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Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-10-10
CITY JOBBERs GET REDUCEr
 TARIFF ON GOODS.
(From Fridays Daily.)


 As the result of protest made som months ago by the Prescott and Phoo nix jobbers to the railroad officials O The Southern Pacific Railroad company 'gainst the cxorbitant freight rates cy 'ctcd from the jobbers in comparison with the rates given Tucson, a nev 'chedulc of freight rates, reduced L. he basis of main line Southern Pn fife rates, now applying to Tucsor ms been promulgated Aby the Southern 'acifc. S. r. F. & P. and santa Fc line, 'o apply to Prescott. Phoenix. Mesa and Tempe.
 Efforts have been made from time Q time by the merchants of the towns 'encfittcd for the reduction of the tar 'ff rates ever since the building of tho <. r. P. & P., but it was not until n CIV months ngo, when the merchant of Phoenix held n meeting, and ap. pointed n committee to confer with the traffic managers of the respective roads. that the matter assumed definite shape
 The reduction of rates directly re. sulting from this conference, from Cali. 'ornin points to the cities mentioned. in this territory is herewith given, in ear load lots, the same to 20 into ef. feet as soon as the Interstate Com. merce Commission has been notified. md the tariff published:
 Wine from Los Angeles, 75 cents old rate, s9,s cents; wine from San Francisco, 75 cents, old rate, 95 cents; beans from Los Angeles, 75 cents. old rate 93 cents; beans from San Fran. cisco, 75 cents, old rate. 03 cents; sugar from Oxnard. Los Angeles or Los Ali mntis, 20 cents, old rate. $I.0s; sugar from San Francisco. $I.OO. old rate. s1.1s; canned goods from Los Angeles and San Francisco. si.U0. old rate. sI.1s; potatoes from San Francisco and Los Angeles, 75 cents, old rate. 03 cents; dried fruits from San Francisco, sl.20. old rate. $40; dried fruits from Los Angeles sl.00, old rate. $l.20; pickles from I.os Angeles and San Francisco. $l.0O, old rate, sl.ls; salt from Los Angeles and Cotton, 37ia cents. old rate. 47M cents; soap from Los Angeles, $l0s, old rate, si.is; and soap from San Francisco, *i.ls. old rate, &I27.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-10-10
ANTI,J0INr STATEHOOD COMMIT.
 TEE RIGHTS SOME WRONGS.

Acting upon tho complaints made by
 The residents of Wendondale, Salome and Quartxite, In the northwestern DOT 'on of Yuma county, who alleged that They were being disfranchised by req Son of the board of supervisors refus' '0g to grant them registering officers Tor those districts, . full account of which was contained in yssterday's is' sue of the JoursAl|A Afissr, the anAi- joint Statehood Committs bsssn aa invssti'
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-10-10
ADVERTISING THE RESOURCES
 or YAVAPAI.
(From Thursdays Daily.)


 Perhaps the greatest effort at pub. lici,y of the almost limitlcss resources of Yavapai county ever attempted is that of 6Opage pamphlet, yet in ii. embryo stage. now being compiled by A. E Taylor. secretary of the Yavn. pal Commercial Club, 25,0O0 copies of which will be distributed all over the United States, Canada and Mexico as coon as the issue is compiled ant printed.
 Included in the pamphlet will te u map of the United States, showing Arr. rona. the land of mineral wealth, in the southwest corner, with all the railroads of the country leading to it. X map of the county will also be included showing the different towns, camps and St'lcmenis, with the resources of each. The literary feature of the work will cover the resources of the county. from the pen of many able writers, dealing with inc mining, smelting and redue ton plants, building stone, lime, fire. clay, onyx, Autograph stone, timber and special articles covering Prescott, Joy. omc, Humboldt, Castle Rock Springs and inc agricultural, horticultural and live stock industries.
 The work will be illust rated with specially prepared half-tone photo graphs of the cities, camps, reduction plants and mines, as well as with views of scenic grandeur to be seen along the lines of the principal railroads.
 Another illustration of the good work being accomplished in advertising Ynv- apai county's resources is the reproduc' tion. in the October number of the "Arizona' magazine, of the article re- gently written by Sharlot NJ. Hall, as sociato editor of "Out Vest" accom- panying n hslf-tone photograph of tho great switchbacks of tho Bradshaw Mountain railroad, leading over the Bradshaw Mountains, and tapping n country long recognized as being among the greatest treasure vaults of the west.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-10-10
x.y RE INSTALL THE ELEcTRIC
 LIGHTS.
,rIom Thursdays Dany.)

The au..tion of lighting the plaza .,,in. which, for the vast three years Ia. lccn ightcd only by the rays of nc sik,-. moon, is once more being .,i,o,,t ny number of citizens who think ,l, city should take it upon it. .lf ,o install the four lights, one nt rch corror. that formerly adorned and bsb,cd Inc square, and it is said that .o opp.aI will be made to the City Comet ai their next meeting, looking ,O th. end.
 Wb,r the county wouldn't and the city cooIint pay for tho lights. it ,a. decided to remove them. This xos brought about by the Electric Light company refusing 10 furnish to ,he county the four lights at the rate of ss50 each, the price paid at pres. ,nt for lhc city lights. under the ex. stirr contract. The company took the ssnd that for only four hghts n higher
 rental rate was only fair, and demand. ed slej0 per light, which the county thought too much, hence ordered them discontiuucd.
 However, now that the city has n contract with the Electric Light com. pany at the rate of &s.5O per light, t n likely that the four lights on the corner. of the plaza will be reinstalled, is t wonld only mean an additional sutlay of s3i, and the concensus of opinion seems to be that "the game . worth ,bc candle."
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-10-10
WALTER SCOTT A0JU9G[D INSANE YESTERDAY
 AFTERNOON
fFrom Saturdays Daily.)

Careworn in appearance, and mclan. choly and dejected in manner, except when relating the story of his fabul. ous potato crop in Lonesome Valley, and the thousands of cattle and chick ems of which he believes himself pos. sessed, Walter Scott was yesterday ar- raigncd in the Probate Court on m in. sanity charge, and ordered committed to the territorial asylum for the insane at Phoenix. He still believes that his potato crop is large enough to supply the world. Although always frugal and economical in his habits, he insists upon being allowed to purchase teams and wagons for the harvesting of the crop, and wants to tour the principal cities of the world, to call attention to the wonderful crop of the succnlent tuber with which he believes the valley un' der the morning shadows of tho Black Hills is blessed.
 The demented man is q native of England, about 45 years of age, an'l has been q. resident of this section for the past fifteen years. So far as is known, he is unmarried, although be be- licves bimself to be the husband of . we'll known literary and society woman of the Agua Fria Valley.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-10-10
POPULAR YOUNG COUPLE ARE
 UNITED IN MARRIAGE.
From Thursdny's Daily.

rom Thursdny's Dafiy.
 Gottleib Paul and Miss Rosina Wilkie were united in marriage nt q late hour on last Tuesday evening, the ceremony being performed at the parsonage of the Marina Street Methodist church, by Rev L. w. Wheatley, In the presence Of only n few of the intimate friends oI inc contracting parties.
 The groom fills a responsible pos,t,on Tn the s. r. P. & P. shops, where he is very popular, and the gride has been one of the salesladies at the store of M. "oldwater & Co.,, where she was fav' oritc.
 Th" happy couple left here yester day for n bridal tour, which will in elude the Grand Canyon of Arizona and points of interest on the coast. On 'he" return they will make their fu' lure home in this city.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-10-10
PROPERTY WORTH s3O,ooo ONLY
 BRINGS BID or s2,260.
(From Wednesdays Daily)

Yesterday, Referee in Bankruptcy IT, C. Job offered the entire holdings of inc pfau Mining and Reduction com pany, consisting of ten mining claims situateJ in the Cherry Creek district, a large mill and valuable machinery, Tor sale. Among the bidders were the Afr zona Mines Supply company, John Duke and John <. Reilly, the latter he'ng the highest bidder, h's bid being sa'Soo'
 The referee in bankruptcy VIII rec ommepd that the bid be not confirmed ,o, inc reason that the property IS hp' nraised at over s30,OoO.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-10-10
be all right. This was greeted with prolonged cheers.

be all right. This was greeted with prolonged cheers.
 J. C. Bradbury was the next speaker He referred Co his long residence in the county. and pledged himself, if cler. ted. to sec That all fees were turned ii to the treasurer at the end of over, quarter
 J. x. Piper. candidate for count school superintendent, spoke next. II' stated that he had first grade ccr tifcatc and felt equal to the office and would do all in his power to mak, the schools successful.
 Leroy Anderson, the orator of th evening, was next introduced, and spoke for an hour, his speech being O great interest to those assembled. n its chief theme was anti i-jointurc which he discussed thoroughly. statinr the position of the Republican party on this momentuous question. He paif . glowing tribute to w. r. Cooper, tn Republican candidate for delegate {, congress. At the mention of the lat ter's name, the meeting came io it Feet with continued cheers. Anderson then took up the county ticket, and showed tho qualifications of each can didate thereon. the names of each being received with applause.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-10-10
FOR TEXAS DEVELOPMENT.

yOAKUM, Oct. 4.-Publie men f"h' road industrial agents and other inter .s,cd citizens were present here ln con .,deroble number today at the opening of the big industrial development con v.n,,on The aim of the movement 's ,o .,n,oit the boundless resources or ,h,. section and to promote imm'sra. .,on ma the industrial development of the region.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-10-10
MOUNT UNION TO BE BEST MIN.
 ING DISTRICT.

F. E. Breed, former owner of the Mount Union Consolidated minc. who disposed of his holdings fortpiph, ago, has received from Prof. F.. c. Lin. dcmann, one of the most noted yeo,. og"'s or The west, letter which speaks or the Mount Union mining district twelve miles south of this city. i, glowing terms.
 The letter, in full, follows:
 MT F. F. Breed, Mount Union Dis.
 'nct Prescott, Arizona.
 My Dear SIr: 4 friend of n;,o Who has been near Mount Union mi, ihg district, or rather at the so,o,o, "'ne, informed me that you and other, are beginning to open this yaluablc min'ng district. In 1902, about July | recommended said district for capital investment. You have rendered m, ana said district great service through your undertaking to open the ground, and l am aware that vou will Vcrify the statements I made then and now make, that the Mount Union dis. trict will be one of the best mining dis tricts in Arizona, if not in the west There IS no more reliable formation m the United States or elsewhere, which has better indications of gold and rar, metals, than is shown at the Noun, Union district for more than th,rt, miles. from the Senator mine to th, northeast, and to the southwest vest or tho Senator mine. between six and eight miles in width from due east to west. This Is the best mineral zone in Arizona. l have no interest in yout districts, but hope to live long cnougl to see said district n producing insti. tuition, as 1t ranges, in my opinion just as high as any of the best mining districts in Colorado today.
 Providing you can attract homes investors, and keep out the so.called promoters, which 1 call throat cutters and organize one solid company, ana give. If necessary, 70 per cent of you holdings to a good, honest concern, you will erect monument to yourself and Arizona that will always stand re hinder of your good efforts in th' past.
 Wishing you success, l remain,
 "Yours sincerely.
 "E. C. LINDEMANN,
 Boulder, Colo.
 Mir. Breed states that his own oh servations confirm the opinion of Prof Lindemann, and adds that few mining districts carry the commercial minerali in so great n variety, gold, silver, lead zine, copper, nn'mony, cobalt, nickel sulphur, cinnabar, molybdcnum, and | trace of platinum being found In or near the district, most, if not all. of the minerals named being found in pay ing quantities. "All we need, say Mir. Breed, "ls money to pay for dig gipg them ont"
 Within the above named district, anf only n short distance to the southwest of Mount Union, are many well knowi the Climax Mining Co.,, Jor sey Lily. Blue Dick, Davis, Dunkirk and others,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-06-01
TWO ACCIDENTS AT SIOUX FALLS
Little Girl Hurt at Play, and Laborins
Man Injured in Machinery

Sioux Falls. S. D.. May 31-May List
man, the 12-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Listman. who reside
at Hunters Grove. near Sioux Falls.
was the victim of a serious accident.
which nearly resulted i'm her death.
While practicing vaulting with a num-
ber of other young people the stick used
by the girl broke and she fell in such
Il manner that the rough end of the
stick was forced into her throat, where
it broke off. Medical attendance was
secured at once, and after a great deal
of difficulty the stick was removed from
the girls throat. The piece of stick was
about three and one-half inches in
length and tive-eighths of an inch at it's
base In entering the neck the stick
missed the jugular vein by only the
fraction of an inch. Although the girl
WAS seriously injured ii is believed she
will recover.
Chris iSlump, an employe of the Sioux
b'alls Mailing company, was the victim
Of a shocking accident. as the result of
which he lost his right hand and arm
Al the time of the accident klump WAS
engaged in oiling the machinery in the
mailing plant. In some manner which
has not yet been explained his coat
sseevc caught in the machinery in such
y way that his right hand and wrist
w>rc pulled into the machinery and hor-
,iply crushed. In order to save his life
il was found necessary to amputate ,le
arm a few inches below the elbow joint.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-06-01

Huron, 8. d., May 25.-The official
crop bulletin for the past week says:
Aside from fairly general rain on the
l4th, which was in some localities gen
erous in amount, widely scattered local
rains on Tuesday and Thursday, and
light to moderate showers over the
eastern portion OF the state Sunday
night, the weather during the week
was fair. There was an ample amount
OF sunshine. While over limited areas
more rain would have been welcome
and beneficial and is needed soon for
best results, the soil moisture on the
whole is as yet ample. In some locali-
ties where the rainfall of the 14th was
heavy, an excess Of moisture in the soil
retarded work. Local hail storms oc-
CURED on the 18th and 10th. but no
special damage is reported.
The temperature averaged we'll
above the normal. The fore part OF
the week was warm. and on Wednes-
day, the warmest day, the maximum
temperature ranged from 7S to 80 de-
grees. A portion of the latter part OF
the week was cool. with minimum tenn
peratures Saturday morning sufficient
ly low in some places to cause frost,
which, however. was mostly light
Taken as q whole, the conditions dur
ing the week were generally favorable
for outdoor work, and very good grow
ing weather prevailed.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-06-01
KEROSENE CAUSES FIRE.
Tragedy at Aberdeen is Narrowly
Averted.

Aberdeen, S. D., May 2S.-A careless
servant girl, coal fire and kerosene
can formed combination which mar
rowly escaped causing a tragedy in
Aberdeen. Miss Marguerite Draper, a
domestic employed by Mrs. Charles
Boedecker, the wife of q travelling man,
while alone in the house with the ex-
ception of two babies, twins, attempted
to hurry tardy fire by pouring kero-
sene on it. The oil exploded and the
girl was at once a mass Of flames,
while the house was set on fire. Crazed
with fear, she ran to the stairway and
half leaped and half fell downstairs and
ran into the yard, where a passerby
seized her and. throwing her on the
wet lawn, succeeded in extinguishing
the flames, but not until the girl was
severely burned. AS soon as she was
released she ran toward the house.
screaming: Oh, the babies; the ba-
bies!" Her rescuer rushed into the
house and attempted to find the twins,
but was blinded by the smoke.
Two carpenters, r. N. Mayfield and
w. b. Jeffries, who were working near
by, then reached the scene. and. dis
regarding all personal danger, ran into
the house and up the stairs and sue
ceeded in saving the children, although
the house was at that time burning
tiercely, and the room in which the
little ones escaped contact with the
flames, but the heat in the burning
house was so intense that they were
severely although not dangerously
burned
Miss Draper was taken to hospital
and is in serious condition. although
the physicians say she will recover.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-06-01
COSTLY CURIOSITY.
Sioux Falls Lad Lights Dynamite Fuse
to Hear loud Report"

Sioux Falls, S. D., May 24.-Willie,
the 9-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
G. Hahn, we'll known residents of Sioux
Falls, had some of his fingers blown
off and narrowly escaped with his life
as the result of children utilizing
stick of dynamite as plaything.
The boy and some companions in a
manner which has not yet been ex-
planned. secured possession of the dyna-
mite, which was in small stick. They
appeared to know it would pop for
after playing with it for a time one
of the boys noticed a fuse attached to
the dynamite and suggested that it be
lighted so they could hear loud re-
port" In accordance with the sugges-
ton the fuse was lighted and the dyna-
mite was placed upon the ground, an
empty tin can being put on top of 1t.
The expected explosion not taking
place after waiting some little time.
Willie Hahn volunteered to approach
the dynamite for the purpose of ascer-
tanning what was wrong. He lifted the
tin can and had just picked up the
dynamite when it exploded. The force
of the explosion was sufficient to blow
away two fingers and the thumb on the
left hand and the end of the thumb and
first finger on the right hand. The
boy also received slighter injuries to
his arms, hands and face.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-06-01
PREACHERS PAY;
BOYS DoN'T PLAY
Ministers Take Collection and
Brookings Ball Team Plays
Not on Sunday.
THEY PAY THE DEFICIT
Any Loss Suffered by Mem. of the
Boys Maintaining the Towns
Moral Standard Will Be
Made Up.

i:rc ollings, s. D., May 31-Ihe city OF
Brookinss, the seat of the state agricul-
turai college, has ball team that has re-
Inarkahle habits. The members of the nine
play like fcnds during the week in their
red uniforms, till they are coming to be
known as the Red Devils" instead of the
''Brooleings Reds They have lost only
one game this year. and there was no dis
grace in that defeat as the score was l
to 0. Watertown being the winner.
They play six days every week but on
Sunday every mothers son of them dons
a black Prince Albert suit and solemnly
marches to church and stays to Sunday
school. On Sunday afternoons when the
wicked teams of the other cities of the
state are tearing up the earth they are
quietly reposng behind closed blinds read
evening they again attend divine service
ana sing in the choir. In fact for "a hours
every week these wild men are tame and
perfectly harmless.
The mines that meet them on the dia-
mond can not believe It, but it is so, and
ii was all done by the Brookings preach
ers. The preachers are bound to maintain
Brookings reputation as a center of civic
and moral virtue and so have agreed to
assume any deficit that may exist at the
end of the ball season If on its part the
team refused to play on Sundays. They
estimate the lose; of Sunday receipts at
from $1,000 to $1,000 but the preachers were
game and so the team will play no games
on Sunday in Brookings or anywhere else.
The ministers have added a baseball
committee" to the list of regular church
officers. and since they may have to pay
sooner or later the good church people of
this pious little city are getting their mon
eys worth, and the "amen corner is very
much in evidence at the games.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-06-01
LIGHTNING STRIKES HOME.

YanktOn, s. D.. May 2S.-LfghtnlnS
struck the home of a farmer named
Holmes, five miles north Of town, while
Mr.. Holmes was absent. The electric
fluid was of sufficient force to stun
Mrs Holmes and her children, but luck
lily no one was killed, nor was the house
injured to any extent.
Very heavy May showers have been
the order of the past few days and the
county now has an abundance of moist
ure. exceeding the normal rainfall. AS
a direct consequence vegetation and
crops are in splendid shape and pros
poets are excellent for banner yields.
Yanl1ton neople are going and coming
every day to and home from Stanley
county, which was opened to settlement
last September without any herald Of
trumpets. Very quietly, but quickly has
the land been taken. until now. a few
months later, sees the ten miles apart
ranches give place to settlers on every
100 acres of farmable land. Choteau
creek. Bad and White rivers, are at
last in the farmers hands and will no
doubt be heard from in the future as
crop raisers. Land is now scarce, SO
heavy has been the immigration to that
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-06-01
Ex-ENGINEER WRATHFuL
John F. Wallace Says Secretary TAFT
intimated He Was = l;ar

Washington. D. c., May 25.-Former
Chief Engineer John F. Wallace of the
isth1nian canal has addressed letter
to Senator Millard, chairman OF the
committee on interoceanic canals. in re-
ply to Secretary Taft's recent testimony
before that committee in which he
charges Secretary Taft with having
abused his official position in order to
make a second assault upon him and to
place in a public record statements
calculated. and apparently intended. to
effect my reputation for veracity. such
as he would not make to me as one man
to another face to face" He also i'm
putes to Governor Magoon breach Of
confidence in having advised him to
take a certain course Of action and then,
anticipating it by secretly writing to
Secretary Taft.
While expressly stating that he bears
no III will toward William Nelson Crom-
we'll. Mr.. Wallace speaks OF the alleged
bias of Secretary Taft in favor of that
gentleman and says that Secretary Taft
was aware that Mr.. Cromwell, among
other things, was trying to secure the
payment by the United States of an i'm
proper claim which, however. was after
wards disallowed by the president.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-06-01
SERIOUS LOSS BY FIRE.

Vermilion. S. D.. May 23.-The farm
home of Thomas Mcclure. east of this
large barn, together with half dozen
horses. several COWS and two or three
hundred chickens, We're burned. The
fire occurred bet veen the hours OF I
and o'clock in the morning but the
family was not aware that the blaze
had been in progress until after ev-
erything was consumed. The barn Is
about 300 feet from the house and be-
tween the two is row of trees. This
wind came from the southeast, blowing
the embers in the opposite direction
from the house in which the family
was sleeping.
It is understood Mr.. Mc6,lune car
ried $1,000 on the barn a::l $500 on the
stock Even at that he will lose money
as one team, alone was valued at $500.