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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-18
FIREMEN MEET THEIR FATE.
Three Crushed to Death Under Failing
Walls.

knights Town, Ind, Oct. 1S.-In a
fire early this morning, three firemen
were crushed to death under falling
walls. Two others are missing. The
property was worth 600, 900, and
was totally DESTROYED.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-18
Shot His Wife and Himself

New Orleans. Oct. 1S.-OScar Ever
hart. a musician. went to a corner
grocery yesterday. borrowed Il pistol.
and returning home shot his wife
through the head while she slept. He
then turned the weapon on himself.
Evcrhart is dying and his wife is seri-
ouSly wounded. Domestic infelicity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-18
Offer That Kruger Rejected.

London. Oct. 1S.-According To 4
dispatch from Pretoria the Transvaal
government received an offer from Il
wealthy European recently To supply 4
fleet of completely equipped torpedo
boats Tor the purpose OF blowing up
the British transports on arriving in
South African waters. The offer was
curTly rejected. President Kruger re-
fuSing even To consider it. The origi-
major Of the scheme. who had been in
Pretoria only twcnty-four hours, left
immrlinfnlN
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-18
Zulus Arming.

London, Oct. 1S.-A Durham, Natal,
special says the Zulus are arming with
assegais. Chief Dinizulu says he is
unable to restrain them. Ii is eX-
Pected they will be Joined by the
SwaiZois-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-18

some one entered Tie barn yard Of
Silas GilhaTt. near Fox Lake. Wis
and cut the drive belt OF Hugo Tcich-
Ineller'S thrcshin- machine in such
tanner that it is beyond repair.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-18
TannerGc,. KnocLed Dovn

London. Oct. lS.-The Cork Consti-
tuition says that Il few evenings ago
Dr- Charles Tanner. Nationalist mem
bCr OF parliament. was abusing the
queen and the British soldiers. where
upon one of the royal engineers
knocked him down. promising TO re
peat the operation if Dr. Tanner wOul1
rise Dr- Tanner says the soldier hit
him with I stone
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-18
Cedar Rapid. swItebm.n strike.

CEDAR Rapids. Oct. s-Switchmen
on the Burlington. Cedar Rapids &
Northern in this city struck today for
an increase in wages
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-18
Foundations Corpse.

Napoleon. O.. oct. fS.-The corpse Of
Matilda RicSScn. which was lost i'll
transit from GallipOlis- WAS found in
columbus Yesterday. after search Of
three days over a half dozen railroads.
1t was brought to this place and
hurled
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-18

Rob Peter to pay Paul - That is
what they do who take stimulants for
weak nerves. Hoods Sarsaparilla
gives true nerve strength.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-18
Alter the Capture of Manila.
saysItIs Criminal Aggression"

Il ask You now what epithet can yOu
fnd justly to characterize such Il
course Happily. YOU need not search
for one. for President Mckinley him
self has furnished the best when. in Il
virtuous moment. he said that anneXa-
tion by force should not be thought
Of. for. according TO the American code
Of morals il would bc criminal ag-
grcSSion.'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-18
Spanish Soldiers Killed by FIIpinos.

Manila, Oct. 1S.-Ten former Span
ish soldiers, acting as officers Of Fill
pino artillery, determined to surren-
der their guns to the Americans. The
plot was discovered by FilipinoS. who
killed seven, the others escaping to
Manila.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-18
METHODIST HOME MISSIONS
National Convention Assemblies at Pitts
burg.

Pittsburg, Oct. 1S.-The 18th an
nual national convention of the Wom-
ems Home Missionary society of the
Methodist Episcopal church met to-
day. After preliminary exercises
Mrs. c. il. Fish, of New York, deliv-
cred her annual address.
The Florence tribune., 1899-03-11
Order to shew cause why Order Of Sale oi Real Estate should not bc
 Made.
Made.

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF THE ! COUNTY OF FINAL. TERRITORY OF ARIzoNA.i In the Matter of fthe Estate of ". B. Barley, deceased.
 W. J. Schulze, the Administrator of the Estate of W. B. Barley. deceased, having filed his petition herein praying for an order of sale of the whole the real estate of said deeedent, for the purposes therein set forth, It is therefore Ordered by the said Court. that all persons interested in the estate of said deceased appear before the said Probate Court on Saturday. the 18th day of March, 1899, a: 10 o'clock in the forenoon of said day, at the Courtroom of said Probate Court at Florence. in said County of Pinal, to show cause why an order should not be granted to the said Administrator, to sell the real estate of the said deceased at private sale.
 And that a copy of this order be published at least four successive weeks in THE FLOR EscE TRIBUNE, a newspaper printed and pub lished in said Pinal county.
 f25-4t L.C HERR.
 Judge of the Probate Court. Dated February 2s 1899.
The Florence tribune., 1899-03-11
ARTICLE III.

The amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall be the sum of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars (s5co,oo0) and shall consist of five hundred thou sand 5O0O00 shares of the par value of One Dollar (s1.cOj each. which said capital stock shall be paid in uponthe call of end it shall be forever non-assessable, and each certificate therefor, when issued shall state upon it's face the number of shares represented thereby, and that the same is fully paid and forever non-assessable. Each share of said capital stock shall represent one-fiye hundred thousandth Cl-5OOoO0 part
The Florence tribune., 1899-03-11
Notice for Publication.
Homestead Application. No. 17gq

Homestead Application. No. 179q.
 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, LAND OFFICE AT TUcsoS, Ariz. Jan. 30 Is99.S NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE following manned settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in sup port of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the Clerk of the District Court at Florence, Arizona. on Saturday. March IS. 1899, viz: Marion M. Hickey of Florence, Arizona, for the sEl4 of NEA of Sec. 2i, T s., R. 10 E.. G. & S. R. II.
 He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and eultiya tion of said land. viz: James H. Hopkins, William J. Howerton. George ". Myers and Charles M. Foreman. all of Florence. Arizona. fI-st MILTON R. MOORE. Register.
 First publication February 1, 1899.
The Florence tribune., 1899-03-11
ARTICLE VII

The officers of this corporation shall be President vice-President, General Manager Secretary and Treasurer and such other officers as may be provided for by the Board of Directors.
 The said officers shall be elected by the Board of Directors. The following named persons shall constitute the officers of this corporation until the first meeting of the Board of Directors, after the first Tuesday in March, A. D. ls1O, viz: George ". Herd man, President; Augustus K Van Horn, Yice-President; Daniel J. Murphy, Secre- tary and Treasurer. and Joshua Pike. General Manager, and any vacancy caused by death, resignation or removal of either of said officers at any tims shall be filled by the Board of Directors at the principal of- fee of said corporation in said city of Jerseyville, Illinois.
The Florence tribune., 1899-03-11

of the property now owned or hereafter acquired by this corporation, and each share of said capital stock shall represent and entitlc the owner thereof tas shown by the books of the corporation) to one vote in said corporation at any election hereafter held by the stockholders of said corpora tiou.
The Florence tribune., 1899-03-11
Desert Land. Final Proof .
 Notice for Publication.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.
 TrCaoN. Arizona. JanuarY Si. 1899.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT " Fetch NJ. Doan, of Arizola, Pinal county. Arizona, has filed notice of ofintention to make proof on his desert-land claim No. 24si, for the E1z of Sec. ,. ITS, R.6 E., G. & s. R. M., before the Clerk of the District Court at Florence. Arizona, on Saturday, the Iith day of March. 1889.
 lie names the following witnesses to prove the complete irrigation and reclamation of said land; Charles L. Scribner. Elisha Crane, Philip NJ. smith and Robert Bolen all of Casa Grande. Arizona.
 fl-st MILTON R. MOORE, Register
 First publication February l, 1899.
The Florence tribune., 1899-03-11
STATE OF ILLINOIS,
 COUNTY OF JERSEY. 0o'


 Before me, Paul Nj. Hamilton. Notary Public in aud for said Jersey county, and State of Illinois, on this day personally ap- peared George W. He rdman, Daniel J, Murphy, Joshua Pike, Andrew W. Cross, Prentiss D. Cheney, Augustus K Van Horn and William E. Holland, personally known to me to be the same persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing Articles of Incorporation, and acknowledged to me that they and each of them executed, signed and sealed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed.
 Given under my hand and notarial seal this S1st day of January. A. D. 1899.
 [Seall PAUL M. HAMILTON, Notary Public in and for the County of Jersey, State of Illinois.
 My Commission expires July End, 1s9s
The Florence tribune., 1899-03-11

Pacific railway in the vicinity of Casa t5rande and Ar izola is at present, and wIth. good reasUn considered one of the most desirable portions of this magnificent Southern Ari~ zona. Great changes have been made in the appearance of this part of the valley during the last four years. It was about that ioIlS ago that the Florence canal was completed and the work of actual improvement begun: It is useless to deny that under onr preseE:t water system there is nothing like sriii.s eient water to irrigate this vast body or land
 THE CASA GRANDE VALLEY CANAL is forty y-three miles in length and covers 6O.0O0 acres of land, about 1000 of which are under cultivation. It is so constructed that it can be easily enlarged and it's capacity in- creased. reservoir covering l,hoO acres, having storage capacity of eight billion gal Ions. in the southeast corner Of township D. range 8, gives ample supply of water the year round to all farmers located below It, but those above suffer by shortage of water during few weeks in summer.
 It is proposed to remedy this by the con struction of huge reservoir Ut the blttes fifteen miles northeast of Florence. Com, petent engineers have examined and reported upon the scheme and pronounce 1t feasible.
The Florence tribune., 1899-03-11
Notice oi Delinquent Tax Sale.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON ' Monday, the 2oth day of March, is9a, | will, in front of the County Court House, at Florence, County Of pinal. Territory of Ari- zona, sell at public auction us required by law the property comprised in the Delin- quent Tax List of said Pinal County, Ari- zona, for the year 1898, upon which real prop- erty said taxes of the year 1898. are a lien except such property on which taxes have been paid, unless the taxes delinquent on said property, together with the costs and percentages thereon are paid. The said Delinquent Tax List is now in my possession at my office in the County Court House ali Florence, in said Pinai county. Arizona, and the same contains the names of the persons a description of the property delinquent and the amount of taxes and costs due op- posite each name and description, which the taxes due on personal property added to taxes on real estate. where the real estate is liable therefor, or the several taxes are duefrom the same person to which said list reference is hereby made.
 PR, BRADY, JR..
 County Treasurer and F. -ofRcio Tax Collector of the County of Pinal, Territory of Arizona.
 Dated February 18th, 1899. f25-st
The Florence tribune., 1899-03-11
ARTICLE VI.

The affairs of this corporation shall be ing of seven Q persons, of whom one shall be President, one Vice-President, one Treas- urer, one General Manager and one Secre- tary, but the offices of Secretary and Treas urer may be held by the same person. prop erly qualified. To be eligible to such of fees. each of said officers must be the owner as shown by the books of this corporation, of at least one hundred shares of the capital stock of this corporation. and said officers Shall be elected annually. at the said city of Jerseyyille County of Jersey, and State of Illinois. The directors shall be elected from among the stockholders of this corporation. All officers of this corporation shall hold their respective offices until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The follow ing named persons shall constitute the Board of Directors of this corporation until the first Tuesday in March, 4. D. 1900, to-wit: Daniel J. Murphy. Joshua Pike. George ". Herdman, Prentiss D. Cheney. Andrew w. Cross. William E. Holland and Augustus K. Van Horn. Vacancies in the Board of Directors shall be filled by the remaining members of the Board by election from among the stockholders of this corporation. There shall be a meeting of the stockholders of this corporation held at said principal of flee ofthis corporation in said city of Jersey vile, in said State of Illinois. on the first Tuesday of March, 4. D. 1900, for the election of Board of Directors of this corporation and yearly thereafter, on said first Tuesday in March, at said principal office in said city of JerseyviIle. like meeting and election shall be held.
 The term of office of each officer of this corporation shall be one year.
The Florence tribune., 1899-03-11
ARTICLE ".

The time of the commencement of this corporation shall be the date of the filing of these articles of incorporation in the Recorders office of Pinal county, Territory of Arizona and the term thereof shall be twenty-five years thereafter.
The Florence tribune., 1899-03-11
ARTICLE V.

The highest amount of indebtedness or liability to which this corporation shall at any time subject itself shall be the sum of fifty thousand dollars Cs50.O00).
 The private property Of the stockholders of the corporation shall ct all times bo exempt from liability for any and all debts of this corporation,
The Florence tribune., 1899-03-11
New Mexico 6 Arizona By.

Daily except Sunday. Pacific time.
 J, J. FREY, General Manager.
 T. A. NAUGEE. L. H. ALBRIGHT, Assistant General Manager. Train Master
The Florence tribune., 1899-03-11

P. FISHER, NEWSPAPER ADvERTIS- Il. ing Agent, 2l Mechanics Exchange, San Franaisco. is our authorized agent. This paper is kept on file at his office.
The Florence tribune., 1899-03-11
ARTICLE VIII.

These articles of incorporation may be amended at any time by majority vote of the Board of Directors, and whenever amended the amendments shall be signed by the President and Secretary of the corpora ton and shall be acknowledged by them, and recorded and published as required by law.
 Witness our hands and seals this thirty first day of January, A. D. 1899.
 GEO. W. FREEDMAN, lSeaIl
 WILLIAM E. HOLLAND, ISeaIl
 PRENTISs D. CHENEY, [Seall
 AK. VAN HORN, ISeaIl
 ANDREW W. CROSS, [Seall
 DANIEL J. MURPHY, Isean
 JOSHUA PIKE. lSeaIl
The Florence tribune., 1899-03-11
Meteorological Statistics.

The signal service of the general govern ment maintained station at Florence from 1874 to 1882. The reports covering the period from Jnly, 1880, to April, 1852 gives the follow ing statistics which may be taken as safe guide to the prevailing temperature given during the series of six yeas:
The Florence tribune., 1899-03-11
TERRITORY OF ARIZONA,
 COUNTY OF PINAL.|

F. A. Chamberlin, Recorder in and for the County and Territory aforesaid, hereby eertify. that the above and foregoing Articles of Incorporation were filed and recorded on on the 4th day of February, A. D. 1899. at 3 p. m., in book No. l, Articles of Incorpora- tion, page III ct seq.
 Witness my hand and official seal this 7th day of February, A. D. 1899.
 f11-6t [sealI F.A. CHAMBERLIN, Recorder of Pinal county. Arizona.
The Florence tribune., 1899-03-11
Mesa Division.

Train No. connects with Southern Pacif c train No. 19, eastbound, leaving Maricopa at 10:0S pm.
 Train No. connects with Southern Pacific train No 20 westbound, leaving Maricopa at 5:36 a. m.
 Connections made at Phoenix with s. F., P. & P. F. k. for Prescott and Congress. Competitions at Mesa with stage for Gold field, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 12.S0 p. mi; for Florence and Globe. Tues days. Thursdays and Saturdays, at o'clock Q.
 Trains stop on signal. PULLMAN PALACE SLEEPING CAR on all Trains between Phoenix and Maricopa.
 POO MILES SHORTEST ROUTE Between Phoenix and California Points. N. K. HASTEN, c. c. MCNEIL,
 President. Gen Sllpt
 F. B. SANFORD,
 Gen1 Freight < Pass. Agent. GENERAL OFFICES, PHGNIx, ARIZONA.
The Florence tribune., 1899-03-11
tssrRoKE IS UNKNOWN

turing tue months or June, July and August is nothing like as unbearabe as in the Eastern States, and death from
 sUSsrRoKE IS UNKNOWN
 In fact. in residence of sixteen years in Arizona the writer has only known two persons to be overcome by the heat, and was more the result of whisky than heat. The air is so dry here that registered temperature of no degrees is not as oppres- siye as 80 degrees in St. Louis or New York. The Signal Service bureau has recognized this fact, and reports the difference between the apparent and sensible temperature to be fulls 30 degrees. At nearly all times there is pleasant breeze; the nights are invariably cool in the summer, and outdoor labor is performed without serious discomfort to either man or beast on the warmest days. Very seldom does the thermometer get be- low the freezing point in winter, and in the gardens of Florence to-day are castor bean plants two years or more old,
 UNTOUCHED BY FROST.
 Orange and lemon trees require slight pro- tection during the winter for a year or two. until the wood is sufficiently hardened
 While it IS a popular thing for one to say that he Is mot here for his health, 1t is an undisputed fact that for all pulmonary aii- ments no climate on earth is equal to South- ern Arizona, and there are numbers of active. industrious citizens, with but one lung, who came here years ago, expecting to live but a few weeks. But for all that, the wonderful Casa Grande valley is something better than Q health resort.
 valley lying along the Hue of the Southern
The Florence tribune., 1899-03-11
ARTICLES OF
 INCORPORATION -oF THE---~
Pinal King Gold Mining Company, of the United States of
 America.
STATE OF ILLINOIS, ss
 tsgrNTY OF JERSEY. SDs
America.

KNOW ALI MEN BY HEsE.PRHsEnrs: That we. Joshua Pike, Prentiss D. Cheney, George ". Herdman, Daniel J. Murphy, Andrew ". Gross. Augustus K. Van Horne and William E. Holland, of the County of Jersey and State of Illinois, the incorpora- tors hereinafter named and whose names are hereunto subscribed, being desirous of forming a corporation, under and by virtue of the Revised Statutes of the Territory of Arizona in the United States of America, relating to corporations, and all amendments thereof and thereto, do hereby for that purpose adopt, sign and acknowledge the following Articles of Incorporation, to-wit
The Florence tribune., 1899-03-11
CASA aRANDE REsEayoIn.

The reservoir of the Casa Grande Valley Canal company is the largestin the territory. It covers a surface of 1600 acres, with an ayer- age depth of F feet. and contains about eight thousand million gallons of water. It is sit mated fifteen miles southwest of Florence. A levee of earth has been thrown up across a depression in the plain +, ,000 feet in length -I25 feet in width at the bottom and 9 feet in width at top 2 to 1 slope on each side, and an average height of g feet. The waste is regu- lated by cast iron pipes feet in diameter, set in solid masonry, regulated by gates and tower. This reservoir cost SlJ0,000 and sup niles xaffr for 5000 acres.
The Florence tribune., 1899-03-11

Maricopa and Phenix and Salt River
 Valley Railroad.
 Public Time Table No. 42. In Effect Thursday, July l. 1887. Pacific Standard Time. The Company reserves the right to change time of running all trains with
 out notice.
The Florence tribune., 1899-03-11
NOTICE.

On and after December lst, 1896, all meat bought in my shop must be paid for at time of delivery. lam compelled to make this order for self-protection
 d5-tf c. E. ANaULo.
The Florence tribune., 1899-03-11
ARTICLEI.

The name or title of this Corporation. and by which it shali be known is the Pima King Gold Mining Company" and the busi- ness operations and transactions of said company shall be conducted and carried on in the County Of Pinal, in the Territory of Arizona, and in any other County or place in said Territory of Arizona, or in any other Territory of the United States of America. or in any State of the United States of America. Its principal place of business shall be in said Pinal county, Territory of Arizona, but it's plineipal office shall be in the city of Jerseyville.in Jersey county in the State of Illinois, at which latter named place, and at which said principal office, meetings of the Stockholders and of the Board of Directors of this Company. shall be held, and all business relating to the affairs of this Company not conducted in said PinaI county, Arizona, shall be carried on and transacted at said principal office in said city of Jerseyyille in said Jersey county. and State of Illinois. and all business and transactions done. had. and performed a said principal office in said city of Jersey vile, in Jersey county, and State of Illinois, shall have the same force and effect in law and equity as if had and done within the Territory of Arizona. aforesaid.
The Florence tribune., 1899-03-11

The heat as represented in the above table turing the months of June, July and August is nothing like unbearable as in the Eastern States, and death from
The Florence tribune., 1899-03-11
ARTICLE II.

The nature of tho business to be trans acted by this corporation, is to purchase, acquire, lease. own, control, mine. operate or sell. transfer or dispose of mines. mining property and mining rights; also to pur- chase, acquire, own, lease, control, sell
 transfer or dispose of water and water rights. ores. minerals, metals or oils; also to manufacture, purchase, lease. acquire. own, control or operate reduction works. shelter or smelters. stamp mills and all other min ing machinery and appliances necessary thereto and ges, electric light and power plants and all patents and patent rights and licenses thereto appertaining; also to refine ores; also to purchase, acquire, lease, own, control, improve, manage, subdiyide or dis pose of lands. tenements and franchises and all kinds of property, real, personal or mixed also to manufacture, buy or sell all kinds of merchandise. and to do and per form all things necessary to carry out the purposes aforesaid within or without the said Territory of Arizona. and to purchase, acquire. own, rre-empt and sell it's own stock and the stock of other corporations.
The Florence tribune., 1899-03-11
Maricopa Division.

PULLMAN PALACE SLEEPING CAR.
The Florence tribune., 1899-03-11

Witness our hands and seals this thirty. first day of January. A. D. 1899.
The Florence tribune., 1899-03-11
THE EARLY MARKETS.

The absence of fogs and nightly dews is Q formidable obstacle to the destructive and unsightly seale-bug. and the fruits of the valley are all bright and clean. All the agri- cultural products of temperate and semi tropic zones are easily grown here. the long seasons giving a succession of crops that double or treble the productive value of the