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The St. Johns herald., 1901-05-04
fin Cbe Drobate
 Court.
Ot the County of Apache, Ter.
 ritOry of Arizona.

In the matter Notice of sale of the Estate of of Real Estate. Rizpah Gibbons At St. Johns, deceased. Apache Co' Ar1z
 Notice is hereby given, that Ill pursuance of an order of the Pro- bate Court in and for the County of Apache Territory of Arizona, made on 18th day of February, 1901, in the matter ot the estate of Rizpah Gibbons de- ceased, the undersigned, the ad- ministrators will sell at private sale to the highest bidder, for cash or terms subject to confirm ation by said Probate Court on the 4th day May, 1901, at 2 o'clock P. M, at the Court House i'll the City of St. Johns Ill the said County of Apache Territory of Arizona, the following described real property, to-wit:
 Lot No. 1 and 2, Block } Town site of St. Johns, and two lots Tn the Gilbert Greer curtesy.
 Also eight acres of Alfalfa, more particularly described as follows:
 Lots No. 1, ?, 5 and 4, Block ?, Townsite St. Johns, and the res due of said eight acres lying i'm mediate1y north of said lots No II, ?. 5 and 4, in said Townsite ot St. Johns, all in the County ot Apache, Territory of Arizona.
 Terms of sale: Cash or terms subject to confirmation of th' Court.
 A. V. Gibbons and l.. R. Gibbons
 Administrators of the Estat of Rizpah Gibbons deceased.
 Dated April 18th, 1901.
 First Publication April P 1901.
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Murder of Two Brothers.
The Oasis in it's issue of the 2Oth OfApriI tells of a most ter- ribIe double e-barrei mur-
 der as follows.
EDITOR OF THE OASIS:

EDITOR OF THE OASIS:
 II want to tell you something about the killing at Harshaw: The two men killed were miners working in the Hardshell mine first class, good workers; but on pay days they would get drunk. The man who did the killing was also a miner who had worked at the Hardshell, but had quit several days befo re the killing He is a brother to the man who ownes the saloon at HardShell and his name is Francisco Valdez. The two killed was the Leai brothers. Valdez Is a tough. People about Ca1abasas say that without doubt that he Is the man who killed Peterson near that place some time ago, and for money; but he went free because the testimony was not sufficient to convict him. He hragS of
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being the partner of some des- pesprado in Mexico who has kill ed eighteen men. The Leal brothers were drunk, while the ; man Valdez was SOber-SO say the Mexicans. Their had been some quarreling earlier is the even- ing and the saloon had been somewhat wrecked; but this was a later quarrel when Valdez shot them both doth down in cold blood. Valdez shot the first one and he fell, then the murderer groped around in the dark, say ing: Where is your head? 1 want to finish you" He then placed his gun against the back of the prostrate man and fired, burning the clothing and inflicting ar1- other mortal wound. Valdez then shot the other Leal thru the neck or lung, and then when the man was-down put another ball thru his head. This victimes skull was broken, and 1t is sup posed that the murderer inflicted that injury with the but of his gun - a revolver.
 After having done thes Val deg went away to another house and said;
 I have started a butcher shop up at the saloon, and have fresh beef there now
 He also said there were Oth- CTS he wanted and would get.
 Valdez was arrested, exanln- ed. and his bond fixed at ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS by the com- hitting magistrate. What do think of that for two murders?
 Two sisters of the murdered men walked from Noga1es to attend the burial of their brothers.
 Murder is too frequent over here and the authorities pay too little attention to such crimes.
 "Some time ago old man Soto was murdered near Harshaw, and I don't think any officer gave the cirme a second thought.
 Another man was murdered by a wom on, (and all who knew her say she was a nd)and left in the road in his blood. People saw 1t. Richard Farre1 Ca justice of the peace)he1d an inquest on the remains, and walked off and told John c. Smith to bury de- ceased if he wanted him buried. Farre1 refused to arrest the woman as 1t would put the Coun- ty to expense, and she was not arrested.
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THE ST. JOHNS HERALD,
 O.E. DIVERSION, EDITOR AND MANAGER. EDITORIAL. Outlaws
 Killed.
KETCHUr1 BLACK JACK", CAR YER. NEVER and KILPATRICk.
KetChum writes a letter to PaeSi-
 dent rlcKiniey.

The following reports were gleaned from verious papers:
 Clayton, April 26th. -Ketchum mounted the scaffo1d at 1:17 p. I'll. The trap was spung at 1:21, the rope breaking, but the fall jerked his head off.
 At 11:30 Ketchum asked fo1 music. A violin and guitar were sent for.
 Tom Ketchum talked for over an hour with visitors, cooler than anyone who met him. He declared death preferable to inn prisonment. Ketchur1 told of robberies in which he was con- cerned, but declared that he never killed a man, and had only shot three. He said that he was not Black Jack" and that bandit still lived. Ketchum refused to give the names of his friends still at liberty.
 SHOWED NO FEAR.
 Ketchum was very pale as he mounted the platform, but show ed no fear. A priest stood by his side. He declined to make a speech, and merely muttered;
 Good bye, please dig my grave very deep" "and finally, alright, hurry up." His legs trempled, but his nerve did not fail.
 when the body dropped thru the trap the half inch rope sever ed his head as cleanly as If a knife had cut it. The body pitch ed forward. The blood squirting from the headless trunk.
 Many spectators turned away in horror. Doctor Slack pro- nounced life extinct in five min utes.
 LETTER TO MCKINLEY.
 Denver, April 26.-A special to the Denver Post from Clayton, N. M., says: Thomas E. Ketchum, who is to be hanged here at moor, to-day, mailed the following let ter to the President this morning
 Sir-Being now at the town of Clayton, awaiting my exc ,ution set for this day, and realizing the importance of the liberty of other men and the duty 1 conceive to be incumbent upon myself standing in the presence of death, where human aid cannot reach me, I desire to communicate to you by means of this letter facts that 1 deem would be of interest, to the people, thru their president and perhaps be the means of lib- erating innocent men. There are now three men in the Santa Fe Penitentiary serving senteuce for robbery of the United States mail at Stein's Pass, Aaizona, in 1897, viz,: Leonard Albertson, Walter Huffman and Bill Water man, and they are innocent ot the crime as an unborn babe. The names of the men whe com mitted the crime are Dave Atkins Ed. Cullin, Will Carver, Sam Ret. chum, Broncho Bill and myself I've given my attorney III Clayton the means by which articles taker Ill said robbery may be found where we hid them, also the names of witnesses who live II that vicinity who will testify that myself and gang were in th' neighborhood both immediatel' before and after the robbery. Tn fact that these men are innocen and suffering impels me to mak, this confession. While you can not help and while 1 realize tha all efforts to secure me a conmu
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Notice of sale of Real Estate. At St. Johns,
 Apache Co Ariz
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tation of sentence have failed, l wish to do this In the interest of innocent men, who, as far as know. never committed crime ir their lives. make this statem. ent, fully realizing that my end is fast approaching and that must very soon meet my Maker Very respectfully your servent,
 THOS. E. KETCHUM.
 Bill" Carver and Red Weaver are dead, says the Denver CT Republican. That was the report received by Special Agent Reno, of the Colorado & South ern. Carver and Weaver were two of the most desperate men Tn the southwest, once memberes of the notorious Black Jacks" gang. Another outlaw, Kill patrick, was mortally wounded at | the time carver was killed.
 According to information re- ceived by MT. Reno, Carver was killed early in April at Sonora, Sutton county, Texas, Carver and another outlaw named Fitzpatrick had come into Sonora, both heav- fly armed. They were seen by a man named Sharp, brother of a deputy sheriff, who recognized Carver, for whom there has long been a standing reward by the Colorado & Southern railroad and other ri1roads and express companies, for train robberies.
 Sheriff Briant, of Sutton coun- ty, was notified, and gathered a posse to arrest the outlaws. The IT
 desperadoes were i'll livery stable when the sheriff and his posse come in. As soon as the outlaws saw the sheriff they reached for their pistols. They were two slow. Before they could draw the sheriff and his posse began shoot ing. The outlaws, according to MT. Reno's report, fell mortally wounded, actually filled full ot lead" The wounded bandits were removed to a drug store and physicians summoned, but Carver lived only an hour. It was stat ed in MT. Reno's report that Xiii patrick was still alive but could not last much longer.
 Red" Weaver was killed at AL ma, near Silver City. He in- suited a girl, a friend of whom met him on the street later and shot him, killed him instantly.
 "The killing of Carver and Weaver practically wipes out one of the worst gangs of train rob- bers ever in the southwest" said MT. Reno recently, For years they have robbed trains and ter rorized the people of that section of the country, and innumerable murders are placed at their door. Weaver has spotter for the gang. We arrested him at Raton a couple of years ago, but couldn't get enough evidence to convict him. Carver was one of the most des- perate man this country has ever known. Black Jack was, with out doubt, one of the worst desperadoes ever in the southwest. There are now not more than three or four of the gang living, and so for as 1 know they are seperated. l don't think that they will ever again bother the railroads"
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WANTED-ACTIVE MAN OF GOOD CHARAC- ter to deliver and collect in Arizona for old es- tablished manufacturing wholesale house $9OO g. year, sure pay. Honesty more than experience required. Our reference, any bank in any city. Enclose self-addressed stamped envelope. Manufacturers, Third Floor3 r33t Dearborn St., Chicago. Ill
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wANTED-ACTIvE MAN OF GOOD CHARAC ter to deliver and collect in Arizona for old es tablished manufacturing wholesale house $9oO year sure pay. Hone sty more than ex- perience required. Our reference any bank in any city. Enclose self-addessed stamped enveloped. Manufacturers, Third Floor, B Dearborn St., Chicago, III.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-05-04

P. T. Coleman, A. Long, R. Gibbons, E. Jones.
 The judge now charged the grand jury when they retir- ed for de1fberation.
 The Spring cvi1le Water right and Ditch Go. VS. J. P Roth1is- burger ct. al.
 Motion to desolve the injunc- tion i'll this case sustained. Dem urrer to plaintiffs pitition sustain ed and the plaintiffs granted leaf to ammend his complaint.
 Alfred Ruize VS J. A. Hart judgement ordered in favor of plaintiff.
 H. Lynch VS. A. E. Henning at al. judgement rendered in favor of plaintiff.
 Apr. 30.
 Court resumed session pursuant to adjournment.
 Pres. R. E. Sloan judge presid- ing and court officials.
 Territory Ariz. VS Marcus Moreno, on motion this case or dered continued for the term.
 Ter. Ariz. VS Andrew Jones on motion this case ordered con- tinued for the term.
 Ter. Ariz VS. H. P. Trainor jury duly empaneled to try this case Verdict of not guilty rend- cred and.defendant dischared.
 Ter. Ariz. Jas. Pintan by order of the court this trial set for to- mOrrow.
 P. E. Slaughter VS. Anna Slaughter decree of divorce granted i'll this case.
 F. Day VS. c. Day decree of devorce granted in this case.
 N. P. Johnsen VS Mrs. c. T. Johnsen this case dismissed at plaintiffs cost. |: w. D. Rencher VS Madara Ren- cher this cause ordered for the term.
 H. HuningIVS. D. K. Udal1 1t al, The receiver appointed in this case ordered paid $500 for services court t!nows:.adjourned un- til tomorrow morning.
 May 1.
 Court resumed session pursuant to adjournment Present Hon. R. E Sloan prisiding and court officials Fe1is Ganzales VS. R. Gonzales, decree of divorce granted in this case.
 Eme1io Chaves VS. E1easa Chaves, decree of divorce granted in this case.
 Territory VS. James Hinton, this cause ordered continued for the term.
 Paul Hopf having presented satisfactory excuse was excused for the term.
 Springervi1le Water-right and Ditch Go. VS. John P. Rothlis- burger at. al. judgement render ed in favor of plaintiff.
 The grand jury reported four indictments as follows Rufus Nephews, two indictments for grand larcny.
 Henry Thompson one indiet- nleHI TOT grand ldrCny.
 Serafno Sias for assault with intention to commit murder.
 All the parties under indict- ment after arraingment and en- tering their plea of not guilty were released upon bail.
 The grand jury having con- pleted its labors, after receiving the thanks of the court for the manner III which they discharged their duties, were HOW discharg- ed.
 Feliplio Garcia VS. Beatris Garcia, decree of divorce granted in this case.
 J. B. Wakefield VS. C. O. Howe, this cause dismissed at defendants coast.
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TO THE DEAF.-A rich lady. cured of her Deafness and Noises in the Head by Dr. Nicholson's Artificial Ear Drums, gave $l0.O0O to this Institute so that deaf people unable to procure the ear Drums may have them free. Address No. 183. The Institute, 'Long- cott," Gunnersbury, London w., Eng Iand.
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 County of Apache. Territory of Arizona.
 In the matter of the Estate of Notice to cred- M. R. Slaught itors. deceased.
 Notice is hereby given by the undersigned, administrator or the Estate of Montie R. Slanght- CT deceased, to the creditors of, and all persons having claims a. gainst the said deceased, to ex- hibit them, with the necessary vouchers, within ten months alter the first publication of this notlce' to the said administrator, at the Court House, in St. Johns; the same being the place for the transaction of the said business of said Estate, i'll said Apache Coun- ty, Arizona.
 Dated this 23rd day of April 1901.
 T. c. Hill,
 Administrator of the Estate of Montie K. Slaughter, deceased. (First publication April P 19O1.)
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GREAT ALEs prove the great &s merit C.. Hoods Sarsaparilla. Hoods Sars sparilla sells because 1t sceomplisl,as GREAT cURES-
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PROCEEDINGS
 of the Fourth Judicial
 Court.
In the Territory of Ari- zOnd, county of Apache.
April 29. 1901.

The judge being unavOidably detained did not arrive in St. Johns at the hour for opening court. Court was then opened and adjourned by John T. Hogue court commissioner, awaiting the arrival of the judge.
 The judge arrived and opened court at 1 o'clock p. III.
 The roll of the grand jurors was now called there not being a lawful number of grand iurous present a special venire was ord cred issued by the judge.
 The court now proceeded to call the court calendar for the term.
 c. M. & NJ. I. VS. Francisco Ansures this cause ordered con t1nued tor the term.
 The sheriff now came into court with a return of the special venire of the grand jury.
 There being a lawful number of grand jurors present the Fore man was now sworn and the following grand jury was now regularly empaneled:
 J. T. Lesueur foreman, J. l.. HulSey, H. Butler, C. P. Anderson, T. Phelps, w. J. Mallory, T. Ortega, l.. J. Brown, P. E. Slaughter NJ. Christer sen, H. Lynch, J. H. Greer, r. Montana,
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ADMINISTRATORS
 NOTICE.

In the Probate Court, of the County of Apache. Territory of Arizona.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-01-24


II amt afraid" said Arizona Dan,
shifting his feet uneasily, except Of
bein took. can't fight the whole
town"
'Is any one after your"
eff they amt, they will be. Rad
Conrad's in town, and
Arizona Dan broke off with an oath
and looked down the steep pathway.
SHere he comes now" he mutte7ed.
Boadicea rose to her feet and peered
over the tops of the intervening BUSH
es. The sheriff, unarmed, In light
summer suit that set off to advantage
his strong, graceful figure, was coming
up the path with the sun striking gold
en- lights from his head Of curly blond
hair. Boadicea looked upon him and
loved.
When within ten PAGES Of his man,
the sheriff took off his hat and wiped
his brow with silk handkerchief.
"Dan," he said in an even tone, u
want you"
Arizona Dan drew nine inch bowie
knife from the leg of his boot. Come
and get me-" he said, with grin and
suggestive upward movement of his
right hand.
The old, well known, nauseating
deathly, cowardly physical fear came
upon the sheriff as he saw the shining
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placement won, and the gladiators
went down with crash. A small
bowlder In the way of Arizona Dams
head left him lying in n disgraceful
heap oblivious to defeat. The sheriff
knelt upon the vanquished distributor
of leaden largess. drew cords from his
pocket and ANONYMOUSLY bound him
hand and foot Then he sprang to his
feet and turned his flushed face and
yellow curls to the source of his new
being as suntlower turns to the sun.
Boadicea slid down through the bush
es like young panther.
you're Jim dandy" she said, IF
there ever was one. l saw it. p
She stopped suddenly. The sheriff
was looking straight into her eyes, She
felt for the first time strange heat in
her cheeks and thought she must have
fever. Her eyes slowly dropped for
the first time before another's. Hel
tongue for the first time tripped anc
faltered.
"It'll be dark soon." began the sher
iff. and his voice sounded to her fal
away like the wind in the pines
YOU'D better let me walk back to thu
house with you. I'll bring horse bacl
for this chap by the time he RECEIVERS
q You are Miss Reed, | think. | know
z your father"
The evening breeze rustled airil,
through the redwoods. A squire
frisked up hickory, and the first ow
boot came from the shadows about th
brook The brooks babble no longe
Knocked; it sang pecan Of praise. A
they walked down the path together
scream Of fright came from the nam'
sake of the battle queen Of the Bri
ons.
"a horrid lizardV she cried.
The sheriff's strong arm reassure
her. The miracle was complete. III
soul of each had passed into the othe
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-01-24

EXPERIENCE IS THE BEST
teacher. Use Aclxer's English Remedy
in any case of coughs, colds or Group:
Should it fail To give immediate rellei
money refunded % cents and 80 cents.
G. T. Williams. druggist.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-01-24

"a horrid lizardw she cried.
The sheriff's strong arm treasured
her. The miracle was complete. The
soul of each had passed into the other.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-01-24
g THE MANDARIN'S
DAUGHTER"

is a charming tale and one that
every one will want to read.
BY special arrangement it will
shortly appear in. this paper.
You can not afford to miss
single chapter. 1t is both enter
tanning and instructive, and will
give you keener insight into
the character of people about
whom SO little is known than
can be obtained by reading vol
umes Of history.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-01-24

Here is charming serial,
splendidly illustrated, full OF
love and romance, descriptive Of
life among the Chinese, and
written by Chinaman. Wong
Chin Foo is an educated China
man and has already won for
himself name as bright and
entertaining writer. His story,
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1901-08-09
SPECIAL MENTION.

Mrs. Will J. Irwin left Monday morning
for New York City
H. H. Clark left this morning for visit
to his old home, Hartford, Conn.
G. c. Bradley from Des Moines, Iowa,
owner of the Southern Pines Wine Vaults,
is making visit with u.s.
There will be services in the Baptist
church next Sunday morning and evening
by the Rev. S. A. Ives, Of Pinebluff.
Preaching at the usual hours, and Sunday
in the afternoon at 4 clock.
A. S. Ruggles is receiving congrat-
ulations from his many friends on the
advent of new boy at his house who
arrived last Sunday night. Mother
and child are doing well.
Miss Margaret Blue was lucky enough
to regain possession of her watch which
she lost between the station and the News
Depot. Sam Sims picked it up and
pawned it to Campbell Bros, in Jimtown.
for one dollar, which fact she learned from
other parties. thus enabling her to locate it.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1901-08-09
STREET WORK STARTED.

The work Of putting the streets of
Southern Pines in such shape as to be
credit to the townshas been success
fully started. Contractor c. Mcqueen
put the road machine in operation
this morning on Railroad street and
the first work was done between New
York and Massachusetts avenues.
The machine proved to be in good
working order and no difficulties were
encountered. Next week Mr.. Nc
Queen intends to put OH force of
men and push the work through
rapidly:
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1901-08-09
FRUIT ,saiPPlNC TENS

The past week has been one Of the
best, if not the very best of the season,
for fruit shippers. The quantity
shipped equaled that of the largest
preceding week of the season and
prices were uniformly good. Della
ware grapes sold everywhere from
So. 50 to $2.75, with some few bringing
$500; peaches, chiefly Elbertas,
brought from $I.75 to $2.75 with only
a very few crates selling as low as
SI.5o. The total shipments for the
week reached $500 crates, The bulk
of the shipments went to New York
and Boston, the Niagara Grape and
Fruit Co. sending car load lots to
Buffalo, Pittsburg and Chicago, also.
This company shipped at least one
car load every day and expects to
shipa total of3 cars to-day and to-
morrow.
notwithstanding the rather discour-
aging experience of the preceding
two weeks with cantaloupes, nearly
all of the growers who tried the ex-
pertinent this year have positively
decided to try it again next year and
feel confident that cantaloupes can
and will be made to pay. The last
ship pment of this product brought
ST. 80 per crate in Philadelphia.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1901-08-09
Congregational Church.

Preaching at TO- 80 a. M, by the
Rev. G. R. Mente; subject "From
Plymouth Rock to the Philippines, !"
a sermon for young people especially.
Sabbath school 11.45 a. m. Y. P. S.
c. E. meeting 7 p. IN. Kew. Mente
will inaugurate on next Sunday
evening a series of evening preaching
services at p. m, tc continue through
the summer. Prayer meeting at 8
D. m. Thursday.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1901-08-09

At regular meeting Of the South
ern Pines Volunteer Fire Department,
held Wednesday evening, the requisi-
ton of c. L. Hayes for an extension
of his leave of absence was favorably
acted upon; and an amendment to the
bylaws regarding applications for
membership was presented and laid
on the table to be acted upon at the
next regular meeting. .... .tv,a,ss,-y4s.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1901-08-09

Littleton Female College, advertis-
ed elsewhere in this paper, has made
a record of which every citizen OF the
State interested in education should
be proud. The success of this insti-
tuition has been very remarkable.
Look up the advertisement and send
for a catalogue.