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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-20
STRUCK.

$50 your yacht was wrecked' strike
a bar7'
ono. The skipper had struck bar
before we started.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-20
Told by Prominent People

Sir George White, the aged British
field marshal and the only non-royal
person in the world possessing the
Grand Cross of the five Orders OF
Knighthood, is noted for his selt-pos-
session. His friends declare nothing IS
able to disturb his equanimity.
Not long ago Sir George was deliver
inc public address on the subject
ssMilitary Service and Preparedness,
his text being that the nation always
should be prepared for unexpected dan
gers.
citations are like men, he sand,
sstbev never know what hour peril
In his earnestness the veteran war
rior stepped too near the edge OF the
platform. lost his balance and fell TO
the floor. distance of four or five feet.
Arising without assistance and stand
ing where he arose, he resumed:
GAS / said, we never Know what
hour peril may be at hand. / could
give no better illustration than L have
lust done of how suddenly danger may
come upon us. "
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-20

"'My speech done, the crowd, as IS
customary at country political gather
ings, pressed forward to congratulate
me. The first man to grasp my hand
yas the veteran slumberer.
''That was great speech you made,
Mr.. Cowherd; a magnificent speech. L
enjoyed every minute of it. y
"YOu can imagine | didn It grow
much inflated at the nice things the
other said, but / cou1dn t help admir-
ing the old gentleman s tact and truth
fulness in saying he had enjoyed every
minute of my speech. He seemed to
be enjoying it"
Somebody asked George B. Cortelyou,
Secretary of the Treasury, if he intend
ed becoming candidate for Governor
&of New York. Now, Mr.. COrtelyou had
Ian especial aversion for leading ques'
tions so he answered by telling the fol-
lowing story:
Two Irishmen celebrated st. Pat
rick 8 Day and started home together
but became separated. Finally they
discovered themselves hugging lamp
posts on opposite sides of the street.
Chow are yez, Pat7'' called Mike.
! nFair.n seq Pat, chow are yez2''
81 dunno said Mike, "cOme over
and see. -
81 can t come, - said Pat.
ssWhv can't yez2" said Mike.
GIVE got me hands full shtayin
where | am, - said Pat.
Nothing fills Senator Tillman OF
South Carolina with greater JOY than
to catch a fellow-Senator mapping and
to get in a sharp thrust upon the nap
per. In discussing a question one day
relating to the Philippines Senator
Lodge of Massachusetts referred to the
"United States proper.
TilIman. with all the Difference IN the
world. asked if the learned Senator
from Massachusetts would explain Just
what he meant by the Omitted States
proper" :,
"Whv." answered Lodge, 81 should
take IFS insular possessions.
ooh. I see.'' said Tillman, as though
y great light had dawned upon him.
"And when the Philippines are includ-
ed 1 suppose it is the United states
improper.
= Charles r. Lands. member of Con
press from Indiana, drove by country
school house in his district one day
and the teacher asked him to address
the pupils. Mr.. Lands delivered an
earnest speech on patriotism ana
wound up by asking every boy VINO
wanted to be President of the United
States to hold up his hand. Every
boy in the room but one put up his
hand.
"sWhv Johnnie exclaimed the
teacher, ''don't you want to be Pres
ident?'
81 dunno. ma am answered John
ME. "'I never thought much about 1T
/ IN a Democrat
Z Representative Littlefeld of Maine
who has announced his intention OF
retiring from Congress to practice law
=, Now York is yerV proud of the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-20

Representative Littlefeld of Maine
who has announced his intention of
retiring from Congress to practice law
in New York, is very proud OF the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-20

"Whv Johnnie exclaimed the
teacher, "don't you want to be Pres
ident3''
81 dunno. ma am answered John
ME. 81 never thought much about 1T.
I'm a Democrat -
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-20

John D. Rockefeller is not ordinarily
credited with a sense Of humor, but
here is a story of his own telling:
.'Two Irishmen met on the street and
one having failed to borrow quarter
of the other the following dialogue oc'
cured:
DO YOU know, Pat, that the Rookie
Teller chap is the richest man IN the
world7'
No. you don t say so?'
Its the thruth, me bhoy, and
iverv time that clock ticks off min
ute Rockefeller is a thousand dollars
richer.
o'.Be iabers. git me an AK, and III
smash the clock"
When General Grosvenor of Ohio
was a member of the House OF Repre-
sentatives he had so many callers ne
found il difficult to attend to his legls'
Iative duties. Often he had to refuse
to see them and being a politician ana
n diplomat he liked to soften the re-
fusal as much as possible.
One dav a page took card to Cen
oral Grosvenor's seat. He was new
page, nice page, and not wise to the
WAYS of statesmen.
"Teu him l m not in my seat, sald
General GrosvenOr.
The boys eyes opened wide. But
You are in your seat, General he eX'
postulated.
Grosvenor calmly moved over into
Col. "Pete' Hepburn 5 seat adjoining
and laying a fatherly hand upon the
boy : shoulder, said:
"Now. my son, tell the gentleman /
am not in my seat. y
osBiIlv" Cowherd, the Democratic
nominee for Governor of Missouri, is
famed as a story teller, and more often
than not the stories he tells are on
himself.
81 was making a speech in a small
town near Kansas City, said Cowherd
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1908-06-16
WalbbGmmc anf Der Jarm.

@S gibt ip:ni9e Sarnleu, auf benen
iih nitt einige Tldee ipic lhroifc Siis
sellciten. Sanbs unb aiesriideu. iteis
nige 6elper uuo Sumpiitreden ~finoen.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1908-06-16
ltnn1tbige Gntrii itmng.

Sic babeu ferner iiber mid &c
duBcrt. i6 bate bas Yulper nidt er
funben.
Sa, baben Sic e5 benn e~rfunoen?
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1908-06-16
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Cute 4msfmnft.

Srembe Same (5ur Iufrdrterin
I'M 8aItboi): @o laiieu lid Die 9az
men aus Der b%eileren 8eieli6aft
friiieren?
Gufp1rterin: Weiitentbeils am
&opf
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1908-06-16
Smntur oeS Guslunbes.

Sausfruu: Nber 'b0ren Ste benin
ni6t, paB bas &inb furhtbar i6reit?
&inDermdbfen: Yber natiirlid.
Senten Sic. DAB i1 taub bin?
Sausirau: Ibcr ipesbalb fiimmeru
Sic lid bonn niht burrm?
ainbermdohen: I'm mid an ben
9arm 81 9elpObnen. SD lperbe Sbncn
mor9eu fiinoi9en. nm in ein Saus nit
iiinf tleinen 8inbern 5u geben.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1908-06-16

8irtb (sum 8nit, einem 8etterz
propbeten) /: @pr 5tpei Stunoen iagten
Sic. es ipiirbe reanen!
Ser &etterpropbet: glun bate i9
rett?
@irtb: Nein; aber bic anberen
8dite miiiien sic gebort baben. neil
lie SIREN S6irm mitgenommen baben.
3
Sic 3i9eunerin: 5iiten sic Iif Dor
einem Ranue nit bluuen Iugen.
Sic Srau: Sub, Der lit un9efdbr@
lid! Sas lit metn Wtonn; bic blauen
Iugen bnt er seitern Ibenb bon mir
getrie9t.
8ettler: Wabnm, i6 hab' 6unoer.
Bic Game: 8irflid? SD CLAUDE. CO
miro S6nen du6 ni6t einfaQen, mad
Irbeit aus3uihauen.
Settler: Sod, aber oas 2eiben lit
NIT mir, Wabam, ouB tb peitii6tis
bin. @enu i'd biht an bic Irbcit
'ranfomme, lam i6 lie ni6t ieben.
~ ,$ ~
Giner, Der beitimmt fpmmt.
Nadttpddtcr: 8urten Sic bier auf
Semano?
9tatiirlihl
Hafttpd6ter (naf elmer Stilnbe) !:
4uf men tparten Sic benin nod
INNER?
Na. auf Den Torsen!
~ ~ ~
Cine iorslthe @atttn.
Serr: Sic baben ia runbe Saihenz
til6er. Serr Yrofeiior.
Yrofefor: Sa, meme liebc Ssruu lit
un9ebalten. baB ih Die Suifentii6cr
burh meme pielen 9noten 10 ruiniere.
uno od mill lie mir Die Sade iest
etipa5 erihperen.
~ - "
ttnter Stubenten.
Summel: Su, Siiffcll 6ait Su Dir
Die Yanoetten idon mai o~ngeieben?
Siiffel: Ih, Die alien S6uhtelnl
Sie femme it austpenbigl
Summcl: Iustpenoig femme ih Tie
au6 Idon; i6 meme aber I'M
ipenoig?
9lus elmer gerlincr Shmle.
Sebrer: Gage itatt: Sic aonigin
ereriif Die Slubt ms Iuslanb" elm
anberes 8ort.
aarlden: Die 8onisin .flu6te"
ms Iuslanb.
Sebrer: Snlih. Oh Ieier!
Wleier: Sic ~flobte" ms Iuslano.
Selbitbemnft.
galmutter (beitilrSt ausrufeno) /:
3u Silfe. 81 Silfe, meine Softer lit
bonn 5er5trampf befalen norocnI
2eutnnnt: SEQ. oa bub' ib nieoer
mas Shones suseiteutl
y Y y
Sm Seihen bes Mutpmubils.
o.: Stun, Scrr Softor, famen sic
9eIterr nod 5urcft, I'M DEM @ertpln>
oeten Silfe 81 briugen?
Ir5t: Seiber nift. . Bel Der Gle,
Die i6 bate. iiberfubr ib u~ntertpeas
nit Dem Iuto 5lpei 9auern, Die i'd,
natiirli6 5undhit perbinoen mubte.
e ~ "
Spppel innig.
Wtabame: Sd boffe, Sic iinb foIes
lam!
Sieni1mdbhen: Iae meme friiberen
9errlhaften lperoen Sbnen iusen. DAP
i'd 9ebor6t babel
y ~ ~
Sfuer auS5urehnen.
Sic: @irit On mir aber audi eipie
treu bleiben. Mfreb?
Or: gpie? Sas fam ib nidt pers
Ipre6en, Shae. @iuit Su Sid nidt
NIT Der Sdlfte %besniigen?
y ~ ~
Spariar.
Sic idgten bod, mein Srdulein, Sic
batten Ippetit auf ein gutterbrot uno
ieet beltellcn Sic Iuitern?
"a - iebeu Sir hi3 in Nos
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1908-06-16
SpaB mnb aud icin.

az ~
-
Shabe.
Sun9er Mann Tim 8apiergei6dft) /:
Sd m0hte einen Yapierfrugeu uno ditto
0tani6etten -. 9emben bon Yapter
gibts pobl. nod INNER niht?
=: :, "
0ut geant,uprtet.
Critic Sreunbin (%bosbaft) @on Sir
bab i6 tpieber mai mas ihDnes
geb0rtl
2peite 6reuuOin: Sd bon Dir uof)
ni6tl
~ ~ ~
Gpr 8eriht.
8i6ter: sic iino angeflogt. iid
obne Irbeit umber9etrieben 81 baber.
@arum ar6eiteu Sic ni6t?
&a9abuno: 8eil i6 Damn ginfoms
men lteuer be3ableu miiBte.
~ ~ y
G%rmabnnmg.
Bauer (beim Gbi9ieb o ieiucm
ais 8efrut einge8o9enen Sobn) 3un
halt Sid biibi6 brdp, baB Der Serr
Sauptmann lid ni6t iiber Sid beim
&aiier 81 6ai6ipereu braubt.
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GrfaB.
8ait (beim glittagseHen) Gibbs
benin beute fem Seiiert, &ellner?
aeQner: Rein, ober Dafiir gibt's ne
9lnii6tspoittartel
= " ~
Yafienber Same.
@inberufer Der cpnltituierenben
8eriammlung: IS 6anbelt iif nun
barum, seieQiseu @erein Der Studas
teure einen paiieuben Namen 81 geben;
i'd bite I'M @orihldge.
Gimme aus Der 9eriammlung:
Ser fibele 8ipsperbano.
~ ~ "
2afoniif,.
Serr 9ummel, Sbr Ghneiber lit
bier. er mill 8elb ieben, iagt er.
3eieen Sic ibm pel6es. Srau
Birtbinl
Sn Der 8eicGihait.
@nit Unit erbeu6elter Sbeilz
nabme) Cont erfreute uns Shire Sc
mnblin bdufis nit einem 2ieb6en; i6
bore letber. oaB lie beute beiier it'll
5ausberr: 8. b~erubisen sic ii1 -.
besbalb iinst lie oo6l
Cine cpnpentipnele 9iige.
8oleu Sic beute ilber nier3e6n
Gage bel uls 81 Otittag ipeiien, Serr
4nelior?
Sebaure unenblif. @ndoislte; aber
ba muB i6 81 einem SegrdbniB.
" " -
ttniiberlest.
Srdulein: SD modte mir einen
3abn 6ieben laiien, aber i6 bin 10
flrftbar bdnge bnpor.
Serr: Cine sau5 u%nn0tbiee ansit.
liebes Srdllein; bas 3abu3ieben lit
nidt balb 10 i6limm. tpte ma ii6
bas benft.
Srdulein: Saben Sic iid benin Iton
mai eiuen 3abn 5ieben IaiIen?
0err: Id, i6on bunoert DIAL?
@ineriprnh.
Sd ia9e Dir, meiue Srau ma6t mir
bas 2eben CUR Soue.
llnb ba fla9it Su nod INNER 10
iiber ibre &dlte ge9en Sid?
~ ~ ~
Srnffebler.
(g(us DEM Sroeramm zines Habz
fabrbereins) A.: Die oerebrten S~beilnebs
mer perben eril1ft, beim getreten bes
Saales lire aar rem ppr5u5eieen.
~ ~ ~
9rpb.
griter Serr (5u einem anberen, Ser
ieinen Sunb ihld9t) 8iiien Sic, bel
Sbnen mo1t' i6 aud fem SunD iein.
3neiter Serr: 60, bel mem bc,n?
- ~ ~
D
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1908-06-16
HptbmenDia.

Sater: @as, gu fpmmlt beim Stus
blum ni6t nit 6tueibuuoert Wart mpz
natli6 aus, On piuit breibunbert
baben?
Sobu: Sa, Supa. bebenfe bod, bas
SetroIcum lit ipieoer tbeurer sez
moroen.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1908-06-16
Die ntpocrnc SDhin.

S~ausfrau: Is tbut mir leib. Iaric,
a6er Der 9err wiinldt ieiu Sriibitiid
georgens nm 126 llbr,
ADhin: ?, baa maft nihts. sud'
Srau, tpenn cr uur nitt 10 piel Spcfs
tatel babel mud)t, DAB ih oapon auis
ipade.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1908-06-16

Sd freue MIDI, iuenn i6 einen
Renidcn icbc, Der ciu ibm 5ueefi9tes
Seio pergeiien lam.
Damn iperoeu Sic an meinem Na6s
bar Die belle Sreube buben. CT pros
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1908-06-16
Cine cpnpentipnele 9iige.

8oIeu Sic beute iiber bier3ebn
Sage bel uus 5u Yeitta9 ipeiier. Serr
Iiieiior?
Sebaure unenblif. 8%ndoigite; aber
oa mub i'd 81 einem Segrdbnib.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1908-06-16
Sn Der 8eicaihaft.

8ait Unit erbeu6elter Sbeilz
nabme) !: Cont erfreute uns Shire 8e>
mnblin bdufig NIT einem 2ieb6en; i9
bore letber. baB lie beute beiier it'll
6ausberr: 8. berubisen Sic ii9 -.
besbalb iinst lie oo9l
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1908-06-16
Sha6e.

Sun9er Wianu Tim 8apiergei6dft) /:
Sd mohte etneu Yapierfra9en uno otto
WdnI6etten $50. 9emben BON Yapier
gibt's pobl nod INNER niht?
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1908-06-16
nnter Stnbenten.

gummel: Su, Siiffcll 6aIt Su Sir
Die Sanoetten i6on NAL nngeieben?
Siiffel: Ih, Die alten S1ahtelnl
Die femme ib nusmenbi9l
Summcl: Iustuenois femme ib Tie
aud i6on; i6 meme aber I'M
tpenbig?
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1908-06-16
Serftrcut.

Seiu6 (5um Yrofeiior, in beiien
neueu Somi5il, ais cine @lode lGuz
tet) guti6ulbige. lit pas Die Sterbez
9lode?
SD peiB es faftiid ni6t, i6 bin
bier nod ni6t 9eitprbenl
u " ,G
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1908-06-16
ttupuQfummeuc @elt.

Sausluirtb (fiir lid IS lit ne
Stag auf Der &elt. friiber ais Nies
tbcr bah ib mid immer iiber meinen
3ausiuirtb gedr9ert. uuo berte ais
Sauslpirtb mus ih mid iiber meme
Wtictbcr drgcrnl
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1908-06-16
E~butograpbicm


fonren nIr pom Srpsrtsn bcr9eitellt rperoen.
Gs gilt bel oeren SerlteQun9 griabruua
;i b0ben, palieuoe 8opf: uno @orperteums
gen ;u beodtsn, baS p%aiienoe eibts nuo
S6attenuerbaltniB 81 tsuneu unb baum
aud Die nOtbigeu, oft rebt foitipiel,aeu
gpparote III babsu, Iisies ales III Dor.
hanoeu, wewn Sbr Cure Photographic uom
mir MAIDEN laiiet.
u. $. Waefen3ic.
1878 Clap Str., Dubuque, %.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1908-06-16
SDppelfnnig

WfaSame: Sd boffe, Sic iinb foIss
lam!
Sienltmdo6en: Iqe meme friiberen
9errifaften lperoen Sbnen iasen. Dat
i6 9ebor6t babe!
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1908-06-16
@enisirens et,uas.

Baron: a3, Sic b%rinecn mir 81,
Gefnun8 iiber 80 Inrf. @ciiter.
Nun. be5abIen fanu ih nitt, ih mill
Sbnen ober lp~enigitens brei Warf 9teus
%iahrsgelo geben.
S6ubmader: Sic iinb an oiitia.
Serr Baron.
Baron: Sd bin Sbuen alio icBt 33
Wart ihulOig.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1908-06-16
Cine iorglthe 8atttn.

Serr: Sic baben ia runbe Saifenz
til6er. Serr Yrofeiior.
Yrofeiior: So, meme liebc Srau lit
u~n9ebaIten, DAB ih Die Sdi6entiider
burh meme pielen 9noten 10 ruiniere,
unb ba mill lie mir Die Sa6e Jest
etipa5 %eridfueren.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1908-06-16
Grfat.

8ait (beim Iittagseiien) 8ibt's
benin beute fem Seiiert, 8elner?
aeuner: Rein, aber bafiir sibt's ne
lnliGtsnoittarte!
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1908-06-16
~ " y.
0Dr 8ertht.

8idter: Sic iinb angefloet. iid
obne Irbeit umbereetrieben 81 baber.
@arum ar6eiteu Sic ni6t?
&a9abuno: Beil i6 Damn ginfomz
mcniteuer be5ableu miiBte.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1908-06-16

griter Serr (5u einem anberen, Ser
ieinen Suno ihldst) 8iiien Sic, BET
Sbnen modt' id aud fem SunD iein.
3peiter Serr: go, bel mem bctn?
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1908-06-16
~ A" ~
Shtper auSSurefnen.

Sic: @irit On mir aber audi etpie
trer bleibell. Ilfreo?
Or: gpi9? Sas fam i6 ni6t pers
ipre6en, Shas. @iuit Su Sid nid,t
nit Der Sdlfte besniigen?
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1908-06-16
0ut geantwprtet.

Critic Sreunoin (bosbaft) @on Sir
bab' i6 tpieber mai mas i6Due5
geb0rtl
2peite 6reuubin: Sd bon Dir md,
ni9t!
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1908-06-16

Sic ia9ten bod, mein Srdulein, Sic
bdtten Ippetit auf eiu gutterbrot urto
leet beltellcn sic Nuitern?
Sa - iebeu Sic - bis id bas
Sutterbrot befdme, bate i1 lGnaIt auf
Au'tern Ippetit; 10 beiteue it lie mir
licber gleifl
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1908-06-16
YaTenber Hame.

ginberufer Der cpnitituierenben
@eriammluns: IS banbelt ii6 Nun
barum, geieui9eu @erein Der Studaz
teure einen p~aIIeuoen Namen 81 geben;
t6 bite I'M @orihldge.
Gimme aus Ser 8erlanmlung:
Ser fibele @tpsperbano.
Williams news., 1908-02-29
Copper Queen Tax Case

The tax suit to recover back taxes from the Copper Queen has been filed in Cochise county. The amount involved is a little over $200, ,OOO The contest will be the most stubbornly fought in the legal annals of the territory, and should the mining company meet with de- feat the case will be carried to. the supreme court. Tax Attorney Gill more and Prickett & Bowman of Tombstone will represent the plaintiff and Herring, Sorin & FL linwood will will look after the in terests of the defendant mining company.
Williams news., 1908-02-29
Ban on Civil Maria 0es

A London dispatch says:-The following importa nj t decision affect ing American mixed marriages will be published next week by the. sacred congregation of the council at Rome in answer to ques- tiops from many American bishops: Recent decrees on marriage abolish all previous legislations and exceptions regulating the marriage of Catholics and non- Catholics everywhere except in Germany. After next Easter all such marriages will be invalid un- less celebrated before duly quail fled priest in the presence of two witnesses"
 Hitherto marriages between Catholics and non-Catholics in America were recognized as valid, although unlawfully contracted when celebrated before civil author ities or before ministers of another religion. According 10 the new decision a Catholic who marries a non: Catholic, unless in the pre- scribed form, is regarded as living in corcubinage. AS many thou sands of such marriages take place every year in the United States, the effects of the decision will be very sweeping.
Williams news., 1908-02-29
SOCIETIES.

GRAND CANYON LODGE Mo- fl, K. OF P. VI Meets every Thursday evening in l. O. O. F. hall. Visiting brethren cordially welcomed.
 F. G. Baum, c. c.
 J. E. Gilson, V. c.
 F. W. Smith. K. of R. and s.
Williams news., 1908-02-29
POPULATION IS IS5. coo

The following is taken from the annual report of the secretary of the interior, James R. Garfield:
 Conditions in Arizona are stead- fly improving There has been a gradual increase in population, which is now estimated at 1855 ,OCO. The financial condition is bette T than ever before. Taxable prop ertv has increased in the last three years from $65, 100000 to $77,OO0,- 900, and the rate of taxation has decreased. There is no difficulty in more than caring for the cur rent expenses of the territory and the retirement of it's bonded in- debtedness.
 The organization and use of the rangers have been most satisfac- tory in the enforcement of law and order.
 The annual school census, taken in May, gave 33.167 as the number of children of school age G to 21 years) in the territory. The total number of children enrolled in the schools was 25,37O. This appar- ently would indicate that nearly 5000 children fail to attend school; 1; but it is explained that most pu- pills finish school at about the age of IS; although they are enumera ted in the school census until they are 21. Practically all of the chil- dren who attend no school are oi Mexican parentage. To remedy the evil of non- attendance at school the late legislature enacted law which makes attendance compul- sorry under severe penalties fol parents and guardians. There were 293 school districts. employ ing 626 teachers; 1OS men and 51e women. The average monthly salary paid men teachers was $93 for women it was $71 OS.
 Not only is the mining wealth oi the territory developing very rapid ly. but the agriculture possibilities have been wonderfully increased by the development of irrigation projects and the experiments il dry farming.
Williams news., 1908-02-29
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
dry farming

The republican national conven
 tion which assemb bles in Chicago al noon Tuesday, June 16, will con ,sist of 9SO delega tes, 491 votes be ing necessary to nominate. The last convention was composed oi 994 delegates, but the national committee reduced the representa- tion of the territories and the dis trict ofColumbia from six delegates to two. Oklahoma comes in witt fourteen delegates. The territories may ask for representation of six delegates each, but it will rest witt the convention whether they are t, be seated or not. Under the terms of the call issued by the. national committee, it will be in order tt hold conventions after January : for the selection of delegates to tho national convention upon the giv ing of 30 days' notice. Practical politicians do not attach a grea, deal of importance to the declara tions which have been made. by state committees up to this time The representation. of the several states and territories in the na-
Williams news., 1908-02-29

WILLIAMS LODGE No. l5, I. O. o. F., w meets every Wednesday night at 7:S0 o'clock in I. O. O. F. hall. Visiting brethren cordially welcomed.
 Chas. Johnson, N. G.
 J. H. Ellis, V. G
 H. A. Hicks Sec'y. Joseph Johnston Treas. WILLIAMS REBEKAH LODGE No. 10, Meets every Friday night at 2: 3u in I. O. O. F. hall.
 Rose Hicks; N. G.
 May DeMatte, V. G.
 Hattie Adams, Secy.
Williams news., 1908-02-29
Only a Few Days More

A Washington dispatch to the Albuquerque Citizen says: Presi- dent Roosevelt several days ago, in a conversation with Governor Curry, Delegate Andrews, and Thomas D. Burns, said that New Mexico will be state in less than a year. Then the president added, And so will Arizona"