Mohave County miner., 1910-11-12

Ross H. Blakely took the examina- tion for admission to practice at the bar at the session of the Supreme Court, at Phenix, this week and passed a most creditable examination. Mir. Blakely will probably open an office for the practice of the law on his return from the Capital City.
 The heavy steel roof trusses have been put in place on the new unit of the power plant and the work of en- closing the building is well under way. It will now be but short time until the heavy machinery is installed in the building, the concrete having had over thirty days to set.
 Needles is to have a grand carnival in celebration of Thanksgiving, the affair to last three days, November 24, 25, and 26. The people of that pros porous little city on the other side of the Colorado river have contributed a large sum of money to make the affair one of the most entertaining ever given. Mohave county people ought to turn out in force and help make of the affair great success. There will be fun for all and the bigger the crowd the more enjoyment there will be.
 Mrs. Jennie Gilman died at the home of her mother, in Kingman, last Sat urday night, after an illness of but a few days. Several physicians used every effort in their power to save the young woman, but without avail. Death was due to blood poisoning. The funeral was held Monday afternoon, Rev. W. G. Blakely preaching the funeral sermon. The remains were followed to the grave by host of sor- rowing friends. Deceased leaves be- hind to mourn her loss two brothers, mother and one child. Mrs. Gilman had been resident of Kingman sev- eral months and during that time en- deared herself to a wide circle of friends.
 Chief Sherum, head chief of the Wallapai tribe, is dying at his wick-e- up near Kingman, and the members of the tribe are awaiting the event with great deal of anxiety. Sherum has always been the relentless foe of the white man and many are the crimes attributed to him by the early settlers of this part of Arizona. He has been the one stand batter of the tribe against the innovations of the younger members, and the only thing that ap- peased him has been the white mans grub and whiskey. Of late years the old fellow has lost prestige in the tribe and few now do him the honor of rec ognizing his chieftainship.
 Warren c. Houck, a recent arrival from the Bakersfield section died at the Kingman House last Tuesday afternoon. Houck went to the room ing house in the afternoon of Tuesday and stated that he was suffering from asthmatic troubles and wanted to lie down at once. He was given a room and went to bed. The following after noon he had not appeared and A. C.. Mcdonald, one of the lodgers, looked in the room through the transom and saw the man on the bed apparently dead. Calling an officer the room was entered and Houck found to be dead and cold, death having come to him within a short time after retiring. An effort was made to ascertain the addresses of relatives and a reply was had from Mrs. Alice Houck, of Escon- dido, Cal, who is thought to have been the wife of Houck, asking that the burial of the body be had at coun- ty expense, as she had no funds. Houck is supposed to have been an Eagle, but nothing could be learned of his home lodge. The man was known as Miller at Needles and other places.