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Tombstone epitaph., 1901-05-12
DOUGLASS ITEMS
Newsv Notes From the Border
 Town
DOUGLAS, May 5. 1901


 Mir. White will have temporary quarters on Tenih rtreei uutii his adobe is finished.
 Mir Houser Of Deadwood, Dakoto, ia acting in place of MT Simley, freight clerk during absence st latter.
 L L Hammer, manager of Bisbee Gymnasium club wss in our town making arrangements for tss base ball teams from Tucson and Bi.bse to be here on the l2th.
 Mir. Calishsr of Nogslss who has been spending several months in Cal ifornis in search Of health is taking 6 view of the business prospects here.
 Errick & Co., q wholesale butcher and bar fixture house of st. Joseph, Mo. had their representative MT. Bleyer visit us to look slfef cur towns demands in their line.
 c. A. Overlook, post master and manager of the Douglas Lumber Co.,, who has ss much business on hand as any tesd in the Douglas puddle, spent Sunday with his family and friends st Bisbes.
 The Bi.bes Base Ball teams were down Sunday to practice that they may be able 10 meet the Tucson team on the 12th. James Ross acted ss umpire and at close of 9th inning the score stood IS to s.
 Dr. Ricketts, superintendent of ths Moctezuma Copper Co., Nacosaris, Mex. passed through here yesterday, | His bull pug was with hin and the appearance of the canine caused tine town clock to cease swinging ua,il the danger point wss passed.
 Tom Tate, who has in charge the moving Of Tom Whites business building into the city limits, has completed the work and the buildin E will now be used fer post office and official business ot the Town Co.
 Mir. Fred Ssndstrom sp old time Bisbee Shelter foreman, who has spent a year in the CsnAnes camp spent a day with us making arrange ments 10 locate on his ranch with in one mile of our town where Bel. gisn hares and fowls of all kinds will receive his attention.
 A Gils Monster Of the District oi Sonora, Mex. came in on . special and registered at the Engine Mess i house as the guest of MT. A. F. Mcguire, who furnished him sn al- cohol bath and peace now "like the calm of placid river, or like the sloping shadows at twilight" brsods over it's glsss house.
 The genial F. B. O'Brien. man. sger Of the Copper Belle store is still wearing 2 smiling face as of yore and as usual attending strictly to | business.
 J. F, CoI, manager of Ryan Bros.' rsnoh met with an accident Thurs- day winch might have cost him his life. He was riding along narrow ! ledge on the eide of a mountain, when his horse ipped. rolling him down the eide of the hill. He has scars and cuts on his h ands and face as result and his many friends will we serry to hear Of his nishap though olad nnthiuO mora seriOua Occurred
Tombstone epitaph., 1901-05-12

Thtre is a popular impression go- ing around for more than 2 century, which pesds amending, indeed; the hymn that we all were taught, about. "How doth the little busy bee i'm prove each thinning hour" has, by the lstest investigator aud lifelong stodent Of these breech-losded insects. been dsclaree 6 fraud. ss far ss truth is concerned. He asserts that the "bu-y bee" works only three hours a day, and is c thorough going loafer the rect ol the time. One by one the halucinations sf youth are being rudely dispelled by tune.
Tombstone epitaph., 1901-05-12

The school trustees are anxious to avoid the necessity of levying an ex- trs school tax to pay for needed re- pairs to the public school building. The proceeds to be realized from the benekt performance. vii! materially help the fund and all who lend their aid, will be thus contributing to a good cause.
Tombstone epitaph., 1901-05-12

A travelling man reports that he had a strange experience at 6 church supper oD a recent evening. He said that he kept crumDling crackers into s bowl of oyster soup, and to his in- tense surprise, they kept dissppesr- ing. lie made nasty examination, and found that by some accident an oyeter had gotten into the soup, and. being gsunt and fsmisbed, had gob- bled up the crackers as fast AS he crnmb!ed them in.
Tombstone epitaph., 1901-05-12

One hundred oougressmen ara so. ing to visit the Philippines this sum- Her-at the government expense, on committees doubtless, or on official transports Even rIch congressmen are like other people, ready to take all they can get Perhaps some of them think snaps grow on Philippine tree, and that the crop is now ripe, with danger no longer to be met. with in the @oois.
Tombstone epitaph., 1901-05-12
GLEASON ITEMS.
Iute resting Notes From the
 End of the DragO0ns

Dr. Toney has tive pretty little bay ponies which he drives in his buggy. They are not much larger than zebras but they are very hardy, and small as they are, are capable Of doing a great deal of work
 Mrs. Mary Smith Is building e very nice hotel. She IS very obliging lady and should receive good patron age
 J. W. kelso of the Arcade saloon, the energetic former Tombstoner, is the same as usual, and IS making vast improvements on his property. IL i- said that he will shortly go into the lumber business.
 John Kelly, ane of the pioneers si Gleessn. is building s large rooming house and has almost get il finished.
 wm. Shaw, formerly of Tombstone, is superintendent ot the Copper Belle mine.
 Hud Porter and wife are in Glseson looking over the city with view ei investing.
 James Hagen, formerly Of Tomb stone, is engineer s! the Copper Belle mine.
 Thomas Cowen. formerly of Tomb- stone is here in the mining business.
 Geo. F. Richards is tbe assayer for the Copper Belle and the Turquoise Copper Co. and is very affatle gentleman.
 IL is said that the T. c. NJ. i s. Cos properties are very encouraging.
 The T. c. NJ. S E. Go. have made shipment oi high grade ore to Fl Paso and have another ready on the platform.
 The Copper Belle is likely to erect modern mating smelter shortly to be run in conjunction with their present plant
 Ransud < Soto's new store is bull, but the goods have not yet arrived to open i. mp, owing to delay in freight.
 B A. Taylor has built the Gem Cash store and will open ss soon as the goods arrive,
 c. Walker is visiting his srstheI at the Copper Belle store.
 The Copper Belle company are building large stable 100 feet ia length. with 0 roadway through il with twenty feet of stalls on each side and every possible accommodation fol themselves and sil who wi-h to put up there.
 Frank Merrill is night foreman al the Turquoise Co.
 Lumber is scarce and freight has been delayed. A great many build ings are in course of construction and q great many, improvements are being made at the different mines, ir order to facilitate work.
Tombstone epitaph., 1901-05-12

Arizona once before hal the honor of a presi iential vi-i': President Hayes visited Tucson during his term of office, and one of the wiideyed cow boys put his arm about the presidents neck and told him be was "ou.ly fellow." The president laughed at the wooley demonstration, but it was in exceeding bad tsste-Gazetts.
Tombstone epitaph., 1901-05-12
sN EXPERIMENT
A Simple ExperiIaen, For
 Your Own Amusement

Tie a string stou yard long to g common door key snd take the string in the right hand, holding it 90 the key will clear the floor by three or four inches. Ifyou can hold the Key steadily enough Il will begin to ewing back and forth in a straight line. Let smother person take your left hanc. the motion Of the key wIlI change from the pend ulum- like swing 10 cireullr swing. 1T a third per- son will place hIs hand on the should CT of the second person, the key will stop Try it and then explain it.
Tombstone epitaph., 1901-05-12

The Buffalo or Psn-Americsn ex- position which was opened on the first Of this month will rank next Co the one held in Chicago in attractive ness and interest. IL is representa- tive Of the entire western bemispt ere. and i. will be ss complete picture oi the industrial development si the age as it IS practicable to present.
Tombstone epitaph., 1901-05-12

Nick Noble who was q former Tomb stoner and now prosperous BisJCe merchant is over from the Copper Camp ca yisit and shaking hanl- with his many hi nds here.
Tombstone epitaph., 1901-05-12

It is somewhat amusing to note how little visible results sometimes attends yclone Of public agitation. There are new six thousand corpora, tions sfganized for pecunisry profit in Kansas, the state which net long ago had fierce crusade sgsinst cor poratiopk.
Tombstone epitaph., 1901-05-12

Phoenix is to have brewery with a capacity of twenty five thousand bar rels annually. The company back Of the enterprise is controlled by the Melczer brothers, with William Melc- Fer ss president.
Tombstone epitaph., 1901-05-12

The Beers tore up railway to stop
 train upon which they thought Cecil Rhodes was a passenger. Had they caught the cause of all the rouble they wouldn't 6 done s ting to i'm"
Tombstone epitaph., 1901-05-12

The man who defined civil service reform as method by which profess sional reformers in office could put heir friends in office without raising q TOW among the disappointed efice eskers, was in strikiug distance Of ruth.
Tombstone epitaph., 1901-05-12

The strength of the new regular army and the relative size of esch arm oi it have practically been agreed up- on by the president and the secretary Of war The aggregate figure wlll be around 76,OOO.
Tombstone epitaph., 1901-05-12

Yesterday truosiosd of green sea turtles attracted much attention at the eepct. They were from Gnaymas, shipped by express to New York, Chicago, Denver and other eastern cities. The largest were in crates, and weighed about three hundred pounds each.-Benson Frees.
Tombstone epitaph., 1901-05-12

So great is the love between Gen Wood and the memters of that Cuban committee that they went from Ha- vana to Washington by different outes and returned in the same man. xer
Tombstone epitaph., 1901-05-12

President Mckinley and party will pass Benson tonight and be a, Tucson a. 10.30 p. m. The presidential trsin will stop only 20 minutes at Tucson and speed on to Pho nix where a grand reception swsits them.
Tombstone epitaph., 1901-05-12

F R Hare. father of County Re- corder Frank Hare, arrived yesterday rem Sherman, Texas. on visit here. Mfr. Hare ST., ia prominently idsnti- fed ~i,h TeIas, having served that commonwealth in vsrions responsible official petitions and is one Of the pioneers of his home county.
Tombstone epitaph., 1901-05-12

A Philadelphia doctor advises peo- pie not to go right out after taking eff their heavy underwear, The statutes alec have something to ina same pur- pose.
Tombstone epitaph., 1901-05-12

Secretary Gsgs has decided that Chinese born Tn Hawaii at any time or naturslized there before the date of the treaty of annexation, are citizens Of ths United States and entitled to entry at any port. The burden of proof rests on tn, ChiDsnsn seeking entrance.
Tombstone epitaph., 1901-05-12

When a man tells you 6 very funny story pull out your Laugherino and get hilarious. Then step suddenIy and remark: I'll never forget ,he first time l heard that stsrJ." ," II the man doesn's kill you, try it on the next one This is sure and imper- sonsl way of committing suicide.
Tombstone epitaph., 1901-05-12

Philadelphia may be slow town in some respects, but some Of her phy-i cisns are up to date. This is proved by the fact that on the death of one Of the statesmen of that city the physi- clan handed in bill for $l90,000. There is certainly nothing slow or small about that.
Tombstone epitaph., 1901-05-12

An Alameda "sidew lady" claims that the soul Of her husband has gone iRto 6 white butterfly and hovers about her garden. We have heard O. husbands who wers 'bi.ds" and "lulus," hut never of one who was & butterfly.
Tombstone epitaph., 1901-05-12

Mir Eugene smisb, O! New York. in a paper recently read before the Ma | ional Prisens association, estimated the cost oF crime to the taxpayer oi this country st s20O. o,0Os & year.
Tombstone epitaph., 1901-05-12

By refusing to accept any thing less than Sl0 bills the prudent ci'izeu will escape the possibility Of getting any of those B ccunteriei, bills which are now said to be ID circulation.
Tombstone epitaph., 1901-05-12

No less an authority than Justice Brewer tells the Yale students that the jury system AS conducted in the UAited States is little better than 6 relic of barbarian, IL is not hard to believe hi 10.
Tombstone epitaph., 1901-05-12

We have just read about chap over near Clifton who prospects by smelling of the iormatInn. He ssys copper is his holt. II there is any thing in that mode of prospecting We will get out and locate a mountain of linburgsr cheese near Broad street. Globe Times.
Tombstone epitaph., 1901-05-12

Mrs \ E Carson, the e6cient teach CT of the primary grade iu the schools here, left yesterday fer her home at San Leaudre. Cal, to spend her va cation there among friends and rels
Tombstone epitaph., 1901-05-12

Peter Johns1r, Slp'. Of She Son h Bisbes Co came over today rom Eis- bee. MT Johnson Is always 0 vel come visitor here.
Tombstone epitaph., 1901-05-12

San Francisco is trying 10 get good before She Mckinley excursion gets there. The chist of police has been indicted by the grand jury for stand. D with vice of all sorts.
Tombstone epitaph., 1901-05-12

Supervisor Thos York is to open a new butcher shop shortly It will De located in the Oriental Block near the post office and the place is being fi.- ted up.
Tombstone epitaph., 1901-05-12

A Tonsstone base ball club has been formed and the club propose to give dance on the 10th inst 10 raise funds for suits, etc.
Tombstone epitaph., 1901-05-12

Mrs NJ A Howell and Mrs Samuel Cowsn are Tombstou. yi-itors rom Bisbee. Both ladies are we'll known in Tombstone and have many friends here
Tombstone epitaph., 1901-05-12

There are 3s28 million aires in America and less than fifty ,geod poets Many miilioDsires are made a.d not born.
Tombstone epitaph., 1901-05-12

Sometimes a men does not know what he is taking about until long after be has said it.
Tombstone epitaph., 1901-05-12

Msricopa county boasts O! one wo" man who sells 1000 eggs every week in Ph lenix, says the Gag tte
Tombstone epitaph., 1901-05-12

A Wentworth and B Hattich left today for Phoenix 10 attend the meet ing os the grand lodge k. of P,
Tombstone epitaph., 1901-05-12

Mrs E Barker is Tomb-t mo yisi tor from BIsbee aud will remain here a fortnight, the guest of Mrs A Baror.
Tombstone epitaph., 1901-05-12
From Mondoy'e D1ily,

Frank kernon, a brother of Mrs J Walker, is Tombstone vi itor. Mir kernon was one of the Arizona volun- teers who has seen srvice in the Philippines.
Tombstone epitaph., 1901-05-12

Fortune, it is said knocks but once 8. each mans door. Misfortune knocks all the time.
Tombstone epitaph., 1901-05-12
bIsBEE. May 3, 1901
CoPPKRIN0s.


 Root Holling the Bisbee miner who died at the hospital Fhursdsy was buried yesterday.
 The new ice plant of the B'sbee Improvement. Co is now in operation and will supply the city with ice. Assessor Walter Fife ana M c Benton arrived today from Tombstone. They wlll together assess Bisbee and num- Der the town,
 Mrs Geo DreyspriDg received the sad Intelligence today Of the death oi her father W Grey at St David. Mrs Dreyspring left at once to attend the funeral. The sympathy oi the community is extended the bereaved anily.
 In the case against Jos Schwartz on charge of building fence on property claimed by H Jacks was decided b, jury in Justice Williams court today A verdict sgsInst Schwartz was re- turned and notice of appeal given.
 A fire broke out about l2 o'clock las, night and destroyed the house oi Senator Jones ou Upper Brewery Gulch. The loss will amount to con siderable. Insurance of s4O0 was carried on the property.
 The bakery wagon of J A Miller is considerably wrecked as & result Of s notion of the horse attached thereto 10 run away. The driver Jas Wilkln- son had & narrow escape from serious injury in being thrown isum the wagon.
 The new bank building will be 6 modern i've story fire proof building. The work of excavaiiug for tLe founds' ten has already begun. The con- tract has been let 10 c D Parsons and the estimated cost ei the structure will be s22. COG.
 BIsBEE, May S, 1901
 COVERINGS.
 Mir. II c Benton and tive sons are over from Tombstone on a visit.
 The work of numbering Bisbee il continuing and large number oi houses are already decorated with at trsctive number
 Nick Noble left yesterday for Toab' stone on 6 brief visit.
 supt Douglas returned here las: even ing from an eastern visit.
 The Jack vs Schwartz case will be heard again before Justice Willlsm' on Saturday a new trial having been granted.
 Tomorrow the 9Ih, the parade of the Red men will take place. The march will begin at } p n and the Coehist Tribe expec. to eclipse anything in the line oi rarsdes had here in years From the looks of some of the cos- tunes the Red men will score quite a hit.
 A A and NJ Castepads the well- known Benson residents are Bi-bet visitors today.
 James E Brock WAS an outgoing passenger tbis morning. He goes or q visit to his home in TeIas. A Mcssman Of the firm oi Toveri and Mossman returned today iron El Paso where he went on a flying yisit.
 James c Cutler and Mrs Marion Blair both well known Bisbes resi- q B;s were united in the bords 0 mstrimony Monday. Miss Lillian Holland is Blsbet visitor from Tombstone. Park Whitney returned to Douglas yesterday. He has recovered iron bis wounds received at the time of th, Douglas tragedy.
 Lem oFerlcck is back from hi, Phenix ,IiP.
 ! AV Moves ard Jas Wolf the weIl- ! kpe1n San Pedro rsnchers were Bis bee visitors yesterday.
 inc Bisbee delegates of the k Of I grand lodge were J c Pritchard Al Godfrey and x D Nichols:
Tombstone epitaph., 1901-05-12

Have you hear! the latest? When does lettuce bIu-h? Why. when il, s,es sa ad dressing. An, there!
Tombstone epitaph., 1901-05-12
From Tueda0's Issue.

The Fl Pss) psrers a;e crowded with advertisements of Beaum mt Oil campsnies.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-05-22
Sheriff's Sale.

sDY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION. IS
district court In and for the county of Red
ment rendered and docketed in the said
an action wherein Russell s. CO., corpora
ton was plaintiff and a. b. pike and Michael
Mahoney were defendants. in favor of the
said plaintiff. and against the said defend
ants. for the sum OF three hundred ninety
eight 59-100 dollars 1913. SO which execu-
ton was direcEed and delivered to me as
sherifin and for the said county of Redwood
4 have. this 9th day of April. "A. D. 1901,
levied upon all the right. title and interest
which the said defendant A. b. Pike. had on
the 10th sdaysof July. 1895. at 5 O'Clock d. m .
and any time thereafter.i in and to the fol-
lowing described real estate. situated IN the
county of Redwood and State OF Minnesota.
viz: The northwest quarter fnw341 of sec
ton ten (10) in township one hundred and
eleven (111l of range hirtv-seyen {371
Notice is hereby given That I. the under
signed. as sheriff as aforesaid. will sell the
above described real estate. to the highest
bidder for cash. at public auction. at the
front door of the court house. in the city OF
Redwood Falls. in the county of Redwood
and State of Minnesota on the 23d lay of
May a. ID. 1901. at ten o'clock a. N. OF tHat
day. to satisfy the said execution. together
with he interest and costs thereon.
81 Dated at the city of Redwood alls. Mime
sofa. this 9Th day of April. A d. 1901.
ALVIN SMALL.
Sheriff Of Redwood county, Minnesota
JOHN III. BOWERS.
ATTORNEY for assignee of nlaintiff 35-7
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-05-22
WHO CAN BEAT THIS?

Miss Sadie a. Holt, teacher il
district 55, Swedes Forest, returned
her final report to the county super
intendent Saturday, showing every
pupil, 26 il ali, entitled ito appor-
tionment and the average personal
attendance Of each pupil to be 100
days.
There were q pupils between the
ages Of eight and 16 years, ct which
number 90 attended the sfsll time re-
auired BY law The school was il
session eight months.
The only browning act remaining
IS for ! No % issa new school house
the old one has served its day
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-05-22
Notice OF Expiration of r
demption Period

GTATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
~ Redwood, SIS.
81 TO John Johnson:
Take notice that the following described
piece or parcel of land, situated in the comfy
OF Redwood and State of Minnesota, to-Wit:
East one-half OF the southeast quarter (eh
hundred twelve &112)RofTange thirty-seven
1917 was. on the I'd day Of May. "A. ID. 1898,
sold for he sum Of twelve dollars and thirty
one cents, pursuant to real estate tax
entered in the district court in
the said county of Redwood, on the21st day
OF March a. d. 1898, in proceedings to
enforce payment of taxes delinquent upon
real estate for the year 1896. for the said
comfy of Redwood. That the amount re-
CURED to redeem such lands from such sale,
exclusive of the costs to accrue upon this
notice, is the sum of twelve dollars and
thirty-one cents, with Interest thereon at
the rate of one per cent. per month from
said I'd day of May. 1898, to the time Of such
and costs accruIng subsequent to said sale,
with interest thereon to the time of such
redemption; and the time within which said
land can be redeemed from said sale will
expire sixty days after this notice has been
served and the proof of such service las
been filed with the auditor of said county in
manner prescribed by Section 81 of Chapter
g. General Laws of Minnesota, tor the year
1877. as amended by. Chapter 1913 Of the
General Laws Of Minnesota for the year
1Ss 9. 1B5S
Dated at Redwood Falls, this Sd day of
- 1sDs, i. N. ToMPKINs, Nc
[sEAI. Auditor Redwood county, Mimi.
x 80 - r &
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-05-22
Notice OF Expiration Of Redemption
Period

GTATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
ID RedWood-ss.
To D. d. MCPHERSON.
Take notice, that the following described
piece or parceIof lana. situated in the county
of Redwood and and state of Minnesota.
to-wiu. Lot twelve {I2l IN block eight (S)
of the village of Walnut Grove, was on the
I'd daya of May. A. d. 1888. bid in for the
State for the sum of forty-nine cents, pur-
in the district court IN The said county of
Redwood on the Dist day. OF March, a. D.
1898, in proceedings to enforce payment of
taxes delinquent upon real estate Tor the
year 1S96.fo the said county of Redwood
and was on the 9th day of April, A. D. 1900,
one cents. That the amount required to re-
deem such lands from such assignment,
exclusive of the costs to accrue upon this
notice, is the sum of siXty-ones cents with
interest thereon at the rate of one per cent
per month from said 9th day Of April, 1900
to the time of such redemption, and delin-r
quent taxes, penalties ana costs aCcruing
subsequent to said assignment, with interest
thereon to the time OF such redemption, as
follows
The taxes for the years 1881. 1882, 1888,
1851 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1880 1890.
1891. 1892, 1898, 1894 and 1895, and the
time within which said lands can be re
sixty days after this notice has been served
and the proof of such service has been fled
with the auditor OF said county in manner
prescribed by Section 81 of Chapter 6, Cen
eral Laws OF Minnesota for the year 1877,
and amendments thereto.
Dated at Redwood Falls. this Dist day of
May. A. d. 1901.
{ County Auditors I. n. TOMPKINS,
Seal. Redwood Auditor of Redwood
Co.. Mimi County, Minnesota.