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Tombstone epitaph., 1909-08-29
Settles Question of
 Berner's Citizenship

George Berner of Austin. Texas, sent q communication to the Doug las Dispatch regarding the citizenship of his brother. William ] Berner. tle Huschuea rsncher. which he corrects ss follows
 William J Berner is full citizen of the United States and 6 good one. His father, Ernest Victor Berner, and family came 10 the United States in ls42, and landed at New Orlesns about the middle of December of that year. They left for St Louie sbout the middle of the following February and arrived in St Louis about the lst- ter part Of that month, made his home at that place and pever left that place except when EV Berner joined the federal a.my.
 "A year or SO after F. Y Berner had made bis home in :; Louis he took out his first cit zen papers. Five years later he received bis final citizen papers. That makes him 8 full citi- zen uf the United States"
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-08-29
Flirting With Nature
 Secret of lonQevity

Venerable H Ehle 97 yesrs old and 45 years s Prescott resident, l. d his first ride yesterday in an auto mobile, says the Journal Miner He wac whirled fr m his home to the photograph gallery and back again in q big touring car
 1t is a great machine. l. leas- the old stsge coach of my earlier days a hollow" was the terse comment of the nonaRenarisn
 "How can . person reach 80 and more? Well, young man. i ~IlI tell you the secret. Yea simply have to fiirt with nature. Yes, s:r, flIIt win { that grand old dam, and she will treat you well
 Look at me. Here I sm within tbreee yes,: oi tne century mark. My head :- clear; my appetite is keen: my digestion k good. Only my feet bother me; they are slowing up
 "And all I have done is to irt with nature and live in Prescott's fine clim- ate for two score and more years"
 And there was 6 merry twinkle in Mir. Ehle's eyes ss he talked; "a heslthy look on his face that indicated that he will reach the century mark hy simply "firting with nature."
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-08-29
h the Interest of
 The Square Deal

The manner in which the Arizona Gazette chooses to deal with the freight schedules oi the Santa Fe, Prescott < Phoenix railway, and the seemingly apparent desire of that organ of the people to use the Arizona Railroad Commission as c shield be- hind which it seeks to indulge ip purely personal sttacis on Hon. F. M. Murphy, seems to be not only wandering from the ordinary paths of modern journalism; but is, in effect, an attempt to prostitute the power of the Railroad Commission 10 uses for which its creators never intended.
 The question of freight rates on any particular line of railroad or in any particular locality. should be given full publicity and regulation urged but .should also be dealt with by a newspaper in an impersonsl msnne,. Aside from what might appear to be hAuc JONihhAAsbS cshiSe, theoc Puiciy personal articles in 6 newspaper like the Gszette-hosstful of its close slli- snce with the people-ssvor somewhat of ingrstitude. Before the Gazette became the great mediator of tbe people, and before Frank Murphy ever had the pleasure of seeing his per. soma, pronoun capitalized in its col umns, Phoenix was an alfalfa settle. mcnt st the tail end of & stage line and the great resources of the Sal, River valley unknown. Today Phoe. nix enjoys railroad terminal fac:litie. unequsled. and the products of the valley are soonest and choicest on the worlds market.
 Gratitude alone should prompt the people not to forget the man of all men who is largely responsible for thi' condition. Other portions of the ter ritory are sensible of wtst Mir Murphy has done i'd the upbuildrng of Arizons and will not soon forget.
 Publish all the information you have in relation 10 the unjust dis crimiustion in railroad rates, Mir. Gazette, bu; be impersonsl. Cut ouI the rough stuff.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-08-29
Taft Approves a
 Bill for Statehood

A Washington q dspstch says: Pres ident Taft has approved a bill pre- pared by Representative Hamilton oi Michigan granting separate state hood 10 the ,erritories of Arizona and New Mexico:
 Prior to the departure of the presi dent from Washington, Mir Hamilton submitted draft of ( statehood bill to Taft. As NIT Hamilton hss been made cbsirmsu Of the committee on territories, he will be charged with the conduct of the fight CD the floor of the house.
 Some opposition is expected to statehood because Arizona and Ne. Mexico would probably favor an in- come tax, which would increase the proportion of states necessary to defeat the amendment 10 the consti. tuition for this purpose which was submitted as a result of action taken st the tsrih session.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-08-29
s. p. to Connect
 With Cananea Line

The E Psso Herald has the follow ing observations:
 It looks like a Hartman attempt to put up hard fight on the Phelps- Dodge interests the way he has thrown engineers into the field and put grading crews to work over io Arizona on that railroad extension.
 The present plsns are to build from Gleeson and Courtland into Bisbee and Douglas and then down to Nsco to connection with the Cansnea line. This would parallel every foot of line the Southwestern has and put the Southern Pacific right into the Pbelps- Dodge territory, into country tb't has been developed by the Phelps Dodge people and the development of which originally forced the Phelps Dodge people to % into the railroad business.
 Just what object the Hartman peo. pie have is not apparent. Maybe | they think there is business enough n the copper camps of Arizona for two railroad systems and are going after their share. and maybe they hope to stitie competition and buy out the Phelps Dodge "a lrosd interests, or at least make railroad ng unprofit. able for the Dodge people and settle fer all time the danger of au extension of the Southwestern to San Diego.
 The Southern Pacific control. the hsrbor of Lee Angeles and it has no fear oi competition there. but San Pedro herbor is still open and there has been talk for long time of the building Of a line from San Diego tC | Yuma and then to Benson for con | nection with the Southwestern. Thi. would open up San Diego to the Roct Island and give the Southern Pacific competition for ocean business that il now has bottled up. This fear of 6 Southwestern extension in the direc- tion of San Diego may have some thing to do with the entry of the S into the Arizona field.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-08-29
0f Interest to Old
 Arizona Soldiers

Any old Union soldier or sailor who served 90 days or longer in the war of the rebellion, and who went west after the war and made a home stead entry in sny state in the Union for either 40, 80 or l20 acres, before June 2. 1874, has a claim coming to him from the government.
 It does not make any difference whether he proved up on his home- stead entry or simply left it
 There were thousands of old soldiers who went to Ksnsss and Nebraska after the way and .ook up So acre homesteads, and when the grssshop- pers and hot winds came along left their entries and went back east. Each of these men have claims
 Under a supreme court decision. these clsims are sssignsble. Fen $. HildTeth of Phoenix perfects the title to these claims and will pay the high. est maket price for came
 If the soldier is dead, the widow or heirs can sell their right
 If soldier never made an entry. he has nothing to sell
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-08-29
Yuma Man Invents
 Storage Battery

From present appearances it would seem that an electrical storage bat tery having its incipiency in Yuma, backed and exploited. more over by Yuma capital and 2 Yuma corpora. ton, is on the verge of effeciing 8 revolution in the world Of electricity, It is the invention of Julius Krohn Of Yuma. Preliminary tests and eX- periments which have been witnessed by Los Angeles electricians have ex- ceeded the most ssnguine expects- tions of the latter ia the capacity Of the new primary wet cell The lat ter is 6 small, hard rubber drum. five inches in diameter and one and seven eighth. inches in thickness; the walls of which are one.eighth in thickness Tbe cell is fitted with rubber tubes, co that the liquid used for storing the electricity may percolste rapidly. Regular zinc and carbon plates are used in the cell, the carbon being es- pecislly prepared by 6 secret process known only to the inventor
 The inventor states that ozone is the active principal of the primary cell and that the results depend upon the amount of ozone created. He de- clsres that electricity may he pro- duced at two and a half cents per Hilo- wat. which is an astounding state ment in itself. Yumsi.es are backing the inventor.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-08-29
E. ?. & s. W. Must
 Pay $50 Penalty

Because it is said the Southwestern put s carload of hogs. which were be- ing exported to Csnsnea, out through the sub port at Nsco, without m n- iiesto or without notifying the col lector there. the railroad is subject to c fine of $50.
 The federal statute mskes provision that notice must be given to the col- lector of all e1portations that they might be checked for statistical pur- poses.
 Heretofore, in such cases. penalties have been assessed and collected.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-08-29
To Pay S24,000
 On 800 Mules

Of the 1900 head of mules, which were landed into Nogsles by Grant Brothers. contractors now actively engaged on the Southern Pacific grade from Court and to Douglas, duty wi.l be paid on 800 head.
 The duty will amount to $24 900 and will be paid by Grant Brothers. under protest, according to iniorms. ton received at the treasury depart ment in Fl Paso.
 The mules brought scross the border for work on the Southern Pacific grade were needed at once. Seven hundred mules were left in Mex co and will be used on work to be done by other con- tractors in the republic. Grant Bros have given notice 70 the United States customs service that they will move their stock to Amer can soil through the NOgsles port on saturday Of this week. The duty they will have to pay will be $24 900 on the 500 animals. S3O per head.
 Hides, particularly those of cattle and sheep, formerly hearing l5 per cent duty. are now admitted to ,hi' country free.
 The policy relative Co eIporsatior and return Of moving picture films hs' been changed in the same way as that on animals; they must pay duty oI i 45 per cent on return to this country nov.
 | It will interest the householder or this side of the line and near it tC know that the duty on meat has beet | reduced from cents pound to + cents pound; in other words he cat bring in one aud half pounds mor' no. without paying duty, since nC charge less than 10 cents is made ! The duty on cabbage has also beer reduced from 3 to cen,s Der head.
 The duty on lemons was advanced from toll cents and that on ljquyr from g. 9 to s2.6O per gallon.
 The provisions regarding cat,l' straying over the line, and in regard to imm igrsnts bringing in necessAr. household stock are the same as r. merly.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-08-29

The Tombstone nimrods viii leave on the first of the month on their second annual camping trip in the Black Range, in Graham county, in the vicinity of the New Mexican line. The party will include Messrs Ollie Simpson, Laie Gibson, Charley Ray, George Wales ana Lou Woolery. The trip will be made by way of Clifton and the nimrods will be absent for about six weeks. MT Simpson will act ss guide for the campers, having made the trip on several occasions and is we'll posted on the watering places enroute. He will further act e correspondent of the Sportsman's Magazine in securing photographs of the 'surroundisg country and snt;ci- pates writing . very interesting art iels about the trip.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-08-29
To Be Connected by
 Lonq-Distance Wires

According to the Phoenix Demo- crst, less than SIX months from now the Postal Telegraph company will have offices established and doing business in Phoenix, Prescott and Je- rome, as we'll ss other cities and towns Of northern Arizona, and ID the next lew months every city. town and hsmle, Of any consequence north of and including Phoenix will be con nected by the long-d:stance wires of the Overland Telephone < Telegraph company and connections had with Tombstone and tine southwest end of the county.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-08-29
NOTIcE.

Notice is hereby givea that the annual meeting of the stockholders Of the Arizona X Colorado Railroad Company will be held at the office of the company in the City of Tucson, Arizona, on Tuesday, September 7th, 1903, at 10 o'c ock, a. m., for the pur- pose of electing Board of Directors Co serve for the ensuing year and the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting. Dated at Tucson, Arizona. July 2Ssh, 1909.
 CHAS. E. WALKER,
 Secretary. First publication Aug. l, 1909.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-08-29
Fortune Awaits
 Missing Man

The Phoenix Gazette save: If . certain Frank Bird will come forward and report st the ofhe Of the sheriff he will hear something to his great fiosn. cial advantage. Word has been sent here from Nogsles iuquiring of him He came to the territory from Texas in 1884. His rel elttives heard from him intermittently for the next five years and then all communication was cut of. but he wac supposed to be ssill in Arizona
 A short time ago his father died at the age of l02, leaving an estate of $JO,OOO to be divided among three heirs, and it is desired that he may be lspeedily found, Of that informs- tion may be obtained that he is no longer living
 It was the impression at Nogsles tha. he had been, if be was not yet ib this portion of the terntory. The last city register contains the name of Frank Bird, age 47, dent of the Fourth ward and e native of Texas. But yesterday nothing could be leaned of him.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-08-29
Penitentiary Inmates
 Ordered Removed

The removal of the inmates oi the inmates of the territorial penitentisry has been ordered. It seems quite certain that the first of Septem Der will see the abandonment of the fort ress.like prison on the hill and the exodus of the 260 prisoners yet re- msining there, together with the officials and guards, 10 the new build ing at Florence.
 About half the quota of convicted men. under the charge oi Superin- tendent Rynning, are now at the latter place, the prisoners having been removed in lots Of thirty, forty snd sixty and various times.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-08-29

Hon James fl Worthendyke of Los Angeles, and chsi:ms. Q! :hs stats prohibition committee of California, will be 6 visitor in Tucson next Sun day. Mir Worthendyke is s famous platform spesker on temperance and kindred reforms, both of the east and middle west, ss we'll ss of the Pacific coast. Arrangements srs being made by Arizona probib.tionists to have the eloquent speaker make several sd- dresses in Arizona before he continues enroute to the north vest. where he will enter the campaign new on there.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-08-29

Terminal rates from Phoenix to eastern common points, meaning points east of the Missouri and Mia- sissippi rivers, have been published by the Southern Pacific. The new rates, which will become effective Oct. l, are in every case the same as those en- joyed by California
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-08-29
From Thursdays Daily

Nfs rTanknn BaDcOck ana cblldTeD are expected Sunday from Los Angeles, where they have been scending the summer months. They will be sc. companied by Mrs Willets
 Constable Reese srnved in Tomb. stone this morning from P,rtle. hay. ing custody an alleged insane person by the name of Adelina Bunter, wno will shortly be examined by the iunacy commission The unfortunate woman lsbors under the haliucinstion that she is shorse and is continually stamp ing her feet.
 Having successfully outwit.ed the minions of the law, Marion Mslsrky, the buxom young Tucson nurse who is charged with k Kidnapping aged and wealthy John Seaman. mining man, crossed the Mexican border Thursday night and ia now comfortably dOmi ciled in Gasymas, Mexico.
 Dr Frank Harrison hss returned from trip to Phoenix, where he went on business He visited the insane asylum while at the capital and found several Cochise county pati, nts doing ! nicely.
 The following marriage licenses were issued by the clerk Of the probate court today: August Johnson of Bisbee, to wed Margs Pekksls of Los Angeles. Cahiornis; and to Pedro Fernandez of Pirtle, to wed Frsnciscs Y Gonzsle. of Douglas. Jack Busenbsrk, ;or many years foreman of the Chiricahua Cattle com psny's various ranches throughput the county, IS a Tombstone visitor today ] from his ranch near Cochise's Head.
 5 NJ Snyder was among tine incom- ing passengers on the morning train from his home at Johnson and will remain several days.
 William NJ Riggs and wife are ! spending several weeks in San Fran cisco and will leave shortly for Seattle where they will visit the fair.
 Arthur ivey departed this morning for Deming, \ NJ, where he will enter the employ of the Southern Pacific Railroad company. He was ac- cOmpsnied as far as Fsirbank by hi. e.o,he. George
 The annual meeting of the stock holders Of the Tombstone Go d, Silye q copper Mining company will be held in the companys office at Tomb. stone at 10 o'clo:k a. Tn Tuesday Sept. ', l9J9, for the election of di. rectOrs and the transaction of such other business ss may come before the meeting.
 II A Rex was among the incom- ing passengers on the early train from Tucson
 Dr Brockman was smougthe out. poiDg passengers for his home in Tue. son on the 1920 train tn 6 morning Wilson H Brown is a count sea, wis tor today from his home Tn Johnson
 J F Quinn arrived in the city last evening from St Joe, Mo-, on commer- cial matters
 c NJ Butler is Tombstone visitor for several days from Washington, D C. and is registered at the Arlington.
 Leslie Wilcox arrived ih the cit y last evening from Hereford and vii spend several days here visiting his parents
 c A Holzer, station agen. for the Fl Paso X Southwestern railroad st Fairbsnk, spent last evening in Tomb. stone, returning 70 his home this morning
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-08-29

JD Milton, better know ss "Jefi'' Milton, left this morning for bis headquarters ct Hereford after . days visit in the county seat. It will be remembered that Milton was wounded in the left arm. which va. later am. putated. when he killed "Three-Fin. eered Jack" ct the Fsirbank train hold up several years ago, while be was express messenger on the Scnors train. Milton has spent many yesrs in the customs service and is an old timer in this section
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-08-29
Official Records
 of the County

DEEDS c s Sargent to Grand
 ArizoDs Copper Co; mines in Ash Springs cistrict. t...........-- .. c H Weeks to Grand Arizona Co per Co;
 mines in Ash Springs olellIct ..--..-- . B.AsD DEED. Joe and Angelina Kotz
 10 A B Jacobs; land in
 sec t.-........ Birdie Gribble to J II
 Slaughter lots in Doug.
 las lu .
 MORTGAGES J H Wick ware to Co.,
 chise B i [. A-socia-
 tion; lot in Warren lO0 .. Joseph Small q u1;oCo-
 chise X L associs-
 tion; lot in Warren. 100 A Johnson single, to
 Cochise B I L a.socia-
 tion; lot in Warren 900 :. E. w Oates ct ux to RI
 Stone; Ots. .. 300
 FILL OF SALE Master H Eldridge to his
 wife Ella Eldridge; cattle and horses ... 1000
 EELEAsE OF MORTGAGE cob Scheerer to Settie
 EAsilaud; on iots in
 DOusIas J II Slaughter 10 J : Gritble; cn lots m
 Douglas s-..-..
 LAND CLAIM John Th.mss claim, when op for entry land in sec Is ...
 RTIF CATE OF SALE. L 3 Rafaelovicl. ct sly- Giles Ashmsn ct ux; lot in Disbee to satisiy judgment o' Sl53 .35  W K Morrison returned to Tucson this morning after brief visit in the city. Attorney Frank F Curiey wss among the passengers this morning rom Tucson, having legal business in I his city
 A Wolf of Fl Paso is a Tombstone visitor today and is registered at the Arlington
 Charles Lsbrosse is Tombstone 'isitor for s'versl days from his ranch lear Fsirbank Frank Whitaker of San Francisco ! . Tombstone visitor today:
Arizona republican., 1909-04-22
a CORNER FOR, rIEH --aS

In the act. II that same papa asked him
equally foolish questions about some bust
hess deal. that same mere man wouldn't
hesitate n minute TO get up and swat him
ore. But as 1t is he has an inexplicab.e
feeling of gratitude that Papa-in-law does
not kick him out the window or whistle
for the dog. Then the mere man pro-
ceeds to cover up as much Of his past
life as he can and TO enthuse ana expand
on the various and sundry new leaves he
has turned over and nailed down.
Papa-in-law then entertains the mere
man with an impressive array Of the
marvellous things he has done and the
still more marvellous things he does for
his family every day, Just rs though they
were absolutely nothing ut all When
that ordeal IS over with, Mamma-in-llw
comes in with her little hammer
And-my brOthers-what does the mere
man ask Papa-in-law aud Mamnia-in-i-. w
ana the family relations and the family
pastor and the family eat about the qua.-
hcations of the fair dam5el whom he is
so anxious to love, honor and obey all the
rest of his natural lifel Nothing At all
not II he wants the girl,
Arizona republican., 1909-04-22
Mr.. Good Fellow on Giving Advice.

To refuse man with kindness and con
sderation. girls. often requires tact pos
sessed only by a genius o. an experienced
woman Of the world When 4 man Is in
love wiki 4 girl he Is not always willing
To accept no FOR an answer. or take the
hint given him not TO propose As said
before. 10. this girl business Is 4 roaI
that ! don't know much about bu: thu
little information haze picked up here
and there about Its slippery places gave
me ground 10 question that idea dec ded.
~. Now. take thar thur.ht of refusing
man with IiHdup>S and cons .Gc.t:iun.
Dad YOU ever hear Of q ilnn hein: refused
that wryt Not that tie girl wasn't try
ing her hest To- 90 81. perhaps bat the
man Is usually 50 altogether To the muShy-
muSh that the girl could swat him with a
brick and he couldn't feel 1t. And. VA Al.
did yOu ever hear Of n girl handing "a
fellow 4 refusal instanter? No. sir: nine
out OF ten times it's tue old story OF the
cat playing with the mouse.
"a little further down I ran into this:
1t sometimes happens that despite her
efforts to prevent him. he proposes aud
Is refused. Then frequently he accuses
her Of having nirted with him. Now. on
the level. DO. will girl try to prevent a
man proposing To her? These writers
who hand out dope FOR the women would
wear out every pen they own in denial
should the suggestion be made that II
that girl wants 10 prevent that proposing
she could do IL effectually and decis.vely
by not seeing him. Though she's accused
of it or not. amt it the truth, Mabel,
that that girl-she OF the tender heart
has been flirting with him all the time.
or the fellow couldn't possibly get up
nerve 10 propose. When such an aceusa-
ton is made, the article continues, the
girl should exercise self-contrOl not to lose
her temper and remember that the man
is really suffering Tender little thought.
isn't 10, boz
When ran into the following passed
up the article In dismay: There is moth
ing more CALLING to a man who has Just
been refused than to hint that you are
PERFECTLY willing to be a sister TO him,
etc Well. that almost put me 10 the
mat for the count, DO. The idea of girl
refusing a man and passing up the oppor-
tunity to wear that sad, sympathetic.
Ethel Barrymore look that pastes him one
In the jaw with the right hand. hauls him
10 his feet and smoOths his hair with the
left-and then pastes him again. Ill bet
you my shirt there isn't girl living who
can turn down a proposal without going
in for sympathetic heroics calculated TO
let the man see what a treasure he would
have gotten in the way of kind heart
II he only had won her. They just can't
do It,
so. what's the use OF giving advice
on questions of this sort to women when
every last one Of them is going TO run her
own matrimonial affairs exactly as she
jolly well pleases without any heart-to-
heart writer butting in, The thing that
gets me most. though, IS whether those
same writers think that any woman will
really be chump enough to take what they
say seriously and, least OF ALL follow it.'