Ariz )ns, are hereby repealed.
 SEC. ;. This act shall take effect aud be in force from and after it's pas sag.
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A FORMAL TRANSFER
New Mexico & Arizona. and the
 Sonora Railways.

The formal transfer of the New Mexico and A.izona and the Sonora railways fc5m the Santa Fe sys tom [ the Southern Pacific will Do naio On May lj, 1t is announced, after the ab- sorpt'on of the Atlantic and Pacific by the Santa Fe, says the Los Angeles Herald This will glve the Hunting ing road an outlet % the sea at Quay mas, and this port will be made the shipping place o: the Pacific Mail tteamers.
 Poor Tucson! Following the anal gamation of the Southern roads will cems tue removal of the car shops from the old pueblo to Benson, which will be the headquarters for the rail way division of Arizona and New Mexico, this being tne junction Of the two lines. The railroad shops pour at least Sl 900 day into Tucson. Even larger sh DDS and fully 50 per cent added expendIturs will be en,aiied at Benson through the operation of the Mexican road.
 It is believed that tbis cOnsolida- tiea will also m san the abandonment of the Arizona and Southeastern track from Fairbank to Benson. This stretch oF twenty five miles was built by tie Copper Queen company of Bissbee because Of a disagreement with the Santa Fs people over freight rates from Fairbank. With Southern Pa cifc road paral!sling it. this road will bs practically useless and will prob ably be a!andoned.-Los Angeles Herald.
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FREAkISiI LECiSLAr 0N.
:;Jw ' Hi" ii ii l.;wll fer.
 Tut in Their Time

This seems to be pretty good year for f,etk gislstion. In the padding
 statu O. Oklahoma a bill has been in :
 tr, ducel m the legislature 10 .boli-h
 Nnl! street. Iris will no dolbt csu>c wiIe-s?sesd CDnsttruatioa in that
 iLanCi-l center. The Minnesota leg islG.ure has under consideration a law c0moelling saloon keepers t. hang Out a r'd light every night with the word "dan ser" on it. Th.t would not be such bal scheme alter all- The New Yerk gisioture has passed all at making it Il crime for news papers to publish a peiaOn's portrait without hi, consent. That is cer- tsinly 'esulating lie "new iournaiisai' wi h d y-nyeLnc.. II Iadiana and M!ssolu the abolition oi football s sInes wa. grs>ely debated by ue legislatures. And kalsas, of course, !, well at the iront ih this pro, ession. Governur L.edy during the campaign exp e.ssd strong desire to "b.ow blood in the ears oi capltali,t~," and he expected tie legislature to enact a few laws that would help him do it. ip this he seems to have been disap- poin ted, but bills were introduced p.o- hibiting bloomers and eorstts, and one euterp.ising statesman waated the Ten Commandments enacted into law. What provisions he proposed to make for the;r enforcement i, not stated. The crying ne d Of Kanaa. ana a good many other stttes Is mt more law, but uore c1minOn sense.- E,
Tombstone epitaph., 1897-04-25

To those who are watching the de- veIopme3t oi eur cattle export trade with Eaglaut: it is gratifying to learn that the future uf this business is extremely promi'ing. The prejudice against American beef has about dis appeared, our cattle reach their des- tinstion generally in good condition, frequently they imp owe during the the trip across, and the dressed beef holds its own with the home article. A prumiaent live stock and meat shipper now in this country from London, in recent interview con- frmed tho above assertion. Cattle NsWe.
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Yesterday Guillermo So;o a native oi our sister republlc was brought be- fore Justice Duncan on the charge oi horse stealing. The horse in ais pos session was one b. longing to F. F. Braley. scto t:itd to conviDce she court that the horse belonged 10 a fellow eompadre in Mexico and find ing the animal on the range was in the sct of taking him across the line when . minion of the law stopped him. The prepoRderence of evidence against Soto resulted ia his being held under $IOO bail in default of which he will be e bosrder at Hotel De White until the grand jury investigates.
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A BENEDICT
Catc'. f'r $ .ne C. ii Wa.
 Nant, Il?

II is an old ssyiag that whatever | hgure mau may cut at T iuarriag, before and at t!ie ceremony he does not shi"e to advantage. This may or may aot be true; certain it is that in the very eeruestue-s oi come men, in their snx.ety lo save the feelings ui their eranoIata-Rnd if their pook rts at the same tiEe so much the better -'here IS s toucn of tn. ludicrou-.
 The following letter has been re- ceived and inasmuch as it was evident ly wri ten with q bona iidu intent, the write $ name is not giyen:
 Dear Sir-i am dropping this two lines oi oe kind to ani let me khow by askiug question. As intended tc marry, mais be in week or SC, ami like know. AS have not much money 10 spare how much 1t would Cost me to get my lisenceo m .trimonv, and also Ii it cou!d be done without hay ing it so published on the news, aper or not, As tine parents of the girl. would liks to avoived il 1t is possible to do 70.
 Now then dear Sir please m ake this favor As suon as YOU ca1.
 Respectfully yours
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Vii you l''y ! pac'ka }: of .>stl/THgs B.,,f ia aud .iia.t ycu. n!o1.y tao,,, i, you don't like it?
 Your grocer will do that. We pay him 10 do t. He makes his profit, whether you like it Or not.
 You sec We know before hand whether you're going to like it or not. A Schilling & Company
 San Francisco 5i3
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The Gazette says, B,sbse. all in all is the grestsst mining camp in the United statss, it moves right along. pays its minors good wager, uses them we'll and gives constant enpely- neni, and during the many years of existence of the Copper Qnsen com psny, DO strike has ever been con- ssnplatsd or indulged in.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
A SChilling & Company
 San Francisco

In thr proiatc Court, in the County of Co. chise. Territory of Arzona, ESTATE OF PETER PREVENT, DECEASED. NOTICE I> HEREBY GIVEN BY THE 4> undersgr eh acmiuisfrairiA of t!c t-staIt of Peter fcrvcnt, deceased. to the creditors cf. and all persons EavnS claims against the sad deceased 10 eNhlb!t them WIiI the necessity vouchers, within tour months after the ii-st plib ilcIuon Ci this notice. 10 the said ,iinta \. FerveC; at the office ur Allen k. En. lish, ia tcu-;h street. city of Iombston,. ia u.e said county oi CoChi5e
 MTNTA $ PREVENT. deceased
 Dated al I ombstone Arizona April 20. I5G-.
 ltI-st publication April 20. I6y7.
Tombstone epitaph., 1897-04-25

A selsrsd preacher of Atlanta, Gsy has established . new kind of cham pionship. He ;s the champion bap- tiger. He is . Baptist minister, end sn Eastsr Sunday morning. after c protraeted revival, he baptized 126 cslofsd people in exsctly forty minutSe.
Tombstone epitaph., 1897-04-25

A. Wight was ia yesterday from his Six Mile Hill property a. Pearce. He states that at depth ot7o feet from she surface the mammoth ledye still hslds uniform. He is now drifting and some oi the rock brought in by hio is of excellent quality.
Tombstone epitaph., 1897-04-25
Il HUNG CHANG
He is a Matter-Of-Fact old
 Pa@an-A Coed Story

The last story told of Li Hung Chang Is u good one. As it runs, a great dinner was given by the French eDDas-aIor in Pekin, and old Li was one of hi- guest.. Tie party included the wives of the European guests. ard when dinner Was announced the host stepped up to Ii Hung Chang and p, litely saic, twill 1t please your ex- cellsncy to take Tny wife in to dinner? Ii Hung Chang Is matter-oi-!gct old pagan. Fortunately the enibassa- core wife wHs very tiny wcmau, so old Ii picked her up bodily und. hi. arm and marched straight to the diniu groom to the horror and amaze- ment oi the guests and the utter cismany of ths ho.t.-Ey.
Tombstone epitaph., 1897-04-25

4 prominent man of finance re- marked to ths Gazette thst fl the fight is rths xovernorship of Arizona and resulting telegrsphinR between here and Washington vas kept mp, he will buy . block of Western Union stock. He thinks it is . good thing esd sbouldbs pushed along.
Tombstone epitaph., 1897-04-25

Wister. with its trying extremes, is pas: and thorough cleaning out of the system is imperative if you wish to retain health through the Summer Ls Roy's Celery Sarsaparjlla will restore the To { "tone" If
Tombstone epitaph., 1897-04-25

The Gusymss railroad will rass into the hands Of the Southern Pacific as soon as the exchange has bsen rati- fed by the Santa Fs bend. holders.
Tombstone epitaph., 1897-04-25

Six thousand applications have been received for 1S7 salaried places in tho national library in Washington which will be filled after July l.
Tombstone epitaph., 1897-04-25

Le Roy's Celery sarsaparilia the spring medicine. If
Tombstone epitaph., 1897-04-25

Le Roy's Celery Sarsapsrilla-The finest Celery CCm,ination yet dis covered. lt cainbius the trea, Gltera- tive properties 0: Sarsaarilla with the wonderful nervine virtues of Celery. if
Tombstone epitaph., 1897-04-25

Morris Foley was an in coming pass enEsr on the noon stsge today, on a visit to his family.
Tombstone epitaph., 1897-04-25

seamstressi Sewing Machines, equal teaIl, inferior to noae. Reduced to $2O.
 AT BARRow's
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Le Rpy's Celery Sarsapaiiila the Spring medicine. tf
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Silver is quoted at G3
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IF IF E5s ZE IF H= El' ', >IEI5 IEI5 F, +

Es compliment to our many patrons and the public generally, for short time We are going to give to every purchaser of Ten Dollars worth of goods fine {: :
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STATIONS

Daiiys. Pasiic:tme.
 I.:J. FREY general Manager A. NAUGLE, F. J. GIBSON, Assistant General Manager. Train Master
Tombstone epitaph., 1897-04-25

Flag Station. S,ops.on Signal
 BEN WILLIAMS.
 Superintendent ~--------------- SOUTHERN PACIFIC RRi
Tombstone epitaph., 1897-04-25

l kRUTscHNITT, G h E RANDOLPH D $ 
 NEW MEXICO & ARIZONA R R
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MARICoPA & PHOENIX R. R.
STATIeNS
LOCAL NOTES,

E. $. SH.Mr. Gen. Supt