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Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-07-25
NAIL CARRIER HAS 4 NARROW
 ESCAPE.
(Frem wednesday's Daily.)

Onc of the most thrilling experiences ever Co fall to the lot of a human, and scspicd with which is miraculous es. cape from death, vas that of Roy Ia bor, the mail carrier from Prescott to Walnut creek. about fifty miles dis. tant from Prescott. ,o the west This ssn attempted last saturday afternoon to drive his team of horses across what gas heretofore dry and shallow stream, while cloudburst was raging . that vicinity, and not decming the sarrent too swift or too deep, he made tSe effort without in the least consid- erisg the danger facing him.
 He had no sooner struck the center of the water than he and his horses were hurled with great violence down the stream. and thrown from bank to bask at the will of the water He ut tered cries for help. and in response Joan Bozarth, who was st his home within a few hundred feet. answered ssd ran to his assistance. Mr Bozarth found Tabor and the horses wcdged to \ barbed wire fence in the bed of tho creek. with tho water gaining on the imprisoned man. Seeing the dangerous pssition man and animals were in, Nr Bozarth whipped out his pocket ksifc and cut righ, and ief, into the same time rxtricatcd Tabor from the water that was engulAng him, as we'll as the animals.
 Sn speaking of the narrow escape frou, death last night. Mr. Tabor was somewhat reticcnt over the escape. bet that he had very narrow escape he readily admits. Furthermore, he says he is through with driving the mall wagon through the supposed arid wastes of Arizona during the rainy season. and last night rendered his re signation to Mir. Conard. his employer. ''auS'hS w N"A' sHt H'"'I "ut y'S''I day as was his custom.
 Mir. Bozarth. who figured % heroic. ally in the saving of life in this ease. says that the stream that became n ,aging torrent so suddenly, has for years been rated as only a sapdwash of insignificant dimensions. At the time of the cloudburst it carried no more than four feet of water in depth, but the velocity of the current was such that nothing could withstand it's terri. 6c force. Mir. Bozarth attributes the escape of Tabor to the prongs on the barbed wire fence, and had he not become securely fastened to such, both maa and animals would have been ear. ried down the stream and drowned.
 On the other hand, also. the timely arrival of Mir. Bozarth and in the re- leasing of the imprisoned man and an imais, Is admitted as a life saving event, the water gaining on them st every second. and in few moments more the water would have covered them over.
 This is the first occurrence of this nature to be chronicled this year in this section of Arizona. For every successive year during the past decade similar tragedies have been enacted with fatal results, and in localities similar 10 the one above mentioned. A moral is to be drawn from the af. fair of Saturday to those who travel in any manner: keep away from streams that are known to be dry and especially so when it Is raining in the immediate vicinity.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-07-25
ENDS HER LITE WITH A BULLET.
(from Thursdays Dsily)

BITE. uTace hthiHh, Wuc OI JOSeVH Atkins, committed suicide at her home on South Mccormick street in this city yesterday afternoon. At what hour known, the only evidence being given by some Mcxicans residing on the lot adjoining to the north, who say that n pistol shot was heard at the Atkins home at about four o'clock. The dis. covcry of the Iifclcss body was made about J:30 o'clock by J. F. Osenburg and Charles Bolman, and the first inti. nation that something was wrong in the room was tho issuing of smoke theScfrom; in fact, the interior of the | room was on fire.
 Breaking through the door these gentlemen endeavored 10 cxtinguish the flames, and commenced to throw out the blazing bedding, and other ar ticles, and after the room was cleared of smoke they were mortified 10 find the body of the woman in another part of the room, partly under the bed. life being extinct.
 1 An examination revealed the cause of death. a 3s calibre pistol mounted on a 44 calibre stock. lying on chais few feet away, and bullet wound over the heart. The body ou the back also showed that the bullet passed through and lodged in tho wall. The remains were immediately taken to Rufner's undertaking parlor-.
 The motive that led to the woman taking her life was due 10 despondcncy and ili health. To her husband, Joseph Atkins, she had repeatedly made the statement that she would sooner or lat CT kill herself, as she was afraid of the Mexicans living nearby. and being q woman of very nervous temperament together with being in poor health, tbs culnina'ion of her ills ended as sh. said they would. The domestic Iii. of the deceased, so far as it pertainet 10 her husband, was always a plcasa n, one, and all neighbors attest to thi, fact.
 After the woman \ death was gener ally known, and reports were circulat ed that the discovery of fire in tho hSuse- made the suicide theory looi some what suspicious. This was in gen eral circulation last night, but it il very improbable that the crime ha, any other one associated to 1t thar the principal. Mir. Atkins is of tn, belief that his wife had written him | farewell letter and then destroyed t by setting 1t on fire, dropping the papel on the floor, when it ignited som, clothing in the corner. At that moment she probably stepped to the bed m, fired the fatal shot. When the room was entered MesssA Osepburg ans Bolman broke through the door, an, the same was latched from the inside
 The deceased was 4s years of age and bore m excellent name among many who were acquainted with her Her husband was not in the city a the time, being engaged with his team in getting n load O wood in the eoun try. and did not reach home unti nearly seven O clock.
 nssessed wss sstive of England where .. uAeshsr, father. and brothe still reside. Her only known relativ, in this country is a sister residing a Globe, Ariz., where Mrs. Atkins livet for over ten years before coming t' Prescott.
 Her funeral will taae place this after noon from the kugncr undertaking parlors.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-07-25
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION

An examination Tor the position of clerk (male and female) and carrie, lma'e) will be held at the post office in this city ou August s, 1906.
 For application blanks, and for fu,, information relative to the examiu.. ton, qualifications, duties, salaries. VII. cations, promotions, etc, address See. retary, Board of Civil Service Exam. iners, Post Office, City.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-07-25
A Hard Lot

of troubles to contend with spring from torpid liver and blocadsd bowels, up. Tess you awaken them to their prop. CT action with Dr. Kings New Life Pills, the pleasantest and most encc, tive cure for constipation. They prc vent appendicitis and tone up t.e sv, lem. eSe st all drvsgists.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-07-25
Twenty wear Battle.

"I was loser in . twenty year hat tle with chronic piles and malignant Horcs, until tried Bucklen's Arnica Salve; which turned tho tide by cur. ing both, until not tracs remains, '' writes A. M. Bruce of Farmvillc, Va Beat for old ulcers, cuts, burns, and wounds. 25e at all dmegists.
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exactly. Ills speech was so good it was taken down in short hand and is reproduced in another column.
 The next number was an exhibition of statuary that must been to be ap- preciated by MT. and Mrs C. F. Berger, the paraphernalia and act belng their own exclusively and was one of the most expensive productions of the evening. The concluding exhibition was a band concert given by Prof. A. Redewill and picked regiment of zObo players, quite a number of whom really know something about music. includ- ing the director. Seriously the demon stration was anything but serious. Anybody who knows Redewill knows that he is a natural born band master and the only reason he don't follow the business is because he can't get a job. And anyhow there isn't as much money in 1t as in selling zobOs to other peo- pie. The band has new and valuable costumes of various kinds, their chief attraction being in the fact that no two of them are exactly alike. The band appeared to the music of a march written expressly for the occasion and without any sign of warning to the audience drifted off into a solo by the chief Zoboist, accompanied by the huskiest side toots and drum corps that ever came down the pike. There was just harmony enough so it could be called music, without enough music to make harmony. But it made fun, loud. boisterous, eXasperating fun and was a fitting climax to the hottest night of minstrelsy ever seen in this old town.
 In conclusion it should be said that all the Elks, and the participants in the performance have we'll earned the glory of their achievement. The stage director and producer of the entire performance was C. F. Berger, man. ager of the Doris, who with S. J. Nicholson and Gustave Noll formed the committee of arrangements also. As mentioned before the vocal music was under the direction of Mir. Ingles and the orchestra was trained by Vim. R. Baker, who proved a valuable man in many ways aside from his music.
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himself back to his chair. Frank Con molly sang Sympathy and another coon song or two.
 There were numbers of othey. short choruses~ and coon verses and Jokes galore, everyone of them hand made 10 suit local conditions and in which var ious of the artists participated. The three closing numbers in the first part were arranged so they faded one into another making the finish one of rarely pleasing nature and bringing the curtain without that usual harsh suddenness that generally accomplishes minstrel performances
 Karl Cochems sang King of the Waves in a most creditable manner and as he retreated to his char the lights on the stage were suddenly ex- tinguished and calcium was turned on from the gallery. During the chang. ing of lights all those on the stage yau- ished save MT. Cochems who was spo.- ted by the calcium and the strains oc When You and I Were Young Mag gie.' were immediately taken up by thu. orchestra. MT. Cochems in his colonial costume and the twilight of the stage then sang that sweetest of old songs with charming effect, the quartet be- hind the scenery joining in the chorus. It held the audience spellbound and the chorus was repeated as an encore number. Just as 1t died away the calcium threw a stronger and fre- Guently changing light upon the stage and a score of Elks in parade costume stepped suddenly in view, with a drill that was a symphony of movement and merged into grand finale when
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as interlocutor, and the quartet, com posed of Messrs. Ingles, Wilson, Bell and Cochems, were all attired in colo nial costumes of silk and satin.
 The tambos were Frank Connolly. Gustave NoH. Vincent Jones, and the bones were Chas. F. Berger, Arthur Davenport, and Carl Smith. This sex tet wore gaudy raiment, around which the charitable cloak of the sacred col or of the order-purDle-was thrown. They were black faced, of course. as were the following named fourteen Adams, I. J. LipsOhn, Frank Aims worth, H. w. Tafle, J. w. Hitchcock, L. H. Taylor. F. Tribolet. Earl Smith. Charles Korrick, A. G. Pickett, w. Sweem, Charles Mccoy. T. Shaughn- essy. Charles Urban. With the twenty above described. the quartet and in- terlocutor, there was a full chorus of twenty-five, for be it announced with out fear or favor no restrictions had been placed on the interlocutor. and he sang too.
 The opening chorus was a medley of popular songs selected by manager Berger and arranged by MT. Baker. The choruses had been well drilled by Paul Renau Ingles. who had charge of the musical program and the cho- rus and who has made a fine success of it. The first solo was Dan. Dan Doniel," by A. 4. Davenport. and in its rendition there was a joke. u was presented in pantomime for the reason, as Tambo Connolly explained, that MT Davenport had slept in a draft the night before and swallowed his voice. which made it necessary for him to omit. not emit. the air while he sang. It was supposed that this was a put up job, for Con to land joke but the truth was that he was telling the truth, for Davenport could not speak above a whisper. However, the song seemed to please the audi ence just as well as if he had sung 1t himself, perhaps better. The Repub- lican intended to present d photograph of his voice, but there was nothing doing.
 Alma was the next song, and was sung most exceHently by Ernest Will son. The story of this song is that It is a home production having been written by William R. Baker. of this city, who has charge of the Elks' or
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an escape to save his life. You could have knocked Brady O'Neill down with a feather and Mark Smith was that surprised that he was spachless Roy Goodrich wanted to send a telegram to pa. But just then Doc Chandler got to talking about irrigation and water rights then that gave Barry Gold water the cue and he tipped me the wink and we all adjourned to the Ar lington bar to revive our crushed and dropping spirits and take on new cour- age for the morrow.
 Well, the next day we had more fun waiting for us. In the morning we all assembled in the rooms of the house committee on territorial depression or suppression or ppression-anyway il was one of them. There was your Uncle Joe Cannon sitting in his chair looking for all the world like a billy goat He's the speaker of the house. He does all the speaking. Nobody else has anything to say, they're all muzzI- ed like good dogs. But we weren muzzled and we all had our little say
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chestra. Furthermore, the song was written since MT. Baker came to Phoe- nix, and was published here. It made a hit and called MT. Wilson back to the limelight, when he sung Little Girl, You'll De-" assisted by the quar- tet.
 Gustav NolI was down for two coon songs, Have You Seen My Henry Brown" and Beat It While Your Shoes Are Good" He was there with both feet and his shoes were good, but he never found Henry Brown, though his appeal was most earnest.
 Chas. F. Berger also presented a pair of coon melodies, Jasper" and i've Got a Little Easy Money and I've Saved It All For You" He sang well and came back in response to an en- core with a cake-walk finely executed.
 Paul Renau Ingles sang "Carissima" to good effect and for a second num- Der gave Loves Long Ago" This was another hit maker and was loudly applauded. The song was written by Mrs. Chas. F. Berger of this city and is deserving of the compliment it re- ceived, while MT. Ingles added another notch to his ladder of fame and bowed
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the marchers retreated to a semi circle and Miss Brookie George quickly tripped into the limelight with song ''The Girl from the l.. $. A" She was attired in a costume of pure white and her dainty figure sprightly step, grace ful and accomplished gestures, simply captivated the audience. She sang not loudly, but sweetly and clearly. The burden of her song was the patriotic admiration of every Anne rican, for the best girl in the world. the girl from the T.. s. A and if the delineation on the stage did not arouse the sentl- ments of the. song in every masculine heart present, the fault was with the heart and its owner needs watching, for he has a bomb in his pocket. Dur ing this picture. for it was a beuatiful picture. the colored lights in reflection of the rainbow Illuminated the stage and faded at the finish as the drop curtain touched the floor.
 During the interim between parts. George Purdy Bullard appeared for the management, thanked the audience for its patronage and called attention to AIr. Bakers musical composition.
 The first number in the oho was a clog dancing stunt by a MT. Holmes. and it was surely a professional act whether the man be a professional or not.
 Miss Barda the harpist, appeared n Egyptian costume and her oriental at tire was in delightful contrast to other surroundings. making an effect as impressive as though a real Egyp- tlan princess were suddenly ushered in. Two charming numbers were ret - dered on the harp, one in response to an encore, and bearing the strains or '"Tara's Hall" Miss Brookie George. the charming little soubrette, next came to the footlights again with the catchy little song, Keep Cosy Cor ner in Your Heart for Me" Nothing could be prettier than the little song in persuasive voice and pleading, yet coy and teasing attitude.
 And about that time Frank Connolly arrived from Washington. He told for the first time the true story of what happened to the Arizona delegation
Arizona republican., 1906-03-09
STUDY OF THE CHILD
 BY PHOENIX MOTHERS
The Central School Circle Addressed
 by Hiss Baker.

A large representation of mothers yesterday afternoon attended the Cen tral school circle, which was opened with music by the eighth grade or chestTa. After the business part of the program was disposed of, Miss Ba- ker, of New York, was welcomed with marked enthusiasm. In an informal talk special mention was made of the stronger bond of sympathy awakened between the mother and teacher by means of the mothers circles. The viewpoint of both bafng the same, the higher development Of the child was made more secure by the united effort of both parent and teacher.
 A beautiful object lesson was given by Miss Baker, who held before her audience an artistic piece of VoItmar pottery, telling of the various stages required from the powdered clay to the finished piece of pOtter's art. From art to artisan back 10 the artist, mak- ing a complete cycle The child life, which should be lived free as the sum Iner flowers, with manifest goodness and harmony everywhere, would then be as potter's clay In the hands of wise mothers and teachers. remember ing that wisdom imparted unconsci- ously is more readily retained: a great
  head.
 The human cycle is made complete by the child from the home through the various educational avenues to the home; made more perfect by learning the lesson given by the Divine Teach CT, that of doing good and making oth- CTS happy, thus enriching a happy, hopeful, and harmonious life Of high endeavor.
 Brief mention was made of the slum work in New York conducted by Miss Helen Gould, and under whose in structiOn Miss Baker has been a CO., laborer. A hearty vote of thanks was given Miss Baker and the school or chestra. The latter during the serv- ing of the refreshments skillfully play ed a number of pleasing productions.
 The circle adjourned to meet the second Thursday in April.
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before the committee made q spache myself. I heard wan of the committee say afterward that it was almost aquil to Bryan or Burke Cor coran-but he only said "almost" Oh. I've got the gift nf gab and I wasn't born a mile from the blarney stone for nothing Well, we talked and talked 1t was pro and con-mostly con. But what could we do against a combina- uOn of con ard Cannon? Well. the hearing got exciting and up went the timperature and our timpers wit it.
 Hamilton or some other lantern jawed scallawag from Maine said that the railroads, Landis and Goldsworthy and the big mining corporations were back of us. The charge made me hot under the collar, after me paying full fare from Phoenix to Washington to prevent this mixed marriage of New Mexico and my beloved Arizona. Then somebody called somebody else a liar and it looked like a rough house for q while. l was getting ready to poke Uncle Joe in the gob with my stick when somebody said. Let's all sing something We all know" It was like a can of Standard oil poured into Tom LawsOn's well.
 Bribery, indeed If there was any bribing done Teddy was the boy that did it. with his juicy jobs, promises of appropriations and big stick That's how We lost the support of the pie counter patriots and the bread and butter brigade.
 l tell. you ladies and gentlemen. We were up against a brace game The cards were stacked and glued together and then We hear talk of a s0llare deal We'll l thought l could play cards but I've changed my mind since I met Teddy.
 And speaking of cards. if you ever saw a man look like a two spot Or a dirty duce in a crooked pack. you ought to see Tawney's face when
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order and a standard bearing the leg ends Brooklyn lodge No. 22'' and Ho- boken lodge No. A." This banner was provided by William Jeffries and w. s. Warder, members of those lodges and visitors in Phoenix.
 After the sunset cake walk. there was a brelf period of repose until S:2O when the big show at the Doris op- era house begun. For an hour before the crowd had gathered and the house was packed to it's utmost. Big signs were out telling just what kind Of tickets were good at the door and how much the standingl room in the gallery would cost. Down stairs, though, the sale of tickets was stopped when the room was all taken, so nobody had to seand on top of anybody else. Many had well-nigh swooned with nervous expectancy by the time the curtain raised, but after that all was action. The program was executed without a pebble or embarrassing wait. Not in the whole evenings entertainment was there an apparent loss of a memorized word or misconnection of gestures or gesticulation. The Elks' showss have always been successes. but this one undoubtedly eXcels any former effort. Features of other shows have been as good as this or any other show could be, but this one seemed to be success ful in every particular.
 The curtain raised on as pretty a scene as could be found anywhere. The stage decorations were entirely in purple and white. A semi circle of perpendicular alternating columns of purple and white formed the back ground. From the center to the wings was a drapery of alterna ting purple and white tissue paper festoon- with a row of white stars on either side from center to ends. Next to the left of the proscenium were the words 'B. P. O. E." and across the front of the stage was the word Welcome" m sil- yer letters on a shimmering back ground.
 The semi-circle formed by the min strel aggregation was gaudily and richly attired. Judge J. M. Burnett.
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good place, a great place when you
 are properly armed and say it quick.
 They won't do a thing in you in Wash
 ington, especially if you are from the
 west. Of course. if you are from Wall
 street that is a different matter alto-
 gether. But you see we are from Ari-
 zona. We wanted something and We
 got it.
 We got it in plenty. Don't let any
 body tell you we didn't get it. We
 did. We got it in chunks.
 Oh, We went the pace I tell you.
 There was no alfalfa grew under our feet. We made the thermometer sig
 gle. My, what time We had. Steam
 ed oysters at Harvey's, champagne wa ter at the new Willard and frost cake
 at the White House.
 I'll never forget that visit at the White House. I suppose you all read about it. Mark Smith. our delegate in congress managed it all Teddy and the bunch were to have a heart to heart talk about joint statehood Well sir, it was the quickest heart to heart talk I ever heard. I'll tell you them hearts beat pretty quick. Well sir you ought to see us marching to the ] White House. Mark Smith and Barry GOldwater were in the lead. I was as proud of it as if it was a St. Patrick s day parade. All We lacked was the green ribbon and the Dutch band | Then we were ushered into the Blue Room and told to wait. We waited and waited and waited cnd the room
 got bluer and bIuer. Somebody said Teddy must be dining with Booker T. Washington or some other mimber of | the new nobility. Just then the door opened and ia rushed Teddy. By Gorrah. he was all teeth and glasses He gave us the glad hand and said
 delighted" to aich one av us. I ne yer saw such a cordial reception this side of the north pole. l can feel the chill of it in my bones yet Teddy was almost tickled to death to see us and made a spring for the door and made