Mohave County miner., 1908-05-09

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 the first of the week.
 Marion Derrick, who has ranch near Hardyville, on the Colorado river, was in Kingman this week.
 Mrs. May Belle Blakely and Miss Ramona Rollins spent couple of days at the Hutchison camp, in the Union Pass section this week.
 Mrs. N. M. Nelson, who has been teaching on the Big Sandy, came in from that place yesterday and left for her home in Mississippi.
 Mrs. E. l.. Lee, who has been teach ing school at Peach Springs, the past term, returned to her home in King man last evening.
 This morning the K. s. L. S., con- prising large number of pupils of the tenth grade, went to Wallapai moun- tains on picnic The children expect to have a grand time in the high mountains.
 Miss Ramona Rollins, who has been visiting with Mir. and Mrs. Elliott the past two weeks, departed this morn- ing to her home in Phenix. Miss Rol- lins was delighted with Kingman and made many friends while here.
 Fred Eigenman, formerly head clerk for the Gaddis & Perry Company, was tried before jury in Justice Smiths court, last Wednesday, on charge of embedding goods and cash from his employers, and being found guilty of the charge, was fined seventy-five dol lars. The fine was paid.
 R. A. Robertson this week announces himself as candidate for the office of county recorder on the democratic ticket. Mir. Robertson has shown the people of this county that he is most panstaking and capable officer, having filled the position of Probate Judge of this county the past two years to the entire satisfaction of the people. If elected to the office of recorder the people may rest assured that their interests will be well looked after. George Blain, who killed Matt Hoover at White Hills, in 1893, and was sentenced to twenty-five years in the Yuma penitentiary, is said to be dying. He has about three years more to serve of the long sentence, but it is hardly probable that he will live to see the outside of the prison walls. Blain killed Hoover in cold blood and the sentence he received for it was considered a light one. He was one of the feudists in the Tonto Basin war and in one of the battles received a slash across the face that left an ugly scar. When first incarcerated in the pen he gave the prison officials much trouble, but of late years he has been one of the most docile prisoners in that | institution.
 Last Monday evening the democrat ic county committee met at the court house in Kingman for the purpose of electing seven delegates to the terri t rial convention, which meets in Tue. son on the 18th of this month. It was decided after calling the meeting to held and the following delegates were elected to represent the county demo. crats at Tucson: Foster S. Dennis, E F. Thompson, John Mulligan, I. M. George, Walter Brown, Kean St. Charles, J. P. Gideon. The delegates were instructed to use every endeavor for the election and instruction of a Bryan delegation at Tucson.
 Many of the old timers will remem- Der Frank Wagner, who at one time resided at Agua Calientes Hot Springs, in Maricopa county. Wag. ner was a most eccentric man, whose personal likes and dislikes were very strong and temper to correspond. Some years ago he had difference with Frank Fry, who had a ranch near his and as result shot Fry to death on the public road. He was acquitted on the ground of self defence, al- though Maricopa squaws who wit messed the killing swore that Fry
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