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The Winslow mail., 1911-09-09
WYKOFF PROVES
HIS INNOCENCE

A rather curious incident hap
pened the past week that looked
serious for the parties concerned
until the matter was cleared up
in court. The incident happened
at Mrs. Peters boarding house.
1t seems and has been proven
that Mrs. Peters had left or mis-
placed the sum of $675 in gold
IN the room occupied by Special
Official Wykoff of the Santa Fe,
when she supposed she put in in
her trunk. Mr.. Wykoff who
came home through the night,
found the money on his bed and
could not imagine how it came
there and took the money and
put the same IN the agents safe
at the depot for safe-keeping un-
til the owner of the money would
make claim or identify the same,
telling number of persons in
town that he had the same and
would return it to the rightful
owner.
A few days after he found this
money Mr.. Wykoff was on his
way to Los Angeles to visit with
his family, telling the parties
who had the money to return it
to the owners if they called for
the same. In the meantime Mrs.
Peters, who had lost the
money suspected Mr.. Wykof on
account of his leaving SO sud
denly for Los Angeles after the
incident, and she notified Sheriff
Woods who telegraphed to
Needles and had Mr.. WykoH ar
rested ana brought back to
Winlow.
When the incident was first
made public there were express
sions of doubt as/to Mr.. Wykoff
stealing the money and in court
proved that he never had any
intentions of that kind. Ever
since Mr.. Wykof came to Wins
low he has made many friends
and has the best of record, and
we are glad to say that he has
been cleared of the charge. The
money was returned to Mrs.
Peters.
The Winslow mail., 1911-09-09
Special Notice.

The present Frontier Celebra-
ton committee wish to annouce
that there will be a meeting to.
night (Sat. 9TH at the Elks'
Hall for the purpose of appoint
ing sub committees and making
other arrangements ior the cele-
bration. Everyone who is in
terested in the celebration is re-
quested to attend.
Agent H. ]. Fouts of Holbrook
was a business visitor here Sun
day.
The Winslow mail., 1911-09-09
WINSLOW FRONTIER
CELEBRATION ASSURED

Hurrah for the Frontier Cele-
bration!
Hurrah for the people of Wins
low who are donating so iber-
ally to make the same a grand
success!
Last Monday evening large
body of citizens assembled at
the Elks' Hall tor the purpose
of raising funds for Frontier
Celebration to be held sometime
next month. and for which the
date will be set at a meeting to
be held at the same hall tonight.
The meeting was called to or
der by E. A. Wing and the fol-
lowing permanent officers were
elected: w. J. Burke, chairman;
Benz. Downs, secretary; w. ].
Grocer, treasurer. After the cleo
ton of officers the chairman ex-
planned the object of the meeting
and called for remarks from all
present. The question was thor
oughly discussed, all present be
ing highly in favor of the cele-
bration. The following finance
committee was appointed: A.
H. Asbury, r. G.. Bazelle and 7.
E. Campbell, who raised nearly
$1,000 before the adjournment
of the meeting. This same COM
mittee has been visiting the bus
mess men through the week and
will report at the Elks' Hall to
night. The following is the list
of names who subscribed to the
celebration and the amount:
The Winslow mail., 1911-09-09

Judging from the amount of
money already subscribed and
still! more coming in. Winslow
will pull off a celebration that
will be one of the best ever seen
in the Southwest:
The following is the list of men
on the different committees:
PERMANENT COMMITTEE.
w. ]. Burke, Pres. Benz. Downs. Sec
w. J. Grocer Treasurer.
FINANCIAL COMMITTEE
DIR. r. G.. Bazel1, II. w. Asbury, and
j. E. Campbell
ADVERTISING COMMITTEE
J. E. Campbell. Chairman, John f.
Bauer, w. ]. Grocer, Harvey Powell
Santiago Baca, Louis Korn, T. ]. Hes
ser, r G. Jones, Prof. Ellis, and DR..
Geo. p. Sampson.
The Winslow mail., 1911-09-09

"The subject of this sketch, ,"
Henry F. Ashurst, is a type of
young men found in great abun-
dance throughout the west, who
are making themselves useful
citizens.
Mr.. Ashurst was born in the
State of Nevada, in 1871 and
the next year he was brought
by his parents to Arizona, where
he has continuously resided. His
father, a native of Kentucky,
pioneer and prospector was ac-
cldentally killed by an explosion
III mine in the Grand Canyon
many years ag). His m other, a
native of Missouri, heroically
endured the hardships incident
to life on the Arizona frontier.
Henry left the Flagstaff Public
School at the age of Is to be-
come a cowboy. aud during th-
next tour years he 'rode the
range" in Co:onino, Navajo and
Apache counties. At the age of
l9 he was appointed a deputy
by Sheriff Sandy" Donahuc of
Coconlno county, which posi-
ton he creditably filled. After
leaving the sheriff. Office he
worked as a ho1.carrier and Ia
ter as a lumberJack in the mills
OF the Arizona L1m1er Compa-
ny of Flagstaff. Subsequently
he removed to Williams and OBJ
tanned employment as a clerk in
the store of Mr.. NJ. SaIzm an. In
1895 he commenced the study of
law which he pursued with close
application. In 1895 he was
elected to the legislature from
Coconlno county, was reelected
in 1898 an | in 1899 WAS select
ed as Speaker of the House. be-
ing the youngest man ever chos-
en- to fill such a position.
In 1899 he was licensed by the
Supreme Court of Arizona to
practice law. the duties of which
profession he has performed with
notable success and with untir-
ing devotion to his clients. La
1902 he was elected to the Ter
ritorial Council. In 1906, de-
slrlng to secure every possible
advantage for his professional
avOcation, he entered the Law
Department or the University of
Michigan, and, us a special stu
dent, took a course of lectures
III Law and Political Economy.
In March 1904 he was mar
ried to Mrs. Elizabeth l.. Renoe
OF Flagstaff, and happy mar
riage indeed was this, for even
in bitter partisan strife, his po-
iitlcal opponents always sus-
pend their criticisms long enough |
ard take opportunity to praise
and approve the virtue and rec
titude of the domestic life of
Henry Ashurst.
He was elected District Attor-
ney of COcOnlno county in 1904
aud was reelected IN 1906. Dur
ing his two terms as District
Attorney, his Efforts were those
Of a jealous guardian Of the pub
lie interests. While iii office dis
and extravaganza in
public business crumbled before
his determined honesty and ag-
gressive courage.
In the administration of the
1uties of his Office as a public {
prosecutor, justice went hand in
land with charity, towards the
Door and unfortunate.
The Winslow mail., 1911-09-09
A STRONG PROGRESSIVE
AND POPULAR MAN

or Representative in the Senate for the ne1c state
the people rant q clean and gressiUe man 1cho
01lt at all times looh to their best interests. II
better man than the Hon. Henry r. .4s7ou1rst can
n1on, cho has hno70n him from early chi1dhood
has handed the editor the foWoWing interesting
letter Whlch will give the honest Uoter oW the in
formation necessary FOR casting the riSht ballot
The Winslow mail., 1911-09-09

In 1908 he was licensed to
practice before the Supreme
Court of the United States. In
January, 1909, he moved his
law office to Prescott and I'M
mediately was recognized as one
of the leaders of the able Pres
colt bar.
Despite his arduous labors he
never failed to keep IN touch
with the great public questions
that are discussed throughout
the nation and to hear his adj
dresses on the many topics that
enter into the very life of the ma
ton, gives assurance that he has
assiduously studied these ques-
tions AMI kept abreast with the
times.
He advocates the election of
Senators by a direct vote of the
people, favors nominating all
public officers by direct primary.
Believes in the initiative aud
referendum. Favors the recall
being applied to all officers.
Advocates the Parcels Post
and he insists that the intorce-
ment of the criminal clause OF
the Sherman Anti Trust law,
which provides for the imprison-
ment of Offenders, is a more efi-
cient remedy with which to curb
the trusts, than the mere impo-
sition OF fines
Ashurst's example is lesson,
proving that success comes only
as a result of ceaseless endeavOr,
that victory comes only from
unremit ting toll and that genius
is nothing but the child of effort.
Ashurst is brave man. He
displayed physical bravery Ill
his youthful days of adventure
and he is brave mentally and
morally as we'll as physically.
EVERYTHING he has III life, ev-
erv honor he has achieved, he
has won by solid work OF hand
and brain.
He possesses the physical at
tributes of the orator; engaging
personality, strength, gool hut
NOR and flowing diction. lie is
pluckv and earnest in his advo-
cacy of vital principles aud es'
and he gives TO every
work he undertakes v1gor aud
variety of int elect unsurpassed
III the territory.
His command of fOrceful and
agreeable language, MS sure
scholarship, his vehement eio-
quence, his audacious conrdge.
MS moral elevation and his un
swervrng devotion to high polit-
ical principles easily mark him
is a man who could the zap.
olause of liten:ing Senators com
nand" His ;h'nmense labors tor
and Justice have made
1im an infll lc ntial and useful
nan, while / us animal spirits
warm heart, generosity and the
onstant pr oprh:ty OF his dc
neanor hav ma de him one OF
he most be loved characters IN
lrizona's hi story, Jerome Cop
,er Belt
The Winslow mail., 1911-09-09
Notice.

To Winslow people: l exon,
crate Dewey Apple of all blame
or accusa ton of the loss of my
purse and money. He is inno-
cent, | am convinced.
MRS. CHAS. WEINERT.
The Winslow mail., 1911-09-09

J. {. Forest, of Prescott, Dep
uty U. S Attorney, was a busi-
ness visitor here Wednesday and
Thursday.
The Winslow mail., 1911-09-09

For live and home dressed
poultry call at the City Meat
Market.
The Winslow mail., 1911-09-09

For nice, juicy steak OF nice
chops at che right prices. call at
the City Me at Market. !
Captain Henry Warren, ac-
companies by Mrs. Warren AMI
the children, were visitors here
the early part of the week from
Joe City.
The Winslow mail., 1911-09-09

Don't forget to come to the
big dance tonight at the Opera
House. Four piece orchestra. =
The Winslow mail., 1911-09-09
Sloan to be Judge.

Governor Richard E. Sloan of
Arizona will be the federal Judge
for the district formed by the ad :
mlssl on of New Mexico and Ari-
zona to statehood, according to
Washington news dispatch
The appointment will be m Ade
very soon after the first state
election, which is expected to
eliminate the recall of the ju1i-
c1ary and be the final act in the
accomplishment of statehood
Not only has President Taft a
very high personal regard for
the governor of Arizona, but he
estimates his legal qualifications
as of the best.-Parker Post.
Big dance every Saturday night
at the Opera House. -Four piece
orchestra.
WANTED.-Room suitable for
millinery parlors. Close i'll. APP
ply at this office or write.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-05-27
Small Boy and Noted Author

four minutes walk from the old state house. So, as soon as I was out of school, l went to the hotel, determined to stand on the sidewalk in front of 1t until had caught glimpse of Charles Dickens.
 "I think I must have stood there about an hour-it may have been lit tie longer-when, looking up at one of the windows opening upon the room at the side of the main entrance of the hotel. saw Charles Dickens standing there. I knew him instantly from the photographs had seen of him. I was attracted by his peculiar waistcoat of very vivid color, from the pockets of which dangled a prodigious watch chain. He alternately tossed the chain in his hands and twisted 1t around his fingers. I also noticed his eyes, be- cause they were very blue. After a while he put his hands into his pock- cts, and stood looking across the street, not noticing me at first He looked at mo steadily for l do not know how many minutes. I stared at him steadily in return. I remember that thought: This is the man who told me about Sam Weller who was one of the great favorites of my boy hood days.
 T wonder what Dickens thought of me! He certainly looked me through and through. We must have been, in fact. a spectacle, the lad and the fam ous author staring at each other.
 At last Dickens spoke, and the words have been treasured in my memory ever since. This is what he said, and I heard him distinctly al though he spoke through the window: Go away. little boy, go away Then he waved his hand gently, smiled upon me, and with that benediction I de- parted
 q did not see him again until 1867, when he made his second visit to America. He had changed greatly in physical appearance, excepting that his eyes retained that brilliant blue tint, the bluest eyes ever saw"
 Copyright. 1910. by E. J. Edwards. All E42.Ats I:-xsvye..)
The Prescott daily news., 1911-05-27

points to romance and beat 1t with ease
 The successful adventures of John Phipps are a case in point. Phipps, who had been ships carpenter. to- wards the end of the seventeenth century, spent years trying to con- vince various peers that there lay a vast Spanish treasure under the sea of Hispaniola. At last, the Duke of Albemarle lent him a ship, with the result that, after a year of adventure Phipps returned to England, bringing with him recovered treasure worth s1000 000
 Phipps' welcome when he returned to England with this freight resulted. through the influence of the Duke of Albemarle. who shared his treasure. ID knighthood and an appointment as governor of Massachusetts.
 Ever since the time of Phipps, the search for gold has gone on. How ever. although centuries have passed, many million still lies on the bot
 SA N'iO oNSobs anu II may SohtihuS there centuries longer.
 Perhaps the most valuable sunken treasure in the world Is now lying at the bottom of Vigo bay. The Spanish. Tn l102, to avoid capture, scuttled their largest ships laden with treas ure, the harvest of four years loot Ing in Mexico. The treasure, in gold. silver and previous stones, is esti- mated to be worth $10.0O0,000.
 On one of the islands of the Lee ward group in the West Indies, either Marie Galanu or Descada La Fitte, a french pirate of 100 years ago, buried gold and specie to the value of $1 1,000.- GOO.
 Among the other treasures of the ocean is the wreck of the Black rrince, which lies at the bottom of .he sea off Sevastopol The Black Frince was dispatched to Sevastopol with general cargo for the army and soVV'oO0 as service pay. It was sunk tue day of It's arrival by Russian gun
The Prescott daily news., 1911-05-27

fire. and went down with it's cargo and treasure. none of which has ever been recovered. Another English yes sel containing large amount in spe cie is the East Indiaman Grosvenor, now lying under water of St. Johns, Cape Colony.
 AS an amusing instance of the way in which lost treasure can grow by rumor, Captain Kidd's hoard Is in- structive. When Kidd was hanged in London in May, 1701, shipmate of Kidd's said that the captain had hid den about $1.500 worth of plate and coin, which he had not been able to recover. From this small beginning sprang the innumerable stories of Captain Kidd's hoards, the last of which placed the amount at $5, 900, 900,
The Prescott daily news., 1911-05-27
John w. Garrett Cited Charleston Ex. ample AS Instance of the South's Former Haphazard Manner of
 Developing Railways.

In the latter part of March of the year 1883 l spent a week or ten days in Charleston, South Carolina On the second day after my arrival there was seated at my hotel dining room table stranger. a new arrival, of about mid dle height and of powerful build, with an unusual depth of chest. The per feet balance and poise of his massive head upon his shoulders was especial " noticeable. The outline of the head was round, rather than long. His face was broad; his mouth revealed great firmness. although there was in his smile suggestion of gentleness and hndliness. His eyes, which were dark blue, were set far apart, and the breadth of his forehead indicated great intellectual power His hair was not plentiful, although he was not bald, and in his early manhood he must have been of sandy complexion
 Have you come from the north?" he asked; and when 1 replied that I had, he asked ne If I came by the coast line.
 l saw that he was familiar with railroad matters, and disposed to talk of them, so ventured to ask him how 1t happened that a city the size of Charleston, and seaport at that, had Ho central railway station. The main station was then some two miles out side the city, and passengers were conveyed back and forth by means of shuttle train.
 Well, that shuttle train furnishes one explanation of why the Confed- eracy did not succeed" was the re- ply. Then, noting, apparently that was wondering how shuttle railroad two miles long could have had any thing to do with the failure of the Confederacy, he continued, and his manner was that of a modest, kindly gentleman:
 Do you know of any important city of the north, especially any seaport that would have been content even in early railroad days with railroad com munication that required the use of a shuttle train? This little shuttle line personifies the haphaZard manner in which industry and railway develop ment in the south in the days before the war were universally carried on, a circumstance that is easily explained by the fact that the south was then almost exclusively an agricultural region. So 1t came about, when the
The Prescott daily news., 1911-05-27
Why He Would Not Present Case Against the Income Tax Clause of the Wilson Bill to Su-
 preme Court.

Now that David Bennett Hill, three times governor of and one term United States senator from New York, has passed away, 1t is possible to narrate several incidents connected with his career that have both hls- toric importance and dramatic inter- est. They have remained unchron- icled hitherto because of Governor Hills policy of complete silence ln all things political relating to himself policy that one of the staunchest friends he ever had-Judge Alton b Parker-declsred recently caused much unnecessary criticism to De heaped upon it's author.
 In 1894 the house of representatives passed the tariff bill now historically known as the Wilson bill. It con- tained clause providing for the levy ing of an income tax without doing
The Prescott daily news., 1911-05-27
DOESN'T WANT BLONDE WIFE
Newark WIdowcr Advertises for Truthful and Sober Brunette
 Several Make Reply.

gloucester City. N J.-Several wom- eh or this city have written to Charles fouikes of No. q Cedar street, New aih' who had advertised for wife w, mho IS not blonde. liar or drunkard me advertisement. which appeared in NeWark newspaper is as follows:
 "lDoWER, aged 50, good position, 0on'e means. very affectionate and eoou natvred, wishes the acquaint- aice or lady between 22 and 30: ob- !ect matrimony; no blondes, liars or S.uhkards need answer. c. Foulkes, ''o, Zl Center street, Newark, N. J.
 foulkes will not wed a blonde and .ue ialr-haired seekers of husbands in ,nis city are not among the applicants.
 is understood number of brunettes w "ho declare they meet the other qual- .Hoauons presented in the advertise
 eh'' nave written to the lonely wid- sMer Several. however, have used assumed names. so that if they are '' selected their rejection may not
The Prescott daily news., 1911-05-27
TANNING OF WILD HORSES
Experiment in England With Untamed Beasts of Desert Results in
 Failure.

bondon.-Southwestern cowboys have always had their own peculiar methods of breaking and handling horses, and they have proven highly successful. During recent years, however, they have had little opportunity to try them on wild horses.
 It is more difficult to domesticate the wild horse than 1t is any other wild animal. The southwest will read with interest, then, of the ex- pertinent now being conducted in England
 Some years ago Prjevofsky, Rus sian explorer discovered a distinct wild horse in the Gobi desert, in the south of Mongolia A herd of 30 colts were captured and landed in Europe. Most of them were sent to Russia, but a few were shipped to the estate of the Duke of Bedford, in England They were ragged of coat and of awkward gait. All eff forts to tame them have failed. They will not submit to mans rule and are therefore unserviceable. They become badly frightened when man approaches nearer than two or three rods of them
 The Russians claim that by methods of comparative anatomy and in other ways they have proven that the Gobi desert horse Is a distinct species of the genus horse. The mane, forelock and tail are not un- like the domestic animal, and, like them, they neigh and snort Most naturalists have, until now, believed that the true wild horses with an
The Prescott daily news., 1911-05-27
Hens Lay Freak Eags.

St. Louis.-Harry Johnston of 3610 Forest Park boulevard has his freak egg Story to add to the seasons har- vest. The other day he gathered two so different in size and color that you would not think they came from the same flock of Plymouth Rocks.
 One Is 71a inches in circumference, measured the long way, while the other is 31e inches. measured either way. Harry does not know which hens laid them. The smaller egg is white. while the big one is deep cream colored. The eggs from the flock of hens previously had been normal
The Prescott daily news., 1911-05-27
Henry C. Robinson's Proud Memory of the Time When Charles Dick ems Spoke to Him In Hart
 ford, Conn.

The late Henry C. Robinson of Hart ford, Conn, one of the leaders of the New England bar, Republican candi- date for governor of Connecticut Tn 1876. and prominently identified for years with the New York. New Haven and Hartford railroad as counsel and director was accustomed to say in the latter part of his life that the two in cidents of his career of which he was especially proud were these-he had been member of the famous class of 1853 at Yale, of which Andrew D. White, afterwards president of cor nell university and minister to Ger many, was valedictorian. and he was one of the very few boys in the United States to whom Charles Dickens spoke on his first visit to America.
 Il am sure that at no other time during that visit did Dickens speak to any American boy as he spoke to me-" MT. Robinson told me. What he said was not much, but it was Charles Dick ems who said 1t, and he said it to me. and that was enough.
 l WdS DtlWccu ClcNSh anu t"Si'S years of age when Dickens came to Hartford in 1S42. He had been spend ing a day or two in Springfield, Mass. and he insisted upon making the trip from Springfield to Hartford by the little steamboat which at that time piled between the two cities upon the Connecticut river. He told his friends that he wanted to see the Connecticut, for it was one of the American rivers of which he had heard much.
 We knew in Hartford the hour at which Dickens would arrive, and there was a great throng at the steamboat landing waiting to see him. l was not able to be there, for l was at school when he arrived But heard that he was staying at the City hotel, which at that time was the leading hostelry in s.a c.y. aaa was ,cc---c cry tree or
The Prescott daily news., 1911-05-27

ence, and, my curiosity being aroused, l made inquiries at the hotel office concerning him.
 "Oh," said the clerk, that is John w. Garrett, president of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad"
 When next I was seated with my table companion I said:
 MT Garrett, until this afternoon | did not dream that I had been talking, with the creator and builder-up of the. great Baltimore and Ohio railroad sys- tenn. If I had known 1t, might have. been a little embarrassed"
 Well" replied MT. Garrett smiling kindly, "it has always been my belief that when strangers who are upon their travels meet, it is great deal better that they should not know any thing about one another, provided they are satisfied that they have some points of common interest. For in that way they can meet upon common ground"
 Perhaps 1t should be added that the railroad which MT. Garrett headed for a quarter of q century from 1858 until his death in 1884, was of the greatest service to the United States govern ment during the Civil war in the transportation of troops and materials. And during the entire period of MT. Garretts presidency he was without a superior in the world of railway transportation.
 Copyright 1910, by E. J. Edwards. All
 Rights Reserved)