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The Newtown bee., 1908-09-25
DEMOCRATIC TOWN CAUCUS.

The OemOcrdClC CAUCUS lO UOUlDdI6 town officers will be held on Saturday at 2p. m Indications point to the nomination of s. c. Beach and E. B. Darwin for selectmen.
 M. w. Hill is anxious to close up the fire tax book. Those who haven't paid are requested to call at their earliet convenience.
 Powell Seeley of Washington was in town, Sunday.
 Mrs George F. Pixley of Derby has been passing few days in town.
 Dr George E. Staub is improving his house by new roofs.
 Mrs George Sherman of Bethel passed Sunday with her niece, Mrs E. H. Marcy.
 John Harmon, the well known deco ratnr. and men are working on the res- idence of w. T. Cole in Newtown.
 MT and Mrs Hubert Thomas have been guests, this week, of MT and Mrs Robert A. Beers in Bridgeport.
 MT and Mrs Hubert Thomas took an automobile ride to Litchfeld, Friday, where they were guests of Mir and Mrs ". G. Granniss. Miss Florence Avis Hawley returned to New Haven, Monday, to resume the study of music.
 Dr Howard Staub and family are en- toying a sojourn at the Staub cottage at Lake waramaug.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-07-15

prevailing in the winter months, chickens are free from the disease that make their raising difficult elsewhere. There is no spot in South- ern Illinois or Missouri so adapted to the pro- duction of corn as this valley along the Cobra do River. With alfalfa and corn the butter cheese. eggs, poultry and pork to be raised on a twenty-acre farm will amaze those who have the experience in American agricultural affairs
 The winter climate around Yuma is a thing so intOxicatngly SalubriOus That no words can describe it. Those deserts of America, as we have regarded them heretofore seem to defy the Ills that human nature elsewhere is so prone to contrcct and suffer from. The atmoS- phere is as dry us punk, the skies coudiessly 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
 ults even more marvellous than in the valley are produced. Down on the lower levels there are little nips of frosty mornings occasionally during December and January, but on the mesa the breath of frost never touches the most del icate vegetation. Oranges grown at the Feder- al experiment station are unsurpassed in their delicious quality.
 Yuma is busy, up-to-date town. The more modern Improvements consist of several blocks of attractive brick buildings. three-story post office building, also of brick and many other nice structures. Among some of the greater improvements which are being made are a S35, 900 school building, Q $75OOO ice plant Q fine clubhouse for the railroad employees a larger passenger depot and the probability of new court house to cost $75,oOO. There is con- ci la h,1ci @bo ,Jo have not begun to awaken to the vast possibili ties 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 transportable like mineral waters, and one could send conSignments of this Yuma winter air to the East, the inspiration of its health-giving qualities would bring 25.0O0 tourists every winter to the banks of the Colo rado River
 Yuma needs only to make known its climatic attractions in the parts of the East swept every year by blizzardS and snowStorms to attract q 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 intelligent and industrious rural population, producing fruits and vegetables, poultry, eggs, fresh milk and fragrant butter, Yuma should be one of the most delightful winter resorts in all America. There is every thing there to furnish tourists with the most heathfnl and declicious food. and if the air in that region does not drive doctors to seek a living elsewhere it will be because the people do not know how to live properly.
 The Laguna Dam will be completed in 19O9 and ir ten years from today the attractions of Yuma as health resort and the fertility of these bottom lands will be so we'll known that it will require S1OOO in cash to buy a single acre of it.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-07-15
PROFESSIONAL CARDS:

NY Fl. ELLIOTT. CIVIL ENGINEER AND c Surveyor; U. s. Deputy Mineral Sur .yor. Yuma, Arizona
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-07-15

FETHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
 MI Preaching every other Sunday morning at II o'clock and Sunday night at 7:30 by the pastor. ]. M. Ocheltree. Sunday School every Sunday morning at 10 o'clock, P. T. Robertson, Superintendent.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-07-15

A LLIANCIA HISPANo- o-AMERICANO NO. A 10. meets every Sunday at EllIS' hall, D. n. MANUEL MoNRoY, Pres. J. l.. REDoNDo, Secretary.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-07-15
OFFICIAL MINUTES
Of the Proceedings of the Board of Supervisors of Yuma
 County, Arizona.

[Continued from last week Office of Board of Supervisors, Yuma county, Yuma, Arizona, July 1, 1908.
 We, H. H. Donkersley, A. H.. Kent and J. H. Shanssey, mem bers of the board of supervisors of Yuma county, territory of Arizona, and Peter T. Robert son, district attorney for said Yuma county, being each and all duly sworn, upon oath, each for himself and not one for the other, deposes and says:
 That by the statement and books of George Michelsen, treasurer of said county of Yuma, submitted to and filed in the office of the board of supervisors of said county of Yuma, there should be in the county treasury of said county of Yuma the sum of $43, 423. 46.
 That we and each of us per sonally counted the money in the county treasury of said county, and that we found in the said treasury the following sums and kinds of money, to wit: Certificate of deposit
 No. 461, 1st National Bank of Yuma S4S, 423. 46 Total. . $43, 423. 46 And that said amount was in ac- cord with the statement of the county treasurer for the quarter ending June 3Otb, 1908.
 H. H. Donkersley,
 Chairman Board Supervisors.
 A. H. Kent,
 Member Board Supervisors.
 J. H. Shanssey,
 Member Board Supervisors.
 Peter T. Robertson. District Attorney Yuma County. Subscribed and sworn to be- fore me this 1st day of July, 1908. Seal J. M. Polhamus,
 Clerk Board of Supervisors. On motion, duly seconded and carried, board adjourned as a board of supervisors and con- vened as board of equalization and proceeded to examine the original assessment roll of Yuma county for the year 1908.
 On motion board adjourned to meet as a board of supervisors July ,, 1908.
 H. H. Donkersley,
 Chairman. .- J. N. PolhamuS ~.
 Clerk.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-07-15
POSTOFFICE HOURS:

Mail open on Sundays from to a. ID. Week days, a. m. to D. No Money Order business on Sundays. Mail East and WesO closes every day at p. n
 F. H. Chandler P. NJ
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-07-15
ARIZONA SENTINEL.

PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY YUMA, ARIZONA
 J.W. DORRINGTON. Proprietor.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-07-15
3rd, 1908.
 H. H. CONVERSELY.
 Chairman. J. M. PoLHAMUs, Clerk.
3rd. 1908,

Office of Board of Supervisors, Yuma County, Yuma, Arizona, July 3, 1908.
 Board of supervisors of Yuma county met at 10 a. m. pursuant to adjournment, all members, district attorney and clerk pres ent; minutes of July 2, 1908, were read and and approved, all members voting aye.
 On motion, duly seconded and carried, board adjourned as 8 board of supervisors and con- vened as a board of equalization. On motion board adjourned to meet as a board of supervisors July 6, 1908, at 10 a. m.
 H. H. Donkersley,
 Chairman. J. M. Polhamus, Clerk.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-07-15

CNOME TO THE SENTINEL OFFICE O for Job Work. Satisfaction assured.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-07-15

TNIRST BAPTIST HURCH.-SERVICES fN on the fourth Sunday in each month at s:S0 D. m Prayer meeting on Friday night of each week Eugene Keen. pastor in charge
 unday School every Sunday morning at TO-
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-07-15

JalIOrS quarterly report TOT Yuma precinct No. 1.
 Monthly and quarterly licen- ses report, for 2nd quarter, 1908.
 Monthly and quarterly reports of County Recorder, 2nd quar- ter, 1908.
 Road Overseers' quarterly re- ports for road districts, Nos. 4, 3 and 6.
 On motion duly seconded and carried, the following accounts were audited, allowed and war rants ordered drawn. Geo. H Redwood, team
 work, Yuma county $ 51 50
 Work on road district No. 6, Pio Livery Tiff Co. 5 00 6, B r Sanguinetti .... 204 80 f, 1st Nat. Bank, Yuma 200 00I G. R A McPherson. .... 102 00| 3,Geo.T Crowley. 59 OOI 10, 1st Natl Bank, Yuma 3 sol 3, A L DeMund, lumber
 furnished d......... 10 80 Peter T Robertson, liv-
 cry rig, trip to Kofa,
 county business. .. 12 p Ed. Hodges, meals fur
 nished prisoners, ,coun
 ty jail. ....... 394 80 H McKibben, Sr., Bounty
 on Wild Animals. 30 OOI Isaac Polhamus, Jr., in
 terperter, Justice Court , 50I Henry Levy, ,'interpreter
 Justice Court. ..... } 50I Isaac Polhamus, Jr. in.
 terpreter, Justice Court , % Isaac Polhamus, Jr., in
 terpreter.J Justice Court s E Williams, special
 officer, fees Kof a pre-
 cinct -. 15 20 R Coz, special officer,
 fees, Mohawk precinct 10 05 c V Meeden, work on
 desk, county assessors
 office .......... 7 % | JL Redondo, coroner's
 fees, End quarter, 1908 20 % Gus Livingston, rent of
 clock advanced to
 Western Union .... 8 co 1 N T. Tregear, Justice
 fees, Kofa precinct. 21 80 M Downey, indigents at
 county hospital ..... 1444 O01 M Downey, examining in
 sane persons, assg. to
 E B and J A Fletcher
 side ................. 12 50 M Downey, medical and
 surgical attendance
 county hospital. ... 26 9 NJ Downey, medical and
 surgical attendance
 county hospital. =. 143 90 Julio Martinez, constable
 fees, 2nd quarter, 1908 199 40 Gus Livingston, ,sheriff's
 fees 2nd quarter, 1908,
 claimed $612 O5; al-
 lowed. 6O6 75 J l. Redondo, Justice
 fees, End quarter, 1908 435 50 A Noriega, bounty on
 wild animals. ...... 45 %
 On motion Board adjourned to meet at 200 p. m., at the County hospital to inspect hospital.
 Board met at the office of the Board of Supervisors at D. m. All members district attorney and clerk present, there being no other business before the Board of Supervisors, Board as Board of Super pisors and convened as Board of Board proceeded 70 examine the original assess nent roll and assessment list for year 1908. There being no other business before the Board, Board to meet as Board of Supervisors at 1000 a. IT,, July
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-07-15

"UMA LODGE NO. A. O. |. W. MEETS n every Tuesday evening at O clock. Visit Ing brethren in good standing are invited to attend. Yours in C. H. and P.
 F. L. EWING, M. w.
 ED NAMES. R.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-07-15
J. M. Polhamus, Clerk.

The following communication was received from Peter T. Rob erton, district attorney of Yuma county, Arizona:
 Yuma, Arizona, July 6, 1908. To the Honorable Board of Su-
 pervisors of Yuma County. Gentlemen:
 I desire to call your attention to the convenience and necessity of establishing an additional elec- tion and Justice precinct in Yu- ma county for the convenience and better administration of the law in the northwestern portion of the county.
 At present the people living at Parker and Empire Flat and vii cinity are without Justice of the Peace and are compelled to suffer the inconvenience and ex- pense of d long trip to Bouse where the nearest Justice is, to secure the judicial aid and pro- tection which such conrts admin ister or forego it. The inconven- fence and expense, in view of the
 TContinued on Page Two
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-01-28
CORONER'S JURY
ACQU|TS finger
GARNEILL NEGRO PROVES
THAT HE SHOT IN SELF
DEFENSE

Homicides are getting to be of
such common occurrence in Fergus
county that little excitement was
aroused when the report was sent in
from Garneill Friday night that a
negro railroad grader by the name
of Gust Finger had shot and instant
ly killed Fred Hester, also colored.
Officials to Garneill.
County Attorney Ayers, Coroner
Attix and Under Sheriff Tullock went
out to Garneill Saturday morning and
the coroner's inquest was begun
about noon. The coroner's jury
comprised w. H. Barney, Frank
Alexander, Dave Sherman, John Lutz,
and w. S. lallman.
Five witnesses were examined, all
of them favoring Finger. Two
brakemen employed by the Montana
Railroad company testified that Hes
ter had told them at Harlowton that
he was coming back to Garneill to do
a little job of killing in order to get
even with a fellow
1t was brought out by the testi-
mony that Finger had been instru-
mental in having Hester sent to jail
for a long term and that Hester har-
bored murderous grudge against
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-01-28
WILL BE PLEASANT AFFAIR.
Erks Preparing to Entertain Friends In
Finest Possible Style.

What will undoubtedly be the social
event of the season is the fourth an
nual charity ball, which is to be given
next Monday evening, February Bird, by
the B. p. o. Elks. The members OF
that order are leaving nothing undone to
make the occasion a most enjoyable one
in every particular.
The decoration committee have work
ed out scheme for decorating the hall
(Culver's), which will transform the
room into a veritable bower of beauty
in which, of course the Elks' colors
purple and white, will play conspic-
uous part.
The net proceeds from this ball will
be devoted to most charitable cause
the exact nature of which, we are not
permitted to make public. For this
reason an especial effort will be made
to dispose of large number of tickets
While the ball will be fancy dress
affair without masquesJ it is the dc.
sire of the committee in charge that nc
one remain away because of the lack
of costume.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-01-28
LOOKS into new PROCESS

DR.. w. A. Long, county health
officer, accompanied by Mrs. Long,
returned home Saturday evening
from visit to Helena and Butte, hav-
ing been absent from the city one
week.
DR.. Long took the trip primarily
to attend meeting of the health
officers of the state which was held
in the capitol building in Helena last
Wednesday and Thursday There
was representative gathering of the
health officers and many topics Of
interest to the people were up for
discussion.
The county health officers will hold
annual meetings in the future and it
is believed that much good can be
accomplished this annual interchange
of ideas and statement of conditions
over the state.
From Helena DR.. Long and wife
went over to Butte where the doctor
put in an entire day examining the
new Sutton, Steele & Steele dry pro-
cess for the treatment of base ores
which is in operation at the Lexing-
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-01-28

arrived when this reduced rate was
put into effect
Louis J. Lehman, manager of the
store of Charles Lehman & Co.,
few days ago took the matter up
with the state railroad commission
and last Friday received letter from
the commissioners stating that they
will be here on the llth and asking
Mr.. Lehman to secure comfortable
quarters in which to hold the meet
ing Mayor Pinkley readily consent
ed to the use af the city hall for that
purpose.
The commissioners request that
all citizens who are interested in the
matter be present at the meeting in
order that full consideration of the
question may be had.
The Montana railroad is now
part of the great Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. Paul Railroad system and
there is an enormous passenger traf-
fc in and out of Lewistown during
a year We have the reduced rate
coming and determined effort on
the part of the business men and cit
izens will undoubtedly result in an
order by the railroad commission that
three-ccnt fare be Immediately put
into effect.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-01-28
chester Smith ON TRIAL
Record Time Made in Securing Jury in a Mur.
der Hearing Much Interest Shown in Trial
Of Young Rogers RanChman.

The regular jury term of the dis
trict court opened this morning with
Judge Cheadle presiding. The trial
of Chester Smith, the young rancher
who shot and killed Walter Fairbairn
near the Rogers post office on the
2lst Of last November, was the first
case called for trial.
The state is represented by Coun-
ty Attorney Ayers and John c. Hun
toon and Smith has retained as his
counsel Frank E. Smith of this city
and Odell Mcconnell of Helena.
Want Change of Venue.
After court had been called to or
der and the case of State VS.. Smith
called, the attorneys for the accused
made motion for change Of venue
on the grounds Of prejudice and the
impossibility of the defendant being
able to secure fair trial in this coun-
ty This motion was overruled by
the court as was the motion to QuaSh.
Jury Quickly Selected.
These preliminaries being disposed
of, the work of securing jury was
begun. Of the first twelve men call
ed, not one expressed any bias or
prejudice in the case and the state
passed the jury for cause Two
jurors were excused on motion Of the
defense and the following peremptory
challenges were exercised by the
state: John Mengelkoch, Archie Nc
Cormack, William Dickson, A. c.
Stoutenbure and Ed Waaga The de-
fense peremptorily challenged Forbes
Leslie, Louis Landt, George Wright,
u. M. Milne, N. M. McCauley, Dan
Whelan, Frank Alexander, Jacob
Chandler, J. ]. Garen, Perry Glenn
and Homer knerr.
Within little less than two hours
after the case was called, the fol
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-01-28

ton mine, one of the Heinze prop
critics, at Walkerville.
This process which was recently
perfected, saves and segregates the
iron, copper, silver zinc and lead such
as are found in a great deal of the
ore in the Butte district and solves a
problem which has been worrying
mctallurgists and mining men gen.
orally for many years.
DIR. Longs idea in examining this
plant was for the purpose OF deter
mining if it is practicable for use in
the reduction of the ore of The War
Eagle mine in the Maiden district.
He is confident that the process will
work all right on these ores.
The headquarters of the Sutton,
Steele & Steele Co. are in Dallas,
Texas, and it is very probable that
the gentlemen interested in the War
Eagle will send or take large guam
tity of the ore from that property to
that city for thorough test in the
immediate future. If the test is sat-
isfactory, the matter of erecting
mill of that character on the War
Eagle will be considered.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-01-28
.b0bb|E BURNS IS HONORED

One of the most pleasant occasions
of the year in Fergus county was
the celebration of Burns day by the
Caledonians at Garneill last Friday
night. All present pronounced it a
success of the first water and on ev-
cry side are heard praise for those
who had in charge the arrangements
for the celebration.
There was a large crowd of Scotch
people present and an outsider was
reminded of a gathering of the clan
in old Scotland herself. There were
Scotch speeches, Scotch songs, Scotch
music, Scotch dishes at the banquet
and Scotch dances at the ball which
ended the nights revelry. Withal,
there was good natured jesting, bril-
liant repartee and just such a time
generally as your true son of Scot
land enjoys.
The guests sat down at the ban
quet table early in the evening. There
are no words to describe the menu
but sufficient to say that it would
have delighted the palate of the most
fastidious epicure.
David Hilger, of this city, presided,
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-01-28

[and freight trains over their new line
and begin to use their efforts toward
the real development of the country.
Settlers are to be brought in by
the hundreds next year and the fol-
lowing years, and there are homes
down there for hundreds. Both yell
lowstonc and Fergus counties will
profit by the opening UP Of this re-
gion.
First Train to Forsyth.
Saturday morning, just before we
started back to Lewistown, the first
train from Harlowton to Forsyth
passed through to Musselshell, the
last gap between the two places hav-
ing closed up the day before. There
remains gap not over twenty miles
long, between Miles City and Forsyth
and when the rails are laid down
there, Milwaukee trains can come
straight through from Chicago to
Harlowton.
We were informed by railroad
man that regular passenger sched-
ule will be established very shortly
after the rails are all laid to Harlow
ton as the company desire to get the
road on revenue earning basis as
quickly as possible. Levcling and bal
lasting crews are now at work fol-
lowing up the rail laying gangs and
the road, owing to the very superior
nature Of it's grade and its heavy
rails, will be in first class running
shape from the first.
Down in Sixteen Mile.
Helena Record: Track laying on
Sixteen Mile canyon has been start
ed by the st. Paul road, according to
an engineer who was in the city yes
terday, and will be pushed as rapid
ly as possible The gap between the
western end Of the Dakota extension
aud the eastern end Of the road in
the Mussclshcll is being closed.
The company is particularly anxious
to get the road completed to Lom-
bard as quickly as possible SO that it
can bring in the steel for the big
pridge over its own line and save the
freight charges The concrete work
was finished several months ago and
the abutments and piers are in place.
With the coming or spring work
will be pushed with renewed vigor,
it is said, all along the line and many
more men will be employed. The
western officials do not know wheth-
er any branch lines will be built
this coming summer or whether that
will go over for another year. Much
depends upon the money market.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-01-28

and (b) Comm Thro the Rye"
.................. Miss Nellie litter
Song, when Ye Gang Ava, jamie
$500. Maud Shell and John Ross
Grafton On Burns ..............
...... Hon. David Hilger
Highland Fling ..... Angus Mckay
Piano Solo ...... Miss Nettie Shell
Recitation ......... w. S. Tallman
Song-"Tobermorey" -. John Ross
Highland Fling
-. Misses Maud and Nellie Shell
Song-"Mary OF Argyle ........
................J J. S. Thompson
Song Angus Macdonald, Miss litter
Sword Dance ........ Angus Mckay
Recitation ...... Laurie Mclaughlin
Song-"Gai bring my good auld
harp once more Mrs. r. G. Shell
Selection of Scottish Airs ........
.......... Prof. William litter
Closing Remarks ...... r. G. Shell
"Auld Lang Syne' by the Audience
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-01-28
TRY FOR REDUCED
PASSENGER RATES
RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS
WILL HOLD MEETINGS
THE l1th.

The State Railway commission will
hold meeting at the city hall in this
city two weeks from this evening,
February 18th, to take up with the
citizens of Lewistown and vicinity
consideration of the passenger rate
question on the Montana railroad.
The Montana road has charged five
cents per mile ever since it was
built. Protests have been made
from time to time but while the COM
pany always promised an early re-
duction to the statutory rate of three
cents per mile, the day has never yet