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Tombstone epitaph., 1909-07-18
Arizona Elks Made
 Fine Impression

"CCch.-e county can well be proud
 of her delegation to the Elks' conveB- tian Tn To. Angeles" writes s core
 spoudenr oi THE PsosPECroR. TO assert that AT znns is making the best
 ..i"w:rg "f ary ri the states cr terri
 tories here is not too much. Not
 only in numbers Is the delegation
 creditsble, but in the type, activity
 and manhood of the delegates there
 i. much of which the territory can
 well feel proud.
 Arizona will receive it's full share : Of attention at the hands of G. U. Sammis wao vas elected grand ex. ! slted ruler Of the Elss after one of the
 hardest fights that was ever waged inside the order.
 "Sammis isvery i4vorably impressed l by the showing made by the Arizona ! lUd ges, and has expressed his surprise that the territory can put So many of | the big states III the shade. Like all ! the others he is taken with tine Ar = zona way oi doing things.
 'Headq IsrteEs for the Arizona herd i are st the Hoilenbeck, and the cspsc- | i;y oi that famous hostelrie IS taxed to it- utmost limit. The doubling
 up" process has had to be resorted 10
 and Mayor Wentworth, Col. Pickett and Billy Hattich of Tom bstOne are occupying one rocm-esch putting
 in aa eigh,-hour -hif.. But how any one can find time or wishes-to rest
 in the mId-t of the hilsrity that Ire- ysil- here. is more than your corre- .pondent can unders,- nd."
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-07-18
Government Aid for
 An Arizona Highway

Territorial Engineer Girand has rlce Sed Iron, Delegate Cameron a letter saying that the department Ci .be interior On request from the eng.- neer will undertake the cons;:uc.iOn oi A sample road in this territory under the direction @! one of it's eS- perts, who will be sent on application, A blank form of which Mir. Cameron writes ie has mailed
 Mir. Cameron also wrote that he had forwarded sn application blank for federal aii ID the construction oi 8 territorial road from the Grand Csn- yon 70 Douglas. The engineer Is re. quested to fill out the blank and Ior- 1 ward tito the department.
 NIT Cameron has introduced A bi! in the house providing an app opria- ton for government aid n tuildirg territorial road.
 : That the sample road or roads vii ne built may be regarded ss certain v, and 1t may be regarded h4 proh' able that federal aid will be giver toward the construction of road ffou the Grand Canyon 10 the southern | most limit of the territory.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-07-18
Eastern Capitalists
 Visit Tombstone

!. Walker and I Harry Melrose Of Milwaukee, Wis, arrived in the city iAst evening from the es-t These gentlemen represent the Randall Finance company, ard are en route to sonora, Mexico, to inspect various mining propertie5 in that state. MT. Nelro-e. who has visited Tombstone before, stated this morning that he had :he greatest confidence in this csnp, and hoped in the near future to az ir see the old camp resume its ior mer producing record, which in the early eighties was s top-notcher. Mir. Wa ger, aho is the second vice presi- dent of the Randall Finance com pany, is heavily interested in South African gold mines and also in Mon tana and Arlzona properties. These gentlemen will ,isit Tombstone for several days before departing for Mex leo, and on their return trip will visit the Cour.lspd district.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-07-18
The Huachuca
 Mining District

Albert Fink, who Is in the cIty from the Huachucs mountains, states that tte mining activity m that section, while not on the boom, is showing a material increase each week, and it Is expected tbat by next fall work will be commenced by ali companies having holdings Tn that district. Mir Fink stated that he visited rhe WhetstUne mountains last week, where he Is heavily interested m mining proper. ties and from the present outlook that range would soon become one of the leading districts in the mineral producing circles ot the territory. Mr. Fink owns t~enty-three claims Tn the Whet-tones and says that the pros poets of making s sale to eastern par ties are very encouraging.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-07-18
An Arizona Indian
 Was Famous Runner

The periormauce of Harry Mclean of the Phoenix Indian school s' Los Apgelt. on Monday has recalled to old timer, in PhoeIix the achieve- meut oi auother indian who is silil living. He is" : Im Jim, aaricopa, who lives ID the lower reservation, but whOis iu town almost every day.
 Almost twenty-five years ago and as late AS twenty-two years ago "S. 70 Jim" was employed to run between Phoenix and the fort st Prescott {" carry dispatches. He always made the run of l22 miles "betweeu suu and sum-" returning on the following day He travelled over the Black Canyon route. lie always left Phoenix on X swinging trot and he always arrived
 st the fort on the same kind o! trot.
 People who now and then encountered him on the way said that he was al- Ssys in the same gait. He never
 seemed the worse for one of these ! jauuts and it used to be wonder how ] far he could run.
 Not long ago he was Tn town and | Joe Bush asked him fl he would not ! like to get into Marathon. He re. | piled: "No run 'em now; too mary | cigarettes. -Phoenix Republican,
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-07-18
TERRITORIAL ITEMS OF lN-
 TEREST CONDENSED.

The Flagstaff board of trade has passed resolutions asking for the sp- poiutmcn, of F \ Jones on sthe hri zoua railroad commission, preferably at it's head.
 Fire at II o'clock Monday night in the Ramirez theater in Nugales, So rpra. WAS get by moving picture u .chine. The audience, paDicstIic sen, escaped without injury and serious blaze was svertsd by the Nogaies, Ari- zona. fire departments quick work with A chemical engine.
 Horse thieves are st work in the salt river valley. Supervisor Hoghe of Maricops county, had ten animals stolen recently from his ranch on the Tempe road.
 J Fred Cleavelaud has been named ny Territorial Treasurer F. F. Kirk land to act as assistant treasurer dur ing the seyeIe illness oi the latter.
 Reports from Roosevelt say that the mammoth dam is now l75 feet high. | Flood waters from rains in the noun | ,ains above Roosevelt are beginning @ be noticeable at the dam site by ! the muddy appearance Ut the water : recent visitor to the northern i part Oi the territory ssys that thi' section ot Arizona is getting to be ! much less arid than it used 10 he. Dry farming plans are being success fully executed in many sections and m many oi the valleys ormerly con s.dered too dry for farming crops Q corn ard vegetables are growing lux. uri@o,'y,
 \ arly thousand carloads oi can taloupes have been shipped from tn
 Imperial and Yuma valleys SO far thi year.
 4 corps Of engineers i- making
 slrvey oi the Casa Grsnde valley pre- paratoIy to installing an adequate 1T
 r!gation system,
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-07-18
FRIDAY, JULY i6.

In the case of the Provident Mutual Building X Loan association ys Jay F Hale ct al for debt, an order entering judgment against the defendants was n.eGe.
 In the Case ot the City of Bisbee ys George Il Neale, ss mayor. etc, ct al for condemnation proceedings filed in the clerks office today, on motion Of thr defendant the hearing oi applics. ten for condemnation WAS set for July 26. Order was fled and time set for hearing Of same.
 The case Ui E A Toyres vs Bal,s l. Mckinney, for dissolution oi partner ship in copartnership known ss the COurtland Meat company, at Court lsnd, Wac called for trial this morning and occupied the attention oi the court mos, of the day and was con ? t;nued to August Sd.
 The case of the Greene Cattle com pany vs Thomas Lsrrieu, for eject. ment and damages, on motion Of the : plsIurifi the case was ordered dis missed &. per stipulation. The stipu- lst.on for settlement riied Jberein oi- | tered to the defendant tae ssid lsnf iu litigation :or the sum and price O S6o" winch, if pad by the defendant ID three ~eeks time, the plain ,it would make and deliver to the saiC Thomas Larrieu 9lit claim deed C a.! tle right, title. and claim to sai, tract of land, reseTyirC to 1t q suth' cient lane not less than 100 feet N.id for the purpose 0: sock watering A the watering places, and al-o the priv ilege of camping and caring for cam outfits while st work in the vicinity and for the use Of water and other lIk necessities for the employcs of th plaintiff, allss is the custom Oi cattle men in that vicinity and in Cochi, c"ur'y generally l. wss irr.rt agreed that if the defendant paid th plaintiff the said -um of S6OD at th time stated on or before the 20th da of July, this year, that on receivin such payment the case should be di missed and each party shall pay II and his costs and disbursemen nts the,' in iLcurred.
 The case of Guillerimo Lucero ' Keith Preston, for debt, was set i' trisi on July lIth.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-07-18
Explosion in Drift May
 Develop Oil Fields

An injury from sn underground eI- plosi0n oi Whss is thought Co haze been natural gas, sustained by Roy Young. engineer for the COurtlsnd ice and water plant, T ay be the medium Of developing great gas and Oi! field in the Turquoise district. According to advicee received here, Young, while badly burned and shaken up, is out 0i danger
 While in drift only forty feet deep he struck match which was imnedi- stely followed by the explosion.
 There being no coal in the locality and no firedamp possible, tie msn- agement is strongly inclined to the conclusion that natural gas had sc. cumu sted in the drift. Beingso near the surface, this theory can only be sustained on the ground that subter- rsnean creyices, such as occur So com monIy in the case of hot springs per mitted the escape of natural gas from , sources oi indefinite depth below. In any event. it is a very interesting development, and the natural sym pathy Co shich Mir Young is entitled is los. n ,be momeBtoUs ihdustri, oue-tion-bss the uew md remark able camp of Conrtland sprung natu- raj gas, and its unlaiIiug ss-ociate- oil?-Douglss International
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-07-18
From Fridays Daily

EP Akin was among the incoming passengers last evening from i'isbee on business trip.
 R Johnston arrived on the early tram this morning from Los Angeles n business.
 EM Johnson Is Tombstone visitor today from Douglss on a brief visit.
 Fred sutton, the candy salestnau, i- in the county sea. today ircin Los Angeles and interviewing our mer- chants AS to the'r wants in he line,
 Tombstone was invaded today by s number of Knights of the Grip, come remaining in the city and others go- ing to COurtlsnd and Gleeaon.
 D A Richafdson, the Douglas at- torney, left for his home iu Douglas yesterday afternoon.
 Mayor George H Nesie arrived in Tom mbstone on last evenings train having legal business before the dis trIct court. F. A Tovrea. the we'll known Bisbe butcher, Is s county seat visitor for 6 ! few days.
 County Auditor Charles Purdon is. here from Douglas, and is busily en gagged in inspecting the books in the | supervisors office. 1 Harry Thompson IS a Tombstone visitur today from Phoen on busi- ness of & mining nature.
 Thomas Grimshaw, the Colorado newspapermau, departed for L1s An gees th,s morning to visit his mother ! at:er spending several days in Tomb | stone on visit to his father.
 Attorney : K Williams has Ie turned tO hi, home in Biebee.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-07-18
Shortage of Water
 Causes Loss

Owing to the recent mishap 8, the Big Shai, oi the Tombstone COnsoii- dated Mines company, when difficulty was had in handling the water. all oi the truck and fruit farms below the town have alec suffered from the on- timely mishsp. Many thousands of tomstoe plants, which were planted in the early spring, have been allowed to dry up for the wsnt of Aster. az were the many varieties of melon vines, which goes to show tbs, the water pumped from the Big Shaft, st the rate of about 6,O00.OO0 gallons per day, is utilized by the ranchers in irri- gating many hundreds of acres of arid land below town.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-07-18
TUEspAY. JULY l3

The district court convened at the regular hour this morning pursuant to adjournment taken lsst evening.
 The case of Louie Lombsrdi vs. The City of Bisbee, for injunction, the same was argued at length by counsel, and motion to dissolve same was de- nied.
 Yesterday afternoon the divorce case of May Stephenson vs. George Stephenson, was called for trial and was coatinued for further evidence.
 Transcript of judgment from the justice court in the case of Carlos Polti vs. Ben Behread-, ~ss filed in she office of the distric: clerk today.
 Transcript of judgment from the justice court in the case Of The Cuban C,gar company vs. Ben Behrends, ga. alto placed on file with the clerk.
 The following cases were set for tris today:
 The Pesrce Market vs. Balls L: Nc. Kinney, for debt, etc.
 Bisbee Commercial Company ys Lee Carter aud Mrs A V Carter, for debt.
 BeuIah shimm vs. Jomes Livings' ton ct ux, appeal from justice court.
 EG Riley vs Jacob Pirrung. appeal from justice court.
 The divorce case of Stephenson vs |. Stephensop was continued this morn.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-07-18
Attorney General
 in Tombstone

Attorney General Of Arizona John B Wright arrived in Tombstone this morning on the early train from Tue son. Mir. Wright Is called to the county seat on business before the probate court. having been retained by Mrs. James Reilly to look after her interests in the proceedings to take place tomorrow when the will of the late James Reilly will be offered for probra!e.
 Mir. Wright is considered not only one of the foremost lawyers of Ari- zoni, but .e is var horse of repub- Iicanism AS well. During the last campaign he did valiant service for his party, and 1t was m a great meas ure due to his efforts that Ralph Cam eroD carried this county. Mir. Wright has brilliant future before him.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-07-18

Mrs. V. A. Carter. in the sum of s45l.4I, together with the costs of suit
 h the case of the Provident Mutual Buiiling X Loan Association, 3 cor poration, vs J. B. Hale and Sarah C. Hale, his wife, and the Title GusTsntee X Trust company, judgment was en- tered in the sum oi s744.l6, together with interest st the rate of 6 per cent and cnst-
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-07-18
Taft and Diaz
 Will Clasp Hands

A meeting between President Taft of the United States and President Disz of Mexico is practically assnred .. lt will occur about the middle O: Oc. tober, and the president and his csbi- net are now arranging the details of tLIs notable event. It has been sug- gestet that 'he two executives clasp hands under canopy erected midway over the intern tional bridge at Fl Paso. or in turn pay visits to either shore to pay respects and extend good wishes.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-07-18
WEDNESDAY,, JULY II

The district court convened Al the regular honr this morning with Judge Fletcher M Dosn on the bench. From all appearances this promises 70 be busy day in that tribunal.
 The follow ng two eases were set for trial today;
 Fl Flsnuigsn va C.nis Wren ct sl, sppeai from justice court
 TN Lskin, receiver Of the First Ma t:onai Rank 0 Rislce, vs \ [ Hur=:, appeal from jus,oe urt,
 In the case of II F Fisher ys Hart man er Al, to 1Iiet tItie. it was ordered that the iuteryenor. John >ugish, give security for tne si- of the suit.
 The case of W Jones ', sam J Miller, for debt, was ordered dismissed on motion ot the plaintiff st the plsintiff'= co-ts.
 In the case of the Risb Q Commer. clal company, S copsrtnersh'p, vs \ F Teda!di. for debt, on motion of the plaintitf # vas ordered that John Sugi-h be substtn'ei as the plaintiff ID the case ins cad of the above named company, and that judgment be entered in accordance Nith tGe stipulation on file.
 The case of the Pesrcc Market vs. Balls Mckinney, still continues 70 occupy the attention of the court. 1 In the case of F. G Riley vs Jacob Pirrung. A, peal from the justice court the case having been up for trial be- fore this date and continued fol ! further evidence, was again taken uE today and after hearing of the -smt wac had, and the court being fully ad- yised in the premises, ordered iudg- ment in favor of the plaintiff.
 In the case of H Fisher ys Hsrt man ct al, it WAS ordered that the de- fenoants pay the sum of 50 int court to await the conclusion Of the case.
 The case oi T \ Lskin, receiver, etc. vs A E Hurst, wa. passed for resetti 2
 ln the case Of E Flannigsn V: Charles F Wren ct al, appeal. thesamt was dis smissed on motion of the plain tiff for want of prosecution.
 The csse of John : Sugish v- Lee Carter ct ux. for debt. was called fol trial this morning, and Ben Goodrich vas entered as counsel in the case on motion of J " Ross for the plaintiff Judgment was granted sgain.t V A Carter for the sum oi SIP 50 with in- terest thereon at the rate of six pei cent from March F, 1908.
 The case of Janet Davenport VI Joseph $ Davenport, Tor divorce, va; continued.
 In tbe case of F E Seldon vs The Second Baptist church of Douglas, fol debt, judgment wa- granted on proo and plesdings az per prayer.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-07-18

Charl,s LaDders, who has engaged in the ice business III the new Court iand camp, was III the city yesterday after ice. MT. Lspdere stated that he is having erected concrete block ice house, which, when completed, wii! be capable Ji storing carload Of ice. This will be quite x convenience As heretofore bis stock oi ice had to be limited to wagon load each trip, and several trips to Tombstone had to be made each week.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-07-18
THE DISTRICT COURT The Weeks Ooings
 of a Busy Session
MONDAY, JULY l2

X session of the district court was held on Saturday evening to finish up the case of the Territory vs. C. F. Critics, charged with assault. Alter argument by counsel, the case was given to the jury at s:45.
 While the jury was deliberstipg in the Crite. case, the case of Amanda F. Chase vs. J. P. Chsse. for divorce and inj motion. was called. jury having been demanded by the plsIn. tih. the following named were se- lected:
 E B Miller W II Marrs sheldon Ijsms John Hstley CA Fisk Thoms. Lsity Harry Welsh George Henninger Gus Baron T D Wilson A F Stumpt c Munson
 DurIng the trial of this case, the bsiliff in charge oi the Critics jury announced that I, had agreed upon veraict-thst oi guilty of assault ss charged in the indictment
 Critics was this morning sentenced to pay fine of S6C0 or serve the seo- tence out in the territorial peuiten. ,isry Al the rate Of sl day. che fine was paid and the defend nt e!eased. The jury in the case c.. Virginia Alice Garter and Leo Carter vs Lee Susish, for damages. after being out all day saturday, were unable to agree upon verdict snd were dis charged. IL is stated that the jury stood to { in favor of the defendant.
 The cases oi 4 II Emanuel, trustee, vs. " P. Sims ct al, for debt. and Addie Danielson vs. Danielson, for injunction snd accounting were set for trial today to follow the Chase di. vorce case.
 The trisl jurors were excused until September P.
 Deputy Clerk Boggs has been busy sll day paying off the jurors O' the present term oi court.
 The case of Ryan vs. Ryan, for di- vo.ce, was dismissed on motion ot ;h' the plaintiff without prejudice
 The case nf the Pesrce Market v- Bailia McKinney, was continued unti tomorrow.
 In the United States court sn orde was entered approving the bond O George B Wilcox, as clerk of the dis- trict court Of the second judicial dis trict of the Territory of Arizona.
 The case of Chase vs. Chase wa given to-the jury for it's consideration at l2 o'clock today.
 The following cases were ordered dismissed on motiou of the plaintiff a the plaintiffs costs:
 The Miners < Merchants Bank O Bisbee vs. The Springfield Fire snC Marine Insurance Co of Springfield Mass, for debt.
 Same ys. The National Fire Insur- ance company Of Hartford, Conn, 10 debt.
 Same vs. The Delaware Insursnc company Of Philadelphia. Penn, fo debt.
 Same vs. The Westches.er Fire In surance company of New York, 10 debt.
 Same vs. the svea Insurance com psny of Gothenburg, Sweden, for debt
 The jury in the divorce case 0 Chsse vs Chase, this afternoon re turned verdict in favor Of the plain tiff. Mrs. Amanda Chase.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-07-18
Total Gross vaIua-
 tion of Production

Clerk H E. Berner, Of the board of supervisors, thie morning completed and sent to the territorial board of equalization a certified copy of the as- sessu ent roll of the gross valuation oi the production oi the mines and min ing claims of Cochise county for the year lgOs, as they appear ou the roIl- of 1909. The total gross valuation of tue production oi the various mines of the county is sl7, ,l37 .990.0s
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-07-18

Mining people generally will be interested ir the fact that the old Tiptop mine in Yavspai county Is to be wo. ked on an exteneiye scale in the near future. IL was famous pro. ducer in it's day, s4,000,GC0 in silver being taken from it in a short time during the early days.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-07-18

A Washington dispatch ssys: Del- egste Cameron today introduced the Arizona statehood bill in the house a few minor changes were made in the bill thst was introduced by Senator Flint in the senate last week
 Mesa orchardists report the chances excellent for bumper crop of oranges this season.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-07-18

Steve Mott, one of the old timers of the territory, and who represented Ysvapai county in the legislature of 1890, died in the hospital at Prescott Q few days ago.