Arizona republican., 1900-12-23
Touching Arizona


 Rufus Nephews left Monday evening for Fort Apache. Rufus is the popular cowman known as Climax Jim. But he has entirely quit the use of Climax plug, as well as all other brands of the weed and is now a total abstaiiler from all forms of intoxicating drink. We move that he be known as An,i-ClimaX Jim, and that from here on he be con- sidered human being with rights and privileges the same as other people. Nephews has had checkered career and has many times been in prison, but has never been convicted of any crime nor has anyone been able to discover that he has the capabilities of perform ing all the impossible feats accredit- ed ito him. He has succeeded in con- vincing most of the people here that he is not such bad man as he has been pictured, and most now believe he is a creature of misfortune rather than of crime.
 There was a wedding at Stafford, Ari- zona last week at which the bride was a picture of loveliness, robed in a dress made by Mrs. Fleming of Crepe de China Mrs. Fleming of Crepe de China threatens to become a rival of Worth. On this same sorrowful occa- sion the groom showed his sense of the appropriateness of things by wearing conventional black.
 The 14-year-old son of Mir. and Mrs. Phillips, living about six miles east of Clifton, met with fatal accident Mon day last. The little fellow was in the habit of riding around the ranch to look after the stock. Monday morning as usual, he left on his horse and was not seen again alive. The horse came home in the afternoon, which caused much anxiety to the parents. Search ing parties were immediately sent out but the body was not found until about noon on the following day. It is not clear just how the accident happened, but it is supposed that the boy was thrown and caught his foot or arm in a coil of rope hanging from the pommel of the saddle and was dragged to death. It was quite apparent from the trail left that the body had been dragged about seventy-five yards.
 Jack Dufton is to be the new city jailer of Tucson, and the Tucson Git izen thinks he will be a good man. Jack is not new. He lived in Phoenix too long, and if he had only said so he could have had a position in the jail att any time here. There was nothing too good for Jack when he was in Phoe- nix.
 w. s. Sturgis, the Las Moras rancher who was in Tucson last week said that the ranges in his locality are in eX- cellent condition and the cattlemen are in better spirits than they were a morsh ago when the drouth was making them poor. A large number of cattle were sold at s13, $16 and SIS, when to- day the same stock will bring s1S s2O and $21, an increase all through. But the cattlemen do not have to sell now as everything points to a prosperous season, and the new conditions have given money loaners greater confdece so thai s.0ckmen have no difficulty in securing loans to tide them over A month ago the conditions were ex- tremely depressing and all lines of bus mess felt the disaster that was immi- nent. MT. Sturgis says that another good rain will put the ranges in first class shape.
 H. L. Davenport was run over by the west bound passenger train on Tues day evening at the depot at Wilcox and his left foot was crushed. He was on his way from Clifton to Tucson, and stepped off the train at this place. When the train started up he attempt ed to board it again, slipped and fell under the wheels. Dr. Nicholson, the company physician here, was sum- moned and he amputated the foot.
 T. H. Gage. an American aged about 45 years, who was employed as a fore man in the railroad construction work at Antonelli's camp a few miles south of Clifton, was accidentally killed on Monday last by a premature blast. lTWO-Touching Arizona.
 Hon. Wiley F. Jones of Stafford, is in
 the city prospecting for a building in
 which to open a law office, says the Copper Era. He will locate here wheth-
 CT the county Is divided or not. but
 may spend a considerable portion of his time in Phoenix until the legislature adjourns.