Arizona republican., 1903-01-29
BIsBEE IN PUNCHES
Record of Some Things That Are
 Transpiring.

Bisbee, Ariz., Jan.. 26.-(Special cor respondence of The Republican.)- )-Bis- be is not quite all here; a few of the boys are down somewhere near Hach- IIa, struggling back from Fl Paso. where they went with high anticipa- tions in their hearts and their summers wages in their pockets. They are re- turning with nothing except an appe- tite so ferocious that it threatens to attack the greasy bolt heads along the Fl Paso and Southwestern. We expect them all back by St. Valentines day, when a grand reunion will occur, and the interchange of mutual reminis- cences would form a volume to edify the misery loving Carry Nation her self. What we don't get when we go 10 Fl Paso would fill forty box cars; what we do get comes high and lasts a long time-eXperience, of course. Con sldering the absence of moisture in our soil, the upright character of the land and other features distinctly unfavor- able to sucker culture. it is astonishing what crop of those birds We turn out every year.
 We told our legislators to stand by the eight-hOur law or not come back. We told them to pass COW laws for the cowman and sheep laws for the sheep man, and do something besides put ting on their store clothes, blacking their shoes with stove polish, answer ing to roll call twice a week. and roll ing in the arms of metropolitan magni- ficence the rest of the time They said they would. and they swore to it on the back of a democratic Bible and they ought to stick to it. They are mighty good men, and if the con- dominating atmosphere of an Arizona legislature does not send them wrong they can have anything between the San Pedro and the Sulphur Springs valley on their return.
 The law firm of Miller and Williams has entered the professional field in Bisbee under suspicious conditions. Jude Miller has practiced his profession m this camp for several years and has been very successful, while Star Will Hams has been justice of the peace and court commissioner for several terms and has become an adept in the science of manipulating the law. They will doubtless make a strong team; and the professional small fry are already packing their antiquated carpetbags preparatory to hiking" for the foot hills.
 BAR TO MINING ENTERPRISE.
 Our friend Dutch Baker located sev- eral valuable mining claims about two years ago. He did his discovery work promptly, and recorded his location notices at the rate of S1.5O per record. Last spring just before he intended to begin his assessment work. he was yanked feminist his honor on a com plaint that had to be interpreted. Dutch was a rather good fellow and was discharged after the following catechism:
 Judge. "Hain't you got some min- in claims over in the aige uf Naco mesa =
 Dutch. "Yaw."
 Judge. Didn't you do some diggin' on them claims durin' the last eighteen months?"
 Dutch. ''Yaw, yer homer"
 Judge. Well Dutch, you're a purty good feller as fellers goes. but the cot tontails has ben jumpin' into them holes an starvin' to death fur the last eighteen months an we jist found it out. Now you air charged with cruelty to animals, an if you'll promise to not dig any more holes on that groun' I'll let yo off,
 Dutch promised. the title work went