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Arizona republican., 1909-10-23
A MISSING MAN.
Fears That Some Disaster Has Over taken Albert Piester While
 Out Hunting.

The mysterious absence of Albert Piester. who presumably went hunting Thursday morning. intending to be gone but a short time. and who had not returned late Friday evening. has greatly alarmed his Mesa friends. A search party headed by City Marshal Peterson will leave this morning to look for him if he does not return dur ing the night.
 Piester left town quite early Thurs day morning on a bicycle. saving he was going out to shoot a few quail for an invalid friend. He has not been seen since and there is no reason to suppose that the man had any inten- tion of running out of the country. or working self-destruction. It Is there fore more than probable that he went farther than he intended to and got lost, or that some accident has be- fallen him through the wheel, the gun. or both.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-23
THIS IS THE GOLDEN AGE.

This is the Golden Age. if there ever was such a thing. He who looks into the past for glory. misses the most glorious age that has so far been. for there has been no period of the worlds history comparable with the present.
 Not that things have as yet reached the highest possible point of develop ment. It is not that Affairs on this old sphere are still in a chaotic con- dition to some extent, compared with what they may be expected to be in the future. But the fact remains that this is the best age the world has so far known.
 There are opportunities upon every hand. There are new worlds begging to be conquered. There are plans upon the trestle- board of life only awaiting the workmen to execute them. There are flowers in every field. and laurel ready to be woven into wreaths to crown the victors.
 The Golden Age. indeed, What more glorious time has there ever been to live than right now-and here? When was it ever before possible to talk to so many people? At what point in human history has time and space ever been so completely annihilated When was human charity any sweet CT. or love more potent?
 But in all ages there have been those to covet the past The earliest writings of man record his longing for the good days gone. Throughout human history there runs a strain to the effect that the present" is not so wise or virtuous as the past. We do not believe any such thing. Rather do we believe that today is the best day that has been, and that tomorrow will be better
 The trouble is, if there is any trou- ble-the trouble is people do not ap- preciate the age in which they live. Delving into the musty past, back to a time so remote that the evils there of cannot be seen while the good is still visible. we are prone to deplore our weaknesses and to magnify the strength of the ages gone. But when we sit down and meditate upon the blessings we have. and compare them with the vices of the past, we may easily, see that today is the most transcendent period of the earth's history.
 The Golden Age, Here it Is, spread out before us. The elements con quered. the earth known, the deserts giving way to blooming vegetation No shadowy hand rises out of the ocean to frfghten the mariners back to shore. No siren lures him upon treacherous reefs. No giants slum- Der beneath volcanoes, to become wrathy and to destroy a nation. No personal god sends vengeance out of the cloud to destroy those whom he does not fancy. No horde of devils fingers about the home to bewitch the family. The fires of the torch no longer burn the quivering flesh; the spiked vestments have grown rusty. The prison bars are farther apart than formerly. And if the bandage has been torn from the eyes of Justice, it is that she may do full justice with a clearer vision.
 This is the Golden Age. A human life cheap as if still is has enhanced
Arizona republican., 1909-10-23
AVOID THE KNIFE
CUTTING WON'T CURE PILES INTERNAL TREA MENT
 NEEDED

A gardener doesn't kill weeds by cutting their tops. He attacks the root Just so with piles-the cause is within. entirely out of reach of surgical instruments. ointments or suppositories. The only cure for piles is internal. and the only guaranteed internal remedy is Dr. Leonhardt's Hem-Roid. It has cured 9s per cent of cases, and 24 days treatment is sold for s1 at the Lovett Drug Co.'S. Phoenix. Ariz.. under positive guaran tee Or mailed by Dr. Leonhardt CO. Station B. Buffalo. N. Y. Write for booklet
Arizona republican., 1909-10-23
VANCE AUDITORIUM PLANS NEW
 AMUSEMENT

Commencing on Monday evening, Manager Turner of the Vance audi tOrium announces that the skating rink will be opened for the season. There are a number of good skaters among the younger set in Mesa, and the sport is popular. The regular shows will be given as usual, and an entirely new company will be seen in vaudeville stunts next week. There was a well-attended performance Thursday evening. but owing to the National Guards dance there will be no show tonight. Instead. everyone Is going to help the boys of Company D out and dance a while.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-23
DEFINITE LOCATION.

Every visitor at the new capitol at Harrisburg, Pa, who gets as far as the registration room is expected to write his name in big book. together with his birthplace and present residence Not long ago. when a crowd of excur- sionists visited the grounds and build ings. a stout girl started to register
 She paused. pen poised in air ana called for an elderly lady. comfortably seated in big chair. "Mom. were vas I borned at?"
 Wat you want to know dat for?'
 Dis man wants to put in der big book"
 "Ach." answered the mother you know we'll enough-in der old stone house Troy Times.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-23
SUGAR BEET CONTRACTS

K l.. Mumford reports more acreage being signed up for the sugar beet planting every day. The farmers seem to realize that there is a big future for them in this industry. and are planning to put portion of their land into this paying product With the improved irrigation system, and the new settlers constantly coming in. it will not be long before Mesa should be in a position to furnish enough sugar beets to start new factory, and it is said there is a new one con- templated within the next two years. A monthly payroll. such as factory of this order would have. would be of incalcuable benefit to Mesa.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-23
TRACK TEAM PRAcTlclNe

The boys of the Mesa high school are doing some good practice work preparatory for the fall track meets. Up to date they have been working on the roadway. but the track has been rolled. graded and flooded and they expect to use it next week They are scheduled to meet the Tempe high school boys the second week before Thanksgiving. and the Tempe normal school for the first week before Thanksgiving. so they are training in good style. They have some excep- tionally good material this season. and are going to make some of the other
Arizona republican., 1909-10-23
THE MAIL SERVICE
 AWKWARDLY ARRANGED
It Is an inconvenience to Everybody in
 Mesa.

The change in the arrivsl and de- parture of the mail is causing much ,iissatisfac..on among the postal em- ployes. to say nothing of the busi- men of the city. As it is now. If the western mail is late it does not catch the early train and is not delivered in Mesa until half past seven in the evening. By that time most of the men have gone home and do not get their mail until morning.
 The postmaster and his assistants are on duty now from 5:30 in the morning until after s at night, and then if the train should be bit late are kept later. There has been a petition circulated asking to have the night mail sent over at 3;3O, but whether or not it will be successful is not yet known.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-23

Ignacio had a friend with him, and they told the old man they could give him work in Mesa, as their relatives lived here. He came over with them on the late train. and when short distance from the depot they both jumped on him, one man choking him down and the other going through his pockets and absTacting the one hun. dred dollars therefrom. He said they saw the money when it was given to him as he left the Phoenix jail Thurs day morning. having been arrested the night before for drunkenness. No trace of either of the robbers could be found yesterday.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-23
FINE DISPLAY OF GOODS

Peterson and Peterson, the proprie- tors of the Mesa bakery and cash store. have been improving their store and putting in a fine new line of canned and bottled goods. They have a splendid display in their windows now which is attracting well deserved attention. Fine new candies, fresh salt mackerel. pickles and all sorts of good goods are ready for the discrim- mating purchaser who wants the best of groceries.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-23
BADLY LIBERATED FINGER

Will Peterson had occasion to go to the town hall the other evening and found the rooms locked. He also found a window open. and thought he would save time by dropping in through the window, instead of hunt ing up the keys. He got in all right. but as he dropped down on the inside his ring caught in some way in the casing and scraped the finger all the way to the end. The flesh was badly torn and the wound is painful.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-23
BUY NEW PIANO

Mrs. Clara Pomeroy went over to Phoenix Thursday afternoon and pur chased piano for the Rebekah lodge The ladies of this lodge are justly proud of the fact that they are to own their own piano. and Mrs. Pomeroy was the chairman of the committee appointed for the purchase of the in strument.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-23
HAVE CHANGED PLANS

At a meeting of the Baptist Ladies' Aid society Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. William Amos it was decided by that body that it would not be possible to perfect their plans for serving ice cream, as had beea previously announced. consequently there will be no ice cream social toe cay at Everybody's drug store.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-23
ANNOUNCEMENTS RECEIVED

Cards announcing the marriage of Miss Deborah Allen. formerly of Mesa, to Joseph Nelson of Bluewater. N. M-. have been received by Mesa friends of the young couple. The ceremony was performed in the Salt Lake temple on October 7 MT. and Mrs. Nelson are at home in Bluewater, where the groom had prepared a home in readi- ness for his bride.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-23
PREMIUM LISTS READY

The premium lists for the state fair have been received at the Mesa City bank and anyone interested can pro- cure one by calling for it. There are special premiums offered this year, and there is every reason why Mesa should carry some of the choice ones home after fair week.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-23
ELLIS JOHNSON PROPERTY SOLD

The Ellis Johnson property. which was sold at auction last week, has again changed hands. O. s. Stapley & CO. are the last purchasers and the consideration is said to have been s3000 The deal was consumated through the efforts of the Mesa Land company, and the property consists of a brick house and good sized lot on East First street.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-23
NATIONAL GUARD DANCE

The boys of Company D of the Ma tional Guard have made elaborate preparations for the dance which they give tonight in the Vance auditorium. The floor is always in the best of con- Giition at this playhouse. and the music will be furnished by the Elks' theater orchestra of Phoenix. which insures the pleasure of the dancers.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-23
RETURNING HOME

T. B. Short. who came from Missouri something over year ago for the benefit of his health. started on his return journey. home yesterday. He has been in the employ of Jim Wallace for the past few months. but feels that he is in such good health now that he can withstand the rigors of the east ern winters. so resigned his position.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-23
Taken by Powerful Man.

No man is so powerful that he does not have to take Sexine Pills when he feels knocked out. There is no doubt that Sexine Pills are the greatest tonic on earth. They are absolutely guaranteed for any form of nerve weakness in men and wom- en. Price sl a box; six boxes for S5. Address or call on ENey G Hulett, where they sell all the principal rem edies and do not substitute.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-23

in value. The shrieking of a suffer ing child is heard farther now than
 at any other time. and more people are rushing to its rescue. The mind has been unfettered-and men made free. No longer is man locked De-
 hind the bars. to rot in obscurity. TOT expressing his honest opinions. It IS a Golden Age, because the dross or the past has been melted from 1t Tn a millicn- crucibles.-Dayton News.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-23
WENT OVER TO PHOENIX

Mrs. NJ. H. Best accompanied her daughter, Mrs. E. T. Ruse. as far as Phoenix yesterday. Mrs. Ruse is en route to Bisbee to join her husband. who was transferred there in the s-Fargo service Mrs. Best ex- poets to visit friends for day or so in the capital city.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-23
TRIED OUT NEW AUTO

B. s. Dorman Is the possessor of a brand new automobile and Thursday took a party to Phoenix and back. having no accidents. no baking. and no sticking in the Salt river ford. as some of the joy wagons are prone to do. The party included WIS. Dorman and wife. Mrs. William Tweedy and John Telford
Arizona republican., 1909-10-23
MEXICAN CLAIMS HE WAS
 ROBBED

An aged Mexican. Carlista Peralta, came in late Thursday night and re-
 ported to the officers that he had been robbed of s101. He said he had gone to Phoenix from Casa Grande. where he had been working among the mines. and in Phoenix met one Ignacio, whom he had known in Casa Grande.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-23
WILL VISIT IN PHOENIX

Miss Ida Goodman and Miss Fannie Dolby will go to Phoenix today to visit over Sunday with Miss Pinkerton. who is teaching in the Phoenix schools this year.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-23
MS. keENe MUCH IMPROVED

Mrs. Arthur Keene. who underwent an operation in Phoenix recently. is recovering rapidly and the operation has been most successful.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-23
MRS. JAMES JOHNSON ILL

Mrs. James Johnson. living four miles southeast of Mesa is under Dr. Nelson's care and is said to have de- veloped a case of diphtheria-
Arizona republican., 1909-10-23
EPISCOPAL SERVICES FOR
 ClINDAX

The Rev J. W. Atwood of Phoenix will be in Mesa Sunday and will hold services for the Episcopal church in the K. of P. hall Sunday evening at half past seven o'clock. A cordial in vitation is extended to all.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-23
TO MAKE UP LIST OF CITY
 TAXES

The city council will meet In the town hall on Monday evening. Novem Der 1, to revise the assessment list of taxes for the year 1909.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-23
EXPRESS OUTFIT DEMOLISHED
Wild Car on the Railroad Shunted Into
 It-priver's Narrow Escape.

William Riggs. local expressman, last evening suffered the destruction of his wagon. the killing of his horse and narrowly escaped death or serious
Arizona republican., 1909-10-23
MESA DEPARTMENT

schools in the valley sit up and take notice.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-11-12
BEATING THE GOVERNMENT.

A Confederate veteran at Atwood
has notified the Comptroller that he
no longer needs the States bounty
and requests that his name be stricken
from the pension rolls. An occur
renee of this kind is so rare that 1t is
considered worthy of extended notice
in the press of the State. Under the
law no person is entitled to pension
from the State unless its assistance is
necessary to his support. This vet
eran merely observed the law. He
proved himself to be a thoroughly hon
st man and his action is highly com.
mendable. But are honest men, those
who would scorn to accept dollar to
which they were not both legally and
morally entitled, so scarce that Incl
dents of this character deserve scare
heads and top of column"
Unfortunately there are many men
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-11-12
GEN. Gates OPINION.

1t would seem that the opinion OF
Attorney General Gates to the effect
that the Trustees of the Columbia NIL
iary Academy are without power to
transfer the property of the institution
TO the State for Normal school would
finally settle this matter, which has
been the source of considerable dis
cussion and not a little acrimony In
this community 1t must be assumed
that the State officials, the State SUI
perintendent and the other members
of the Board of Education, Will do
their duty and will not take action
contrary to the advice of the CHIEF
law officer. These officials are bound
by the official opinion of the Attorney
General
The opinion is clear, unambiguous
and ineligible to the lay. mind. II
language means what 1t says there
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-11-12

who would starve before they would
cheat a fellow citizen who will not
hesitate to take advantage of the gov
eminent. 1t is considered perfectly
legitimate by many otherwise good
people to deprive the State or the
county of its fair and legal share Of
their taxable wealth. They would
scorn to plead the statute of limita-
lions against a personal obligation but
they have little conjunction about
making false tax return. They
would not for the world pad bill
against customer, but they would
not hesitate to sell the same article
to the government at q price altogeth-
err out of proportion to its market
value.
This is, Of course, a false standard
of morals 1t is just as dishonest to
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-11-12

certainly Is no power vested In the
Trustees TO transfer this property for
use for purposes other than those
designated by the government Of the
United States in its acts OF cessiOn.
To attempt the use Of the property for
/ purposes other than a military school
would probably work a forfeiture Of
the title and the property would re
vert to the general government.
Il IS evident from the statement Of
Superintendent Jones that the Trus-
tees contemplate the conveyance Of
this property to the State for Normal
school purposes. although one is loath
TO believe that they would be so ready
to violate the terms of their trust i
IS significant that every effort has been
made BY the State Superintendent TO
prevent the publication of the Alter
uey Generals opinion, although rem
dered in response to his own urgent
request. 1t is evident from the course
Of the State Superintendent that he
has been greatly disappointed at the
legal conclusions of the Attorney Gen
eral Is it possible that the State SUI
perintendent and the members of the
Board of Trustees intend to ignore the
opinion Of the States chief legal adj
wiser? Let us hope that they do not
even contemplate a course that could
not but end in their discomfort and
injuriously affect the property com
mitted to their charge.
Since it is finally established that
this property cannot be used for
Normal School it necessarily follows
that it must be used for military
academy. 1t has prospered as a mill
tary school under the direction of
Hardy and Edgerton. Today it is one
of the best known and highest ranking
institutions of the character in the
country. 1t is big asset to this town
and county. If change should be
made in the management of the insti-
tuition almost irreparable damage
would be done the property and this
entire community would suffer. Every
interest demands the release of the
property to the present principals.
To remove them would cause democrat
ization and materially affect the pa
tronage of the school, 1t is therefore
of the highest Importance that Hardy |
and Edgerton be retained. The peo |
pie of Columbia are vitality interested
in the welfare of this institution and |
they should leave no stone unturned |
in their efforts to convince the Trus-
tees of the wisdom of leaving the con-
troll and management of the magnifi-
cent property committed to their |
charge unchanged.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-11-12

Newspapers and committees that
are endorsing Gov Patterson for a
third term are in favor of the enforce
ment of the prohibition laws, but they
are careful to qualify this announce.
ment by the further declaration that
the officers are not to receive any as
sistance from the citizens In that
work. In other words, from what we
can gather, the Patterson following
wants the prohibition laws enforced
by officials who will not enforce them.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-11-12
A SAD ANNIVERSARY.
Tuesdays Daily.)

Good people all over Tennessee witt
bowed heads and heavy hearts recall
that one year ago today the assassin's
bullet ended the life of the States
knightliest citizen. 1t was sad houl
for the commonwealth when Edward
Ward Carmack yielded UP his life, q
martyr to the cause of good govern
ment and civic righteousness. The
magnitude of the crime which robbed
the State of his services; the great
cause of it's leader and the South OF
one of its noblest champions becomes
more apparent with the passing of the
months. Tennessee appreciates her
departed son as she did not when he
was in the flesh His place has not
been filled and one searches the
horizon in vain for any sign of the
approach OF one who will measure up
to the high standard which he set for
devotion to duty.
Gone that he is from the haunts of
man his spirit lives. 1t is today a
living, vital force in the affairs of the
State upon whose soil he poured cut
his blood 1t inspires his followers
and points them to the pathway where
duty calls. Although dead the name
and memory of Carmack are dreaded
oo1 foorad I,1y tho forcaS of Draft and
corruption from one end of the land
to the other. His mighty spirit moved
the friends of prohibition in that ever
memorable struggle against the COM
bined forces of the liquor power, the
corrupt machine and the selfish inter-
ests of the State. His name was the
rallying cry of those who won that
terrific struggle for better things.
Long years after his bones have be-
come ashes his name and memory
will be revered by all who honor
truth and stand with barred heads
before virtue. The people of Maury
county will erect granite shaft to
perpetuate his name, but his most
enduring monument is already builded
in the hearts OF his grateful fellow
countrymen. His heroic character
will loom larger with the passing of
the years. The debt that his people
owe to him will grow with the fuller
realization of his worth and his SER
vices that must come when We shall
emerge from the mists of prejudice
and ignorance and passion that now
warp and obscure the vision of so
many.
1t is highly creditable to this people
that they have today journeyed to his
grave and there placed the emblems
of their love and admiration So long
as virtue and truth and fearless de-
votion to duty shall have their re.
ward will the memory of Maury coun.
tvs greatest son be kept green. God
forbid that the day should ever come
when his people should cease to revere
and honor his name. He who makes
pilgrimage to his tomb will be the
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-11-12

Southern people resent Rockefeller's
donations of million dollars of worm
medicine. Donations of this character
are an insult to the people of the
South. Every man in the South knows
that there are not 100000 mo ac-
count" officiating white people within
it's bounds. The whole world knows
it, too. The South's record for prog
ress. for advancement and for increase
in wealth and material resources is
proof of the falsity OF the charge.