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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-08-22

wer Pine creek were almost cut away,
and when he rode on to it, Of course,
1t went down with him and his horse"
'Waal. il it was me, who's goin' to
prove it? Aud if bungled that job
Amt a-goin' to queer this, don't you
forget it. Now no more foolin'. See
that rock over yonder on the trail?
You go along till you reach it, then
climb up and stand right on top of
it."
Lee obeyed perforce, and as she slow
ly traversed the four hundred or so
feet her mind was busy, but she
could devise no way Of escape. Above
precipice, before the narrow rail, and
behind was Pete Long ready to shoot if
she attempted to run.
The rock indicated by Long jutted
up from the very edge Of the ledge,
almost overhanging the abyss. The
girl carefully climbed its rough sides
and, reaching the apex, where there
was just room for her feet, stood up
right. A glance backward made her
feel faint, and she turned toward the
man.
Don't be skeered!'' he yelled. II
amt a-goin' to hit yer.''
He took deliberate aim, and the bull
overalls. The next passed between her
ankles, a third whizzed just above her
sombrero, and fourth almost graZed
her right hand. But Lee nerved her.
self, clinched her small teeth and stood
as firm as the rock beneath her.
Stands as stiddy as one of them
statyers in the park down to Frisco"
Long muttered. ''Waal, I'll try some
thin else'
And, hoping thus to break her nerve,
he took steady aim at her heart, and
when she held her breath, expecting the
end, he laid down the rife, then picked
it up again and pointed it directly at
her face, then at her neck Finally he
| fired again, the bullet grazing her
jumper, but leaving no mark, a second
striking and splintering the rock at her
feet.
Still she stood firm, but she knew she
could not hold out much longer, and
| death seemed almost welcome. Then,
as Long again played with his weapon,
aiming at one vital spot and then at
another, faint, awful hope crept into
| her consciousness.
| When, startled by the sound Of
Longs hammering, Lee had run from
| fho RI ch q ~
just put in her last blast and had light
ed the fuse, very long one, for she
could never quite overcome her fear
of the blasting In her haste, as she
now remembered, she had left all the
explosives in the tunnel over which
Long was standing, and-and the long
fuse must be nearly burned out.
'I'N end this thing one way or an
other pretty quick" muttered Long as
be fired again. 'I'm gettin' tired OF
this
AS the bullet whizzed past her it seem
ed to Lee that the earth heaved beneath
the mans feet, and, following blind
instinct of self preservation, she slid
from the rock and fell face downward
on the ledge. Then an awful reverbera
ton echoed through the canyon. Rock:
flew above and around her, a fragment
Of one striking her as she lay halt
stunned, making scalp wound which
caused the blood to trickle down bel
face.
When few moments later she dared
to raise her head she saw something ly
ing on the trail which told her that sh'
was alone on the mountain, and, clasp
ing her temples with both hands t
guard her eyes from other sights, lik
a hunted deer she sped down the trail
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-08-22

works the claim up and sells it, and
that'll be easy enough, for it's rich
The wolfish CLEAN in the mans eyes
showed her the madness of her I'M
guarded words. and her glance swerv-
ed to her rifle, which was leaning
against rock few feet from her.
Don't you bulge a STEP said Pete
'"That guns all right
He dropped on one knee and, rails
I ing his rifle to his shoulder, pointed it
in assumed playfulness at her. $50 the
claims rich?" he asked
And what business is that of
yours?'
Lots of business Amt it mine?
Haven't 1 relocated it? See here, Miss
zee Burrell, none of your funny bust
~14ess. Give me the straight tip. The
claims rich you say. Had some Of
the rock assayed?' And he played
meaningly with the hammer Of his
rife.
She nodded her head, then burst out
desperately: 'And what If it is! It's
not yours
':You needn't try to hide nothin'. You
bet I know the claims rich. And IT it
afn't mine now I'll make it mine. No
body knows you done this assess
nent.'
Her telltale face told him what she
would have given much to hide. 1t was
r,le no one knew what she had been
doing for the past few weeks. Her old
father. accustomed to let her come and
go unquestioned, had supposed her out
on the range seeing to the cattle. And
the doctor wouldn't allow her to talk
business to Bert when she went to see
him on Sundays.
'.And what if they don't?'' she asked.
"WaaI, supposin' you was to be found
y at the foot of the gulch stone dead,
Rithout a bullet hole or nothin' p He
paused, and she glanced back where
from the narrow ledge on which she
stood the rocky mountain side descend
ed mans hundreds of feet in a perpen-
ocular line.
"Waal, when they found yer they'd
by sure twas an accident, and, SEEM
I'd relocated the claim and was work
i'm on it. who'd dispute my title?'
.sYou miserable coward! Now know
WHO it was tried to murder Bert Leon
aid when he was on his way up to
work his claim 1t was no acrident
The supports Of the little wooden bridge
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-08-22

who had alighted from the train had
preceded him and were now climbing
into the barge
"Sanitarium, STRIP inquired the shah
by man as Olmstead came up. Cali
right, sir. Git right in. Let's have your
checks. I'll git your baggage"
The checks were handed over, and
while the driver was getting the trunks
Olmstead looked over the other occu-
pants of the barge. There were one
man and three women. The man and
two of the women were typical con-
sumptiyes-narrow chested and hollow
checked Now and then they coughed
systematically. They were poorly dress
ed and evidently of the class who
awaited themselves of the states chart
ty fund to bring them here.
The other woman was of an entirely
| different type. She was we'll dressed
and young In the dim light from the
station lamps Olmstead could see she
was decidedly pretty. She did not
cough, nor was she hollow checked like
the rest. Olmstead made two mental
decisions-that she was pay patient
and that her case was not as yet a
very serious one He felt sudden
thrill of pity that she should be here,
so evidently was she at odds with the
dreary surroundings.
The driver returned with the trunks
and bags on truck. With the station
agents assistance they were piled into
the rear of the barge and the drive to
! the sanitarium was begun. It was over
a rough, sandy road, lined with gloomy
pines through which the wind howled
dismally.
Olmstead unrolled his steamer rugs
and offered them to the women, two Of
whom were shivering miserably. The
younger woman greeted this act of
courtesy with a pretty smile of ac-
acknowledgement that quickened his
pulses,
"They might at least have some blan-
kets in the barge" he said.
ut would seem so,'' was her quiet,
noncommittal reply, and then there was
silence until the sanitarium was
reached.
Olmstead paid in advance, received
hurried examination from one Of the
physicians and was assigned a room on
the second floor At the supper table
he met the young woman again. She
smiled and nodded as he took his sea!
opposite her.
Its not exactly a promising begin
ning,' she said, indicating the table.
81 should say not he replied. 81 be
heve this fare would prove the undoins
Of a rugged person, to say nothing o.
its effects on an invalid"
i. 'Shall you stay" she asked.
"a week at least said he. ''Ani
your
81 shall stay for time, anyway,
she returned.
After that meal they were friends
They strolled about the grounds to
gether They found quiet hooks wher
they could discuss freely the inefhcien
cy Of the doctors, the sloyenliness o
the nurses and the general lack Of any
thing like system about the place.
ssWhy, it's just dollar and cent
: scheme she declared angrily one day
AL they are after is the money Q
these deluded people who come here
81 suspected as much before came.
said he.
.sThen why did you Gomez she aske
quickly.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-08-22
Lees Answer.

Early in the war between the states,
before General Lee had demonstrated
his pre-eminence as the southern lead
er, he was severely criticised on more
than one occasion lily a certain General
Whiting. Whiting had stood at the
head of his class at West Point and
was considered not only by himself,
but by others, as a very bright and
capable man. One day President Da-
Wis, wishing an officer for some highly
important command, called upon Cen
eral Lee for advice.
''What do, you think Of Whiting"
asked Davis.
Lee answered without heSitatiOn,
commencing Whiting as one of the
ablest men in the army, we'll qualified
in every way for even the most re-
sponsible position. One of the officers
present was greatly surprised and at
the first opportunity drew Lee aside.
Don't you know what unkind things
Whiting has been saying about your
he inquired.
Lees answer was of the best.
Il understood" he said, that the
president desired to know my opinion
of Whiting, not Writings opinion of
me-
These Were Called Great.
Abbas l. OF Persia was designated
the Great. The same title has been
borne by many soYereigns, among
them Alexander of Macedon, Alfred Of
England, Alfonso Ill of Asturias, Bo-
leslaus l. Of Poland, Canute of Eng
land, Cashier III. Of Poland, Charlie,
nagne, Constantine l., emperor OF
Rome; Ferdinand l. Of CASTLE, Freder-
| lex II. Of Prussia, Frederick William,
the great elector; Gregory l., pope OF
| Rome; Henri " of France, Her0d /.
| king of the Jews; Herod Agrippa L.
| the tetrarch; Hiao Wen Tee of China
| because of the fact that under his pat
ronage agriculture was practiced to q
greater extent in China than ever be.
fore; John Ill Of Portugal, Justinian
| l.. emperor of the east; Khusro of Per
STA, Leo l., Louis XIV. of France. Lud-
wig of Hungary, Mohammed H. OF
Turkey, Napoleon I. of France, Nicho
| las l., pope Of Rome; Otto I. of Ger
many, Pedro Ill Of Aragon, Peter I
/ of Russia. Sapor H. Of Persia, Sigis
mund I. Of Poland. Theodore, king d
/ the Ostrogoths; Theodosius L. emperor
Of Rome; Waldemar I. of Denmark
Catherine Of Russia.
Tombstone epitaph., 1906-09-23
From Mondays Daily.

I'll dupi,ci ts as essn' nt '' ll- ha,'
 heen comp ct' d and ,u ned ov T
 TT. asarer Ga;lss, who will hgn la
 work | m .kiI out the tax receipt
 in order to have hem re dy for ti
 -ax "a sers. whp hsv- from now uu'i
 the tlird Monday i, De, m CT to pn, before the taxes become delinquent FIN. Wolcott left yesterday for tn. Huachucss, where he goes t join the camping party in Miller canyon, Mrs Wolcott, the Misses Wolcott sisters Emory, Gartznian and Paxton being among the number there. They ex- pect to return in about ten days. Walter Creesy returned this morn ing from Guaymas, ~here he has been for a number of months in the employ of the Southern Pacific company. He intends to again take up his residence in Tombstone, having re entered the employ If the consolidated company.
 Chas W. Wallace and Wm. Nc Csuslsnd returned this morning from Nogales, where they spent two da, 8 taking in the fiesta. They report hay ing had good time and bel roy ally entertained by the Mexican of  ficisls of the City of Nogales There was no trouble of any sort in that city from the suppo ed volutionists.
 Attorney Ben Goodrich returned from Los Angeles on Saturday, being called here on important legal busi- ness. He expects to return to Los Angeles owing to the serious illness of his daughter, Miss Sarah. Mir. Goodrich will return to ombstone on Sunday next.
 A party of Benson citizens were in the city today on business before U Com missioner Gilmore as witnesses on filings of land near Benson. Among the humber were Henry E.z, mes Roberts, Harry Blackledge, F. E Trssk, Geo. Dolfin and Henry Street
 Mrs. Geo Stahle and children came over from Bisbee yesterday and vii make Tombstone their fut re home
 Word received from Bisbeo is to the effect that Sid Varney, the local champion wrestler, had n' trouble in throwing Herold, the L . Angeles man, in the match at Dot
 uis yesterday. Varney won the first two falls.
Tombstone epitaph., 1906-09-23
From Tuesdays Daily.

Mrs. Mary Barrow leit today O Tucson on a short business trip.
 Mrs Baette fl Cananea, who ha been spending t fe weeks in the cit,
 ~turn-d home this m rn'ng Attorney w. G. Gilmore left toGa, for Los Angeles, where he goes to &C., company Miss lara Reach back [, this city. The young lady has e- covered sufficiently fro her recent ill' ness Co again be about.
 Globe is have a baseball tourna inent begInn'ng on the 18th of thi, m"nth and ending October ' Thr.. pr zee vii. be put up-$lOnO. $50 and $250.
 Yrs. E. J. Westervelt is confined to her home with an attack of pneu- monis Her many friends hope for an early recovery.
 c F Elliott. of the Elliott Mining company, was in the city yesterday on business. He stated that the con- pany is awaiting the arrival of ad ditional machinery before starting up the mill.
 Ed Lane of Cananea s spending a few days here on visit.
 Rev. A. J. Benedict reports the organization of Congregational Sun day School at Gleason which starts of with 3l scholars. The Reverend is highly pleased with the good work so auspiciously begun.
 William Deckeraw has filed suit in the district court against H. J. Cliff ford, F. NJ. Hartman and Douglas Gray to quiet title to the Climax min ing claim located in the Drsgoon mountains.
 According to the report of the Giison Abstract company there has been filed in the recorders office articles of incorporat' on of the Antlers Mining & Milling company. T e incorporators are ali residents of Colorado The capitalization IS fixed at $l ,250 900, with the same number of shares at the par value of $1 each.
 Mrs. Hannah Gaetjens left this afternoon for Los Angeles, where she goes to place her eldest son, Charles, in the Harvard Military School.
Tombstone epitaph., 1906-09-23
University's Reputation
 is Rapidly Growing

Inquiries received by the Univerri- ty of Arizona authorities indirate that the attendsn this year in the collegiate department will be in- creased fully 25 per cent over that of last year.
 This is e conservative estimate and indicates that the reputation of the University is s reading rapidly not only throughout the Territory, but in adjoining States and even in the Ess- tern States Inquiries are received from Northern and Eastern citiei from students who contemplate talk ing mining courses and who havt heard about the mining department of the University. It is general, con ,eded that the University's min- ing course is unsurr assed.
Tombstone epitaph., 1906-09-23
Two Tombstoners
 Who Went to War

The Mexican revolution promised for yesterday WAS dismal failure. It did not attract as big 8 crowd as would have a bull fight done. Many people in Tombstone who attend every "event" on the border treated the revolution as a tame affair and re- mained at home. Charley Wallace and Billy McCausland. however, thought there would he "someth hing doing,'' and hied them to Negale-, where it was advertised the initial ma euvers would commence that aimed to terminate ths manyana sd- ministrstion. After lettering around the selected field of carnage two days, snxiously listening for the bugle sound, rattle of m sketry and clash of sabre-waitiRg and looking in vain they returned to theIr home, arriving this morning, two of the most Woe begone looking fellows that ever go thoroughly disappointed.
Tombstone epitaph., 1906-09-23
Total Valuation
 of Cochise County

The raise of the assessments on th, patented mining claims in Cochis' county of 400 per cent has increased the assessed valuation of the count. from the sum of SlO,3l3,792 IS to $13,O33,03 4S or over $2, FOG, 900. The duplicate assessment rolls as turned over to Treasurer Games show the total of SIS, ,O33, ,O30 4S which contains all the additions and reductions made by the county board of equalizat on as well as those made by the territorial board.
 The county tax rate was based up on the assessment rolls before the territorial raises were put on SO that in the event supreme court de- clares them illegal or the question of the raises is held up in the courts for years, the county will not suffer from the lack of revenue to carry on the county government.
Tombstone epitaph., 1906-09-23
Jail Break at
 Lowell Last Night

w I'd was received at the sheriff's office that there was jail break at Lowell last night. A prisoner named L'nhsm, who was held on a charge of assault with deadly weapon, making his escape. Linhsm had his pre-. liminary examination before Justice Hogan yesterday, who took the mat ter under adv sement until this morn- ing, but when Deputy Sheriff Humm went to bring him into court this morning it was discovered that he had left tor parts unknown, without the f"rmality of waiti g for the justice to render his decision. It is thought that Linhsm had aid from the out. side.
Tombstone epitaph., 1906-09-23
The Deadly Screw
 Worms in Arizona

The blow flies are again getting in their work and this year the first case is reported in the Salt River Valley.
 A few days ago L. A. Smith of Mesa was doing some work in his yard and a small fly kept buzzing continually about his face. He brushed it away time and time again but it finally darted into his nose and was there for moment. Its presence was sc companied by an itching sensation and in a few minutes it crawled cut,
 In couple days his nose began to pain him and he called a doctor who after learning the circumstances ad ministered ehloroform removing 2S crew worms from the mans head. Smith is still quite sick but is out of ianger.
 Cases that have come to the atten- tlo' of the public heretofore have been where the fly deposited the para. sites while the victim was sleeping but this is the first c SC where the fly has been so persistent in making the attack.
 There were @ number of fatalities from the blow fly last summer in Arizona.
Tombstone epitaph., 1906-09-23

Superintendent Maboney of the Territorial Industrial School has been making needed improvements in and about that inc nstitution "f late in the way of expansion that disestion would not, for time, be noticeable feature. The Cocbise County Press says: "superintendep' Mshoney says that he has place io' 25 more oys, but can not accommodate more than six ad- ditional girls. The building of the dormitory on the boys eide has given much additional room, and since the taking ut of psrtitionr on the girls side it has given additional rom fol six more,"
Tombstone epitaph., 1906-09-23
Arizona Post to Be Abandoned

Brigadier eperal Will am S. M' Caskey, U. 5. A. commanding th,
 s .uthwestern division, who IS now 0. an official visit to Fort Huschuca,
 his annual report recommends th
 F,rt Apache, Arizona, and Fort b. chesne be aband med, and that For Clark ne disposed of m the same WA,
 In view of ths fact that Fort Si reservation is the most desirable re ervation ~ned by the government extended msneuvers, General NJ, Caskey suggests that the war depart ment protect itself in the matter 0 permitting railroads or commercis ventures in the territory. He hold- that nothing should be permitted on the reservation that will interfere with the free movement of troops.
 Gene al Nc 'askey states that, from inquiries made among officers and practice marches will have decided and disastrous effect upon re-inlist- ments, especially in the infantry branch.
 General McCaskey renews his rec for the restoration of the canteen feature of the post ex- change. It is the belief of the men that the law is an interference with their personal rights, guaranteed by the constitution, and that the law, if to the supreme court of the United States, would be regarded as unconstitutional.
Tombstone epitaph., 1906-09-23
Prominent Officials
 Visited Tombstone

General c F Humphrey, qua { 'r
 master general of the United St 'si , army Captain L D Cab Il, who |. stationed at the reside in Cslifornis
 Major c. c. Wslcutt, constructing qusrter-msster at Fort Whipple near
 Prescott, and Superintendent w. A.
 Drake. of the Santa e, Pr scott & Phoenix railroad, accompanied Frank Murphy of the Tombstone Consoli- dated Mining Company, in his private car. the Santa Fe," to Tombstone on Saturday.
 The party arrived in the city at four o'clock Saturday afternoon and remained over until Sunday morning eaving on a special tor Bisbee and Douglas at ten O clock.
 While in the city they were the guests of President E. B. Gage, of the Consolidated Company. who escorted the party through the various work ings of the company, and yesterday accompanied the party as far as Doug las, returning last evening.
 General Humphrey is making tour of the various posts of the government i' the Southwest He is an old personal friend of Mir. Murphy, who is taking great pleasure in showing the the most interesting points ih Arizona. From Douglas the party vii! visit Clifton and Morerci and then go on to Fl Paso.
Tombstone epitaph., 1906-09-23

Romance and history sometimes lie in musty records. Those of Co- chise county contain the expedients of several Mexican land grants, car rying us back to 1923, or earlier.
 The rich valleys of the San Pedro and rabacomari were granted by the Treasurer General of Sonora to cer- tain persons for few hundred pesos. The field notes read queerly. Instead of quoting 80 many degrees, minutes and feet to a certain point, the report # the Mexican surveyors reads more ,ike diary. They measured with a cord we'll stretched. The doings of the day are related, and then it is ,tated that Git being evening we dis continued for the day" In the midst
 f the field notes the surveyor relates
 hat the su vey,ng party lost it's way and were only able to reach camp by the aid of two very intelligent dogs. The "ties" are indefinite, it being -tated that the grant lice opposite the point of & mountain. The grants were in sitios or leagues, and our gov- ernment was able to allot the required number of leagues, in most cases. only I after repeated surveys. It is usually recited in the papers that the grants
 were necessary in order to provide sui. 6cient pas.ursge for the horses and cattle.
 i One grant is called "Arizona" Per.
 haps the study of the papers by an
 expert Spanish scholar might disclose
 the real origin of the name of our ter l ritory. Other facts, equally interest
 ist and valuable to the historian I might be disclosed. Who will under take the work?
Tombstone epitaph., 1906-09-23

Captain Cornelius c. Smith of the Fourteenth cavalry, a native of Tue son, has been appointed governor of the district of Dsvao. island of Min danao, in the Philippines.
 Captain Smith will be ruler of dis trict which has been described ss "the white mans paradise" of she Philip pines. It is the most easterly of the five districts comprising the Moro prov ncs and the most sou berly o the four ma,nlan nd districts. It is 71 miles wide and 160 miles long.