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The age-herald., 1901-04-08
Money in Hogs.

From the Selma Times
 Six dollars and half per hundred for live hogs in Chicago is a price which should cause every cotton planter to pause and reflect before he puts seed on that extra acre which he intended for cotton. The immense quantities of Western meat being daily hauled out of Selma shows that the hog crop of this section Is being neglected, and with in- creased acreage and a large crop 1t pre- sages a settlement with 5-cent cotton, a balance to be arranged for or settled by the sheriff. Think of six and a half cents per pound gross.
The age-herald., 1901-04-08

D A. Fitch and J. c. Little are the only authorized travelling representatives or The Age Herald in its circulating depart ment
The age-herald., 1901-04-08
Ia there no play

To ease the anguish of a torturing hour9
 Midsummer Nights Dream. Act 5, scene l.
The Florence tribune., 1901-05-04
LIMITED TRAINS.

lon 2.4laar Kansas Git lv 2O0a Tues
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The Florence tribune., 1901-05-04

the indefensible position of doing uoth- ing itself CT allowing any one else to improve this great natural reservoir site.
 2. We firmly believe that the inter- ests of humanity dictate that the In dians should be gathered on the reser- vations, have lands allotted to them in severalty, aud that they be furnished with farming implements and an mex haustible supply of water for irrigation of their lands, to the end that they may become self supporting. By this means will a home life be furnished fer the Indian and he will more rapidly advance in civilization as conse- quence. He will abandon his nomadic life; his children will be kept at home aud educated in neighborhood schools, instead of being sent to large Indian schools at a distance where they are kept (asit would seeml for mere. purposes of show. After being in 1 structed in the arts of civilization for [ time they are returned to savagery to become more unhappy and discon tented than if they had never received the questionable advantages. We fee that the present policy of the Indial department is all wrong in this regard
 3. The Pima and Maricopa Indial reservation contains $50, 900 acres of al fertile land as lies within tue bound aries of Arizona, and is admirabl adapted for homes for these people, n well as the wandering Papagoes, wh are now compelled to. prey upon tn herds of ouy farmers and ranchmen fo subsistence.
 4. The construction of a storag reservoir at the Buttes by the Goverr ment offers plain business propos tion for the correction of these evil
 Resolved, that the Secretary of th
 Territory be instructed to transmit
 copy of the foregoing Memorial to or : Delegate aud Delegate elect in Cor gress, and also copy each to u President of the Senate and Speaks of the House of Representatives.
The Florence tribune., 1901-05-04
HOUSE MEMORIAL NO. 4.
To the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States in Con-
 cress Assembled.

We, your Memorialists, the Nine teenth Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Arizona, respectfully rep resent that the National Irrigation Congress, held in Phoenix, Arizona, on the llth of Dece mber, A. D. 1896, unan- imously adopted the following:
 Whereas. The Pima and Maricopa Indians tribes numbering in the aggregate ten thousand souls, have been deprived of the waters used by them in irrigation before the advent of the white race in America through the appropriation of such waters by settlers on the headwaters of the Gila river; and
 Whereas. Through the loss of such waters the lands once cultivated by these tribes have become barren and worthless and the members of such tribes have become a charge on the Government. and forced by the loss of their fields into lives of degrada- tion and penury and
 Whereas, Such tribes have from the ear- Hest days been the friends and allies of the white race; and
 Whereas. The people of the United States have pledged themselves by solemn treaty to protect such tribes in their property and property rights; and
 Whereas, The Government of the United States has and now is engaged in the ex- penditure of hundreds of thousands of dol- lars for the construction of works of irriga- tion for the reclamation of lands belonging to other Indian tribes; therefore, be it
 Resolved. That this Congress do approve the proposed construction. under the plans of the U. ;. Geological Survey. of the Buttes reservoir. in Pinal county, Arizona recently reported, to again reclaim the lands of these tribes, believing that by so doing can the Government alone honorably redeem the broken pledges made by it to these people, and thus preserve from further want and degradation two of the surviving Indien tribes of the American continent that have always been the constant friends of the white race.
 Resolved. That we approve the proposed construction of such reservoir not only as just and philanthropic, but as economical and good policy, as in comparatively shorv time the expense of maintaining such In dians as Government charges will far exceed the cost of the irrigation works required to make them a self-supporting and self-re- specting community.
 Now, therefore, your Memorialists, the Nineteenth Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Arizona, desire to 20 on record as earnestly endorsing the above recommendations of the Sixth National Irrigation Congress for the following reasons:
 1. The reservoir site referred to having been withdrawn iron entry by Government authorities, cannot now Le utilized by any private corporation, and the Government therefore occupies
The Florence tribune., 1901-05-04
Forfeiture Notice.

To David Thurman, J. H. Locking and W. F Benge, their heirs and legal representa- lives:
 You are hereby notified that the under signed who is a co-owner with you in the Copper Bloom mining claim, has expended One Hundred Dollars tS10O.O0) in labor and improvements for the year 1900 upon said mining claim, in order to hold said mining claim under the provisions and requirements of Section 2s2i of the revised statutes.
 The said mining claim is situated in the Picacho mining district. Pinal County. Arizona Territory. and is duly recorded in the office of the County Recorder of Pinal County. Arizona us follows: Copper Bloom, Book 16, Page 545 Record of Mines, and you are further notified that if. at the expira- tion of ninety days from the last publica- tion of this notice you fall or refuse to pay your portion of the said expenditure. to- gether with the cost of the publications of this notice, your interest in the said mining claim win be forfeited and become the property of the undersigned in accordance with the law.
 SPARKS SURDAM. Florence. A. T.. Feb. 1s, 1901. fl6-Sm
The Florence tribune., 1901-05-04
PRICES or LAND.

Improved lands, with government title and water right, can be bought for from S2O to so per acre, according to location and in- Drovemcnts. In the immediate neighbor- hood and to the south of the Casa Grande ruins there are thousands of acres covered with heavy growth of mesquite timber yet open to settlement. These are among the choicest in the valley. Water in inexhausti- ble quantity is found at a depth of from twenty to thirty feet; in fact, river seems to be flowing underneath. Here is Q splen- did opportunity to take up and improve land with pumping system of irrigation which is said to be successful on small tracts.
 However, with the completion of the San Carlos reservoir. pumping will be thing oi the past, and it is only mentioned here for the purpose of showing what can be done and to magnify the further fact that what was once considered
The Florence tribune., 1901-05-04
LOCAL TIME TABLE.
 Mountain Time.

For time at other local stations call on Agent.
 sDining Station. CONNECTIONS: Jerome Junction with U Y. & P. By, for Jerome; P. & E. Junction with P. & E. R. k. for Huron and Mayer ; Mayer with stage to Grown King and other mining points; Prescott with stage lines for all the principal mining camps; Congress Junction with stage lines for Congress, Harqua Hala. Stanton and YarnelI; Hot Springs Junction with the C. c. H. $. & I. Co.,. for Castle Creek Hot Springs, the all-year-round health resort; Phoenix with the NJ. & P. & $. F. V. R. E. for points on the $. P. system.
 H. P. AsEwALT Gen. Pass. Agt,
 Prescott, Arizona,
The Florence tribune., 1901-05-04
sUNsrEoKE IS UNKNOWN.

In fact, in residence of twenty-one years in Arizona the writer has only known two persons to be overcome by the heat, and they recovered. Their condition, however. was more the result of whisky than heat. The air is so dry here that Q registered temperature of 1l0 degrees is not as oppres- sive as 80 degrees in St. Louis or New York. The Signal Service bureau has recognized this fact, and reports tine difference between the apparent and sensible temperature to be fully 30 degrees. At nearly all times there l. pleasant breeze; the nights are invari- ably 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 bear plants two years or more old,
The Florence tribune., 1901-05-04
CASA eRAsDE REsERvoIa-

The reservoir of she Casa Grsnde Valley Canal company Is the largest in the terri ory. It covers surface of 1900 acres, with sn average depth of 12 feet, and contains ibout eight thousand million gallons of water. It k situated fifteen miles south vest of Florence. A lcyee of earth has been brown up across depression in the plain 1000 feet in length, 12s feet in width at the bottom aud 25 feet in width at top. to lape ou each side, and an average height of feet. The waste is regulated by cast ron pipes 2 feet in diameter. set in solid masonry, regulated by gates and tower. his reservoir cost S1seeOo, and supplies ater for s.oe0 acres.
 Meteorological Statistics.
 Tse signal service of the general govern ,etlt naintained a station at Florence from 6t to Iss2. The reports covering the period rom Jnly. isso to April, 1882. gives the fol- ,win,s statistics. which may be taken as fife guide to the prevailing temperature fren during the series of six years:
The Florence tribune., 1901-05-04
TO THE DEAF.

A rich lady cured of her deafness and noises in the head by Dr. Nichol- son's Artificial Ear Drums, gave $l0,- GOO to his Institute, so that deaf people unable to procure the Ear Drums may have them free. Address No. l90c The Nicholson Institute, 7SO Eighth Avenue, New York; molly
The Florence tribune., 1901-05-04
PRODUCTS OF THE VALLEY.

Unlike the Salt river. the waters of the Gila arc fresh and pure; the soil contains no allSali, is a deep, rich gray ash. especial ly adapted to the growth ofthe prunc, olive. almond. peach. fig, pear, apricot and fruits of all kinds, which pay largely on the invest nent. It is also the natural home of alfalfa. which grows in the most prolific manner. The grape does exceptionally well in this valley. and wine and raisin culture is destin- ed to become prominent industry. Citrus fruits have been cultivated to limited ex- tent; there are a number of orange trees in the neighborhood of Florence which bear their golden fruit each year without pro- lection, and few date palm trees are also in full bearing. The season fs from six weeks to two months earlier than Southern California, which gives fruit growers an appreciated advantage in
The Florence tribune., 1901-05-04
THE CASA eRAsDz VALLEY CANAL

is iorty three miles in length and covers 600o0 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. A reservoir covering 1.600 acres, having storage capacity of eight billion gall lons in the southeast corner of township g., range g. gives ample supply of water the year round to all farmers located below it, but those above suffer by a shortage of water during few weeks in summer.
 It is proposed to remedy this by the con- struction of huge reservoir near San Carlos, which would store 2sl. .s95 acre-feet of water, capable of irrigating 140,6ss acres of land. All of this land would be in the vicinity of Florence. The estimated cost of the dam is sl .OSs. .926. This survey was made by order of Congress, for which S20OOO was appropriated. Mir. J. D. Schuyler, of Los Angeles the noted irrigation engineer, fully yerifies Mir. Lippincott's report, and strong ly urges upon Congress the duty of con structing the work. A dam 200 feet in height. which Mir. Schuyler considers per fectly feasible, would store 550.000 acre-feet of water and the reservoir would have life oi saAiS years "i0hout ufeuSlHs. The report says: In the event of the construc- tion of this dam there will be built up in the valley of the Gila river where a desert now exists. a community of fully 10000 souls and the creation of many million dollars of tax able wealth without permanent outlay on the part of the Government" bill is now before Congress for the construction of the work and there is little doubt of its passagf [ when its merits become lknowR-
The Florence tribune., 1901-05-04
AN usISHABIrABLE DESERT

Is in truth the most productive land on the globe, and that there is water in abundance to bring every foot of it under cultivation. only waiting for the magic wand of capital to develop it. There is no water-storage scheme on the Pacific coast that has one- half the natural advantages and so few en gineering difficulties asthe san Carlos reser voir. Here nature has built the abutments in ever-liying rock and all that is left for man to do Is to put in the headgate, the bluffs which form the gorge being only separated by paltry 22O feet. A country is drained through this narrow canyon POO miles square. representing 10000 square miles, or larger thaS Maine and Massachu- setts combined. The rainfall is sufficient to fill the reservoir twice year. and the land 10 be brought under cultivation is practi- -aly limitless. This may read like fairy tale. but Is is every word true. and has been
 erihed time and again.
The Florence tribune., 1901-05-04
A RAILROAD CENTER.

At present it contains a population of bout i5O0, but with the completion of these
 railroads and the San Carlos reservoir no city in Arizona can approach it for natural advantages, and large increase in popula- tion will follow. Florence is nt an elevation of l4s2 feet above sea level, situated near the Gila river, twenty-six miles northwest of the railroad station of Casa Grande, with which it is connected by an elegantly equipped daily stage line. Going aud com ing stages run by the old Casa Grande ruins, and passengers are allowed short time to inspect them. There are many handsome private residence in Florence, several brick stores, good hotel, an excellent graded school employing four teachers. churches, secret societies, Commercial Club, two newspapers, and the handsomest court house in tho Territory. Here Is held the United States Court for the district composed of Gila Graham and Pinal counties. The streets are lined with shade trees, which impart an air of com fort on the warmest days.
The Florence tribune., 1901-05-04
TAE cAsA eRANpE VALLEY.
Information for Those Seeking Homes
 !n the Garden Spot of the West.

Pinal county was organized in 1875 from portions of Pima, Maricopa and Yavapai counties, and contains an area of !, ,ses square miles. or s,4S5,520 acres, one-third of which could be made productive by systematic storage of the surplus water now running to waste. Next to Maricopa it is tie most important agricultural county in the Terri tory. It is trayersed from east to west by the Southern Pacific railroad. and branch of the great Santa Fe system is now ap- preaching from the north. The objective point of this road is connection with the Sonora road. of the same system. The Southern Pacific is also building in this direction from Tempe, and it is confidently believed tha- work win not cease until the Deer Creek coa, fields are reached and con- nection is made with another branch of that road running from Bowie to Globe and now completed to Fort Thomas.
 Thus it will be seen that PiRQi county is the theater of railroad building at the pres ent time and inside of year Florence, the county seat, will be
The Florence tribune., 1901-05-04
THE EARLY MARKETS.

The absence of fogs and nightly dews is a formidable obstacle to the destructive and unsightly scale-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 succession of crops that double or treble the productive value of the land.
The Florence tribune., 1901-05-04

The heat us represented in the above table during the months of June, July and August is nothing like as unbearable as in the Eastern States, and death from
The Florence tribune., 1901-05-04
UNTOUCHED BY FROST.

Orange and lemon trees require slight protection during the winter for year or two, until the wood is sufficiently hardened,
 While it is popular thing for one to say that he is mot here for his health.n it is an undisputed fact that for all pulmonary ail- 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 few weeks. But for all that, the wonderful Casa Grande valley is some thing better than d health resort.
 That portion of the great Casa Grande valley lying along the line of the Southern Pacific railway in the vicinity of Casa Grande and Arizola is Ut present, and with good reason, 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 ten years. It was about that long ago that the Florence canal was completed and the work of actual improvement begun. It is useless to deny that under our present water system there is nothing like a sufi- cient water to irrigate this vast body of land.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-22

the evening of June 9Th. The members
OF the various Uniform Ranks Of
knights of Pythias companies will par
ticipate.
Capt. T. Amick, first lieutenant. John
e. Fowler, second lieutenant, John n.
Sharnock, went to Fairmont yesterday
where they will take an examination
for promotion in the National Guard.
Quite a number gathered at the home
OF Mrs. 2. Jacob Saturday afternoon
and spent a very enjoyable time. The
occasion being the seventy-fourth ami
yersary OF the birthday OF her mother,
Mrs. w. l.. Miller.
The Senior and Junior Christian En-
deavor Societies of the Presbyterian
church, held a union meeting Sunday
evening.
Carl Kelly, OF the Christian church,
and Nellie Bracken and Olive Jacob, of
the Presbyterian church, left this morn
Ing to be delegates at the Christian En-
deavor convention held at Fairmont.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-22
NEW CUMBERLAND.

NEW CUMBERLAND, w. Va, May
2l.-Mr. Hugh Sutherlin, foreman in
Marquet & Co. S coal bank. had his arm
broken last week. Mr.. Sutherlin states
that this is the fifth time he has had
the same arm broken. He has been a
faithful and earnest church worker for
over thirty years, and was found in
his place in the Sabbath school on Sum
day morning at the NJ. e. church.
Fire broke out in Carmichaers pilot
ograph gallery on Friday evening about
10 O'Clock. By the heroic efforts of
VIM. Prosser the building was saved
and not much damage was done.
Capt. Albert Mackey, Of Pittsburg, is
visiting friends in town for a few days.
The Rockyside and Etna brick works
are MOI running in full at present. A
large stock of brick is on hands.
Charles n. Ward was a St~eubenville
visitor on Sunday.
Westlake's showboat is at the foun-
dry and will remain several days. A
large crowd of men and boys were pres
ent. Sheriff Allison Fisher and sew
eral policemen tried in vain to keep
order.
Mrs. Susan Melvin, widow of the late
Henry Melvin, died at her home on
Monday morning, after a brief illness.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-22
LLsBU

WELLSBURG, ". Va, May al
Charles Briggs was home over Sunday
from Cleveland, o.
Chester Peppers and Frank Kelly, Of
Steubenville, were Sunday visitors in
town.
Herbert Carmichael, of Wheeling,
was home ove Sunday.
Mrs. ed. Burns, of Cleveland, O., has
returned to her home after several
weeks visit with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. Speidel.
Mrs. John Snodgrass and son Charles
of Steubenville, spent Sunday with Nj.
and Mrs. Robert Forbes.
Mrs. James Jones and sister, Mrs.
Belle Cooper, were Wheeling visitors
yesterday.
Hon. Marshall Duval of Columbus, O.,
visited his father, William Duval, Sat
urday.
Miss Lena Ulricb. of Martins Ferry,
was the guest Of Miss Alice Carmichael
over Sunday.
NJ. Greenwald, of Cambridge, O., was
a visitor here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Winter, of Steu-
benyille, were the guests of friends ov-
er Sunday.
The new Uniform Rank. knights Of
Pythias, recently organized here and to
be known as the ]. q. vandergrift COM
pany. No. Sc, will be mustered In on
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-22
EBO

MIDDLEBOURNE, w. Va, May 21.-
A fine young daughter arrived at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Lon. Shepherd
Saturday night.
Mrs. Isadore Mcknight and Mrs. J..
w. Swan returned Monday from a short
visit to Oil City.
L. L. Stealey visited his son, G. B.
Stealey at Sistersville Sunday.
Miss Lena Finney, who attended
school here this winter, returned to her
home in Doddridge county, Sunday.
Master William Strickling is visiting
relatives in Doddridge county.
Dr.. Paul Engle arrived home from
Baltimore Friday.
DR.. Johnson and family arrived Fri
day from their old home at Rogers
vile, Pa, and are occupying their
handsome residence on East street.
H. 0. Stealey, of Wheeling, visited
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. u. Stealey,
Sunday.
Thomas Dickey, a prominent citizen
of Elk Fork, died last week. He was
inferred Sunday at Lone Tree.
j. A. Maxwell, a pioneer p~edagogue of
Elk Fork, was N town Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ffnney and Mr.. F. V.
S~trickling, of Doddridge county, spent
Sunday with relatives here.
Mrs. Mary Ann Smith is visiting her
son, O. j. Smith, Of Sistersville.
Mrs. J.. n. Smith, of Smith Side, spent
Sunday with the family of Dave Smith,
on Garrel's Run. y
Miss Annie Costellow is visiting rela-
tives in Bellaire.
The Mutual Oil Co. have made a To-
cation on w. G. McHenry, about e
quarters of a mile southwest of town.
A theatre party composed of John AT
thurs, j. w. Stealey, Olin Carter and
Mrs. Jose Spencer, Misses Shoup and
Mary McCay attended Rupert of Hent-
sau at the Auditorium Saturday night.