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Graham guardian., 1901-04-26
First publication April 10, 1901.
Articles Of Incorporation
Of The Stafford Commercial Club
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That we, the undersigned, G. C. Barry, z. C.
Prina. II NJ. Jeter, George A. Olney, ]. NJ.
Foster, H. W Hudgen and George Jacobson,
all residents of the town of Stafford, Graham
County, Arizona territory, do hereby associate
ourselves in'o a corporation under the laws of
The territory of Arizona, and we do hereby
certify;
be the -afford Commercial Club with its prin-
cipal place of transacting business in the town
OF Stafford, Graham County, Arizona territory.
ARTICLE H. She purposes for which said cor
poration is formed are, to buy, purchase. ap,.
propriate or otherwise acquire, own, hold, bond
rent, lease su blet, for either public or private
purposes and uses, with full power to sell.
transfer, convey, assign, rent, pledge, hypothe.
cate or mortgage rights and properties rs fol
lows: real estate, mineral oil bearing and min
eTal and agricultural lands, mineral rights
mines. mining claims and minerals, wa'er
rights and water power for any beneficial use
whatsoever with the right to acquire by pur
chase or otherwise, hold, and own, maintain
manage construct, operate and control, pipe
lines, reservoirs. tanks tank-cars, tramways,
fumes canals, bitches. electric light or power
plants, street railways, telegraph and eephone
lines. franchises mining shafts, drifts, tunnels
and slopes, cars, machinery and all other works,
property or appliances that may be incident to
or auxiliary 10 the aforesaid business or pur-
poses, or for putting into actual or beneficial
use or operation any Of the foregoing mention
ed properties or interests, also to improve parks,
streets and pubic highways; and to organize,
conduct and control for pleasure or for profit,
county fairs and exhibits of live stock, agrcul-
tural, horticultural, floral, mineral manufac-
ed, or other products of the Territory of Arizona
or elsewhere.
ARTICLE III. The term of which said corpora
ton shall exist shall be twenty-five years from
and after the date of filing these articles in the
office of the recorder of said Graham County,
Arizona territory.
ARTICLE ". The affairs of said corporation
shall be conducted by Board of Seven Direc.
tors chosen by its stockholders from among
their number, annually on the FIRST Wednesday
| after the second tuesday in January of each
year
ARTICLE V. Ihe capital stock of ssid corpora.
ton shall amount TO twenty-five Thousand pol
lars 1926, ,0OU.00 divided into shares of the value
of Five Dollars $500 each. The .ighes t
amount ofindebtedness TO be contracted by said
| corporation shall be Five Thousand Dollars
| $4,000 00l, and the private property of stock
| holders therein shall be exempt from corporate
Graham guardian., 1901-04-26
First publication April 26th, 1901.
Order to show Cause.
In rhe Probate Court of the County of Ora
ham, Territory of Arizona.

In rhe Probate Court of the County of Ora
ham, Territory of Arizona.
In the matter of the Estate Oft
James R. Nicks, Deceased.
1t appearing to this court, by the petition this
day presented and filed by George NJ Nicks the
of the estate of James X. Nicks,
deceased that it is necessary to sell the whole
of said estate of said decedent to pay the debts
of decedent and the expenses and charges OF
administration.
1t is therefore ordered by this court that all
persons interested in the estate of said deceased
appear before the said probate court on Friday
the oath day of May. 1901, at the hour of ten
O'Clock o. m, of said day, at the court room OF
said court at the court house at solomonville, in
the said county of Graham, Territory of Ari-
zona, TO show cause why an order should not
be granted to said administrator TO sell all ofthe
said estate of said deceased, and that copy OF
this order be published for four successive
weeks in the Graham GUARDIAN n weekly news
paper printed and published in said County.
WIN. A. MOODY,
Judge and ex-officio Clerk of the Probate
Court.
Graham guardian., 1901-04-26

THE following is plank of the
platform adopted by the democrat
ic party of Phoenix, last week:
We denounce the vicious system
now in force of licensing females
to sing in public resorts where
liquor is sold or given away, and
favor and demand a discontinu-
ance of said system and the prohi
bition offemales from singing in or
frequenting any public resort in
the city where spirtious liquors are
sold or given away, and we especi
ally pledge our candidates for
mayor and members of the council,
if elected, to carry out this declara-
ton to the full extent of the spirit
and letter in which it is herein
expressed.
There is nothing that will do
Phoenix more good, morally, than
the strict observance of this plank.
1t is something the city needs
badly and as the democratic party
is sure of success its application is
assured.
Graham guardian., 1901-04-26

debts of said corporation. Capital stock shall
be sold and paid in subject to the times, terms
and conditions imposed by order of the Board
of Directors of SAID corporation.
ARTICLE W. The officers of said corporation
shall consist of a president, vice president, a
secretary, a treasurer, corresponding secre
tary, and such other officers as said Board Of
Direct irs may provide for, all of sad officers h.
be chosen annually by said Board at the first
res ular meeting of said Board after said annual
election of the members of said Board of Direc
tors. All officers, and members of said Boaro
of Directors shall hold office for one year an
until their successors shall be elected and quail
fed.
ARTICLE VII. Said Board of Directors may
make and adopt, subject to approvalo ofits stock
holders. all bylaws, rules and regulate ms for
affairs of said corporation, limited by the pro
visions of these articles Ofincorporation. of
ARTICLE VIII. The names of the memb o.
the Board of irectors who shall ser"e until
their successors are elected and qualified are
Eeo. A. Olney, y. G. Prina. H. Jefer. q. G..
Barry. j. NJ. Foster, II. W. Hudgen Geo Jacob
son, all residing at the Town of Stafford, Graham.
County, Arizona territory.
ARTICLE TX. These articles may be altered
changed or amended by a two-thirds vote of tht
stockholders at any regular meeting, notice o.
the proposed change having been given in
writing, at the next preceding regular meeting.
hands and seals this 18th day of April, 90l.
lsEALs G. G. BARRY,
u. G. tRINA,
II. NJ. JETER,
GEO A. Olney,
]. NJ. FosTEs,
II. w. HUDGEN,
GEO. JACOBSON.
Graham guardian., 1901-04-26
MATT RURTs PARD0NED
A Reward for Services Performed for the
Territory.
Attest: THOMAS SMITH, clerk.


Governor Murphy yesterday
granted pardon to Matt Burt, the
trainrobber, for completely in the
Cochise and other train robberies
in which Burt Alvord, Stiles, VIM.
Downing, Bravo Juan and others
were implicated. The pardon was
granted at the request of the dis
trict attorney of Cochise county,
where Burts had been convicted.
1t was also recommended by
Frank Cox who, as representative
Of the Southern Pacific, had assist
ed in his prosecution and convic-
ton. Burts had turned states evi-
dence and materially contributed
to the conviction of his guiltier as
sociates. He would have been re-
leased earlier, but was held to
await the trail of all the members
of the gang in custody. The last
one to be tried was Downing, who
WAS convicted in the United States
court at Tucson. There is no
carly probability of the capture Of
Alvord, and considering the SER
vice Burts had rendered, it was de-
cided that he had already been
sufficiently punished.--Republican
Graham guardian., 1901-04-26
First Publication Mar. Is, 1901
NOTICE For PUBLICATION
Homestead Application
No. 1882

LAND OFFICE AT TUCSON ARIZONA
Mar. u, 1901.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention to
make final proof in support of his claim al
that said proof will be made before the Clerk OF
the District Court at Solomonville, Ariz.. on
Tuesday, April q, 1901, viz: William NJ. Whip
pie, of Pima, Arizona, for the SH I. w. Y. Sec.
% and n. 4 N. W. Il Sec. 80, 7. s., r. 25 E.,
G. & S. K. B & NJ.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of
said land, viz:
Don Judd. John Alfred and George Larson, of
Pima, Arizona, and Louis Norton, of Central
Arizona.
MILTON R. MOORE, Register.
Graham guardian., 1901-04-26
First publication March %, 1901.
Notice for Publication.
(Homestead Entry No. 1885,
LAND OFFICE AT TUCSON, ARIz

Homestead Entry No. 1885,
LAND OFFICE AT TUCSON, ARlz
March Is, 1901.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim, and
that sad proof will be made before the Pro-
bate Judge at Solomonville, Arizona, on Sat
urday April 81, 1901, via: John e. Taylor, Of
Pima, Arizona. for the southeast u southwest
4 and west X southeast u section 30 ard
northwest Il northeast Il section 81, township
soLti range 25 cas-. &. and S. r. B. and M
He names the following witnesses to prove
his &C ntinuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz:
Joseph A. Taylor, Francis Kerby william C.
Taylor. and Wilford w. Crockett, all of Pima,
Arizona.
MILTON R. MOORE,
Register
Graham guardian., 1901-04-26
First publication April, 2e, 1901.
Notice for Publication.

HON e 3 tead Entry No. 21SS
LAND OFFICE AT TUCSON. ARIZONA,
April 18th, 1901.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
tp make tipal proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the Clerk OF
the District Court at Solomonville, Arizona, ON
saturday, June LIST, 1901. viz.
Manuel Palma, of Thatcher, Arizona, for the
w Il of S w Il lot n Sec rs, TIP 6, r 25 K,
q. & S. R. B. & NJ.
He names the following witnesses TO prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
OF said land. viz:
Manuel Burruel; Sewers Serrano. Ruyes
Buendia and Pedro Palma, all of Thatcher, Ari-
MILTON r. MOORE,
Register
Graham guardian., 1901-04-26

TERRITORY OF ARIzoNA,l
COUNTY OF GRAHAM I
Before me E. F. Buss Notary Public in and
for said County and Territory, this day, person
ally appeared G. c. Barry, II. NJ Jeter, George
Foster and Geo. Jaco bson known to me to be
the persons named in the foregoing articles and
instrument and to be the persons whose names
are subscribed thereto who being fully exanin-
ed by me personally acknowledged that they
signed and executed the foregoing instrument
freely and voluntarily for the uses, purposes
and consideration therein expressed.
Given under my hand this 18th day of April,
1901.
L. F. BUss,
Notary Public.
My commission expires February 10th, 1901
Graham guardian., 1901-04-26

Buss & Birdno have improve
ments on several fine pieces of land
in the Artesian belt to dispose of.
First come, first served. We have
some good opportunities for parties
te get homes cheap.
Graham guardian., 1901-04-26
Continued from second page.

meeting.
A petition from Lehi Smithsol
was presented to the board pray
ing for the opening of prlvat'
road from his place IF residence il
the southeast quarter of section s
township 7, south of range 26 eas'
of the G & S X M, to the road run
ming north and south op the sec
tion line between sections IL and
Is in said township. Said road
will be laid out on the lands OF
Richard Clifford and r. A. Smith,
distance of about 65 rods, and
that said board appoint viewers to
view out said road after giving due
notice of the time of the hearing
of this petItien and that your
board make such other and furth-
er orders in the premises as may
be proper. Dated this 18th day
of April, 1901. On motion and
by a full vote of the board it is
hereby ordered that three notices
be posted in a CONSPICUOUS places by
the clerk of the board for period
of twenty days and published &C.
cording to law.
Manuel Icons proposition to
compromise for $4,000, back salary,
having been refused by the board,
and suit having since been brought
by said Manuel Leon for said back
salary against the county of Ora
ham, on motion and by full vote
of the board, Wiley E. Jones is
hereby employed to defend the
county against said suit brought
by Manuel Leon.
On motion unanimously carried
the sheriff's report on license was
ordered laid over until the next
meeting of the board.
On motion and by full vote of
the board the District Attorney is
hereby ordered and directed to
bring suit in the next term Of dis.
trict court against each person in
Graham county whose properly
has become delinquent for taxes,
for the amount shown to be due by
the Tax Collectors books.
On motion and by full vote OF
the boarG the penalty ordered TO
the taxes for 1900 against Jas. K.
Nicks is hereby remitted.
The following claims agai.s n2
county having been audited, wcia
allowed on motion aud by Full
vote Of the Board, it Is orJered
that the same be paid by warrant
on the county treasury as funds
appear to be on hand for their
payment, viz:
Graham guardian., 1901-04-26

The best assortment of horse
blankets, laprobes and whips ever
received in the valley at Clark
sons. 37-tf.
Graham guardian., 1901-04-26

signed and acknowledged by all the stockhold
ers of said corporation.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set ouI
hands and seals this 18th day of March, 1901,
lsEALs1 j. II. TAYLOR,
A. TAYLOR,
e. w. TAYLOR,
JIM l.. FRAZER;
TERRITORY or ARIzoSA,( 9,
COUNTY OF aRAHAMJ o"
Before me John MCGOWAN, notary public in
and for the County of Graham, territory of Ari-
IONA, on this day personally appeared J.
Taylor, Z. W. Taylor and A. J. Taylor all of
Srtord, Graham County, Arizona, known tn me
TO be the persons whose names are subscribed
to the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged
to me that they signed and executed the same
for the purposes and consideration therein ex.
pressed.
Given under my hand this 18th day of March,
1901. JOHN dCGowAN,
Notary Public.
My commission expires Sept 18th, 1904
STATE OF TExAs,l ..
'oVNTY OF LAMPASAsJ %
Before me. A. Mcfarland, notary public, in
and for the CouI ty of Lampaeas, State of Texas
IN this day personally appeared Jim l.. Frazef
of ampasas county, tate Of Texas known to
me to be the person whose name is subscribed
TO the foregoing instrument and acknowledged
to me that he signed and executed the same for
the purposes and consideration therein ex-
pressed.
Given under my hand and seal of office this
2Oth day OF March, 1901
A. MCFARLAND,
Notary Public.
My commission expires June 10th, 1901
Graham guardian., 1901-04-26
5000
Allowed

Allowed 5000
On motion and by full vote of
the board it is hereby ordered that
the fence in front OF Henry Col
Inns property in South Clifton be
removed from the center of the
county road to proper distance
from said county road as allowed
by law.
On motion and by fui vote of
the board the following order of
business was ordered and must be
observed at the next regular meet
ing of the board:
On July lst and End all busi-
ness left over from last meeting
will be taken up. On July Bird
and 9th ali business of the sheriff
and deputies and all justices of
the peace and conetables. July
4th beng a legal holiday no
business will be transacted.
On July 9th and Sth all business
from road overseers, and July 9th
and until the board adjourns all psti
lions and other miscellaneous bust
ness will bo attended to.
On motion the Board adjourned
ill July lst, 1901.
VIM. r. WADDILL, chairman.
Attest: THOMAS SMITH, clerk.
Graham guardian., 1901-04-26
First Publication April 18th.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Homestead Entr No. 244O.

LAND OFFICE AT TUCSON ARIz
April 10, 1901.
Notice is hereby given that the following nam.
ed settler has filed notice of his intention to
make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the Judge
of the Probate Court at Solomonville, Ari.
zuna, on Tuesday, May 2Sth 1901, viz:
George c Evans, OF Stafford. Arizona for the
wv Sec and N x NWH Sec 9, Up 6,
q +, G & S K B & NJ.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of, said land, viz:
David II, Matthews, John Waddill Will
liam IL. Wilson and Oscar l.. Roger, all of
Matthews, Arizona.
MILTON r. MOORE,
Register.
Graham guardian., 1901-04-26

A new Prince Albert dress suit
for man 5 feet 10 or ii inches will
be sold at 20 per cent less than
cost. Inquire at the GUARDIAN
office.
Graham guardian., 1901-04-26

Jackson forks 5000, at Olney,
Ijams Hdw. Co. Bt
Graham guardian., 1901-04-26

Get you snag proof rubber boots
Of Jeter & Reynolds. 4s.tf
Graham guardian., 1901-04-26
First publication April 10, 1901 /.
Sherif'S Sale.

In the District Court of the Second Judicial
District of the Territory of Arizona in and for
Graham County.
Case No. sl2. Notice OF sale under decree Of
foreclosure.
John Greenough,
Plaintiff.
Graham guardian., 1901-04-26
M. & P. & s. R. v. r. R.

Phoenix short Line.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-06-20

looked, as with arms folded across his
breast, smile of ineffable hatred and
malice wreathed his thin. lips, and his
gaze alternately wandered from one to
the other of his victims.
Look, my friends!" he said. at last.
''You know who this man is who pene-
trates into my very household. and,
Judas-like. accepts my hospitality to
play the traitor. Take him away!" he
commanded the men. land see to it
that he does not again escape us!"
Beatrice, courage!" Talbot cried. in
ringing tones. You are not helpless
in the hands of this villain. Allen Lay
ton consign her to your care. Beat
rice. look at me! Speak to me but one
word! Oh, God in Heaven-he has
killed herr"
For even while he spoke to her. the
stony gaze with which she stood STAR
ing into vacancy, seemingly uncon-
scious of all that was going on about
her, never relaxed, and, ere anyone
could spring to catch her, she swaye6
forward and fell heavily, face-down-
ward, on the floor.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-06-20
Dieting Consurnptives
Must Eat Six Meals a Day at
Ole Massachusetts State Sanitarium

Six meals day constitute the regi-
men at the State Sanitarium for Con-
sumptives at Rutland, Mass. The first
meal is, of course, breakfast, and this,
says a writer in the New England
Magazine, is ready at a quarter to 8
o'clock. At all meals special diet is
served when directed by physicians,
but the usual breakfast menu is a
cereal, chops, steak or eggs, mullins
and cold bread and butter, tea, coffee
and milk. After breakfast the patients
are ready for outdoor exercise. This
as well as every other detail of the
patients life, Is under careful surveil
lance. Some are allowed to walk a
number of miles, some only a, short
distance; others must lounge in the
open air in hammocks or reclining
chairs. Zero weather or snow does not
interfere with this order of things,
heavy furs providing the necessary
warmth and fresh air the stimulant
that all soon learn to depend upon.
At half past 10 luncheon is ready in
each dining room; and it matters not
If the patient has most interesting
book, or camp is being built, or the
top of hill commanding an unlimited
view is almost reached-all must turn
toward the house in time to reach
there at the luncheon hour. These
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-06-20
Time to Break the Rule.

Time to Break the Rule.
There is an anecdote in some volume
of French theatrical memoirs narra-
ting an experience of Mile Clarion, the
great tragic actress, with a pupil of
hers, girl with strong natural gifts
for the histrionic art. but far too fire.
quent and too exuberant in her gestic-
ulation. So when the pupil was once
to appear before the public in a reel
tation Mile. Clarion bound the girls
arms to her side by stir thread and
sent her thus upon the stage. With
the first strong feeling she had to ex-
press the pupil tried to raise her arms.
only to be restrained by the thread. A
dozen times in the course of her reci-
tation she was prevented from making
the gestures she desired until at the
very end she could stand it no longer
and in the climax of her emotions she
broke the bonds and swung her hands
to her head. When she came off the
stage she went humbly to where Mile
Clarion was standing in the wings and
apologized for having snapped the
thread. But you did quite right"
said the teacher. ''That was the time
to make the gesture, not before!''-
Harper's Magazine.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-06-20

Curtain speeches are supposed to be
heart-to- heart talks. expressing the
love that the talker has for the partic-
ular city in which he is playing at the
time. Occasionally. however, an actor
who moves through life outside the
deep ruts worn by constant following
in the conventional path surprises his
hearers with few plain, ungarnished
facts that convince even the most skep-
teal of his sincerity. Wilson Barrett
made such speech in Philadelphia
years ago. A brazier toppled over dur
ing one Of his scenes and some one in
the audience shouted. "fire!" Barrett
walked quietly to the brazier, stamped
out the flames and went on with his
lines as though nothing had happened.
A stampede was avoided, but it was
several minutes before the audience be-
came quiet. At the end of the act there
were cries Of speech, speech. Mr..
Barrett came to the footlights.
''You are pack of fools!" he ex-
claimed passfonately. Il didn't mean
to tell you of it-meant merely to think
it.; but you have asked me for speech,
so have an opportunity of telling you
precisely what I think of you." Then
he went on to say that a man who
cried fire" in theater was muir
derer-that tribe like brazier up
setting could be remedied easily by
those on the stage, but that cry Of
alarm from any one in the audience
at such q time might mean hundreds
crushed to death. For ten minutes he
gave that audience a lecture on idiocy.
When he left the stage the applause
was so hearty he was obliged to re-
turn and bow his thanks. remarking
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-06-20

Interesting. indeed. are the follow
ng conclusions arrived at BY Haeckel.
the scientist. in hts new book Grid
do Of the Universe. = according to
which for thousands Of years the In
telligence Of man struggled with these
problems OF the, infinite: The nature
OF matter and force. the origin Of mo-
ton. the origin Of life. the apparently
pre-ordained orderly arrangement of
nature, the origin Of sensation and,
consciousness, the foundation of
thought and speech, the question of
the freedom Of the will. OF these great
seven questions some are declared to
be 1nsoluble. and each has caused end
less discussion. Haeckel brushes them
ali aside and declares that the one sim
pie and comprehensive enigma is "The
Problem Of Substance" According to
Haeckel, the universe or cosmos is
eternal, infinite, illimitable. It con-
sists OF two attributes, Matter and En-.
ergy. This dual substance fills infinite
space and is in eternal motion. For
ever this motion continues with peri
odic change from life to death. All
masses are rotating constantly, and
while certain ones, sidereal systems or
tiny cells, move to their destruction in
one part of space, others are springing
into new life and development In other
parts of the universe 1t has taken
our earth, one little speck in space,
more than hundred million years to
develop its present forms of animal
life, to say nothing of long periods of
cooling that preceded life. Man is
only the highest among the verte-
crates, which in turn are the highest
among animals. His immediate ances-
tors have been here at least three
million years, and he himself since the
end of the tertiary period. .Our
mother earth is mere speck in sun
bean in the illimitable universe, man
himself is but tiny grain of proto-
plasm in the perishable framework of.
organic nature" You, Mr.. Reader, are
true ''tetrapod," otherwise four-foot-
ed creature. Two OF your feet have
developed into hands by adaptation.
You have five toes on each >of your
feet, because the amphibia OF the car
boniferous era happened to have five