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Arizona republican., 1908-04-10
CONTEST NOTICE
of the Interior.
 United States Land Office. Phoenix Arizona, March 9. 1908


 Phoenix Arizona, March 9. 1908. A sufficient contest affidavit having been filed in this office by Barnet H. Lee, contestant. against Homestead entry No. 623, made Feb. fl. 1907, for SEE 1-4. Section 32. Township 1 N. Range F, by Fred Hopkins contestee, in which it is alleged that said Hop kins had wholly abandoned said land for more than six months last past; that he failed and neglected to build a house on said tract, or to make settle ment upon or reside upon or cultivate said land, that same land is in desert condition and has been since entry was made and his absence from the land was not due to service in the army, navy or marine corps of the U. S.. pear. respond and offer evidence touching said allegation at 10 o'clock a. m. on May :. 1908, before register and receiver at Phoenix. Arizona.
 The said contestant having, in a proper affidavit, filed March g. 1908. set forth facts which show that after be given by due and proper publication. due diligence personal service of this notice can not be made, it is hereby ordered and directed that such notice
 FEN S. HILDRETH,
 Receiver.
Arizona republican., 1908-04-10

For the folks away back east, A box of Donofrio's Cactus Candy, Will be an Easter present bringing To them breath of the Arizona
 desert.
Arizona republican., 1908-04-10

observers are ready to admit that, so far as results are concerned, prohibi- tory laws are failures in communities where public sentiment is opposed to the prohibitory idea"
 Puck.
 The prohibitionists are striving to have laws enacted that will absolutely prohibit the manufacture or sale of in toXicating liquors. in the country. The laws they demand are Of the class known as 'sumptuary.' and by the constitution of the United States con gress is forbidden to make such legis- lation. States, Of course. may act for themselves; but any state in the un- ion would do well to heed the great principles that underlie the constitu- tion. There is evil in the misuse of liquor beyond doubt: but there k far more evil in burdening a free peo- pie with laws that make a crime or what is not, and cannot be, under the common law, crime, or even a wrongful n"t There is no sin involved in the drinking of glass of unfer- mented grape juice, nor in the selling of that glassful of wine. To make either act a crime by statute is to make criminals of good citizens. The excited and narrOw-minded prohibi- tionists do not understand this; and they are engaged in mischievous work"
 Omaha Bee (Rep.).
 A prohibitory law which stimulates stealth. hypocrisy. and which famil- iarizes communities with law break ing under the support of a public sent iment. that violation implies no moral wrong, is dangerous for the well-being Of any state"
Arizona republican., 1908-04-10
pes Moines Leader (pem.).


 "One man may lead a horse to the water trough, but a dozen cannot make him drink. It is easy to enact prohibitory codes. but it is impossible to enforce them
 Burlington (lowa) Gazette.
 "rhe people have amply demonstrat- ed that they are on to the fact that prohibition doesn't prohibit"
 Persinger's Times, Des Moines, la.
 The prohibition sentiments of the Times are we'll known. but it cannot sanction persecution. It is time 10 call a halt. There is such a thing as too much of a good thing"
 Des Moines Mail and Times.
 "A visiting christian gentleman who spoke at the First Methodist class meeting, made the remarka ble assertion, with sadness, that he had stood on a certain street corner with his host since his arrival in Des Moines and counted over one hundred men and boys issue from a sgnless drinking den guiltily wiping their lips. This he observed was a poor kind of prohibi tion. and he inquired what sort of of- ficers Des Moines had? The sight of the men issuing from the den was de- plorable enough. but that Of the youth was ineXpressibly sad. The truth is prohibition in Des Moines is a farce. The law-abiding people generally have no idea of the extent to which the vampires are burlesQuing prohibition as q means of feathering their own nest"
 Anamosa 1Ia.) Journal fDem.).
 ( a fniafnTtnl of the fact that there Is something fundamentally wrong with the method of prohibition in Iowa. Since the dag zling illustration given of the angelic effects of prohibition during the sol diers reunion the question arises. and more pointedly than ever: Does prohi- bition prohibit? There were dozens of drunken men on the streets every day or. if they were not drunk. they walked like angels who lived so con- tinually on the wing that they had lost the use Of their legs. Is it prohi- bition that we have in Iowa now, or is it an aggravated case of free whisky"
 What Greer 1a.) Patriot.
 After a long reign of peace and good order in this city war has again been declared on the saloons. We have no use for the liquor business in total, but we recognize the fact that it can not be prohibited by law so long as the people rule and a minority are not directly opposed to the traffic, This being indisputedly the case, we recognize the licensed saloon as the only practical and proper place for the sale of liouors
 We have lived in What Cheer dur ing the time when there were no sa- looms. and liquor was sold at dozens Of places scattered over town. drunken ness and disorder prevailed. and the city was sinking year after year deep CT in debt on account of the expensive and futile efforts to enforce law. while all the evils that follow in the wake of the iio~o~ traffic were uncontrolled and uncontrollable.
 Since the advent of the saloons the drink traffic has been handled in an intelligent manner. Drunkenness has decreased rather than increased in the presence of the legitimized bar. The city and state have received a revenue in excess of the expense caused by the traffic. and bootleggers were driven out of business"
Arizona republican., 1908-04-10
PR0HIBIT0RY LAWS
 STIMULATE STEALTH
Newspaper Opinion of the Power of Prohibition to Prohibit.
Boston Globe (Dem.).

oOSiOn OGfn.)s
 We have always presumed Port land, Me. was a prohibition city The Pinetree state has had prohibitory laws on its statute books for thirty years. To be sure, a man who knows the ins and outs could get a little ardent to wet his whistle in q few towns, but the stuff averaged so badly that whoever purchased and drank it either died of delrium tre- mems. or reformed at once to save have himself from death by poison. So. on the whole. Maine has been look ed upon as the model prohibitory city on this side of the Atlantic. Our sur prise was therefore. unbounded. when. in looking over the court re- cords of one day, as printed in the Portland Advertiser. we found two dockets. containing in all. twenty-five cases. of which twenty-three eases were either for selling liquor or get ling drunk. A person can read the list of crimes in any state of the un- ion. or any country in the world, and we believe he will not find so large a per cent
 leavenworth (Kansas) Times.
 'Kansans have a knowledge of the workings of these laws that comes only bv experience; and Kansans who are conservative thinkers and close
Arizona republican., 1908-04-10
MikddO eos

Jack, by Giant Jr., dam Queen of Anderson. Mikado won grand cham pionship at St. Louis Exposition in his two year-o old form. 16A hands high and weighs 120o lbs. Fee S2o.0o in advance, with return privilege.
Arizona republican., 1908-04-10
CdSfiIliOn 4I66S

Castilion is black Percheron by imp. Casino 27s3o from imp. Debora 2o852. Casino is the highest priced Percheron stallion ever imported, cost ing S1o,000. Fee $25.00 in advance, with return privilege.
Arizona republican., 1908-04-10
The Colonel

An Arabian, by and out of imported sire and dam. Fine disposition and perfect carriage horse. Fee 5000 in advance, with return privilege.
Arizona republican., 1908-04-10
WOMEN JEWELRY ROBBERS.

elry store of Boyd Park. at ITO South
 Main street. ,"as robbed by two wO- men last Saturday afternoon of a tray of diamonds and other precious stones valued at s6.000. The news of the robbery was made public today.
Arizona republican., 1908-04-10
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 A new and novel way of seeing SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA which saves you time, trouble and money. Everything planned out for you. But you go and come independent of any other tourist.
 Write for our booklet describing routes, places of interest. curious sights, seashore and mountain resorts, Los Angeles attractions, etc. State time and place of starting. and we will quote prices for the different trips.
 CALIFORNIA TRAVEL ASSN, 250 Crosse Bldg, Los Angeles, calif.
Arizona republican., 1908-04-10
INSPECTION OF OHIO MINES.

Columbus, April 9.-Every coal mine in Ohio will be inspected at least once every three months under the Wetbe bill passed by the senate this after noon.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-01-09
NORDMONT.

Mr.. Brady Craig of Strawbridge
was calling on friends at this place
Thursday.
Mr.. Ernest Botsford of Pittston
spent New Years with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. w. Botsford.
Mrs. Charles Perry, is on the sick
iSt.
Mr.. Charles Gansel and wife are
rejoicing over the arrival of dau-
ghter on Jan. >.
Miss Edna Wilson of this place is
visiting her parents at Unityvi!le.
Mr.. Ray keSslar Of Pittston speht
Thursday and Friday of last week
at this place.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-01-09
nERNICE ITEMS.

Mr.. and Mrs. III. p. McIanghin
visited Scranton and Dunmore
friends last week.
Miss Jennie Collins of Berwick is
visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs,
William Collins of Mildred.
Miss Bessie Wheatly of Philadel-
phia spent her New Year holidays
with her parents Mr.. and Mrs. JAS.
Wheatley.
Charles F.. Jackson of Mildred
was Berwick visitor last week.
John O'Connors and sister Nora
are visiting Scranton friends this
week
Michael Kinney who was knock
ed down by horse ridden by chief
May, between O'Boyle and Foys
colliery and Murraytown, Is getting
along as well as can be expected.
james j. Connors and Or. Brcn-
nan held love feast Friday night.
They both want to go into the news
paper business. i some of the cOun-
ty papers will allow them sheet
they will fill it up with adds and
items each week. This is chance
for some of the county papers. They
will pay whatever amount the edi-
tors ask This is o. X. No politics
will be INDUCED in.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-01-09

Reports from every part of the
country indicate an unusual preva-
lance of pneumonia attended by a
very high percentage of mortality.
This is the season Of the year
when the disease is most to be dread
ed. 1t appears that there is very
little that the DrOctOrican do when
pneumonia has attacked ITS victim
more than to watch and hope, have
the best of nursing and take advant-
age of every hopeful symptom.
A celebrated specialist in pulmon
airy and heart disease, who died re-
Gently, in speaking of the death OF
his father from pneumonia, accurate
ly described the action of the disease
in many cases when he said: "It il
if one were walking in the street
and were suddenly shot down.
While the doctors can do very little
perhaps, to cure pneumonia, every
one may do something to prevent il
by keeping in good physical con
dition, avoiding over fatigue and ex
ercising all possible care against tax
ing cold.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-01-09

OF the 1900 Bradford County boys
enIisting in 1861 and 1862 in Penn
sylvania commands 20 per cent or
every fifth man never returned.
We doubt if there is any other
county in the state for the same ntm-
ber of men that can show such Il
great loss.
Towanda furnished the first enlist
ed man. Burlington had the first
man killed and Granville the last
man. Sheshequin lost more men
than any other township, while Or
we'll suffered the greatest percentage
of loss. Albany made the greatest
sacrifice in Rebel prisons. Her loss
being one-seventh of all from the
county.
The angel south of Towanda, com
prising the townships of Monroe
Asylum Albany, Overton Wilmont
and Terry, with one-eighth Of the
population of the county, furnished
one sixth of all her soldiers.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-01-09

If you are inclined to join the
Pessimissic cub stop 10 consider the
benefactions of the past year. Char
ity covers a multitude of sins, but
charity also proves that deep down
in the human heart there is feel
ing which prompts men to regard
the condition of their feIlowmen and
causes them to open their pocket
books at the appeal of t he deserving
poor. The past year was a record
breaker in .beneficience. Nearly
$3.50, 600, 900 was given away by men
Of wealth in 1907, besides the mill
ions among the needy poor i'm small
amounts
John ID. Rockefeller, who has
more money than any other person
in this country, heads the list of
givers for the past year. Mrs. Russ
ell Sage, who has just begun to dis
tribute the riches left to her by her
her husband, is second, and An
drew Carnegie, the lord of SkibO,
third These three persons give
away many millions of dollars, help
ing to relieve distress and educate
the people. OF course these persons
had the money to give, but all tho
same they proved by their bene-
factions despite all that it said about
them the spirit of humanity dwells
in thesr hearts. 1t is good to think
of these things when the clouds hide
the sun from view and dependency
threatens to destroy our optimism.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-01-09

John G. McHenry who represents
our district in Congress has present
ed bill to Immediately relieve dis
tress in the case of serious mine
accidents. The bill is to provide for Il
fund that will be in the keeping of
the Department of Commerce and
labor, SO as to be ready for imme.
diate distribution, and it also pro-
vides that that department shall
have the power to make strict in
vestigatiOn as to the course of dis
asters, by experienced and scientific
persons.
Owing to the many friyhtiul min
ing disasters in the mines Of Penn
sylvania and West Virginia in tho
past month or so, the measure may
he acted upon very favorably and
at an early date.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-01-09

In speaking of the pure food law
Il New York paper says that it has
effected the raspberry situation SO
that one brand now bears this in
scliption: 'rhis jam is made of glu-
cose with artificial seeds and is col
ored with harmless analyne dyes.
Those who think raspberry or two
might help the mixture are free tC
add them of their own hook. The
law is not against it," And strange
to say, instead of refusing to buy
the mixture now that its ingredients
are known, the people seem just a,
fond of them, and the business o
manufacturing fruit jams from glu
cose and other substances continues
to be profitable one.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-01-09

1t has been frequently said that
under the new naturalization law
aliens must he able to show some
understanding of our institutions
and system of government. 1t is
certain that the new law makes great
advance in the safeguards it furnish
es against naturaliZing unfit appli-
cants. But what it says in respect
to the aliens knowledge is slight.
In recent application for naturali.
zation before Justice Pound, of the
supreme court of New York, at Lock
port, a special assistant United States
attorney is quoted rs saying that the
appli ant shall have read the constr.
tuition of the United States, have Il
knowledge of the state, county and
municipal governments and know
about taxes and schools The judge
however declined to accept this
statement and quoted the require
ments Of the statute, which is mere.
lv that the applicant shall be lat,
tached to the principles Of the consti
tuition of the United States" Thi'
leaves much to the discretion of th'
court.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-01-09
Married al Meehan Junction, Miss.

A Meridian. Miss, paper has the
following article concerning a re-
cent marriage near that place,
which will he of interest to many
of our readers. The bride WAS
born and lrew to young woman
hood in this town.
"At the home of the BRIDES par
ents at Meehan Junction, Tuesday
evening, Miss Edna Breiger and
Mr.. Nicholas LOTUS We're united
in the holy bonds of matrimony,
DR.. William Mercer Green, rector
of St. Paul's Church, this city Of
iiciating. The wedding was a very
quiet but none the less beautiful
affair. The bride is a charming
and popular young lady OF that
section of the county. The groom
is locomotive engineer in the
employ of the Cotton States Lu,n-
Der company. Mr.. Lotus is u ma
live OF South Africa, and was a
valient soldier of the Boer army
in the late fight with England.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-01-09

Frederick Shoollenberger, of Para
dice, near P0ttsville, has constructed
IA device which is claimed to solve
the problem of perpetual molten.
lie has placed upon "A frame a wheel
with seventeen spokes, which are
hollow, and are almost S shaped. In
each of these spokes are bullets, OF
which nine roll to the end and eight,
remain at the hub of the wheel.
Thus the wheel is kept going by
the weight nt one bullet.
Shoollenberger claims that on this
principle, large wheels could be con
structed to give power TO operate
machinery
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-01-09
Knit Underwear.

How about your underwear supplies
Have you everything you need? If not
let US furnish what you want. You
won't find any better values than we are
showing. IN either mems ladies' or child.
ren's warm knit undergarments. Some
specially good values in ladies' Union
Suits,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-01-09

1t is reported that unless the two
cent fare is declared unconstitutional
the Pennsylvania Railroad, it is said
has decided tn reduce the passenger
train service on all its branches in
Pennsylvania SO as to increase its in
come.
For the past two months expert
ments have been made on the various
lines of the company 10 ascertain
how many trains can be taken of
without reducing existing traffic.
Thanksgiving Day and Christmas
Day as many as forty trains Were
annulIed out of Pittsburg. The fly
ures on this annullment were tabulat-
ed and will be used as a record in
the new train schedule to be a
dopted if the two-cent fare stand,
the test of the Supreme Court.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-01-09
Black VeIutina.

We are showing two specially good
qualities of Black Veutina that have
the soft silky appearance of Lyons Vel
vet. These are much in demand now
for Coats and Full Dresses. These mum
hers are sold for 75c to Sl.0O.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-01-09
Subscribers Must Pay in Advance.

The Postoffice Department at
Washington has notified posmasters
throughout the country that hereaf-
ter they must not accept at present
pound rates of postage any newspa-
perS for which the subscriber is more
than one year in arrears. The pos
tage upon all such papers must be
prepaid at the rate of one cent for 4
ounce. That means that if the pub
Usher trusts his patrons longer than
one year he must affiX One-cent
stamp to each paper sent out. The
rule was supposed to go into effect
January |, but the postal authorities
has granted reasonable time in
which publishers NAV get their ac-
counts Strengthened up. NewSpap-
crs at the subscription price OF 80
cents or $l.0O per year will have a
small profit if they are obliged to
pay 80 cents of that amount for pos
tage.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-01-09

DIR. Benjamine Lee, OF Harrisburg,
assistant State Health Commission
er registered strong kick last
week with the creamery in an
adjoining county. a pound of
butter was purchased Of Il, local deal
er for use on the Lee table. When
it was cut into it was found rag,
bound round with a string, which
had apparently slipped from sore
finger of an employe in the cream
cry. The butter was returned to the
dealer and DIR. Lee at once wrote q
letter to the creamery, recommend
ing inspection of the employees
hands each morning.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-01-09
0utiug Flannel.

We are selling some extra value n
outing ,'annels Then we have large
assortment to choose from, both in light
and dark stripes and figures--New neat
designs tor underwear for 8, 10, il, and
loJc
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-01-09

Scranton, Dec. 27--The largest
Christmas present here was the $50,
900 bonus given by the peoples coal
company to its 900 employees. It
was distributed pro rata according to
the earning Of each man. The bonus
represented percentage of the pro-
fits for the year. This is the third
of it's distribution. The 90 npany
operates the nly strictly non-union
mine in the region, and it was the
only colliery that worked full band
ed and full time during the last
strike. The company received as
high AS $1s per ton for coal, and
some days mined as much AS 1000
tons realizing profit of easily $40
900 a day. J. L. Crawford, the prin-
cipal owner. who was made II mill
nionaire by keepingthe mine in
operation and whose health was un-
der mined by the six months strain,
has since died, and his estate is now
the subject of the sensational contes,
instituted by his nephew, Geo. B.
SchooIey of Philadelphia.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-01-09

James Martin, who as Sheriff of
Luzern County, led the posse that
fired upon the striking miners at
Lattimer September 10, 1897, kill
ing twenty and wounding seventy,
died at his home in Plains at I
o'clock Wednesday evening, of hem
orages from the lungs. Mr. Martin
was put on trial for murder together
with as many Of the posse as could
be arranged. Some of them evaded
arrest and fled. The trial lasted
from February to March lst 1895
when IA verdict of not guilty was re.
turned. If he lived to be IA million
years old he would never cease re-
GREETING the blnodshed at Lattimer-
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-01-09
Gave Dead Body Of Child to Dogs.

The Hughesville Mail gives the
narrowing details of the frightful
result of debanch alleged to have
occurred near Unityville.
at appears that fortnight ago n
man and two women residing in
Devils Hole near Unitvville indulged
quite freely in hard cider and be-
came beaStly intoxicated and enjoyed
themselves in such a manner as
drunken persons would. During
their carousel one of the men picked
up an infant child threw it to its
mother, the child falling heavily on
the floor. The drunken mother then
picked it up and attempted to place
1t in the cradle, but her condition
was such that the infant again fell to
the floor where it, was left lay.
After time the man and women
tumbled in to bed together, regard
less of marital relation, and sept of
their uebauch.
In the morning the child was
found, where the unnatural mother
had left it the night before, cold in
death. The question now was to
dispose of the corpse and an effort
! was made to induce two large dogs
to devour the body. Failing in this
the remains of the little one was
rudely prepared for the grave and
consigned to mother earth, in the
garden.
sour informant stated that when
one of the neighbors asked the con
stable of the township why he did
not Investigate the matter he replied
that there would be no use to do 50
as there would be no witnesses to
prove the charge. So far As we can
learn. no action has been taken to in
vestigate the matter by the author
tiles. Since the above was in type
we have interviewed several persons
from Unityviiie, hut all are reticent
concerning the matter, saying they
heard. of the occurance but could not
vouch for it being correct