Arizona republican., 1901-03-28
A LITTLE SERMON
Based on the Wedding of An Arizona
 Prospector,

Married, at the NJ. F. church par sonage, Prescott. March % 1901. by Rev. Peck, Robert F. Humphrey of Morristown Arizona. and Miss Matte w. Loper of Des Moines, Iowa. Mrs, Humphrey comes from one of the most prominent families of Des Moines and -is a most estimable lady Mir Hum phrey has resided in Arizona nearly forty years. He is the owner of the very promising Humphrey group pf mines. which are not for sale, He con- s.dets his latest location the most valu- able of them all.-Prescou Courier.
 The above will prove an item of great i0tsrest Co the many friends of MT. E31mphrey in this city and county, and ts equally as surprising as interesting. gG ts surprising for the reason that MT. lRlmphrey has been telling his friends . Aa was going to get married for so wany years past that they came to look upon il as only his little stock joke, f1g everyone has a joke or two that they carry around to use on all occa- , s!ons when pressed for something to gay. The fact that he has actually come Co realize that there is something in Jhls world for him to do beside tear up l,s surface with powder is a matter for ghc consratulation of Mir. Humphrey, Ais good wife and all his friends.
 Tho wedding notice above will serve 1n text for a little sermon GO the th .re os what Arizona @lll do for man. The writer has.An1vn Mir Humphrey for a great taary years and is compelenJ to speak cr gacty. He came to Arizona about epgty years ago on the advice of a phy- stctza. who told him he could live ahaat a year longer if he sought high, dry climate. but the last deal was on ln Mississippi. where he then lived, ao3 ihere were but few cards left iu h4s hand.
 That was a good plain hint and Mir aSsmphrey struck out after the setting suH. it took him some years to work hlx Say through the rocky hills of New Mexico. but he finally did so and hid ONt in the caves and gulches of Ari- noWs along with the bears lions and Indians, every once in awhile discover ing gold mine and selling it 10 some SOdy. About fifteen years ago he was engaged in the icwelry business in this city and was very succo ssful. but it was too cUnlr!ng for a man that was in the habit of prospecting and hunt ing for a living. He sold out. went into Tonto basin, where he discovered more gold mines and sold them. then went Co Globe and found another rich group and sold it. He came back to this county d few years ago and went Co work near Morristown at a place he had been waiting for the last twenty years for someone to build d railroad Co. He found some more good pros poets and sold them. and now has yet other claims. which the Courier says are not for sale.
 .st thtS time he has b,en taking on llssA and gainaing in health and the cody mtedicine he ever uses is home sSsw1 apple dumpllngs when he can "G5s sA~a,, or when he can get the apples he can make them himself The only proof that he was ever sick is his own word. for he certainly has shown no indication of it in the last fifteen years and he has entirely forgotten the art of coughing.
 With all this experience, he has just now got old enough to marry. and it is certainly to be expected that he will