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Tombstone epitaph., 1908-12-06

iloment Of final account and distri button.
 Estate of Edgar R Doud hearing petition for probate of foreign will.
 Estate of George S Mulkey; decree assigning whole c.tsto to wid eud niinoi Childron.
 Estate of Robert Ccg!e; decree Of settlement of final account; order au. thorizing erection of monument.
 Estate of Mary Augus's and Oliver Nendall Noble, minors; Hottie Noble appointed guardian.
 Estate of Mary E Rouzer; filing final account of administrators and petition for uistTihution
 Estate of Thomas Deyine. order oi notice to creditors.
 Estate of Joseph Busenbark filing of final account of administrator and petition for distribution.
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IN THE COU RT s

The business of the district court was resumed this morning after an sd- journment over Sunday. The fret case taken up was that of the terri, tory ys Jose Reyes, who was charged with making sn assault on 6 little girl in Bisbee. Thefollowing jury was selected to try the case: W H Marrs, M Donshue, W P Cunning ham. E P Ryder, J k Lspslev, H c Kendall, Alfred Bonds, c L Maxwell, CF Fan. ming. W W Welcome, J Poland and James Walker, who, after being out but short time. brought in verdict of guilty As charged in the indictment. Judgment of the court to bs pro nouneed in the morning.
 The case of the territory vs Harry Lawrence, indicted of the crime of burglary alleged to have been com mitted in Naco when a caboose of the E P & w was rified of number of articles of wearing apparel belonging to the railroad crew, came up this afternoon, Lawrence being found guilty of burglary in the second degree.
 The case against John lobe charged with stealing a COW belonging to Mrs Cowsn of Bisbee, was set for trial to- morrow.
 In the case of the territory vs D ? Roberts. charged with grand larceny, plea of not guilty was entered and the case set for trial on Dec Is.
 In the contempt proceedings against IT QuillaD, alleged to have been committed in the violation of an in junction issued sgsin.t him in favor of the Arizons Gold Mines Co at Bowie, the court after listening 10 the facts in the case, gave judgment to the defendant with costs.
 In the case of the Territory vs c A Overlook. who was indicted on 6 charge of criminal libel in connection with the publication of an article in the Cochise County Press, rejecting or the character of Asst District Attorney Ross. in relation to mining stock deal in Douglas, the case was dismissed on demurrer, ou the ground that the indictment was not signed by tNe regular foreman of the grand jury. The case was referred to the next grand jury The same disposition will probably be made in the case of Editor White, who was jointly indict. ed with Overlook.
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OLD CoCHIsE LEADS
In 0ivorces as tn Weath--We Can Pul Of More of Them Than Any
 Other County on Earth.

While the United States ceasns bu- reau has just completed its statistics and the ratio is one divorce to every i2 marriages, those figures will hardly apply to Cochise county. For the past few years the marriages have num- tered abolt 36b to 370 per year or ahout one per day, while the divorce actions in the district cour. will aver age close to half that number, there being on an average for the past three years in this county about two mar riages to one divorce. The past month shows this same average. There were 3t marriage licenses issued, while there filed in the district court l7 actions Tor divorce.
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MRS. WARDWElLD DEAD
Famous Tomb stone leper Case Re- called ny Death of Unfortun-
 ate Wcmap,

A Los Angeles dispatch of yester- day says The Grim Reaper stepped in merciiu ly today and claimed for his own Mrs D k Wsrdweli, wife Of tie late General Wsrdwell, Mrs. Wardwell was former resident | Tombstone, Aiizona.
 Suffering fro n the dread disease oi lrpfosy. Mrs Ward well attracted uEi- Nrfsal attention. Her aged hu-bs nd who was prominent army officer, passed away shorttime ago m Tomb some, where he had gpne with his wife. It was suppos d that he died ot broken heart
 Mrs Wardwell was later sent to Cal IfoTnia by the Arizona authorities, Her case attracted uniyer-al sympathy tut the California authorities were powerless to act.
 An effort was made to have tn, woman cent to the leper colony in the Hawaiian group, but this failed anc he was placed in a detention house il Los Angeles.
 ! Everything possible was done t' save her life but she sank gradual. 10 the erd
 Another leper, Trinidad Ortego, [ , Mexican aged B, who came here or { November 20 from Mexico, also diet today in tine county hospital at Lo | Angeles. There is still another cas- oi leprosy there, A Mexican name, Mora, wto came here lately iron Mexico, has severe case If the dis ! ease.
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Arizona Burros for
 Montana Sheepmen

The Tucson Transfer company re- ceived an order today to furnish a carload of burros for sheep men on she ranches oi Montana. This is a new experiment in the sheep business, which the ranchers have instituted in an attempt to keep the sheep corrsl- ed, their purpose being to use the burros as leaders of the herds. Not only that, but they are also to be used as protection to the sheep against wild animals, which appear to be . great menace to the ranchers. Besides these uses, the packing of burdens over the mountains will still fall to the lot of these nightingales of the Star.
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TEXAS CONGRESSMAN
Was We'll Known in Tombstone and Was the Father of Former
 Recorder Frank Marc

Representative Silss Hare, of Texas, whose death Is mentioned in the dis patch below, was the father Of Gen eral Luther Hare, stationed for sev- eral months at Fort Huachuca, and of Frank Hare, for eight years county recorder of Cochise county, being sue ceeded by the present incum bent, Chas McDona d. Frank Hare was siso collector cf customs at Nacs for while The father of the two boys has several times visited Tombstone, and has many acquintsBces in the territory. Frank Hare is at present at sherman, Texas.
 Washington, Nov. 26-Former Representative Silas Hare, of Texas, a war veteran, distinguished c)nfeder- ate soldier, judge and lawyer, di,d in his home here yesterday. sged sl.
 He served in the fiftieth and fifty first congresses
 In 1862 he was appointed chief jus tice of New Mexico, which Hotlice | h. soon afterwsrd resigned to accept A c mmission as captain in the conied. crate army.
 Alter the war he settled at Sher- man, Texas, ard was elected distric, judge, He was Democratic elsctor for Texas in 1884.
 Since his retirement from congre-: he has prscticsd law in Washington He Is survived by widow and foul children, one of them, Major Luther K Hare, | : army, retired, is the man ! who AS brigadier general of volun- teers, in the Philippines, headed the party that rescued Lieut.. Gilmore This son now lives at Uvalde, Texa- aud is attached to the national guar l as an inspecting officer. Funeral ser. vices will be held in Washington, but interment will be in sherman, Texas
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TERRITORIAL ITEMS OF IN-
 TEReST CONDENSED.

X r Csuiman has bought the ' H Haley Cattle cumpanys ranch and ranges in the vicinity of Pine Springs, north of SelIgman, It is understood that the price will come very near to S50,OOO for the outfit.
 The attorneys representing G T Morris, the indicted official of Ya- vapai county, have withdrawn th' plea oi not guilty in the district court and filed in its stead 9 general demur- Ter to the indictment
 pr c l. Caven, ex-msyor cf Rishee. and head of the Calumet X Arizona hospital in that city, has announced that after the fir-t of the year he vii close up his business in Bisbee and remove to Los Angeles, where he will make his future home.
 An event of importance in the life Of Williams was the consolidat IOu week of the merchandise firms o Rabbit Brothers company and the Poison Brothers Mercantile company Tie consolidated firm will be knowr as the Bsbbitt-Polson company, deal CTS in general merchandise on larg' scale,
 The Cash mine in the Prescott dis. trict has been taken over oy new peo pie and will resume operations aft . heinz idle for two and one-hali years
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From Thursdays Daily.

A carload Of potatoes was received At Wolcotts today. That Tombstone is quite consumer of tubors may he judged f.om the fact that this is the sec I'd car Of potatoes received at Wolcutt's wI;hin little over three weeks.
 Ca.hierT. R Brandt, of the First National, will leave tomorrow for Bis bee to attend the anuual convention oi the Arizona Bankers Association. A large attendance is expected from all parts of the terr.tory.
 There are three petitions out for road overseer oi the Tombstone dis trict The applicants are Jas Walker, Jas Lamb and Vim Buchanan. The appointment will not be made until after January first.
 sam c leman was in the city today to make final proof and homestead entry before Commissioner A l. Grow on his land Tn the sulphur Springs valley.
 Tombstone merchants have prepar- cd for the Christmas season and it will not be necessary to send out oi town for your presents. Buy at home.
 NIT. John J. Holland, manager Of the Georgia Minstrels, Is in Tomb- stone arranging for his company's app pearance here on the 18th inst ss is also the business manager oi the Bell Boy company, which comes to The schieffelin on the 10th inst.
 G. Washington McFarlin's feet now promise to become famous. McFariin innocently told ie~ days ago about wearing out his shoes on a long walk from Yuma to Phoenix. As he walked over the hills and lodges in his bare feet they became filled with nuggets oI gold. Almost every newspaper in the west is now telling, has told or sill tell shortly of the vond erful richness of the Arizona mountains.
 Word has been received here of the death of Robert Crouch at Guadsla. jara, Mexico, on Sept. 10th last. The deceased will be recalled by many old timers a. Sandy Bob" being one of the early frontiersmen of Arizona, who was identified with Tombstone during its palmy days and helped make his tory in one of the best knoHn mining camps in America. Sandy Bob was owner of the Tombstone stage line which piled tetween this city and , Benson, when the :. P. was the only railroad in the territory. He was a generous, wholesouleG westerner and at the time of his death was nearly 80 years oi age.
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The attention of the district court was taken up today in the continua- ton of the trial of James Neal, chsrg. ed with the murder of George Mulkey, which trial was started yesterday. The case is progressing much faster than wac anticipated. The prosecution after putting six witnesses on the stand concluded its case, and this morning the defendant was put on the stand. His version of the case showed that he believed himself to be in danger at the time he fired and that he did 60 in self defense. There is no doubt from the testimony intro- duced by the defense that they hope to secure a verdict on those grounds
 That ill-feeiing prevailed between the two men prior to the shooting was was shown by the testimony of num- Der of witnesses. The defense this morning examined seventeen witness
 e. It is expected that the prosscu-
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Radical Reforms
 Needed in Arizona

Radical reforms are needed in Arizona in the manner of selecting candidates for office, registering voters for election and the preparation of tie ballot. Pure ballot enthusi- asts are now advocating the direct primary, educational qualifications and an alpha betical ballot, They point out that this will place the selec- tion of public officials in the hands of the intelligent mas sos
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Doings In the Various Courts of Record of cochise County
 Arizona
DISTRICT COURT.

Suit 544l, judgment; the Vermont X Arizona Copper, Dr, to the Citizens Savings X Trust Go, CT; judgment 0,OOO, interest $4,3s0, attorneys fees; foreclosure of lien.
 Suit 55O6 filed; Addie Danielson ys Dan Danielson; action for injunction and accounting.
 Suit - filed; J Cook vs John s Merrill, Vim G Goodman, l. c Peter. son, N Curtis, P A Lofgreen and John s Merrill Jr. Action for debt in the sum of s55O and costs,
 Suit 5496 filed; H Lesinsky Co Inc vs tine Douglas Dry Goods Co; action for debt in the sum of $9s3. IT, s535 94 and $1394 .04, interest and costs; at tschment issued and levy made upon goods, wares and mdse of defendant in building on Ave G, in city of Doug. las.
 Suit 5507 filed; Guillermo Lucero vs Keith Preston; suit for dett in sum of $32O.
 Suit 53l9, judgment; Anna L Bain, Dr, and c Bsin, Or; decree of di- vorce.
 Suit 5424, judgment; Annie O Brien. Dr. and Pat O'Brien. Or; decree of di- yorce.
 Suit 54l2, judgment; Elsie Whitley Dr. and John sugich, Or; foreclosure of mortgage on property in Tomb. stone.
 PROBATE COURT.
 Estate of o L Dsvis; decree of set-
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Arizona Oranges
 Bring Big Price

The first carload of navel oranges shipped out of the valley this fall sold in New York city at the rate of S6 per hoX for the whole boxes and st about Si D for the half boxes. Superin- tendent Mumper of the association packing house yesterday received a telegram to that effect from the com mission firm in New York which handled the lot. The oranges arrived m exec lent condition and were the cream of the fruit on the m rket The oranges were shipped 10 sel! on the thanksgiving demsnd.-Phoenix Gazette.
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R c and E $ Miller. capitalists of Liverpool, Ohio. are investigating conditions in Tucson with view of putting sl0O,0O0 in big department store.
 The clergymen of the city of Tucson who have been instrumental in creat- ing a discussion as to the adyisability of engaging Rev A c Dixon, the not ed Chicago evangelist, preacher and successor tG Dwight L Moody, to ;n- sugurste a religious revival, have about completed arrangements for s religious awakening such as the Old Pueblo has never before witnessed.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-12-06

ton will put one or two more witness es on the stand in Iebuttsl, and that the case will go to the jury this eve ming.
 This afternoon the Neal case was postpored until after 1 o'clock await Ing witness Meanwhile, the case against Ruby Adams, charged with as. sault with A deadly weapon upon one w smith, was cal ed and the follow. ing jury empanelled:
 : C Luzon, Ed McGinnis, Mart Walsh, K Hatley, E P Ryder, Jas Walker, J W Moumonier, Oscar Capps, Henry Aston, J s Jones. FE Homer. Thos Tasie.
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Complete Work
 on the New Road

The final link on the new line from pleted. It is expected to have the line in operation by December l5. At the present time construction trains run between Nogales and Del Rio but the passenger trains will not be put in operation until the line is officially accepted by the Mexican government
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Give Credit Where
 Credit is Justly Due

If Arizona gets into the union at this session of con gress, Delegate Mark Smith will he the man to get Us in. Republicans can shout tLcm- selves hoarse and cloud the issue all.they please, but the people of this territory will not be fooled and will sec eventually that the credit zoe where it belongs .--P hOenix DeraoCrat.
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ATCOURT HOUSE DOOR
Prompt Action of Officer Mcdonald Averts Meeting That Might Have
 Enden in Another Trajedy

Had 1t not been for the prompt &C., ton of Deputy Sheriff Porter Mo- Donald this morning, there would have been another chapter added to the tragedy of the killing of George Mulkey by James Neal.
 The jury last evening in the case against Neal brought in verdict of ot guilty and he was discharged from custody.
 This morning, few moments be. fore nine o'clock, Mrs Mulkey met Deputy sheriff Mcdonald in front of the courthouse and asked him if it xas possible for her to get the gun of her husband that had been used as evidence in the case Mcdonald told her that he thought so, and accompa. nied her to the clerks office, where the clerk delivered the weapon to her, offering to wrap it up in some arti- cles of clothing which also had been produced as evidence in the trial. This the woman refused. and taking the gun with her, she went down the stairs examining the gun
 She then started toward town, going up Third street, when she saw Neal coming down T. ughnut street toward the court house. She immediately started toward Neal and as she reached point in front of the court house, Mcdonald noticed that she was in an excited state of mind, and as she had the gun cooked in her hand, walked .u her and after some trouble sue ceeded in wrestling the weapon from her hand.
 After she had been disarmed the woman was taken to the hotel and given to the care of her friends.
 It is the opinion of eyewitnes.es that. but for the opportune interfer- ence of Mcdonald another tragedy might have been enacted. The woman was no doubt wrought into frenzied state of mind st the trial of her hus- bands slayer, and at the time not re. sponsible for her actions. It is said further that when Neal passed her in the hall of the court house this morn- ing he spoke to her, which tended to excite her to a higher degree than might otherwise have been the case
 The most pathetic feature of the case Is. perhsps, that Mrs. Mulkey is the mother of five children dependant on her care, and in this country where the means of obtaining a livelihood are not cast in the easiest lines, let us hope that friends will not be wanting to grant both that charity and assist ance which is conceded to be the greatest of Christian virtues. 'i
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The SaIton Sea
 Slowly Receding

Df. McDougal and Professor Sykes of the botanical library near Tucson have returned from a weeks sojourn on the shores of the Salton sea, accom- panied by Dr. Tolrnsn. director of mires at the Territorial University They report the sea 10 have fallen of eleven feet az the result of evaporation during the past two years.
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Prosperity Wave
 Now on in Arizona

Every Arizona county is now busy singing about its prosperity and predicting great things for the near future. In every line of industry there appears to be a feeling of con- fdence and hope for great things. Mines are resumirg, more land is being cleared off and the cattle industry is properous
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-12-06

Viola Sharp the little two-yesr old daughter of Albert Sharp, who resides on the Hahn ranch. eight miles north of Five Points, Msricops county, was drowned Monday morning. The body of the child was found by men em- ployed along the canal, floating in the swift current some distance from the house, where it had caught by the to the roots of a tree.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-12-06

The attention of the district court was taken up this morning in the trial Of Arturo Silva, indicted for burglary alleged to have been committed at Douglas. The jury was out but short time and returned verdict of guilty oi burglary in the second degree He will be sentenced in the morning.
 An order was entered in the case oi the territory vs Miller and Doetz, dis charging them from custody, after the jury had returned verdict of not guilty. A similar order was entered in the Neal case.
 In the case of the territory vs " P White, indicted for criminal libel, au order wss enterei disnis.inc the pres ent indictment on the same grounds ss that of the Overlook indictment. The matter vas referred to the next grand jury.
 The following trial jurors were ex- cused for the rm:-ScCtt Whaley, J c Phoebe, Tom Taafe, E A Dugau, Tom Lowden, Henry Aston, Leon Sconce, E E Homer, II B Kimberline and G R Musgrave.
 This afternoon the attention of the court was taken up in the trial ui civil business.
 Tomorrow morning the ease of the territory vs Geo Leece, charged with making an assault with deadly weapon on the person oi John Kemode will be called.
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CIRCUS IN TROUBLE
Norris & Rowe
 Adjudged Bankrupt

A San Francisco dispatch says that
 The creditors of Norris S Rowe, he well known circus men, have filed q petition in the United States court here asking that the fiTmhe djudsod | ankrupt. The circus will be remem. tered as having appeared in Tomb stone during the early part oi last October.
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Francis J. Heney
 Coming to Arizona

A San Francisco. dispatch says: Francis Heney left the hospital to- day for Kentield, Marin county, to remain until his health is better. He aill go to Tucson, Arizona, fc, the holidays and expects to be back a. work early in the new year.
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The case oi the Territory ,s James Neal occupied the attention ot-,he court until the noon recess. The in- structions of the court and argument by counsel occupying the entire fore. noon. The case WAS submitted to the jury at o'clock, and at time of going to Press no verdict had been returned.
 The jury in the Ruby Adams case was ont but few hours and brought IF verdict of no; guilty.
 The case of the Territory vs Miller and Dietz, charged with burglary, Is being tried this afternoon and will be concluded this evening. The follow ing Is the jury i'opsnelled to try the case: JIG Phoebe. Henry Aston, D F Homer; Henry Eckerman, II F. Peo- ples, M J Donoghue, Scott Whaley, fhos Louden, H c Kendall, Geo r Fryslnger, Oscar Iepp. F Ryder.
 The case of Peter Cook, who was indicted by the grand jury on a charge of aggravated assault was called but the defendant failed to an- swer to his name. His bondsmen were called and 1t is now up t1 them to produce Cook or fcrie,t the sum Of s25O to the territory.
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l his morning sentence was pro- nouncsd on two prisoners who had been previously convicted by trial juries.
 Harry Lawrence convicted of bur- glary in the second degree st Naco when a csboose was rified, was sen tenced to two years in the territorial penitentiary.
 Jose Reyes convicted of aggravated assault on young Mexican girl in Bis bee received term of five years,
 The case of the Territory vs John lobe charged with grand larceny was continued to Dec. 18th.
 The larger portion of the time of the court was taken up in securing jury to try the case of James B. Neal who Is charged with the murder of George S. Mulkey on June l2th last near Dragoon Station, the particulars of which appeared in these columns at the time. Forty.eight members Of the psrel were examined before the box was filled with 29 jurors who had been passed by both sides, and from whom the twelve will be selected to try the case. The territory is entitled to challenges and the defense 10 After the Doon hour the following jurors were selected:
 Vim Roberts John Critchley K Lapsley w Welcome C L Maxwell W ii Meyers John Aylsrd Alfred Bond
 F. A 0ugsu E H Goodsell J Bell T H Jones
 The trial Of the case will in all pro. pability take several days as there are nearly forty witnesses to be examined
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OUR CITY FINANCES
City Clerk Cavanagh's Report Shows That Tombstone Has a Cash
 Balance of S548O.O5

Tombstone, Ariz., Nov. 13, 1908. Report of W ai Cavanagh, City Clerk:
 To the Honorable Mayor and Com mon Council:
 Gentlemen-I beg herewith to sub init the following as my report for the year ending November l3, I9gS: Nov. l, l907-Balance cash
 on hand -.......... $i49l 42
 RECEIPTS. Licenses. .-.-....-.... 3lS6 To Real estate and personal
 property taxes ... ..... 326I 70 Dog taxes .......-... 26 UO Rents. s..... -... $50 % Deeds ds....... ... IlO OO Account street work 2 %
 Total .... .... S5356 45
 Grand total. SIl, ,427 S7
 DISBURSEMENTS Water expense e..... s65 co Gas. .. S6 5 Street work allowances. " 52O I5 Merchandise and incideat.
 d!s s-..- S3 4u Repairs on city hall and fire
 plug boxes. es......... 2l AS Stationery .... 3 % Assessment roll, and extra Work -.-...-.-.-. % 70 Territorial interest city debt..... ....... $50 62 Election exposes .... 54 3 Salary warrants .. 364O % Printing and publishing 356 % Injunction case expenses S5 30 Payment to land office. co. lO6 65 Refund on deed . 10 % Rebate on city taxes ...... 3 co Court house removal case expense -...... 156 IT Total ......... s5947 s2 November l3, l90S-B Balance cash on hand ........ S54S0 O5 Grand total $II,427 s7
 Respect fully submitted,
 :W CANANAGH,
 City Clerk,