Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-01-08
LoBo WOLF HIDES UNDER sus
PICroN. ..
(From sunday's DnIly1

ors Barney Smith abors under
the insane. delusion that supervisor
~ elected TO- preserve the interests of
the taxpayers and the county at large,
even to the extent Of saving the county
money, wherever possible. He is said
to be taking a correspondence school
course in taxidermy and natural his
tory that he may become competent to
tell the difference between coyote
and lobo wolf.
All of which activity on the part Of
the chairman of the supervisors has
been brought about by the great in.
crease in the number Of hides and
scalps Of predatory animals turned in
to the supervisors Of late, and more
especially by the number Of alleged
lobo wolf skins that come in, with
claims for the statutory bounty, which
In the case Of lobo wolves amounts 70
$50 on eacn hide and scalp.
Chairman Smith is Of the opinion
that occasionally plain, common
coyote skin, worth, in bounty, 81,
fnds its way into the supervisory Of.
fee labeled "lobo wolf" for which the
county, maybe, pays $40. Following
out this idea, Chairman Smith has been
in correspondence with n number Of
prominent taxedermists Of late, with
the result that il is more than likely
that q number of "lobo wolf" claim.
ants will find themselves the recipient
Of 81 instead of the $50 they expected
to receive.
| Yesterday was "Verde Valley Day"
in the supervisors Office, so far as the
predatory animal scalps were con.
cerned, some twenty seven hides and
scalps Of wild animals being turned in,
with claims for tine bounty, by Verde
valley residents.
william Goswick contributed two
wildcats, Lester Gray, one wildcat; Al.
bert Bradford, two wildcats and one
coyote; A. z. Peabody, one wildcat;
Mary Durfee, one wildcat; g. v. vii.
cox, one wildcat and one coyote, AMI
Jim Brewer, fourteen wildcats, two
. coyotes and one animal claimed TO be
a lobo wolf.
The total amount Of bounty repre-
. scented by the animals turned in by the
U Verde valley residents is $l3i.
Supervisor Smith, by reason of hi
recent research into natural history, nat
ascertained that a prairie wolf, ALA
9 lobo wolf, has a brown nose and brow
ears, while coyotes Distinguishing
, color is gray. ........ ID: ...
Why there should be bounty oil
u wildcats is a mystery to Smith. Sucl
reputable men as John l.. Munds, es
!, sheriff Of the county, has told him tina
:, every wildcat ON his ranch was wort
B. at least $50 each in live conditio
'e 70 the rancher. This animal kills Oh
p prairie dogs and otherwise is extremel
he useful. Yet, according to the laws
a Arizona, q board Of supervisors
b. bound TO give S. for each hide. Owe
b. in New Mexico there Is no allowanc
made for these hides, and as resn
: taey are brought into Arizona and d
10 posted with the various counties an
the bounty obtained.
Yavapai county last month pal
about $1,000 as bounty on hides, m
Supervisor Smith thinks that 1t
10 about time TO draw the line. When u
board assemblies Monday he intends
make a motion TO the effect that !
st further bounty be paid on the hid
nc Of wild animals.
he Somehow or otler this fellow Smit
ne AZ well an the other Republican mel
H. beers of the board Of supervisors, see
lie to DO freaks. For years, it has be
he the practice in Yavapai county for I
rs supervisors to serve themselves al
to the Democratic bosses instead OF Z
Try peopie. Smith and his colleagues
tly very foolishly trying to serve The
tercsts of the people who elected the
he an well as those who indiscree'
The voted otherwise. They are aiming
ma act in the interests Of all OF the p
ing pie of Yavapai county, instead OF SEE
be- ing to use their Office to serve IN
'ri' own selfish ends, as has been eusto
ian airy. OF course, if any Of the memb
of the present board of supervis
ter should have tine temerity TO run ag
'er' for office, they would be relega'ed
red oblivion. An honest and conscienti
yam man has no right to be a sapervi'
aid According to past history, the PEG
ing prefer "grafters" in that Office
the stead of men Of integrity. IL was o
ace, -, tho last election. when the PEG