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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-10-17
Postmaster WILLIAMS DEAD

LONDON, KY, Oct. 1.-THE Hon.
]. T. Williams, Postmaster of this
city and one of the pioneers of Lon
don and Laurel county, died at his
home here shortly after midnight OF
organic heart disease. His death was
sudden and unexpected.
Mr.. Williams was sixty-eight years
old and had been a prominent factor
in London and Laurel county for half
a century. He had held several posi-
tons, including a term as Sheriff, ana
he served many years as Mayor OF
London.
One of his sons. the Hon. ID. II.
Williams, is Sheriff of Knox county
and the other, James Williams, is a
merchant OF this city. His two mar
ried daughters are Mrs. Charles II.
Lord. of New York City. and Mrs.
]. w. Carnahan. OF Cincinnati.
He was universally known as Lon
dons Grand Old Man"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-10-17
WHY YOU SHOULD VOTE FOR cRAsBE.

The Citizen reports this week a speech made by
Mr. J. G.. Crabbe. the Republican candidate for State
Superintendent Of Schools and picture of him. 1t is
sorry that it cannot have him shake hands with every
reader of the paper that all could what fine
clever good man he is
The control of the public schools comes elosey to
c0<,y father of family Than any ether thing to be deci
ded at this election His concience and love OF honesty
make him want gooF governor in place of the ring con-
roed person who has sat in the chair for years his de-
avoid high taxes and the value of what he pays
makes him want good aHaffoy and legislature that
scW stop the aH that has become wide spread but it
his flesh and blood the future happiness and
OF his ehleN and the credit and reputation of his fam
iy that are affected BY the bu6he Schools. The
superintendent is the who is closest to the children
of the state and he is closest the hearts andhomes
of the parents.
most carefully chosen. He should be who knows
about schools who has managed them successfully who
is clean in life honest true clever and thoughtful He
should be in all ways good enough to take areo
your children for you.
Tie Rebn5lican ba,7 is fortunate in having on its
ticket man of this kind His face shows that he is
such man. His speech here showed it, and if every
could shake hands with him, there is no doubt
that he would be overwhelmingly elected He has for
years been the manager Of the schools of Ashland which
have become about the best the state through his
He the kind OF man you would be proud to have for
a friend-ycu could trust him with your pocket book
your chids character Democratic candidate for the
Assembly said after hearing him speak Well, III be
satisfied if Crabbe is elected. He's all right And he
is all right.
Several teachers not only in Berea but in other
places have said they surprised the character
Of the the Democrats nominated. He has neither
the reputation teacher, the good face the
fine character of Mr. Crabbe The explanation that
no man good Crabbe would with the Democra-
tic ringsters
There are good reasons this year. for voting for all
the Republican candidates, but for every father who
cares for the education of his children and for every
brother who loves the little at home it is duty to
Oots TOR Mr. Cradle
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-10-17
ALARM FOR SMALL FIRE

A violent alarm Of fire was turned
In from the west end Of town at about
eleven thirty Saturday night, and
there was a general rush in that dir
ection. The college firemen respond
ed well, as did the excitement hunters
that always turn out to thing OF
that kind. After heart breaking rui
of about q mile towards Nathan
welsh's home. where the fire was. the
boys were met by a messenger boy
who said that the blaze was out. For
tunately little damage was done.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-10-17

or the two kinds of people in the
world, those that don't get on ana
those that do, those that do are gen.
orally beholden TO those that don't.
President Lincoln, one morning.,
found that a robins nest. containing
three little robins, had been knocked
off an evergreen tree near the White
House by a careless cab-driver. Kneel-
ing on the ground and putting the
birds back in the nest he replaced it
saying, These birds are helpless, and
I'll make them happy again."
If any little word of mine
May make life the brighter,
If any little song Of mine
May make heart the lighter,
God help me speak the little word
And take my bit of singing
And drop it in some lonely vale.
To set the echoes ringing.
Three negroes were lynched at TuR-
lea. Miss, last week for stealing. In
speaking of the outrage the Courier
Journal says: "The mob which lynch
ed three negroes for burglary at Tun-
lea, Miss, was composed of DETER
mined citizens whose lawlessness Is
a greater menace to peace than that
of the worst negro unhanged'
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-10-17
FAIRBANKS TO Be HERE

vice-President Fairbanks will soon
come 20 Kentucky to make a tour of
the state. He will travel on a special
train, and has promised to stop at Be-
rea for twenty minutes. delivering a
short speech. Mr.. Wilson will be with
him and probably will also speak. Mr..
Fairbanks was at one time mentioned
as a candidate for president, and Mr..
Wilson will probably be the next
governor. SO everybody ought to turn
out to see and hear them. The date
will probably be October rs.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-10-17
PRESIDENT BLANCHARD COMING

Pres. C. A. Blanchard Of Wheaton
College, Ills, will be in Berea over
Sunday. He will preach IN the Union
Church Sunday morning, and will ad-
dress the students in the chapel In
the evening. On Saturday night he
will speak to the college convocation
In the Library. He win probably re-
main over Monday and Tuesday. CIV
ing several talks to the students.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-10-17
LONDON OFFICERS FIGHT

Chief of Police Eb. w. Moren and
City Tax Collector Robert Root. Of
London. engaged In a close range pis-
tol duel. In which both were seriously
injured Friday night. Two years ago
both men were candidates for City
Marshal.
The trouble arose over some trivial
Jokes, and Root fired first
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-10-17
CRABBE SPEAKS HERE THINGS TO THINK OF
REPUBLICAN TICKET.

REPUBLICAN TICKET.
For Governor,
. AUGUSTUS e. WILSON,
. Of jefferson County.
; For Lieutenant Governor,
WILLIAM H. cox,
of Mason County.
For Attorney General,
JAMES BREATHITT,
of Christian County.
For Auditor,
FRANK P. JAMES,
. Of Mercer County.
. For Treasurer,
EDWARD FARLEY,
OF McCracken County.
For Secretary OF State,
BEN L. BRUNER,
. of Breckenridge County.
For supt. of Public Instructio..
. ]. s. GRADE,
Of Boyd County.
! For Com'r Of Agriculture,
N. C. RANKIN,
of Henry County.
For Clerk Court of Appeals,
! NAPIER ADAMS,
of Pulaski County.
! For Railroad Com'r Srd district,
A. T. SILER,
of Whitley County.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-10-17
NEWS AND FEATURES
ON OTHER PAGES

PAGE TWO.
serial--The Castle of Lies.
Temperance Notes.
PAGE THREE.
News OF Berea.
College Items.
PAGE FOUR.
Comments.
Investment swindles.
"Conviction not Philosophy.
"Eat What Yeu WANT
Teiegraphers' Troubles.
The Youths Department..
PAGE FIVE.
Farm and Garden ints and Helps.
The Sunday School Lesson.
PAGE SIX.
Foot hall.
The Home-Household Hints.
The Farm-Iive stock Notes.
In Our Owl State.
FACE SEVEN.
General News.
Recent State News.
PAGE EIGHT.
Eastern Kentucky Correspondence.
Political.
The Arizona sentinel., 1907-04-17

XTUMA LODGE NO. 4. O. U. ". MEETS every Tuesday evening at o'clock. Visit ing br. thren in good standing are invited to attend. Yours in C. II. aud P.
 F. l.. EWING, M. ".
 ED. NAMES. R.
The Arizona sentinel., 1907-04-17

ern Illinois or Missouri so adapted to tho pro duction of corn as this valley along the Colorado River. With alfalfa ard corn, the butter, cheese, eggs, poultry and pork to be raised on a twenty-acre farm will amaze those who have the largest experience in American agricultural affairs.
 The winter climate around Yuma is thing so intoxicatlngly salubrious that no words can describe it. These deserts of America, as we have regarded them heretofore, seem to defy the ills that human nature elsewhere is so prone to contract and suffer from. The atmosphere is as dry as punk, the skies cloudleSsly clear, the air mild as possible and every breath seems to be an inspiration of new life. The United States has an experiment farm on the mesa just on the outskirts of Yuma. Here results even more marvellous than in the valley are produced Down on the lower levels there are little nps of frosty mornings occasionally during December and January but on the mesa the breath of frost never touches the most delicate vegeta- tion Oranges grown at the Federal expert ment station are unsurpassed in their delicious quality.
 Yuma is busy. up-todate town. The more modern Improvements consist of several blocks of attractive brick buildings, three-StoTy post office building, also of brick. and many other nice structures Among some of the greater improvements which are being made are a S35 600 school building, $75, GOO ice plant, fine club House for the railroad employees, larger passenger depot, and the probability of new courthouse to cost S75, GOO. There is consider able business done there, but the people have not begun to awaken to the vast possibilities of the place. They should at once erect an up-to- date tourist hotel. It should have ample grounds around it and be planted with all kinds of tropical vegetation. If atmosphere were only transportabl? like mineral waters and one could send consignments of this Yuma winter air to the East, the inspiration of it's health giving qualities would bring D eco tourists every winter to the banks of the Colorado River.
 Yuma needs only to make known it's climatic attractions in the parts of the East swept every year by bliZzards and snOwstormS to attract city full every winter. The fertility of the val ley below will almost make itself known with out effort on the part of the people. But with a valley full of an intelligent and industrious rural population, producing fruits and vege- tables poultry eggs, fresh milk and fragrant butter, Yuma should be one of the most de- lightful winter resorts in all America. There is everything there to furnish tourists with the most healthful and delicious food, and if the air in that region does not drive doctors to seek living elsewhere, it will be because the people do not know how to live properly.
 It will take about three years more to com pletc the Laguna dam, and in cen years from today the attractions of Yuma as a health resort and the fertility of these bottom lands will be so well known that it will require 5000 in cJsh to buy single acre of it.
The Arizona sentinel., 1907-04-17
POSSIBILITIES 0F YUMA
 REGION UNEMPLOYED. The Soil Simply Marvellous in Its
 PrOdgCtiyeneSS. Ard the Climate is lntOxlCatingiy
 Sagubfi0us.
BY GEORGE W. BURTON. In Los Angeles Times.

It is very far from a seEli-mellenium since three little open boats under the flag of Spain first touched the waters of the western hemi- sphere and revealed the New World to the eyes of Europeans. Ii is cnly little over century since the United States of America sprang, so to Speak like PallaS Athene from the brain of Jove q completely armed addition to the family of nations. It is but little over half century since California became part of these United States of America, and less than Q generation since the settlement of the Great Southwest began.
 In all the l25 years since the Republic was founded also in the half-century since California became one of the States Of the Union, and dur ing every year of the last thirty, realization Of the vast riches of the American continent of the territory of the United States and of this Great Southwest has been more and more as tonishing the minds of men. One would sup pose that by today we knew pretty thoroughly what the undevcloped resources of the Great Southwest might reasonably be expected to be- come. We have not reached the depths Of this great ocean of wealth with our plummet line yet.
 In a residence of forty years on the Coast, the writer thought he knew little about what there is on the Coast, and as most of these years have been spent in and around Los An geles he naturally had little coneeit that he was pretty well acquainted with the Great Southwest. Last week q trip to the Colorado River bottoms, below Yuma, made him feel as a teEderfoot who had come Tn ou the last train. New to him, this wonderful region and it's possi bilitieS are pretty well known to a great many readers of The TinscS by tfIe stories published. if not by the GeniGnstratiou of their own eyes.
 Yuma lies on the map just twelve miles from where the government is putting in the great Laguna dam. at the confluence of the Gila and Colorado RiveTS. It is twelve miles from Yuma down the river to the Mexican boundary line on the Arizona side of the river. At one point, just below Yuma, the international boundary line runs up along the river, which there takes a westerly trend and from Yuma to Mexico is only a few miles.
The Arizona sentinel., 1907-04-17
OFFICIAL MINUTES
Of the Proceedings of the Board of Supervisors of Yuma
 County, Arizona.

Office of the Board of Supervis-
 ors of Yuma County, A. T.
 Yuma, Arizona, April 1, 1907.
 Board of Supervisors of Yuma county, consisting of H. H. Donk- ersley, A. H. Kent and J. H.. Shanssey, district attorney and clerk present, met at 10 a. m. pursuant to adjournment.
 Minutes of March 13, 1907, were read and approved.
 It being the day and hour set for receiving bids for the con- struction of sidewalks on Madi- son avenue and Third street, the clerk reports the receipt of seal. ed bid from John Syverson, and on motion he was awarded the contract as follows:
 For sidewalk on Madison ave- nue, $1.02 per linear foot; side walk on Third street, one foot fill and curbs inside and outside, $1.93 per linear foot.
 On motion board took recess to meet at , p, m. at the office of the county treasurer to count the money in the county treasu- ry. After counting the money the board met at the office of the board of supervisors, at 3 p. m., and filed the following statement, to-wit:
 Yuma, Arizona, April 1, 1907.
 We, H. H. Donkersley, A. H. Kent and J. H. Shanssey, mem bers of the board of supervisors, and Peter T. Robertson, district attorney, being each and all duly sworn, upon oath, each for him. self and not one for the other, deposes and says;
 That by the statement of the books of George Michelsen, treasurer of said Yuma county, there should be in the county treasury of said county the sum of S69, ,687.17.
 Having counted the money in the county treasury, we found the following sums and kinds of money, to- wit;
 Cert. of Dep. 1st Natl
 Bank of Yuma. =. $69, 88717
 Total .........e... .$69, 887.17
 And that said amount was in accord with the statement of the county treasurer for the quarter March 31st, 1907.
 Ii. II. Donkersley, Chairman Board of Supervisors,
 4. Fl. Kent,
 Mem Der Board o* Supervisors.
The Arizona sentinel., 1907-04-17
POSTOFFICE HOURS:

Mail open on Sundays from 8 to 9 @. m. Week days. 8 d. m to 6 D. m. No Money Order business on Sundays Mail (East and West) closes every day at ?. m
 K. II. Chandler. T. NJ
The Arizona sentinel., 1907-04-17

4 LLIANCIA PANO- -AMERICANO NO. A 10. meets every Sunday at El1S hall, 6 P. fE MANUEL MoEHoY, Pres. J. L. REDoSDC, Secretary.
The Arizona sentinel., 1907-04-17
PROFESSIONAL CARDS:

TSRASK BAXTER, Attorney at Law and 1f Notary Public. Will practice in all the courts of the Territory. Special attention to Eining and Land Laws. r. O. Box 40l First Street. South Side, Yuma, Arizona.
The Arizona sentinel., 1907-04-17
ONCE A MIGHTY STREAM.

Ages ago, when the mountnin ranges of Ari- zona and California lowered toward the stars, at least twice as high as they do now, rains were very frequeE.t and came down in torrential volumes all along these mountain ridges. The Colorado River in these past ages was 3 mighty stream, sweeping down debris in tons every second of it's flow. The, Colorado sink was at that lime great inland sea. which spread over the country on both sides Of where the river now r'lnS As the erosion of winds and storms landslides and glaciers wore down the mountain ridges year by year, the great river carried down vast amount cf silt, erosion from the rocks full of phosphateS, lines and disintegrated SrGnitcs, as well as the vegetation along it's banks, and this WIS all deposited in what are now the sinks of the Colorado.
 As the mountain tops were worn down, the rains became less frequent and less in volume but the erosion of rocks and river banks, the trees and vegetable mould torn from the banks still came down and settled into the bottom of the great inland lake. This geological process went on from age to age to our time. leaving the Colorado at Yuma stream about half a mile wide and being at the present time about twenty feet deep in the deepest portion.
 It is not necessary to remind Californians that the Spanish missionaries and explorers called this river the Colorado because of the reddish color of it's waters. It is the Colorado up in the Grand Canyon in Arizona and down past The Needles. But at this time of the year, after passing the mouth of the Gia instead of the red river it becomes the brown river. It act ually looks today if 10 per cent of it's flow was silt and only % per cent water The great weight of this mass of liquid frnpTcgnated by so much solid makes the cutting off of the flow of the river where the railroad is trying to close the break much more difficult. Once choked of, however, the silt will settle around the rocks and make solid dam for all time to come.
The Arizona sentinel., 1907-04-17

nETER T. ROBERTSON, ATTORNEY AT 1 Law, O1icc in Cotter Bldg, Yuma, Ariz.
The Arizona sentinel., 1907-04-17

NY II. ELLIOTT CIVIL ENGINEER AND Surveyor; '. $. Deputy Mineral Sur -yor. Yuma. Arizona.
The Arizona sentinel., 1907-04-17
J. H. Shanssey,
Member Board of Supervisors.
 Peter T. Robertson.

Member Board Of Supervisors.
 Peter T. Robertson, District Attorney Yuma County. Subscribed and sworn to be- fore me this 1st day of April, 1907.
 J. M. Polhamus, Clerk Board of Supervisors. The chairman and clerk of tho board reports the approval of the following contracts and bonds to-wit:
 R. H. Stanton, H. H. McNeil, T. J. Pugh, A. M. Foster, Yuma Title Abstract Co.,, E. and B. Hodges, Johnson & Bowles, The Enterprise.
 Clerk is instructed to return all certified checks to the own CTS.
 Clerk is instructed to notify John Syverson of his award and to immediately furnish contract and bond in the sum of $500. On sufficient petition from the residents and taxpayers of Kofa precinct. Ed Inglis, on motion. is hereby appointed justice ot the peace of said precinct, and the clerk is hereby instructed to notify him of his appointment and to immediately furnish bond in the penal sum of 5000 as re quired by law.
 County treasurer's report was received and filed with the clerk Board proceeded to check up re deemed warrants with treasur. CTS report.
 On motion board adjourned to meet at 10 a. m. April ?, 1907.
 H. H. Donkersley,
 Chairman. J. M. Polhamus,
 Clerk.
The Arizona sentinel., 1907-04-17
[Continped on page 2l

James J. Hill says the trouble with Wall Street is that it is suf- fcring from impaired circulation No. the trouble with Wall Street is that the public is suffering from impaired assimilation.
The Arizona sentinel., 1907-04-17

OA u. H. uhOA oACIy, ~A' H. AAOho and J. H. Shanssey, supervisors of Yuma county, hrst quarter ending March 31, 1907.
 On motion duly seconded and carried the following accounts were audited and allowed and vouchers ordered drawn:
 Salaries, First Quarter, 1907. H H Donkersley, Sup. .S175 O0 A H Kent, Sup>.<..... 175 00 J H Shanssey, Sup...-.. 175 co c V Meeden, Assessor POO % Geo Michelsen, Treas :. 375 00 c Polhamus, copyist. 160 % J A Ketcherside, Supt.
 Board of Health ..... 75 co Isaac Polhamus, eopyist. II % c H Utting, Clk dist C'rt 62 50 W D Riley, jailer r........ 300 co J H Godfrey. Prob judge,
 part salary 1st ar ..... 100 % L. $ Arnold, court rep'r F 10 J H Godfrey, Prob judge,
 part salary 1st or .... 50 % Sarah Levy, copyist .. s OG J M Polhamus, Recorder 375 co c Barney, copyist .. 86 OO G VPolhamus, copyist :. 60 co
 Road Work and Supplies R A McPherson, work
 dist. No, g.. ............ 86 00 Colo River Lumber Co.,,
 Supplies dist. No. g.. Is 07 Johnson 6 Bowles, sup
 plies dist. No. 9. ..... 1 50 E r Sanguinetti, sup
 plies dist. No. 9. ..... 96 co Geo. Redwood, supplies
 dis. No. 9. 9....... 29 50 T B Bell, supplies dist. 9 15 co Star B. Wood, salary as
 guard, for March, 1907,
 claimed SIP; allowed. 54 OO
 Petition was received and filed from J H Godfrey, superintend- ent of schools asking for the es- tablishment of new school dis trict at Wellton. On motion said petition was laid over for further consideration.
The Arizona sentinel., 1907-04-17
J. M. Polhamus,
 Clerk.

Office of the Board of Supertis-
 CTS of Yuma County, A. T.
 Yuma, Arizona, April ?, 1907.
 Board met at 10 a. m. pursuant to adjournment, all members, district attorney and clerk pres ent.
 Minutes of April 1, 1907, were read and approved.
 Sheriff's license report was re- ceived and filed with the clerk, and board proceeded to check up same with county treasurer's report. Jailer's report, treasur- CTS report, school spperintend- ent's report, county recorders monthly and quarterly reports were checked up, found correct and ordered filed.
 On motion the clerk is hereby instructed to cancel warrant No. 54, series of 1907, drawn in favor of Mrs. l.. B. Clark.
 On motion board took recess until 2 p. me
 Board met at 2 D. m.
 The probate judge reports the
The Arizona sentinel., 1907-04-17
RICHES OF SOIL WONDERFUL

But tne object of this story Is to call attention once more, and for perhaps the thousandtn time to the riches Of the soil along the Colorado on both sides, incident to the deposting of this mass of debris during all the past ages. Going through the country on the Arizona side of the river for several miles below Yuma. one en- counters the same type of country and soil that fS found in the Imperial Valley country around Brawley, CaleXico and other points west of the river. The fertility of the black prairie soils of Illinois has astOnished people engaged in agri- culture for nearly 100 years. The fertility of the valley of the Nile has been matter of history for at least 09 years. Those who are familiar with Illinois prairie soil, and those who know what the valley of the Nile is for agriculture know that this lower Colorado River region sur passes both of then.
 If you ask farmer along this stretch of country if the soil is six feet his eyes will open with aStonishment at your ignorance He will tell you no ono knows whether it is 60 feet 600 or 5000 feet deep. It is practically without bot tom. It is so thoroughly well mixed with sand. disintegrated granite and other rocks that it never balseS. It is as easily worked as q heap of ashes, and responds to cultivation in q way that is marvellous.