El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-18
Fort Apache,
Arizona

Special to The Herald.
FORT APACHE. Ariz., March 12-
The weather is fair and the Indians
have begun their spring work. and
| there is good prospect for a crop this
year. There is more moisture in the
ground this spring than there has
been for years.
] Company M of the Ninth calvalry
have been out on special drill practice
| if the boys got job in the Philippines
soon. Yesterday was commissary day
| for the Fort Apache agency employees.
This buying things from the govern
ment through the courtesy of Major
Powell, the commanding officer at the
post, is quite saving to the agency
employees.
The picnic trip to the Cave-dwellers'
caves has been indefinitely postponed
to some future time.
Mr.. c. l.. Douglas, the government
contractor. again failing to furnish the
beef cattle on time, the G. c. c. Cattle
Co.. under the management of Messrs.
Martin. Baker & Boskin, of Huranamo,
Arizona, are filling the contract. the
cattle arriving from San Carlos yeSter-
day. The butchering will begin at
once.
Mr.. J. p. Jensen. of Shemway. Ari-
IONA. made a freight trip from Hol-
brook to the post this week.
Mr.. George Kennedy. clerk in Mr..
Shisterts Branch trading store here,
has gone on pleasure trip to Los
Angeles. Cal. where he expects to re-
main for about one month. On his
taking his vacation. Mr.. George Aug
Justine. of Holbrook. took his place and
will remain during the formers abb
Sence.
Mr.. Ed. Wood. chief clerk in Mr.
Wouslerts branch store here. has re-
turned to Holbrook. where he takes
charge of the main store. Mr.. Wooster
arriving himself today from Holbrook
to take charge of the store here.
Mr.. NJ. c. Coste. of Holbrook arrived
here Sunday from said place, with Mrs.
Flower. who has now taken charge of
the culinary department for the mess
at the bonded government Indian
school here.
Stewart Reese. of this post. is off on
a furlough. He intends visiting in
and then he will go to
the Philippines. where he will again
enter upon duty.
Mr.. Albert b. Reagan is on his way
to the "Sibikin' country, where he will
take charge of the Indian farming. The ,
place is situated forty-five miles from
a postoffice.
There has been a great deal of trou-
BILE here for some time between the
agent and the government employees of
same. and of late between the agent
and the Indians. and last week all the
chiefs of the White Mountain Indians
came to the agent and rendered him
their observation-disclosures in all
Mr.. Armstrong has the painful job of
calling a new ministry" Yesterday |
Mr.. Blivens, of Holbrook. arrived with |
Mr.. Zeveley. L. Especial Indian agent |
from Washington. and today things are
at an unrest here. Every one is look |
ing for What next. |
TO ALL WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN. |
This is to certify that the Union Mu- |
tual Life Insurance company of Port |
land. Maine. has in all respects fully |
complied with the laws of Texas as |
precedent to its doing bust |
ness in this state and that said COM |
pany holds a certificate of authority |
from this office emitting it to do bust |
less in this state for one year. from the |
LIST day of January. 1901. to the 31st |
day of December. 1901.
iiven under my hand and seal. at office |
in Austin, the day and date first |
above written.
Jefferson Johnson
Austin. Feb. %. 1901. Commissioner.