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The Winslow mail., 1911-12-30
OFFICIAL COUNT TO
BEGIN JANUARY 2

Phoenix, Ariz., Dec. 18.-Al-
ready the Phoenix postoffice is
beginning to receive numbers OF
great big envelopes addressed to
Hon. George U Young, Secre-
tary of Arizona. They contain
election returns from various
precincts and before the process
sion ends one must be received
from every precinct in Arizona
where an election was held.
Under the special law provid
ing for the election Of Dec 18th,
the canvas Of the returns is
made by a board composed of
the governor, the territorial
secretary and the chief justice Of
the territory, instead Of the
boards of supervisors of the re-
spective counties, as in the case
of all previous elections. This
special board Will meet January
End and has something of a
task before it as it will have to
do as much work as the aggre-
gate of the county boards in the
event of an ordinary election.
Territorial Secretary Young
said Yesterday that he would
not be surprised if the canvas
occupied two OF three weeks, or
the greater part of January.
Anyhow, Ae said it would be a
task that few people have an
adequate conception of. After
the count the returns must ne
certified to by President Taft,
who will ther issue his proclaim
alton making Arizona a state.
When that will be no one can
predict at this time.
The Winslow mail., 1911-12-30

The children's Christmas tree
entertainment at the Opera
House IN the evening, attracted
an audience that taxed the
capacity of the house.
The Wins1ow Boys band, un-
der the able direction of Prof
Ellis, presented their services to
the entertainment and was an
important and pleasing feature
of the program.
The opening number, entitled
"Merry Christmas" was parti-
cipated in by ten small girls
who sang and danced in pretty
unison.
Emmet Drumm, as one of the
young Thespians of the evening,
acquitted himselfcreditably with
a recitation, and Ella Dady's
rendition of "The Last Hy
was an able performance.
Little /" Bat Spellmire, all
decked out as a young brave,
from moccasin to feathers, came
out on the run and made a heap
big hit with the audience in
singing his Santa Claus song.
He won a big encore.
Ruth Hesser, who possesses a
clear, sweet voice, sang a lullaby
The Winslow mail., 1911-12-30
CHRISTMAS CHURCH
SERVICES IMPRESSIVE
Special Musical Program Pro-
vided for Occasion---Child-
ren's Program Draws
Large Crowds

Christmas Day was observed
at the Catholic church by the
celebration of three masses at
{ five, eight and ten O'Clock, Rev.
Thomas NJ. Connolly officiating.
Despite the inclemency of the
weather, there was large at
tendance at the early masses to
receive holy communion.
The high mass at ten o'clock
was the chief service OF the day.
Elaborate floral decorations
had been provided by the ladies
of the Altar society and the
church presented a festive ap-
pearance.
The customary solemnity and
grandeur of the Catholic ritual
was augmented by musical
program which the people of
Winslow arc seldom privileged
to hear.
Millard's Mass in G was used
except The Benedictus from
Weigan's Festival Mass.
The personnel of the choir
upon this occasion included w,
P. Geary, organist, Miss Jessica
Reed, soprano, Miss N. Brown,
alto, Mr.. G. ]. Spellmire, bari
tone, and Mr.. 6. w. Weinert,
tenor.
Miss Reeds performance in
the soprano role was especially
noteworthy, the qualities of her
voice approaching a degree of
excellence that insures her occu-
pying position of prominence
in the musical world.
Miss Brown as altoist made a
favorable impression by her
very capable rendition Of the
part assigned her, while Mr..
Weinert delivered the tenor parts
in his usual form and rendered
valuable assistance i'll direct
ing capacity.
c. |. Spellmire assumed the
baritone role and met its re-
auirements with his customary
ease.
The success of the individual
performers was attributable lar
gely to WI .Geary who presided
at the organ and whose artistic
and mastery attainments as a
musician are too well krown
and appreciated to need COM
ment.
Father Connolly delivered a
sermon on the Birth of Chris
tianity that was forceful and
impressive.
The Winslow mail., 1911-12-30

Now is the time to think a,
bout buying winter underwear.
Babbitt Bros. Mere. Co, have a
new and complete line. See them
first. /
Big dance at the Opera House
tonight. !
~Charles Dunn, buyer for the
Pacific Coast Meat Products Co.
was in town this week to receive
a shipment of sheep from the
Sawyer Ortondo Co.
BORN To Mr.. and Mrs. r
NJ. Bruchman, a baby this week.
F or the best treatment lowest
prices ard finest assOrtments of
Meats, Fish, Poultry and Vege-
tables call on Babhitt Bros
Meat Market.
FOUND - Rosary, near the
postoffice. Owner can have
same by calling at the printing
office and paying for this ad.
Every piece of meat in our
stand is the best and freshest
that the market can afford. This
fact, coupled with our reduced
prices, is the reason for the ever
increasing popularity of our
..,ooto Tt C>:LNT
The Winslow mail., 1911-12-30

As usual, we have the largest
and choisest of meats for your
Sunday dinner. Our sanitary tea
lures are admittedly far ahead
of anything else IN town. The
City Meat Market.
The Winslow mail., 1911-12-30
NAVAJO TEACHERS
HIGHLY HONORED
Were Royalty Treated at Pref
colt Besides Being Awarded
Many Honors by the
N. A. T. A.

The Winslow teachers have
returned from attending the
Northern Arizona Teachers
association which was held in
Prescott, commencing the 18th
and lasting three days. They
report having had a very en-
joyable and profitable session.
There were 1875 teachers in
attendance, 81 OF whom were
from Navajo county. They can
not say too much in praise of
the teachers and citizens of Pres
cott for their royal entertain
ment. The citizens turned out
with their automobiles and took
the whole bunch around the
Loup, a distance OF 40 miles.
On Wednesday evening an en-
tertainment was given at the
high school auditorium, consist
ing of play by home talent,
music, dancing, banquet, etc.
Everybody was happy.
There were FIVE lectures by
Prot. Chamberlain of Pasadena,
Calf, on educational subjects,
which were extremely instruct
i've. Prof. Smith, of Winslow,
read paper entitled, "The par.
ent's part in recitations, or, the
fourth factor in a recitation" on
which he was highly compli-
mented and which was thor
oughly discussed by the mem
bers. Miss May Powell. ot
Winslow, read a paper on the
subject, ga crime i'll our public
Schools" which was ably writ
ten and showed Miss Powell to
be thoroughly versed IN her pro-
fession and conversant with
what is still necessary 20 bring
our schools to the perfection to
which they ought to attain.
At the business session ON
Wednesday afternoon, Prof. R.
G. Smith, of Winslow, was elect
ed president OF the association
to succeed DR.. Blome Of Flag
staff, and the next meeting is to
be held in Winslow, in December,
1912. R. G. Smith, superinten-
dent of schools of Navajo coun-
ty, was elected secretary and
treasurer, and Prof. Carr OF the
Holbrook schools and Miss Ger
trude Hackley of the W:nslow
schools, were appointed on the
legislative committee along with
Prof. Baker of Prescott, Pref.
Lecky of Jerome and Prot. Cur
rim of Williams; so Winslow
and Navajo county are not
keeping up in the rear by
any means on educational mat
terS.
At the meeting of the associa.
ton next year, Winslow must
demonstrate that she is not be-
hind Prescott or any other town
in showing by our actions that
we are progressive when it
comes to what is tor the benefit
of education; and that we ap-
preciate the fact that the asso-
citation selected our town for it's
next meeting, at the same time
realizing that the efforts of and
the favorable impression made
by our excellent corps OF teach
ers was mainly instrumental in
bringing it about.
The Winslow mail., 1911-12-30
Bishop Atwood will Preach
at the Episcopal Church
Sunday Morning

Sunday morning, the 31st, the
Right Reverned ]. W. Atwood,
Episcopal Bishop of Arizona, will
preach at the morning service,
at II o'clock. Also, at this SER
vice, Miss Jessica Reed will sing
an offertory, while the regular
vested choir will sing agair the
Christmas music.
In the evening the Rev. Joseph
l. Meade will conduct the ser
vice, as usual. Service leaflets
will be given at the doors so
that strangers may follow the
service.
Everyone is cordially invited.
Miss Myrtle Ceders left for
Albuquerque last Sunduy after
a stay of four weeks here nurs-
ing Miss Bonnie Fenton who is
very much improved and able
now to get along without ex-
merit nursing,
The Winslow mail., 1911-12-30
IT NEVER WAS A
POPULAR FAD

ne recall is not the TAD 1t
was a year ago" writes the
Phoenix correspondent of the Ell
Paso Times, who predicts that
it will never be restored to the
constitution. He refers, of
course, to the recall as applied
to the judiciary.
We do not believe that the re-
call was ever a tad in Arizona,
1t there was ever a demand for
it we never heard oft. At the
time of the seating of the consti-
tutional convention there was
no probability that it would be
included in the constit ution. In
only two county conventions for
the selection of candidates for
delegates to the convention had
the matter been discussed. No
where, except in social1stic and
Western Federation circles and
in, Oregon where w. S. U'Ren of
the Peoples Power league and a
life long socialist, has been max
ing the laws, had there been any
where IN the United States a1v
suggestion for the application of
the recall to the judiciary.
The subject was brought up
in the convention from the So
called labor section and it will
be recalled that though the Judi
ciary recall was supported by
many weak but unwilling demo-
Gratis, it would have been easily
defeated if the republica an mem
bers had not chosen to play pol
iticS.
1t was urged after the election
on the ratification of the consti-
tuition that eighty per cent of
the voters of Arizona had declar-
ed for the recall of the judiciary"
AS a matter of fact, about forty
six per cent of the voters OF Ari-
zOna declared for the constitu-
ton, necessarily as a whole,
since they were powerless to
strike out any Objectionable pro-
vision.
Whatever apparent sentiment
on the subject afterward existed
may be chargeable to the short
sighted policy of the republican
members Of the constitutional
convention when they refused to
Join with the braver and saner
democrats in the1r movement to
exempt the Judiciary from the
opera tion of the recall. Had
this been done President Taft
would not have had occasion to
anger the people of Arizona by a
seeming reflection upon their
judgement though they had been
given no opportunity to exercise
judgment or discretion.
But this circumstance aroused
a feeling of resentment which
was a seeming sentiment in fa-
vor of the recall, but was really
strong sentiment against the
republican president and, Incl
dentally against his party in
Arizona.
Thus, when the republican
members of the cons titutiOnal
convention refused to assist in
amending the recall provision,
they really started something
which eliminated IN republican
disaster last election. Here was
where poetic justice got busy
Bisbee Review.
McDonald's Union Made
Flannel Shirts at a 20 percent
reduction at Babbitt Bros. Mere.
Co. Come early and get your
pick Of the lot. See our window
display of the goods. Babbitt
Bros. Mere. Co. /
A big dance at the Opera
House tonight, /
The Winslow mail., 1911-12-30

Good Music at the dance IN
the Opera House tonight: i
Our meats are the key to econo-
my, which everyone can usc.
Enter into the enjoyment of
fresh, and tender meats. Let us
supply your table with all you
need in meats and relishes. The
City Meat Market.
The Winslow mail., 1911-12-30
NO APPOINTMENTS
DECIDED UPON

II have not definitely decided
upon a single appointment, |
have enough applications to fill
every office to which | have
power to appoint from each Of
two different counties and every
day get new applications.
There were more than fifty in
this mornings mail. l guess l
will be able to select from a
large enough field so / will be
able to get capable men for the
different Offices of the state"
Such was the statement of
Govern or-elect Hunt last night.
He was resting IN his office after
strenuous day with his stem
ographer, having just caught
UP with the work the day be-
fore. For a time he kept up
with the correspondence of each
day but now he is a day behind.
Judging from the way his mail
is increasing he will either have
to hire some more stenographere
or let the work get behind.
He then pointed out that the
recent e rports from Phoenix re-
garding his appointments were
ridiculous. He said he consid-
cred them a joke He declared
the absurdity of the list was
shown when one looked it over
and saw that Pima and Cochise
were both left off the list Ell tire
ly. He is we'll pleased with the
majority he got in Pima and
will give the county an appoint
ruent. Cochise, the most popQ-
lous county in the state, solidly
democratic, has a right to part
of the patronage which will be
distributed by the new Cover.
nor when he assumes office. -
Bishee Review,
The best obtainable in woolen
underwear may be found at
Babbitt Bros. Mere. Co., the
"Globe" brand. Guaranteed in
every respect.
Take in the big dance at the
Opera House tonight. i
We sell more Fancy Fruits and
Fresh Vegetables than any other
store in WinsloW. Our stocks are
large, our qualities the best. The
City Meat Market.
Mrs. A. L. Woods was a visi
tor at Albuquerque last Friday
and Saturday where she went to
get her daughter Merdell who
accompanied her home to visit
here during the holidays, being a
student at the sister school in
that city.
Chas. Clark, the wool grower,
with headquarters at Navajo
was a business visitor here the
early part OF the week,
FOR SALE Lot of Furni
ture in good condition. Apply at
the printing office,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-06-09
MINING CINNABAR
IN NYE COUNTY

Eighty miles from Tonopah and
in Nve county is a busy mining
section wi ich we hear little about.
The properties being developed
are cinnabar mines and some
excellent bodies of that ore have
been opened up.
The Mercury Mining company's
the chief property in this section
and has done considerable des
velopment work and at the present
time is erecting lotion furnace
at cost of $4,000. The company
is at an expense of between $500
and $l700 monthly but well soon
be shipping its product to the
markets and promises to COM
pensate its hackers handsomely.
Well known mining men are
back of the Mercury. it's officers
including, such men as J. II.
Mackenzie. formerly of the Gold
field Consolidated; M. L. Requa.
the man who developed the Me-
vada Consolidated at Ely and was
instrumental in the construction
of the Battle Mountain railroad,
and Fred Bradley. a well know
mining man. At the time Clifford
Dennis is in charge. Mr.. Dennis
is man who has had long ex-
perience in cinnabar mines and is
confident that in the Mercury he
has a winner.
Adjoining the Mercury the
Davis brothers own very promis-
ing ground upon which they
erected small retort and before
long they hope to be able to
establish the necessary equipment
TO make their property paying
mine. Mercury has a ready
market which is gradually increas-
ing and. the present suppy is
hardly equal to the demand.
Then natural conditions are
ideal-plenty Of water. wood and
game abound. lone is the nearest
camp and is onl y a short distance
from the Mercury Tonopah
Bonanza.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-06-09
INCREASE OF SUICIDE

One of our missionaries in Utah
tells of the following incident as
part of the experience of recent
trip: Instead of holding a service
l went to the Sunday afternoon
meeting at the tabernacle and had
an opportunity to speak there
after one of the brothers had
explained to the congregation how
God answers prayer. He said that
God being personal ii. e., hav-
ing flesh, blood and bones,) could
not be expected to hear all the
prayers that were offered in all
parts of the world. so there were
various orders of angels and
powers that did their best with the
prayers that were uttered, and if
they couldn't answer them they
passed them on to those higher up
until only the must difficult
ones came back to God, and He
would be able to tend to those. =
Nevada Churchman.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-06-09

Dean Harrison, jeweler and
optician. has moved one door
east of the drugstore, where he
will he glad to see all wanting
work in his line.
Lust A pair of eye glasses. The
tinder will confer favor on the
owner by leaving the ,glesses at
this Office. ..
Seymour Jacobs Co. have been
appointed local agents for Singer
Saving machine and will carry a
stock on hand. ...
Watch the Commercial Tailors
window for Saturday specials.
The Commercial Hotel dining
room has been renovated through
out and is now open for husin' SIS.
Thompson q Smiley have given
W the Nevada Feed Stable aid are
now doing business at the Elephant
Livery Stable. where they are pre-
pared to care for all their old Gus
toners. Satisfaction guaranteed.
For Sale n New Home sewing
machine. Inquire at this office.
Courthouse; Highschool, and
grammar School, souvenirs at
Wintcrmantcl.s Jcwlcry Store.
For Salc:-A good upright
Mahogny case piano slightly used
for 1896 if taken soon. Address
Box 268, Reno. Me- ada
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-06-09
DISTRICT COURT

When our report closed Thurs
day afternoon. Mr.. Sewell was on
the witness stand. He was still in
the witness chair when the court
adjourned till 10 o'clock Friday
forenoon. ....y
When court reconvened this
forenoon Mr.. SeWel was again
cilled to the witness stand and
was under cross examination at
the noon recess.
At the aftern ron session Mr..
Sewell was excused for the present
and Frank G.. WARDROBE, the clerk
in the store at the time of the fire.
was the next witness. He was on
the stand when this report closed.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-06-09
MORMON IDEA OF GOD

Perhaps no community more
carefully and frequently sets forth
its cratic fancy than did the early
settlers of Narragansett Il. L., of
Whom w. B. Weeden tells in
early Rhode Island" There
were so many of one name that
the bearer must have descriptive
prefix lest he be lost in concordant
multitude. Mr.. updike cites
thirty-two Tom Hazards living at
one time and thus illusta rtes few
College Tom, because he had
been at college. Bedford Tom
was his son and lived at Bedford.
Barley Tom, because he buss ed
how much barley he raised from
an acre; Virginia Tom, because
he married wife there; Little
Neck Tom, from the farm of that
name; Mailer Tom. the blacksmith
Fiddle Head Tom an obvious
resembl ancc, Young Pistol Tom
wounded by an explosion of that
arm; his son; Short Stephen.
Tom, the father low, against Long
Stephens Tom, the father tall
Tailor Tom needs no explanation.
The Georges were not sc
numerous. but they were dis
tinguished as Beach Bird George
of little legs: Shoestring George
an opponent of buckles; Wis
George, DR.. George and Govcrno,
George.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-06-09
ORIGIN OF ARTEsIAN WATER

Whence comes artesian water?
1t is believed by many pers ons that
artesian water is stored up in the
depths of the earth in great
reservoirs or exists as myst erious
underground rivers which
eventually find their way to the
surface. 1t is true that the water
is stored up in underground res
ervoirs but not as popularity sup
posed. With the exception of a
few caverns of comparatively
small extent such reservoirs bear
no relation to open basins of the
surface type but arse as a rule
rock straits: CIR masses in which
the only openings are spaces be-
tween the grams or along lines OF
solution planes of jointing cleavage
or bedding or Other assures.
The probable source of under.
ground waters has been widely
discussed and while every oae
would doubtless agree that by far
the greater part is derived fror,
rainfall, there is considerable
variation of opinion as to the
relative Importance of the other
sources. such as seepage o,
absorption of water from the
ocean, or the release of other wise
unavailable waters in the earth's
crust which have been set fire e. b,
i physical OF chemical exclusion.
Bulletin 3l9 of the United
States geological survey. entitled
Summary of the Controlling
Factors of the Artesian Flows" by
Myron L. Fuller. discusses the
subject Of the theory and b ehaviol
of artesian wells. A copy may be
Orphaned on application to the
director of the survey at Washing.
ton.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-06-09
100000 IN GOLD COIN
IS LYING UNCLAIMED

Stacked in one of the corners of
the steel ribbed vaults of the
United States treasury 100000
in gold coin is going begging.
THE government cannot give it
away; none of the rightful owners
can be induced to take it. 1t
represents unclaimed interest on
the public debt. Somewhere in
nookb and crannies and out of the
way places are the governments
interest checks for the money
which never have been cashed.
Some of them never will be pre-
seated others may be brought
around In time, and some are
being held by ca .itous investors
From time to time the treasury
attempts to call in the checks and
the vagariPs of human nature are
shown. One citizen had more
than $50. Ono waiting for him and
holds the checks for it. He was
recently invited to cash in and
made ip to Washington to tell
treasury officials the checks were
his property; he would cash them
when he pleased or burr the m I'D
if he wished.
II he Goes the latter his money
will be held in the vault until con-
gress perhaps might dispose of it.
The treasury can do nothing but
keep it.
The contractor who laid the
first pa, ement upon Pennsylvania
avenue from the capitIl to the
White House has $21, 200 waiting
for him. 1t has teen there many
years, but the treasury has never
been able to find the rightful
payee, as the contractor failed and
his affairs became involved in
litigation which never has been
settled.
The amounts of this seemingly
owncrless fund range from
thousands down to a few cents.
The smaller amounts are all held
for those who owned governm ents
securities at some time or other
and probably have forgotten to
collect their latest interest.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-06-09
PROPOSAL

E!lko, Nevada June Bird, 1911.
Sealed proposals will be received
at the office of the Elko County
Telephone Il Telegraph Company,
Elko, Nevada. up to and including
June Goth, 1911. for building q
telephone line from Gold Creek,
Nevada along the wagon trail as
nearly as possible. to Charlestown,
and from Charlcstown along the
County road to Jarbidge. Tn e
conditions attending this contract
are as follows:
The poles must be of green cotton
wood. not less than four (4) inches
ut the ton. peeled and str, light.
A gain must be made Mt the top
of the pole to which must be nailed
a bracket with nails furnished by
the Telephone Company, under the
direction Of tie Suptr;ntcndcnt.
The poles must be set twcnty-six
(26)to the mile, and three CD feet
deep in the ground. The end of
the pole tina is set in the ground
must be thoroughly burned to at
least eight 80 inches above the
ground line, under the direction of
the Superintendent Of the company.
The route over which the line
will be constructed must be ap-
proved by the Superintendent of
the said Telephone Company at
Elko.
The poles must rot be less than
twenty (20) feet in length or
seventeen (lO feet in the clear,
above the ground. %"
The guide wires and putting on
of the insulators and the stringiDg
Of the wires will be done by the
Telephone Company at its own
expense.
Bids may be submitted so much
each pole, so much each mile, or
so much for the whole line con-
structed.
The Company reserves the right
to reject any and all bids.
For further particulars inquire
of thesTelephone Superintendent
w. +. Smith, President,
ElkO County Telephone Il
Telegraph Go.