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Tombstone epitaph., 1907-08-18
Big Mining Deal
 In Cochise County

One of the largest mining deals that has been made in Cochise coun- ty in A number of years, is being con sumated in the Dos Cabezss mining district, whereby the Mascot Copper Go. is securing an option on all of the larger group of claims in that district, already having secured some fifty odd claims and the amount involved reaching over sl 100000.
 The company for the past sixty days has been busy at work securing options on claims and has paid down several thousand dollars on the vari- ous group that it has taken options on The following are some of the dea 8 that have recently been made by that company:-
 The Western Finance Co. which had bonds on a number Of groups in the district, has assigned the same to the Mascot company, which includes group of 43 claims. involving between $50 900 and S250,O0O. The Western Finance Co is composed of several oi the directors of the Mascot Copper company.
 The option on the group of the Dos Cabczas Con Mg. Co. which was 1, assigned to the Mascot Go. calls for group of seven claims for the payment of S30, GOO, $2500 to be paid down and the balance within year.
 The following deeds were placed on record yesterday
 i J L. Dstcheider 10 Mascc. Copper company. s25 900; r. A. Boyer to same company, $7 900; Simon Hanson and | J. J. Severills to same company, S40,G00; Wm. K. Dawson and c. M. Roberts to same company, si0,OOO.
 The Mascot Copper company, which has taken hold of these properties in the Dos Cabezas district, is corpora ton formed under the territorial laws and was incorporated last June. Its capitalization is placed at 0,OOO, ,OGl divided into 100000 shares at 6 par value of sl0. The principal place oi business is given as Dos Cabezas, but the company reserves the right tt establish offices in Chicago, New York
 and Salt Lake City. The officers 0
 the company are W. H. Bramel, presi
 dent; G. W. Parks, vice presiden, Edgar A. Rogers, secretary and treas
 urer. Ali of the officers are prominen
 capitalists of Salt Lake City, Utal That the company is we'll financed
 evident from the amount of none
 that they have already paid down 0 3 the properties that they have take
 hold of in the Dos Csbezss district
 There is no doubt but what tn company will soon begin active ope !" ations, and already parties from tn
 section state that the company h
 engineers making estimates of the o . m sight and perfecting plans for tI " erection of a shelter. The compa, also proposes to build branch line '0 railroad from the Southern Paci
 line near Wilcox to the Dos Cabaz
 district.
 I The advent of this company to th io district means much to the northe
 part of the county and will make { ia. Dos Csbezas district one of the gre He producers in the territory.
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-08-18
What Has Become
 Of the Texas Sheriff '?

Undersherif Hopkins is thinking seriously of placing an advertisement in a number of newspapers something on this order: Lost, Strayed or Stolen-One Texas sheriff, from La Sale county, was last heard of Aug. eth. Any one furnishing reliable in- formation will he suitably rewarded "
 On Wednesday last the sheriff's office here in reply to query sent to the Texas sheriff, asking when the sheriff would leave there to come after Musgrave, received sn answer that the sheriff had started and would arrive in few days. Ii he does not put in an appearance soon, he is liable not to find his man here. The absence of Judge Doan and Court Commissioner Emanuel from the city, is the only reason that writ of heabus corpus has not been sought out.
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-08-18

Tombstone, Ariz. July 9th, 1907. Board of supervisors met at E3O pm.
 All members present.
 The report of the road viewers, ap- pointed to view fer proposed changes in public highway in the Warren Tewnsite, was presented.
 The report was ss follows:- To the Honorable Board O! Supervisors of Cochise County, Territory of Ar,zona: The undersigned appointed as viewers to investigate and report on the advisability of vacating a portion of Cole street and The Vista, in War ren townsite, Cochiee county, Terri tory of Arizona, as prayed for in th' petition fled by the Warren compsn, ard others. beg leave to report ths they have viewed the said streete ant examined the map of said townsit and taking into confederation tn topography of that portion of tn tow wusite snd the width of the ssi streets ,as laid out. respectfully verif that when portions of block 63 an lot 6lO in block l9 of said townsite [ shown on the blue print annexed said petition marked with red peDc
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-08-18

js dedicated to the public that it vii be to the best interests of the publi, 10 yscate and close to public use thu portion of Cole street and The Vist' as prayed for said petition. The DOT ton of Cole street to be closed ana vacated being strip fifty (5O) feel wide along the n,rtheEly side thereo and also that DOT ion of Cole street and The Vists bounded by the circum. frence of circle having A radius oi llS feet, the center point Of said circle being situated N 37 degrees 26 min ute. 35 seconds F. 4i9l.9s feet from US NJ Nj No. 1872 as indicated on the blue print annexed to said petition.
 Dated Bisbee, Arizona, July s. 1907. (Signedl
 J. s. McNEIsH,
 tSigned)
 F.. G. MISDER,
 iSigned
 CLINE VAN DYKE.
 The above report was adopted by the board.
 Moved by Bowen, seconded by Riggs, that F. E Ell,nwood he appointed to sssist the district attorney in con- demnation proceedings of public high way through the property of Peter Hansen, Hansen Gardens near Bisbee. The motion was unanimously car ried.
 It was ordered that poll tax receipts Nos. 7l63, 7l64. 7l65. 7l69, ITO, 7l7l, 7l73, 7l74 and TITS, stolen from the road master of the Southern Pa cific R R at Benson, be cancelled and the assessor be given credit for the same to the amount of S22 50.
 The following demands were audited and allowed and warrants ordered drawn in payment of the same:- M F Guatemala, inter
 preter's fees ....... , .. Isaac Lauders, fees and
 milage, taking prison
 CT to Yuma .. IA 3O E F White, fees and mil
 age, taking prisoner
 to Yuma. .... lii 3O F W Shelley, expense as
 district attorney ... l6O U Bowen was granted leave of absence from territory from July 20th to August 20th, 1901
 Fw Shelley, district attorney, was granted leave of absence from terri tory for thirty days. Said thirty days to be iu effect at any time from July 9th to October lst, 1907.
 The district attorpey was instructed 10 bring condemnation proceedings or the iollosing descrined property for the purpose of widening and i'm proving public highway:
 Commencing at corner No. l, a point on the north eide of Naco road whence corner NJ. , of the George claim, survey No ll9 bears north 34 degrees 57 minutes east ll0.77 feet distant and running north 64 degrees :7 minutes west 2l7.s7 feet to corner No. ,. thence north 50 degrees 20 minutes west 90. 39 feet to corner No. 3, thence north 39 degrees 10 minutes west l09.24 feet to corner No. 4, thence south 34 degrees 57 minutes west POS feet to co.ne, No. 5, thence south 39 degrees 10 minutes east lo9.24 feet to corner No 6, thence south 50 degrees 20 minutes east 90.39 feet to corner No.7, thence south 64 degrees 27 minutes east 2l7.S7 feet to corner No. 8. thence north 34 degrees 5T minutes east 20 s feet to the point of beginning containing .l92 acres, all in Cochise county, territory of Arizona. and adjacent to the city of Disbee, and east of said city of Bisbee. Board took recess to T:30 p m.
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-08-18
E. E. BURLiNGAME < CO.,. ASSAY OFFICE AND eHaT,si etsorsior

Established .s Colorado. .iss6. Ssi-nles by me I O. express will receive prompt and careful s.:=n. on Sold 6 Silver BuIIIos h"sd, Melted aoe t,ss,sd Concentration TestS- .ioo lbs, .r car ic,d lots.
 Write foi terms. i736-i7Ss Lawrence St. oenv sr. Colo.
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-08-18
OFFICIAL
 PROCEEDINGS
Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the
 Sosrs .: Supervisors.
OF c0CHIse COUNTY. ARIZONA

Letter to county treasurer from th, clerk continued:-
 Strike from the assessment of Frank Dubacher lot 6, block ,, Bisbee, and place same on assessment of Joseph Muheim.
 Strike from the assessment of Joseph Muheim one cement house, lot 6, block l, Disbee, and place same on the assessment of Frank Dubscher. Ground error on the part of the ss- sessor.
 Strike from the assessment of P B Soto, WillcoI, administrator of the estate of John C Fall, the Arctic mining claim. Ground claim not patented.
 George c Wildman was assessed for the year 1906, ss follows: one frame house, lot 39. block 23; one frame house, lot 40, block 23, and one lot ibaIkcu A Abc eaaHe hit III e4IOi and should read: one frame house, lot 40, block g, and one frame house, lot fl, block 23. Refund MT Wild man tax paid on lot "X", s4 50. Ground error in assessment.
 Strike from assessment of c Will Hams lot fl, block 23 Ground prop erty belongs to George c Wildmsn.
 Grant widows exemption to Mrs Lizzie Renter. Assessment No. l2S9
 Refund to c L Cummings s437, taxes psid on lot l4. block 35. Tomb stone. Arizona, together with improve ments. Ground non ownership of same. Change the name of Cruz Romero or the back tax book for the year 1906 to Mrs Cruz Romers. Ground error. Strike from assessment roll of 1906 the improvements on lot 36, block l, Mason addition, Bisbee. sssessea 70 Archie Dozois. Ground error in as sessment.
 Strike assessmf nt No. 3504 from the duplicate rolls of 1906, and refund to L c Shattuck s3e, amount of taxes paid on same. Ground double as ess- ment.
 Grant to Mrs Abbie Phelps, as sessment No 2963, widows exemp- tion.
 Strike from the assessment oi L w J Payment one cabin on lots and g, block 14l, Douglas, Ground error Tn assessment.
 Grant widows exemption to Mrs Dinas Olivss y Chavez.
 Grant widows exemption to Mrs Mary Sowle, assessment No. 35l5.
 Grant widows exemption to Mrs Isabella Padillo, assessment No. 2s93.
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-08-18
Evening Session.

Board of supervisors met at I:30 p m pursuant to recess.
 All members present. The following demands were audit | ed and allowed and warrants ordered drawn in payment of the same:- E. NJ Dur,ey, damages to
 property, Johnson sd-
 dition, on account of public improvements. I54 45 Fletcher D Prewitt, boun- ty on wild animals. l5 .. IJD Prewitt, constable
 fees, second quarter. g 45 Tombstone Electric light
 company, supplies and
 lights for the second quarter ... 2ss 60 FEN Wolcott, jurors cer-
 tlhcate...-- 5V 4V NJ $ Buttner, justice
 fees second quarter 320 .. Young Davis, constable fees, second quarter = 324 l( I The clerk was directed to adyertis,
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-08-18

The clerk was directed to advertise for bids to construct a jail Pirtleville
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-08-18

Apet,,ion was received from citi- zeps of Johnson, and approved by J A Rockfellow, county superintendent, ssking that ne~ school district be created at Johnson. The petition was granted. The folloving leases of school lands were granted: TR Grant, section 36-2O-3O. Lee Lawson, section 3o-l2-2l. ILL Johnson, section l6-l2-2l. JB Cook, section I6-12-a2. Thomas D Fulshsm, section l6-l3 -22.
 EC Bingham, section z6-lS-22. EAVou Arnim (Mont Woodward estste) W ! of section 2s-24-T. James Curtner, section l6-lS-2s. Robert Warren, section l6-l6-25 Calumet & Arizona Mining com pany, E ] of section ls-A-T
 HK Street (renewaD ] Of section l6-ib-Lls
 James L Amalong (renewaD section 3S-15-2s.
 Hy.hsm, section 36-2l-26. The following salary demands "er .udited and al owed and warrant ordered drawn in payment oi th same;-
 ID Batchelder, making
 up list of back taxes
 in county treasurers
 ofice. ce.........--.
 LIE Butler. salary ss the
 county jailor, April
 1907 7.......-..-'.-.. IN"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28
CHEAP AND COOP RI feHs.
Easy to Make at Home and VIII H.
sure Pure Water.

AS efficient a filter as can possibly
be secured may De made Ia q few mir.
utes by anyone al the cost Ct a few
cents.
Take a new flower pot, close the
opening In the bottom with a piece
OF sponge, on top Of which place q
layer Of small stones, previously well
cleaned, The layer should b. .bout
two inches deep; the upper stones
should be smaller.
Next procure some freshly burnt
charcoal, which has not been kept In
a damp Or HAIRED place. Reduce this
to a powder and mix II with twice
its bulk Of sharp, cleanlyswashed
sand
With this mixture MI the pot to
within a few inches from the top,
cover # with another layer Of small
stones and place a piece Of flannel
around the rim The flannel should
be large enough 10 tie around the pot
and also to leave a little hollow in
the center.
The charcoal should be renewed
about twice a month.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28
Save Wrapping Paper.

All large, clean sheets of wrapping
paper should be carefully saved. as
n can always find uses for them.
One very good way to use them is,
"hen making cake, to lay several
sheets OF clean paper upon the mold.
ing hoard and sift the -four and sugar
upon the top one. This can be lifted,
the sieve being placed on the next
lower sheet and the -four emptie.i into
1t, II but two papers are used, the
first one al be slipped under the
other, to be sifted upon again. so ON.
tlnuing until the lour or sugar has
been sifted the required number OF
times. This is a much easier and
quicker method than scraping it OF
the board each time.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28

SO cents; the fve.franc piece one dol.
lar. The French silver represented
about so per cent. OF the silver circu.
lation.
German silver thalers worth 60
cents went at n dollar. Everything
above so cents was one dollar and
everything above 25 cents was 80
cents. A French bank in San Fran.
cisco was said to have got rich ship
ping French coin in exchange for gold
dust. United States coin was scarcer
until the mint was established. In
the fall Of 1856 the banks refused to
take any foreign coins except at a
heavy discount. The result was that
in q few months all foreign coin disap.
peared. It proved 4 bonanza for the
saloon people. They would give 4
drink for a franc, while the banks
gave only 1212 cents. The saloon No.
pic gathered them and the rupees in
at old prices and sold to the banks for
bullion and made ! good thing.
But for . few years We suffered
badly for silver change. Even until
1856 gold dust circulated to consid.
cradle extent in mining districts. But
the scales were always used.
There 49, no paper monsy untl b.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28

A minute passed and another, unit.
Mickey could stand the strain no long
er. He reached down and lifted the
f~irecracker from beneath the chair.
AS he held it up in the moonlight
to examine it, a mosquito Lit upon his
fathers nose and the old gentleman
awoke. Grabbing the flrecracker from
his sons hand he arose and holding II
aloft, he said:
Boys, there will be no explosion
tonight. I'm sorry to ~disappoint YOU
| was Altered that Mickey might do
some harrum wild that big cracker, so
whin he wasn't lookin' this afternoon
took the powder out of it and filled
1t wild clay. So, you see that the show
is over, and We may as well go home
and go to bed. There'll be no more
explosions only what I give Mickey
wild a shingle afore l turn in. Good
night to We all. Come around some
other night whin there is somethin'
doin',"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28
MickeyFinn's
Big Fire
Cracker
The explosion that wound up the
Fourth OF July Celebration
on Cooney Island.

Two mammoth t~ireerackers stood in
the window Of Casey's grocery. They
were IL inches long and proportion.
atelY thick.
For a month before the Fourth OF
July these gigantic educators 5f en-.
thusiasm had stood IL the window like
British soldiers on dress parade, while
a predatory spider hung a filmy ham.
mock between them and calmly killed
his buzzing victims over two powder
mines.
The tirecrackers were> the admira-
tton and the envy Of all the boys in
Cooney Island. II was seldom that a
youthful nose vas not flattened against
the window pane in ardent covetous-
ness.
But the price demanded by Casey
for the thunderers was prohibitiye, so
Tar as the boys were concerned, and
there was not n of them patriotic or
courageous enough to invest 25 cents
in a single ecstatic explosion.
Said Mickey Finn timldly one even.
ing when he had been sent by his
mother to get a quarter of a pound OF
tea and half a pound of pork:
Mr.. Casey. l suppose now, that
whin wan O thin big fellows whit off
IT would blow the stars out of the
SKYE his mind filled with blissful
thoughts of mighty explosions.
Casey stopped measuring out a half
pint of New Orleans molasses, raised
a monitor finger, and replied:
"Micky, my boy. I'd be afeerd to tell
you what would happen II / stood wan
o thin big fellows out on the side
walk and touched the stem wild the
lighted end of a five CEN Cigar. The
noise would be terrible, terrible, my
son. 'Twould make your head ring
like an anvil, and you would see
sparks like firegies.
Would 1t blow the house down."
asked the boy in an awed whisper.
mo, | don't think it would" said
Casey. 1T might shake the chimly |
down and break all the glass In the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28
Filled CABBAGE,

Pick large, not too solid, head o,
cabbage to pieces, not breaking the
leaves; boil for IS minutes in salt w,.
ter; let cool Make a dressing of one
loaf of stale bread crumbs, two pounds
fresh pork, chopped fine, three onions,
two eggs; salt and pepper to taste;
add one teaspoon allsplce. Take A
clean, strong cloth one yard sauare,
lay In a large bowl; take largest
leaves OF cabbage, lay In the cloth to
cover, Then add a layer of dress.
Ing, another layer OF leaves. and so on
until all is used, Then draw up to.
gether, tie as tightly as possible, and
boil In water to cover for two hours.
When done cut string; take cloth off
and slip on to a platter, the shape of a
whole cabbage, and slice to serve.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28
A New and Delicious Sandwich

Butter bread on the loaf, having first
ereamed the butter. Cut of the crusts
and beginning at one corner Of the
seee, roll II tightly over two sticks of
crisp celery The butter will hold II
together. hrl baby ribbon tied around
each roll Improves Its appearance.
The celery should be broken into thin
strips about the size of the smallest
stalks toward the leaf end, and also
cut an appropriate length, This sand.
wich must be tasted to be appreciated.
Try the the little novelty IL your
school girls luncheon as well as at
your next social function.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28

It is easy to make a good mendlng
box from an ordinary wooden box
bought from your grocer, Cover it
with denim and pad the lid. Line
the box with a pretty wall paper. On
the inside make pockets of denim
with flaps to fasten down and tack
these pockets on with br~ass-headed
thimble, scissors, etc. Fill the others
with scraps of wooden and cotton ms.
terial for mending On the inside
OF the lid tack a pin cushion filed
with all sorts of needles aud some
common pins. On ironing day fold
each garment that needs mending and
place 1t inside the box. Then. when
4 n%eighbor comes in to pass the after.
noon pull out your box from where
1t has been serving as a window seal
or stool, and the weekly mending will
not be such a bugbear.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28
Chicken Rolls

Mtnce fine some cold chicken and
season 1t highly with salt and pepper
and a little sage. Either light or dark
meat may be used for this. and every
small DIT can be utilized. Add a beaten
egg which should make the mixture
soft enough to handle nicely, but II
1t is not add a lirlle melted butter.
Form into small rolls a little larger
than a lead pencil and about finger in
length. Make a good biscuit dough
using two tablespooufuls Of butter and
a heaping teaspoonful of baking pow.
der 10 a pint OF sifted bread -four. Mix
with milk into a rather soft dough,
adding a little salt. Roll out thin and
cut into squares a little longer than
the chicken rolls, Lay a roll on a
square of the biscuit dough and roll
tie dough up so as to completely cover
the chicken. Bake the same as bis
cult and serve cold for luncheon with
olives or pimentos.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28

Mr.. william A Radfori viii answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on an subjects pertaining 20 ths
subject ol building for tbc readers Of this
paper. On account Of his wids cape
rience as Editor, Author and MunufAf-
turcr. he is. without doubt the highest
authority on an These subjects Address
all Inquiries 10 William 4 R0dfurd, M.
100 Fifth Ave, Chicago III. and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply,
What VIC need In houses IL more
pleasing eEteriors and more c0nyen.
lent interiors, ! like to notice the
houses as | pass along a country road.
some look very comfortable and home
like, but there are too many Of the
other kiEd-6are, neglected looking
places, and uninyiting, not because Of
cheapness, but because they lack care
and the inspiration born OF reflection
In town and In the country ] see both
old and new houses that I would MOI;
care TO enter Just because the outside
appearance Ia not attractive. An arch
itect can draw a good design and A
builder can put II up In thorough work.
maniike manner, but after II Ia I'm.
i8hed and the family moves In. unless
real good common sense moves with
the family the neighbor will be In
clined to admire the fine house from
. distance.
Then. there are a good many freak
houses. houses that are built to suit
some n with a fad or fancy Of
their own The fellows have been
experimenting, which In very costly
work When a man decides to build
q house he should remember that the
modern dwelling as II is built to-day
by the best talent IN the building llus
Is the composite work Of one inventor
after another for thousands OF years
a man must have an extraordinary
opinion Of his own ability who Will de,
ltberatGly step very far outside Of the
beaten path worn as II is by such a
succession OF architects and builders
There Is only one right way for a
maU who IL unfamiliar with building
operations to manage, aud that is 10
employ a man TO draw his plans who
has spent years in studying architec
ture and making house plans, a man
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28
FIRST MONEY IN CALIFORNIA.
Queer Early Colnage--D. o. Mills Is
sued First Paper Money.

Coins in California till the fall OF
1856 We're a queer kettle OF fish. More
than 60 per cent. Of the silver and at
least 20 per cent. Of the gold was Tor.
eign.
Most OF the other gold coins were
private coins. Motif q Co. got a per.
NIT from the government to coin gold.
Their coinage was confined to ten and
20 cents and were stamped an mt &
Co"
We had all kinds or doubloons and
similM South and Central Amerl.
can coins. or the smaller gold coins
the French 2O-franc piece led all tho
others.
The English guinea was fairly rep.
Resented. But It passed for only its
face value, while the other gold passed
for more The 20-franc piece, value
t3.75. went at four dollars,
There was a still greater ldiscrep-
ancy In the silver coins. AZ cne-franc
piece went for 25 cents, and the East
India rupee. value l5 cent, went Tor
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28

Mfws
"cream Ale.n

For some time past in different parts
OF the State there has been on sale :
certain brew or concoction which has
been labeled Cream Ale.n Sheriff
Lott d Covington county being advised
OF the extent at which the brew was
being sold in his section and Of its ef.
fects on some Of those who drank it.
procured samples and sent them to
State Chemist Hand, at the Agricul.
tural and Mechanical College, for
analysis. Prof. Hand reports that he
finds the percentage Of alcohol carried
by the beverage is rather less than that
found in ordinary beers, though the
materials contains as much alcohol as
many light beers. The result Of this "a
that the sale Of Cream Ale" is likely
to be stOpped.