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Arizona republican., 1909-07-31
PROPOSAL 10 SELL
 THE FAIRGROUNDS
A Meeting of Association Stockholders Called for August TO.

At the meeting of the board of di- rectors of the territorial fair associa- ton held on Thursday night at the Hotel Adams it was resolved to call meeting of the stockholders of the association to be held at the hotel at o'clock on the evening of August 10 to consider the proposition of selling the grounds to the territory, as is pro- vided for in a bill passed by the late legislature. authorizing the board of control to take over the property at a price not exceeding S30.000.
 It is proposed that payment shall be made in three annual payments as follows: $5.O00, $10,OO0 and S15.000. Some opposition has developed to the transfer on account of the proposed plan of payment. The National Bank of Arizona holds mortgage for s10.00O on the property, so that the first pay
Arizona republican., 1909-07-31
F LOCAL INTEREST
WILL ATTEND coNvENTloN-

WILL ATTEND coNVENTlON- H. D. Lawrence will leave tonight for St. Joe, Mo-. where he will attend the annual convention of the International Typographical Union as the delegate of the Phoenix local union.
 VACANCY IN THE HIGH SCHOOL Miss Clara Jeanne Stocoum, a mem Der of the Phoenix high school faculty, has sent her resignation to the board. The engagement of Miss Stocoum to Dr. J. T. Warford has been announced, the wedding to take place some time in August. Miss Stocoum is now at Red lands, Cal.
 A DEAD CHlNAMAN-The dead body of an old Chinaman was found in the basement Of his store at Con- gress a few days ago. From appear an,es the bod- had been there about ten days. An inquest was held by Justice of the Peace Robert Cree and it was found that death was prob- ably the result of natural causes.
 A TRIP OF BUSINESS AND PLEASURE-H. B. Wilkinson left this morning for Chicago partly for a va cation and partly to attend to legal business in the, east. He will spend some time at Oshkosh, Wis. where Mrs. Wilkinson is visiting friends. He will return in about a month, but Mrs. Wilkinson will remain in the east until late in the fall
 NOTICE OF MEETlNG-There will be a meeting of the water users of the Murphy district at the Murphy school z Q A large attendance is expected at this meeting. as there are important inter ests to be discussed, the putting in of laterals and the appointment of a com mittee to confer with the senatorial delegation which will be here in Oc- tober from Washington to hear the many needs of the irrigator.
 A GOOD MAN SET RIGHT AGAIN The object of this article is to re- store Thom Armstrong Jr to the high place in the estimation of the com munity which he occupied previous to night before last, when he appeared at one of the theaters with a handsome young lady whom none of his friends recognized. They moreover knew that Mrs Armstrong was out of the city. SuillulcIIilB dl Aioll oDIihSS EsLTd W Thayer started the tide of suspicion against MT. Armstrong and it was giv- en greater volume by others of his ac- quaintanee. and several ladies at the show looked at him in a manner which plainly expressed their opinion of his outrageous conduct. They declined to recognize him. The companion of MT. Armstrong was his sister, Miss Mary Armstrong of Janesville. Wis, who had just arrived from Iron Springs. where she visited Mrs. Armstrong. She was on her way home from the Seattle ex- position.
 THE cOLISEUM-The DeChantal Twins and Tannehill and Radcliffe in The Cowboy and the Tenderfoot" played to a packed house at the Coli scum last night. Both attractions are worthy of the patronage of not only the business man. but his wife and family. Every act an act of merit, by artists who command big salaries and know how to deliver the goods Every act is original, clever and full of the
Arizona republican., 1909-07-31
ICE TEA

The cup that cheers but does not change the gait. We have it in our fine Blended Teas from 50 cents up.
 Try our blend of India Tea. 40 cents the pound; especially prepared for Ice Tea. We will bespleased to sub init samples. Ring us up. Phone Red 2601.
 VALLEY TEA 6 COFFEE HOUSE.
 131 N. Center St.
Arizona republican., 1909-07-31
those so represented to be present at the stockholders meeting.

OF THE INTERIOR, :, D Office of Indian Affairs, Wash ington, ID. C., ........ Sealed proposals for letting grazing privileges on the Truxton Canyon Indian Reser- vation, Arizona, under the permit sys- tem, will be received at the Office of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Washington. D. C., until two o'clock D. m, on Monday, August 30, 1909, and will be immediately thereafter opened in the presence of such bidders as may attend. Maps showing the location of the reservation and all necessary in formation may be obtained on appli- cation to the Superintendent of the Truxton Canyon Indian School, Trux- ton, Arizona. R. G. VALENTINE, Con- missioner
The Columbus journal., 1909-01-06

Clintonville, this county, had sew
eral thrills of nervous apprehension
on Tuesday Of last week. A driver in
the employ Of q torpedo firm started
of with load Of 40 quarts Of nitro
glycerine. and when q short distance
from the barn stopped. got OF his
wagon and started an argument with
. bystander. The team became fright
ened and started to run. but had not
gone far until the front wheel Of the
wagon struck an iron support Of q
porch ut q street corner and the
horses stripped themselves from the
harness. leaving the wagon, with its
load Of condensed destruction. stand
ing.-Oil City Derrick.
The Columbus journal., 1909-01-06
TRUE srAfus or 4 TRAITOR.
We'll Defined BY the Fathsr - oje
Walter Scott.


Among the treasures winch adorned
TIE den OF Sir walter Scott was
CHINA saucer-the memorial according
to the author OF edinburgh Under
BIZ Walter Scott. OF striking IN
cident IN the domestic life OF SCOTS
fAther and mother. One autumn NJ.
Scott. ST., had a client who came reg
ularly every evening At certain hour
to the house. and remained In his
private room usually long after the
family had gone to bed. The little
mystery Of the unknown visitor ex-
The Columbus journal., 1909-01-06
SOME SMALL ENGLISH PARISHES.
Dozen Inhabitants In One: In Another
Only Two Houses.

Probably few people know that this
country contains q number of par
ishes 80 small that their population
can be housed under one or two roofs.
For instance. Upper Eldon, near
Stockbridge. consists Of two houses.
which with IN eleventh century church
and . tiny Gods Acre" in the middle
Of . farmyard adjoining one Of the
dwellings. comprise the whole parish.
Not much larger Is the population Of
Lullington, five miles from Eastbourne
Small as its church is-the interior
dimensions are only is feet square
It IL quite large enough for the inhab-
itants.
In Grove near Lighton Buzzard.
there are only about . dozen inhabi-
tants. the parish containing . modern
farmhouse. two cottages and . tiny
church. At Rhyd. In F1intshire. while
there are only three adult Inhabitants.
the village contains i've cottages and
one ship. Until recently there were
two licensed houses. one Of which still
remains.-T1t-Bits.
The Columbus journal., 1909-01-06

In western China European travellers
recently found . simple method Of
settling disputes. One Of them writes:
While We called the midday halt at
Ta-cha-de. We asked the villagers con-
corning some new graves which We
noticed In field close BY. They an
swered: Our head man and two 9TH
ers were killed three months ago in .
feud with . village higher up the
hills Il It settled now? Yea Did
You report the matter to Lao-wo: No.
What would have been the use? We
just settled the matter ourselves
How? oh, We killed eight Of the 9th.
or party"
The Columbus journal., 1909-01-06
Eternal Fitness,

Women are wonders." said q man
at the quick lunch counter, "A friend
Of mine sent me IN Invitation to the
funeral servicea over her pet Angora
cat that died In . 1t. Now. I had
never been invited to . cat funeral
before, and I had no more idea than
. rabbit what was expected Of me. I
was in . rush. and stopped in 1t IN
Italian florists and told him to AZ
up . suitable design for me. He sent
up cat. life sire, made Of white i'm
moftelles. With . huge purple bow
dangling from the end Of its tail. The
maid says my friend regarded It - .
deadly insult to her feelings, and I
wasn't even handed rain check when
I called"
The Columbus journal., 1909-01-06
A Dreadful Thought.

One day Mary, the charwoman, re-
ported for service with a black eye.
why. Mary" said her sympathetic
mistress. what q bad eye you have!"
"Yee'm."
well, there's one consolation. It
might have been worse"
"Yes'm."
You might have had both of them
hurt"
"Yes'm. Or Wors'n that; I might
not ha' been married at all."-Every-
body.S Magazine.
The Columbus journal., 1909-01-06
will Found In n Hat.

Probate has been granted Of the
will of . peddler who left IN estate
valued at E11,937. He was Mr.. Har-
ris Norman, Polish Jew. Of Mill
road, Cambridge. The document was
found in his silk hat after his death.
1t was dated January Is. 1903. and
BY 1t he left the whole Of his property
equally between Addenbrooke's hos
pital, Cambridge. and the London Jew
fish synagogue for the relief Of poor
and needy JsWs.-London Evening
Standard.
The Columbus journal., 1909-01-06
Beans and Bacon.

An old Scotchman surprised N all
BY remarking: "Your famous New Eng.
land dish of pork and beans came d.
rectly from England. where for cen
turtles 1t was the reigning favorite
with all classes. The English called Il
have corned beef and beans-the same
old beans. never could understand
Why beans and bacon were never
naturalized In the Land o. Cakes. !
cannot charge myself with ever hav.
ing seen such q dish in Scotland"
The Columbus journal., 1909-01-06
Oxygen Tipping.

Oxygen tipping IL the latest form
OF the drug habit" said doctor. Two
physicians have died Of It this year.
and It IL stated that there are quite
100 oxygen tipplers among the laity Of
our big cities.
"Oxygsn. you know. IL Q wonderful
stimulant. Its inhalation keeps death
of the dying for days and days. But
taken regularly It soon wrecks the
health. Ito effect IL said to be de-
nshtful. Like champagne, II creates
gayety. Along with this gayety goes
Q feeling Of tremendous power and
lightness. Drunk on oxygen, the most
sluggish and melancholy persons have
q Joyous and heartening idea that they
can do anything in the world-wrest
the oil trade from Rockefeller. say,
or with . little practice outrun Johnny
Hayes"
The Columbus journal., 1909-01-06
Store Carries Old Hotel Name.

Away up in Harlem is a sign which
reads: The Old Astor House Store"
In reply to an inquiry the proprietor
said: The business was established
In the vicinity of the old Aston house
when the latter was the big hotel of
New York. Later on It moved up to
Fourteenth street and carried the
name Of the old hotel with 1t. Some
years after It moved up to Forty-sec-
0nd street and the name went with 1t.
Then 1t Jumped all the way to Har-
lem. and. a the name had become one
Of the fixtures Of the business. It was
maintained. The business now IL IN
the hands Of the third generation Of
the family that established 1t. Just .
bit Of sentiment York Press.
The Columbus journal., 1909-01-06
FATHER OF HOMESTEAD LAW.

FATHER OF HOMESTEAD LAW.
Daniel Freeman, aged 50 years,
died At his home near Beatrice, We'd
nesday evening, December 30.
Mr.. Freeman was the first man to
file on quarter section Of land under
what is known - the homestead Law.
It was one minute after midnight, On
the morning of January l, 1863, that
his fling papers were handed to the
register of the q. s. land Office. His
entry is No. 1, his proof of residence
was No. l, his patent is No. l, record
ed on page No. 1, of book No. 1 Of the
government land Office.
In reporting the death of Freeman,
the correspondent of the State Jour
nal says:
''Ffeeman's name 10 linked with that
Of Galushs A. Grow Of Peonsylvania,
ouce speaker of tho lower house Of con.
gress, and whose maiden speech in the
house was on the subject Of Mans
Right to the Soil That speech vas
made in 1859, bot it vas not until ton
years later that he We able to $50 hie
measure. tho homestead Law, recorded
in tho statote books."
The Journal does not desire to
detract from the efforts made BY
Galusha A. Grow in behalf of the
homestead law, but he i not the father
of the idea. The homestead policy
was advocated by George W. Julian
as early q 1916, and before that time,
BY many years, . society in New York
state, under the leadership Of . man
named Evans, organized and called
themselves Gland reformers." It had
always been the policy Of the south to
oppose any law that would cheapen
the unoccapied lands Of the govern
ment to actual settlers, and every
measure providing for free homes for
free men was fought in congress BY
the slsveholding aristocracy.
About twenty-six years ago the
writer WAS assigned the task Of gath
ering facts relating to the Homestead
law, and, among others, corresponded
With George w. Julian, Of Irvington.
Indiana, who has since gone to his
reward. he accomplished his purpose
in life, and millions now enjoy tie
fruits of the successful effort he made
in saving . portion Of the public
domain from the greedy grasp Of
gTaftes. In his correspondence with
the writer, Mr.. Julian wrote:
Hvin9too, Indiana, March s.. 1885,
O. ]. 9tockvsll: Dear 6ir-I havs
your letter a To 2scd. and win answer
Il somsvhat eiroamstantially, in order
10 put jon IN possession q ths faets .
The Columbus journal., 1909-01-06
NOT LIKE ROMANCE
the ~solDlEa or FORTUNE" IN
REAL LIFE.
DiMess h Many Material Rsspsets
from the Heroes Who Figure -
Prominently h de Pa0es
AZ NovollsHa

H1Cn3f0 a3r0ln& U9vlS ana DINER
writer's Of lesser note have cast .
glamour over the title. SOLDIER Of For
tune" which possibly applies to Ger.
tain victims Of wanderlust. and love a
unusual adventure. but which Il hor.
rible misAt to ~ only individual the
writer eyee, @sX whose many adven-
lures BY Aeld and aood. and beneath
ahan dossn 1AGs. properly placed him
IN The cl(As q CAPT Macklin. Red
saun1eis ana othas known - readers
Il Action, says . writer In the Atchi-
son 0lobe.. Sam Cnalmefs was the
nAme our soldier -oe 1ortune save to
those who asked. Incidentally. he
was the homenest nan We ever met
. large, sloseAfnk: loossjolnted crsa-
tire, who looked half man. and half
gorilla. His feet and hands were too
large for hfs big body and he handed
both - II they were something Of .
burden. He was dish-faced, had bleary
eyes and the complexion Of . tan shoe
after you have worn It through dewy
grass.
Chalmers was always dirty and
usually drunk man without q Wis
ible redeeming personal feature and
little mental attraction. But he had
Accomplishments: he knew enough Of
the, sea to make It carry him where be
would. and. perhaps. something more
He could speak several languages and
q halfdosen native. dialects. including
that Of New Yorks East side (the!
hardest to understand. where he
claimed to have originated ct some in
definite date In the past. He seemed
to have . knowledge Of all the ports
of all the seven seas and could. when
he would. tell Interesting tales of
fighting Zulus in South Africa, BUSH
men In Australia, pirates OF the China
coast and several other strange and
unpleasant creatures in other outland-
ish places.
Americans found him IN IN isolated
Filipino stronghold on the island Of
Leyte, and he said he had been taken
prisoner when he came ashore from
. hemp ship. Tho natives said he had
been q captain Of the insurgent army.
and perhaps he had. although he de-
MED It for obvious reasons. At any
rate, he wasn't an oAcer with them
for patriotism or love. for he turned
American scout and fought them With
q lust for blood amounting to savagery-
He was brave. a. the bulldog is-be-
cause 1t, knows no bettsr-which
seemed to be his only trait in common
with the other soldiers Of fortune of
whom We have read.
Later We met him ~ second mate
on Q wind TANNER ct Nagasah. The
sea was home to Chalmers and he only
quit It occasionally to find fight and
q more convenient place to get drunk.
Had Chalmers turned to the land in
stead Of the sea in his earlier years
he would have ended ~ only . COM
mon tramp. Az 1t was. he 10 . tramp.
but Of . more uncommon kind. 1t II
the tramp instinct which makes
soldiers Of s. fortune. although.
perhaps. some Of them. more fostu-
nate. do wear immaculate white duck
suits and pith helmets. But the only
one We ever met was not very classy
and he kind of shook our faith In Capt.
Macklin.
The Columbus journal., 1909-01-06

No More Gold Lace for Afghans.
The ameer has published an edict.
which applies to all parts of Afghan
istan. prohibiting the import into the
country Of all kinds Of gold lace, In
Guiding embroidered kullas lungis and
embroidered shoes. The ameer is ev-
identity actuated by desire to prevent
his subjects from spending their hard
earned money on SNOWY dress. It is
the poorer classes who are notori.
ously addicted to this extravagance
which his majesty has decided to
check. The gold laced coat Of the
Afghan II decidedly handsome, and a.
though the ameer has acted wisely In
bringing into general use clothing less
costly, his majesty's orders will doubt
less be received by his subjects with
rather mixed feelings.
The Columbus journal., 1909-01-06

WAS with Walhiagtoa, Grant ::aad
Webster. Il cEi1iiciiDg to living
heroes ofoar ownday (and Mr.. Com
pan i now hndsd to ths skieG q :.
present day hero) History win 10:
peat itseE When unborn generations
shall turn back through the avenues
Of time for the period Of most unsel6sh
devotion to the republic, no ago in I'll
the centuries Of freedom in the new
world will furnish to them higher
standards of judgeship, heroism and
statesmanship than the now detained
and unprecedented time in which We
live. Chronic and sposmadic despair
and distrust are q old - tho history
Of free government. With Ill their
many faults the American people grow
better - they progress" To permit
the individual in lieu Of . court to
become the interpreter Of constita.
tional Law, would hamper-yee, stop
the march Of American progress. To
Stand upon onea rights i . lsudable
ambition, but when it becomes neces>
sary to secure such rights when claim
ed oonstitationally, it d beggazing the
question to say that individual inter-
pretation stands paramount 70 judicial
determination. Such . doctrine, If
ever established, would change the
character of this government and
shake the foundation stones Of the
vsry republic itself
Should tho President of the United
Ststes 1t this time-if 1t any time
interfere, With his power Of pardon,
and thus prevent any appeal from the
decision Of Judge Wright, it would
leave the entirequestion undetermined,
only to be brought up again in posi-
bly, the near future, and the country
thus disturbed and kept in constant
turmoil.
That labor is . power in the United
States is . conceded fact; that the
Of the American Federation
Of Labor have . telling influence on
the prosperity of the nation il also .
fact apparent to any Intelligent man.
It Is also . recognised fact that the
Federation Is also . power in politics,
and the politicians notice the gather
ing clouds in the political sky, with
the thought show will it affect my
party" It would be no surprise to
learn that the presidents own party,
or the prominent politicians in it-not
the statesmen-are strongly urging
him to interfere in behalf of these 30
called martyrs, who are At present
receiving such IN abundance Of sym.
patty from the people. Should the
power of pardon be exercised, it would
be . greater trial than has yet fallen
to the lot of this government to keep
within due hounds the societies of
organized labor. License born of
liberty would 90 increase that it might
begst revolution.
The Columbus journal., 1909-01-06

Young Isaacs-Faddsr. ees marriage
q failure?
The Elder Isaacs-Vell, my boy. eef
you marry real, real rich girl. mar
riaSe ees almost a good - . fail
ure.-Succeoo Magazine.
The Columbus journal., 1909-01-06
fully md sadl1. 1lbrsly = Isan.

1U1Sy ma SoGty - O0ms
I adyooatsfshe hnassesad poliey q
loakAeo = lslk In ths Free Ed
caipai6h of l0le / discusssd it On the
stunp. I W. elsctsd 70 congress in
1874. and thsre met Andrew Johnson, 81
Tsnnsssee, Who bad bill prepared pro
viding Aomssteads for actual settlers.
which he introduced in the house 'ol
Representatives. This was the Arst
legislative proposition ever offered On
ths, subject. co-operatsd With him
ssalously in support Of the measure. and
It was through his friendly tactics that
! succeeded in obtaining the floor to
make my homestead speech, which had
svide circulation. and We made in
oppositioo to the determined purpose OF
Speaker Cobb and the slaveholdiug
member Of the house. On becoming
acqusintsd With johnson I found he
had espoused tho homestead policy
about the tine I did, and the truth IL
that 10 arc just shout equally the fathers
oe tie measure. AZ you are svars. he
disd few years ego.
Was . member OF the house CON.
mittse on public lands in 1864, and ~
sisted in framing the present homestead
;aw, which was passed the 90thN Of Nay.
1t embodied the essential features Of the
nrst bin offered, and OF various subse-
quent bills, . number Of which were
sent to the land committee in 1862.
Perhaps my letter will seem somewhat
personal, but I thought it proper 70 give
you the literal facts - I know them.
Inay add. that many years ego there
was society in New York OF what was
called Land Refofmers, Of which tai.
euted man, named Evans, was tho lead
Or, which proclaimed tho homestead
policy in advance Of any Of our known
public men. That society still exists,
and was doubtless the germ Of the poll
teal movement which ct last eliminated
in the passage of tho homestead act.
Az I find you arc interested in the
land question, ! send you . copy OF my
volume Of speeches, oontaining . num-
Der On that question. I am,
Very truly yours,
Gro. ". JULIAN.
Forty-six years have passed away
since the first homestead entry Vas
made. And wonderful years they
have been in the development of The
Land Beyond the Mississippi" The
homestead law assisted in developing
the country to . degree the Fathers of
Homestead Law never dreamed Of:
It has turned the Great American
Desert into A Land Of Plenty. And
here, in the center of this Modem
Eden, in the city near which is located
the first land fled on under the home
stead law, should be perpetuated in
granite the names of the Fathers of .
measure which has been Of 90 much
benefit to the landless and . factor in
opening the granary of the world to
settlement and cultivation.
Let the people Of Beatrice take the
matter up and inaugurate movement
for the erection of q monument as .
mark Of gratitude and respect to
Andrew johnson and George w.
Julian. Every man living who has
enjoyed the advantages of the home
stead law should be allowed to con.
tribute to the monument fund.
The Columbus journal., 1909-01-06

Out Of the Fullnees 81 the Heart.
What shah I play?" asked the or
ganist Of N absent-mindsd clergyman.
what sort q . hand have you
got?" was IL, unexpected reply.-