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Arizona republican., 1904-06-12
A FATHERS NEGLECT
And Story of a Letter That Came
 Tco Late.

The following pathetic story is taken from marked copy of the Portland
 CMich) Review of June 7th It is re- published for the reason that it has feature of local interest:
 Miss Ina HuntoOn. formerly clerk iu the postoffce, died at the home of her mother, Mra. Mary Huntoon, Saturday afternoon of consumption. Funeral services were held in the Baptist church yesterday afternoon.
 Miss Huntoon. who was 1j years of age last October, applied for the posi- ton in tn" postoHiCe because she felt she must leave school and do something to help her mother. She had developed physically 10 a degree unusual for one of her years, and 90 the position was given her. She proved a most com petent employe and when. s-on after the holidays. she was forced to retire from the office on account of a severe attack of grip. it was hoped and be- iieved sne would soon be back agan.
 Miss Huntoon also believed this Ions after the doctor had told her mother that she was hopelessly sick and she still looked forward to the day when she could be of service to her mother on whom troubles have rot come singly. 4 most pathetic feature of the case 8 the attitude of the young girls father. once prominent -iu church circles and counted as one of PortIand's most conscientious citizens. Years ago Ae deserted h-s family and moved to Phoe. nix, Ariz.. but the children have always kept track of him. During her illness Miss Huntoon longed for some news from him and only a few days before she died she spent the greater part of the day writing him. He has been kept fully informed as to her condition but he has permitted his daughter 10 die without coming to see her. An answer to th,, letter came yesterday while the girl was lying. white and still in her cas- ket.
 Kind friends needed no suggestions from thosefami liar with the conditions in the family and in few hours :, purse had heen made upwhich is suffi- cient to take care Of burial expenses and yesterday the young sufferer was laid away in a pretty cream coIoreI casket. while the handsomest flowers graCed the somber surroundings.
 By reason of her courteous maners in the poato.hoe Miss Huutoon f.d not only formed wide acquaintance. but all the patrons of the office were he. friends and all were deeply shocked. Saturday night, at news O. he- untime- ly death.
Arizona republican., 1904-06-12

MT and Mrs. H. r. Dolson wish to thank their friends for their kindness during the recent illness of their daughter, Ruth.
Arizona republican., 1904-06-12

can be used to advantage will be talk en. As has been previously stated the greatest obstacle to rushing the work of road building is the extreme drouth.
 An Arizonian is not supposed to re-
 Quire a great deal of water but he has
 to have little and for miles along that rocky uan there is none at present, and water for the workmen will have to be packed in as work progresses And of course it can be transported over the completed part Of the road much more easily than over the trail ahead. The road builders are in a pos ition to appreciate better than some other people, the little problems that the Russians are up against at this time and some of them who never thought about it before may be led to shed a few sympathetic tears for the CZar
Arizona republican., 1904-06-12
TRADE TOPICS

Women and girls who have been un. fortunate and are in need of a home and friends can find them by address Ing Crittenton Home, Highland Gddi- ton, Phoenix, ArizoVn.
 Strangers in Phoenix, it will pay you to look up Dowd's, the little drug store with the little prices, Opera house block.
Arizona republican., 1904-06-12
Of Locally
 Interest.
THE WEA7H CIR
Local Daily Weather Report for The
 Arizona Republican.

Forecast for today: Fair cooler Data for A hours ending D: m. yes terday:
Arizona republican., 1904-06-12

Tents, camping outfits, guns ammunition, Il a dw a r e, :, crOckery, stationary, cutlery, silverware, lamps, glassware, kitchen utensils, Moore's Steel Ranges, best bakers ever built in 32 patterns, from S20 to S67.50.
Arizona republican., 1904-06-12

 CLOTHES
 FOR. MEN

WHY waste money, time and pa tence, on ordinary ready mades and mediocre merchant tailoring, when you can have, ct a reasonable price, ready for service apparel,
Arizona republican., 1904-06-12
Equal i'm Every De- tail to Fine Custom Made

ALFRED BENJAMEN" or "EFF EFF" on the label, is a sufficient guar sntee of superior quality, in all the essentials of clothes-excelIenc
 Equal to fine custom made in all but price. The makers guarantee, and ours with every garment. We are ex elusive distributors in this city.
Arizona republican., 1904-06-12
GHESwAHD The...,..... OahO VOGD1 BicVcie Mas

Is Arizona agent for the Racycle, the best and easiest riding wheel on earth. Keeps the largest stock of Tires and sundr1es. Most complete repair shop in the city. Nos. ' and s. First SYeRus.
Arizona republican., 1904-06-12
ANNUAL PRE-INVENTORYSALE Bargains in every department
DAVIDSON'S CASH STORE.
Big long seallop Breadknives. worth

Big long ScRllop Breadknives, worth
 25c ............-..... 1Oc Pint Mason Jars, per dog ......... 6oc Qunrt Mason jars, per doz..........7oc Halg gallon Mason jars, per doz. .$1.oo Drinking glasses with covers to use
 as jeiIy glasses, per doz.........4 45c Thomas black ink worth 10c. .5c
 A few fancy lamps at 25 per cent off. Plain white dinner plates per set
 oS SIX -.-.. OSS Another whiIl at BiXby's shoe polish,
 worth 10C .................... 5c
 Bammocks' Hammocks, Hammocks: Many beauties at bargains.
 ! few of our large size Standard NscSCiess Blue Flame oil Stoves at greatly reduced prices, positively none second hand and this reduction applies only to the larger sizes.
 S-burner Cabinet, worth S2O.OO. .S15.4o 2-buVner Cabinet, worth $15.....S12.35
Arizona republican., 1904-06-12

Easterling & Whitney have moved from Adams and First streets to their new undertaking parlors, 216 West Washington, formerly conducted by 4. J. Bradley. Tel. Main S4.
Arizona republican., 1904-06-12
Maximum temperature los, miuimu

Maximum temperature los, minimum temperature G4. Average relative humidity 16 per cent. Total precipitation. O. Character of the day; Clear.
 M. E. BLYSTONE,
 Section Director.
Arizona republican., 1904-06-12
TO THE COAST.

Commencing Tuesday June 7th and thereafter every Tuesday and Shtur- day through Pullman drawing room sleeping car will run from Phoenix to Los Angeles without change. Only seventeen hours-2OO miles the shortest route.
 M. O. BICKNELL. Agent.
Arizona republican., 1904-06-12

M. o. BICKNELL. Agent.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-14


democratic campai gns. Mr.. Cortslyou=
has been 8 resident Of the District for:
some 70 years, while Senator German
Is looked on as one Of the Old sinhab-:
=itants. He has had home in Washing
ton for a generation and spends his win
;ters here with his family and his sum-
mers at his farm at Laurel, Maryland.
only an hours run out Of the city. z* *szt
Few public men are better known at.
the capital than Mr.. German, and it is
safe to say few are more respected. He
has thousands of acquaintancess here
now who are particularly interested in
the campaign because they believe that
Mr.. German is one of the actual, if not
not the titular, head of the national
democratic committee. He is as imper-
turable as Mr.. Cortelyou, is diplomatic
and tactful and back of all this has life
times experience of the ms and outs of
politics. He is expected to turn many
a trick that will keep the other side
guessing, but he is too shrewd to advance
any opinion or make any prediction be-
yond the general statement that with
harmony and hard work there is a
chance to win the election.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-14

been selling the plants one by one
There were eight, besides Schwab's
Bethlehem steel works. The first four
of the eight brought at auction ;. a
trifie over 100000. The trust had
been capitalized at some $67,0OOOOO.
Never was steal more audacious.
Nothing that could advertise it was
lost sight of. Poor Leroy Dresser was
brought in because he was a brother
in-law of George Vanderbilt, and that
gave the conspirators a chance to
whisper the Vanderbilt name. Lewis
Nixon, the cleverest ship designer in
the country, perhaps, but no financier,
was exploited. It was nearly the ruin
Of both these men. s,zT. *=5.zss$ Fl.
The personnel of the trusts victims
adds interest. One Of the largest suf-
ferers hereabouts was Gov. Odell. .
shrewd citizen, hardly the kind one
would expect to see caught with char.
Another victim was the widow Of Fer
nando Wood. the wartime Tammany
mayor OF New York. Still another
was Charles II. Kavanaugh, knit
goods manufacturer upstate. Il Is his
suit that - to be tried. &C.
- OWEN LANGDON
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-14

week does he practice what hs.
preaches?" % sz| :@ .=
Wagner does. He looks the peasant
that he is. He is big and powerful in
build, with heavy shoulders. q broad
face and manner Of hearty simpli-
city. 1t is his theory that modern life
is growing so complex that heroic
measures are necessary; that we must
get back to nature and natural ways
of doing things. It Is not a bad doc
trine for New York: n
Wagner comes endorsed by John
Wannamaker; he goes to visit Presi-
dent Roosevelt, another sturdy speci-
men who enjoys a simple existence
when he can. ,
shall be surprised if there is not q
campaign Of simplicity" this winter.
have reasons, one Of which is that
the movement is already well begun
in England. where we get our think
ing done, upon social topics. When 1t
got SO bad during the London season
that there was no time to do anything
save eat and sleep change was
bound to come. How about theaters,
for instance? To live, even in Lon
don, a theater must close at such an
hour that poor people, who are neces-
sary to its success, and who. must
work next day, can get to bed. But
how about the fashionables who at
eight o'clock begin an hour-and-a-half
long course dinner? How much fun
do they get out of the theater after
that? New York has been aping these
late hours.
cite another sign. Comic operas
fresh from London satirize the newest
fad before it appears. They can, be-
cause the same men make the fads
and the comic operas; men of brains,
that is to-day. Society people invent
nothing. The funniest thing on the
stage to-day is song and dance in
'The Schoolgirl" where three clowns
sing about simplicity, and introduce
horseplay with tops, mechanical toys
and butterfly nets. You remember the
aesthetic craze and D'Oyley Carte's
"Patience?"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-14


and blunder on the part of politicians
who believed that no man, not trained in
the practical school of politics, should be
selected to direct the campaign. Mr.
Cortelyou's experience had been in the
line of routine government work and
later of executive experience, but he
was not believed to have any knowledge
or appreciation of what is known as
practical politics."
President Roosevelt had his own idea,
however, of the kind of man he wanted
to run the campaign. He believes thor
oughly in political organization and
knowing Cortelyou's genius for organ
izat;on in government work he con-
cluded the same quality would be val
liable in a political campaign.
Chairman Cortelyou has not disap-
pointed the president, but he has disap-
pointed his critics within his own party.
The old line politicians take their hats
OF to this young general who has brought
into politics the genius and ability that
proved SO effective in conducting gov
eminent department. Even his political
opponents express admiration for Mr.
Cortelyou's quiet and effective method
of managing campaign. The visitors
at the republican headquarters in New
York and Chicago are all struck with
the business atr that characterizes them.
Th= whole force works with the system
and efficiency of we'll organized bust
ness house. =
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-14
News in Brief.

. Mrs. Annie Roubal and her father
were badly beaten by . burglar, when
they interrupted his search Of theft
home at St. Paul .s.zse. :. .....
The Minnesota Women's Christian
Temperance union opened it's twenty.
eighth annual convention at Roches-s
ter. rz:.ss Is
Thomas Duffey of st. Paul, seven
years Of age, touchesza match to !
stick Of dynamite, and may lose both
of his,eyeA g
Julius T. Moersch, state factory in-s
spector, received word from the Pana.
Ema-canal commission that he has been.
selected as one Of the mechanical enpi.
.ueers in the engineering department
Of the commission.
a barber g East Grand Forks. nam
ed Charles, Tuttle, was found dead IL
bed, presumely from a. overdose Of
morphine
Judge Watts has decided that ths
.cfoolston city council has no right.tos
build = library build ling, and tho .work
will be passed on IS the library som.
mittee unless some One hobs up yyitt
ssnothsr injunction 81 tlle Deantiln 81.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-14
INlQES0TA NEWS.
Stole 8 Lawn.

Daring robberies often puzzle tho
Minneapolis police, but few are SO mys-
terious as the theftsof NJ Silver's lawn
from his place at 571 Sixth avenue N
The thieves came in the night with a
wagon, rolled the lawn into bundle
and hauled it away. I. .s-5..z 5
Mr.. Silver's lawn has been in an im-:
poverished condition all summer and ..
few days ago he had the entire surface
peeled and resodded. One morning he
remarked to his friends that with the
continued warm weather it..would get a
good start before freezing time.
The next morning his ',opes were.
shattered, for his lawn was gone and
nothing remained but the soft black:
loam Wagon tracks near the curb
told the story. The robbers came
some time between II at night and s.
O'clock in the morning, doing their,
work we'll No one saw the wagon
come or go. ALI that remains for Mr..
Silver is to order new lawn with q
burglar alarm attached. -.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-14
Fought With Snakes.

Pat Lamb of Yucatan has, had a
fight for his life in a nest of rattle
snakes. Mr.. Lamb was walking
through pasture on his. farm when
he happened upon the snakes which
were out summing themselves. As
he only saw few he started to kill
some of them with club. Some of
the reptiles showed fight and soon
others came out from the nest which
was in hole in the side of hill. Mr..
Lamb was then compelled to battle fo,
his life and it was only when he was
almost exhausted that he succeeded in
beating off his assailants. He hurried
for help and when he returned eight
cen dead snakes were found, some old
ones with many rattles, but the ma
jority being small Mr.: Lamb said
there must have been a hundred rat
tiers in the nest, but no more could be
found of those that remained alive.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-14

There has been renewed activity in
Japan along many lines, and the to-
tai commerce for the first six months
of 1904 amounted to $159, 410, OS6.44, a
gain of $14,010,229.52, or 91a per cent.
over that of the corresponding period
in 1908. While it is true that the inl-
portation of war material has con-
tributed considerably to this result,
and to that extent the showing does
not represent natural permanent
growth of the commerce of the coun-
try, still there was a marked increase
Independent of war purchases.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-14

Some idea of the size of Greater
New York may be gained by the state.
ment that there are 100000 employees
on the payroll. This is greater num-
Der than many South American repub-
lies and petty monarchies of the Old
world carry, including their standing
armies. This number includes the
firemen, policemen and school teach
ers. AS required by the charter, the
list was issued the other day, it be-
ing the end Of the semi-yearly period.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-14
Stabbiug AHrav.

A fatal staboing ARRAY took place at
Winnipeg junction. It appears that
CLAUS Larson, who lives two miles
south and one mile east of Ulen, in
Goose Prairie township, was passing
along near the depot at Winnipeg
Junction at about II o'clock at night,
when he was assaulted by party
named Ole Molstad. Larson received
thrust from knife, the blade striking
the right temple and penetrating the
brain. Larson was taken to the
Crookston hospital in semi-concious
condition where an operation was per-
formed. A. portion of the skull was
removed and quantity of pus was re-
moved from the eff ected portion of the
brain. but Larson continued to sink
and died. -.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-14

Pretty nearly 100000 worth Of
licorice is used in this country every
year. It all comes from the lands
bordering on the Mediterranean. Most
people think that licorice comes from
the wooden twigs and branches of q
tree. But in reality the licorice wood
is the root part of a very pretty,
dainty plant, which has beautifully
shaped leaves that are colored bright
green on one side and a pale silvery
green on the other. The licorice plant
is a perennial, and in the Oriental
countries great plantations are given
up to 1t altogether. |
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-14

The Agricultural bank of Sofia has
decided on the purchase of 5000 iron
plows, 200 grain-sorting machines, 200
machines for granulating maize and
500 harrows. The directors of the Ag-
ricultural bank will invite the BEST
known manufacturers to forward
specimens and prices. A commission,
composed of land owners and officials,
will examine the various apparatus
sent, giving the preference not to the
articles offered at the lowest price, but
to those of the best quality.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-14


ington has a stimulating effect on the
life of the capital. What has been a
country village in point of energy and
life has now been transformed into
capital city. Strangers are visiting
Washington in larger numbers and the
white house is again the Mecca for poll
ticians and statesmen.
While the president takes a deep in
terest in the campaign it cannot be said
that he is in any way directing it. That
work has been turned over to other
hands and Mr.. Roosevelt is surveying the
field from the viewpoint of an ordinary
citizen. This is the impression he gives
visitors who see him. He is ready to dis
cuss the outlook, but, like most citizens,
is inquiring as to what the real workers
out in the field are doing. The fact is
the president has very little time to de-
vote to politics just now, as, in addition
to the routine business Of his Office, he
is getting material together for his an
nual message to congress.
This annual message is formidable
undertaking. It is compendium of
the governments record for the past
year. For weeks and months past bureau
chiefs have been busy collecting the data
of their Offices for submission to the
heads of their departments, and the cab
met officers in turn have been collecting
these bureau reports, studying them, and
soon will complete their digests of what
has been going on in their departments
and submit them to the president. The
president goes over all these department
and bureau reports, gets comprehen-
sive view of all that has been done and
then advises congress in set message
of the progress that has been made, the
problems that have been solved, the diff
flculties that have arisen, the policies
that have been followed during the past
year and suggests wherein congress may
provide useful legislation for future gov
eminent.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-14

The report of the commissioner
general of emigration of Italy states
that from September, 1901, to March,
1904, more than 10000 emigrants left
Italy for North and South American
ports with prepaid tickets, that is,
tives abroad. The proportion of pre-
paid tickets is one-quarter of the to-
tai number, and in the case of the
Prince Line, for New York, the pro-
portion of prepaid tickets was nearly,
one-half the number of tickets.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-14
The Hungarian minister of agri

The Hungarian minister of agri-
culture estimates that the worlds pro-
duction of grain this year (1904) Will!
be as follows: Wheat, 84,400,000 met
ric tons (of 1904 pounds each); rye,
39,500,000 metric tons; barley, 29,100,-
900 metric tons; oats, 4S,SOO,0O0 met
ric tons; maize, 100000 metric tons.
This years European grain crop is ex-
pected to be II is per cent. less than
that of 1908. The shortage in the
worlds crop this year will amount to
5 per cent.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-14

Much of the confusion about battles
in the far East is due to misunder-
standing of the calendar. Russia is
the only civilized country on the face
of the globe that has not adopted the
Gregorian calendar. It's dates are al
ways IL days behind the rest of us.
That is, July % in st. Petersburg, or
Mudken. or Hardin, is August 9 in 9TH
er countries, including the United
States. Julius Caesar changed the
calendar once upon a time. Pope
Gregory XIII. changed it another
time.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-14
Alleged Horse Thief.

The Winona police rounded up a
stranger who is alleged to be horse
thief He gave his, name as NJ. Kings
ley, and the police say he told conflict
ing stories, one of which was that he
lisa railway. detective. He was over
taken by Herman. Bratz, farmer, on
the opposite side of the river in Wis
consin, and was given a ride. When
they came into the city, it is alleged,
Bratz left his team tied in the street
while he went into store. Coming
out twenty minutes later the team and
stranger were gone. The police found
Kingsley little later in the lowe r
part of the city. a.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-10-14

o"-'o oaAn . Dol Ao1 out to man VINO
op'o conceals the fact
that he is married when he enlists in the
army 1t has been suggested that the
punishment under these circumstances
is out of proportion to the infraction
of army rules.and it is proposed to re-
duce the punishment so as to retain de-
sirable men in the service, notWith-
standing the fact that they are mar
ried. Many army officers contend that
the best soldiers are often those who
have wives to look after them or to
provide for.
The principal objection to married
soldiers is that in the transfer of troops
involving travel beyond the seas and
long periods of absence from home sta
lions the soldier with a wife becomes
somewhat of an impeachment. The wives
sometimes give trouble and if husband
and wife are separated there is dissat-
isfaction and occasionally desertion.
This objection, however, is believed to
be Offset by the better character of the
men who are married. They are apt to
be steadier and more attentive to their
duties.
The authorities have encountered
some dificuity:sin getting the best ma
terial into the ranks of the army. Just
now the navy seems to have the call, as
the life there is more attractive and the
opportunity greater for seeing more of
the world. Army life in time of peace
is rather monotonous and young men
after the present short enlistment of
three years do not care to reinlist There
is suggestion that the term of enlist
ment be extended to what it formerly
was, that is, five years. !: It was thought
that the privilege of rising from the
ranks and receiving commissions would
be an inducement to Intelligent young
men to enter the army. This is not
found to be the case, however, and the
only explanation that seems to offer is
that there are better opportunities in
the labor and business world for strong,
healthy and intelligent young men.