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Arizona republican., 1911-09-17
Dr. Brack Wins Out.

Reports recently received in Mesa confirm the statement that Dr. M. w. Brack has won the contest with H. B. Bradley for the possession of q quar-
 ter section of homestead land located ten miles southeast of Mesa. Dr. Brack made homestead location and placed some Improvements on the land. Mir. Bradley, claiming that the doctor had
Arizona republican., 1911-09-17
ATTEMPTED HOlDUP.

pr. Brechan and brother were re- turning from a professional visit to Phoenix late Friday evening when near the cement mill, a man stepped from the side of the road and ordered them to stop. The doctor, instead of com plying with the request, touched his horse with the whip and sailed on by. The man promptly pulled a revolver and fired three shots in the direction of the rig. but all of them fortunately
Arizona republican., 1911-09-17
MRS. EVANS RETURN.

Mrs. H. D. Evans, accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Emma Paddock Tel ford, arrived in Mesa yesterday from Flagstaff. Prof. Evans and the horses are coming through by wagon and will be here in a day or two. Mrs. Evans reports an enjoyable summer at Flag staff, and also successful school term. As soon as Prof. Evans returns school will be opened for the winter session at Fl Rancho Bonito.
Arizona republican., 1911-09-17

Yellow complexion, pimples and dis figuring blemishes on the face or body can be gotten rid of by doctor ing the liver. which is torpid. HER ZINE is a powerful liver correctant. It purifies the system, stimulates the vital organs and puts the body in fine vigorous condition. Price soc. Sold by Elvey and Hulett
Arizona republican., 1911-09-17
BECAME ILL IN CHURCH.

Mrs. Wm. Ward became quite ill while attending the gospel meeting at the tent. on South Macdonald street, Saturday night. A cot was taken into the tent by Marshal Mosbarger and the sick woman remained until the close of services.
Arizona republican., 1911-09-17
RECEPTION FOR THE NEWLY
NNEDS.

Silver Star Rebekah Lodge gave one of its delightful banquets in honor of Mir. and Mrs. John Dykes who have recently returned from their honeymoon. This is one of a number of banquets which the Rebekah Lodge has given in honor of those of their
Arizona republican., 1911-09-17
ANNOUNCEMENTS RECEIVED.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS have been received here of the marriage of Miss Vivian Gardner of Los Angeles to n. F Win termute on the 25th of August Mir. having spent most of last winter in Tempe.
Arizona republican., 1911-09-17
OLD SETTLERS PICNIC.

The annual old Settlers picnic will be held at the home of J. C. Goodwin on the first Saturday in October. All who have been here twenty years or over are cordially invited to attend and are requested to bring well filled bask- cts for a picnic dinner.
Arizona republican., 1911-09-17
WILL GO TO NEW MEXICO.

Sam Hall is planning to leave in a few days for New Mexico. by way of Fl Paso, and will investigate cOndi- tions at the Elephant Butte dam. He that there is a chance for investment in lands under that project, and if the matter looks good to him, may decide to invest a few thousand.
Arizona republican., 1911-09-17
RETURNED FROM COAST.

W. H. Wilkbur returned yesterday morning from Redondo where he was called last week by the illness of his father. He left him some better though by no means out of danger Yet.
Arizona republican., 1911-09-17

Came to my ranch six weeks ago, one sOrrell mare, weight about 1250. Branded. Strap on neck. owner call for same and pay charges. Jay Blount, Tempe bp
Arizona republican., 1911-09-17
WILL MOVE TO CALIFORNIA.

Mir and Mrs. II. F. Smith have pur- chased property in California and will dispose of their ranch and ranch prop erty on the mesa, at an auction to be held next Wednesday.
Arizona republican., 1911-09-17
FROM PHOENIX.

F. F. Forstall and Leon Jacobs of Phoenix were visitors here yesterday in the interests of the Arizona Fire Insurance Co. Incidentally, MT. Jacobs had his eye on his political fences and drove a staple here and there.
Arizona republican., 1911-09-17
EMINENT DIVINE COMING.

Rev. A. M. Petty. D. b, an eminent divine of Los Ange'es. will be in Mesa today and has consented to speak at the Baptist church at 8 o'clock tonight.
Arizona republican., 1911-09-17

clear day and a forecast of the same weather for today.
 Regular services will be held at all the Mesa churches tomorrow.
Arizona republican., 1911-09-17

But it is not seen how there can be any doubt as to the identity of the foreign nObleman now in St. Louis, as he frankly admits he is penniless.
Arizona republican., 1911-09-17
DISLocATED SHOULDER.

Chester Smith met with rather pc culiar but painful accident night be- fore last. He fell and dislocated his right shoulder.
Arizona republican., 1911-09-17
WILL WINTER HERE.

Harry Cook arrived here yesterday from Los Angeles and will spend the winter with M. l.. Spear. MT. Cook is a veteran of the Spanish-American was.
Arizona republican., 1911-09-17

Fat young chickens, alive or dressed. Jay BlOunt, Tempe bn
Arizona republican., 1911-09-17

FOR SALE.-Bartlett Pears, SC at Henness Ranch, Tempe bp
Arizona republican., 1911-09-17

FOR SALE at $1 each, a quantity of single springs and mattresses. J. H. Williams Normal Tempe. bp
Arizona republican., 1911-09-17

Miss Laura c. Schmidt teacher of piano Residence studio on East Eighth St. br
Arizona republican., 1911-09-17

Rev. NIT. Petty is one of the ablest ministers on the coast.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-09

clines TO surrender. He agrees to
cvacuatc but upon condition that his
garrison shall depart with company
arms and property, as we'll as all prl
vate pronerty and the privilege Of sa !
lutinE and retaining the old flag The
peace messengers depart and there Is
an armistice till Z. when Bcaure ga I'd
sends word that Anderson's terms have
been accepted by the Confederate gov
eminent.
NcNt day the garrison saluteS its nag
ana with drums beating and colors iiy-
ing marches of the ruins Of sum
ter to board steamer and sail for
New York. Although the bomba I'd :
ment had lasted thirty-six hours with
In which 5000 shot and shell had been
hurled at Fort sumter, not a man with
IN her had been Killed or seriously in
Jured. But by a perverse turn of fate,
one life had To be sacrificed inside her
batticd walls after the lighting was all
over. During the ceremony of salut-
inS the nag her ruins was still burning.
and a SPARK from the dying holocaust
entered the muZZle OF Saluting gun,
which exploded and killed Private
Daniel Tough, who was buried inside
the post the new Confederate garrison
! uncovering beside his grave
On the day after the evacuation Lin
coin issued his first call for volunteers.
and when the news OF the lombard
ncnt reached New York. mobs took
possession of the streets and demanded
that the Stars and Stripes be flown By
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The first gun was far-reaching and
fateful. Its reverberatiohs were heard
across the Continent No compromise
IS ever possible, it has been said. after
the firing of The first gun II was at
ha!f-rast four on the morning of April
19,1S6l. that the Confederate batteries,
under General Beauregard, began fir.
ing On Fort Sumter in the harbor Of
Charlestown, South Carolina. And the
Hlng continued. deliberate and without
Interruption. for twelve hours. Solid.
shot from Cummings Point and float
ing battery hammered away On the
walls Of the fortification. and within
shells exploded every twenty minutes,
thc suns or the Fort replying steadily
A force Of about seventy men under
naJor Anderson. OF the Federal Army,
nar,,ed the guns kept the stars and
stripes anoat above the smoke and
flames. and refused to surrender again
and again. Excited and anxious, the
people Of Charleston watched the
fierce battle Of artillery from every
available point from church steeples
and housetops and the shipping In the
harbor. And at night flaming shells
4 illuminated he waters and went to
and fro M tso,s asToss the SKY +
y. tHSit WISE t3fyG.31SPleuQoI, SNidii6t anu
wonderfuE Wonted eyes there was
a subimi EWithout the fear that
always beIL..s. 70 the sublime.
Fort Discovered on Fire.
On the next day, tho firing was re-
snmed at an earlN hour and soon the
Fort was discovered to be on fire
Through smoke and flame, the flag wa 2
seen to be flying at half-mast, sig
nal of distress. intended to ask for help
IRON tho Federal ships lying In the
Citing. But the ships strangely made
no reply, and neither fred a shot nor
came near. The guns of Fort Sumter
ceased firing and the gunners turned
to fight the fire within, which was con-
suming barracks and stores. Beaure-
gard sent a hoa.across the harbor with
ia prefer to Major Anderson of as
Eistance i'll lighting the connaEration;
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-09

The fort rocks from its foundation
but there is no damage other thar
the blowing Of gun out of the bat.
terry. #
Fortress Becomes mn Inferno. 4.
sumter is now an inferno. The heat
ana vapor within is sitting Eigh;
times has her iagstaff been hit without
giving way. but in the afternoon 1t is
snapped near the peak and Old Glory
comes ,umbling down. Lieutenant
Hall rescues it and Sergeant Peter
Hart Andcrson,s plucky body servant
carries 1t to the ramparts. where he
nails UP the fragment Of staff and flies
IL again in defiance OF the enemy.
The holocaust now threatens the
magazine, which still contains heavy
freight of explosives. and the men hu,-
riedly dig Il trench and fill 1t with
water.
In the midafternoon a cannonecr
about to fire his gun is astonished Ia
sec Il man $ face appear III the cinbras
ure. and ex-senator Wingfall OF Texas
IN citizens dress, but waving a white
handkerchief tied to a sword is hauled
IN for peace pow WOW. lie dcpa ri $
and other officers from Bcauregard ap
pear in full uniform and under nas
OF truce. They are nearly smothcrcti
by the smoke which the wind now
drives down into the fort and case
mates The faces of Anderson and his
men are as black as those of stokcrs
All about them is a Dantcan picture.
Anderson refuses their termS-dc-
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EDMUND RUFFIN.

teries. The great shell guns are un-
sheltered. and to save his men Ander-
son foibids their use, but Sergeant
John Carmody steals up TO the
ramparts where they are all loaded and
roughly aimed, and he fires them. one
by one. But being unable to reload
them single handled. he craws down
from his perilous post Then brave
surgeon Crawford asccnds TO the para
pet and beholds through the misty air
a lleet Of relief ships waiting without
the bar.
y shell cuts the halliards OF Sumtcrs
flag and it runs down To half ma St
where il sticks beyond control But
the omen loses its evil charm. No
ghost is given up from Sumter that
day.
The night looms UP black the waves
moan, the wind bowls and Confederate
shells drop into sumter at regular in
tcrvals till morning, when the SUI.
rises in splendor and the cnemy's fire IS
again Increased 10 maXimum
Al sumter begins TO burn and the
clouds OF smoke nearly stifle the gar
rison. but it fights on. The barracks.
officers quarters and sallyports are
consumed and the flames reach the
stores OF loaded Shells, but the mon
bring their blankets and covering the
precious projectiles. save most of them
Ninety barrels OF gunpowder are hurled
overheard but the tide is too low 10
carry them, and the enemy skilfully
aims shell which touches them off
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m Fired at Fort Sumter, Was Far-Reachig and Fatefl
by Captain James Power

but before 1t reached Sumter. the long
expected white nag was hoistcd The
Fort surrendered, the city church bells
pealeI the welcome tidings, cannon
doomed salute along te Battery. and
the people filled the streets. rejoicing
as though war was ended, not really
Ing that 4 long and costly struggle OF
four years had Just begun that day in
Charleston harbor.
An unconditional surrender was ask
ed and promptly given and then Major
ANDERSON and his garrison received in
return every mark Of respect and con.
sideratfon. His sword was returned
20 MIN by General Beauregard. and Off
GERS ana men were permitted to return
70 New York at their own convenience.
The fort lay in tho surrounding waters
a blackened mass of ruins. pounded as
IN q mortar with nearly two thousand
shot and she'll Strange to tell not a
life was lost, save that in leaving the
ruined Fort, when. Siring a salute 10
MS own flag as 1t came down, two con-
aon burst. killing four Of his own men
Great Struggle begun.
The first gun had heen fired. Fort
Sumter had fallen, and a Confederate
nag was flying in the fresh sea breeze
over the ruined and deserted place. And
mat was the small beginning Of the
great struggle between the sections
bitter costly heroic. history making,
char cter-b building. lesson tea ching for
all time.
Mr. Montgomery Blair. in 1879. said
with plainness and vividness. .If wo
could have held Fort Sumter. there
never would have been drop Of blooo
shed.'a And in the same year Charles
rrancls Adams, from the northern poin,
of view, and rejecting upon President
Buchanan. said "Onc single hour Of The
Will displayed By Andrew Jackson would
nave stifed tho fire in It's cradle" mix.
ing his metaphors without hesitation
But surely Mr. ADAMS and Mr.. Blair
withsall their enlightenment, anil know.
ledge OF American history, and per-
sonai observation OF conditions. were
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-09

mistaken. The war was the inevitable
issue of conflict OF political and sec
tional views OF the very nature of tho
Federation of the American States and
the Constitution which drew them into
union, Il conflict which existed and grew
from the beginning The stone walls
of Fort sumter could not contain and
silence that conflict. And 1.-THE cradle
was not the one spot where the fire
smouldcrcd and burned through the
years. Neither sumter nor South Caro-
| lima held the fire that was; bursting into
a greater con iagratiun throughout the
length and breadth OF the land IN a
multitude OF manly breasts and in the
| legislatures and CONVEX tons of great
states that held themselves free and
sovereign over their own action and
destiny Neither Andrew Jackson who
once sllenced nulliticatioi, in South
Carolina, nor Abraham Lincoln. on the
stump in Illinois and in the White
House at Washington, could smother
the outbursting fire and stay tic con.
| net that was inevitable and beyond the
| power OF the wiscst ana strongest men
In December. 1860, South Carolina
| mad seeded from the Union, dcclar-
| ing her rights under the Constitution
/ and leading her sister States Of the
south; many Union loving and most
honorable statesmen holding. with
| Thomas II. Il. Cobb of Georgia. that
rights and peace could be secured from
| without the Federal Union. as they had
not been Won within the Union. Many,
| good men in the South, as IN the North,
heid South Carolina responsible for The
; breaking out OF hostility as Mr.. .tdams
| thought 1t was tho cradle OF the fire"
| IN me Virginia States Convention. a
/ venerable member from the mountains.
with great simplicity, in perfect hon
| estytof purpose. moved thai the war
! be held In South Carolina" Buc the
stone walls Of Fort Sumter. tile cradle,
could not hold the fire which was to
| burn itself out AT Manassas, and Cold
Harbor. and Gettysburg.
| - Not First Hostile Act.
/, But the hombardmcnt.o Of Fort SUM.
! ter WAS not the first act OF hoslli
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-09

otherwise instructed. and on this reply
ne stood pat. lie was at sea as TO
what Washington would do for him,
for messenger sent TO him by Lincoln
was detained at Charleston.
On the evening Of Apri! II the garri-
son retired as usual, but a in the
morning was awakened BY gun 70
behold a messenger in a small boat, ap-
preaching under a nag OF peace lie
brings an ultimatun from Bea I'd
that firing will commence within an
hour. but Anderson does not contidc /,
10 his men. He orders them back TO
bed to stay until sunrise. Then he
consults With his officers and awaits
results
Described by nn OnIooker.
Beauregard is on time. Promptly at
the hour set Confederate signal gun
at Fort johnson booms the command
for all OF the harbor batteries TO un.
load their shot and Shell upon Sumter
And in the following words is the
opening OF the bombardtnent de-
scribed by James Chester, sergeant
Of her garrison, later to become q can
tain of the Third Artillery.
The First Gun of the War
Promptly at 80 A. NJ a flash as
OF distant lightning in the direction OF
Mount Pleasant, followed by q dull
roar Of mortar. told us that the
bonn bardment had begun. The eyes
Of the watchers easily detected and
followed the burning fuse which mark
cd the course OF the Shell as il moiInte,l
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-09

specifically ordered to carefully avoid
every act Which would necdlcssly tent
10 prcVokc aggression, and for that
reason you are nor without evident
and Imminent necessity. TO take M any
position which would he construed in
TO tho assumption of 4 hostile atti-
tudc. Yet on the night OF December
20 he transferred the garrison or Fort
Monltric to the stronSert Fort Sumter,
spikinS tho guns OF Mou!tric and d.s-
troyinS It's stores OF ammunition. And
that was the first hostile act. Al Il
time When q commission OF the scccd-
ing States MAS seeking councils Of
peace III Wasaington and receiving
assurances Of peaceful Intentions by
the insugation OF Stanton. Secretary
Of War the act Of Anderson against,
explicit orders. WAS saln,ed and ap.
p!audcd ny great meetings il New
York, philadelphia. and Washington
How r.piiiy the firc spread what,
great events followed,
On March /, 1851. Nh. Lincoln, in his
first inaugural address. placed him
self suuarelv and openly on the plat.
form Of tlic party which nominate
him ,.Rosnircd That tho ina!nten.
ancc invio'ata OF the rights uf the
states, ard cspccialls the v.gli; OF
each state. 10 orie" and control its
owl ho!icSi " sttttliGnH according
10 its Judgment cNclusivc,y, IS essen
tial to The Valance y. gifWer 81 ~, ,ch
Tie perfection aud endurance OF our
politieal fabric dcn nd. and we de-
nouheo '2r '!t"isaa ,nNas OF 'y u:mcI
force OF The sol cf ANY S;a:c ~ Ter
ri,ory, ne matter ,,ldar wha; IRE.
text, ~ am,n g the greatest OF crimes"
fe; fariy DAYS after, on .,pril 18th.
Mr., Lincoln issued his prncianaa;ion
calling the states TO furnish an army
Of 5000 'ncn to Invade The states of
the South virginia was commanded
TO send $50 OF her sons, nrd Ga,.evnor
John l.ctcher rcplicd f"You nave
chosen lcs iiaug,irate Civil War; de-
clarinS that tho tsoops ~ virginia
would lie furnished Tor no snch pur-
pose"
Virginia Joins.
Anu on April lilh. The NirS mia
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-09

among the stars and then descended
with ever-increasing velocity until IL,
landed inside the fort and burst Il,
was capital shot. Then the batterie.
opened on all sides, and shot and shell
went screaming over sumter a if an
army Of devils were swooping around
It. AS rule the guns were aimed too
nigh, but all the mortar practice way
good. In a few minutes the novelty
| disappeared in g realizing sense OF
danger. and the watchers retired 10
the honlbproofs, where they discussed
probabilities until reveille
The Civil War has begun.
Sumter does not make immediate
Ireply To save his ammunition An
derson Will wait till broad da Wight.
when he can get sure aim at the enemy
AS though nothing unusual were in
the wind. he has his men formed for
roll call under the bomhproofs ana
ihen orders them TO their scant break
fast Of rusty salt pork and water Then
they are divided into two reliefs, each
with four-hour tour OF duty al the
guns.
AS the day briEltens the eiiemy's
aim improves and hot shot pours upon
them from three points-from Morris
James and Sullivan Islands the last its
ironclad floating battery.
Sumter at Last Replies
At { Sumter at last replies. but only
with solid shot from her thirty-twc
and forty-two- Founders. which like
peas, bounce off the Confederate bat
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-09

state Convention, after long and anx.E
lous delay Joined the States OF fhe
South and adopted the act OF seceasJons
choosing rather to suffer affiictfon',.
nan to aid in an unrighteous inya
son ana coercion. though 1t promised
iSth Colonel Robert f. Lee held
long interview with General winneld
scott Command. r-in- CHIEF OF The
United states Army: and on Anrii3
10Th he resigned his commission ~
that army. and OH .Arrl I'd he stood
IN al his splendid manhood before
'ne convention OF the State OF Nir-
Sih'a. ana accepted the commission Of
Ms state as commander in chief OF her
forces IN the field
y DAY or two later the writer ~
ms paper was in the town OF Farm
vile. finding its streets trronyedkr,ifb
the men OF the surrounding country
troubled and eager as TO the current
OF affairs IN the old Commonwealth,
tram abouf M OH came the Prince
toward member Of the State Conven-
ten, Colonel lack Thornton From tha
PoTSh 81 the hotel near by ne told ,!s
constituents and friends OF the fall
of sumter. of the cali for Virginia
iroops 10 Soerce the South. and Of the
iowr rea*hed act OF secession. On,
cloouent sentence remains IN The
memory Of one who stood in ths%out.5
skirts OF the crowd; 'Wnen Virginia
~ her tlist revolution called for ons
~ lead i CT sans in the field from tha
HA q the Potomac the county OF
Nestmcreianl had responded. and
sent George WASHINGTON. And now In
hex second revolution and ho,ir5 Of
sore need, Virginia had again scalled
f"' ono TO lead her sons, ard the sa ME:
county of Wostmoreland 3hnds}rsp.iei6
And sent Robert r. Fce.'. And ~ One
youth was thrilled wish the though
nf another revolution" and the com
Ing % another Washington." G4f q II.
captan James Power Smith. author
Of the above VIVID recital OF the civil
Wars beginning, Is nov a widely
known Presbyterian minister, OF this
CiiN ..-. ---.-L l..-LL ~ eta-lA4
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T Smith,, of General Stomevvall Jacksom's Staff.

y. Major Anderson in Fort Moultric
was instructed by the Federal War
Department al Washington to do moth
Ing 10 break the peace or violate the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-09

understanding existing between
State of South Carolina and the Fed
eral government On December IL
1850, by special messenger, he was
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-17
DIED.

NCARTHY.-In this city, July 18th. 1911. Margaret A.. daughter of the late Dennis and the late Margaret Mccarthy, aged 43 years.
 -zEriends- are invited to attend the- funeral at the undertaking par lors -o3EJehn Q. Ford. Nes~29 Can non street, on Wednesday, July 18th, at S:30 a. m., and thence to St. Patrick's church where a high mass of requiem will be offered at g o'clock a. m.
 Burial in St. Michael's ceme- ! tery. P17b* DARLING.-Sudden in this city, July 18th, 1911, James w. Darling, husband of Arabella E.. Stil1man and eldest son of Thomas E. Darl- ing, of Hyde Park, Mass, in his 56th year.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral at his late home, No 206 Mountain Grove street, on Tues- day, 18th inst, at 3 o'clock D. m.
 Burial in Oak Lawn cemetery, | Fairfield. a- EHERBY:-In this city. July 18th, 1911. Moses Sherby.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from his late residence No. @2s0 Cannon street, on Tuesday July IS, at S:30 a. m., and from St Anthony's church at g. a. m.
 -Interment at St. Michaers cemetery. a. REILLY;-In this city, July 15, 1911, Catherine, widow of Thomas Reilly
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from her late residence, No 755 Arctic street, on Tuesday, July IS, at 8:S0 a. m., and from St Charles church at a. m.
 -1nternient at St. Augustine's cemetery. a