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Arizona republican., 1906-06-03
TENTATIVE RELIEF
 FROM HE DUST
A Street Sp=inKling Experiment ln- stituted by two Municipal Patriots.

There was a meeting of the city council yesterday afternoon at which one of the principal topics of conver- sation in the city for the past two days was disposed of a least tempo rarily-uhat is the sprinkl' 'ng of thcI streets of the business section Of the city. The council meeting was called specially for that purpose. and within an hour after it had adjourned two wagons were at work on the streets. However. it is not the city that is pay ing the bill but two liberal minded citizens, J. C. Adams and Barry Gold water.
 Ever since it was known that the street sprinlxiing would be discontin- ued. all of the councilmen have beer approached with suggestions as to better way of curtailing the running expenses of the city. Some have sug- gested the cutting down Of the police force; others a reduction of the force of paid fremen; a third suggestion, and the one most generally heard. was | to reduce to the lowest possible min l imum the street gang. The sprinllmg was considered by nearly every one to | he the very thing the council should not have discontinued.
 | This the councilmen were aware of, | as we'll as the many who came to them with complaints, and the very fact l that it would be a very hard matter to go without street sprinlding it now seems was the reason that that de partnent was done away with. The councilmen knew that it would be easy ! to get the business men of the city to act and maintain the department by Subscription, while no other depart ment could be so maintained. One
 of the councilmen several days before
 the first of the month, entered into an agreement with contractor and pledged the support of the council tc
 the arrangement to have him use the city horses and wagons at a fait charge. and have the contractor re-
 ceive his pay for his contract from tho merchants. The subscription list was started and it is likely that this vii
 be the result in about two weeks
 But in the meantime there was ;
 situation that had to be dealt with, an, 1 that immediately. The stores of tn
 downtown section were losing nor than it would cost to sprinkle th'
 streets. That immediate relief niEh be had, and for the purposc of finding
 out the exact cost of street sprinkI.nS Mr Adams and MT. Goldwater pledged , the cost Of the sprinkling to Council man Christy if he would secure iron
 the city the free use of two wagons ant
 teams for two weeks. This action b. the council. Mir. Christy succeeded il
 securing. and tho superintendent O streets was instructed to it up tw . wagons and run them for two week:
 keeping an exact. itemized account O
 the expense. the amount of this eX , pense to be returned to the city b
 Messrs. Adams and Goldwater. B
 Che end U that time il is thought
Arizona republican., 1906-06-03

merchants association will take the matter in hand and pay SO much fo each twenty-five foot front to some contractor, the city to lend the wagons free of charge or at a small cost
 The city water bonds ws.= yesterday signed by the mayor and the city re- corder. and were last night forwarded by express to the Prevalent Savings Bank and Trust company of Cincin- natl. where they win be taken up and the money returned to the city council. The signing of the bonds and their preparation occupied a great deal Of the time of Mir Coggins and Mc. Thomas during the day. The council had very little to do with the transac- ton. it's work in this connection having been done at their last meeting. when it approved the printed forms. The question as to where the money re ceived from the sale of the bonds would be deposited was taken up.
 Thomas Prescott, who has represent ed Todd and Company in their trans actions with the city appeared before the council. and offered on behalf of the Prevalent Savings Bank and Trust company of Cincinnati to pay four per cent on daily balances for the money if it would be left on deposit there None of the Phoenix bankers were before the
Arizona republican., 1906-06-03

the necessary typewriting and accom-
 panying office detail. making no charge
 whatever for his professional services.
 The cost of having answer made by the city attorney will be for each property owner either fifteen or thirty-five 1 cents. respectively, according to what portion of the city the property is To- cated in. as shall be hereafter ex- plained.
 Wherever tho water is handled by the city the water rights having been
 deeded to the mayor in trust, the charge will be fifteen cents for each property owner But in such sections
 of the city as still control and run their
 own water, the charge will be thirty
 five cents for each answer, as it is for
 any single answer anywhere The DOT | tion of the city for which the mayor now holds the water rights in trust is described as follows: The original city | limits. from Van Buren to Jackson and between Seventh street and Sev- enth avenue: Bennett addition. west half of Churchill addition. Murphy ad dition. Irvine addition. Montgomery addition and Dennis addition. All the
 rest of the city still controls and runs
 the water by private arrangement. i It is desired by the city council that l all additions or parts oi additions
 which have not transferred their water rights to the mayor as trustee, l do so at once. as it will be more con- venient to include as much of the prop ierty of the city in one answer IS pos sible. Indeed the ideal way to handle | the matter would be for every property l owner to unite in the single answer and wipe the city out of the suit in
 one stroke. But that is not expected. i There will be many non-residents ane many who for other reasons will not make answer promptly. To such the costs will necessarily accrue. through their own negligence. but that cannot
 be helped and it is desirable to get just as general an answer as can be made.
 Tn further setting forth the desira-
 biIity of all water for the city being
 deeded in trust to the mayor it is urged
 that the providing and distributing of
 water can be more economically done
Arizona republican., 1906-06-03
PHOENIX INTEREST
 IN PRIORITY SUIT
A Plan to Keep the Expenses of Liti-
 sation Down to Minimum.

The matter of the so-called priority water right suit, officially known as the case of Abbot versus Hurley ct al, is again claiming attention and 1t has reached a point wherein the people of this city are directly concerned and they should act at once in their own interest. In this suit every property owner in the city is made a defendant and unless answer is made in the in- terest of each before June 15, it is likely service will be completed and the ex- pense will thereby be materially in creased to the property owner. It should not be interpreted that this is intended to imply that any property owner should plan to fight the suit. for that is entirely another question. Pre- sumably the water rights covering this city are old enough and valid enough for the people to rest upon permitting the court to pronounce judgment as to what these rights are. But what is meant is that in order to even permit that, an answer must be made by each defendant to the suit filed, at an ex- pense of thirty-five cents, or in default of it the sheriff will take service upon each defendant, the cost of which will bring the expense on each property owner up to $2.50, and this may be in- creased by other expenses up to a total of perhaps $450 and if not paid certain of these costs will be a lien upon the property.
 To avoid this unnecessary expense City Attorney Roy Goodrich has de- vised a plan whereby he may appear in the case as the representative of all property owners in the city who choose to avail themselves of his services, at the actual cost of the court fees and
Arizona republican., 1906-06-03

If it is all handed through the city and by the city zanjerO. The council there fore urges the residents of these other additions to take steps immediately that the water may be deeded in trust to the mayor, the present week if pos sible. so that all citizens residing in those additions may avail themselves of the privi' ege of making answer in this suit before the 18th Of June. at the minimum expense of fifteen cents each. And this fee covers any tract in one holding. however large or small.
 One might suppose that the city lots are not interested in the case for the reason that there can be little question but that the eleven quarter sections within the city limits have water rights under appropriations sufficiently old to serve them adequately no matter what the decision of the court may be. But it should be remembered always that the question now is not one of protection of the city's water, but one of answering a summons in court that can be done by each property owner for fifteen cents. but in default of which it will cost him possibly $4.5O or the clouding of the title to his prop erty until it is paid.
 The city is also vitally interested in the case. not alone because of it's in direct interests in the welfare of the whole valley but because eventually it is possible power from the Roosevelt dam may be obtained to be used in connection with the municipal water works system.
 MT. Goodrich requests every property owner who desires to avail himself of his offer to make answer to the prior | ity suit in his behalf. to call upon him at the earliest possible convenience bringing with him the fee named. to- gether with a description of the prop
 erty and the name of the owner as they appear on the records of the county recorder.
Arizona republican., 1906-06-03
A FoRGER AT LARGE-The ollie.

A FORGER AT LARGE.-The ofiic- CTS of the law would like to learn the whereabouts of Albert F. McCortney. a forger. On May 26 of this year he cashed a check for S11.35 at the store of Goldman & Co. The check. which had been drawn on the Valley Bank, bore the signature of William Wallace. It was dated March Is. This, togeth- CT with the fact that it was not pre- sented until May 26. had a tendency to disarm suspicion since a forger would almost certainly not date check so long in the past. Goldman & CO how ever found out the next day that the check was spurious and began looking about for McCortney who it was found had been working at the ostrich farm west of the city. An officer went out after him. but soon after his depart urc it was learned that he had come to town. or was on his way to town. and that his blankets and other inlpcdi mcnta had been brought to the Dublin corral. A watch was kept on the cor ral, but nobody in authority has vel seen McCortney. All the surrounding towns have been notified to be on ths lookout for him.
Arizona republican., 1906-06-03

meeting. but the general discussion showed that the council would demand from the institution whers. the monev is deposited the four per cent on the daily balances and the Phoenix in stitutions will be given the preference over eastern banks
 The regular mc1thly netting Of the council will be held Monday night to which time the meeting was adjourn ed.
Arizona republican., 1906-06-03

The chiIdren's eyes vviH be as brisht And their cheeks as rosy. for HzNirs Eaten Donofrio's Cactus Candy Every quality defines it as being A coafection Of true merit
Arizona republican., 1906-06-03

At a church meeting iu the subur..7 of New York the inquiry was mai whether a certain lawyer of the cr.- gregatiou interested tn the iusurallt investigation had gotten religion To this another lawyer respouder-- NO. I think not. unless it's ia h.- wife's name e---EN
Arizona republican., 1906-06-03
Hows THts7

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
 F. J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, O., Cheney for the last D years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by his firm.
 WALDTNG, KTNNAN & MARVIN.
 Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally. acting directly upon the blood and mV- cous surfaces of the system. TeSttmon- ials sent free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
 Take Halls Family Pills for constipa- ton.
Arizona republican., 1906-06-03

Sally. Schreecher-(at the piano-Tm ahoat I'm afioat!
 Her Father-By love! You'd jolly soon be capsized if you were met by such a sduall as that-Tatler
Arizona republican., 1906-06-03

A reward of Fifty dollars CS5o.eol will be paid by The Maricopa Canal Company for information sufficient co warrant the conviction of any water user found interfering or meddunE with any headgates of this corpora tion through which 1t delivers water for lr- rigation. The Maricops Canal Co.
 Attest:- C. J. HALL.
 +. F. MINER. Secy- Prest
Arizona republican., 1906-06-03

Pat-Oi see Dugan has been left a fine lot of property.
 Mike-The poor devil, An he wid all the taxes he can pay already.-Bos- ton Transcript.
Arizona republican., 1906-06-03

They opened that night and day bank in New York on the first of May
 "I wonder if the night rates of n- terest are less than the day rates
 'Nitratese This isn't the Chemica- Bank--Cleveland Plain pesler-
Arizona republican., 1906-06-03

Fools sometimes rush in and win while wise men arc investigating Chicago News.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-06-02

Meridian is the only place in
the State, where there is a Shrin-
ers' Temple.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-06-02
Paying Their Fines.

The franklin county citizens
who recently entered pleas of
guilty in the Federal court on the
charge of white Gaping are now
making payment of the $25 fine
assessed in each instance, and
within the next few weeks the
court calendar will be cleared of
this famous criminal litigation.
1t is roughly estimated that
about $15,0 will be required to
square accounts between the citi-
zens of Franklin county and Uncle
Sam, this being the sum total of
fines and costs, and of course does
not include the railroad fare of
the 300 or more citizens indicted,
their expenses while in jackson to
answer tie charges, etc., which
will be fully twice that sum. 1t
is thus apparent that the white
capper business is a rather expen-
sive bit of folly. The latest
reports from the county are to the
effect that peace and good will
prevail among the citizens, fac
tional alignments are disappear
ing, old hatreds are being healed,
and it is hoped that the county
will in the future enjoy It's full
share of the progress and pros
perity of the commonwealth. =
Gazette.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-06-02
Confessed His Crime.

The Atlanta Constitution is
responsible for story in which
humor, superstition and tragedy
play an equal part, and the plausi-
bility of which is probable enough
to those familiar with the charact-
eristics of the average plantation
negro.
According to the Constitutions
narrative, horrible crime was
committed near Mobile. A GER
tain negro was suspected, but
there was no evidence on which to
base a warrant for his arrest.
A clever ventriloquist appeared
on the scene and was employed by
the Sheriff to assist in extracting
a confession from the negro. The
sheriff and his assistant concealed
themselves in, the woods until
Sambo came along, perched on
the back of a mule. The ventril-
oquist spoke through the mule
and the negro dismnunted. The
mule accused him of the CRIME,
and he confessed it, when the sher-
iff stepped out and took him into
custody.
The story sounds like fabrica-
ton, but the Constitution AYERS
that 1t is true.
If SO, the incident is perhaps
without a parallel since the days
of Balaam.
1t knocks the Clansman into a
cooked hat. Greenwood Enter,
prise.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-06-02
A DOUBTFUL AND EXPENSIVE "COM-
PLIMENT."

| lucIO lS SUUu ueul Vi Uut-
spoken criticism against the way
damage suits against the Illinois
Central Railroad are being dump
ed into the Lincoln county circuit
court by citizens Of Pike county,
and The Leader thinks justly so.
+ rom our knowledge of the citi-
zenship of Pike, there is no good
reason why litigant in that
county, with a meritorious case,
could not secure as honest and i'm
partial a jury and just as fair
trial as in Lincoln. In fact, with
| the large and intelligent citizen
ship known to reside in Pike, for
suits of this character to be
brought from that county to this
for trial, looks bad on it's face,
any way you take it. One of the
plainest differences to be drawn is,
that Pike county juries are either
too intelligent or too corrupt to
be trusted by these lltigants with
the deciding of their cases. An.
other is, if Lincoln county juries
are not considered more intelli-
gent and honest than Pike jury
men, they must be regarded as
more ignorant, prejudiced and
easily influenced, and hence a
plaintiff against the railroad with
bad case, has a better chance by
moving it here than in his home
county.
However it may be, one thing
is certain-Lincoln and her jury
men are not soliciting compliments
in this matter, left-handed or
otherwise.
Under the State law, a plaintiff
in suit against a railroad has the
right to bring suit in any county
through which the railroad runs,
that said plaintiff may elect, with
out reference to where the alleged
damages sued for were incurred.
This is why Pike county citi-
zens are bringing their cases here
to recover for damages alleged to
have been sustained in their own
county.
1t seems to US the law ought to
be changed to make every county
tote its own skillet in such cases,
with possibly very rare except
ions. In this county these outside
cases are growing to be very Sc
rious matter with home llitigants
and lawyers who have other cases
to try. They are usually long
drawn out, occupying a great
deal of the time of the court,
whose terms are limited, and with
the dockets already congested
with business, there is no other
alternative but to carry a large
lot of it over or compromise and
settle controversies to get them
off the docket, with little reference
to their merits.
If a litigant from another coun-
ty who has brought suit against
the railroad has taken the pauper
oath and given no bond for costs,
then fails to get verdict, the
costs of the suit are saddled on
the people of this county, which
is another phase of the subject
that doesn't set very well.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-06-02
The Farmer and the City Man.

According to the National Mag
azine linen in the cities work
twice as hard as the farmers, and
they get few or no holidays.
Thousands and thousands of pro-
fessional men, clerks and men in
small business enterprises, delve
and toll their entire lives away,
and at the end are carted out to
the cemeteries without having had
any more leisure or enjoyment in
their lives than horse on tread
mill. The run they toll along in
is as narrow as case knife. "
This is not the farmers view of
the city man, whom he sees only
in vacation, when the city man is
taking a brief but much needed
rest. The farmer sees him sport
ing his ''glad rags'' and mistak-
ingly imagines him to be all the
year round only an idle butterfly
consuming the produce of the
horny handed son of toll. The
truth, it is held, is that the city
man, as a rule, is the harder work
er. and gets much less enjoyment
out of life. He longs for the ru-
raj scenes and occupations of the
farmer; his dearest hope is to go
back to the country and spend his
last years. Baltimore Sun.
Governor Vardaman delivered
an address on Decoration Day at
Dyersburg, Tenn. He was ten
dered Twilight reception while
in that city.
Meridian is the only place in
the State, where there is a Shrin-
ers' Temple.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-06-02

We have cut out the old system of credit
or long taw prices. We sell all goods in our
house at CASH PRICES, and while some of
our competitors claim that we cannot stay
in business under this system, we find that
our trade is increasing very rapidly. You
buy your goods from US, either SPOT CASH
the fall, and the price is just the same, we
carrying your account for 10 per cent. If
you borrow money from the Bank you pay
this rate of interest. Then why not concen-
trate your business and deal with house
that appreciates your trade and gives you
the best advantages and the closest prices?
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-06-02

To the tune of Everybody
Works But Father" :" the following
ode to Teddy and truth is now
being warbled by every youthful
street songster in Washington:
Every body lies but Teddy,
He only tells the truth,
This has been his hatit
From days of early youth.
Tlllman and Bailey lie
And so does Chandler too
Everybody tells lies but Teddy
He only tells the truth.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-06-02
Beginning at 500 p. m. sharp

This interesting exhibition, which has
not been given outside of larger cities, has
been secured at considerable trouble and ex-
pense and is sure to afford enjoyment to all
who witness it. The moving pictures and
views will be thrown on large screen ar
ranged in front. of 1cGrath's store and
thousands can take advantage of the free
show, which is superior to many entertain
ments given in halls of opera houses where
lively admission fee is charged. In case of
bad weather Heuck's Opera Houes will be
secured and it will still be free show.
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The entertainment will be under the supervision of
the celebrated lecturer Prof Forest D. gh of ST. Louis,
who is admirably equipped to make the event brilliant
success In Prof. Highs illustrated lecture he pOrtrays
the beauty and grandeur Of the ST. Louis Worlds Fair
with such fervent spirit that himself passing among
marvels of architecture, gazing in rapt silence upon the
10th century achievements and wonders the nations of
the world that assembled in ST. Louis in 1904 1t re-
calls pleasant memories: to those who were there and is
education and revelation to the many who were not.
Both moving and stationary pictures used in the illus
tration The children will be especially delighted with the
moving pictures showing
Buster Brown and Iige
in all their arics and funny experiences also other comic
nicfureS uS;nV tn hoth vOunU and old
By a series of remarkable pictures and explanations
Prof High efghtens his audience regarding the mysteries
of modern sb oemakng showing in entertaining manner
the wonderful processes through which shoe passes from
time the original hide of the animal enters until emerges
from the last process beautiful piece Of footwear.
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Depend upon it, YOU will enjoy the eve7
ming and remember that it is absolutely
free Everybody is invited. Come and
bring your friends. Bear in mind that the
performance begins at 500 p. m. sharp.
FRIDAY, JUNE 18th.
John MCGrath & Sons
BROOKH AVEN, MISS.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-06-02

Hon. Earle Brewer, of Coahoma
has resigned the Office of District
Attorney and published his form
al announcement as candidate
for Governor. In his address
Mr.. Brewer says some things; IN
fact, he says something about sew
eral things not touched upon by
the other candidates for Governor
in their published platforms and
says them in a way to command
attention. Mr.. Brewers plat
form and his well known aggres-
siveness make it foregone con-
clusion that he will be factor to
be reckoned with by other candi-
dates probably. the Vardamaman
Of the gubernatorial campaign of
1906-7.
Robert L. Rogers, who was
lynched at Tallulah, La, for the
alleged murder of James Brown,
a prominent merchant, was buried
at Clinton, where be formerly re-
sided. His wife was formerly a
Miss Lusk, Of Clinton, and she
ahd her three children were
among the stricken at the grave.
The Lusk family once lived in
] BrookhaVen.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-06-02
ANNOUNCEMENT.
For congress-7th District.

FoF C0ngyesS-Ith DIStFIct.
We authorized to announce
HON. w. b. NIXON
lf Pike county, as a candidate for Congress
from the Seventh Congressional District of
Mississippi; subject to the action of tho Demo
cratic party.