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Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-04-12
Snow in March is More Than Usual

L. \. Jesunofsky, section director of the Arizona climate and crop ser vice station in Phoenix, has just issu- ed his snowfall bulletin for March in which be reports that more than the usual amount of snowfall was observ- ed in the mountain ranges of the ter ritory from March 8 to 20.
 Snow, to the depth of two inches to fourteen inches, fell generally over the valleys of the northern and the high levels of the southern counties, during March 3G and 31. Compared with the amounts that were measured in March, 1904, there was all average excess of eleven inches over the val lsys and hills of the northern coun- ties. That which fell in the noun tains of the northern sections during March, 1905, was very much in excess of the measurements made in March, 1904.
 The average depth of snow in the northern counties. above the 5000 1t. line, is eighteen inches. The weather bureau official at Flagstaff reports an excess of six inches as compared with the normal amount of snowfall meas ured during March for the past seven years.
 The Gila, Salt and Little Colorado were in flood stages for over ten days, damaging railroad trestles, bridges and tracks, washing away lands and em- bankments, destroying crops and de- laying traffic for several days.
 There is an overabundance of water supply for stock, culinary, irrigation and mining purposes. Scarcely any irrigation was done at all within the territory during March. The larger reservoirs, dams, ditehes and canal | dams contained constant and uninter- rupted flows without utilization.
 The average depth of snowfall, in | the mountains within the drainage areas, is about as follows: Little Colorado area, fourteen inches; Agua FriR and Hassayampa area, F inches; iils ares, eleven inches; Salt and Verde area, 9. l inches.
 Reports received by Director Jesun-
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-04-12
AlIardyce Wants More Lodge
 Money.

Trouble and strife is drawing apart two factions of the local assembly of the Champions of Fraternity. the lodge which vas organized in Prescott few months ago by Supreme Presi- dent Barker T. Northrup of Phoenix.
 Because he believes commissions for getting new members have not been paid him, F. Allardyce, former secretary of the Prescott branch, has been making urgent apoeals to the head of the order for more money.
 The blow fell last Friday night when President Northrup expelled Allsrdyee from the order. To keep the latter from entering the lodge while It was in session Night Officer Irwin was summoned and stationed himself at tine door
 For over two hours the officer re- mained at his post of duty, having for a companion the sane Allardyce, who had been expelled. His charge realiz- ed his position, and made no physical attempt to get inside and have his say.
 It was feared for a time Friday evening that there might be distur- bance of some kind, and the presence of the officer there was to prevent any unseemly occurrence. Early Friday afternoon Northrup requested Chief of Police Prince to have an officer on hand, giving ss a reason bis fear that here might be something doing that was not in the ritual.
 Both sides have plenty to say. It seems that Allardyce wants the lodge to pay him about s45 for getting in new members. He got fifteen of them, it being agreed that he was to receive g each. This he was paid, with ss more for other services. He says he wrote members for s3O, 1OO worth of insurance, and thinks for this he should receive SSl, less the amount already Paid him.
 Northrup states that AlIardyce was expelled for characterization to a su- perior officer, by writing caustic and improper letters to the head officials. He states that AlIardyce is expelled under a section that admits of no ap- peal. Allardyce does not deny writ ing the letters but claims that the cir justified him in indicting sharp epistles to the dignltaries of the order.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-04-12
A RAGING TORRENT IS GRANITE
 CREEK Parties Attempting To Cross Have
 Trouble
Dairy Wagon Floats Down Stream And is Rescued With Difficulty Team Balks in Mid-Stream, and John Simmons Has to Unhitch.

Quicksand in Granite creek was al most responsible for two serious acci- dents yesterday, in which there might have been fatal results. Pete Casteno and John Simmons with two little boys would have been the victims.
 Granite was higher than usual yes terday, the rise beginning yesterday I2orning as a result of the steady rain that fell Monday night. Though run ming considerable water it was not considered unsafe to cross at any point.
 About : :15 o'clock yesterday morn- ing, Pete Casteno, driving one of the delivery wagons for Campbell's dairy, attempted to make a crossing just above W. J. Mulvenon's ice plant, and but for the timely assistance of Henry Heine might have suffered seri- ous consequences.
 When about the middle of the stream the dairy wagon was lifted off the bottom and swung around. It started down stream, pulling two frantic horses in its wake. The driv- CT was unable to help either himself or the team.
 Heine saw what was taking place, and came to the rescue in heavy wagon and strong team. He caught up with the floating rig about 100 yards from where it started, and pulled the outfit to the bank No damage was done other than the loss of few milk cans, and the frightening of Casteno.
 The second accident took place about o'clock to John Simmons and two little boys he was bringing to the city from Cherry Greek. He attempt ed to ford just below the Ice plant, and when his team reached the middle of the stream they refused to go further.
 Simmons urged the horses but they stood still, while the wagon steadily settled in the quicksand. He then got out, and unhitched the horses, get ting them to the bank. The two little boys were taken to the bank on party in light wagon, who happened along at the right time.
 Late yesterday afternoon the wagon was pulled from the stream to the bank. Cash Burnett took Simmons and the boys to their home in Miller valley.
 While neither accident was serious it shows that several of the old cros- sings on Granite creek are unsafe dur ing high water. Last night the creek was slowly rising and may reach the flood mark if the present rain contin- ues much longer.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-04-12
William Diskin Falls Twenty Feet

William Diskin, one of the employ es, fell from the second floor of the B-B store yesterday afternoon, receiv- ing injuries that are serious and that they were not fatal. is almost miracu- lous.
 About o'clock Diskin walked OF what he thought was the elevator, but it had been removed, and he was pre- cipitated a distancel of about thirty feet, landing on the cement floor in the basement
 The fall daZed him for a few sec onds, though when assistance reached him, he had fully recovered his senses. Drs, W. F. Sawyer and K. N. Looney were summoned, and ordered the young man moved to the first floor. An examination showed that he had been quite seriously hurt, and the at tending physicians ordered him moved to the Mercy hospital at once. It was found there that his left elbow was badly shattered, left knee severely bruised and his scalp cut on the left side of the head. Six stitches were taken in the cut.
 Diskin's fall was not witnessed by any of his fellow employees. From what he says he had just ascended on the elevator, leaving it standing at the second floor. He secured a box of grape nuts and returned to the eleva- tor expecting to find it in place.
 While he was gene for the grape nuts, someone mus, have moved the elevator higher up. a- it was found there after the accident. and lowered to take the injured yoa,h 10 the first floor of the store.
 Diskin is only eighteen years of age, and has been of great assistance to his mother in supporting a family. His injuries will confine him to the hos pitaI for some time, and may result in a permanent stiffness of his left arm.
 At late hour last night both Dr. Looney and Dr. Sawyer stated that their patient was resting we'll. They consider it miracle that he was not killed by the fall
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-04-12

Emperor William has set tongues wagging in all the big capitols of Flu rope by broadly intimating that so far as lay in his power he would not per. init one or two nations to enjoy the exclusive privilege of industrially ex- plotting Morocco. There will be g good deal of palaver but the outcome may be predicted. It will be the pre- sence of German traders in the Sul- tan's dominions who will enjoy every privilege accorded to the subjects of other nations.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-04-12
Frank A. Jones Due Here Tonight.
From Sundays Daily


 Frank A. Jones, the newly appoint
 ed general freight and passenger agen
 of the Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoeni,
 railroad will arrive in this city thli evening and tomorrow in company
 with MT. Anewalt will go to Phoenix
 to familiarIZe himself with the affairs
 of the company at that point. MT. Anewalt will remain here until next
 Saturday for the purpose of giving as-
 sistance to his successor, and then will depart for his new field of labor in San Francisco.
 Mir. Jones has been general agent of the Santa Fe at Fresno, California, for the past five years, and the Morn ing Republican of that city pays him the following tribute in its issue of last Thursday:
 ''The news of MI. Jones' appoint ment on the Arizona railroad came over the wires last night from Pres colt. But few people in this city were aware of the fact that the offer had come to MT. Jones and practically no one here except himself knew that he had accepted it. As general freight and passenger agent be will have full control of the whole of the traffic over the road, which includes some 400 miles of road connecting Prescott and Phoenix with branch roads running to numerous mining points. While in the control of the Santa Fe, the road is independent of it in many ways, having a president and other officers, and the position to which Mir. Jones goes invovles greater responsibilities than the name implies, on an ordinary 
 "Since Mir. Jones went into the gen. eral office of the Santa Fe at Topeka, Kan, as an office boy in 1885, he has never been off its payroll. In 1887 be came west and in southern California worked as agent at several small sta tions. After few years he was taken to Los Angeles as travelling freight agent and in that position be remain ed about five years. Eight years ago he went to Santa Barbara as general agent and there he remained three years. From Santa Barbara he came to this city and since then has been general agent here.
 ''The energy and progressive spirit of the man has marked him as one of the most valued citizens of the city. He has taken an effective part in many public movements. He was identified with the old San Joaquin Valley Commercial association. 4 lit tie over a year ago he was selected a; a member of the executive committee of the Chamber of Commerce, and while serving in that capacity he did much good work for the community. He proved himself to be a man ot ideas an executive ability. In January of this year he was elected president of the chamber of commerce.
 ''Mr. Jones will leave for Los Ange- les on Saturday and at that place he will find out his duties at Prescott be- | lore the end of the week. MT. Jones' | family will follow him shortly"
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-04-12

The peace talk is subsiding and peo- pie in Europe are settling down to the conviction that Japan and Russia will keep hammering away at each other until one or the other is exhausted. Meanwhile the Japanese armies are engaged in operations which appear to have some purpose, while those of Russia occupy an attitude of appre- hensive expectancy of more trouble.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-04-12
STANDARD OIL
 IN A PICKLE

FRANKFORT, Ky, April I1-About four hundred indictments charging the Standard Oil company with fail ure to take out a peddlers license as required by the Kentucky statutes, were returned by the Franklin county grand jury today. Similar indictments have been returned recently by several of the counties of the states.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-08
ONE KIND OF PICNIC.
(High School Credit.)

(Hlgh School Credit
-t'Theres going to be picnic this afternoon; be
and comet! shouted my friend as she rode past me-
Whos going7'' called after her, but the words were
wasted for she out of hearing wondered where it
was too but thought it must be at Cold Springs for that
where always had them. Now picnics the joy
Of my heart especially when that good things
to eat to be present, SO worked all the morning
preparing my lunch. Afternoon and started for
Cold Springs. No there. "That is queer" I
thought. IT will sit here and wait for them"
Fifteen minutes passed and still 'picnickers"
came but found that not alone for looking up
cows slowly making their way toward me- |
particularly fond of these gentle creatures still
thought they meant no HARM However I found stick
them with should they become too familiar
edged away as they closer leaving my lunch They
anxious to investigate and to dsmay they were
licking the contents of my basket while stood
back wildly shaking my stick and crying, shoo, cow!
Nice bossy! Get outl But they paid attention and
had finished my lunch Now they looked at and
horror of horrors they coming toward mel I
did wait to what would happen, but never
stopping reached home. The next day found that
the picnic in another place. and while waited for the
girls to had what should have been picnic but
not. 49, -Melvina l.. Kimball,
Ninth Grade. Mantorvine, MINI
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-08
BECAUSE OF DANDELIoNs.
(High School Credit.)

IT will not play if the queen IS is not of vio-
let's said when heard that L the May queen was to
wear of dandelons ~ will not play with them
and they will have for their queen, thought as
turned and walked away. short distance from our
play ground there old well. Here 1 stopped to
think "Yes' said to myself, ~ will put my hat here
and make them think have fallen in Then will hide
that old she'd and when they hunt for they
will cry and wish they had not been SO unkind!" I
paused my soliloquy for shouts Of III have Molly
reached my ears almost repented coming away, but
comforted myself with thought of how they would feel
when they found my hat by the we'll From my hiding
place the shed could hear the joyous shouts of
panions they did not to mind my absence at ALL
At their cries grew fainter and concluded that
they must be going home so being tired Of waiting
picked up my hat and started toward them Were you
caught up to them. ''No, for Molly made great deal
better queen and she ism It spunky as you, either
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-08

going the found Marie dressed in her best
and almost breahlessly saying, oh do hurry Gertrude
Here they have been waiting for long at the
party and have sent after you.' "Wel said
liciously, 'You promised to call for and SO I
won't 60 at all. Look at my dress!' When mama dis
covered where Polly she sent after her, and then
sent to bed where compelled to stay the re-
mander of the day As lay in bed that dreary after
realized most clearly that the way of the trans
gressor is hard. Gertrude Mcdonald, -
Tenth Grade. Hawley, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-08
THE COW BAFFLED.
Honorable Mention.)

One cool day in summer thought would 60 over to
my aunt place. Papa did not want to alone. He
wait till he drove should not have
to walk but it pleasant and cool decided to
walk. Ny aunt lived the other side of the river
When I reached the river the ferryman was not
there had to wait The road to the river went thru
pasture in which there many cattle feeding AS
passed they seemed to look but did not mind it
as they did not after As looking toward
the other side to if the ferryman coming
heard something running behind looked around and
angry coming toward me at great speed. 1
did know where to 60 and before had time to de-
eide she knocked down. I fast as could
and piece platform extending over the
water and went out on that The COW went after me
but broke thru and her des baffed At the
end post and chung to and did not fall into the
water. When turned I the ferryman coming, and
very glad for was not exactly enjoying the sit
uation. Minnie Tandeskl,
Sixth grade, 80 North Seventh St.
Central School. Grand Forks, N. D.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-08
THE WAY OF TRANsGREssoRs.
(High School Credit.)

(High School Credit.)
'tFiddle.sticks won't wait another minute for
Marie IN just change my dress and stay at home-so
therel" While was in this state of mind, I heard
voice from the front veranda cry Good afternoon and
thinking it Marie my anger somewhat ap-
peased but going out found it only my parrot
shouting at one Of the passers-by. SIS Ill.,. .-..-a
"Oh!" cried ''You naughty naughty bird. am
going take you right into the house. thought you
knew better than to deceive 500 .---..
ooh, don't be cross, dearie' squawked Polly Din
time now, pei" - -, e..
tWen, - retorted, "you shall not have bite Of
lunch today, then perhaps you will learn to keep still
While hanging the cage up indoors, hand slipped
and spilled all the water out Of Polly s bathtub my
clean Dress and before had time say anything Polly
screamed, 'stop! Polly wants cracker, oh, SO bad
At this my feelings surged beyond CONTROL catching
up the cage put bird and all down cellar.
Just up from the cellar, the doorbell rang,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-08

to the door, and told to wait until Vera
done with her music lesson, went up into her play
ea...r
Lively strains of music foated up from below 80
had sudden inspiration to dance capered around till
broke vase, stepped brave tin soldier, which,
sad to say Immediately put it of existence and did
other things Then decided to adjourn to the
next to dance, went Alas my foot stuck to tho
doneq had splendid idea; rug from the other
would just the white tracks left in the red door
and out rug No, that would not cover it ALL out
rug leaving the room, whereupon big red mark was
left. would the rug and the red mark would
be the other SIDE But the other side all stained
red, too! --... =,
waited in gloomy silence until the music ended
and told Vera what awful deed had DONE She did
not to mind it any, escaped all right You may
be sure my funny sayings were lost. -Bernice Vale
- Sixth Grade Ills Second Avenue s,
Washington School st. Cloud MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-08
NORTHWESTERN TOPICS
For Saturday, April %:
SOUNDS or SPRING."

When winter give place the days of
spring sounds in the airounds Of
nature as the sounds made by human beings
about the work that spring brings to them
Perhaps noticed the spring noises but set
the your mind well Of body to listening
will find wonderful array OF tne aegnttni spring
fee The Journal Junior ...
NOT LATER THAN THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 49,
They strictly original written In ink
only Of not than 300 words in length
less than marked with the number words
paper signed with the grade school, and address
the writer papers must be rolled
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-08
PRETTY NEAR DINNER TIME.

One day in June in the of 1902 after having
been called errand to the Globe building in Min
neapois walked with mother to the corner Of First
and Fifth street, where she left to take the
Twentieth for home; she going shopping
in another of the city 1t about eleven O'Clock
and gave permission to 60 block from there
and get popcorn, the last she saw Of me had
started after it, When about three hours later she
rived at home, had not been heard Of.
Together father and mother started for the city in
search Of me-. After having called at the police station
and the Globe building in hope of finding mother
decided to back to the place where She had left
When block away she recognized twirling first
one foot and then the other gazing steadily at every
passing During all this time which had been from
eleven till five o'clock, had stood the watch
ing eagerly for my beginning to feel that it
must be pretty near dinner time did not get home
because the the had been changed from
tTwentieth avenue and First avenue 81 to "Twen-
tieth and Harriet, - and time inquired
any person passing told that the would come
in few minutes. before since knew Of such
long minutes Need say I did justice to my seven
O'Clock dinnerf Irene Bulls,
Seventh Grade, Box sc, Robbinsdale, MINI.
Parker School,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-08
A CHANGE OF WEATHER.
(High School Credit.

It was the most disagreeable day you could imagine
70 wait and yet had to. The dust and wind were com
bning make regular North Dakota sand Storm And
hot All electric fans in Japan could not have cooled
me. But the weather not the only cause for my
warmth. Why didn't Alice hurryi Surely she would
minute. The minutes came and went but Alice
"Why couldn't Alice go alone,''c I thought. IT
shall miss the first act of the matinee. Nevertheless
had promised SO would wait three minutes and thirty
seconds longer. "Two minutes gone Three minutes
gone' announced and my eyes watching every
movement hall clock did not the figure flying
down the street toward Suddenly flung her
self against with such force nearly fell Thinking it
was windblown person gave vent to my wrath by
very peulant, 'Well! was very much surprised to
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-08

let it co. whatever it had more time to spare
% back to catch the train, and to surprise it
gone said that next time will let the time pass
q it wants to and not hurry it along. .r~0.,-
Sixth Grade, Clinton Goethe,
a4e = Carver, MINI. /
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-08
EXPECTING FORTY THIEVES.
Honorable Mention.)

(Honorable Mention.)
My father was the proprietor of hote1, and when
not at school often called upon to help in the diff
ferent Departments One night was in charge Of the
Office trying to keep awake ready for any straggers
who might in tried every way to keep myself
awake but finally it as an impossbility and sur
General Sleep had not been bound by his
chains very long before was awakened by noisy
scrambngs and hows in the back part Of the building
It took me some time to light lamp, the electric
lights were turned Off and then, expecting to the
Forty Thieves, hurried in the direction of the noise
found furniture dishes all tumbed together, while
in their midst my dog with small mouse between his
paws. It evident that he had been waiting for
something, too and had obtained it.
Seventh Grade. Harry Schwartz,
Chatfeld,, MINI
RATHER TRAGIC YOU KNOW.
Honorable Mention.)
'Oh dear, nothing to do I'm going over to Vera's
'sWen, dont stay very long and don't get your
feet muddy"
ttAn right. Good-bye.''
planned an sorts of things Vera and would do 2
liked to make her laugh, had stocked all the funny
sayings could think ef in my brain. Vera = mother
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-08

mechanically peeled half the potatoes away attempt
to scrape off the skin, and put them in the kettle in
which other cookery happened to be- the storm broke
forth. 49,.
eco outdoors and see if you wake up,'' mother
commanded, and hopelessly obeyed.
t'I will lie down the grass in the grape arbor,
thought tearfuy and wait for Harry to help out Of
my troube' had lain down than sleep came
over me, and tho I resisted, it soon conquered
.sMay May Oh, wake up!''5 some calling.
With start opened my eyes to find myself not in the
grape arbor but in my with all the folk bend
ing In waiting had forgotten the sun power
Tenth Grade - May ndstad,
- Grafton. N, D..