Arizona republican., 1902-09-15
GRAHAM COUNTY NEWS
Suicide of Emil Sidow, School M alters
 Political Talk.

Saford, Ariz., Sept. 12.-(Special Correspondence of the Republican.)- Last night the guests of the Commer- cial hotel at Stafford were startled by the report of a revolver in the Duifd- ing. Friends rushed to the room occu- pied by MT. Emil Sidow, from which the noise seemed to have proceeded. He was found with a bullet wound ex- tending from the mouth through the 1 back of the head. The fatal ball had done it's work well. Life was extinct
 MT Sidow was we'll known in south eastern Arizona, as he has been here a number of years. For a time he served as postmaster at Tombstone and for years was engaged in the mercan- ! tile business at this place.
 The cause of his despondency is at tributed to business and domestic , troubles. He actually worshipped his wife, who so little appreciated his de- votion as to leave him some eighteen months ago and marry another man. He has been all broken up ever since and recent complications arising from a business matter brought about a rev clutiOn of feeling that ended in his sudden death. The evening of his de- mise he was especially Respondent Ha leaves boy about twelve years old, who stays with his mother at Fl Paso, Tex. He was laid to rest in the city of the dead near Safford by kindly hands
 The Graham County Teachers Asso- ciation has just concluded a very ia- teresting and instructive meeting of ten days length. It was declared to he the best which was ever held in this county. There were about forty teach CTS in attendance. Prof. Everett Shep- pardson was instructor of psychology and pedagogy. He is one of the pro- fessors in the state normal school of Los Angeles, Cal. Prof. F. Yale Adams of the Univer~ity of Arizona gave several talks. Mss Nellie Covert, a graduate of the state normal school, was instructor of r ISic. She presented the Tonic Sofia method of hing vo- cal music in the public schools. This method is a system that has been transplanted from English shores to American soil. IL represents years of experience of hundreds of the most successful teachers in Great Britain. The blessing Of he Tonic Sofia is in its notation, and when it is thoroughly learned it can be easily converted into the staff notation. This system is be- ing used in Deny and in many other large cities. and il some of the normal schools. Miss CCyert handled her sub ject well, and aroU cd quite an enthu- siasm in. music. She has been teach ing that method il the first primary room of the S 0rd school, and the results with the little folks are very gratifying. L~~- year at the close of the term the L,-.e children could sing tour-part songs beautifully, and four little girls sang the Suwanee River as q quartette.
 The Gaylor Cyclone store has gone
 into the hands of receiver, the com pany having dissolved partnership. The next sixty days goods will be sold at re- duced prices, at the end of which time it is supposed that everything will be sold out.
 County Superintendent Moody is ad- vocating a uniformity in the opening of the schools all over the county, with which the various school boards seem to be complying.
 There is much excitement over politi- cal matters in Graham county. A county seat war seems to be at hand. Efforts are being made to move the capital of Graham county from Solo knoxville to Stafford.