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The oasis., 1906-07-28
PAYMENT OF TAXES ON WORLDS FAIR MINE WILL NOT BE CONTESTED.
County Board of Eqaaiization Will Be Asked to Decrease Valuation
 Before Collection Is Forced.

There will be no big test fight made in the matter of collecting taxes on the Worlds Fair mine The promised legal battle has been apparently abandoned, the counsel for the mine owners having asked only that they be given time t0 appear before the board of eqnal- ization Of Santa Cruz county to have the valuation Of tue property decided upon
 When the mine was assessed by Sheriff Charles |. Fowler of santa Cruz county about two months ago, no attention was given the demand for taxes by Mr. and Mrs Frank Powers, the owners of the mine, and the sheriff caused to be posted on the property < notice oi sale, setting the date for the sale IS June .. An injunction was issued out of the district court temporarily prohibiting the sale of the property and Monday the matter was brought before Judge Doan here, on d motion praying for the dissolution of the ininnc- tion.
 Mfr. E. $. Ives, of Tucson, ap- peared for the Worlds Fair owners and filed q stipulation admitting the mine to be taxable property, and agreeing to the dissolution of the injunction, but asking that the sale Of the property be postponed till his clients have an opportunity to appear before the county board of equalization, on the third Mon. day in August, to have adjusted the valuation, with the under standing that if the taxes be net paid on or before the twentieth day of September, 1906, the stipu- lation is not 10 interfere with the collection of taxes in the manner provided by law
 Sheriff Fowler has assessed the Worlds Fair mine at S300,000, which brings the amount of taxes to be paid up to Sl1,S50, which amount the owners hold to be exorbitant. The county board of equalization will be asked to de- crease the valuation.
The oasis., 1906-07-28
BURGLAR GETS CASH.
Sale iu Dr.. W. 2 chenoweth's oHice
 Robbed "Wednesday Night.

Sometime between Wednesday, noon and Thursday morning the safe in Dr. w. F. Chenoweth's office was opened and s200 Ameri- can money and S200 Mexican money stolen. Dr. Chenoweth was in his office "Wednesday noon and had occasion to look at some thing in the safe, after which he locked it. Thursday morning, when he went to his office, he found the safe open and examina- ton showed that it had been rifled of its contents. Besides the cash taken, a small iron box, which was in one of the drawers, was also taken The box was locked and in 1t were several odd coins, The doctor believes the thief, by shak- ing the box, learned there was something in it, and believing the contents might be of some value, took the drawer, to open it at a more favorable opportunity. The safe was in no way damaged, the door having been opened by manipulation of the combination, which the doctor believed was known to no one in Nogales but himself.
The oasis., 1906-07-28
DEATH ON THE DESERT.
Fifteen Year Old Boy in Sonora Per-
 ishes from Heat and Thirst.

Eliasar Mendias. the fifteen year old son of Foncho Mendias, a rancher in the Altar district of Sonora, lost his way on the desert between Chino ranch and Baiio and perished from heat and thirst. Searchers found the boy's body lying face down on the sand, few hours after death. On the seven- teenth the boy was sent from Chino ranch to Baiio, distance of fifteen miles, for supplies. He left Baiio on the return trip at
The oasis., 1906-07-28
CLAIMANTS FIGHTING FOR RICH
 cERRo pRlETo MINES.
Week Devoted to Taking Testimony in Most Complicated Case Heard
 ln Santa Cruz County.

Alter several days 0I legal spar ring and hair splitting the big Black Mountain mine suit was called f9r trial and the first wit ness placed upon the stand Mon- day morning
 The story u the Cerro Prieto Black MoQN N mines, would fil q yolaaae Vi many pages.
 The first Complaint in the case was filed by Mrs. F |. Butterield and Charles Dougherty against the Nogales Copper Company, the Cerro Prieto Min4ngS Company, I. k Grant, ". \. Chenoweth. H K. Chenoweth, K. N. McPherson and Manuel M Maldonaao. In that complaint, the plaintiffs allege they located the Margarita, and Interprice claims, in the Mag dalena district of sonora, in com pany with Manuel M. Maldonado, in May, lS9S On October 15, 1889, they allege they made a deal with W, N Chenoweth, for himself and other defendants, whereby the properties were bonded to the Chenoweths, Grant and McPherson.
 The defendants are alleged to have borrowed from Mrs. Henrietta Stewart, of Washington, D C., S50000 for the purpose of erecting q mill on the property.
 Then follow in the complaint charges of conspiracy, in which it Is alleged the four men named lo- cated the Cerro Prieto, Nogales. ! Grant and Elisa claims on the vein being worked, embracing iii the latter claims the land embraced in the claims bonded to them bY the ! plaintiffs. In the meantime only the first payment of $500 had been made the plaintiffs on the property ! optioned to the CheHoWeths, Grant land Mepherson, a balance of S14,- 1 000 being stIll due on the contract. Payment of the latter sum was re- ! fused on the ground that the claims owned by the plaintiffs were worth less, the field notes of the Mexican surveyor showing the claims of the plaintiffs to run away from instead of over the vein claimed. Before this condition was explained to the plaintiffs the claims of the defend ants had been denounced and later patented.
 The next interesting feature of the case was the suit of Mrs. Stewart 10 collect the $50,00O loaned by her on the properties bonded 10 the defendants. She was told that her money had been loaned on the claims that had been surveyed as belonging to Mrs.
 Butterheld and Doughterty and not upon the claims later de- nouneed and patented by the Chenoweths, Grantand MePherson. Mrs. Stewart, however, was given
The oasis., 1906-07-28
Whole No 6So.

judgment for S35O00 in her shit against the men named.
 In the meantime the Cerro Prieto Mining company had been organized in Mexico and the prop. critics transferred to that corpora ton. Next the Nogales Copper company was organized in Arizona and the stock of the Cerro Prieto company taken over by the Ameri- can corporation.
 When the suit of Mrs. Butter field and Mr. Dougherty against the Chenoweths, Grant and Me- Pherson was called for trial in the district court here, Judge Davis, then on the bench in this district, sustained a demurrer to the com- plaint and the case was thrown out of court without trial, on the ground that the court had no jurisdiction, as the property in- volged was in Mexico
 An appeal to the supreme court hQf the territory resulted in a decisfon to the effect that. the plaintiffs had ! case and should be heard,sand the suit was sent back to Santa Cruz county for trial.
 After much sparring and hair splitting the trial has finally conn menced, but in the time elapsing between the inception of the fight and bringing the case 10 trial, other complications developed.
 A contract is alleged to have been entered into between the defendants and ) w. Yocum for the sale of the mines and through the latter named man asdeal was made with A. '. Thomas and Wesley X Thomas of Chicago and Colby N Thomas. then a resident Of Nogales, whereby the latter named men were to purchase the Nogales Copper Company and it's { holdings for S50O,000 Two pay- n1ents of S50,000 each are alleged to have been made and when tbe third payment, S10O,000, was due, Fit is claimed the Thonaases were unable to make the payment and forfeited their option and past payments. Through the 1homases NIT. \. z. Stuart of Chicago was { brought into connection with the mines, the latter agreeing to pur- chase them for S250,O0c and pay ing $40000 down He is alleged to have made verbal agreement with the phomases that he would look alter their interests and see they lost nothing hy the former deal, in which they forfeited their option and money paid on the i purchase of the mines
 The Black Mountain Mining company, organized by Stuart and now party to the suit, claim to have been innocent I purchasers of the property and to 1 have known nothing oT the clalms of Mrs. Butterheld and Charles Dougherty at the time they pur- chased the mines. The Cheno- weths claim that when they learned the property they were l working was not included in the ] claims they had optioned from Mrs. Butterheld and Doughterty, they had right to locate the property and did so, and later secured from the Mexican govern ment title to the property they located
 i The first three days of the week were occupied in the examin ltion of witnesses for the plaintiff. Talk
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-08-23
SYSTEM OF CITY ACCOUNTS.
Committee at Work Devising Uniform
Plan of Keeping Books.

Des Moines, Aug. 18.-The seven
commissioners appointed by Auditor
of State Carroll to devise a system of
accounts for all cities of the state I'M
der the uniform account bill passed at
the last session of the legislature met
in the judiciary room OF the senate
and elected Harry Gross of this city,
ex-city treasurer, as chairman of the
commission, and Frank c. Norton,
auditor of the city of Burlington, as
secretary. The commission then at
once began the question of working
out system for keeping the accounts
of cities. Auditor Carroll met with
the commission. He must approve the
system they devise and certify it to
the various cities which are under OBJ
legation to adopt it, the law being
mandatory. The question of uni
form system of accounts for all cities
is a very complex one. When there
are electric light or waterworks or
gas plants owned by the city the ques-
ton Of what to classify as repairs and
what as improvements is one of the
vexing questions that must be settled
by the commission in order to have
uniformity and system that will be
easily understood and easy to follow
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-08-23

Losr-Strayed from my premises
about three weeks ago, red steer
calf, about five months old. Finder
will kindly advise,
THOMAS WHITE,
tt Hamlin, Iowa.
Hamp Jones informed US when he
was at the station Monday, that he
had just finished threshing and that
his wheat averaged twenty-four bu-
shells to the acre and the oats fif;y-two
bushels to the acre. Guess that is
Smelling out the grain at a lively
rate.
For several weeks Hamp Jones has
been troubled to get enough water
for his stock so has decided to throw
the wind mill into the weeds and rig
up his gasoline engine to pump the
water, and Charles Spencer was up
from Extra on Monday rigging up
the water works so the engine could
do the work.
Mr. Settlemeyer's team was at the
station, Monday and about noon they
thought it was time to go home and
as no one had any strings on them
they started up and disappeared over
Creamery Hill. Station Agent,
Elmer Pigg telephoned to the Frank
Hopley home and we spose tnat gen.
tleman went out and stopped 'em.
The had the merriest kind of
time immaginable at the Peter Mis-
sen home, on the old Henry Young
place, Just north of Hamlin, Sunday
afternoon. 1t seems that when they
attempted to have a birthday party
at that place some time ago some-
thing interferred with the proceed
ings SO they decided to try it over a.
gain Sunday and this time it was q
good success.
The Hamp Jones young folks,
Misses Daisey, Bonny and Master
Marion Jones met with quite a mis-
hap Sunday afternoon. They had
hitched team to the single buggy
and started to go up to the Presby-
terian church to attend services but
had got only part way when the
team became frightened and away
they went but soon dumped the
young people out and then proceeded
to make kindling wood of the buggy
strewing parts of it all along the
road for mile or more, aside from q
few bruises the occupants of the bug
gy escaped uninjured, which was
very fortunate, after the team had
ran some distance the lines in some
way became wrapped around the hub
of buggy and brought the team to a
dead stand still. Mr.. Jones was at
the station Monday morning to buy
new buggy of johnson and Cars
| tenaen.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-08-23
OaIyeston,s Sea wall

makes life now as safe in that city as
on the higher uplands. E. w. Good
loe, who resides ON Dutton Street, in
Waco, Texas, needs no sea wall for
safety. He writes: ~ have used DIR.
Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton the past five years and it keeps
me we'll and safe. Before that time I
had cough which for years had been
growing worse. Now it's gone"
Cures Chronic Coughs, La Grippe,
Group, Whooping Cough and pre-
vents Pneumonia. Pleasant to take.
Every bottle guaranteed at Nick
Domng's drug store. Price SOC and
$1.00. Trial bottle free.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-08-23
UNION PACIFIC DIVIDENDS.
Announcement Causes Great Scramble
for Hartman Stocks.

New York, Aug 1S.-Union Pacific
on 10 per cent dividend basis and
Southern Pacific on per cent divi-
dend basis. Official announcement of
this result at the meeting of the exec
utive committee of the two companies
electrified Wall street. Speculative
excitement picked up of sudden and
instead of burning itself out in flash,
as is not unusual on such an outbreak
after period of continued specula-
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-08-23
PHILIPPINE VETERANS ELECT.
aior General Arthur McArth.
Chosen commander-in-chief.

Major General Arthur Macarthur
Chosen commander-in-ch
Des Moines, Aug. 16.-The Society
of the Army of the Philippines elected
the following officers: COMMANDMENT.
chief, Major General Arthur Near
thur; first senior vice commander,
Captain H. A. Crow of Pennsylvania;
first junior vice commander, Lieuten.
ant e. L. Hamilton of Michigan; sec
ond junior vice commander, Earl G.
Carnahan Of Kansas; third junior vice
commander, Major General j. Frank
lin Bell; fourth junior vice command,
er, G. E. Weinheimer of Illinois; fifth
junior vice commander, Major Speere
of Minnesota; surgeon general, Major
w. S. Conkling of Des Moines; quar-
termaster general, Lieutenant c. B.
Lewis of Colorado; judge advocate
general, M. J.. O'Donnell of Kansas
City; chaplain, Rev. ]. A. Beebe of
Des Moines.
Next years meeting will be at Kan,
sas City.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-08-23
MISSOURI RIVER IMPROVEMENTS
Annual Report Of Colonel j. 3. Quinn
in Charge of Work.


Sioux City, Aug. 16-The annual
report of Colonel j. B. Quinn, in
charge of the Missouri river improve.
ments, shows that the total appropria-
ton from the mouth to Sioux City
since the organization of the commits.
sion was s7535,000. The appropria-
lions for the upper river have amount
ed to $1,963,S5 LAC. The expenditures
for all purposes have totaled $9,647,-
340.9S. The report says that the re-
suit of these expenditures has been
to benefit locally private property by
protecting the banks, but has given
little encouragement to through navi.
CATION. 1.-The river formerly carried
an active commerce. which has prac-
tically been entirely diverted to other
channels" says the report.
The improvements of the past year
consisted mainly in the removal of
snags from the channel. The amount
expended during the fiscal year for
maintenance of improvements was
s39,54143.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-08-23

ton, the flame thus kindled increased
and spread until practically all parts
# the Stock exchange list were en-
braced in the fervent demand to buy
stock.
Amid scenes Of frantic trading
Union Pacific common stock rushed
upward 17B points share and that of
Southern Pacific 6% points, after an
announcement OF dividends far in ex.
cess OF what the traders had any rea-
son to expect. The result was that a
large number of traders, who had sold
the stock short, suffered sharp losses,
and a pool in Union Pacific stock
realized profits amounting to $15,OO0,.
900 and a similar pool in Southern
Pacific $1O,0OO,000.
All too many human lives bear
close analogy to the neglected field,
which, though possessing an innate ca
pacity to produce n wholesome, useful
crop, through neglect is producing
nothing but weeds, exhausting It's own
fertility and proving source Of con-
taminatlon to land adjoining. In both
cases the cost of reclamation is four
fold more than that of keeping both
life and land at Its best. Restoration
In either case comes through the SOW
Ing Of good seed and careful cultiva-
ton
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-08-23
TAKES 1898 BALLOTS; NO CHOICE
Convention Adjourns to Meet Again
In Eagle Grove, Auq. %.

Webster City, Ia, Aug. 17.-The
Thirty-seyenth district Republican
senatorial convention, in a hopeless
deadlock, adjourned to meet again in
Eagle Grove, Aug. %. The last vote
stood as did the very first cast, each
of the three counties in the district
standing solAly by its own candidate,
as follows: Chase, Hamilton county,
II; Ward, Hardin county, 10; Peter.
son, Wright county, Is.
A total of 3,69S votes have been cast
during the four different sessions of
the convention.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-08-23
Man HUNT Near Webster citx.

Webster City, Ia, Aug. 2O.-Sherifi
Thompson and posse of twenty farm.
ers are engaged in man hunt in Cass
township. Two men have been terror.
izing the township for week by hold
ing up farmers at night at the point
of revolvers. One farmer, who tried
to escape them, was shot at, but the
ball missed The posse chased one of
the desperadoes ten miles without get.
ting near enough to bring him down.
The cornfields and woods all over the
township are being searched by armed
men.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-08-23
President to Review Fleet.

Washington, Aug. 1S.-The anchor
age chart of the fleet under Admiral
Evans to be reviewed by the president
on Sept. was issued at the navy de-
partment. The fleet will anchor in
the sound off Oyster Bay and the pres
ident will sail between the columns
of ships. The vessels of the fleet are
expected to be at anchor early in the
morning on the day of the review.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-08-23
men Past Sixty In Danger.

More than half of mankind over
sixty years of age suffer from kidney
and bladder disorders, usually en-
largement of prostate glands. This
is both painful and dangerous, and
at the first sign OF danger, as it cor
reefs Irregularities and has cured
Rodney Burnett, Rockport, Missouri,
writes: II suffered with enlarged
prostate gland and kidney trouble
for wears and after taking two bottles
of Foley's Kidney Cure feel better
than | have for twenty years, al
though | am now ninety-one years
DID," Nick Dotfing.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-08-23
WOMAN CRANK is AMBITIOUS.
Goes From St. Louis to Collect Presl.
dents Travelling Appropriation.

Washington, Aug. 1S.-Mrs. Ida
May Morse of st. Louis, who came to
Washington for the alleged purpose of
getting President Roosevelt to surren-
der to her the $4,000 voted to him by
congress to pay his travelling expenses,
was given into the custody of rela-
tives, who promised to care for her in
ST. Louis. She twice was tried by
the District of Columbia lunacy board,
both trials resulting in disagreements.
Judge Barnard ordered her release up.
on condition that she should be re-
moved from this jurisdiction.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-08-23
Mexican Laborers Barred.

Washington, Aug. 1S.-Acting At
torney General Charles H. Robb rem
dered an opinion to the effect that
Mexican laborers could not be import
ed into Texas under contract for work
on railroads in that state and other
public construction work and that the
men heretofore SO admitted must be
returned to Mexico.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-08-23
Good Ladies, Horse

"You told me he was a good ladies'
horse" angrily said the man who had
made the purchase.
HE was" replied the deacon. "AIy
wife owned him. and she's one Of the
best women 1 ever knew."-Chicago
Record-Herald,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-08-23

A fact that is coming to be realized
with considerable financial sorrow by
stock spectators of the country is that
our prosperity as a people is no longer
dependent upon the whims Of gang
Of Wall street gamblers. A furry on
change is no longer accepted as con-
elusive evidence that the country is go.
ing straight to the demnition bowwows.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-08-23

While a fellow might not have quite
so large bank account and cut quite
so big figure in an agricultural way.
that system would give him the most
real comfort aud satisfaction which
would restrict the number Of acres he
owned to that which he could handle
comfortably himself with the aid of ona
hired man.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-08-23
To Prosecute Lynchers.

Columbia, S. c., Aug. 1S.-Governor
Hayward returned from the scene of
the lynching of the negro Davis, near
Greenwood. The governor said he had
instructed Solicitor Cooper of the
Greenwood circuit court to take inn
mediate steps to prosecute the known
members of the mob
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-08-23
Nominated for CONGRESS-.

Cedar Rapids, Ia, Aug. 16.-Robert
C. Stirton of Monticello was nominal
ed by the Democrats of the Fifth Iowa
district.
Fort Dodge, Ia, Aug. III. B. But.
Ter was nominated for congress by the
district.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-08-23
What New Jersey Editor Says.

M. 7. Lynch, of the Phillipsburg,
N. j. Daily Post, writes: III have
used many kinds of medicines for
coughs and colds in my family but
never anything 80 good as Foley's
Honey and Tar. cannot say too
much in praise of it," Nick Doffing.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-08-23
Warning.

If you have kidney and bladder
trouble and do not use Foley's Kid
ney Cure, you will have only your
self to blame for results, as it positive
ly cures all forms of kidney and blad-
der diseases. Nick Doffing.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-08-23
Street Car Men Waive.

Des Moines, Aug. 2O.-George Hip
pee of the Des Moines street railway
and A. H. Hadley, an employee, ap
peared in justice court and waived the
preliminary examination on the charge
of bribing an alderman to vote for a
street railway franchise.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-08-23

A woman worries until she gets
wrinkles, then worries because she
has them. If she takes HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea she would have
neither. Bright, smiling face follows
its use. IS cents, Tea or Tablets.
Nick Doffing.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-08-23
Winners,

ibid your husband ever bet on
winning horse?"
"Oh, yes" answered young Mrs. Tor
kins. "All the horses Charley bets on
win at some time or another."-Wash-
tngton Star.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-08-23
In Self Defense.

Major Hsmm, editor and manager
of the Constitutionalist, Eminence,
Kentucky, when he was fiercely at.
tackled, four years ago, by Piles,
bought a box of Bucklen's Arnica
Salve, Of which he says: sit cured me
in ten days and no trouble SINCE"
Quickest healer of Burns, Sores, Cuts
and Wounds. Csc at Nick Dofflng's
drug store.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-08-23
For Trade

One of the best l6U acre farms in
the county, with good buildings,
50 10000 optional ten year loan, to
exchange for an so. Also 60 acres,
improved. near Extra, at $4,000 per
acre; $4,000 cash, balance ten years
time at five per cent interest. Also
80 acres near Extra, no buildings.
$3.50. Also 40 acres three miles
from Extra at$45.00 per acre. 1 have
lived in the county thirty years and
should know bargains. Come and
see JOHN RENDLEMAN.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-08-23

1t is the consensus of opinion among
those who know him well that the hog
will be clean and keep clean if he is
given half chance. Barring his incli.
nation to get into an oozy wallow on
a hot summer day he shows more in.
telligence in the matter of personal
cleanliness than does the horse, COW,
sheep or hen.