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TERRITORIAL NEWS

Those in a position to know say that the wool production in Arizona this year was the largest in the his tory of the territory.
 General Frederick Funston has changed his plans and will not visit the southern portion of the territory, as was at first supposed. It was his in tention while in Arizona to examine Fort Grant and also Fort Huachaca, but he was called back to headQuar- ters at Denver before he could make the trip. He said, however, before leaving Prescott, that he would return in the fall and complete his tour of inspection.
 Over one hundred young calves have been brought to Solomonville from the Parks ranch to keep them from perishing, their mothers having died. The latest reports are that the ranges are improving somewhat.
 The water in the canals around Phoenix is now lower than it has been in the history of the valley, and un- less rains come pretty soon, there will be none at all.
 A great many suicides have occur red in Arizona during the last month or two. Just what the exact cause of this unnatural performance is has been discussed by preachers and ed itors in all parts of the territory.
 There is said to be a demand for good miners in Mohave county.
 Thousands of acres of arid lands, which are not watered and by their location can never be watered, are annually taken up under the home stead act.
 The assessment roll of Gita county, as turned over by the assessor. shows a total valuation of about S1,S66,00O against s1.300,000 last year. Of the increase, s350,000 represents the as sessments of copper matte owned by the old Dominion Copper company.
 The difficulties of the Crowned King company have been settled, and work on their mines in the Bradshaw noun tains has been resumed.
 The warm weather has lately inter fered with active operations in the Bil Williams Fork country.
 The Pinal Paraffne Oil company IS now down 20 feet in the Riverside field, Pinal county. It is expected that a big gusher will be struck within the next thirty days.
 The Navajo Indians, on their reser' yation near Pennington, New Mexico are reported on the verge of starva tion-
 A new river boat with a capacity oi ten tons was launched this week on the Colorado r1ver. It will ply be tween the Needles and points up the river
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lowing named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before g. K. Will Hams, court commissioner, at Bisbee, Arizona, on Saturday, August 16, 1902. viz. Robert Lee Bentcn, of Naco. Ariz- ona. for the s. E. F Sec. 13, T. PAS. R. 23-E,, c. and S. R. B. and NJ.
 He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: Will liam W. McKim, John R. Hall, Ben F. Graham and Joseph E. Curry, all of Naco, Arizona.
 MILTON R. MOORE,
 Register. First publication July 9, 1902.
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FOR sALE-Grand View lodging house. Inquire Swim saloon. 7-9-ti
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FOR ERlFF.

hereby announce myself as . can
 Gidate for reelection to the once of
 sheriff of Cochise county, subject to the Democratic county convention. DNI. LEWIS
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Tombstone, July g, 1902.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-17

the waters of Sinking creek. This
would seem to indicate that there was
lack of spring water and now the old
company asks the courts to prevent the
new company from using any of the
water that flows into its reservoir. II
the injunction is made perpetual it will
compel the Johnson City Water Co. to
look elsewhere for water. 1t can 60 to
Indian creek in Unicoi, several miles
distant, or might get the Judge Smith
spring il the mills and other interests
below could be satisfied reasonably.
The latter would necessitate pumping
station. Diverting a stream of water
is quite serious thing when it gets
into court. Your spring belongs to
you, but the branch from it belongs to
your neighbor when it gets upon his
land and you must not change its nat
ural course without his consent and so
on through all the lands upon which it
flows. The Watanga Water Company
thinks it owns all the springs above
the reservoir that do not go dry in the
summer and it traces them to its reser-
voir. Below it has purchased all the
riparian rights either directly or at the
end of damage suits and it thinks it is
in a position to stand pat in the present
litigation and is doing so.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-17
That Game of Ball Cd

The boys who went to Bristol yester-
day ostensibly to play ball must have
had some other object in view-at least
they didn't play. From all reports the
effort seems to have been a miserable
failure, the score being 10 to in favor
of Bristol, and as many more to the
good as they wanted just for the TAX
ing. The Bristol Courier of this morn
ing says:
yesterday the Soldiers Home boys
appeared ON the Fairmont diamond for
the first time this season, and were de-
feated by the Athletics in O way that
demonstrated the fact that good players
can not win unless they play together.
Had the visitors brought all players
from home who are accustomed to play
ing together they would have done
much better they could not have done
worse. They were beaten all the way,
for the home boys had made twelve
safe hits up to the fifth inning; after
that they made no effort to make more
runs for they knew they had the game
won. Team work is all the johnson
City boys need in order to play good
ball, and we hope to have them here
again this season. Quite crowd ac-
companied the visitors from Johnson
City, but had little chance to make
themselves heard during the game.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-17
Gets Nice AppOlntment.

john W. Hunter has been selected
by the Cranberry Furnace Company as
manager of the commissary to be es-
tablished here, and is general purchas-
ing agent for both commissaries, here
and at Cranberry. The selection of
Mr.. Hunter for this position shows good
business judgment on the part of Gen.
eral Superintendent Sweetzer. Mr..
Hunter is an experienced merchant,
perfectly familiar with all the markets
he will have to visit, and we'll up on
the class of goods he will handle in his
new capacity. He has been in business
in johnson City as a general merchant
for about twenty years, and only last
week sold his stock of goods to G. G..
Hannah. He stated to THE COMET that
he would leave for the eastern markets
next week and would purchase the
opening stock for the commissary al
this place. Mr.. Hunters friends will
be glad to hear of his good fortune fol
there is handsome salary attached t.
the position.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-17
Solicitors Wanted.

The N, d. Thompson Publishing Co.,
well-known publishers Of St. Louis,
have, to use the language of the st.
Louis Republic, "scooped" the United
States government in the publication
of "The Jefferson Bible" concerning
which there has been such spirited dis
cussion in and out of congress, If, as
stated in the debates Of congress, there
will be a call for five million copies Of
this work, it will prove publishing
and business hit Of unusual magnitude.
They advertise in another column Of
this issue for solicitors and general
agents for this aud other publications.
They offer salary and liberal commits
sions to experienced and capable can
vassers. They offer, also, to present to
anyone sending the addresses of few
canvassers an art work in six colors, as
described in advertisement.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-17
Unaka National Bank. (,

The semi-annual meeting of the di-
rectors of the Unaka National Bank
was held in the Office Of the bank in
this city on the sth instant Besides
the local directors there were present
J. ID. Cox and M. s. Elsea, Of Jones
boro, and J. B. Franklin, of Knoxville.
Routine business was transacted and
the regular semi-annual dividend of 4
per cent was declared and ordered paid.
The business of the past six months
has been very satisfactory to the stock
holders and shows handsome increase
in volume. The management was con-
graduated upon this condition Of affairs
and the old officers were unanimously
reelected.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-17
Doctors Disagree.

The county physician and the Quaker
doctor began treating Squire Henry
Hoss at Jonesboro Monday for a sea
serpent, and becoming alarmed at the
symptoms called in Drs. Hoss and
Jones. AS in the treatment of the King
the doctors disagreed about the dag
nosis, and while they consulted the
patient rapidly grew worse. Heroic
treatment was found necessary and a
corkscrew was sent for and the patient
prepared for the ordeal. The operation
was successfully performed, but all the
eminent doctors had been wrong in
their diagnosis. Instead Of sea SER
pent it was found that he was troubled
with still-worm. The patient has
been put upon a diet of sour mash and
is rapidly recovering.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-17
From Watauga.

Watauga, Tenn, July IA notice
somo correspondents still write of our
place MS South Watauga. 1t was only
called that few months in 1891, but
since has been plain Watauga,
The road hands did some good work
on the roads last Thursday.
l., b. Moulton returned from Boston
last Thursday.
j. I, Parks, of Princeton, Ark, and
ii, r. Smitherman, of Troy, Ala, were
here Friday delivering pictures aud
frames for the Chicago Portrait Co.
Miss King, daughter of Il. w. King,
OF Bristol, was here last week to visit
Mrs. Matte Hodge
L. W. Larimer, road commissioner.
repaired the bridge over Lick Creek,
last week.
Miss Laura Cole, of Jonesboro, was
visiting the family of Haynes Ellis last
week in Turkeytown.
Thomas Wright, of Bristol, was visit.
ing his half-brother, Hugh G. Sproles,
last week. He was q member of the
10th Tennessee infantry, @. S. A., and
was badly wounded at Shiloh and
Chickamauga.
There was an ice cream supper at the
Watauga Academy Saturday night.
Net proceeds about $40, to be used to
pay on the benevolent collections of the
M. e. Church, South, for the class here.
A very heavy rain fell here about
dark last Saturday,
Mr., and Mrs. John Carr, of Abing-
don, are here visiting their father, mo.
ther and brother.
Rev. r. A. Stewart filled his regular
appointment here yesterday at 1890 a.
m. and preached an interesting sermon
on the subject of Faith" to an atten-
tive congregation.
Miss Lula Hodge attended church
here yesterday.
Mrs. w. A. Gillespie is visiting home
folks at Limestone.
W. I. Plummer, of Lexington, KY,
aud Rev. James f. Plummer, rector of
the Episcopal church at Roanoke, Va,
are visiting their father Edward H.
Plummer.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-17
SOUTHERN TAKES THE ROAD.
Ohio River & Charleston Now BEING OPP
Grated by the SOuthern-TO
be Extended.

The Ohio River & Charleston railroad
has become a part of the Southern rail-
way, at least that is the report which
comes from North Carolina. This is
the road running from Johnson City to
Huntdale, N, c., and which is to be
built on to Marion, N. Q. Some have
thought that the Seaboard Air Line
was figuring ON getting the road, but
such appears to be incorrect, A Mr.,
Trip was made assistant superintend-
emit of the road, effective July /. The
intention is to extend this road to Gate
City, Va, into the coal fields. When
completed it will be a shorter route to
the Carolinas for the Virginia coal fields
than from the Tennessee coal fields.
This makes a very serious factor in
the coal situation for East Tennessee
mines, as a vast amount of coal is ship
ped out of Jelico and Coal Greek to
Knoxville and over the Southern by
way of Asheville to all points in the
Carolinas. Knoxville Sentinel,
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To Select Sight for Government Building.

Greeneville, July III. H. Mellow
ell, who is private secretary of the chief
architect of the United States treasury
department., is here to select site for
the public building authorized by an
act congress. Six sites have been Of
fered to the government for this build
ing. The prices asked for these lots
vary from $4,000 to $4,000. II is un-
derstood that the building to be erect
ed will be 100 feet in depth, sixty feet
in depth and three stories high. The
first, or basement, story will probably
be of stone, and the other two stories
pressed brick trimmed with marble.
1t is generally believed that when this
building shall have been completed
either the pension Office or the internal
revenue collector office will be remov.
ed to Greeneville.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-17
LATER,

Mr.. Hyder died Wednesday afternoon
about o'clock. He was II years old
and his death was due to general
break down. He was devout chris
tian and did not have an enemy or a
creditor on earth when the death angel
called. Two days ago he aroused from a
stupor and remembered that he owed
THE COMET one dollar and he had that
paid at once. This was his last earth
ly obligation before he paid life's great
est debt. He was genius in his way.
His poetic works stand absolutely alone
and will ever remain without an equal
in that particular line. No Tennessee
library is complete without copy Of
the works of the poet laureate of Wa
tauga, the two books mentioned above
and his dreams about the three Span
iards who blew up the Maine. This
act was revealed to him with remarka
BILE yividness in dream and he wrOt'
the story Of it in his characteristic
manner. He has been a familiar figur,
in johnson City for years and tn
haunts that knew him once, where b,
was always welcome, will know him n,
more. The remains will be sent t
Piney Flats Thursday and buried il
the old family graveyard near there.
Peace to his ashes.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-17
Sunday-School Picnic.

The Southern Methodist Sunday
school picnic is to be pulled off today
in the DIR. Hannum grove, near Unicoi
City, in Unicoi county. AS there are
about four hundred Southern Metho-
distSunday-school scholars in johnson
City, it is expected that at least five
hundred persons will board the train
for the picnic grounds. II the day is
propitious the children will have big
time wading and playing in Indian
creek and engaging in other sports. lie
the children go and have a good time.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-17
A Water Proposition.

The Johnson City Water Company
has made the city proposition to fur
nish the water supply and offers to
make a charge of $50 for fire hydrants,
a saving of $40, and to reduce the price
to consumers 10 per cent under present
prices. The proposition was read and
referred. The city is anxious of course
to save every cent possible to the pub
lie treasury as we'll as to the citizens,
but this proposition is not interesting
at this time, because of the fact that
the Wataugs Water Company has a
contract and extensive franchise that
must continue for about eight years
yet. AT the expiration of that time,
unless change comes over the spirit
of johnson Citys dreams, it will buy
the water plant and operate it at prof
it. In view of the fact that the John
son City Water Co, has been enjoined
from using the water that it was seek
ing in order to supply the Soldiers
Home, the purpose of its organization,
and also the fact that no new contract
can be made by the city for at least
eight years, the proposition is looked
upon in the nature of a jest. Up to
this time the Johnson City Water Go.
has not made motion to have the in
/ junction obtained by the Watauga Wa
ter Co. dissolved, and it may be that
Manager Cox thinks he can gain some
legal advantage over the old company
by this course. 1t is stated in the mp
plication of Manager Cox that his com,
pany has purchased six acres of GROUND
from-J. M. Slagle. This land lies neal
the reservoir of the old company and
was purchased it is presumed for res
ervoir. Mr.. Slagle states that he ha
not sold any water to the new company
AS matter of fact, all the water OF
Mr.. Slagle's land flows on to the lanC
4 of the old company and can be turnet
at will into it's reservoir and can no
a legally be diverted. This situation i
I peculiar one. The johnson Cit.
t Water Company was organized to SUP
: ply the Soldiers Home with pure an
: soft spring water and has laid its pipe
:. nearly to the supply it was expectin
g to use. Here it was met by an injunt
i ton secured by the Watauga Water CO
q enjoining it from diyerting Sinkin
# creek or any of the water from an
/ spring flowing into it. Many of th
!. springs are owned in fee by the oil
l. company and it has riparian rights
Is all and also the creek, hence the Leg
l. battle. Just what will be the outcom
10 and when the litigation will end I
10 one can tell. There is considerab
70 public interest in the matter and evel
le move is watched closely. The tN
10 companies bid upon furnishing I'll
10 Soldiers Home with the water and
to was to be pure freestone spring waite
in The Johnson City Water Co. was give
the contract and it seems later had Il
contract so changed that 1t could u
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-17
School Census.

The school census has just been COM
pleted by John A. Hatcher for the 25th
school district, including Johnson City.
The report shows 1860 school children,
divided rs follows. White males S27,
females TAO, total white 1879; colored
males 300, females 179, total colored 1888.
This is an increase over last year of 966.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-17
Texas. The Land Of Mnnp crons

Best reached via Memphis and the Iron
Mountain Route, two trains daily, re-
clining chair cars (seats free) and stan
dard Pullman Sleeping Cars through to
Dallas, TT. Worth, Ell Paso, etc. This
also reaches Arkansas, Oklahoma, In
dian Territory, Arizona, New Mexico
and California. Books and pamphlets
descriptive of the western states free.
A postal card will do it. Write l . L.
Rehlander, Il. p. A., Chattanooga,
Tenn. 990-tf
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-17
Manager of COmmissary.

John W. Hunter has been appointed
manager of the commissary Of the Gran
berry Furnace Company at Johnson
City, and general buyer for both COM
missaries at johnson City and Gran
berry. This appointment is effective
July nth, 1902. r. II. SwEETzER,
General Superintendent.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-17

You ought TO have electric lights in
your residence. The Watauga Light
ing and Power Co. will make you some
interesting figures and convince You
that good light is cheapest.
@. N. Brown and J. w. Hunter have
Just returned from a trip to Garter
county and they express great surprise
at the judicial situation there. They
say that il appears TO them that the
people are at least 10 to in favor OF
Harmon aud Keefauver.
Joe A. Carr, Bristol's oldest citizen,
has been vising relatives at Boone's
Greek for few days. He made u short
stay at Austin Springs while angling
for suckers in the Watauga last week
and returned TO Bristol Monday very
much improved in health.
Raymond P. Reeves, after an absence
of over two years, came home Tuesday
from Dallas, Texas, and will rest and
recuperate for some weeks, when he
will return to Dallas. He sticks to
Texas much better than some of our
boys who remained only a short time
there. Raymond has been connected
with the Southern Methodist Publish
ing House in Dallas since it was open
ed in March, 1899.
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SHE WEEDS MAN OF HER CHOICE.
Miss Emily Taylor ElOpeS With Dr.. Geo.
T. ST. John,

MISS EMILY ldJlOI ElOpcS WIN d. ueO'
7. st. John.
Knoxville, July When Miss En-
lily Taylor, eldest daughter Of Gov. r.
l.. Taylor, last evening married Dr.
Geo. T. st. John, young physician of
this city, she took a step against the
stringent injunction Of her father in
order to try to reform the man she
loves. DR.. st. John is % years old, a
graduate OF the Tennessee Medical Col
lege, and is q distant relative of the
Taylor family, his home being at Chill
howie, Va. He started to practice in
this city over year ago, but fast life
caused him to lose practice, and few
DAYS ago he brought suit in chancery
against r. p. Alexander and Mack Rey-
nolds, OF this city, to recover $500 lost
on roulette and other games. He swore
out warrants for the men and gave the
names of some Of the best young men
in the city for witnesses against the al
legged gamblers. The newspapers pub
lished the publlcly-knoWn story, and
then Gov. Taylor for the first time
closed his door to st. John, and told
the daughter she should never see the
yonng man again. The girl wept hys-
terically, and wrote the young doctor
to take her away. Last evening she
atole away from home while her father
was in Lebanon lecturing and married
st. John, and the couple left last even
ing for Chilhowie. Gov. Taylor reach
ed home this morning.
The bride was a beautiful girl, and
all now hope it was for the best. Gov.
Taylor will doubtless ask the couple tt
come home and receive his blessing
MSS Taylor is 10 years old. Gov Tay
44fof SAID ztVdaShis only objection to ST
tSStS John was. his habits. Rev. Franz
7 Jsskae1 Performed the ceremon!
'XseaSetfS.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-17
H.H Hyder Seriously Ill.

The many friends Of Fl. II. Hyder,
the Watauga poet, will regret to hear
that he is very seriously i'll at his home
in this city. His condition is so critical
that his children and friends residing
out of town have been notified. As the
author of Double Golden Chains with
Blazing Diamons Strung" and "Lov-
er's Dream" he gained considerable no
toriety throughout the state and the
fact that he is SO dangerously sick will
be generally regretted.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-17

The Watauga Lighting and Power
Co. is overhauling its street lines and
preparing to furnish lights for all resi-
dences. Let them figure with you on
the cost of wiring and lighting.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-17
For Sale,

At q great reduction, some elegant
household and office furniture Call
at Blair residence, Watauga avenue,
johnson City, at once.
935 DIR. W. r. PRICE.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-17
Wool Wanted.

will buy all the wool offered and
pay the highest market price In cash.
d. GUMP.
At Cump Bros. 9SStf
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-17
Wanted

Wanted a Rase 70 ba aS' s as 9a
successful experience In selling books, to travel
in the interest Of employing and training other
canvaSserS. Win pay both salary and commits
the latter very large. st te fully length OF
experience, name and number OF bOoAs sold
time engaged, etc. None but canvaSserS,ok
successful experience and capacity forT Itb11lEhf
and handling men need apply. Address,
GUARANTEE PUBLISHING 6OsfBt IN
22S NortA Second StFFt 4 III H.0hls MQrl~
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-17
Girls Wanted.

-Four dining room girls at Hotel Pied
mont. None but nice, respectable
girls need apply.
940tf w, A, DICKINSON,