Arizona republican., 1899-06-27

last Tuesday in Clifton, A. T.. and as
 acting Governor Wallace has not the power to issue requisit:on papers, the
 genial shenff had to continue his jour ney to Las Vegas where the governor is visiting. In conversation with a JOurnal-DemOcIat reporter MT Black ington also reported the capture of Jack Messe. one of the two bandits
 who on April 9 last broke into ths mill and office al AlamOgordo and secured
 such big haul.-Albuquerqu Jour
 nal-Democrat.
 Thet people of St. Johns. Apache county, have constructed a magnificent
 reservoir on the Little Colorado. a few miles above the town, which affords a.
 SuffiQency of water to insure good
 crops. Great credit is due those peo-
 pie for their enterprise and industry.
 for without water storage that whole
 section of country would be practically
 worthless. Our Mormon friends are firm believers in the cooperative sys-
 tenn, and they have fully demonstrated
 its practicability and success :n every section of country in which they have
 located. In other words, combined in terests, with honest administration of affa1rs, Is certain to achieve success, even where success is considered prob Iematical. But without honesty of ad-
 min-stratiOn (and to the credit of the Mormon people, whom we have known for many years honesty in public af- fairs has been the rule and not the eXception), no enterprise can perna- nently succeed.-Plck and Drill.
 A bold, bad highwayman. who knsw all about the lay of the land. and acted as though he had some knowledge of the nerve of the crap dealer, Tom Shines, entered the Cabinet saloon about o'clock last Saturday night ana grabbed the sack containing the
 money le:surely backed out of the sa- loon, and to all appearances. took q balloon. There were about fiftea1 men in the saloon at the time and not one Of them knew the place had been held up until Shines came to shortly af terWard and said, t'Boys, I've been held up!" Simes had just counted the money and placed it In the sack. and was posting his books, when the fel- low stepped in at the door. picked up the sack, covering Simes with a gun. and as he backed out, quietly said to the few around the table, I'll kill the fellow that tries to follow me-" No body was in the slightest danger, for none tried to follow. There was s217 in the sack.-Williams News.
 The forest fire in the Huachucas was eXtinguished yesterday by the heavy rain in that section. much to the relief of settlers whereabouts. The fire had been burning for over three weeks a vast area of valuable timber. Thousands of acres were de- nUded of fine forest growth and Lad net Providence interceded, many ranchers would have been obliged to | vacate their premises in less than a 1 week more and leave it for the raVages of the forest fire which was | making rapid headway along the | nountain.-Tom bstone Prospectnr.
 MT. Quill Sweeten and Miss Cora | Beach were united in wedlock last | night at the residence Of Mrs. D. [ Hughes on Ninth street, Judge A. T. Schuster. officiating. The couple are | residents of Dos Cabezas and start on | their welded career showered with | best wishes for their future happiness and prosperity in which the Prospec- -or joins.-Tombstpne Prospectcr.
 James Blankenship, for many years 3 resident of Phoenix, died last week of Bright's disease at Globe after a illness. Although hope of recovery had been abandoned for some time, yet his demise was felt to be none the less deplorable by hs nu- merous friends who during his three years residence there, had learned to value his many good qualities. Both IS a citizen and an officer the deceased conducted himself in. an exemplary which won the esteem of all with whom he came in contact In he election last November MT Blank ansFip was elected a constable of Globe district on the democratic ticket md he discharged the duties of the office with credit until incapac.tated )y sickness two months ago. James was a native of Salinas county, Cal, and was 36 years of age. He leaves a wife for whom the deepes. is felt, and a mother. three ;itsers and two brothers residing in Contra Costa county, Cal, and brother, J. w. BI3nkensh;p, in Jerome, Arizona
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