Arizona republican., 1899-11-22

The new railroad reading room at
Seligman will be formally opened on
Thursday evening. November 90.
y Thatcher man got short change at
the circus and has a dreary tale of woe
in the last issue of the Arizonian, in
which he says the ticket seller cleaned
up thousand dollars that way in the
upper ella valley. 1t must be a good
II arket for gold bricks.
Charles Allabach, John Aitken, Joe
WragoVitch and Assayer Barnhardt
have returned from a hunting trip in
the neighborhood of Kings lower
ranch on the Verde. says a Prescott
paper. They killed three bucks. They
report having seen plenty of deer and
fawns, but few bucks.
Mrs. E. B. Gage and Mrs. Henry
Goldwater have been working diligent-
ly to raise $4,000 the amount necessary
to secure the additional 81. 900 donation
from Andrew Carnegie for a public Ii
brary BUILDING in Prescott They have
succeeded in raising nearly $4,000. the
DONATIONS ranging from s. to $3.50 each.
Pr escott Courier
Married, at the Congregational
church, Saturday afternoon, November
is, 1899, by Rev. E. d. Wyckoff, Miss
imagery Allen of California. and Frank
Champagne of Ash Fork. The bride is
a sister of Mrs. Banta, well known in
this codnty in educational circles. Mr.
Champagne holds a responsible position
with the railroad company at Ash
toyK.-Prescott Courier.
AZ the residence of DR.. c. L. Wish,
Stafford, Thursday. November Is, 1899,
10y Rev. F. w. Downs, DR.. H Parker
and Miss Fanny Kelso, both of Geroni-
mo, Arizona, were united in marriage.
At the Methodist parsonage in Stafford
on Thursday evening. November Is.
1899, by Rev. F. w. Downs. Mr.. ]. H.
HobarS was married to Miss Eva Nc
GratE.-Arizonian.
4 Prescott paper says the shooting al
the Model mine seems to have been II
cold blooded murder The murdered
man was unarmed and got up out of
bed to try to stop a row in the course
of which Garcia had brutally beaten
another Mexican. When Garcia drew
his rife on the peacemaker the latter
threw up his hands and cried Don't
Shoot In this position he fell dead
with a bullet from Garcias rifle
through his body.
The San Francisco Examiner of No
epmber II says: Wellington c. Lew
cllyn, alias Charles Gardner. a volun-
teer private in the Thirty fourth in
fantry. stationed at Fort Logan. Colo.
who killed two policemen in Denver,
: August 18th last, is said to be in this
city. A reward of $500 has been offered
for his capture by the Denver authoIi-
ties. The police in this city were told
by a soldier whose name they refuse
10 -, 7
'soen on Market street. Detectives
Crockett and Anthony have been de-
tailed on the case.
The senior proprietor of this paper,
says the Silver Belt, has received GER
tihcate of membership in the American
Flag and Betsy Ross Memorial associa-
fion, the object of which is to purchase
and preserve the historic building. sit
uated at No. 239 Arch street Philadel-
phia, Pa, in which the first flag of the
United States of America was made by
Betsy Ross and subsequently adopted
by congress. June IA, 1717. and also to
erect national memorial in honor of
this illustrious woman. 1t is certainly
worthy and noble object to which all
patriotic Americans should subscribe.
We have had the certificate framed
preserved as an heirloom in commem-
grafton of the worthy subscriber.
The ordinary shovel bids fair to take
rank with the miners candlestick as a
deadly weapon, says the Courier. One
man, not many months ago, died in
this county from the effects of being
beaten with a shovel, and several 9TH
crs have been more or less injured by
the same means. The latest victim is
a section boss. named Bishop. who was
beaten with a shovel by a Mexican at
Point of Rocks last Saturday. The
Mexican was caught and held and the
sheriff's Office telephoned. Deputy
Marsh went out on a freight and
brought the Mexican in Saturday even
ing. Bishop has a broken arm and the
appearance of having been run through
Il threshing machine. This Mexican,
Garcia, the man killer and two Jail
sentenced prisoners from jerome were
all lodged in the county Jail Saturday
-four in one day.
Several daylight burgIaries were per-
pctrated on last Saturday while the
people were absent at the show. says
the Stafford Arizonian. The first house
entered was that of George Birdno. on
the road between here and Thatcher.
The booty obtained consisted of three
rcvolvers, one Of which belonged to
Lew Birdno, "A new suit of clothes, hat
and silver watch belonging to Mr..
Birdno and a gold watch belonging to
Mrs. Birdno. The latter was a keep
sake and had belonged to Mrs. Birdno