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The Coconino sun., 1906-09-22
rHoueHTLEss TRAPpERs.
Torture to Animals and Ruthless
 Destruction of Game.

People who have not seen can form no idea of tGe suffering trappers cause nor of their ruthless destruction of game. Nothing escapes them. Even the squirrels are sacrificed to bait traps for marten and fisher, and not only the squirrels, but an klnls of birds. wheth- er game or song birds.
 In trapping mink. otter. beaver and few other fur bearing animals the trap is nearly always set near the water. where the animal when caught can drown itself, thus ending It's suf- ferlng.
 But with bear. martcn and fisher It is different Tie bear must drag a heavy clog about until il catches in some root or bush. There he must wait until the trappcr comes to kll him, ard this in some cases is not for days. The bones of the leg are almost invariably broken by the trap. and the leg swells to in credible size One trapper in one day shot nineteen large blue grouse merely to try new rife, The birds were nest. ing. He had no use f)r them. and not one did be even bring to camp.
 Years ago In British Columbia an old trapper eampel near our bear hunting party He shot everythlng he could find. even lltile ducks ana marmots A goat he killed fell over a cliff, and as 1t was harder to recover it than to shoot another he shot another. He was trapping beaver out of season and boasted of having caught one that was about 10 become mother.
 have seen the spot where bear fast In a trap had been caught for more than a weel; in a thlcket through which 1t was impossible to drag the trap and clog ouca knew an oll French trap per who shot seyenty-,hree moose and elk in oue winter for bear bait for the spring catch. 1 asked why he Killed so many. He said that he wanted a big stink in the spring So as to bring the bears around All of the animals he had uchtcred for a spring stink were shot with a revolver, for they were snow bound and coull not escape. He toll ne that he dropped five big elk in one pile. This frishtful destruction by trappers has extermlnated the game Worlds Work.
The Coconino sun., 1906-09-22
Not Buried Yet.

"There has never been any decisive action ol that bill you introduce year after year"
 No answered the statesman. That bin has been of such value in giving me prominence that should rather re gret to sse it remoyel from active con troversy and buried in the statute h.NIs "- washin9ton Star.
The Coconino sun., 1906-09-22
THE GOvERNOR'S PROCLA- NATION OF A GENERAL
 ELECTION
To Be Held November 6. 1906.
To the people of Arizona:


 the Revised Statutes of Arizona, 1901, it is hereby proclaimed by the Governor of Arizona:
 That the general election shall be held by the qualified voters of, the Territory of Arizona, on Tues day. the 9th day of November, 1906, for the following named officers:
 A Delegate to Congress;
 One member of the Legislative Council, by the qualified voters of the counties of Pima and Santa Cruz, jointly.
 One member of the Legislative Council, and one member of the House of Representatives, in Apache county; one member of the Legis- lative Council and one member of the House of Representatives, in Coconino county; one member of the Legislative Council, and three members of the House of Repre- ;entatives in Cochise county; one member of the Legislative Coun- 1 il, and one member of the House )f Representatives in Gila county, me member of the Legislative Council and two members of the House of Representatives, in Ora nam county; one member of the Legislative Council, and four mem- 1ers of the House of Representa- ives, in Maricopa county; ore member of the Legislative Council, md one member of the House of Representatives, in Mohaye county; me member of the Legislative Council, and one member of the House of Representatives in Maya io county; three members of the House of Representatives. in Pima ,ounty; one member of the Legisla- i've Council, and two members oi he House of Representatives, ir Pinal county.
 One member of the House of Rep sesentatiyes in Santa Cruz county; one member of the Legislative Council, and three members of tht House of Representatives, in Yav- ,pai county; one member of the Legislative Council, and one mem rof the House of Representative m Yuma ccounty.
 And in each of the several coun- ies by the qualified electors there )f, one Probate Judge, and where he Probate Judge is not by virtue lf his office County School Superir endent, also a County School Su- )erintendent; one District Attor- ley; one Sheriff, one Treasurer, who shall also be, by virtue of his lffice, Tax Collector. one Recorder one Surveyor; two members oi he Board of Supervisors, and sucf other county officers where vacan- ,ies have occurred in the offices, oi which may hereafter and before said election occur, which are re luired or authorized by law to be filled at said election;
 Also, in each of the several jus tice precincts of the several coun- ties in the territory, having popu- lation of five thousand or over, two Justices of the Peace, and two Constables, and in each of the sey- era justice precincts of said coun- ties having a population of less than five thousand, one justice of the Peace and one Constable.
 And do hereby offer a reward of fifty dollars. for the arrest and conviction of any and every per- son violating any of the provisions of Title W, Part l, of the Penal Code; such rewards to be paid un- til he total amount hereafter ex-
The Coconino sun., 1906-09-22
Articles Of Incorporation oi The Johnson Cattle Company

| The Johnson Cattle Company KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That we, the undersigned have this day voluntarily associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and We hereby certify:
 FIRST, That the names of the Cor porators are:
 James A Johnson,
 T. A. Riordan,
 C. E. Howard,
 M. J. Riordan.
 That the name oi the Corporation shall be the JOHNSON CATTLE CON- PANY, and that the name of the prin- cipal place of transacting business is Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona. SECOND: That the general nature of the business proposed to be tran sacted by the said incorporated com pany and the object for which it is formed, incorporated, and organized, shall be to purchase, sell, raise, and handle On commission, cattle, horses, sheep, and other live stock; to con- duct Il general merchandise, forward ing and co mission business, whole sale and retail, to purchase, hold, sell and deal'in all kinds of merchandise, grain, meats, hides, produce. wool, goods, wares and personal property :; 10 loan money, receive deposits, dis count notes, and conduct general banking business; to acquire, transfer, lease, mortgage and exchange real and personal property and all of their in- cidents and uppurtenances in the Ter ritory of Arizona and elsewhere; and to have and possess for all these pur- poses the same powers in such respects that private individuals now enjoy THIRD: The amount of the Capital Stock authorized is ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND (Sl00, ,00O.00) DOLLARS, to be paid in at such dates and in such sums as may be prescribed by the the Board of Directors.
 FOURTH: That the time of the commencement of this corporation is August 27th, 1906, and the duration thereof. twenty-five (25 years there- after.
 FIFTH: That the affairs of said corporation are to be conducted by Board of Five Directors, from among whom a President, Vice-P President, Secretary and Treasurer ate 10 be chosen, and who are to be elected ah- oually and serve one year, or until the election and qualification of their sue cessors.
 SIXTH: The highest amount of in debtedness or liability to which said corporation is at any time to subject itself, is FIFTY THOUSAND 1850, JO0 0o) DOLLARSl.
 SEVENTH: The private property of the stockholders is to be exempt from corporate debts.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, We have hereunto set our hands and seals this 2Tth day of August, l906
 [sEALl
 JAMES A. JOHNSON,
 r. A. RIORDAN,
 c. E. HOWARD,
 M. ]. RIORDAN. TERRITORY OF ARIZONA !
The Coconino sun., 1906-09-22
tSeaD September, Anno Domini, nineteen hundred and six,
 JOSEPH H. KIBBEY,

By the tiovernor.
 w. F. NICHOLS, Secretary of the Territory of Ari-
 Zona.
The Coconino sun., 1906-09-22
JAMES A. JOHNSON, r. A. RIORDAN, c. E. HOWARD, M. ]. RIORDAN.

! ERRTrORY OF ARIZONA a COUNTY OF CoCoNINo %
 Before me, Harrison Conrad, No tary Public in and for the County of Coconino, Territory of Arizona, on this day personally appeared James A. Johnson, T. A. Riordan, c. F. Howard, and M. J. Riordau, known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instru- ment and acknowledged to me that they executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed, Given under my hand and seal of office, this 2Sth day of August, A. D. 1906.
 (sEALl HARRISON CoNRARD,
 Notary Public. My commission expires December 18th, 1909.
 First insertion September sth. 1906 Last insertion october 18th. 1908.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-10
LONG BENCH OBJECT LESSON

The antt-consolidation element in the
population of Long Beach is reminded
! just now Of Grover CIeveland's saving
1T is condition, not theory. that
confronts us" The opponents of con-
solidation with Los Angeles in the
thriving seaside city has been nursing
the deluson that they need take no
thought for the morrow" concerning
their water supply They have expert
enced sharp Jolt however. that may
cause reconsideration of the question
whether it were wise or otherwise TO
get in on the ground floor of the Los
Angeles water proposition.
on July I a new water rate. as fixed
by the Long Beach trustees last March.
was scheduled to talk effect. The new
rate calls for a reelection Of about 80
per cent in the water conpanv's
charges. the old rate having been con
.sidered excessive. But last Saturday
evening the trustees were notified that
the water company would bring suit TO
anuul the rate-cutting ordinance and
TO restore the former charge.
That, however, is not all of the trOu-
BILE that besets Long Beach in the
water line. The Alamitos Water com
pony is reported as threatening "to cut
out their service in the east end of the
city, Furthermore it is said that
the water company, by lack of service
and poor pressure, does not enjoy the
confidence OF the citizens"
Is not this object lesson sufficient in
itself to teach so intelligent a commu-
nifty as that of Long Beach the impor-
tance of grasping the opportunity to
end its water troubles, present and
prospective, by accepting the offer Of
consolidation with Los Angeles?
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-10

action by which a great simplihcation
Of tariffs will result Now that common
carriers must give thirty days notice
Of changes in a tariff the commission
hopes the number Of tariffs VIII be re-
duced In other words, every effort win
be made to give stability to tariff rates
and to so simplify and systemauze the
tariff rates themselves that they can be
readily understood by any man of
average intelligence. Now 1t takes an
expert I'm many cases to determine eX-
actly what a tariff means.
The commission will be expected to
secure from sleeping car and express
companies tariffs such as will be filed
by other common carriers. The COM
panios named also must notify the com
mission OF any changes i'm their tariffs.
OF course, the commission can do Moth
ing with regard to the establishment
Of just and reasonable rate until com
paint is received that the rate de-
marded or charged by common car
rier is unjust or unduly preferential or
preiudiciaL These complaints must be
made after August 2S, as the law can
not be retroactive.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-10
RAINBOW TURNED TO MUD

The shattered condition of his native
city evidently reminds w. r. Hearst OF
his shattered political hopes. That is
indicated by the sad lamentation tha.
escaped him after viewing the San
Francisco ruins, to wit: Il would like
to state very positively that 1 am not
candidate for the presidential nomi-
nation in 1908. must decline to
be considered q candidate" A bare
declnation, without the double quail
fication very positively" would have
answered the purpose as wcu. Nobody
but the author Of the lamentation has
at any time taken seriously the idea
Of his presidential candidacy.
The aforesaid wall from San Fran
cisco is noticeable only as showing. as
a sort OF Fourth Of July aftermath, the
similarity between the fate of an un-
balanced political ambition and the
brief career Of q skyrocket. San Fran
cisco and a single yellow newspaper
did not fill the requirement OF Hearsts
soaring aspiration. So he essayed the
part of an automatic rocket by a sween
from San Francisco TO New York
leaving in his wake lurid Journalistic
trail IN the broad field Of the metropo-
lis he famed up as a political leader.
the public by the depressed
character of his newspaper and amaz-
Ing politicians by his stupendous gall
A man with some mental balanca
would have been satisfied with what
the Democratic leaders of New York
gave to the ambitious young person
from San Francisco. Recognizing his
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-10

According to the San Francisco COR
respondence Of the Sacramento Union
--an independent Republican organ
the Republican bosses have lost their
nerve. Pardee now appears to the
Union to be nearly hopeless for renom-
inatlon. The Gillette boom is only gal
Yanized into a semblance OF life be-
cause Knight is behind 1t. Porter and
Hayes are out of the question. knight
declares that under no circumstances
would he accept. Boss Parker is quoted
as saying Il don't feel exactly right
Something In the air troubles me. I
think we ought to make sure by NOM
mating Knight" There is panic in
the state railroad Republican machine
All the Democracy Of California needs
to do In order 10 win is TO nominate
a strong ticket and make clean. ag-
gressiye campaign. This is a Demo
cratic year. for sure.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-10
TWO LANES

One lies embosomed by a meadows
close.
Girt in by fencos-two long, zigzag
Its center holds a path, dusty and
Indegnted deep with footprints of the
And green, sweet grasses fringe its
A scented bier whereon some flower
has diedl
A peace from Natures heart abideteh
In summers shine, when winters SHOWS
appear,
Springs bursting buds and autumn's
gorgeous hues,
calm serenity the air imbues.
AND those whose feet pass down this
Verdant lane
From honest thrift are making honest
And at its further end living stream
Yields joy to thirsty lips, with CLINT and
gleam
One lies within a city's stony heart
a cheerless channel OF a sOrdid mart
Cold walls inclose it, bleak and grim
and gray,
Whose towering bulks hold out the
And If, perchance, sunbeam finds this
place,
It dies in terror at the headIong race.
Thingsl Living things which writha,
and twist and crawl
And fight, and steal, and kill, and tear,
A mass Of human beings rushing on
AS though no more Gods blessed day
And those whose feet pass down this
stone-paVed lane
Are sacrificing all for sake of gain.
And at the lanes end is a god of clay.
Which mocks the maddened worshipers
-Edwin Carlile Litsoy in The Bohem-
ian for July.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-10

possible usefulness, they sent him 10
congress That compliment, however,
set In motion the whole set OF wheels
i'm his head, with the result that he
imagined himself on the high road to
the mayoralty of the city, the governor
ship Of the state and the presidency Of
the United states.
The first symptom that the head
wheels are slowing down i'm motion
comes In that plaintiye vail from San
Francisco, II must decline to be con-
sidered a candidate" This is SO sud-
den! Only a few weeks ago Hearst
gave up the iguis fatuus chase after
the mayoralty. but he still pursued the
subernatorial and presidential rain-
bow Why this sudden and marvellous
change of political base?
The change encourages hope of an
approach toward mental equilibrium in
the Hearst attic. That Is, appreciation
is shown Of the fact that w. j. Bryan's
appearance on the political horizon
changes the Hearst rainbow to the hue
of mud. Hence the imitation Of Jere-
miah that is heard from the ruins of
San Francisco.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-10
THE WOMAN IN BUSINESS

A New York real estate agent has
been telling of some of his business eX-
periences with women. Mrs. A, he says
wanted to find house that would fit
her carpets, and wasted several weeks
on the job. Mrs. b. had six children of
her own, but wanted guarantee that
no other children would be allowed in
the building. Mrs. signed n lease with
a clause that no dogs should be brought
in, and then deliberately brought Ev-
eral into her family and told the agent
such restrictions in a lease were of no
account. "Do you wonder" he asks,
that men do not like to deal with
women?" OF course, however, Massa-
chusetts women would never do any
thing like that.-Boston Globe.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-10
PUBLIC nERAlp HOLE,

The approach Of the tornado season,
coupled with the fact that several
severe storms have visited oklahoma
recently, has resulted in a movement
to build q public 'fraid hole" at
Ridgewood. All hands turned In to
help in the excavation, and a subscrip-
tion paper was passed around to get
money enough to buy the material for
its completion. 1t is to be ten feet wide
by twenty feet long. and it is proposed
to fit it up with electric lights and fan
ventilators. In southwestern Okla
homa, especially, the memory Of the
Snyder disaster last year is still fresh,
and at every threatening looking cloud
the people take to their storm CELLARS
Kansas City Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-10
A wELL.rlMEp SERMON

Prophet Crowdy, who has established
strange sect i'm Plaihheld, N. j., is an
immensely tall, stout man, with re-
sonant, deep voice and a good sense of
humor.
AS he preached one Sunday in Plain
field an auditor consulted his watch
whereupon the prophet, smiling, said:
put up that watch, please, brother.
Don't put me in the position of Bishop
X OF Philadelphia.
Bishop x preached one day last
month on earthquakes and after the
service a man said to him.
"'An excellent sermon, bishop, and
well timed
"The bishop smiled bitterly as he
answered:
"'Yes. 1t certainly was well timed.
Half the congregation had their
watches out all the while / talked"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-10
THE OIL HoLDUP

The people Of Los Angeles fully ap-
/ Ipreciate the hard luck that for a long
time has shadowed the fortunes Of the
local oil producers. Popular sympathy
ldoes not, however. reach to the extent
/ Of submitting to a doubling of the price
Of oil for dust laying purposes. 1ndig-
nation will surely take the place OF
sympathy for the oil men if It proves
true that there is a concerted move
ment to double prices for oil to be used
on the streets.
just when nine-tenths Of the people
Of Los Angeles we're rejoicing over the
promise of early riddance of the insult
ferable dust the wet blanket of discour-
agement is dropped by the oil men.
The city, as reported. is confronted with
a mark-up in the local oil price to So
cents a barrel, the advance starting
about three months ago from a level Of
~ cents barrel. The marking IN
process began, apparently, when popu-
lar pressure in favor of street oiling be-
came potent because Of the dust
nuisance.
The oil industry is one Of the most
important elements in the business of
this city. Lack of adequate demand
for the product has for a long time de-
pressed prices to the point where pro-
duction from average wells was un-
profitable At such a price as prevailed
before the recent mark up-27 cents a
barrel-only wells of exceptional. ca
pacity and capable of economic opera
tion could pay operating expenses.
But notwithstanding public SYM
pathy for the oil men, as remarked be-
fore, the community will not stand a
deliberate holdup for a sum that may
reach $4,000. If the comprehensive
plan Of street oiling be carried out. as
promised, the sum of $4,000 would
about represent the difference between
the value of the oil at the price three
months ago as compared with the priceI
1T which it is marked now.
The patience of the people will not
stand the strain of an indefinite post /
ponement Of the promised o ing be-
cause Of the holdup. Nor will the Deo- /
pie insist on the payment of the hold
up price for the sake of downing the
dust, objecting on principle to accept /
ing that form Of the dilemma.
In view of this situation the proper
thing for the authorities to do. evil
IDENTIFY is to advertise for proposals of
the quantity of oil required and to ac-
cept the lowest offer regardless of the
field of production. As a rule local in
duStries always should be preferred in
purchases by the CITY, but4hat, rule is
not applicable to the holdup business
If the needful oil can be purchased in
Kern county or elsewhere on much
better terms than are offered at home,
then buy the supply abroad.
But down with the dust as quickly
as possible. We have just fairly en-
tered the midsummer season and Los
Angeles is daily gulping carloads Of
air-charged nastiness
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-10
"sweethoart" he whispered so close to
THE nARN sWALLow

Yours is the feetest rapture Wlnglng
swift
nickering crescent. dipping IN delight.
With the translucent sunset gold made
bright
You swoop and circle and from rift to
rift
Follow the falling day Not yours the gift
TO spell the rapture into song Your
flight
sings for You through the gloaming;
then, the night
And the warm caves with all their
sleepy thrift,
To chirp an easy song, find easy fare.
Love truly through the changing Sea
sons round
And have a velvet coat for every daV.
Yours IS common aim. a hOmely care:
And yet-that splendid hour In glory
drowned,
That .glitterlng dance above the twi-
light grayi
Magazine Tor May.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-10
HELPLEss cHILnHoon

They couldn't for the life Of then
agree on the name Of the newest hoy
baby They didn't dtsasree-not that
they just couldn't decide on a name Al
length somebody suggested that they
compromise SO that no possibility of a
name that had ever been used--a sec
ond hand appellation should by chance
be chosen 1T was suggested that. the
letters of the alphabet he put in the
hat and drawn out one by one till the
collection was drawn with Vowels and
Consonants sufficient to manufacture a
brand new name 1t was done and to
this day he bears the name of "Dwish"
The next boy in the family bears the
name, decided upon i'm the same man
ner of ylt."-MacOn Telegraph.
10 leysBo e ol pelutod I5puplsIo sur
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-10
WINSOME WOMEN AS HOTEL
CLERKS

In most European hotels in the small
Ter places the visitor is met at the
desk by a woman instead of by the
perfunctory clerk so familiar to Ameri-
cans at home [ think this is because
a woman can be more successful in the
art OF common, everyday robbery.
One doesn't like to argue about prices
with q sweet. smiling little lady who
seems TO be eXerting herself to an eX-
treme degree to secure ones comfort
and happiness; but if one happens to
be making short stops here and there
it is wise to put away suaVity for the
time being, to the extent, at least, of an
occasional mild proteetation. When
the madam smiles benignly and tells
you that the room you have chosen,
with everything included, will he 20
francs a day, 1t is we'll to remember
that everything included" doesn't m-
clude everything, by any means. There
are hundred and one little "eXtras," "
like tea, after-dmner coffee. coffee and
rolls in your room IN the morning and
such like luXures, to say nothing of
service. which must be paid for first
hand if it is to be enjoyed at all. So
at 20 francs madame is probably taking
chances against n protest and win be
enormously pleased with herself if none
is forthcoming It is the same all up
and down the scale of prices, but
suppose those who can afford to go up
the scale never care partiCularly,-Les
lies Weekly.