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Tombstone epitaph., 1909-08-22
Working of the
 Primary Election Law

The secretary of the territory has just sent to the printer the forms prepared by him and the attorney general, necessary to carry out the provisions of the primary election law passed by the last legislature. There will he 10 GOO copies cf the forms and the law, which will be distributed as soon as possible according to section IS of the act.
 The set entirely changes the politicsl machinery of the territory. It entails upon every sspirsnt for office at least one campaign, and il he should be successful n the first one. he will still have another before him. The party convention is eliminated, but there is a partial substitute for it in the party council provided for by the act.
 Assistant Secretary Rirke has pre- pared the following digest o: the act which to the average citizen will con- vey better information of the provis- ions than the long set itself
 First General Primsry-To be held the first Tuesday in September. 1910, and biennislly thereafter.
 City Primary-To be held 30 days prior to all city elections
 Fees Tor Csndidstes-De'egste to congress, s25 to secretary of Arizona 1; district offices, B to secretary Of Ari- zons; county and precinct offices, s5 to clerk of board of supervisors; city offices, 8 to city clerk.
 Signature to nomination papers for county offices requires 3 per cent of party vote in at les.t one fourth Of the election precincts of the county. In the aggregate not !ese than per cent nor more than 10 per cent of the total vote of party, and electors can only sign one nomination paper.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-08-22
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby givea that tte annual meeting of the stockholders of the Arizona S Colorado Railroad Company will be held at the office of the company Tn the City of Tucson, Arizona, on Tuesday, September 7th, 1909, at 10 o'c ock, s. m., for the pur- pose of electing s Board of Directors to serve for the ensuing year and the transaction of such other business ss may properly come before the meeting. Dated at Tucson, Arizona, July 18th, 1909.
 CHAS. E, WALKER,
 Secretary. First publication Aug. l., 1909.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-08-22
President Taft's
 Arizona itinerary

A dispatch from President Taft: ] private secretary, dated at the execu- tive headquarters at Beverly, Mass. and addressed 10 National Committees man " Sturgis of Tucson, gives the following schedule of the presidents tour of Arizona:
 Wednesday, Oct. l3-Arrive at Mar;copa at Is m; leave at II: 20; arrive at Phoenix at 1920 III: leave l 20 m; arrive at Prescott ego p m leave 7:20 m; arrive at Ash Fork at Ash Fork at s:20 pm.
 Thursday. Oct. l4-Leave Ash Fork at 1 20 m; arrive at Grand Canyon at 9 a m; leave S:30 p m.
 The telegram closes with the request that MT Sturgis at once commun cate with the local committeeman and submit plans for the presidents re- ception along the route, as soon as possible. It is signed by Fred w Carpenter.
 MAY RUN EXCURSION TRAIN
 In view of the fact that the presi- dent will no. visit Tucson, the Cham. Der of Commerce has taken up with the s P Railroad company the matter of running an excursion to Phoerix on Wednesday, Oct. l3, and it is prsc- tically certain that the company will run such an excursion.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-08-22
Thinks Freight
 Rates Too High

According to Geo Stoncman, of the Arizona Railway Commission. ,br Dunbar is having no easy time getting his newspaper at Giooe uud r way due to the staggering charge asked D, the railroad for shipment o' mater ial. including linotype from Pres colt. carload weigh ng about 800 pounds.
 The Gazette says: When Mr Dun bar figured on the transportation cost he was given to understand that the freight would be about yGDi. When the car arrived at Globe the railroad wanted sl020 for 3200 pound ship ment from Prescott, No mixed car load rates were given, but the carload rate on l notypes and other rates on oi her material were added together,
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-08-22
c. 4. Overlook
 Quick to Pull

The Cincinnati, Ohio. Post says:
 Another Roosevelt rough rider slid of his job the other day. Ben F Daniels. U : ms'shal of Arizona, resigned, according to official adyices received here. and has heen replaced by Charles A Overlook.
 Daniels was one of the most pic. turesqne of the Roosevelt western ap. pointees. He was fire eater from Hot Town, and claimed to have killed man.
 "Nothing is known here of Over lock. but the president has been AS sured by competent southwestern authorities that he can pull a gun a' quickly as Daniels"
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-08-22
Kenneth Goodman
 Killed by Lightning

A Phoenix dispatch says: Kenneth Goodman, son of Superintendent c W Goodman, of the Phoenix IJdian h. dustrisl school. was killed by light ming yesterday near Fort Defiance, on the Navajo Indian reservation in northeastern Arizona, shere he has been employed bv 6 government sur veying party.
 He was 6 nineteen-year- lad with nigh promise and an all around athlete, participating in the contests held at the Los Angeles Elks reunion.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-08-22
Harry Mclean Is
 Amateur Champion

By running five miles in 26 minutes 9 3-5 seconds, which Is within min ute 36 seconds of the worlds record Harry Mclean, carrying the colors of the Flks' club of Phoenix, at Seattle last Saturday defeated F c Belairs, who has been the amateur champion for the past two years, and took the title.
 McLesn's victory was the big sensa. tion of the athletic meet at the Alaska a-Iukon-Paciic exposition
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-08-22
Scheme to Lessen
 Number of Gophers

For the purpose of Investigating :hs gopher west in the Salt River valley and recommer ding means oi exterminsting the little borrowers. Dr H K Fisher, specIalist on food habits oi birds and mammals for the depart. ment of sgr'culture, has arrived in Phoenix.
 nr Fisher and those under him are constantly conducting experiment.. with view to finding some safe and certain way of poisoning cophers and similar animals and he will doubtless bs able 10 recommend some scheme for at least lesseninC the number Of pests.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-08-22
Heavy Damage From
 Rains at Yuma

Tombstone passengers arriving from Csiiicrnis who were delayed at Yuma says that the most disastrous rain storm experienced in that vicinity since the great flood of 1891, broke over Yuma Tuesday. For almost three hours the water fe m torrents, covering the streets in the business section to A depth in places of foot The cellars and basements of all the large mercantile establish ments are flooded; the damage resulting to the various stocks running all the way from $500 to s5OOO,
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-08-22
TERRITORIAL ITEMS OF iN-
 TEREST CONDENSED.

Announcement is made of 6 short course in agriculture which will be opened in the University of Arizona at Tucson on September %. tn charge of Prof. W Clothier
 The Tucson Boosters club is ful- minatiug s plan to have the Tucson band give concerts at the depot each aveaing at the time of the arrival of trains from the east for the purpose cf entertaining travelling tourists and adv, rtising the importance of the O'd Pueblo
 Yuma high school trustees are con- sidering the desirab bility of the present prison site AS A schnol location when the penitentiary is finally removed to F orence.
 A stock company is being organized for the purpose of starting planta- tion of eucalyptus trees in the San Pedro valley
 Organization of the Northern Ari- z)na pioneer association has been completed with good membership and will hold it's first annual meeting in the shape of barbecue at Flagstaff on Labor day
 The school year at the Tempe Hor- mal begins Monday, September 6. and all new students should report for reg strat Oh on that day All stu dents should report Tuesday morning, l September :. The Norma! training school begins on Monday. Septem- | Der l3.
 Postoffice changes have been mad 2 in Arizona as follows: Robert W ! WingfeId has been appointed post- master at Camp Verde to succeed J A Wingfield resigned and Ere ierick wv Wolz appointed postmaster a, Canyon Disblo, vice R A Msgiadery | removed
 John Marshall Of Flagstaff has 10. cated an onyx mine in Sycamore can. von, B miles from Fl-gstsff Prescott has recently been victim ized " gang of old time enlarged picture swinders. The scheme is to offer to have a portrait enlarged at 8 . .idiculou-ly low price, a small pay. ment of which is made in advance The deal is all right with the excep- ! ton that after the first instsllment is paid the agent is never again seen. The Santa Fe railroad is supplsnt- ing the call boy by the use of the tel ! ephone and many Arizona youths will lose their jobs of rounding up crew. when trains are to be sent out. \ campaign against the ravages oI the dodder weed in the Yuma country is being made. The plant is great drawback to the growing Of alfalfa and the advice of government experts Is sought in an effort to exterminate the pest.
 Another suggestion for the use ot the old pc peniteniiary grounds at Yuma Is offered by a newspaper of that city This time it is to convert it into pub lie park as soon as the final moving of the house of penitence to its new site at Florence.
 Speaker Cannon has appointed Ralph Cameron, delegate to congress from Ar z1na. on three committees postoflice and local post roads, Indian stf ,irs. and mines and mining
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-08-22

A Los A gles dispatch oi August Is. says: The Hasssyamps club, com posed of ArizonsDs and former Ari- zonsns now living in the city, today elected Oscar Roberts president and John 5 Mitchell secretary. IL has been decided to hold the annual picnic at Santa Mopics canyon on August 26. There will be reception at the chan Der Ui commerce Tn the evening on Aug. 27, followed by theater party at the Orpheum.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-08-22
Official Records
 of the County

ELEDs Frank / aide to Csmeiia Zaide; lot in Court land and lot Doug las .-....- -.-.-....f IOo II F Ducsn at ux to Annie Burns; lots ia Douglas ........ I50 G r. Fisher ct uX to Cur. Ii, NJ Jones l2l feet of lot in Douglas | 10 = r L Mcintosh to the Bradshaw Arizona Min. ing Co; mining claims in California strict 10 .. T I Bradshaw to the Brsdsh Arizona Min. ing company; mining claims in California district ...- 10 . MORTGAGES c F. Johnson to II l. Johnson: land. ...... l2O0 .. ORDER CONTAINING SALE OF REAL Es-
 TATE Estate Herman Schm;ed- ling, Florence Messmer. ext'S to Lilly B Dugan, lots in Douglas .... l25 '. AsTICLEs OF INCORPORATION Name of incorporation. Sierra Consolidated Mining Co; places of business, Warren. A r., and Duluth, Minn: in- cnrporatcrs. Thomas r Cole, J B Cotton and
 R NJ Atwater, Jr; cap. ital S3,OO0,OOO.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-08-22

One of the workmen employed on the new high school feing erected si Tempe has been sdjudged insane and sent back to his home in Los Angeles. His particular alteration wac .hat he intends to erect 8 great marble palace in Tempe.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-08-22

White River reservation reports the following stock cn its areas: Ten thousand head of cattle, 5000 ponies and 27 900 sheen
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-12-23
DICKINSON IN COURT PLEA
Secretary of War Argues for Illinois
Central in Fight With
the State.

Springfield, Ill.-The Illinoise SUI
preme court hear the defense
of the Illinois Central Railroad COM
pany against the claims of the state
that fifteen millions of back taxes
are due. Secretary of Val Dickin-
son, former general counsel of the
road, and w. S. Horton, present gen.
eral counsel, occupied the entire day.
The case goes to the court Satur-
day, but a decision is not expected
within nine months, because of the
voluminous records and the great
number of questions involved.
The company set up three d~efenses
to the states bill in it's entirety and
a defense to each one of the twenty
four claims. 1t holds that the ac-
count with the company has been set
tied each six months and cannot be
~reopened. 1t contends that the char
ter requires only 5 per cent and not 7
per cent of the gross earnings and in
come of the charter lines, and finally
that the 7 per cent tax is a burden on
interstate commerce, which is in VIC
lation Of the federal constitution,
which provides that no state shall lay
a burden upon interstate traffic.
These three points were anticipated
by the state Friday and answered by
Attorney General Stead.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-12-23
Punish the Sugar Thieves.

Secretary of the Treasury Mac
Veagh, referring in his annual report
to the gigantic conspiracy to swindle
the government out of millions of dol
lars by crooked work in the New
York custom house says: 1T is clear
that the influence of local politics and
politicians upon the customs service
has been most deleterious, and has
promoted that laxity and low tone
which prepare and furnish an inviting
soil for dishonesty and fraud"
Mr.. MacVeagh is a mild-mannered
man, and speaks gently. Yet he does
not hesitate to accuse politicians of
participation in the great sugar swim
die.
Customs officials, sugar trust Off
cials and politicians are plainly shown
to have %conspired to defraud the peo-
pie Of the United States out of i'm
port taxes that should have been paid.
The public will not be satisfied with
the dismissal and prosecution Of a few
minor customs officials. They demand
the conviction Of sugar trust heads
and politicians, and they look TO the
Taft administration to punish the
thieves without delay.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-12-23
MOTHER OF 8 HANGS SELF
Woman Manager of c%arIinvllle Tele-
phone Co. Found Dead In Out
house by Children.

Carlinville, Ill.-Mrs. William Pay
ton, manager of the Carlinville Tele-
phone company, committed suicide by
hanging herself in an clubhouse. She
was the mother of eight children, all
of whom live at home save the eldest,
Mrs. Frank Rutherford, who lives
three miles from this city.
Though she came to her office here
every day, Mrs. Payton lived at Mill
wood, nine miles north of here. Her
husband is an employee of the Carlin-
Vile Coal company and came to town
with her every morning.
Ill health is assigned as the cause
Of Mrs. Payton's action. She arose
as usual Friday and built most of the
fires at her home. When members of
the family instituted search for her at
tbs her lifeless body was found sus-
pended at the end Of a rope which
was fastened to a bean in an out
building.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-12-23
TEXARKANA BANKER SLAIN
Mike Meagher of Texarkana, Tex,
Murdered in Depot at San Antonio.
Pockets Are RifIed.

San Antonio, Tex.-Mike Meagher,
a millionaire banker Of Texarkana,
Texas, vas murdered and robbed in
daylight by an unknown assassin
who escaped after committing the
crime in one of the rooms of the Sun
set passenger station. There is no clew
to the murderer.
The crime was one of the boldest
ever committed in San Antonio. The
murderer worked leisurely despite the
fact that in the waiting room we're
several persons, After the man had
been rendered unconscious by a blow
on the head his assailant pulled his
body a short distance into n Of the
more secluded rooms of the place and
there ransacked his clothing. Every
pocket was turned out the papers ex-
amined and such as were not wanted
thrown away.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-12-23
ISSUE MADE CLEAR
SENATOR cLAPP ON DIVISION
AMONG REPUBLICANS.
He Practically Admits That the Ma
Jority Of His Party Are Champions
Of MonopoIy-West VIII
Take Notice.

The issue between the Republican
tariff insurgents and the r~eactionaries
has not been more clearly stated than
by Senator Clapp Of Minnesota. In his
speech al Milwaukee. THE recent
tariff struggle" said he. was in no
sense a struggle between protection
and free trade, but degenerated into
a struggle between monopoly on the
one hand and the true friends of pro-
lection on the other"
Just now at the opening Of what
promises to be an excited session OF
congress, 1t is well to bear this def
milton In mind. 1t will be remembered
that Senator Cummins and the rest OF
the northwestern Republicans have all
along declared their allegiance to the
Republican principle Of protection.
Their objection has been only to the
excessive protection which gives the
protected interests a close monopoly,
of American industry and clothes
them with undue power to exact bur
densome tribute from American con-
sumers
This was, substantially, President
Taft's position all through the presi.
Dental campaign of last year. 1t was
the tariff policy ambiguously promised
in the Chicago platform. On no other
platform could the Republican party
have won the great victory it did.
With full experience Of the extortions
of monopoly tariff, as Illustrated by
the Dingley act. the people of the
country. in both political parties. have
made up their minds that they will
not submit to private taxation levied
in the name Of protection to American
industries.
The agricultural constituencies of
the west were long deluded with the
cry that high protection was neces,
sary to make a home market for their
products. Finding that they have been
paying for this market vastly more
than 1t was worth to them, or than
was necessary in order to keep it, they
have gone into revolt against the sys,
TEN.
The revolt will not LEONE less de-
termined than it has been in states
like Iowa and Minnesota for years. or
than it is now in practically every
state west of the Alleghenies. From
the Republican viewpoint Senator
Clapp could not have stated the real
issue more exactly than in saying
that, so far as the tariff is concerned,
it is to protect American industry.
where 1t needs it. from foreign compe-
tition and at the same time to protect
the American from the I'M
just exactions Of American monopoly.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-12-23
COOK CLAIM is REJECTED
Loose's Correspondent Hears.
Final Report To-Day.

New York City.-A cable dispatch
from Copenhagen says: The mem
bers Of the committee Of the Univer-
sity of Copenhagen will withhold their
acceptance of DR.. Cooks claim that
he reached the North Pole April 81,
1908, on the ground that the claim is
not substantiated.
Besides that DIR. Cooks proofs will
be rejected is the general opinion
among those connected with the uni
versity most intimately.
1t seems that the university COM
mittee has been put in possession of
the observations which August Wedel
Loose, a sea captain and expert
navigator, swears he faxed in New
York to bolster Cooks claim that he
reached the north pole.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-12-23
MISSOURI STATE NEWS
ASKING About q sh0rtage.

A resolution requesting the postmas-
ter general to submit to congress a
statement regarding the finances OF
the Kansas City p~ostofice was offered
in the house by Representative Booker
Of the st. Joseph district The post
master general is requested to report:
First, whether there is now any short
age in the accounts Of the postmaster
at Kansas City, If so the amount there
of; second, whether there is now any
shortage in the accounts Of any Official
or employee in the postofice at Kansas
City and II SO the amount thereof;
third, whether there has been at any
time within the past three years any
shortage in the accounts of the post
master or any official or employe in
the Kansas City postoflce and If so
how much.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-12-23
Testimonial to Mine Hero.

Streator, Illinois.-George Eddy,
n of the leaders of the TWEEN
ty miners who escaped alive after
seven days Imprisonment in the
Cherry mine, has been presented a
mine examiners safety lamp and
thermometer by fellow members Of
Strea.cr lodge, knights of Pythias, in
recognition Of his heroism. The Odd
Fellows Of this city had previously
given him a gold watch. Eddy will
resume his duties as examiner Of the
st. Paul mine when It is again in op-
Grafton.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-12-23
MADR|z, GUARDED,
ENTERS MANAGUA
DRAWN REvoLvERs CHECK DEM.
oNsTRATioN AGAINST PREsI-
DENTAL CANDIDATE.
EXCITED CROWDS LINE ROADS
Judge Is Acclaimed All Along Way
From corinto to capital-Unlted
States Consul Refuses Pro-
lection offered.

Managua, Nicaragua--Jose Madriz,
Judge Of the Central American court
Of Justice at Carriage, who has been
put forward as candidate for the
presidency to succeed Zelaya, received
an enthusiastic reception on his ar.
rival. Long before he reached the
capital Madriz was the object of
cheering crowds. He was met by a
delegations from various departments
and acclaimed all along the way from
Corinto to Managua.
At this place the crowds awaiting
appearance of the candidate were ex-
t%raordinary. Troops and police were
out in force for the protection Of
Madriz, who proceeded on foot to a
hotel through an almost inextricable
mass of people, the soldiers and de-
tectives breaking a way through the
solid ranks, pushing and throwing
aside the frantic people, In front of
the park there were hostile cries
against the attempt of the soldiers
" SiCal LhC pJIOCl, alIu lLADlCuldtCIy
fifty civilians all c. them residents Of
Leon, which is the home of MadriZ,
and the stronghold of the Liberals
who favor his candidacy, whipped out
%revolvers, brandishing them in the air.
They formed a compact mass around
Madriz, acting as his bodyguard and
escorting him to his quarters.
Situation Is Critical.
For a moment the situation was
critical. There were shouts of viva
Leon; to hell with Managua."
No shots were fired, however, and
the procession went on it's way. The
presidential candidates face was
flushed and wore a look of anxiety. He
was accompanied to the hotel by the
Mexican minister, and from this place
the crowds were shut out.
DR.. Madriz arrived at Corinto aboard
the steamer Acapulco from Punta
Arenas, Costa RIGA. He was received
by a commission representing con-
gress, the supreme court and the
municipalities of Leon, Managua,
Chinandega and Massaya. A salute Of
In guns was fired in his honor.
Soldiers lined the pier at attention
and enthusiasm marked the greeting
Of the crowds. DR.. Madriz though
seemingly well pleased at his welcome
made no speech. Soon after he landed
he said in an interview:
81 shall accept the honor which has
been offered me. / am not the candid
ate of Leon, but l m the candidate
of the entire republic. My chief con-
Germ will be to appease the ancient
se~ctionalism which has divided certain
localities"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-12-23
pumpkln Ple At IS a Throw.

Mince and pumpkin pies selling at
IS each when auctioned to the guests
at a pie supper given at the Turner
district school ear Columbia raised
enough money to buy sectional book
cases and a ~wellselected library of
rs books for the school district. The
pies were donated by girls In the
school and by their mothers. In a
recent report ]. Kelly Wright, coun-
ty school commissioner, said: Forty
per sent of the rural schools in this
county have nc school library at all.
This is the case in districts where
farmers live who are worth from $780,
900 to 100000. The pie route to
learning is popular this fall and over
a dozen districts have added to a
library fund by this means"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-12-23
Barns Better Than Schools.

]. R. Roberts, commissioner of
schools in Greene county, believes that
when he compares some of the rural
school buildings of that county with
some of the barns of the patrons there
will be a general awakening to the
needs of the children. He intends to
show by use Of actual photographs
that some Of the rural school build
ings are not in as good condition as
some of the barns on the farms of
parents who are sending their children
to these schools.