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Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-03-31
Bisbee Elks Paying Debt.

The special committee of the local Elks lodge, appointed at recent meeting for the purpose of soliciting funds from the membership by which the remaining debt of $500 on the have sent out notices to members ap- havesent out notices to members ap- prising them of the object of the move ment and the status of the home pro iect, says the Review. Assurance has been given that with the lifting Of this debt money can be secured with out difficulty to finance the building of the home, and it is with the desire to strike while the iron is hot that the lodge is now calling on it's member ship. From each of these is asked If they desire to give any amount from five dollars to five hundred. At the last meeting the forty, members pres ent subscribed ten collars each. These subscriptions are payable monthly in four installments.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-03-31
HUBBY SELLS WIFE FOR MISERABLE
 AMOUNT
DEEDS YOUNG MOTHER AND BABE TO MAN OF 50 WHO CLAIMS
 HIS PROPERTY"

NEW WESTMINSTER, March 29. Ths assistance of Chief of City Police Mcintosh and Detective Bradshaw was sought by man named Barker, resi-. dent of Sapperton, who claimed that he was not getting satisfaction out of an extraordinary bargain into which he had entered with an individual named Gerard, who had, on payment of $20 cash, cedeG all his interest in his wife, 3 comedy young woman of l9, to Barker, who is past 40
 The woman was in the maternity cot tagc at Royal Columbian Hospital when the transfer was made. Gerard left the city for the south shortly after recciv- ing the $20.
 The sale of the woman became pub lie property when Barker went to the hospital to claim her while she was still too weak to leave the institution, hay ing baby to care for. The man insisted on her taking up her abode with him but she insisted on delay. Onapie Io persuade her to accompany him, Bar ker went to the police for help and told the story of the deal. He mentioned that all. the woman s clothes and person al effects had been thrown into the deal for the $2O and that these were then at his residence.
 Pending a mutual agreement between the parties, the woman has been placed in the care of a female relative, who has been instructed by the police to look after her for tho next few days.
 While all the parties concerned in this deal are whites, the woman is re' lated by marriage to number of Chinese of this city.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-03-31
WALKS ss MILES FOR BRIDE
sweetheart's Coldness Yields to Proof
 of Devotion.

WATERBURY, Conn. March 30.- Trudging all the way on foot from New York City. to Union City, ninety six miles, Samuel Osten had found his sweetheart, Margery Matin, and gained her consent to marry him. He had GOV cred the circuit of her relatives in six towns before finding her.
 Miss Matin was governess in the Bronx and Osten was caretaker of an estate in Staten Island The two were insperable all summer till George Babin. a brokers clerk. began to aspire to Margery hand Then she cooled trief toward 0sten. and when she left her place in the Bronx lately, it was a week before he learned that she was with her friends in Connecticut.
 As she had made friends in New Ro- chcllc, Stamford, Norwalk, Bridgeport, Ansonia and Union City. Osten said he would walk it and he did, but it near ly killed him. Now they are to be mar ried and he is rewarded besides with position here in charge of large es tate.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-03-31
Peculiar Accident.

An unusual accident occurred in the boiler room of the Tombstone Improve ment company's dce plant one day last week. The damper on the big smoke stack fell in such manner that the air was shut off from the firebox, caus- ing the formation of gas, which ex- ploded with loud report and shot a sheet of flame out of the front of the furnace. Engineer w. J. Stark was badly scorched about the face and hands and had narrow escape from serious injury. Dr. Bacon was hastily summoned, who applied soothing lotions to the burns, and, although Mr. Stark bears the marks of his fiery experience. says the Prospector, he is able to be about and explain to his friends how it happened.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-03-31
southwestern Improving Roadbed

Approximately 100000 new ties will be laid on the Southwestern which will practically re-tie the entire line be tween Tucumcari and Benson. Ties arc already being received for this purpose and the work of laying them will be commenced withing the next ninety days. Of these ties, 286,000 have al. ready been sent to the western division and l26,000 have been sent to the east. ern division. These ties will be treated with ereosote and are expected to last for several years. It has been about seven years since any considerable nun Der of new ties was put down on tho read. Besides the ties, work of ballast ing the principal part of the western division with slag will also be com menced within the next few weeks Ninety miles will be ballasted with slap at once. commencing at the western end of the Fl Paso yards, and the work will be pushed to completion as fast as pos. sible.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-03-31
PIGEONS A PUZZLE TO JUSTICE
Magistrate Left Fanciers to Settle Own
 Case.

BALTIMORE, Md. March 3o.-Pig cons occupied high position of honor in Justice Llewellyns court at the Northeastern Police station. Raymon Hammond was arraigned before the justice, charged with trapping looming pigeon, the property of Lawrence A Mohr.
 According to Mohr, heh ad turned the pigeon loose about week ago and had seen it alght in Hammond's yard. Hammond is also pigeon fancier. and, testified Mohr, is the ,possessor of such attractive birds, that his pigeon refused to return home. He had repeatedly asked Hammond for the return of the pigeon, but this, Mohr stated, he re- fused to do.
 Hammond acknowledged that the pig. con had come into his coop, but pro- tested that he had liberated the bird. He then charged Mohr with trapping birds of his, "tippler,' a ''homer, !" a "pouter,' and those of other vari- cities found in the pigeon world Coun- tercharge followed charge, until the justice became so mixed up in bird Ian guagc that he dismissed the case, leav ing the men to decide it among them selves.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-03-31
Bank Conditions

The abstract of the condition of the national banks of Arizona at the close of business on February ,. as reported to the comptroller of the currency, shows the average reserve held at 2l.1s per cent. against 20.s5 per cent on November P. Loans and discounts decreased from $3,s2l,936 to $3,S2l,- 545. Gold coin increased from $2S3,- 5i4 to $329.2l0. Lawful money reserve from $6l3,l53 to $6S6,597; individual deposits from $5,359,3fo to $5,s075i9.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-03-31

leya, in the vicinity of Yuma, reaches out to the Imperial valley, with a pos sibility of watering this valley at some future time. The Laguna dam is mod eled on the plans that have proved most efficient on the Nile river, and is com structed of stone, timber and concrete. The dikes are built on the plans that have proved most successful in stem ming the Mississippi when it goes on a rampage. One of the hardest points of construction of the canals was the crossing of the Colorado river, and it was decided to go under the river with an immense syphon-
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-03-31
The Yuma Project.

The "Yuma project" included the construction of the Laguna dam across the Colorado river, the erection at Yuma of pumping plant for 6,OO0 acres of mesa land not to be reached by the gravity system, canals and later als, and also, as protective measures against floods, dikes along the Colorado and Gila rivers and drainage canals through the land. The land to be water ed lies in the Colorado and Gila val
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-03-31
What ,s,matter Alfy

After splendid editorial endorse mcnt of Colonel Sturges for governor of Arizona the Bisbee Miner has lapscd into state of inocuous desuetude so far as the governorship of Arizona is concerned During the candidacy of the editor of the Miner few pleasant words were printed about Governor Kibbey, but at the present time no one knows whether that paper favors Sur ges. Young, Adams or Kibbey. though it is pretty generally understood that Hoval A smith, the real big chief of the Miner, is pouring water on the po- litica wheel of MT. Young as his choice for or-International
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-03-31
cochise Assessment Less

County Assessor Howe is making the assessment for this year, which he does not think will equal that of last year, as property values. in some parts of Co., chise have fallen, and because of the low price of copper last year. The out put basis of assessment on productive mines is based on the average price of copper in New York for the preceding year and the assessor states that for 1908 the price will hardly average l3 cents per pound in the New York mar ket, while for 1907 the average was far above that price. The county is assess ing on the 50 per cent ratio of valua- tion.-Review.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-03-31
Republican Family Quarrel.

A Bisbee republican made the state ment a few days ago that C. A. Over lock would never be United States mar, shal of Arizona. It is believed that w. P. McNair would have been appoiut- ed on the railroad commission if it had not been for bunch of Bisbee knockers. Is it the policy of the Bisbee republicans to defeat every Douglas republican who seeks recognitionl l. looks that ay.-International.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-03-31
APPENDIX ON LEFT SIDE.

HACKENSACK, N. J., March 29.-- Although but five years old, Alice Pat tenson, of Ridgefeld, has suffered four attacks of appendicitis. It was found necessary to operate, and Dr. Robert Wylic of New York was summoned. The operation revealed that the ap- pendix was on the left instead of the right side. The physicians say the pa tent is doing well.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-03-31
Lamb Crop Large.

Says the Flagstaff Sum A. ]. Lc Barfon came up from his sheep camps to remain 8 few days with his family. In speaking of the lamb crop he remark ed that So far he had averaged over 100 per cent increase, though feed cn the desert was poor owing to lack of rain, and sheep were necessarily moved onto high ground.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-03-31
More Native Gold.

Still the bars of yellow gold come from the mining camps near Prescott. The latest arrival was at the Prescott National bank yesterday, whea bar of 2S8 ounces was received from the Congress properties. At the same time, from the same properties a car bad of high grade concentrates was shipped to the Fl Paso shelter.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-03-31
want Bridge.

Superintendent stephen Janus of the Navajo Indian agency has been in Flag staff several days this week on business connected with the Navajo reservation. He has great hopes of a government bridge being built across the Little Colorado.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-03-31
A Pleasant Physic

When you want pleasant physie give Chamberlain $ Stomach and Liver Tablets trial. They are mild and gentle in their action and always pro- duce pleasant cathartic effect. Call at any drug store for free sample.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-03-31

The best known pills and the best pills made are DeWitt's Little Early Risers They arc small, easy to take, gentle and certain, and are sold by Palace Pharmacy and United Drng Co.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-03-31

FOR SALE OR Victor phonograph and records, cheap. In quire at City Lodging House.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-03-31
SILVER BELTS
 WANT ADS
 ONE CENT woRD-cAsH MUST ACCOMPANY COPY.
FOR SALE.
ONE CENT woRD-cAsH MUST ACCOMPANY COPY

FOR sALE-Horse and buggy, cheap;
 leaving city. 643 South Broad street.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-03-31

FOR sALE-House opposite the round house on South Broad street. Inquire on premises.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-03-31

If you wish to vote on the bond issue you must register; former registration will net do. The time is limited. Books close Saturday evening.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-03-31

FOR Thoroughbred s. 0. White Leghorn eggs, $l per setting; thor oughbred R. c. White Leghorn eggs, sl per setting; thoroughbred s. C.. Ringlet Strain Barred Rocks, $2 per setting. Call and look at my birds. Hours to call to 6 p. m. No. 539 East Mesquite streot. Telephone 323i, Eggs delivered to any part of city. Howard Towle, Prop.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-03-31

FOR SALE-Fearful sacrihce, only $50, Duplex typewriter; cost $l00; good as new, H. NJ, Brown, F. o, Box 266, Globe.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-03-31

FOR sALE-A lot of beautiful hand. painted china. These pieces will be sold very cheap. Apply 335 South Sutherland street.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08
CALLS FIRE DEPARTMENT
TO CONTROL HIS AUTO
Santa Fe Traffic Agent Advised
to Use Locomotive

Edward Chambers may know how TO
run 5000 miles of railroad. but he is
willing to admit that he is no master
of the automobile. The Santa Fe traffic
man intended to go riding last night.
but before he had ''cranked up" he had
brought out the fire department and
had aroused a wide territory in the
vicinity of his Washington street home
Chambers was winding the handle
of his car. when suddenly there was a
flare of burning gasoline. Fearing that
his machine was about to be consumed
he called to his son, Robert. to turn in
a general alarm About the time the
alarm sounded, the gasoline had ceased
is antics and reposed as calmly as
water in a duckpond.
In a few moments Chambers beheId a
squadron of fire engines descending at
full speed toward his automobile His
first impulse was to flee. but he forgot
on the spot how to start his car When
the engines pulled up. Chambers, some
what abashed, made such explanation
as he could.
You see,p he said, I'm a new hand
at this business"
Yes. we see. all right" replied one
of the firemen, but. say. the next time
you want to so out, take locomotive. .
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08
Breaks Down in Ordeal

Mcfarland was sweated by Deputy
Sheriff Mulhall of this county and
Sheriff Veale of Contra Costa county
yesterday afternoon and last night and
only broke down after he had been
Idenied sleep until daylight. According
to MulhalL the confession is complete
in every detail. The prisoner was taken
in an automobile to Martinez by Sheriff
Veale this morning.
Mcfarland told Mulhall that he had
heard while he was working at the
Mcnamara place that the old man had
IA large amount of money cached about
his ranch. When he got into trouble
in San Francisco and had to have funds
Ihe Immediately thought of Garcia and
his horde and determined to steal some
of it.
The idea that he would have to COM
NIT murder never entered his head. Ac-
Icordingly he sought and obtained work
at the Garcia place Sunday and slept
Sunday night under the same roof with
his victim. He held to the story that
he drove the cows out to pasture Mon
day morning. When he returned TO the
house he went to the we'll to get a
drink. Garcia saw him but paid no at
tention to him.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08
BRITISH KING MAKES
A MILLION ON STOCKS
Credited With Specuiating in
Steel Trust Shares

NEW YORK. Aug. 7.-One of those
"unconfrmed reports bobbed up in
Wall street this afternoon to the ef-
feet that King. Edward of England
had made winning Of more than ST.
100000 in United States steel common.
The rumor was based on the fact
that J. P. Morgan, who is supposed to
know all there is to be known of steel.
had been entertained at Windsor cas-
tie by the king while abroad and that
an order to buy $4,000 common shares
of steel, coming apparently from an
English source, was executed when the
stock was at from so to 50 recently.
The stock sold today at 7eA and
those who credited the English mon-
arch with the deal estimated that he
realized 81 100000 on the transaction.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08
Completes Work With AK

Mcfarland went to the house, made a
hurried and fruitless search for the
money and finding none except SO,
which was in a purse, took that. He
selected a rifle from among the fire
arms in the cabin, examined it, saw
that it was loaded and went to the
door. Taking careful aim, he fired at
his employer.
Fearing that the man would live to
betray him, he secured an ak and
finished his deed in a CHASTITY manner.
mcfarland returned to the house, ex-
changed his clothes for some of Gar
cia's. took two silver watches ard a
pair of opera glasses and walked to
Livermore.
When he came to San Jose, he said
the deed preyed upon his mind. He
feIt that he must tell some one that a
murder had been committed and be-
lieved by posing as detective he could
let the authorities know where to find
the body without casting suspicion upon
himself.
This confession, MulhalI says, was
made because the man thought by SO
doing he would be let off with life
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08
SAN FRANCISCO MAN
MURDERED IN RENO
Mystery Marks Brutal Beating
and Shooting of R. j. Little,
Collection Agent

RENO, New, Aug. 7.-Several theories
and no clews mark the latest develop
ment in the murder of Robert ]. Little
of San Francisco, whose body was
found in an irrigating ditch here this
morning with two bullet wounds in the
head.
Less than a week ago Little made a
statement that he was in Reno to watch
the actions of divorcee and an alleged
affinity. and the police are working
along lines that may draw an unknown
member of the divorce colony into the
investigation.
1t is also said that Little had pre-
pared a creditors blacklist to be used
by merchants in settling Difficult ac-
counts and the authorities believe that
the presence of a certain name may
have prompted the crime.
The screams of woman and those
of man in mortal terror, coming
fro mthe direction of the irrigation
ditch last night at 11:S0 lend additional
mystery to the crime.
The police believe that J. NJ. Rich.
Little's employer. who is expected here
tomorrow, will do much toward clear
ing away the mystery when he explains
the nature of the papers for which a
search was evidently made on the body.
The body was discovered this morn
ing by a little girl who was attracted
to it by the barking of a dog. Au-
thorities were notified and had the body
taken to an undertaking parlor. where
it was identified by the hotel people
with whom Little had been stopping.
The police are working on the case, but
so far without result
An autopsy this afternoon showed
that Little was severely beaten be-
! fore he was shot His skull was frac-
tured, a crack extending from the
right temple clear around to the back
broken. Little was shot twice, the
bullets being of As caliber and fired
at very close range. One entered be-
hind the ear, the other in the back
of the head.
The police believe that at least two
/
spattered with blood and brains about
so feet from where the body was found
show where the first encounter took
place. Marks on the ground indicate
that Little fell there and was dragged
to the ditch.
Following the receipt of a dispatch
from San Francisco this afternoon the
authorities examined Little's room, but
failed to find any papers of value.
In view of the fact that valuable
ljewelry was not taken from the dead
man, though his clothes were care
fully searched, even his shoes being
removed by his assailants, the police
thing now that the murderers were
after some particular paper or papers.
| The solving of the mystery, they
believe. depends upon the information
that J. NJ. Rich, who knows the con-
tents of the valuable papers Little had
! can give them.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08
BROTHER INFORMS SISTER
OF HIS SUDDEN DEATH
Strange But True Message Sent
by Postal Card
[SpeeiaI Dispaieh q The CalIl

LSpectdi DiSpdfcn 10 Inc OdHl
STOCKTON, Aug. Lit isn't often
that one receives a message from rel
ative announcing his death.
Mrs. Fred c. Ross of Lodi has re-
ceived postal card from her brother.
who lived in small mining town in
Vancouver, informing her of his sud
den death. The card was written by
the deceased the day before he passed
away, the postmaster having added
the following before sending the mis-
sive:
4 regret to inform you that the
writer. B. A. Davis. died very sud
denly yesterday, July 30. Fun par
ticulars are being sent his father. w.
NJ. Hallenday. p. NJ.
The truth of the statement was sub
stantiated later in the day by tcle-
gram received from Mrs. Ross father
at Newport, Ore.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08
Prisoner Admits Theft

MARTINEZ, Aug. flames McFar-
land. charged with the murder of Man
uel Garcia near Livermore, was brought
here from San Jose today by Sheriff
yeale and lodged in the county Jail.
He appeared to be very nervous, and
sheriff Veale ordered that special
guard be kept over him during the
night. as it was feared he might at
tempt suicide.
Constable Shaffer of Brentwood, from
whom it is charged Mcfarland appro-
priated a horse and buggy in which
he drove to Byron, there abandoning
the rig, questioned the prisoner in Jail.
Shat fer said that Mcfarland told him of
his drive to Byron and said that he
had walked from the point where he
abandoned the buggy to the scene of
the crime near Livermore.
Mcfarland refused to talk to the re-
porters when he was brought in. He
said that he was willing to talk to
Sheriff veale only.
The sheriff and his prisoner made the
trip from San Jose to Pleasanton by
AUTOMOBILES Then Veale and Mcfarland
boarded the train, the other members
of the party proceeding in the machine
to the scene of the murder, where they
will search for further evidence. Sheriff
yeale took the 5 O'Clock train for San
Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08
Revised Statutes Of Etiquette
When Hiton Shin Witha Cobble
E. NJ. Greenway, Arbiter Elegantarium, Uses
Language That Amazed Passengers on Car

Vndcioudp right forearm NTH the hand cicnchcd until
fist shoulder and said back NTH
the direction the who hurled the missile
urng and that lady
not be deprived of the epgrdm. -" (Anp person
desiring the pod pudcn suggested BY the above dahes
personally Edwdrd NJ Ceenwdu Don't ask by
maL-the posoff department wouldnt stand for the dnper)
After have been injured select public particularly the
fashionable hoel yom upwdd
socks dOwnpUd and maize public the
This exhibition nil the public NTH the feeling that wha
may painful necessarily Immediately fdaLFrom Edward M.
C1reenways Book of Life"
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08
Employer Claims Papers

Robert j. Little the victim of the
Reno. New, tragedy, was a solicitor in
the employ of the International pro-
tective association and commercial re-
porting agency, concern engaged in
giving commercial ratings somewhat
along the line of the Dun and Brad
street agencies. Little also canvassed
for a local publishing agency at night.
and might have been engaged in some
errand connected with the book busi-
ness at the time of his death The
local agency of the international pro-
of the Phelan building. and J. NJ. Rich.
the secretary, was in charge yesterday
afternoon.
Rich said: Il can not understand the
murder, unless it was committed with
the sole object of robbery. Little had
about $3.50 on}him at the time he was
killed, | understand. None of the pa
pers he might have had with him was
important enough to have warranted
his murder. Nor do know that he
might have been interested in any
woman.
.sHe had. worked for us about year
at the, local Office and in Seattle and
Tacoma He had been in Nevada for
five weeks and had worked in Reno
and Sparks and was very successful.
l have wired to the Reno authorities
to hold for me all the papers discov-
cred ! will go to Reno this evening.
Little had a brother, James e. Little,
living at $50 Central avenue. this city.
He had other relatives here. He was
unmarried