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Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-10-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK
COMBINATIONS OF GREATER OR
LESSER IMPORTANCE.
4 B0|l|AG DOWN OF EVENTS
National, Political, Personal and Otner
Matters in Brief Form for All
Glasses of Readers.
Washington.

The Clay Center lyceum committee
of Clay Center. Neb, asked Senator
LaFollette to deliver lecture at Clay
Center some time during the winter
The senator wrote to the committee
that he was not making lecture en-
gagements of any kind. and that II
will be impossible for him to accept
the invitation.
A decision by the supreme court on
the constitutionality of the so-called
employers liability law of 1908 is ex'
pected October 16. Several cases
raising the constitutionality of the
law were argued last spring and have
been under consideration all summer.
Another anticipated decision con-
Germs the water supply in western
streams. 1t is the case OF Henry
Schodde against the Twin Falls Lana
and Water company.
Attorney General Wickersham hieo
a brief in the supreme court OF the
United States and began his fight De-
fore the tribunal to have the principal
coal-carrying railroads and coai-own'
ing companies in the anthracite sec
lions adjudged to be in violation OF
the Sherman antitrust law. An en-
tirely different attack was made on
the corporations from that in Penn
sylvania, where the government iost
in nearly every point.
A discrepancy of over $3,28S,27l be-
tween the material on hand and that
called for by the books of the Wash
ington navy yard was shown by the
inventory of that yard just completed,
according to AN announcement by
Secretary of the Navy Meyer. This
is the first inventory of record maze
at this yard in the last twenty-five
years. The discrepancy is attributed
to loose bookkeeping methods, when
Secretary Meyer set out some time
ago to correct. The Washington YARD
was the last to have the new account
ing system established.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-10-20
Must Pay Full Rate.

Huron.-In the circuit court here
Judge Alva E. Tayror directed the
jury in the case of Jackson VS.. Beadle
county, to return verdict in favor of
the plaintiff. The case grew out of the
reduction of a bill pr esented to the
county commissioners by Mr.. Jackson
for the publication OF election notices
for the last general election. The
original bill was reduced $17450, and
for the recovery of this amount Mr..
Jackson brought suit, with the result
that the court, after hearing the evil
1ence, allowed the plaintiff the rate
prescribed by law for such publication.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-10-20
COPPER MERGER GIVEN UP.
Action of Minority Forces Directors
to Abandon Plan.

Boston, Mass. - A little band Of MI
nority stockholders in couple OF
companies who instituted court pro.
ceedings in Michigan, is responsible
for the abandonment announced OF
the proposed merger of the Calumet &
Hecla Mining company, one OF the
richest copper companies in the coun-
try, with nine subsidiary companies.
The local stock market sensed the
announcement and the entire Calumet
group advanced sharply to close that
was the highest in weeks.
The companies it was proposed to
consolidate with the Calumet & Hecla
are the Seneca, Ahmeek, Allouez, o.
ceola, Centennial, Tamarack, Laurium,
La Sale and Superior.
All but the Laurium has voted for
the merger. The directors in their
statement said that at the Laurium
meeting Nov. 16 they will vote the
Calumet holdings against the merger
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-10-20
Woman Hangs Herself.

Mitchel!.-The second suicide in the
southwestern part of the county within
the past two weeks occurred when
Mrs. Reinhold Metzger ended her life
by hanging. She had used a rope that
her little daughters had played with. A
brief note was left by the unfortunate
woman, which gave an insight into the
cause for her act. The note said: 81
cannot longer live. l will 60 crazy"
The woman was "a years of age and
lad five children, the eldest Being l.?
ears old.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-10-20
Fire Prevention Day.

Huron.-Fire prevention day was OBJ
served here, and the fire department
gave a street parade. The city school
practiced fire drills, and in various
parts of the city attention was given
to the destruction of rubbish and in
hammable matter. The high school
was emptied of its $50 pupils in less
than one and a half minutes, and 9TH
er buildings of the city made similar
records
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-10-20
General.

The beer and cigar bill Of Senator
Stephenson was 100000.
Violence marked the arrival OF
strjkebreakers at New Orleans.
A proposal of arbitration may be
advanced to Italy by Turkey
Mr.. Roosevelt says it needed bold
man to start the Panama canal.
Mexico may have a new revolution.
aimed against Madero.
Funeral services for Admiral Schley
will be held in st. Johns church.
Five hundred thousand acres were
disposed of in the Rosebud drawing.
Our trade movement is large de-
spite war abroad and strikes at home.
President Taft was given taste
of wild west at Cheyenne by broncho
busters.
Buffalo, n. Y, was chosen as next
years meeting place of the league OF
American municipalities.
In his estimates Postmaster General
Hitchcock provides $4,000 for mail
carrying by aeroplane.
According to witnesses for Senator
Stephenson, beer and whisky are a
necessary adjunct Of campaigns.
The committee of governor's-Al.
dich, Harmon and Hadley-made up
their brief in the Minnesota rate
case.
The German embassy is urging for.
bearance on the part of the Turkish
government in the matter OF the ex-
pulsion of Italians.
Six coal miners received broken
legs and two others were probably fat.
ally injured when the cage in a mine
at Nokomis, H., fell eighty feet.
1t will cost $129, 100000 to maintain
the United States navy and provide
for suitable increase in the next fiscal
year, according to the estimates.
The resignation of Captain Frank A.
Cook, recently court-martialled at San
Francisco for conduct unbecoming an
officer mas been accepted by the presi
dent.
The commerce court issued an or.
der fixing October 16 as the date for
hearing of the application of the
transcontinental railways for an in.
junction against the orders of the in.
terstate commerce commission.
The federal government brought
forfeiture suits against Nathan Allen
of Kenosha, Wis, and John r. Col.
Inns of Memphis, Tenn, to recover
$185,000, the value Of smuggleI Jewels
and wearing apparel.
Both the Southern Pacific and the
Houston 8, Texas Central railroads
practically declared an open shop
when they made announcement that
shopmen on strike can return to work
any time before Monday noon, Octo
Der 9.
At Mason City, Ia, Mrs. Aletha
Rush was indicted by the Franklin
county grand jury on a charge Of
numbering her husband
The report of the statistician of q
Texas railroad says that the money
paid out for personal injury claims is
about as much as the earnings on the
caDital. invested.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-10-20
New Steel Merger is Planned.

Baltimore, Md. = A $3O,UOO,OOO con
solidation of iron and steel and coal
interests in Alabama now is material
izing rapidly through. plans which have
been worked out for the final compile
ton of the merger of the Alabama
Consolidated Coal and Iron Co., and
the Southern Iron and Steel Co. This
committee which has this consolida
ton in hand represents some of the
strongest institutions in New York
it is said, many of whom never before
have been identified in any way Wit
iron and steel
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-10-20
Fine of One Cent Imposed.

La Crosse, Wis.-Judge Kenesaw
II. Landis, who established record
tor fines when he exacted more than
e29 100000 of the Standard Oil com.
pany, made a new low record. At the
conclusion o. days trial in the Uni
ted States district court, William Tru-
Jenfeld, a Milwaukee travelling man,
being found guilty of sending bills in
a transparent envelope to A. T. Jen-
kins, well known merchant of the
same city, the court imposed fine of
,ne cent. He imposed The sentence
ssfar q jacfnrA
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-10-20
Loses Portion of a Haud,

Aberdeen.-J. A. Stull, Great
Northern conductor, running between
Aberdeen and Breckenridge, Mimi,
was out hunting when his gun was &C.
cidentally discharged and portion of
his right hand was shot away.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-10-20
McNamaras Win Point.

Indianapolis, Ind. = Judge Joseph
Markey denied the petition of States
Attorney ]. d. Fredericks of Los An.
geles that dynamite seized in this city
at the time of the arrest of John J.
Mcnamara be removed to Los Angeles
TO be used as evidence in the trial OF
Mcnamara.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-10-20
MAY BUY WINNIPEG LINESn
Traction System May Not Pass Into
Hands of City.

Winnipeg, Man. - r. j. Mckenzie
Is authority for the statement that
local capitalists allied with New York
capital have made bid of $500
snare for the purchase of the plant OF
the Winnipeg Electric Street Railway
company This is $50 share more
than Sir William Mckenzie offered
the property to Winnipeg city, to
whom he would have preferred to sell.
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-09-03
OBJECTION TO SANITARY BOARD
 METHODS

Ed PRosPECToR--I beg to call pub- lie sttyntion to & sample Of the meth ,us ': the Ari5ons Sanitary board whose officers, evidently through apite. have subjected me to iEconyen' i. nee sud consequent tusiness annoy snce.
 As contracting butcher si Fort Huachucs snd for years previous, l have sold hides 10 regular hide bry. CT Y ho in turn. complying with & strict law, hss all hides duly inspe cted before shipment, No attempt is made to eysde inspection of hides at any ! time, and thi- is a convenient custom followed by many cstslemen. as will prove in my suit, yet l am charge d charged .ith removing hides sold to the same accredited hide buyer who is gathering shipment and 1T regulsr course mCst have them in spected before being accepted hy th' railroad It would lsppesr that [ mere technicslity may afford plent, opportun ty IJo vent a spite unde officisl guise, but ia not destined |, win. J. W HANERIf.
 For, Huachucs, A. I
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-09-03
No Liquor Wanted at
 Construction Camp

No boot-legging goes st the con- structiUn camps of the Fl Psso < Southwestern in this county. The .herff's office has given fair warning and If any disregard it and sttempt ,o dispose of intoxicating liguors 8. or mar the construction camps CD the Southwestern extension SD ensm- pie will be made of him for the benefit of o,ber would bs oootleggers.
 The sheriff is acting in conjunction with the contractors ard together they are determined that no bootleg ging goes on the Southwestern exten- sion. Deputies from the sheriffs office have been detailed to maintain g close watch to see that liquor sell- ing is not begun.
 A carload of Mexicsns passed through Bisbee yesterday morning, en route from Fl Pseo Co Fair bank. where the extension work will begin soon.
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-09-03
TERRITORIAL ROAD
 FOR COCHISE

The persistent and consistent stand ot the Cochise board of Supervisors on the territorial high.ay matter ss ai- iects this county. is bearing fruit
 Following recent correspondence transmitted by Clerk H E Berner to the board Of control comes the cheer. ing news from the territorial engineer thst work is soon to bc ordered on the Bishee Douglas highway extensions sDd the link connecting with Tucson will follow ss soon As s conference with the bcsrd is had on matter of route, An effort to route the high way via Tombstone, St Day aud Benson will be made. The present survey runs via Bsrbscomsri ard Tombstone and the reasons Tor ch.uge will be urged at the conference. 4 letter received by Clerk Berner from
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-09-03
People Starve
 In Sonora, Mex

B l. Cosgrove, ~hO returnfd to Douglas yesterday from the Mocte- zums district, ststes that starvation is staring the people in the face. The corn cops there are fsilures because of the lack of rain.
 There has been very little disorder ss yet, but he ssys starvation has al- ready begun. He believes they will soon be calling on the people Cf this section for food suppliee Cattle and horses are in pocr shspe. their ribs shosing, ae he expresses it.
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-09-03
Grasshoppers Destroyed \
 St. David Bean Crop

St David. Ariz Aug. 30-Miss Agns. Schumste, who taught school a, this place through ut the pact year has gone to Nogsles. where she will teach in the public schools Of the bor- der city.
 Messrs Loring and Kline Tho have so ut saTeaty screc in lesne on tho mess suffered the loss of the entire crop by grssahoppers, which swsrmed over She place. They will shortly import seger. to=en turkeys .o keep down the grssshopper., and have sl- ready con n,enced tn plo~ up the land for smother crop of beans. Bi.hcp John Merrill went to the ] county seat is.t week on matters of ! business. He stated the rueds were in poor condition and badly needed repairing,
 1 at sr pC-~SA Lh6s take place in this thriving Mormon settlement about next month. and Dan Cupid is busy with several other yictims.
 ! Elias Summers is shipping large quantities of slfslfs to the msrke.
 thtee days and rapidly disposing oI
 his lsst cutting.
 J. N. Curtis, ST wss in Tombstone
 the latter part oi the week so consult
 with his st rueys. . The farmers q tLe valley are nog
 busily engaged in cutting and belipg alfalfa, besides shipping much produc' , to the msrkets sr Tombstone anc Benson.
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-09-03
Tucson Attorney
 to Defend Magon

His client, Ricardo Flores Msgon bound over under heavy bond, to await the action of the federal grand jury, on charge Of having violated the neutrality laws, Attorney A A. Worsley is expected to return to Tue son tomorrow from Los Angeles where Magon is being held. It Is stated that an additional charge Of conspir- ing to compass the death of Mexican officers may be laid against the sl- legged Msgonisto leader. Msgon is the same leader sentenced for IS months from Tom bstone for violating the neutrality law. which sentence he has already served.
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-09-03

Engineer Girsnd is self explanatory and is SC ioilovs:--
 In reply to your letter of the 25th inst. l desire 10 say that ths board oi control expects to meet with your county board oi supervisors within the next few days and determine fully upon the progress ol future work in your county wherenpon the mst- ters mentioned in your letter ~ill be discussed It is, I believe, the in tention of the board thst 90 soon q. the question is settled to advertise for bids on the extensions of the Bisbee- Douglas road.
 Very truly yours,
 J. B. GRAND, Territorial engineer.
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-09-03
50 Scottish
 Rite Candidates

Active preparations are being made for communicating degrees to 6 big class of about 50 candidates in the Arizona Consistory Of Scottish Rite Masons. The session will be held in Tucson on October B. 24 and D and the candidates will be gathered from All oye. Arizona. The communics- ton of degrees will be followed bJ the Shriners' convention on October 20 and 21,
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-09-03
SUCCESSFUL OPERATION ON
 TOMBSTONER

4 telephone message was received in Tombstone th's afternoon that an operation Saa performed upon Geo. Raferty by Dr. Shine oi the Copper Queen hospital today, removing a large quantity oi puss from the liver aud rep rting most successful oper ation that now Assures the recovery of the patient. the fret cheering news that hes come from the sick bed. The rapid recovery of the patient Is now looked for, which is indeed pleas ing to bis many friends here.
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-09-03
Prepsring For
 Wilcox Fair

Preparations are now under way for the lair 10 be held sf Wilcox Sep- tenber l4, IS, and Is. The race trarS, which is being put ID shape, Is pronounced one of the lastest in Ari. zons. Liberal pur-es will be otf-red Many smusenent- will be provided Tillco, people are doing everything in their power to make the fair 8 succe.s.
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-09-03

The county tressurer's office is pre- paring for the snpusl rush of making out the stater ents of the taxes due and m ailing them to the taxpayers throughout the county. On the 18th of September when the duplicate tsx Toll., which are now being prepared , will De turned overto Treasurer HicEs the clerical force of the office will be increased and kept busy for several weeks ID the task of preparing and mailing something over 1000 tax statemeuts
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-09-03
Troops Will be
 Sent to Arizona

A Washington dispatch says:-
 h order that there will be plenty of soldiers near the Mexican frontier for use in patrol duty in case of emer- gency, the war department today or dered that two s9usdrons of mounted troops be stationed at Forts Huachu- ca and Apache, Arizona. At the present time there is but one squsd. ron. The headquarters of the bsnd. with ten troops, will be stationed ct Huachucs. while two troops will be stationed at Apache.
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-09-03
Tom Rynaing May
 Be a Candidate

Tom Rynning, warden of the te-- ritorisl penitentisry at Florence, and former captain of the Arizona rangers when that organization was doing good work in the conversion of the territory from bad msn's psrsdi-e and Indian hunting ground to 6 fit country ior pescsble men to live in {, Is said to have gubeEEstorisl sspirs- tions and it is hinted stsnds 8 good chance to lead forlorn hope for the repu blicsns in the race for the frst guvernorship Of che state. RynniDg g is probably one of the beet known meo in the state and has many friends in Cocbise.
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-09-03
E.P.& s. W. May
 Buy Spreckles Line

Tbst the Fl P4so < Southwestern is not con,em plating buildiog on through D the coast, but on buyiL 2 the Sprecklrs line from San Diego to Yuma is runIored in adyices from San Diego. IL IS bssed on the fact that F L. Hunter, purchasing agent'for the Southwestern, who was ID Tr'c-on re- e-niiy, is now located n Ssn Diego and has made prepsrAtlODs for sr extended .tsy.
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-09-03
Many Assemble at
 Weedin Banquet

A lsrga and enthusiastic ssssm blaze gathered st banquet rendered Hon. Thomas Weediu hy hiR fellow towns- men at Florence. Ire banquet was non -psrtison aud was attended by republicans and democrats alike . Great enthusiasm prevailed when speeches endorsing their fellow towns- man for goveruo; were made hy pro"'. inent citizens oi both political parties
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-09-03
Tells of Brigandage
 In Altar District

Judge Fletcher M Dosn returned % Douglas Monday from the Altar dis trict where he visited his son. Fetch CT Doan, J. who is operating 8 Quin . ner machine c7 placer ground. J"tse Duar states that during the regolu tion mine owners in the Altar district suffered from bandits shO "bighgrad" " ed" their properties, but company oi national guard was afterwsEd organ ized which put stop to such brigsnd age,
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-09-03
From Thursdays Daily

NJ $ F R Fiach snd children re- turned h me las, evening from 6 five months srjourn iu Ice Ang lee.
 4 trio Of croqpet Dthusissts, Mrs. Hughsrt. Rev. Bodkin and M. Teliu, de led lsst evening in very clo e contest Misses Dsvey and Tsrbell and pr Hushsrt, Another good gsms is slsttd for this evening.
 James Kelly, the We known cat tleman from the HuachucAs is ID the | city today on business yisit. He | sill return home tomorrow.
 Mrs ]. H McPherson snd family returned today from Los Angeles, where they have been soiourniug a; the btsches for the past tSo months.
 Mir Geo. Kay Miller. one oi the pio- ueer AriEonsn. who hss been identi~ fed with come of the turbulent, csmpsigns of the psst. is s recent arrival from Tucson and will remain m Tombstone for the benefit of hrs hesith. MT. Miller can relate many interesting anecdotes of pioneer his- tory and is we'll versei on Ariz ma lore.
 Father Meurer returned to Bisbee yesterday afternoon after s vi-it Of several days iu Tombstone. during which time ne conducted mace in the locsl Catholic Church.
 The regular mid-week prayer ger. vice wa. conducted last evening in the Methodist church by Rev Bodkin
 Several young lsdies will entertain their friends st the home oi Mr and Mrs NJ D.via on ushnut Stree, this evening
 , Mr- " K Benedict snd son, Ho", ard, returned home last evening from ssx weeks visit to Los Angeles and other coast points
 At interesting tennis sournsmen ? is promised fos this evening at r o'clock, when two Of Tombstone' crack tesms will contest for honor in Bnggs' tennis court. pr Hughar and Crsble will play sgsinss Messr Stover sni Allie Howe. = Mrs E H Stoyer arrived from Mac 3 lsst evening Tor few dave visit witt her husband, Superintendent c Schools S'o orer.
 It snuounced that justices an = coustsbles will be elected all over Ari zons at the time the stste electiol und T ,be provisions Of election ord
 nance numter two and the pIimsr jaw of l9aa which it follows sit
 notifications.
 E II Reeves returned home yeste, . day evening from days busine,
 visi. ID Benson. He reports tn junction town very lively at this tim
 ;he contractors on the construc e ton of the El Psso & Southwester ] Tucson extension having their head quarters there, bringing lots of bus
 ness 10 Benson.
 Mrs. J P. Rsferty and Mfs. W.
 King and son returned todsy iror IS Los Angeles being called home becsui e of the serious i'll. es- Of Geo. Rsfert, :, con Of Mrs. Rsfferty and brother { Nrs. King. IL is thought that B
 operation will shortly te undertake ? by the Copper Queen hospital s;s " upon MT. Rstfer;y, whose condition
 causing considerable alarm anon
 his friends.
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-09-03
Arizona is the
 Baby State

Jueeph F Mayer who i- c delegate to the con yention oi Eagles which is now being he'd al .n Francisco, has sent irifnds here the badges which ie ia distributing to the various delegstes The badge, which IS of whl'e riboon, contains the words. "Ssn trsncisco, 1911 Arizona the Baby State"
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-09-03
Cannot Attend
 Governor 5 Conference

Goyernor Rich.tG Sloan will De prevented from stteu- ug the goyer nor's conference st 4. good x J on account Of the d1ttas a ahlch devolve upon him in connection with the forthcoming sisIeno d election.
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-09-03
TOMBSTONE ORE SHIPPING
 RECORDS

During the month oi August 34 car. uf ore were shipped to the smell ters of Douglas and E Paso. This amoupt will be greatly there's. ] from now on owing to the e1tensiy. work being done at the Contention n.ne by Superintendent Gray, who is chipping two cars day, independent of the many other chloriders now at work in the district.
Tombstone epitaph., 1911-09-03
Wedding Bells
 Were Ringing

Wedding bells were ringing merrily rod-y when James Bell of Bisbee was happily united in marriage with Miss Ncrs Nj. Frsnklin, a charming belle of Topeka, Kansss- Probate Judge Frank Goodhody performed the nere- mouy in his usual happy manner. The Bells will make their home st Bisbee, leaving for that point this afternoon.