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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-02-08
San Benito Siftings

To THE HERALD.
Sau Benito, Feb. 8.-Col. Alba
Haywood made flying trip to
Brownsville and back Wednesday
in his auto.
! F. c. Van Ness visited Browns
vile Friday.
J. E. Andrus and wife of New
York are visiting A. L. Cole and
family. They came by boat from
New York to New Orleans and on
the way passed through terrific
storm which almost wrecked the
ship.
Senator McGovern of Minnea-
polls was in San Benito last week
looking over the land proposition.
A fine fence is being built around
the San Benito Hotel grounds.
San Benito people expect to see
the water running through town III
the main canal the last of the
week.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-02-08
Twentieth Century Club.

Mrs. G. T. Porter was hostess to
the Twentieth Century Card Club
Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Fred
Heustis of Olympia, Wash, and
Mrs. Up. Stephenson of Corsicana,
Texas, were guests of the club on
this occasion. The first prize, a
Japanese teapot, was won by Mrs.
Heustis. Mrs. Floyd Layton won
the second, a china cup and saucer
A delicious fruit course was served.
The club will meet with Mrs. a.
G. Futegnat next Wednesday.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-02-08

day report the plAce quite festive
on that day, in celebration of the
ffty-frst anniversary of the
PRONUNCIATION of the Mexican
Constitution of 1857. The leading
business houses suspended bust
ness and many places were adorn-
ed with flags. A parade of the
troops, followed by a series of foot
races and others sports, combined
with music by the military band,
on the Plaza de Hidalgo, served to
divert the crowd during the after
noon and evening.
S. <. Hallam, sales agent for the
Hallam Colonization company of
Brownsville, informs THE HERALD
that he has this week sold toactual
settlers SIS, $50 worth of land for
the La Donna Land Syndicate.
The purchasers are actual settlers
and truck growers, coming from
Nebraska, Kansas, Ohio. Indiana,
Missouri and Virginia. These peo-
pie are now on the ground prepar-
ing to cultivate their land. He also
says there are IS farmers en- route
to Brownsville, who will arrive to-
night, with view of making SIM
liar purchases at La Donna.
c. l.. Denny of La Gloria was
in town today and inscribed his
name on THE HERALD list, in
order to keep posted on doings at
the county seat and in this section
generally.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-02-08
Col. Fordyce and Party
Leave for Mercedes.

The party of ST. Louis capitalists
named in yesterdays HERALD as
being expected by Col. Fordyce
arrived as announced by special
train about 6 o'clock last evening,
and spent today seeing Matamoros
and Brownsville. Immediately af-
ter the conclusion of the meeting
of St. L., B. & NJ. directors this
afternoon, the train with Col. For
dyce and party left for Mercedes,
where they will spend tomorrow
and possibly the next day.
The party includes w. K. Bixby
and wife, Thomas H. West and
wife, Henry Haerstick and wife
and Robert Brookings, all the gen
tlemen named being prominent
members of the St. Louis Union
Trust company, which organiza-
ton furnished the wherewith to
build the Brownsville road. He.
Scott, director of the Merchants
Laclede National Bank of St.
Louis, and president of half a
dozen or more electric and water
companies, is also with the party.
All of them are interested in the
big land and canal enterprise at
Mercedes. Col. Fordyce will return
to Brownsville and will spend some
time longer at Point Isabel.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-02-08
Position Wanted

by an experienced rice and sugar
cane man. Understand irrigation
thoroughly. Also experienced sta
tionery engineer. Refer you to any
bank in Jackson county.
c. P. LAUGHTER,
12-2-tf. Ganado, Texas.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-02-08
LOCAL ITEMS


Furnished rooms for Home
lseekers.-Cor. Adams and 18th
st. 2-8-tf.
| For sALE-One tent, complete
with fly, 12x14. Apply to {. +.
Pierce. l-lo-I.
The sewer question is now being
agitated by citizens. Sewers must
follow the water-work system.
For sALE-1o3S acres, "a mile
river front, has canal already built,
$3.50. Apply to THE HERALD. tt.
The program for the entertain
ment to be given tonight at the
Goodrich building appears in this
evenings HERALD. See 1t.
There is a rumor that the old
post of Fort Brown will be regar-
risoned, by a company OF the 18th
Infantry, but it cannot be confirm
ed.
tits understood Brownsville IS
To have an up-to date restaurant,
which will be opened next week in
the bennett building on Wash
ington.
WANrEp-A line of Mexican
drawnwork for one OF the largest
Curio Stores III San Antonio.
Address, HENRY MoRITz.
11e Alamo Plaza. San Antonio,
Texas. zoi"A'
A busy place in Brownsville to-
day was the baggage room OF the
St. L., B. & M. station, which
was crowded with trunks of Home
seekers, over IS being unloaded
this morning.
Some of the newcomers IN our
lefty have consented to appear al
the entertainment tonight at the
Goodrich building. 1t is needless
to say all will be pleased to hear
their songs and recitations.
See change in E. H. Caldwell S
ad. Following his established
policy of being up-to-date, he has
lenlisted the services of gasoline
lengine salesman from the factory
and is buying engines in carload
lots.
For SALE-A choice Ia section
Iof Hidalgo Caral Co.'s Land, 1-2
mile from main canal. This IA
was selected over a year ago and IS
one of the best. See or write to M.
La. Knott, owner, or P. A. Bullock
Mgr, Hidalgo, Tex. 2-S-1Ot.
| Have you lands in Texas or
Mexico that you would sell? No
Tracts too large or too small for us
to handle. If you wish quick re-
Isults, write or call on Rio Grande
Valley Immigration Co., Browns
1 vile, Texas. Second floor Combe
Building. 2-8-lm.
4 At the regular ten o'clock high
! mass at the Catholic church to-
morrow the sermon will be deliver
j ed by Rev. Father James Quinn Of
Castroville, who has been visiting
the Oblate Fathers here the past
week. The quartet of male voices
which sang Bordese's Mass so
successfully last week, will render
special music at this service aud
also at evening service.
Some of the local real estate men
are considering the subject of OBJ
tanning the use of some of the
vacant officers quarters and other
buildings in the old post for the
purpose of supplying accommoda-
ton for homeseekers. THE HER
AID has been informed that the
war department authorities have
turned down such a proposition
some time ago, but there would be
no harm in trying again.
/ The roads in the national GENE
terry near Fort Brown are being
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-02-08

THE HERALD has received a
great quantity of blank deeds,
vender's lien notes. other legal
blanks and abstract covers.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-02-08

For the best commercial printing
Of all kinds go to THE HERALD
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-02-08
District Court.

The grand jury today returned
four indictments. Owing to the fact
that arrests have not been made,
the names of the parties indicted
and charges are withheld from
publication. 1T is believed the sher-
if will secure a.sleast three of the
men wanted before night.
The only other business in court
this morning was a divorce suit,
Mrs Emma J. Hardness suing for
divorce from her husband, Daniel
Hardness, which was granted.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-03-11
OFFICIAL MINUTES
Of the Proceedings of the Board
of Supervisors of Yuma
County, Arizona.

Office of Board of Supervisors,
Yuma county, Yuma, Arizona,
March 2, 1903.
Board met at 10 a. m. pursu-
ant to adjournment; all members,
district attorney and clerk pres
ent. Minutes of February u,
1908, were read and approved,
all members voting aye.
The chairman reports the APP
proval of bond Old. G.. Rose as
road overseer for road district
No. /. Sureties: John Syverson
and Thomas D. Molloy.
On motion the clerk is hereby
instructed to notify the county
treasurer to refund money on
school tax receipts ofPeter Aune
and Pablo Pine, for the reason
that they have paid school tax
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-03-11
ARIZONA LANDS MOST FERTILE

The annual report of the bureau of
statistics, United States department of
agriculture, issued December 20, 1907,
shows that Arizona produced of corn
300, COO bushels, valued at S270, 900; OF
wheat $50, 900 bushels, valued at $409,-
600; of oats 1I6,O 600 bushels, valued at
$4,000; and 26L000 tons of hay, val
ued ut So, 654 900, ar total valuation of
SIS, 1921 900, on $4,000 acres, which is
approximately $37 per acre.
No state or territory in the union can
show a production of such high average
value per acre from the five crops en-
umerated as Arizona, and the beauty
of it all is that such production can be
maintained and increased for years and
years.
A careful estimate of other crops and
fruits of Arizona would indicate an
acreage of 1900 acres. Oranges will
reach a valuation of $4,000. Melons
fruits and gardens make up the bal
ance and easily reach valuation of
So, 800, 600, making a grand total of So,
752, 900 worth of farm products grown
on l60,00O-acres of land, making APP
proximately s55 per acre.
Nearly nine millions from the soil
when a few holes in the ground turned
out more than seven. times as much
seems rather insignificant and yet from
the holes in the ground yielding the
nine millions the same amount and
more can be taken for generations,
while the other holes give up their dol
lars and are no more.
Within the next three years 200, 900
acres will be added tn the farms of the
territory by the completion of the Salt
river valley and the Yuma irrigation
projects, and in the space of ten years
it is quite likely that the total of farm
lands will reach 100000 acres. With a
climate especially adapted to the grow
ing of fruits, vegetables and alfalfa the
returns per acre should be 500, and
the value of the mineral products in
1907 will be surpassed by the value OF
the products from the farm.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-03-11
SALT YOUR STOCK.

The requirementthat all cattle,
horses and sheep grazing under
permit on the national forests be
given salt at frequent intervals
is a regulation which has been
found to go long way in pro
tectin the range and conserving
the forage crop.
Experience has shown that the
want of salt makes stock restless.
If cattle and horses are not sup
piled as they need it, they roam
and wander, haunting old sailing
grounds used in previous sea;
sons, trampling the forage plants
eating them, paving the ground,
and in other ways injuring the
range. But if their cravings are
supplied they scatter peacefully
over the pasture GROUNDS ana
feed at their leisure.
Old hunters in the days of the
pioneers knew that deer and
buffalo travelled long distances
to lick salt in saline springs.
The Blue Licks on Licking river
in Kentucky, and similar min
eral spring on Elk river, in
West Virginia, were famous for
the herds of deer, buffalo and
elk which frequentedthem. The
adjacent ground was so deeply
tramped that the marks were to
be seen many years after the
places ceased to be visited by
those animals.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-03-11

twice for the year 1907; treasur-
er must return school tax re-
ceipts to the Office of the board
of supervisors as redeemed war
rants, refund to be made out of
the general school fund.
On motion the following ac-
count is hereby audited, allowed
and warrant ordered drawn;
j. M. Polhamus, stamps, ETC.,
S5.45.
Whereas, a petition signed by
ten or more persons, residing and
paying road taxes in Yuma coun-
| ty, having been presented to the
board Of supervisors praying for
one road to be laid out in road
district No. 2 and designating
the location of said road as fol
lows:
Commencing at the township
line at the northeast corner OF
section 1, township9, south range
"A west, running thence due
west on the section line on the
north line of sections 1, 2 and 3
in said township to the northeast
corner of section 4 in said town
ship, thence running on the sec
ton line between sections 3 and
4 in said township to the south
east corner of said section 4, in
the county of Yuma and terri
tory of Arizona.
Now, therefore, it is resolved,
that Tuesday, March 25th, 1898,
at the hour of 10 o'clock a. M,
be and the same is hereby fixed
as the time when the board of
supervisors will act upon the
subject of the petition and it is
ordered that notice be given by
posting notices for twenty days
in three of the most public pla
ces in said road sdistrict No. 2,
describing proposed locations Of
said proposed roads and stating
the time when the board will act
upon the subject Of the petition,
and the sheriff is hereby directed
to give such notice and make
due return on or before the 25th
day of March, 1908.
On motion board adjourned to
meet at 10 a. m. March 4, 1908.
II. 81. Donkersley,
Chairman.
j. M. POlhamus,
Clerk.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-03-11
In the Probate Court
OF THE COUNTY OF YUMA.
TERRITORY OF ARIZONA.

OF THE COUNTY OF YUMA.
TERRITORY OF ARIZONA.
In the matter of the Estate
of Eulalia Casares, deceased,
and Jesus CasareS, deceased.
Notice of Hearing of Final Ac-
count and Report and Petition
for Distribution.
Notice is hereby given that
the final account of Henry Levy,
the administrator of the estate
of Eulalia Casares, deceased, and
Jesus Casares, deceased, has
been rendered to said court for
settlement, and that a petition
for final distribution of the es-
tate has been filed with said &C
count; and that Saturday, the
Dist day of March, A. D. 1908, at
10 O'Clock a. M, has been duly
appointed by said court for the
settlement of said account and
hearing said petition, at which
time any person interested in
said estate may appear and file
his exceptions, in writing, to
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-03-11

1OIdl. Ia
The apportionment of delegates
among the several precincts of each
county shall be Appropriated as nearly
as may be in accordance with the
above ratio, and upon the publication
of call by the republican county COM
mitteeS fxins the time and place of
holding said primaries, as hereinbefore
provided, and fixing the apportionment
of delegates among the several pre-
.cincts of the several counties, together
with the time aud place of holding the
county conventions, in case county
conventions are ordered, no further
notice or call shall be necessary. Pro-
vided, however, that if an election
board, appointed in any precinct in ac-
cordance herewith, or any member
place and hour designated for the
opening of such primaries, the vacancy
or vacancies so Occasioned may be filed
by the republican voters then and
there present.
Credentials as delegates to such ter
ritOrial convention shall he signed
either by the election board appointed
as herein provided, in case delegates
are chosen by direct primary, or by the
chairman and secretary of the county
convention, in case convention be
ordered by the county committee. And
where delegates are chosen by direct
primaries any contest shall be decided
by the territorial convention with re-
spect to the precinct or county from
which such ccutesting delegations may
come, without regard to the remainder
of the county in which contest may
exist.
iiy order of the territorial republican
executive committee.
H. b. TENNEY,
O. A. MAUK, Chairman.
Secretary.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-03-11
CONGRESS APPROPRIATES
$252, 900 FOR THE ARl-
IONA INDIANS.

For the support and education
of 700 Indians and the general re-
pairs to buildings, the appropria-
ton bill, which has just passed
the House Of Representatives,
carries total of 1927, 400 for
the Phoenix Indian, School along
with various other amounts for
the government wards in Ari-
iona.
Of the total of S127. 400, the
sum for the support and ednca-
ton of the Indians is S119, 400,
and the remaining $4,000 is for
repairs to the buildings at the
Phoenix school,.
The total apportioned for all
the Indians of Arizona is 1922,
900. The bill shows that the
total apportioned New Mexico
Indians is $144, 900. In addition
to these two sums, $30,000i is set
aride for the civilization of Ari-
IONA and New Mexico Indians.
The house bill shows the fol
lowing items:
For pay of agent at San Carlos
agency, 81 900.
For the support and civiiiza-
ton of the Apache and other In
dams in Arizena and New Mex
leo who have been or may be
collected on reservations in Ari-
IONA and New Mexico, $4,000;
provided that the unexpended
balance for the fiscal year 1908 is
apportioned and made available
for 1909.
For the support and civiliza-
ton of the Indians Of Pima
agency, $40, 900.
For support and education of
200 pupils at Fort Mohave, and
pay Of the superintendent of
said school, 30, 900; repairs and
and improvements, $4,000; re-
pairs to steam boilers, 81, 600; IN
all, $4,000.
Phoenix School-Support and
education of 700 Indian pupils,
S119, 400; general repairs, IS, 600;
in all, 1927, 400.
Truxton Canyon School-Sup-
port and education of 100 a Trux-
ton Canyon and pay of superin-
tendent, S18, 200; general repairs,
81, 900; in all, 1920
Incidental expenses, including
travelling expenses of agents,
81, 500.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-03-11
CALL FOR CONVENTION.

In accordance with the call of the
republican national committee, terri
torial republican delegate convention
is hereby called to meet at Tucson,
Arizona. on Saturday, April Is, 1908,
at l. O'Clock, noon, for the purpose of
selecting two delegates and two alter
mates to the republican national con-
vention which is to meet in Chicago,
Illinois, on June 10th, 1903, for the Sc.
lection of member of the republican
national committee, and for the trans
action of such other business as may
properly come before The convention.
All republicans of the territory. ire
spective of former political affiliations,
who can unite with us for free and eff
cient republican self-government are
invited to join with US in selecting and
sending delegates to said convention.
Delegates to said territorial conven-
tiou shall be chosen in the several
counties, either by direct primary cleo
6iOl w ny OOiSBobSS OiCCUOO hO ''OSh
primary election to county conventions
to I've held for that purpose, at the op-
tion of the various county central COM
mittees. In either case said primaries
shall be held on the fourth day of April,
1908, for three cor more hours, at such
time between the hours of 8 q. IA. and
5 p. m, as may be specified in the call
of the republican county central COM
mittee, and at such place in each pre-
einct entitled to representation, as may
be fixed by said county committee in
the respective counties. Said prima-
ries shall be managed and controlled
by election boards to be selected by
the republican county central commit
tee.
The number of delegates by counties
which each county is entitled to send
TO said territorial convention, based
upon. one delegate for each 80 votes or
fraction of %, or more thereof, cast for
Hon. w. f. Cooper in 1906, is as fol-
lows:
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-03-11
Contest Notice
Department of the Interior,
United States Land Office,


1DOenlA, ArlZ., ihdGCn ~, lJOC.
A sufficient ground for hearing having been
filed in this office, as authorized by General
Land Office letter p" ofMay 81, 1907, in which
the u. &, contestant, against Homestead
entry No 40l2. made Oct. ID, 1901, and COM
muted to Cash entry No. 1874 (TucsOn serieSl,
on April IL, 1903, for the SW4 Section 30.
Township 10 s., Range "a W., by William
Wolff, conteStee, in which it is alleged that at
time of personal examination by special
agent said tract was found to be land subject
to overflow from Colorado river. covered with
mesquite, ScTewbean, wild hemp and arrow
weed. No existing improvements and no cul-
tivation. Winter of 1902 entryman built pole
shack, cost about $780, probably afteTward
destroyed by overflow or winds. Claimant,
married. slept night or two on land now and
then, family did not live on land but may
have gone there once or twice for few days
Entryman sold land soon after prCOf and
went 10 Indian Ty. Present owner c. f. Var
wood. S; id parties are hereby notified 10 APP
pear, respond, and offer evidence touching
said allegation at 10 O'Clock It. IN, on April H..
1908. before Clerk of District Court, at Yuma.
Ariz., and that final hearing will be held at
10 O'Clock Il. IN. on April %, 1903, before the
Register and Receiver at the United States
Land Office in PhOeriX, AriZ.
LYMAN W. WAKEFIELD, Register
First publication March ll-5t
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-03-11
Contest Notice.
Department of the Interior.
United States Land Oifice.
1chnnniv ~ .,Onu NTorol, I n

EhOenlX, ArlZ0nE, March 10, IJCS
a sufficient ground for hearing having been
filed in this office, as authorized by General
Land Office letter p" of May 81, 1907, in which
the u. s. is contestant, against Homestead
entry No. 1913, made Oct. 10, 1901, commuted
to Cash entry No. 1873 tTucson SereS) on
pril IL, 1909, for the ExNW4, Lots and
Section 81 Township 10 s.. Range q W., by
William A. Quinn, COntestee, in which it is
alleged that at time of personal examination
by special agent, said tract was found to be
land subject to overflow from the Colo, River,
and covered with mesquite, screwbean, az
row weed and hemp; no existing improve
ments and no cultivation. Entryman prOb-
ably built small pole shack, in winter Of 1902,
valued at about S25.QQ, but no trace of it re-
mains. Entryman, married, did not estab-
liSh bona 1ide residence on land, may have
slept there night or two now and then. Fam
lily did not live on land, but may have gone
there once or twice for few days. Entryman
sold land soon after proof to c. Il. Yarwood
and has gone to Indian Ty. Said parties
are hereby notified to appear, respond,
and offer evidence touching said allegation
at 10 O'Clock a, III. on April H. 1908, before
Clerk of District Court at Yuma, ArIZ., and
that final hearing will be held at 10 o'clock
a. m. on May "a, 1908, before the Register and
Receiver AT the United States Land Office in
Phoenix, AriZ.
LYMAN w. WAKEFIELD, Register,
First publica ton March list
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-03-11

There are some good reasons
why railroad bonds should be in
cluded in the Aldrich bill and
some excellent reasons why they
should not. Altogether we rath-
er believe that the latter pre-
dominate and that Congress will
see it in that light.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-03-11
SAN DIEGO s. YUMA RAILROAD
WILL CROSS NEW RIVER
SOUTH OF IMPERIAL.
q. A. MAUK,
Secretary

The San Diego Sun says: En-
gineer S. N. Witt and twenty,
one assistants began yesterday
the surveying of trial lines for
the San Diego railroad eastward
from Dos Cabezas Springs
through Imperial Valley to
Yuma. The first line will keep
on the American side, and the
San Diego Tribune says the rail
road will cross New river be.
tween Imperial and Calexico.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-03-11
TERRITORIAL EXAr1INER'S RE
PORT ON COUNTIES FINAN-
CIAL CONDITIONS.

w. G.. Foster, territorial public ex-
aminer. has filed his annual epOrt with
Governor Kibbey as required by law.
The report includes d compare i've
statement of the receipts and disburse-
ments of the several counties of Ari-
IONA for the fiscal year ending Dee. 81
1907, together with comparative state
ment of the condition of the duplicate
assessment rolls of each county for the
year 1907.
The report shows that the several
counties of Arizona are in better iinan-
cial condition at this time than they
were year ago. The balance cash on
hand in all county treasures, Dec. 81,
1906, was 81, 1868, 500 IS. The amount
of cash on hand Dec. 81, 1907. was 81,
$50, 030 Al.
The delinquent tax list of the several
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-03-11

Whatever the Judiciary Com
mittee of the House may do
about it, the American people
will accept the verdict of the
President regarding Judge Will
fey who has carmen the enmity
of certain lawyers by cleaning
out the scandalous evils which
have formerly existed in the
American colony at Shanghai.