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Tombstone epitaph., 1911-01-15
From Wednesdays Daily

Among the travelling men inTomb- stone today on con mercisl business were noted W. J. Connell Of Omaha, Nebraska, [. R. Knight, Fl Paso Paul l Gordon, Denver. and Robert A Holly, | of Los Angeles. A. Miller WAS among the visitors in Tombstone today from Tucson on brief business mission.
 George Burton of Douglas is among the srrivals in the county seat today from the Shelter City on business trip.
 Frank Henshaw is in town today from his home in Bisbee and will be here for several days.
 County Auditor Vaughn is buslly l engaged this week in auditing the the books in the supervisors office.
 William R Shadley and s. P. Jones are in the county seat today from For, Huachucs, having arrived here this morning.
 News has been received by Tomb- stone friends that Mrs. Ed. Barker formerly Of Tombstone and Bisbee dedet Hamburg, Germany, on Decem- Der 3 and her remains cremsted on Christmas day.
 c. C. Pray. the fireman on the Tombstone branch of the F. P. X s. W. went to Douglas today on 8 brief lay of. and during his absence Fire man Spindle of Douglas is taking his place.
 Frank Winters vert to Charleston this morning in quest of ducks, and returned home on the noon train with several mallards
 County School Superintendent E II. Stover is visiting the schools 1T the southern psrt of the county thi' week.
 Dominic Gina left yesterday fol NicSs, Mexico, where he has accepted a responsible position with mining company operating in that district.
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-01-15
A Peculiar Product
 Of the Soil

One of the most peculiar products oi the soil that nss come to our notice in recent years comes from Ramsey Canyon in the Huachuca mountains, and 1t is combination nut, half English walnut and half common mountain osk-in other words-the grating of an English walnut into A scrub mountain oak, such s= abounds m Arizona mountains, particularly in that region.
 The nu.s produced by th's gisfting process are remarkable, not only in color but In flavor, one half of the bark Is dark, almost black and the other a light br, VII. and IL Is a most delicious tasting nut. The nuts were growp in the orchard of William Berner snd he has slarge orchard of these l trees.
 MT, Berner has lived in that section for many years and he has, without doubt, some of the finest pear, pescf and apple trees in the United States The place is 5000 feet above sea leve and the climate is superb Judge V II Stillwel', who is an old friend o Berner gave the Phoenix board 0 trade several specimens of these nut and they are worthy of investigation as they certainly are a curlous com pound and also sweet, thrifty, de
 lIcIous nut.
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-01-15

middle ed gentlemen, who bid us the time of the day. and they were either going or coming from the spot where the machine guns were seclud- ed ;"
 "A week ego last Saturday morn- ing" continued Mir. Dean, we heard shooting which lasted several hours, and finally came to the conclusion that the Americans were teaching the insurrectos how to handle the guns, hut towards evening. We were sur I rsed to learn from 6 frightened peon that the revolutionists had been smelling a ranch house in the vicinity,
 killing its three occupants, and you can bet it did not take us very long to
 break camp and make our way back | 10 Chihuahua, as we were without arms or ammunition, having been re. | lieved of them come time before."
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-01-15
Revolution is
 On In Earnest

Frank Dean the well known mining engineer, returned to Tombstone fo- day from Cerro Prieso. Chihuahua, Mexico, where he has been since the latter part of Novembe. examining various mining properties for the Western Mines & Development com psny of Chicago, and will remain in the city until Saturday before start ing for Chicago to make his report.
 When asked about the conditions existing in Mexico st this tin m re- sards .c the revolution TOW iii progress Mir Dean stated that the fight was on in earnest. and from what be saw and heard, there was very little doubt but what the insurrectOs were gaining some ground and also that they were enlistng recruits from all sections ofthe republic
 He stated that while in camp on the evening of Decembe IT, he and his companions were awakened by several armed Mexicans and were re- Guested to hand over their rifles and together with what ammunition tn ey b Id. and in return received receipt for the same in addition to S40 Mex ican currency, and before leaving the camp cooked themselves some eat. sbles and disappeared.
 MT. Dean further remarked that while in the town of Cbihuahua he l armed that the revolutionists were arming the Ysqui Indians in the state of Sinaloa. and that it would be but a brief space of time before the federal troops would have their hands iull in that state, ss the outbreak is sched- uled for some time this month.
 There is no doubt," said Mir Dean but what Americans are associst ed with the insurrectos, because of the fact that several machine guns were seen by myself and fellow engineers in the mountains near our camp, and |, although we did not venture very far into the SUIT unding country, several times we had occasion to meet three
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-01-15

Some stsrtling and highly interest," ing statements were made at the an. nual meeting of the Phoenix Humane society Friday evening. Humane Officer J.W. Canning reported that in the last four weeks he he'd killed thirteen horses and one COW because of old age and disability Many of the::horses were comparatively young but crippled.
 Rsnsome s. Page, for two seasons 6 member of the Globe baseball team died of tuberculosis. He had been afflicte q with the disease fJr come time, but his condition became hope. less after he had undergone an opera tion last October. Since that time hs gradually failed and his death was not unexpected
 Jack Williams, the dynamite ex- pert, who went to Fl Paso few days ago with four others, to perform the dangerous task of removing the large amount of unexploded dynamite from the slsg dump where seven men were killed, has returned to Bisbee. His mission WAS entirely successful. the b:sbae experts having safely removed six and half tons Of the explosive. The dynamite thus taken from the slsg dump had to be exploded in the open, as it neither could be used again nor be sold. It was all hot and prac- ticslly ruined for commercial pur- poses.
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-01-15
Arizona Stockmen
 In Attendance

Between 40 and 50 Arizona cattle growers will attend the annual con-
 ventiOn Of the National Live Stock association held in Fort Worth. Texas this week. Two addresses will be made by Arizonsns. The speakers are Dwight B Heard of Phoenix and Prof J Thor Der Of the University of Ari- zons at Tuc-on, both of whom will talk upon Proper Conservati ID of Public Grazing Lands" Mir. Heard who is the chairman Of the grazing commit tee of the association. has been asked to take charge of that par, of the conventions work which pertains to grazing.
 Today will be given over entirely to a adiscuss:on of the grazing question, which is one of the most vital and
 important which confronts the cattle growers of this country. The National Live Stock association advocates the leasing Of ell public lands hs n cans of preventing over.tocking of the public range. The grazing question i is un doubtedly the most important | which the convention will take up for | discussion and therefore MT. Heard | will be one of the moet important of all the stockgrowers who take part.
 Following area few of the stock growers who will go from this terri tory:
 Dwight B Heard, Phoenix; W H Perkins. isvspsi county; Geo Pusch, Tucson; W H Slaughter, Douglas, Lon Harmon, wv Cook, Merlin Cart wright, Phoenix. {
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-01-15

Government statistics show that in AriLona.year in and year out there are more sun ny days and less precipl- tation than in any other part of the entire United States. Arizona has never advertised herself as a health resort but for years leading physicians have advised their consump- tive patients te go to the life giving mountains hills anc plains of this land of pure air and almost perpetual sun shine.
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-01-15

Arizona just now is in the lime light of public opinion. Our new constitution Is at tracting a great deal of atten- ton at home and abroad The press of the couatry is dicussing it. Our constitu- tion is regarded by the pro- gressive comment of the country as a long step in ad- vance. They say We are go> ing to establish a real demo- cracy where the people will rule.
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-01-15

President Taft and Post master General Hitchcock were presented with seven teen boxes ofArizona oranges, as a Christmas gift, by Presi- dent F. NJ. Murphy, of the Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix railroad, and T. C. NJ com pany, which caused the Prescott Courier to remark It is hoped that these gentle men will like the flavor O the oranges so well that the, will not hand us a statehood lemon i'll return. ~
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-01-15

Sick are made we'll in the invigorating climate of Tomb stone and those ! in good health live longer than they would in any other section of the world. Health seekers sit up and take notice.
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-01-15

The girl who knows how to cook may sometimes have to get the meals while her sister entertains the young men in the parlor, but she is the kind the wise man will tle to.
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-01-15

Robbing banks in Kansas seems to be easy money. Thirty jobs in three months have ne.ted bandits over SlOO,OOO. These bank re - volu,ionists seem to be taking in more of the long green than banks
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-01-15
DELINQUENT
 TAX ROLL WILL

It is understood that the delinquent tax roll Of Cochise county for the year 1910 will not exceed S50,0OO. The roll will soon be made up by Clerk Berner of the Board of Supervisors
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-01-15

The banks refuse to pay the express on silver dollars sent from the United States treasury, Uncle Sam, how ever, will have no trouble in finding others willing to pay the freight.
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-01-15

Porterhouse steaks an ten- derloin of pork are again get- ting in smelling distance of the average citizen.
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-01-15

Be sure you are right-and then think it over awhile.
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-01-15

A lazy man seldom has good luck.
The Washington times., 1911-11-17
stration circles. and the President ha'
no mind to let him 10.
viii Put In Report.

stration circles. and the President has
no mind to let him 10.
Win Put In Report.
When Congress meets, the report Of
the Moss committee on the Wiley
charges will be put In. 1t Is expected to
be vitriolic document. Whether II will
criticise Secretary Wilson Is not known
That II will firmly uphold DR.. Wiley is
certain. Solicitor McCabe will come In
for q sharp scoring. In any event, how
ever, the report of Democratic COM
mittee would not suffice to change the
decision Of the President with respect
Under the rearrengement as to the
pure food and drue board. things are
running more smoothly. For some weeks
while DIR. #. l.. Dunlap has been on a
vacation, DR.. Wiley and Or. Doolittle
have been the pure food and drugs
board. Solicitor McCabe is no longer a
member of that body. Now. Mr.. Dun
lap has returned,
While the question Is not settled as to
what will te done with DR.. Dunlap. 1t
Is supposed he will be retained. DR.:
Wiley and DIR. Doolittle are In control
Of It anyhow. 1t is expected DIR. Doo-
little, who was brought here for tenn
porary duty. from New York. will be
Secretary Wilson is now in his sew
enty-seventh year. But In spite Of this.
he is still vigorous and in good health,
works hard and shows no signs Of
worry.
The Washington times., 1911-11-17
AND AIDES
MEET DELEGATION
OF SUFFRAGETTES
England's Premier, for First
Time, Confers With Miss
Pankhurst and Others.

LONDON, Nov. 17.-Led by Miss
Christabel Pankhurst, a big delegation
Of suffragettes is in conference with
Permier Asquith. Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer Lloyd George, Foreign Secre-
tary Sir Edward Grey, and First Lord
OF the Admiralty Churchill today con-
cerning the inclusion OF votes for
women in the manhood suffrage bill
the administration shortly will introduce
In Parliament.
1t is significant OF the suffragettes'
increasing influence in English politics
that Premier Asquith, who has hitherto
steadfastly refused to receive such dep
utations. made definite appointment
The Washington times., 1911-11-17
TAFT WILL RETAIN
SECRETARY WILSON
IN HIS CABINET
Pointed Out the Secretary
Has Done Good Work
for the President.

Secretary of Agriculture Wilson will
remain In the Cabinet through the
present Administrs ton. Unless unex-
pected contingencies arise. President
Taft will keep him. 1t is possible to
row over the case of br. Wiley has to
O considerable extent. settled down.
Whatever influence adverse to Secre-
tary Wilson's continued tenure In tho
ca obinet may have been at work. It is
learned they have not been suffioient
to AFFECT the President. Secretary Will
son is looked upon as valuable asset
in a political way. He has done Presi-
Gently, according to- reports In Admin
The Washington times., 1911-11-17
Magruder's Successor
Soon to Be Chosen

A successor to Dr. Ernest p. Magru-
der. for three years superintendent of
the Emergency Hospital, whose resig-
naticn from that position today is In
the hands of the board of directors OF
the hospital, will be appointed during
the next ten days.
DR.. Magruder will sever his connec.
tion with the hospital January 1, and
will take up private practice In WASH
ington.
The resignation was expected. and for
several weeks the directors have been
considering the uuaIitt ations of half
dozen Young washington physicians for
the position.
The Washington times., 1911-11-17
BALTIMORE FIRE
CHIEF HORTON TO.
RETIRE ON PENSION
Has Given Forty-Nine Years
of His Life to Service :
for City.

BALTIMORE, Nd. Nov. l7.-After
nearly half century Of battling with
the flames, the veteran chief Of the
Baltimore fire department, George w.
Horton, is to be retired on a pension.
Chief Horton has given more than
forty-nine years OF his life Of actih,,
valiant and unblemished service In SUBJ
DUNG stubborn blazes, and has prob
ably had more narrow escapes from
death and received more injuries than
In the country.
Chief Horton is known personally to
nearly every fire chief in the United
States. being a director OF the Interna.
tional Association Of Fire Engineers.
The Washington times., 1911-11-17

william X, Morgan. at 1908 sixteenth
street northwest,
Detective j. r, strongfeiiow says
Walton visited a JUNK dealer and got
the dealer to go with him In an auto
where piping, brass. and copper were
piled In the yard, 1t Is said that Wal
ton and the junkman loaded the junk
into the automobile, Walton receiving
pay for the material
a pair Of overalls and plumbers tools
were found in Walton's possession, the
police declare.
After a preliminary hearing yester-
day in Police Court. Walton was re-
manded TO jail for an investigation Of
the alleged depredations by the grand
fury.
The Washington times., 1911-11-17

at his official residence and asking the
leading members of his ministry to b
present at the conference.
The suffrage bill the administration
oontemplates provides for the abolition
OF the existing British system OF plural
voting by large property owners anu
the establishment OF just such one
United States. The women have al
ready been offered the. ballot on a
property qualification and we've willing
to accept the proposition as an "enter-
Ing wedge" an their leaders expressed
The Washington times., 1911-11-17
WALTON IS FACING
IA THIRD SENTENCE
| TO PEN|TENT|ARY
Charged With Stealing
Plumbing Fixtures From
Residences.

Charles Walton Is held in jail facing
Q third sentence to the penitentiary, on
q charge OF damaging property. He has
been held in Police Court to await the
action of the grand jury.
A systematic career In depredations
in unoccupied houses, cutting out lead
plumbing, copper, and other materials
OF value for sale to junk dealers, Is
charged to Walton by the police. He
was recently released from prison on
similar charge,
Walton is charged with stripping
plumbing from empty houses at 142l
and 1923 X street northwest. belonging
to the estate of former Senator. Proc
tor, of Vermont, and the house OF DR..
The Washington times., 1911-11-17
Curtiss Examines Navy
Hydroaeroplane Damage

Glenn II. Curtiss will go to Annapolis
this afternoon to. see. to what extent
yesterday when Lieutenant Towes fell
Into the water at the Naval At ademy.
Mr.. Curtiss. inventor of the machine,
spnn pen, Svsrs ond IN ne the sftsrnonn sts m was vs
at the aviation school at College Park
After leaving ANNAPOLIS, the inventor
will go to New York, and from there
duct his winter experimental shops.
The Washington times., 1911-11-17

SI.as to Baltimore and Return,
Saturdays and Sundays, via Pennsyi-
yania Railroad. Tickets good to return
until Sunday night. All regular trains
except "ConRressional Limited
The Washington times., 1911-11-17

SI.oo to Harper's Ferry and Martins
burg burg M,s5 to Berkeley Springs; 500 to
vember 18th. Baltimore e. Ohio special
train leaves Union Station 8:15 a. m.
--Advt
The Washington times., 1911-11-17
urn. Balti-

S1.as Baltimore and return. Balti-
more & Ohio. Every Saturday and
Sunday. All trains both ways, both
days. On and after Saturday, Novem-
ber 1S, these tickets will be good on the
ROYAL Limited.-Advt.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-12-14

ward to our one country-house visit
in England; and. Of course, 1t was
very nice. but 1t did seem an anti
climax when the very nan Id been
invited to fiirt with never turned up
at all. Oh, what he missed" and
she laughed.
Believer could cheerfully have
kicked himself. To think that he
might have met this divine creature
in a decent. self-respecting manner. if
only he hadn't sent an unworthy ex-
cuse to those good but dull people.
the Dering-Lacys.
Through inquiries he had learned
at the Bristol that the ladies were
Mrs. and Miss Fleetwood, but some
how he had failed to associate the
lame with that of the American heir
ess with whom the Dering-Lacys had
tried to tempt him a few weeks ago.
And in his blindness he had rejoiced
in the thought of meeting the girl at
Amalh, whittier he had ascertained
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-12-14
Husband Was Willing.

The Scot has no monopoly of do
nestle felicity, as many a ptquant
paragraph bears witness. The other
day an old farmer and his wife were
doing" the sights of a provincial
town, and, among other places they
visited a panorama of South Africa.
The views were extremely interest
ing, and the couple were enjoying
themselves to the full. AS scene after
scene passed, the woman's enthust-
asm increased, and at length, turn
ing to her husband, she exclaimed:
"Oh, Sandy, this is really splendid.
/ could jist sit here all my days"
"Ah, weel, Jennie, woman" replied
Sandy, to the mirth of those sitting
near, "just sit you still there; I'll not
grudge the saxpence,"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-12-14
Wanted--A Aandhold.

Meandering Mike heaved such a
deep sigh that his companion was
moved to ask him what the matter
was:
Il was just thinking about bad
roads and the wonders of science"
was the answer. This earth is spin
ming round Eastern a railway train
behind time"
Well, we amt fell off yet"
mo. But think OF what~aeconveni-
ence it would be If we could have
some place to grab on to while de ter
ritory slid under our feet until de
place we wanted to go to come along"
Youths Companion.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-12-14

jelly. Deafened, half blind, unable to
think, he still ran on, Lesley quiet as
death against his shoulder.
Running down the few steps toward
the hotel, which lay below the grotto
in the rock, he reached the cloisters.
Something seemed compelling him to
look UP. The whole mountain ap-
peared to be falling. In the midst Of
a rushing mass from above three hui
man figures detached themselves,
shooting downward, limp as dolls
made of rags, yet dignified into SUI
premest tragedy.
"a few seconds and we shall be
like that" were the words that
flashed through Believers brain. Still,
though he was hopeless now, instinct
made him run on-on for dear life
Hardly had the thought Of what
might come printed itself before his
eyes, when the whole great, over
hanging mass Of cliff broke away and
fell h~eadlong.
Now shey were In the chapel. 1t
was like a dream to be there. The
A M# NM A L
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-12-14

similar honors in the States. All
along the boulevard and throughout
the city the open cafes. brilliantly
lighted, were filled with people eating
and drinking, laughing and talking.
the outer rows Of tables so close to
the walks that n could reach In Il
touch the diners as he passed, for
there are no walls between the cafes
and the streets. Huge automatic pi-
amos drawn on wheels from place to
place played here and there. while
the boys attending them, entering the
cafes. passed their ragged caps about.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-12-14
Question for Question.

"I shall discharge our butler" said
Mr.. Cumrox.
whats the trouble?"
He doesn't show me proper defer
ence, When l I'm paying a mar lib
orally, l consider it his duty to laugh
at my jokes"
And won't hep
Il don't think he can. He's an Eng
fish butler. When in a spirit of gen.
tlo and c~ondescending badinage l said
to him, Hawkins, a you tell ME
which came first, the chicken or the
egg?' he said, Which did you order
first, sir?'"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-12-14

and in all other places, will be rein
troduced in the legislature two
months hence, say the New York
Times. II these minimal sums fall
below ten per cent. Of the rental value.
the tax increases to this ratio. and re-
mains constant even though the adver.
Using device desplayed within the as
sessed space shall be changed from
time to time. The tax will not 0 n
stitute a license. II a statute or ordi-
nance forbids the placing OF such
signs, il shall not be construed as per
hitting their erection or maintenance.