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Arizona republican., 1904-10-06
DIED OF PNEUMONIA
Charles F. SmaIlhouSe Passed Away
 Yesterday Afternoon.

Charles F. Smallhouse died at his res idence, corner of Eighth and Desert streets, in this city yesterday after noon at 3 o'clock of pneumonia. after an illness of about ten days. MT. Small house was a native of Ohio and came here two years ago last winter. For a time he was associated with Ed Lam ming in the restaurant business, and left that two years ago this month to enter the employ of Pinney & Robinson, which position he resigned six weeks ago to make a business trip through southern California. While there he contracted a severe cold. which devel- oped into the disease which caused his death.
 Before coming to Arizona Mir. Small house was engaged in travelling for a wholesale house through the central states, being very successful in his business. He was thirty years old and leaves a wife and three small children to mourn his untimely death. He had a very genial disposition and made many friends wherever he went
 Mir. Smallhouse was a member of the Modern Wooden and the 4. O. U. w., which organizations will have charge of the funeral. The funeral will be held at the undertaking parlors of Mohn & Doris this afternoon at-4 o'clock.
Arizona republican., 1904-10-06

Forecast for today-Partly cloudy; possibly local rain.
 Data for 24 hours ending 8 D. m. yes terdaY:
Arizona republican., 1904-10-06
.ofLocalY
 Interest. AAN |
THE WEATHER

Local Daily Weather Report for The
 Arizona Republican.
Arizona republican., 1904-10-06

AT PRESCOTT AND JEROME The published list of MT. FOwler's s meetings has been corrected in two par ticulars He will address the people at Jerome on the night of october 19, and at Prescott on the night of Octo-
Arizona republican., 1904-10-06
If You

Want a good 40 acre ranch with prob ably the best water right in the valley and within three miles of Phoenix ] have it. also a
Arizona republican., 1904-10-06
COFFEE

Neither cost nor taste of good coffee is all in the coffee.
 Your grqrsr returns your money ifyou don't like Schilling's Best.
Arizona republican., 1904-10-06
GRISWOLD. ,;;i;;-;;; s;:i: a:,

Is Arizona agent for the Racycle, the best and easiest riding wheel on earth. Keeps the largest stock of tires and sundries. Most complete repair shop in the city. Nos. and $. First avenue.
Arizona republican., 1904-10-06

Maximum temperature, 99; mini mum tenn oerature, 69. Average relative humidity, 40 per cent. Total precipitation-0. CCharacter of the day-Clear.
 I. E BLYSTONE,
 Section Director.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-07-30
VILLAGE OFFICERS.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

COurC. MCLeaHC CO' 1~oOe'3
MCLEAN COUNTY ABSTRACT CO.,
Official Bonded Abstractors for Mclean.
County, N. Oak.
Abstracts furnished on short notice.
Titles examined and perfected.
Tax matters attended to for -resldents.
Money TO Loan ON Real Estate.
WAsHBURN, NORTH DAKOTA.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-07-30
LAST OF FREE HOMES.
Every year brings US nearer the

Every year brings US nearer the
time when free government lands will
be no more. They are passing rapidly
into the hands of homesteaders and in
a very few years it will be impossible
to secure a free home from Uncle Sam.
The statement hereto attached shows
the remarkable activity in the Bis
marck land district last year. What
is true of this district is also true of
other government land districts. Land
in the Bismarck land district, the Dick
inson district and the Minot district
will appreciate in value hereafter as
it never has increased before. In a
few years the man who possesses a
good chunk of Uncle Sans domain-a
prairie home-will be prince-an
independent, happy American citizen,
while his less favored brother in the
city will be subjected to all manner of
troubles-strikes, lockouts, mob vio-
lence, incendiarism and other social
disorders. The man on the farm will
be secure in his home, live and live
well. The farmer and not the city
chap will be the aristocrat.
Just stop and consider how rapidly
the free lands of the Missouri slope
are being taken. In Burleigh county
where only few years ago there were
over 100000 acres of government
land to be had now there are only 49,
900 acres left for homesteaders. EN-
mons county has only 100000 acres
left, Kidde. only 10000 acres, Mclean
less than 100000 and Logan and Nc
Intosh combined less than 100000
acres. Nor are there any more rail
road lands left in this section. They
have all passed out of the hands OF
the land grant company into the
hands of settlers and spectators
Lands that could be bought for 81 to
S. an acre a few years ago are now
worth from Sc to SIS per acre and
considering the development of the
country, the extension of railroads
and transportation facilities, are great
er bargains and offer better opportuni
ties for investments today than al
any previous time. The population Of
the country is increasing at a rapid
rate. The stream Of immigrants from
foreign shores continues and the un
occupied portion Of the United States
can hardly be seen on the map.
: The following statement shows the
unappropriated and unreserved lane
in the, Bismarck, North Dakota, lane
district, for the year ending June 3Oth
1904:
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-07-30

h1Ott1 =. Sf.s. ...ssg.l 80 1A1H 4t
!. The total cash receipts OF. the Bis,
marck land ofice for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1904, were $234.s47.40,
an increase over the previous year Of
$175,24s.s6. During the last fiscal year
the average cash receipts Of the Bis
marck ONCE have been between 5000
and $700 q day.
The Bismarck land district does not
include all Of Mclean county, 9 large
portion Of that county being situated
in the Minot and Devils Lake districts.
on July Let the Dickinson land dis;
trict was created ont Of the Bismarck
land district which includes the organ
ized counties of Stark and Billings, al
the rsst Of the above enumerated coun-
ties remaining 81 the Bismarck dis.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-07-30
trict. Only q portion Of stutsman,
Wells, Foster and Eddy counties are
included in this district.

trict. Only q portion OF Stutsman,
Wells, Foster and Eddy counties are
included In this district.
The above compilation is taken from
q recent issue of the Bismarck Tri-
bune. Mclean county is divided be-
tween the three land districts Of Bis
marck, Devils Lake and Minot. In the
Bismarck district $40 original home
stead entries were made in Mclean
county and in the other two districts
1850 entries were made making 1890
original homestead entries made in
Mclean county during the last fiscal
year. The total area of land surface
of the county is 1,934,O0O acres, OF
which only 556,98o acres are subject
to entry. This means that there are
but 3.4SO homesteads left in Mclean
county. At the rate they are now be-
ing taken these will not last more than
two years. Thus is it demonstrated
that free lands will soon be thing OF
the past and it is an undisputed fact
that the very best of all the lands still
open to settlement are located in Nc
Lean county. But for the delay in the
extension of railroads this region
would have all been settled long ago.
Now that the 500 has extended into the
very heart of the county and the
Northern Pacific is extending to the
Missouri river through the middle OF
the county east and west, it will be
apparent to all that the time is near
when the last of this wonderfully rich
soil will have been appropriated by
the homeseeker and lands will appre
ciate in value like they have in all
the other western states.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-07-30

3 O'Clock P. NJ.
Board Of Equalization met; pres
ent full board.
On motion, Board adjourned to
meet July Sth, at 10 o'clock AN.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-07-30

The 500 railway is putting out
some fine advertising matter re-
garding this section Of the state.
The rush to the opening Of the
Devils Lake Indian reservation
will soon commence, and as we
have land that is just as good, if
not better, and it can be secured
just as cheap, we will attract q
large number Of new settlers who
are looking for land. 5s
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-07-30
9 O'Clock P. NJ.

o'clock P. NJ.
Board of Equalization met; all
members present.
On motion, the value Of pianos
in the Third G Commissioner District
was raised so per cent.
On motion, the value of house.
hold furniture was reduced so per
cent in the Village of Wilton.
On motion, the value of struct-
ures and Improvements was reduced
Is per cent in the village of Wilton.
On motion, the value of capital
and surplus stock of the different
banks in Mclean county was fixed
as follows
Wilton Bank, Wilton. ....$ $500
First National, Washburn. 20,8O0
Mclean Go. State Rank, at
Washburn ............. $500
wood 6,5oS
First Bank of Goodrich, at
Goodrich. i. 80. !. 1900
Citizens State Bank, Coal
Harbor 5000
First State Bank of Turtle :
Lake, Turtle Lake,. 5000
Denhof State Bank, Den
hoH ................ 6,SOO
On motion, the value of lands in
Denhoff Township was raised fifty
five per cent.
On board adjourned sine die.
.. B. WING, Clerk.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-07-30
The Height Of the Ridiculous.

The theory circulated around by
one, Mrs. Maude Maynard Noel,
several years ago, is again recently
resuscitated by journalistic scav-
enger, though it is a very strange
doctrine they will without doubt get
the whole nation to foster this re-
form (?) She said the legislative
powers ought to organize board
of physicians to remove from the
world all children imperfect at birth
or those who become so through
accident in after years. She also
said that we've men who make laws
for every conceivable thing except
to protect the physical side of So
ciety, and that we need reform in
the worst way. They then ended
up her brass mounted fabric by
saying that they would have all the
old and infirm people who have be-
come helpless, removed and she'd
have the board Of physicians fix
the fate Of those submitted to them
for examinations, and appoint the
method to be employed in remov-
ing the human fossils. Well, now,
when I get ancient and the board
Of physicians get after me, 1 hope
they will fix it so I can die of old
age; but book agents, lawyers and
politicians should be placed twenty
minutes in solitary confinement,
where they'd have no chance to
talk and be permitted to die hor-
rible death. And how nice this
plan would work on some of our
poor, old fathers who have swung
the ak in the woods Of Wisconsin,
or trudged all day behind the plow
on the prairies of Dakota or Min
nesota earning enough to buy our
Jonnie cake, when we were insig-
niicant little snobs, no good except
to cry all night when he was tired,
and make him get up in the cool
air of daybreak and run barefooted
to the neighbors for peppermint to
stop our spasmodic collie. And still
when he'd go to town, he'd spend
the last nickel he had to buy candy
for us. But now he is old and in
the way and we can't have near as
good a time with HIM around as
we could il he were removed. So on
some bright day when the rushes
are nodding over the stl]ly waters,
and the coyote is heaving sighs in
the clear air Of the prairies, wewill
send for the board Of physicians to
come and lead the old man out be-
hind the hay stack and assassinate
him. Then we can havea good time.
We can enjoy ourselves immensely
If we wish to- And then, in a few
years our motherewill be old enough
to remove, and we'll send again for
the board Of physians and have them
force q charge Of laudanum down
her throat; Of course, we'll forgive
how she patched our trousers and
tied rags on our sore tnes so we
won't feel bad il seeing her re-:
moved. This reform is reformation
la the first degree. In . short time
twill spread over the entire land.
Tioeay Mirror.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-07-30
PROCEEDINGS
..OFrHE COUNTY.
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION

Washburn, N. D., July 5, 1904.
2:4O o'clock P. NJ.
On motion, the Board of County
Commissioners resolved itself into
the County Board of Equalization.
Present, Commissioners Solen-
berger, Jahr and Putz and county
Auditor 0. B. Wing.
n. w. Solenberger, Simon Jahr
and Frank Putz filed their oaths Of
office.
On motion, N. w. Solenberger
was elected chairman and 0. B.
Wing clerk.
Lewis G. Black appeared before
the board in reference to valuation
Of the Ft Stevenson Reservation.
On motion, the board adjourned
to July 9th, 1904 at 10 o'clock A. NJ,
Washburn, N. d.. July 6, 1904.
10 o'clock A. NJ. .
Board Of Equalization met; all
members present.
On motion, Board the proceeded
to the examination of the Assess
essment Rolls.
On motion, Board adjourned to
meet at 3,o'clock P. M,
3,o;clock P. NJ.
Board of Equalization met; pres
ent full board.
On motion, Board adjourned to
meet July Sth, at 10 o'clock A. M.
Washburn, N. D., July s, 1904.
10 O'Clock A. NJ.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment; present Chairman Solenber-
ger and Commissioners Jahr and
Putt.
Board proceeded to the examin-
alton of the Assessment Rolls.
On motion, Nels Anderson, resid-
ing on section 26, township l49,
range 83, was ordered assessed for
$40 0on the following items:-
Two horses, $50; 10 one year old
cattle, $50; 10 two year old cattle.
$l2p 10 COWS, $l20, wagon, SIS; i'm
p1ovements, $40; household goods,
SIS.
j. R. Washburn, having by a
proper affidavit shown that he was
assessed and held for taxes in
Wayne county, Neb.,
On motion, the following items
were ordered deducted from his
personal property assessment. -Four
horses, nine 3-year old and three 2.
year old cattle and four hogs.
On motion, the value of struct.
ures and improvements on lots 6, Z
and 8, block Ii, Veeder's Addition
to the Village of Washburn, was
raised to $1,000.
On motion, Board adjourned to
meet at 2 o'clock P. M.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-29
LEGAL.
sheriH's Sale.

Notice is hereby given, That by vir-
tue of general execution, to me
directed by the Clerk of the District
Court of Wapello County. Iowa,
against the goods, cLattels, lands, ten
ements, etc, of Christoph Miller, de-
PENDANT, in favor of NOVEL; Shopleigh
Hardware Co.. pla ntiff, 1 will offer at
public sale, to the hiehest and best
bidder, for cash, at the front door of
the court house, in the city of OF
tumwa, Wapello County Iowa, on the
18th day of January. 1905 between the
hours Of 900 o'clock a. m. and 400
o'clock p. mf on said day, all Of said
Christoph Miller's right, title ana in
terest in and to the following de-
scribed property, situated in Wapello
County, Iowa, to-wit: Lot SO, in Will
liams' Park, an addition to the City of
Ottumwa, Wapello county, owa, and
southeast % feet of lot No. 200 in
block %, in the City Of Ottumwa, Wa
pello county. Iowa.
Sale to commence at the hour Of /: 80
o'clock p. m. of said day
Witness mr. hand this 10th day OF
December, 1904
j. H. Cremer,
Sheriff of Wapello County, Iowa.
By John D. Stephens, Deputy.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-29

Sunday at the home of their sen and
brother, Frank Wells. They We're ac-
companied homo bv Frank Wells anG
children, Prudie and Percy.
Miss Temperance Baer, Of Ottumwa
was caller at the G. H. Hughes
home Friday while on her way to neal
Drakeville for visit at the Henry
Rudd home.
T. d. Mum and wife moved into
Mrs. Samuel McConnelps house last
Thursday.
Mrs. Sarah MCGEE left Saturday fol-
a visit with friends in OFT .nwa.
Mrs. Maggie McMains' sister and
family from Humeston spent Christmas
with her.
Rev. H. E. Butler expects 20 speak
next Sunday at the usual hour on the
subject, "The Wold's Christ" and also
expects to begin series of meetings
on next Monday evening. All are cor
daily invited to these services.
Miss Lizzie Ware left Saturday for
her home near Carbon.
Carl Guile. of Trenton, Mo. visited
Friday night at the home of his uncle
Aaron Gray, leaving SATURDAY. for
Bloomfield, where he and his wife
spent Christmas.
Howard Toney and John Yates, of
Stiles visited her Saturday at the Tom
Yates home.
James Riley spent Sunday at Coats
vile, Mo.
Miss Alta Lester is spending the
week with Bloomfield friends.
Mrs. E. A. PETERSON and children
spent Christmas at the NJ. F. Patterson
home. north of Drakeville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Spohr and con
Earl spent Christmas in Bloomfield at
the T. c. Cree home.
]. A. Cameron spent Sunday n OF
tunlwa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-29


Bonnie Scotland and his dam Nevada
by Lexington. He won twenty-five
races out of twenty-four starts as a
3-year-old Luke BlaclSburn's last race
was for the Coney Island cup, in which
contest he broke down. He was then
sold to the late General w. H. Jack
son for breeding purposes. General
Jackson valued the stallion at $4,000.
The animal was pronounced success
as 8! sire, all of his get possessing
strong constitutions and great cam
paigning, ability. Nearly all have been
raced with success. Besides such
noted winners as Proctor Knott and
Uncle Bob. his highclass performers
include Tulla Blackburn, Bendigo
Chattanooga, Fort Worth, Uncle Luke,
Young Luke, Belle Ward, Buena Ven
tura, Don't Tell, Fountain. Worth,
Hugh Penny, Thad Rowe, Tom Elliott,
Kidnap and Archduke, the conqueror
of Hamburg. Another of his sons,
Luke Ward, now in a breeding estab-
lishment at Texas, was raced in Eng
land for two seasons and ran second
and third in several of the big stakes
there.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-29
BLAkEsBuRG.

Blakesburg, Dec 2S.-The following
students are here for the holidays:
Roy Ferrand, Fred Cloyd, Arthur Co
hagan, Ernest and Clarence King and
Frank Beller.
John VanCleave, of Sacramento
Cal, is visiting his parents, N. B. Van
Cleave and wife.
Miss Grace Stringer, who has a
school at Hooking, has a two weeks
vacation and is visiting her parents.
Arch Dorothy and wife, of Ute. Iowa
are visiting their relatives south OF
town.
Mrs. Malinda Miller has moved into
the residence she purchased from Mrs
Lucy Foster.
Calvins Smith has moved into his
new residence in town.
The entertainment at the hall given
by the school was well rendered. The
teachers, John Hanna and Miss Effie
Reading, also each and every scholar
will be used to beal tify the school,
building and buy books for the library
Frank TanCleave has returned from
Dakota, " ere he has been working
]. Ell ohagan and Harold Berry
combining business with pleasure.
Married. Sunday afternoon, Miss
Mamie Jones to Mr.. McNeal, Rev
Rowe officiating.
Fred Yenger, of Burlington. is visit
in his cousins, Tom and Frank Yen
ger. south Of tow.
Will Arnold and wife went to OF
tumwa last Friday.
Word was received last week from
Daugherty, Iowa, of the serious ILL
ness of DR.. Henry Abegg, son of Der
Abegg. He is improving at this time
AL Bells is on the sick list
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-29
LEGAL.
sheriH,s Sale.


Notice is hereby given, That by viz
tue of a special execution, to me di-
rected by the clerk of the district
court of Wapello county, Iowa, agains.
the goods, chattels, lands. tenements,
etc, of E. B. Criley, administrator Of
the estate of George Munckton. de-
ceased, defendant, in favor of Matte
M. Inskeep, plaintiff, 1 will offer at
public sale, to the highest and best
bidder, for cash, at the front door Of
the Court House in the city of OF
tumwa. Wapello county, Iowa, on the
31st day of December, 1904, between
the hours of 9 o'clock a. M, and 400
o'clock p. M, on said day, all Of said
E. B. Criley, administrator of the es-
tate of George Munckton, deceased,
right, title and interest in and to the
following described property, situated
in Wapello county, Iowa, to-wit:
The south (1a) one half Of lot (16)
sixteen in Carpenter & Godfrey's adj
dition to the city of Ottumwa, Iowa.
Sale to commence at the hour OF
1880 o'clock p. m. of said day.
Witness my hand this 2Sth day OF
November, 1904.
]. H. Cremer,
Sheriff of Wapello County, Iowa.
By John D. Stephens, Deputy.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-29
CHICAGO MARKETS.
Mondays Live Stock Markets in

Mondays Live Stock Markets in Brief.
Cattle values little changed from
yesterday; generally on level with
early sales Monday; receipts small
few outside buying orders; packers
took medium grades fairly well; COM
mon light lots still in slow demand:
COW trade has quite satisfactory tour;
buyers free bidders for good fat
grades; good Gamers fair sale-pnoor
lots dull calves strong to quarter
higher-top $500; disappointingly
small run of hogs today; prices gen.
orally ruled sc higher; prime heavy
weights scarce--quality poorer; three
packers were out-4,000 left; bulk
$40 to s4.45-light mixed $4.35; sheep
trade quite brisk at 10 to zoe advance;
export wethers made s5.25-yearlings
scarce; lamb trade active-prices S to
10c higher; prime natives We're miss
highest at $500; Colorado Pea-fed
lambs fetched $685..
Receipts.
Chicago receipts thus far this week,
compared with week ago, decreased
500 cattle, $4,000 hogs and 10 200
sheep. Compared with the correspond
ing period a year ago there was a de-
crease of $500 cattle, $4,000 hogs and
12,1O0 sheep.
Representative Sales.
Following are some OF the represen.
tatfve sales made in Chicago yesterday
showing lowest. medium and highest
prices paid:
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-29
SneriH's Sale.

Notice is hereby given, That by vir-
tue of a general execution, to me
directed by the Clerk of the District
court Of Wapello county, Iowa, against
the goods, chattels, lands tenements
etc, of Christoph Miller, defendant, in
favor of Excelsior Stove and Mfg. Co.,
plaintiff, l will offer at public sale, to
the highest and best bidder, for cash,
at the front door of the court house in
the City of Ottumwa. Wapello county,
Iowa, on the It'll of January 1905, be-
tween the hours of 900 o'clock a. m.
and 400 o'clock p. m. on said day, all
of said Christoph Millers right, title
and interest In and to the following
described property, situated in Wa
pello county, Iowa, to-wit: Lot SO in
Williams park, an addition to the city
Of Ottumwa, Wapello county, Iowa,
and southeast % feet of lot No. 290 in
block % in the city of Ottumwa, Wa
pello county, Iowa.
Sale to commence at the hour of
1880 o'clock p. m said day.
Witness my hand tbs 10th day of
December, 1904.
J. H. Cremer,
Sheriff of Wapello County, Iowa.
By John D. Stephens, Deputy.