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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-15

Cast off summer underwear. night
clothings. socks and other garments
can be utilized at the ladies' home.
Several charity patients at the insti-
tuition are In need.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-15

The council OF the knights OF Col
nmbus Is contemplating a smoker and
entertainment for the latter part OF
this month.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-15
Chapman Lodge tonight.
Mcdonald Stock company tonight.

Attend the Good Luck sale at Davis
Il Sydes. 60
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-15
Best values ever offered In the city.
Davis 4 sydes, three days only. ..6.7O

Street car traffic Ii increasing
steadily since a regular schedule has
been maintained.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-15

Penny fire crackers at the Savings
Bank Store. GIL
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-15

~Davls 4 Sydes are selling fifteen
pounds Of = n sugar for q dollar. go
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-15

BE In fashion and attend the sale Of
the best groceries At the lowest prices
1t Davis 4 sydes, see ad. PAGE. go
Arizona silver belt., 1905-04-27

Chas. w. Bowman, of Tombstone, has been appointed on the territorial board of equalization for the Second judicial district.
 A movement has been started at Phoenix for the formation of au anti joint statehood league for the secur- ing of signatures of protest agains, joint statehood in every town and hamlet in the territory, to have avail able at the next session of congress when the question will certainly be an issue again.
 The Republican states that sll the expenses in tue Hobbs extraditior case have been or will be paid. The fees and mileage of the eighteen wit. nesses who were summoned amount ed to about s700. Vouchers for all pay mentS will be sent to the state de partment and through it will be for warded to the British governmen, which under the extraditiOn treaty will return the amount to this coun try.
Arizona silver belt., 1905-04-27

number of years resident of this county and the family have the sym pathy of large circle of friends in their sorrow.
 J.J.Kelley, superintendent of bridge construction for the Missouri Valley Steel company, of Leavenworth, Kan, was passenger on Saturdays train for the Buttes. MT. Kelley's company has the contract for building the steel bridges for the Phoenix X Eastern across the Gila. He was accompanied by several expert steel bridge men and will establish a camp at the Buttes and at once commence the erection of the steel bridge at that point. MT. Kelley informed the Blade that his company has a contract for the con- struction of steel bridges for the San ta Fe company within the borders of Arizona to the amount of $l,000, 900. It will take at least three years to complete this work.
Arizona silver belt., 1905-04-27

Lucero may be sent to the penitenti. ary for ten years or for life.
 From the Mesa Free Press.
 People who wish to see beautiful sight should take day of and visi t the deserts east of town. It is one vast area of fragrant flowers, with every shrub fresh and green as nature can make 1t.
 Paul E. Fuller. expert engineer, was called in by the Tempe people to de- sign and construct a pumping plant to supply the canal with an additional 1000 inches of water. MT. Fuller was successful, in that he gave the compa. ny one of the most complete and effi. cient plants in the territory. It is nat ural, therefore, when the Salt river threatend to destroy the town of Tempe, that thepeople should turn to Mir. Fuller for protection. He has been requested to take in hand the work of diverting the Salt from It's new chan nel back into the old. MT. Fuller went to the threatened village today and will look over the ground tor where the ground was) preparatory to entering upon trial of skill with na- tureS forces. He has a big task before him, but this shop Is backing Mr. Full. lar to win.
Arizona silver belt., 1905-04-27
THE NEWS OF TUCSON
 AND OF PIMA COUNTY

Jasper $. Scrivner, formerly of Tue son, was arrested at Orc BlancO, on the 18th inst. He is charged with the murder of A. c. Lamb, who was blown up in his cabin by dynamite. Schriv ner admits quarrel with Lamb over girl, but denies the murder.
 From the Tucson Post,
 Dr. West Hughes, of Los Angeles, visited Tucson last week upon invita-. tion of the chamber of commerce, which had previously advised him of the fact that an acreage of l60 acres was at his disposal and granted free of incumbrance in view of his guarantee to cause the erection of $75, 900 sani- tarium. The doctor expressed himself as highly pleased with his visit and he may decide to build the Sanitarium.
 Benton Dick, district attorney of Pima county, was in Phoenix on Mon, day to investigate the application Of the attorney general for a writ of mandamus to compel the board of su. pervisors to make special tax levy to provide for the interest of the so-call- ed narrow gauge bonds. The matter will come up before the supremecourt on May p, when the writ was made returnable. h case the board makes a levy before that time the matter will be settled, but 1t Is probable that they will fight the case as they fought all along to prevent the perpetration of this injustice. tis probable, however, that in the end they will be compelled to make the levy, as there seems to be no way out of 1t.
 From the Tucson Citizen.
 U. S. Attorney Nave returned this morning from Nogales where he was the complainant In suit against Dr. w. F. Chenowith and his brother, H K. Chenowith, in an action to recover attorneys fees amounting to S25, 900 The matter was brought into court On account of the sale of the Sierra Pris . tas mines, which occurred some time ago, whereby the Chenowi ths realized the sum of half million dollars. h dispute which followed afterward, the attorney offered to compromise the matter for $500, but this offer was refused The case was given to the jury yesterday at noon aud they were out all night. This morning when they came in 1t was found they had disagreed, and from reliable rumors 1t is understood that three fourths of them stood for the larger sum, while the remainder were only in favor of granting the amount of the compro- mise, $500.
Arizona silver belt., 1905-04-27
00lNGS IN PHOENIX AND
 THE SALT RIVER VALLEY

The number of voters registered for the city election is 193i, which the Re
 publican thinks indicates & perma. nent population of 10000.
 A fusion between the democrats and citizens was effected in Phoe nix and the folio wing ticket was nomi. nated For mayor, T. T. Powers; for recorder, J. V. Mccormick; for mar shal, Phil Ensign; for assessor and tax collector Tom Elder; for treasur- CT, E. B. O'Neil; for councilman, first ward, E. II. Cooper; for councilman, third ward, John T. Dunlay. The platform adopt d favors the "complete and absolute suppression of gambl- ing" either in public or private within the limits of the city of Phoenix. The city election takes place On May ?
 The GAR. encampment at Phoenix Wednesday, April IS, elected o. J. Judd, of Prescott, department com mander senior vice commander, Jas. H. Creighton, Phoenix I; junior vice commander, W.J. Ross, Tucson; chap. lain, Winfield Scott, Phoenix; medical director, 0. D. Belden, PhosnIx; dele. gate to thirty ninth national encamp, ment, J. D. Gilbert, Phoenix; alter nate, D. P. Kyle, Phoenix council of administration, Allen T. Bird, No. gales; Robert Drynan, Prescott; J. $. Smith, Flagstaff J. Collins, Globe; J. s. Brashear, Williams.
 From tse Arizona Republican.
 Maximiano Luoero was found guilty by the jury of murder in the second degree for the killing of Pedro B. Salazar at the shearing camo of Ortega and Lucero north of the city on Feb. 10 Of this year. The court announced that sentence would be passed on May 5, and the prisoner and his weeping family were led out. There is wide range of punishmet under che verdict.
Arizona silver belt., 1905-04-27
ITEMS FROM PRESCOTT
 AND YAVAPAI COUNTY

From the Prescott Herald.
 Jack Lawler, the miner. cattle man, left yesternay morning for Texas, where he is buying cattle for his Hill side ranges. He will have the Hillside section filled with cattle from the sunny sandhills of the Lone Star state in the near future. Jack says that high-grade cattle pan out better and mill more per head than low-grade mining propositions.
 From the Prescott Courier.
 J. H. Wing field, the Verde valley merchant, came in yesterday from an overland trip from his home to Pres colt. He reports the roads in a fear full condition, his wagon almost going out of sight in some of the ruts. He Is an old-time Arizonan, and says he uever saw the country so we'll watered sS it is DOW, every small gulch carry Ing rnnning stream.
 Vet Waterman, an old time rancher and miner of the Walnut Grove sec tion, was Tn town yesterday. Walnut Grove Id one of the most favored sec tions of the county, being rich in both mineral and agricultural possibilities. Mir. Waterman, in short cOnyersa ton with the Courier man, stated that the Grove would have a bumper f.uit crop this year if Jack Frost would hold Ctf little while longer Tho outlook for all sorts of crops as we'll as the stock interests is the bcs in the history of the section.
 From the Prescott Jouru al Miner
 Visitors here from Jerome state tha, Charles Hooker, William Cox, Ralph Smith and Walter Miller are prepar. ing to leave that city to cruise t. Phoenix on the Verde river. They will have about POO miles of boating aud expect to make the trip in seven days. In places they will have tc shoot rapids, and In others it will be necessary to carry their boat.
Arizona silver belt., 1905-04-27
C0CHlSE COUNTY BUDGET
 CUllED FROM EXCHANGES

From the International. American.
 Col. Britton Davis, prominent El PaSo citizen and the original pro- moter of the Sierra Madre railroad, recently purchased by Col. Greene, was In Douglas yesterday and met many of his old time friends here. Col. Davis was for many years in charge of the Corallitos Mining com pany and Is widely known throughout the southwest.
 The Douglas Cast Stone factory will soon have added to its capacity hy' draulic press machine for the manu- fracture of cement brick and building blocks. The machinery will enable the factory to supply the very high est quality of brick. Mir. Moore Is gradually increasing the business of this factory and expects in the future to supply practically all the cities of Arizona and New Mexico with his building material which has given the very best satisfaction wherever used
 Dr. W. A. Greene, county health officer, has completed his report of the births and deaths for the first quarter of this year, and it goes a long ways to prove that race suicide is not at all popular in this part of Uncle Sans territory. The births in Oochise county for January were 43; February 27 aud March 30, total of 100 for the quarter, which Is a good healthy increase considering the pop. ulation of the cluuty. Tue deaths for the quarter were 46, Dr. Greene says he has had considerable difficulty in having the physicians report the death of their patients, notwithstaud ing tue fact that under the territorial laws 1t is a misdemeanor, punishable by fine of from Sl0 to $50, or impris. onment for not more than 30 days, or both, for not reporting such deaths. From the Bisbee Miner.
 Last night B. D. DeVault, of the Monarch Carnival company arrived in Btsbee aud challenged Sid Varney to meet Davies in Cananea on the 18th for wrestling match fOr 5000 side. Varney accepted the challenge and k. R. Wolf, of the auditorium, put up the 5000 to cover DsVaults money. A special train will be run from Bisbee to Ll Cauanea for The benefit of those who want to see Var ney go against the Englishman again. MT. DeVault stated that Davies is in much better condition than he was when he met Varney the last time. From the Blsbee Review.
 Information has been received in the city that Bishop Graujon has ap. proved plans under contemplation here for the establishment of a Catho- lie convent under the direction of the Sisters of St. Joseph. A valuable lot has been secured for the institution and a building to cost several thous- and dollars Is con ntemplated. Other plars, of the cirrylng out of which there is very little doubt, call for ground arrangements which will add very attractive place to the city,
Arizona silver belt., 1905-04-27
FINAL COUNTY NEWS
 FROM ARIZONA BLADE

Three young mechanics arrived in
 Florence Wednesday and took convey. auce for the properties of the Saddle fountain Mining company in the San Carlos strip. They will be employei l in the construction of the l50 ton smelter which that company now has In course of erection.
 Both cables at Kelvin were busy Sat urday. Sixty thousand pounds were handled during the day, the freight belonging to the Pinal Mercantile company, Troy-Manhattan company, and Florence Commercial company, At one time on the south landing one could see the Troy pack train, two freight teams and the Florence stage, all unloading, the cages on the two cables flying back and forth, making their trips in nineteen seconds. On the other side af the river teams and men were busy hauling away the in- coming freight. It reminded one of steamboat days on the Mississippi.
 Treasurer w. c. Truman Wednesday afternoon received telegram from Mrs. Truman at Pasadena announcing the death of her mother, Mrs. Emile P. Reid, in that city Wednesday morn. ing at 10 o'clock. The funeral took place Friday morning. Mrs. Reid had been a sufferer for long ti me with inflammatory rheumatism, and her death was not unexpected by her rela- tlves and friends. Her two daughters and son were at her bedside when she passed away. Mrs, Reid was for
Arizona silver belt., 1905-04-27

where few pleasure seekers had been to spend the day aud were re- turning home, the pretty black horse owned by Al Williams, of Mprenci, fell of the trail to the rocks, some thirty feet below, breaking it's back. The horse was ;being ridden by Otto Lotichins, and just as the animal left the trail Mir. Lotichins grabbed tree and swung onto 1t, which saved his life,
Arizona silver belt., 1905-04-27
WHAT HAS HAPPENED
 IN GRAHAM COUNTY

From the Bulletin:
 Wm. J. Smith died at the county hospital last Saturday of paralysis. Mir. Smith was native of Canada, but has been citizen of this country for years.
 Luther Green has sold his stage line and livery business to County Treas urer Ben R. Clark and Morg Merrill. Mir. Green will devote his entire atten. tion to his large farming interests. H ', has been engaged in the stage and liv. cry bcsiness in this place for many years.
 A great many teams are now em- plOyed on the different canals, con. structing new heads for taking wate T from the river. All the canals of the valley have suffered heavy losses far greater than ever before in their history. Flour mills, depending on the canals for water power, have also lost heavily.
 Joe Reeves arrived Tuesday from western Texas where he has been since last December with the big band of horses he and W. H. Parks pur. chased of the Double circle ranch Ia st fall. He says the horses win tered very we'll and are now in good condition. A oundant rains have put the ranges of the lone star state in excellent con, ditiOn and stock interests there are proSpering. Mir. Reeves expects to remain here several weeks.
 From the Copper Era
 The Arizona, Special conveying MeSsrs. Miller, Wilson and Hopkins, directors, and Alex. Veitch, general manager and superintendent of the Arizona Copper company, left Clifton Tuesday morning for the Grand Canyon of Arizona to take in the sights.
 Eugene Caruthers, formerly chair. man of the board of supervisors of Graham county, visited Clifton this week to tell his many friends good bye. Mir. Caruthers informed the Era that he had disposed of his property In the valley and would leave the county in a few weeks.
 The A. c. company has just con- pleted the new foot bridge across the river. It is about twenty feet above the water and Is the best foot bridge that has spanned the river in the past four years. There will be a few finishing touches added, such as net. ting on the sides, approaches aud new cable added a. the bottom.
 The new buildings that are being erected on Chase creek are being placed on substantial foundations and the first floors are to be on au average of about seven feet from the ground. With exercising the necessary precau tlons there Is no reason why the Chase creek floods should do any particular amount of damage.
 The shannon Copper company, con. ducting a general store at the Shan non mine. has decided to erect new store building and add larger stock Of goods. The new building will be a frame structure 40xS0 feet. Exca. Vatlon work was commenced last week. Harry Westlake, under whose supervision the store will bs built, left Tuesday morning to start the foundation. When completed it will be one of the neatest stores in the Clifton Morenci district.
 Last Sunday night while returning from Eagle river, through Bat canyon,
Arizona silver belt., 1905-04-27
ARIZONA WEEKLY
 NEWS BUDGET.
What Has Happened in tho Terri. tory Since Our Last
 Issue.
ALL KINDS OF INFORMATION.

New Business Enterprises - uOOd Year for the Man With the Hoe, and the Owner of Live Stock Everybody WilI Have Money
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-03-15
Given the Limit Of the Law on
an Assault
Charge.
.S8eeiait0 fhe E5,tasng AsUs.

New Brunswick. Mar. 15:-Louis
Koehler OF Stanford street. Perth
Amboy, was this morning sentenced
to state prison for three years on a
charge Of assaulting Anton Kubelik,
bartender in Carl Nelson's saloon
Smith street, Perth Amboy. last Sat
urday night
koehler was only released Saturday
morning from the county Jail. under
4 suspension Of sentence.
Prosecutor Berdine said that Koch :
Ter is dangerous character. and that
he had been in and out of jail, alter
nately. SINCE 1890. This was the
youths thi Iteenth specific otIense.
He has been in Jail and reformatory.
As koehler was ed out of court he
made The remark; Tree years.
Dat, only sleepin time"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-03-15
K0EHLER Gets ARE AFTERIO
THREE YEARS. NEW MEMBERS.
Grand Regent and Staff and Dis
triGt Deputy Were Present
Last Night.

AIiddlesex Council No. 100, ROYAL
Areanum, had as their guests last
night Past Grand Regent Bovine.
Grand Regent Washbmn and staff and
Deputy Grand Regent J. W. Grimes,
Of New Brunswick. a
One candidate was initiated after
which speeches were made by the
grand officers and the following local
Royal Arcanumites: Lawyer Joseph
Stricker. Alderman-at-large Pfeiffer
and Past Regent Hope.
In his speech the past grand regent
spoke Of the good work of the councils
throughout New Jersey and especial
~ of the good work of Middlesex
Council No. 100. He was high in his
praise for Past Regent Hope.
Deputy Grimes. Who completes his
term at the end of this month, agreed
to give the council handsome new
silk American flag if they took in
ten more new members before the end
Of the month. The council wants that
nag and they viii get the ten mem
bers without fail
Orator Harry Wilson and staff re-
ported that they were making great
plans for the ladies night to be held
in one of the local halls, most likely
Wilder hall. The date for the night
was then set for Thursday, May IL.
After this refreshments were served
and the visitors left in time to catch
the 1910 o'clock train. 10 was IL
O'Clock when the meeting broke up.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-03-15
FEAR FOR
CHILDREN
Members of Board Of Education
Discuss Need Of BUILDING
Inspector.

Tie alleged danger TO the. lives any
safety of the children in The, rear yard
of school No. I. wrought by what
some believe to he the unsafe cOndi-
ti0n Of the walls OF the machine shop
of Thomas Lingle. which has been
supported, since the last agitation, by
heavy beams resting on the ground,
was again the subject of discussion at
the meeting of the Board Of Educa-
tion last night. 1t wa > urged that
radical steps should he taken to safe
guard the school children, as the
present condition OF the building adj
Joining the schoolyard is declared to
DC a menace.
It was declared that there is a
great need OF building Inspector in
this city, to effect change for the
better in the condition of buildings
all over the city.
Two or three suggestions to remedy
the situation. to refer it 10 the Board
of Aldermen and to the Board OF
Health, were received bat no definite
action was taken.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-03-15
At Meeting Of the School Board
Last Night the Matter Was
Considered.
OTHER SCHOOL MATTERS B
Commissioners Held a Lengthy
Session and Considered
Various Things.

The Board of Education held its
regular monthly meeting last night
with every member present. Plans
"ere submitted for the proposed addi-
tion to school No. ]. by Architects
John Il. Dayton and J. X. Jensen.
Each explained his plans in detail.
Numerous changes viii have 10 be
made in the present building. when
the addition is placed on the rear.
When the addition Of six rooms is
completed. No. will be the largest
school in the city. fourteen rooms in
all, there being eight class rooms in
the present structure. Mr.. Dayton
estimated the cost Of the carrying out
of his plans at SD, 600: Mr.. Jensen at
S24.3Sl. The plans were left in the
care Of the board. The members took
q recess, bat came to no decision. This
viii probably be reached at the ad-
ioarned meeting Friday night.
Saperiut endent $. I. ~hull had his
annual report reads fer presentation
to the board last. ni@At. This peport
has always hsSn psqd in ereyous
years, but was nst READ lqey night be-
cause Of THO lqt&nsss qf the Aqpr.
When an ejfert w9s made by the news
paper Representatives. at the conclu-
sion of The meeting. to look at the
report, Mr.. Shull was entirely willing,
but Jesse Colyer the clerk of the
board, objected. and il had to be as
Mr.. Colyer said.
Permission was given the senior
class of the high school to use the
auditorium on or about April -,
when they will present a play, "On
Plutontian Shores"
Ira Sheppard was formally appointed
teacher in school No at salary
of 80 a month. He has been teach
ing since March !.
IN application from Elmer Merrill.
for the janitorship of school No. :,
was referred to the building commit
tee.
Superintendent Shull's report for
the month Of February was as fol-
lows; Total enrolment Cor the month,
Boys, l, $50; girls, ] ,653: total, 3,+CS:
avera &c enrolment, 3l22.9; average
attendance, 29l4.7: per cent, of daily
attendance on average enrolment,
93.l: number OF cases of tardiness,
36S; number of times teachers tardy.
!: number OF pupils present every
day, l,l32: number of classes or divi-
sions, 1877 number of sessions during
month, 50; number of Sc ssions school
closed. 4; number of visits by super
intendent during month, 78; number
of visits by Commissioners during
month, 4; number of visits by citi-
gens. l3.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-03-15
SETTLEMENT 7
FOR $4,000.
Mrs. FfederiCksOn 10 Receive
That Amount for the Death Of
Her Husband.

Mrs. Peter Frederickson and her law
yer have decided to accept an offer of
$1,000 made by the Central railroad in
settlement of the suit instituted by }. e.
Stricken, acting for Mrs. Fredericksop,
tor the death of her husband, who was
killed by train at the SewaIen depot
several weeks ago. This result OF the
negotiations is considered highl favor
able to both Lawyer Stricker and Mrs
the railroad officials to keep the case
from going to trial. The sum Of s., ,0G6
is an increase over the first offer submit
ted by the company. The money is eX
pected to be received today ur tomorrow.