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Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-07-31

name was JUAN. that they We're not
brothers and that they lived at ella
Crossing. Charlie also said that they
were asleep on the track when the car
came along. thus verifying the state
ment of the motorman and the man
who was riding with him. This man
also said that Mr.. Benjamin stopped
the car which was going at full speed
within the distance of its length
Mr.. Benjamin was asked for state
ment and said that all he knew was
that two Indians were lying on the
track and were hurt. Then he walked
away as though declining any further
interview.
Questioned further as to whether
they had been drinking. Charlie said
they had not and those who were
present when the larger Indian, Juan,
vomitted said no oder OF liquor was
noted. Charlie said they were not
students at the school but gave no rea-
son for being al the place where the ac-
cident occurred. They must have been
very tired and sleepy not to have seen
or heard the car. for it could not hava
been Il great while after the car passed
the same place going north.
Juan mad terrible cash in the right
eye brow and still more formidable
looking wound a little to the right of
the top of the head. This wound was
in the form of a right angle, each of
the gashes being over two inches long.
Later in the night, after Juan's head
was dressed, he recovered conscious
ness and was able to talk. He said
they sat down or the car track to wait
for the car and fell asleep unintention-
ally. While Juan has a frightiul look
ing head on him, he will no doubt make
complete and early recovery. After
their wounds were dressed the boys
were taken to the Indian school hospi-
tai.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-07-31
A FIRE INCIDENT
In Which a Practical Joker Feels
Himself Aggrieved.

An incident of Wednesday mornings
fire that has been talked of on the
street for the last two days was
brought to a head yesterday by the
issuing of warrant for police officer,
charging him with a misdemeanor.
The incident, as related by those
claiming to have witnessed. it, is as
follows: officer Andrews and one Or
two other firemen had crossed on Il
stringer from the porch in the rear of
the Gotten block to the west wall of the
Alkire building and then placed d
ladder down on the inside of the latter
building and taken a hose in there to
more rapidly subdue the flames. AT
the same time Harry PROOFS and other
firemen had taken a hose into the Bur-
tbs. building for a similar purpose. the
wall between the two being down.
When the party in the Alkire building
finished its work and decided to leave
one of the iremen scaled the wall and
while crossing back over the stringer,
Props turned his hose on him Just
for fun" He was all but washed from
the wall and had he fallen he might
have broken his neck. Officer Andrews
followed up the same ladder and when
he reached the same place PROOFS also
turned the hose on him. and had he
not been on his guard he too would
have been washed from the wall or the
stringer. He motioned for the festive
fireman to desist but his reply was
horse laugh and more water. The
officer then pulled his gun and exhibit
ed il in q way that made the young
man immedia tely turn the stream in
another direction. The gun was drawn
not with murderous intent, but merely
to show that he would rather shoot
than take chances on falling twenty or
thirty feet through the silly joking of
fireman and possibly breaking his OWE
neck.
That is all there was of the incident
but PROOFS and his friends applied to
Justice Burnett for warrant for the
arrest of Andrews for felony. 1t was
refused and they applied to the district
attorney with i like result Application
was again made and they were finally
told that they could not convict the
man in a century but they would issue
a misdemeanor warrant to satisfy
them II was duly issued and Mr.
Andrews appeared. He paid the slight
fine imposed rather than go to the eX
pense Of fighting the case.
Harry Props is a we'll known young
man who would not Intentionally harm
anybody but complaint has been fire.
quently made that he does love to
handle a fire hose promiscuously and
that on more than one occasion he has
allowed it to get the better of him and
turn itself on the innocent public
always present at a spectacular fire.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-07-31

degrees. When the Yuma officials pro-
tested they were told that he knew his
business and he would show them a
few things that California could do
when she wanted to.
Fortunately some one, presumab bly,
the railroad officials. had placed the
circumstances before the California
board Of health, which is composed OF
much more sensible men than their
Understudy, and soon after DR.. Dods
worth's arrival instructions were re-
ceived to attach the car to the next
westbound train AID take it on to Los
Angeles.
DR.. Dodsworth hunted up the Cali
fornia officer, read the Arizona sani-
tary law to him and then explained
that he was the chief health officer of
this territory and with his capable as
sistants was able to properly look af-
ter matters of health east of the Colo
RADIO river. He suggested, therefore
that hereafter unless he wanted to dis
cover what the great territory of Ari-
iona could do in an emergency. he had
better restrain himself from holding up
anybody east OF the middle of the
Yuma bridge, without first being au-
thoriZed to do so by the Yuma officials.
He has a pass that is good from Los
Angeles to Tucson, and as long as the
railroad company is willing. the Ari
IONA officials will make no protest
against his riding back and forth and
spotting outlawed bacilli whenever h.
can. but before he takes anybody into
custody he wants to cross the sacred
waters of the Colorado or act in har-
mony with Arizona laws.
When DR.. Dodsworth returned he re-
ported to Governor Brcdie. who COM
plimented him on his strenuousness
and told him the administration was
behind him.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-07-31
AT COMFY ISLAND
Several Well Known Arizonians En-
joying Themselves Last Night.

A teleeram was received at this Of
flee last night from DR.. J. Nj. Ford, at
Coney Island, saying that Col. Willis
M Harlow. DR.. Duffield. w. c. Foster
and P. A Tharaldson were all there,
running at large, and that in con5e-
quence the police authorities were more
than usually alert and on the qui vive.
This information will be painful and
surprising to the friends of these gen.
tlemen. especially those friends who
happen to know that Coney Island is
not what it used to be when it was one
of the most recherche pleasure resorts
On the North Atlantic coast. The
trouble with it is that it is too close
to the metropolis and great many
people got to going there who ought to
have gone to the Tombs or t. Sing Sing
or Auburn.
1t got to be so i'll later years that il
was as much as Il mans Cor Il wo-
man's) reputation VAS worth 10 be
seen at the island.
All sorts of devices have been intro
duced for the stimulation o. pleasure
at Coney Island and from reports
which spread from that resort from
time to time it appears to have been
stimulated to a high degree.
Respectable people who so there ex
cuse themselves on the ground that
scale. Perhaps a great many people
do go there with the best motives in
the world, bu. none of the gentlemen
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-07-31
ASSAULTED HIS WIFE
Ed keithline Whose Ideas of Family
Discipline Need Remodelins.

Ed Keithline was arrested by the
police Wednesday night and charged
with disturbing the peace. Had the
recorder or the officers known what
facts would be brought out by the
testimony the charge would have been
an entirely different one. As it was
the recorder fined him fifteen dollars
which was about all he could fine hin:
on that charge. He paid it and was
discharged.
1t was reported to the police
that he was merely quarreling
with his wife in a manner that dis
turbed the neighborhood but the testi-
Inony given in court yesterday by Mrs.
keithline and two other women living
near by was that he assaulted his wife
most shamefully, bruised her up more
or less and gave her tongue flashing
such as no woman deserves, then
showed her into the street and tCld her
to hunt another home.
She was at the house of "a neighbor
Wednesday night, assisting in the
nursing of a sick child. When Keith
line went home he found her absent
and going to the neighborS called her
out and gave her lecture. Then he
went way but returned about 10 o'clock
and was more abusive than ever. This
time the other women overhead his
conversation and when she went home
they watched to see what happened.
Then followed the assault spoken OF
above and the treatment which all
agree was most brutal.
keithline's record would never be
COMPOUNDED with that of an angel and
he has figured in the local courts here
tofore in an unfavorable way.
In pronouncing sentence yesterday
the city recorder eXcelled all former eff
forts in featuring prisoners. If there
is normal human spot on Keithline's
skin anywhere the recorder must sure
ly have gotten under it, for his eX-
coriation was of a kind that would
make an ordinary mortal hunt a deep
dark cave in d, hill and hate himself
to death.
The only other case in police court
yesterday was that of Anastacio Surna.
a Mexican. who was drunk and disor-
derby and who was sent to Jail for five
days.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-07-31
STREET CAR ACCIDENT
Two Indians Hurt, One of Them Ser.
iously.

On the last run in last night, the In
dian school trolley car. Frank Ben
jamin motorman. struck two Indian
boys who it appears were sleeping on
the car track, injuring one of them
quite dangerously if not fatally and
bruising up the other more or less back
of the left shoulder and spraining his
left arm.
The accident happened this side of
the switch, nearer to the city than to
the school. The motorman and one or
more passengers who were on the car
placed the Indians on board and
brought them to town when they We're
taken to the basement of the city hall
and DR.. Stroud summoned to attend
them.
The larger Indian was unconscious
when first brought in and the smaller
one was stupid refusing to talk for 4
time and giving the impression that
he was drunk. He finally gained suf-
ficient use of his tongue to say that
he wanted to go home. After that he
answered questions in monosylables
the story deduced being that his name
was Charlie and the larger Indians
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-07-31
CALIFORNIA; HEALTH
hust Be Protected Regardless Of HUI
man Rights or Arizona Law.

When it comes to managing her in
ternal affairs Arizona is just as indie
pendent of her sister commemorative
as Russia in a larger way is of thu
United States. That she is so is evil
denced by the manner in which DR.. r.
NJ Dodsworth, territorial health Off
Ger, knocked the props from under
representative of the California state
board of health, who took possession of
sanitary matters in Yuma and pro-
posed to run things as he pleased.
California has had for some years
morbid fear that she would be swept
by a plague originating somewhere
else. but probably down in poor old
Arizona, where civilizatio is at low
ebb and where presumably the people
don't know enough to wash when they
get dirty or take medicine when they
are sick. So to protect the state the
board of health keeps a man at Yuma
to head off all people westward bound
on the Southern Pacific who may have
the seven-yedr itch, smallpox or other
contagious disease. This is all well
enough providing they have man who
knows his business and when he dis
covers questionable cases reports them
to the Yuma county and city health
officer in regular legal way, for they
will then be properly quarantined and
cared for in accordance with Arizona 5
sanitary law, which is up-to-date, hu-
name and answers all purposes. But
this official imagined that the only
way he could protect the health OF
California was to hold up every sick
man that approached the boundary line
and stand guard over him till he died
or got well.
On Monday DR.. Dodsworth received
word from the Yuma county officials
that the California officer had d car
load of sick people sidetracked. refused
to turn them over to the local au-
thorities and would not allow them to
leave the car or others to enter it..
DIR. Dodsworth went to Yuma Monday
night and found things just as repre-
scented. The car was full of emigrants
from New York state, and most OF
them had the measles. The California
man was not giving them medical at
tention nor permitting them to go in
or out of the car to secure for them
selves the 1uxuries or necessities of life
which they might need, nor We're they
permitted to get out at night for a
little fresh air, Notwithstanding the
thermometer in the car was above 100
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-07-31

1t sometimes happens that the world
thinks a man is wise simply because
he doesn't take the trouble to explain
his mistakes.-Chicaeo News
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-07-31

mentioned in the dispatch of DR.. Ford
are known to have been at all given to
stunning while they were in Phoenix.
II may be asked what Dr. Ford him
self was doing there. That's easy. He
is the special correspondent in the
east of The Republican, and special
correspondents visit places where other
we'll meaning people ought not to be
seen
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-07-31
THE TRUTH MERELY.

See. here" said Mrs. Starvem, after
the new boarder's first meal. when l
agreed to give you reduced rates you
told me you were Il light eater
SO l am, ma am he replied, Il m
the Human Salamander at the muse
UNI. You'd oughter see me swallow
burning torches. '-Philadelphia Press.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-07-31
ONE IDEA OF GLORY.

If man wants real earthly glory let
him deserve to be sent around the
world on the finest United States man.
of-war at the governments expense.
as the representative of Uncle Sam.
And let him be sent.-New York Press.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-07-31

Are you troubled with the tires on
your wheel rot holding the air? Then
go to Griswold, the bicycle man. He
knows how to fix them 50 You will
have no more pumping UP every day.
And if you want g key to Coor or
trunk he is the man to call On.
The daily sentinel., 1903-10-12

continued on Sd page)
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-09
FROM ROKENA.

Correspondence OF the Ledger. s
RowENA, Mo-, July S. Farmers are
busy cutting their wheat.
DIR. r. s. Austin, Of Hallsville, was
the guest Of his brother, DR.. Q. W.
Austin, Friday.
j. Fl. Neil sold a mule last week for
$3.50.
Mrs. Jas. Mcintyre has returned
from an extended visit to her parents
near Columbia.
O. f. Sansberry and family visited
his sister, Mrs. Wayne, Of Mexico, Sat
urday and Sunday.
Wayne Dixon, Of Cant, was the re
cent guest Of her grandparents. Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Turner.
Jno. Gritton delivered a mule In
| Centralia last week for $3.50.
The ice cream supper, which wa
given for the benefit Of Bethlehem
church was well attended. About %;
was received.
Russell Holloway, son OF L. j. HOBO
way, received the cadetship in thi
county. He isa worthy young maj
and we are glad to know Of his goo'
fortune.
Prof. Robert Rowland, Of south o
Centralia, has been employed to teacl
the winter term OF school In Good
Water district at $50.
]. b. Walker, Of H~allsyille, was her
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hall,o Of Monroe county
were the recent guests OF their daugl
ter, Mrs. Less Gritton.
Rev. Mr.. Watson, the county mis-
sionary, occupied the pulpit at Betl
llehem on Sunday, June 2s.
Mrs. Gilman Littrel, Of near Ma
tison, is the guest Of relatives here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-09
r. D. RODGERS APPOINTED.
Governor A. M. Dockery Names Him
to Succeed the Late Circuit
Judge Z. II. Hughes in
This District.

A dispatch late Tuesday afternoon
announces that Gov. A. NJ. Dockery
has appointed R. d. Rodgers, Of this
city, to the unexpired term OF the
late Judge Elliott NJ. Hughes, on the
Circuit bench Of the Eleventh Judi
clal Circuit Of Missouri. This district
consists Of Audrain, Lincoln, Mont
gomery, st. Charles and Warren coun-
ties, and the appointment is until
January l, 1905.
Judge Rodgers was born In Audrain
county in March, 1868. He was reared
and grew to manhood on a farm, and
educated in the common schools Of
Audrain county, and later took a four
years course in law at the Missouri
State University. He graduated there
with honors in 1892, being admitted
to the bar the year Of his graduation.
Mr.. Rodgers was elected Police
Judge in this city in 1894; and dating
from 1895 served two terms as Prose.
cutting Attorney OF Andrain county.
Since then he has built up a large and
lucrative practice In law.
Judge Rodgers career rs a public
Official and as a lawyer has been clean
and honest, and he has made an
enviable reputation as a lawyer Of
ability and integrity.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-09
HAS THIRTEEN COURTS.
Last Of Calendar in Eleventh District
Of Which R. D. Rodgers is Judge.

Judge Rodgers will open his first
court In this city on August third,
unless something unusual comes up In
the meantime. This is the adjourned
term appointed by the late Judge
e. M. Hughes at the time OF his sick
ness, just prior to his death.
In the Eleventh Circuit there are
thirteen terms Of court, which in theil
order, relative to date, are; Audrair
county, first Monday in January; st
Charles, first Monday in March
Lincoln, fourth Monday in March
Warren, third Monday in April; Mont
gomery, (Danvflle) fourth Monday il
April, montgomery City, first Mon
day in May; Audrain, first Monday IL
June; st. Charles, first Monday ii
September; Audrain, third Monday il
September; Lincoln, second Monda,
in October; Warren, fourth Monda,
in October; Montgomery, (Danville
first Monday in November, tMontgom
cry City second Monday in November
BY this IL will be see that there ar
two terms of court in each county o
the district, with the exception 0
Montgomery and Audrain, which hav
four and three courts respectively.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-09
SKINNER mEMS,


! Correspondence of the Ledger.
SKINNER, July IA lot OF the corr
Is layed by.
Anyone finding a scoop shovel be
tween the Clif Black place and Skin
ner win please return to r.. Bruce
Shovel was lost last Friday evening.
A whole lot Of u people took In
the Fourth at Mexico.
Childrens' day exercises will be held
at Olivet next Sunday night.
Mrs. JEFF Gatewood was bitten by a
dog thought to be going mad on Sun
day, June 2s. The mad stone would
not adhere to the wound.
On Saturday, July 26, the Bethle-
hem congregation will call a pastor
for this year.
Miss Artie Crockett, Of C~entralia, IL
the guest OF Miss Urith Harrison.
Miss Lee, of Moberly, is the guest
OF Miss Carrie Moore.
The basket dinner at Liberty las
Sunday was largely attended.
Elmer Chairman and wife are in oul
midst again.
Commodore johnson is back from
Pettis county.
VIM. Butler is home again afte
being in Kansas City a while.
Rev. G. A. Westbrook will preach a
Bethlehem next Sunday.
A grand success in every particula
was the ice cream supper at Mrs
Susie Faddis' on the evening of July !
The ladies deserve much praise on thu
way they conduct these suppers.
Jim Stephens and family, OF nea
Centralia, we're here the guests of MI
Stephens brothers and sisters rt
Gently.
Tom Morley is in charge of th
Skinner blacksmith shop.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-09
Flower Mission Day.

Owing to the floods In Missouri
Flower Mission Day, observed all
over the world by the W. G. T. U.
organization and Others, has been
postponed until next Friday after
noon, The occasion will be quite
| deliberately celebrated in Mexico at
that time. The local w. O. t. u,
assisted by the Ladies' Prayer Associ-
alton and Kings Daughters, will hold
interesting exercises at the home Of
| Mrs. B. f. Orear on Promenade street.
All of the old, infirm, sick and stay
at-homes are urged to be present, and
and all persons who have conveyances
and would like to assist In giving
cheer TO these friends and neigbors
will please report to Mrs. II. X. Hinde
and have said conyeyances at the
Promenade Street Methodist Church
at 2 p. m. on Friday, when they will
be assigned work in this labor Of love
And all persons who have flowers the,
would donate for this purpose will
please deliver same at Mrs. Orear's al
soon as possible on Friday morning.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-09
EXTENSION OF A L
Remaining Pianos and Organs LET
Over from the Sale Must Be Sold.

We have a few pianos and organs
that did not reach us until after our
sale was over and we will offer these
at sale prices until sold. To those
who were disappointed and did not
get here in time to purchase, you will
have to act quickly, as the stock Is
limited and first come first served.
Pianos that retail for $500 go at
s225. Stool and scarf all complete.
Organs at about half the usual price
asked, and on terms to suit. Better
not delay, as delays are dangerous.
BURHoP's Music STORE,
Opposite Windsor Hotel, in Arm.
strong Bldg, Mexico, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-09
FROM SOUTH SALT RIVER.

ltOuL oOO 06A<& 49, Atf
| Correspondence of the Ledger.
South SALT RIVER, July S.-Oats
| will soon be ready to harvest. Rust
has done some damage.
Mrs. Sallie Atkins, of Vandalia, is
visiting her parents, J. d. Green, and
family.
Roy e. Cable and wife are entertain
ing MI. Cables father and mother
OF Illinois.
Miss HUMPHREYS, OF Mexico, has been
elected to teach Union school.
Luther Nealy has gone to Colorado
for his health.
W. W. Fry recently sold Mr.. Powell
SO head of hogs that weighed 2l5 lbs.
each "a 1886 a cwt.
Willis Miller is In the Benton City
neighborhood cutting oats.
Miss Miss Minnie Mcintyre has
been employed TO teach a school neal
Benton City.
j. e. Green and family visited theil
son, George, in Wilson township las
week.
j. W. Blough and W. w. Whit,
have painted their residences.
f. H. Mcclure recently sold tw'
registered short horn bull calves fol
s75 a piece to Galloway county part
les.
Miss Maggie and Charley Kinslo'
have returned from Quincy, Illinois
: where they attended school.
, ; Clay Freeman is working In Kansa
City.
), J. S. Thomas, who got his leg broh
en- several weeks ago, is still confine
to his room.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-09
THE LEDGER BABY SHOW.
There Were Eleven Entries-Pretty
Little Faces-Vera Dempsy
the Winner.

There were eleven babies entered
for the silver cup, which was given by
the LEDGER for the prettiest baby. 1t
was too bad that each could not have
had a cup, The following were en-
tered:
Carl Ross Flittner, age 5 months, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Fllttner. OF
Mexico.
Rosalie Willingman, age 0 months,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey W%illingham, OF
Mexico.
Lille May Dahlem, age ii months,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Dahlem, Of Audrain county.
Homer Chase, age @ months, son OF
Mr.. and Tom Chase, Of Centralia.
LIE Roy Reeds, age 10 months, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Reeds, Of Mex
leo.
VIM. Ralph McMurtry, age {
months, son of Mr.. and Mrs. W. A,
McMurtry, OF Audrain county.
Carrie Wilson, age s months, daugh'
ter Of MI. and Mrs ]. W. Wilson, o.
| Mexico.
Gabriel Roy Bedbury, age IL months
son of Mr.. and MIS-. e. Bedbury, O
Mexico.
Mary Katherine Holloway, age II
months, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J
d. Holloway, of Audrain county.
+ Vera Margaret Dempsy, age
months, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. W
II, Dempsy, of Thompson.
George Spottswood, age 4 months
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. +. H.. Spottswood
Of Audrain county.
The judges were Miss Matte Free
man, of Centralia; Miss Sallie Lake
nan, and Mr.. Orlando Hit, OF Mex
leo, They made an unanimous choic
for first, Little Vera Margaret DemI
sy. AS they could not agree as to tn
second, a fourth judge, Miss Mimi
Robards, was selected, who decided O
No. 8, Mary Kathryn Holloway, for tn
second, a bouquet.
MI. Victor also gives an America
Beauty satin corset to the mother {
the baby who won the cup.