Arizona republican., 1899-09-01
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w, II, Rourke was brought in today
from Crown King to serve a fifty-day
sentence in Jail for obtaining money
under false pretenGe5 from T. J. Bread
l-Journal+Miner.
Sam Sincox was arrested at Crown
King and brought to Prescott today
charged with enbezzling money from
woman living in shat community. He
will be tried before Justice Campbell
tomorrow JouTnal-Miner.
Harry Brown. who has been the eff
t;ient and accommodating ticket agent
Tor the S. F. P. & P. at this place for
several months. has been assigned to
duty at Jerome Junction.-JournaI-
Miner
The estate of william E Oliver, de
ceased, was finally closed up and ad-
ministratioD settled in the probate
court yesterday. The estate has been
in the probate court since the year
1SS&-PTescctt Courier
FFl.he beard Of equalization is with US
once again They will hear the com
plants CT those whom the board
thought were richer than they them
selves believed. You know, man
Q1es not like to have riches thrust up
on him.-St. Johns Herald
Mr.. Jim Mcintosh, an old friend of
many OF the people hera, is in town
Incidentally making a short visit on
hi& way on a trip to the mountains.
Jim has just recently returned from
Marila and he made Captain HOgue
jubilant by bringing him a nice ma
hOgany cane of native manufacture
st. Johns Herald -
About severty-five telephones were
disabled by the fish ID lightning
which struck in West Prescott Sunday
evening. says the Courier. When the
flash came the editor of the Courier
stood on the back porch of the print
ing Office. He was almost blinded for
an instart lby the fash, heard some
thing strike the bare ground about five
feet distant and saw the dirt fly Up.
Hon. T. s.. Bu1.ch of Flagstaff is n
s.. JOHNS in company with Principal
A. N Taylor of the northern Arizona
normal, looking up scholars for the
opening of school On September II,
1899 The Herald says that Prof. Tny-
lcr is a man Of broad experience, and
of tbs highest qualifications, and It
hopes that any of the young people
who are desiTcus CT advancing their
educational standard will give the
Northern normal careful consideration.
j. NJ Carmichael, H H. Keys, Will
liam s. Steele, Archy Milligan, H. P.
Andersen, H. B. Boyer, A. J. Pesnell.
ice Kampacher, Bruce Evans and
Howard Harlan of Prescott have gone
to Peru to search for shining gold.
They will go first 20 New York, thanl9e
across the Isthmus Of Panama, thence
by sea to Mohenefo, ON the west coast
of South America, and thence over
land to the mines of the Inca Mining
company, where they will have steady
employment.
Cattlenen OF Maricopa county have
decided to cease payment of taxes on
cattle, and they have employed an at
tOrney to act in their behalf, says the
Stafford Arizonian. The contention is
ilzut the Nineteenth legislature passed
a law that cattle shall be assessed and
taxes collected on them as on real
estate. The. deputy sheriffs will have
considerable tr0ublbe posting notices
On the wild steers unless that recently
inverted device, the flying branding
iron, is used. A stereotypeds legal no.
tice will be put on the iron and the
iron is then thrown with the lar.at.
Jack Gibson, once a cowboy, but now a
1Veryman of Phoenix, is the inventor
OF the flying branding iron.
Paradoxtca1 as il may seem, there is
a convict VINO wants to remain in the
territorial prison at Yuma the balance
Of his natural life. He was convicted i
of manslaughter at Prescott more than
two years ago On ciTcunstantial evil F,
dence which left some doubt Of his !
guilt, and his attorney obtained a new
trial for him. much against the pTis- /
cner'5 wishes. who fears he may be ac-
qut5ted. He actually enjoys life at the i
prison, and if released says he would !
BE at a loss to know what to do with i
h. Esef. This is complete vindica-
ton Of Yuma which has long been /
pictured as the modern gehenna. &c
which the hnpless soul after departure +,
TO the biblical hell sends back for !
blankets 10 warm its spectral body
Silver Belt
The Globe Silver Belt leans to The /
opinion that one of those exceptional ,
cases where lynch law is permissible
has been developed in Arizona. The Z
Belt says: 1.-THE murder of Miss Ber- |
tha Wahl, at Springervile, was one of !
the most diastardly acts ever recorded !
in the criminal annals of Arizona. Il ]
was unproyOked, SO fiendish in its con- /
ception and deliberately carried OH +
that it affords no palliaticn. The +
Mexican murderer simply said he was
feeling bad and wanted to do some =