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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-08-02
Fall River and Custer County e.,r

buifalo Gap.-Thc fair OF Custer and
Fan RIVER counties will be held here
september "a. rs and 26. With the
banner crops that will soon be har.
vested the display this yea will be
the best ever, while many blooded cat.
ue nave been imported to this sec.
uon during the past year to replace
the range stock which has almost dis.
appeared. A good speed card is also
anothcr big feature on the program.
+. M. Stewart, a heavy land and cat.
tie owner. Is president OF the fair n.
ISOLATION ~
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-08-02
Give Lorimsr sIa Reception.

Chicago, July 25.-William Lorimer
was rendered a public reception In
Orchestra hall here Tuesday by men,
bers Of the Lincoln league and polit-
zeal. financial. commercial and other
friends.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-08-02

New York. July 26.-Peary's arctic
ship. the Roosevelt. was sold under
hammer here Wednesday for S35. 200.
to H. E. J. McDermott. representing
a concern the name Of which he de.
clined 70 give.
The Parker post., 1912-08-03

AT SWANSEA
AFTER REPEATED FREEZING
SHELTER WAS AGAIN START
ED URSDAY-MINE DEVELOP
MENT CURTAILED.

Since the Swansea smelter has
been blown in considerable trouble
has been experienced by the fur
naces freezing UP, due, it is claimed,
to the character of ore coming from
the mine. Another start was made
Thursday morning and the Swansea
ore carrying a high percentage of
start has been made ON Humboldt ore.
Then it is the intention to mix Swan
sea ore and unless satisfactory re
sults can be obtained the manage
ment will put i'm reverberatory fur
naces, which, it is Said will solve
the problem, as the ore is selffluX-
ing when smelted by this process.
The ore body between the 300 and
400-foot levels has been exposed for
20 feet in width, and runs little
better than percent i'm copper con-
tent, with am iron base.
About 125 miners We're layed off
the past week 1t is said that the
extensive development work recently
inaugurated is to be curtailed until
the new company can make certain
arrangements With the old cOmpall
Regarding what these arrangements
are, We are not at liberty to pub
hSh at this time, but it is definitely
known that the new management is
we'll satisfied with the property and
intends to develop it to its capac-
-ity.
There is still force of about IT'S
men ON the payroll, and it is not
probable that the force will be de-.
creased further The smelter will
continue indefinitely, and it t.;
believed that more miners will b..
put ON in the near future
The Parker post., 1912-08-03
tween here and GlamiS lin first class
condition
TO DAM SAN PEDRO RIVER.

A deal involving over $3.50, 1000
for the construction of dam on the
San Pedro river, IL miles from Ben
son, A1dz., has just been completed
by Murray J. Morley, secretary of the
Benson board of trade, who has been
i'm Los Angeles interesting local cap
ital for the big engineering feat,
which will benefit over $4,000 acres
of land when completed
OF the $4,000 acres of unclaimed
land which will be directly benefited
by the water, 10000 acres are at
present owned by the government
blM will soon be opened up to home
steaders the other 5000 acres being
land that has been already taken UP
by farmers from the middle west
The land, which the water will
benefit, according to Mr. Morley, is
excellent land for all kinds of farm
ing, while it is possible that the wa
ter will be utilized for many of the
mining properties in the vicinity of
Benson. AIT the present time the
land which is now held by the gov
ernment is almost worthless for agri-
culture, but with water there lis NO
limit to the possibilities as crops of
certain kinds are grown twice year.
The Parker post., 1912-08-03
ANOTHER BILL.

According to the Congressional Rec
ord of July %, Senator Henry F..
Ashurst of Arizona has introduced an
otper bill in the senate regarding the
lands of the Colorado River Indian
reservation The bill is known as
S 1865 and provides for the allot-
ment and sale of certain lands in
the reservation. 1t was read first
and second times and referred to the
committee ON Indian affairs A copy
of the bill will Oe received by this
paper as soon as printed and will APP
pea, in a future issue, probably next
week
1t is believed that the new bill was
introduced on account of the objec-
tions of the interior department to
the bill now pending before the COM
mittee on public lands, which pro-
vides for the reclamation of the lands
under the Carey act However, The
Post will be able to give full details
of the matter as soon as we hear
from Mr. Ashurst
The Parker post., 1912-08-03

ment, and then the railroads will
make a strenuous educational cam
paign to persuade the voters that
the laws requiring electric head
lights on engines, 3-cent fares, the
employment of experienced men i'm
train service and semiImOnthly pay
days, as we'll as the measure fixing
the number of men i'm train crews,
should be repealed.
Threats are being made to abolE \
aid special rates if the Scent far
law goes into effect 1t is stated
that there will be no more reduced
fares to conventions, to the coast or
the state fair.
Petitions for three of the laws
were circulated i'm Parker during the
past week, each receiving about twen-
ty signers. The Scent fare and semi
pay day petitions have not
as yet pu in an appearance here,
but, according to the Phoenix papers
they are being circulated in various
part: of the state.
The Parker post., 1912-08-03
YUMA COUNTY
GAINS WEALTH
ASSESSED VALUATION SHOWS A
GAIN OF $412,475.69 OVER LAST
YEAR ACCORDING TO STATE
TAX COMMISSION.

The state tax commission has isc
sued the following report of the
taxes for Yuma county, which shows
nearly four and a half millions of
taxable property ON the 1912 roll OF
the county and showing splendid
increase all along the line
Yuma county's assessed valuation
is So, ,481 ,831 40, a gain of $412, so
over last year. The above figures do
not include county or state prop
erty, or school lands or school build
ings.
The railroads i'm the county, hast
year, were assessed at 81 ,437 $50 ,and
this year $1,733, 1899, a gain of
$289, 1899.
The telephone and telegraph com
panies are included in the new as
sessment, assessed at $34 ,297 so Last
year they were not assessed by THE
county, paying at that time to the
state certain per cent of their
gross Income
The merchandise i'm the county
has a valuation of $116.950, as
against last YEARS. of $112,225.
AutOmObiles-LaSt July there were
sixteen automobiles at a valuation of
80, 400; this year there are twemty-
seven at valuation of $4.725.
There are 95, ,584 acres of land i'm
this county, of which there are 5000
acres lin the Yuma valley under clIl-
tlvation, with a total valuation of
ST ,OO9 ,620 and the value of the inn
provementS on the same lis $34 ,465.
City and town lots have a valua-
tion of $574735, with improvements
to the amount of $259,975.
The assessed valuation of some of
the other property in this county, as
shown by the report, concluded Sat
urday, is as follows:
NOn-productive patented mines. at
$114, 900; Improvements on same, s37,
S0O
improvements On non-produotive,
umpatented mines, $66.O5O.
There are three smelters, at valala-
tion of $79, 400.
Five banks are assessed at $92,33l
The Parker post., 1912-08-03
STATE PHONES MERGE.

Sufficient of stocks and bonds of
the Overland Telephone company hav-
ing been deposited with trustee, the
sale of the property to Mountain
States Telephone company, tentative
ly made some time ago, was consGlm-
mated Monday Mountain States CON-
pany bought Arizona Consolidated
consolidate both systems in one
throughout the state.
The Parker post., 1912-08-03
GEN. ROVER HONoRED.

Gen. J. o. Roger of Amaheim was
elected last night to the office of
Brigadier-C Commander of the Califom-
la brigade, uniform rank, Knights of
Pythias. The election was partici-
pated in by $50 regimental and com
pany officers from all sections of
California. Gen. Royer is we'll
known in Parker, and has many
friends here who congratulate him in
being signally honored by the Pyth-
ians of the Golden State.
He is general manager of the
Quartz King mime located east of
Parker, and has always been a con-
sslstent booster for the Parker coun-
try.
The Parker post., 1912-08-03
CAME RON MAY RUN.

According to Phoenix advices it is
learned that Ralph H Cameron will
rln against Carl Hayden for congress
or the regular republican ticket this
fall. r. S. Fisher of Phoenix, lit lis
also reported, Wiu be the candidate
On he progressive republican ticket
Cameron is i'm Washington, but lis
expected home shortly to Begin his
campaign
The Parker post., 1912-08-03
TORNADO VISITS NEEDLES.

small tornado struck the town OF
Needles Friday of last week follow
in" a thunder storm Two Indian
children were killed and several per.
sens were injured.
piledriver at work on the river
protection construction was blown
down the track against a steel car,
which was pushed 500 yards A nun
Der of Indians fleeing before the
storm were caught by the car. Two
Indian children We're killed, third
fatally injured, and squaw lost an
arm and leg and her recovery is
doubtful.
The Parker post., 1912-08-03
RAILROADS DON'T LIKE LAWS.

Petitions asking that five laws
affecting railroads, be referred to
the people at the November election
are being circulated by representa-
tives of the various railway compan-
les.
The petitions must be filed with
the secretary of state within ninety
days after the legislatures adjourn
The Parker post., 1912-08-03
ARlZONANS ENDORSED.

AT a meeting of the Yuma Champ
Clark club last Saturday night the
organization changed over to a
Woodrow Wilson club. The club
endorsed United States Senators
Mark Smith and Henry F.. AShurst
and Congressman Hayden, pledging
tiOn and reelection.
The Parker post., 1912-08-03
BULL MOOSE
CONVENTION
FIRST STATE CONVENTION OF
NEW PARTY ELECTS FIFTEEN
DELEGATES TO NATIONAL PRO.
GRESSIVE CONVENTION.

The first state convention of the
new progressive party in Arizona was
held in Phoenix last Tuesday. Sew
enty-two delegates from the various
numerous speeches the budding ora
tors in the new party expomded it's
principles.
The convention organized by NAM
ing Tom Mallory of Yuma as chair
man. and J. G.. Greenway as Secre
tary. The following were named as
delegates to the Chicago convention,
which is to nominate Theodore Roose-
velt for president:
Walter B. COngdon of Coohise
w. o. TbDttle and Adolph Baatz of
Gila, Robert S. Fisher, Peary H.
Hayes, Dwight B. Heard and Geo.
U. Young of Maricopa, Dan Worth
of Mohave, Thomas Marshall and
BEN Daniels of Pima E. K Cum
innings, and Paul Fernell of Santa
Cruz, Frank Townsend of Yuma,
Wiley Woodrow of Pinal, and A. L..
Cummings of Greenlee.
The following resolution condemn
ing President Taft's Mexican policy
was unanimously adopted
Protection of Americans.
BE it resolved, That the progress
sive party of Arizona, in convention
assembled, affirm our approval of,
and adherence in, the time honOred
American principle of the protection
of American citizens domiciled in
foreign Lands, and hereby express our
disapproval and condemnation of the
weak and vascillating policy of the
present deplorable and chaotic con-
ditions in the Republic of Mexico,
and i'm its failure to afford protection
of American citizens in that repub-
lic.''
instructed for Roosevelt.
lIlG u0IGSdl0S W Tie IDduOIldl cOll-
vention were instructed to vote for
Roosevelt for president in the fol
lowing resolution:
Realizing that the principles ad-
vocated by the progressive parity
will be best represented and upheld
by Theodore Roosevelt, that great
and genuine American citizen, cham
piOn of human rights and fair deal
ing; therefore be lit resolved by the
state convention of the progressive
party of Arizona, held at the city of
Phoenix on the 30th day of July,
1912, that the delegates chosen by
this, convention to attend the national
convention of the progressive party,
to be held at Chicago ON the 5th day
of August next, are hereby directed
and instructed to use every honorable
effort to secure the nomination of
Theodore Roosevelt by said conven-
ton as candidate for president of the
United States
The Parker post., 1912-08-03
ONE MURDER A DAY.

NEW YORK, Aug. 2.-One muir
for the month of July in the city of
New York. according ITO the statitstica
ISSUED by the police department.
GangsterS are responsible for five of
the murders and THE police are cred
ited with one.
The Parker post., 1912-08-03
JAPAN'S EMPEROR DEAD.

TOXIC, July 29-Mutsu Hi 10,
Emperor of Japan, died last night at
12:43 o'clock, after an illness which
began to assume a serious aspect on
July 19. ALI the imperial princes
were near at hand in the palace when
the end came
The Parker post., 1912-08-03
TO CONSERVE
FLOOD WATERS
MOVEMENT LAUNCHED IN Los
ANGELES TO INBOUND THE
COLORADO RIVER FOR IRRIGA-
TION PURPOSES.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. IA move
ment having as its object the com
servatiOn of the waters of the Colo
RADIO river was launched yesterday by
DIR. George Wharton James, secretary
O. the Chuckawalla and Palo Verde
Valley Irrigation association, before
the board meeting of the Los Angelc3
chamber of commerce The move
ment is CT vital interest to thousands
of farmers and land holders of I'M
perial valley Palo Verde valley,
Chuckawalla valley and the Colorado
river deserts. The association back
ing the movement is am Improvement
association supported by contribu-
tions from the members.
The initial object is to adori
means for combating with the mem
aces of flood during the wet season
along the Colorado river and with
the drought of the dry season. The
chamber of commerce yesterday dis
cussed the proposition in a broad
way and referred it to a commi tee
which was instructed ito investigate
and report ON the advisability of Civ
ing the movement the support (
the organization.
The Parker post., 1912-08-03
MANY DETAILS
TO BE SOLVED
WATER QUESTION PRINCIPAL
SUBJECT FOR DISCUSSION
AMONG RESIDENTS OF PALO
VERDE VALLEY.

BLYTHE, Cal. August 1.-The
water question is still the top
ic of conversation whenever two or
more get together and everything ap-
pears to be working out all right.
From the expressions made at the
meeting in Los Angeles it appears
that there will be absolutely no op-
position, and at that meeting there
were people representing every in
terest i'm the valley.
OXnard was represented by Messrs.
A. L. Hobson, Steward, Donlon and
Murphy, and their opinion was ex
pressed i'm the remarks made by Mr..
Mn. Hobson went much Farther in
making it clear that they realized
that conditions must be changed
An excellent committee was APP
pointed to make Investigations as
how best to proceed and has held
several meetings and is thoroughly
canvassing everything that looks in
amy way favorable.
The greatest drawback SO far en-
countered With the Bridgeford act i3
the question of Ievee building, which
is not specifically provided for in
that act, but will require an amend
ment to the act. This can be easily
brought about when our Law making
body meets thiG winter and in the
meantime, we have many other COM
plications to clear UP before We are
ready to vote for bond issue.
Before we even take steps to or
ganize under any system it will be
necessary to have a meeting of the
stockholders of the Mutual Water
company and see how they feel re-
garding this question and to make
some plans to arrive at the solution
of what the system is worth, or how
to find out it's value.
There is also the question of 5
large amount of stock yet umsold
which is held by the Palo Verde Land
& Water company and also 10000
shares held by the Mutual company.
The stockholders are anxious to
get some idea of how they are
coming out before they sign up for
amy district for irrigation, and also
they want to know what sort of a
settlement they can make with the
Land company which has advanced
70 the water company considerable
money for various purposes.
There is also the question of
whether the Mutual company will
take bonds in exchange for the stock
OF whether it wants cash, and these
things had best be threshed out at
PRESENT and settled, and then, if the
district wants to go ahead knowing
the attitude of the Mutual company,
we'll and good. If it does not there
ie no use taking amy further action
p'alg the present lines. However,
aryone is willing to do what is
right and there is no question only
t. work out details.
The Parker post., 1912-08-03
Menace to Many Towns.

There are several communities in
California and Arizona which are
nus afflicted and to which the Col
orado river lis a continuous menace !;
these are Cottonia, uhe Indian land
at Needles the town Cf Needles, THE
Chemehuevi valley, Cfbola, portions
Of the Palo Verde valley, the Yuma
and the Imperial valley while great
INDIAN reservation, the Yuma valley
tracts Cf land in Mexico are also con-
stantly threatened.
This year i'm May and June the
river rose Unexpectedly, flooded i'm
m6mSe areas of land washed away
leveeS that had been constructed at
thousands of dollars of expense, dec
trOyed miles of canals and caused
great financial loss. The president
wac called upon for help and suggest
ed the passage of a bill authorizing
the immediate expenditure Of a mill
lien and a quarter of dollars to 4,
Dullu dllu IChIllOIC6 Glbt pIOlSClWNS
levees and thus relieve the situation
Senator Works and all the other sen
atCrS and representative of the
states involved worked valiantly for
the bill and it duly became a Law.
While this lis a great eltep In the
right direction, H.. is apparent to those
who have given much thonght and
study 80 the que a Oh that III does
The Parker post., 1912-08-03
LIQUOR CAUSE OF DEATH.

On Thursday of last week word
was brought in that a dead Mexican
had been found between here and
Ehrenberg and upon investigation it
was found to be Alex Franco 1t
appears that he had been over to
Ehrenberg Wednesday and had been
drinking very hard He started home
with good supply on hand for fu-
ture use and had reached the levee
when he fell from his horse and was
rendered unconscious by the fall, and
soon succumbed to the heat, but wac
not found until Thursday
A cOrOner's jury consisting of Joe
Hopkins, Ernest Smith, Geo Rice,
M. Salano, H. NJ Rodman and Dr.
Candzhler was summoned and render
ed a verdict that the deceased came
to his death by falling from his horse
and exposure to the heat while un
der the influence of liquor.
GOOD PROGRESS ON ROAD.
Work ON the Blythe Jc. road is
progressing very satisfactorily and
NEARLY a mile of the road is now
completed and ready for use. 1t will
be only a matter of a few weeks I'M
It'll all the bad sandy spots are plank
ed, and then the worst of the work
will be over. The other bad places
will be graded up and graveled and
when the auto service is installed the
first of October they should be able
to make good time.
The Southern Pacific is not going
to lay down and give up without
The Parker post., 1912-08-03
Excerpts from Letter.

The following are excerpts from
the letter of DIR. James, giving his
arguments in part:
''The Colorado river is a constant
and two-fOld menace to all the people
rcEiding along its borders and rely
ing upon it fer water to irrigate their
land&. When the SHOWS of the
mountains are melted with too great
rapidty, the river goes ON the ram
rage, waGhes away levees and res
training wallis, eats into towns and
settlement destroys bridges, floods
large settled areas, destroys thou
sands of dollars worth of property,
causes occasional loGs of life and
SENDS discomfort and insecurity tha
are disadvantageo alike ito comfort
able living and prosperous business.
The Parker post., 1912-08-03
Writes to congressman.

Many letters have been forwarded
to all of the senators and repr1 Gcemta-
tives from Arizona, Utah, Wyomi-g,
Colorado, California and Nevada re-
qlresting their attention and support.
The letter read by DIR. James Loint-
ed cut the fact that fifteen points
have been established by the geo-
logical survey at which dams miglht
be built, thus storing millions of feet
of water until needed and affordir.g
permanent protection for the lanch-
enS. These points are located i'm Wy
oming. Colorado, Utah and Nevada
The building of these dams demands
an appropriation of from three to
five million dollars
The Parker post., 1912-08-03

Continued ON Page 2.)
Arizona republican., 1912-01-15
RAILROAD COMPANY
 USES TELEPHONES
Canadian Pacific West of Great Lakes Will be Operated by
 New System.
| Especial CorreSb0ndcnccl

Special COrreSPOHdCHccl
 CHICAGO, Jan. 14.-Announcement has been made by the Canadian Pac- fife railway that west of the Great Lakes to the Pacific ocean all it's trains will be dispatched by tele- phone instead of telegraph. The new equipment win be installed as rapid ly as possible. At the present time all dispatching on the main line be- ! tween Calgar and Field. F. C. is be- ing done by telephone. The line be- tween Field and Swiftcurrent will be under telephone dispatching in a few weeks. According to General Sup erintendent Price the telephonic sys- tenn is working splendidly and it is the intention to project the telephone lines eastward to Medicine Hat where section of line between that place and Swiftcurrent already is equipped with telephones.
 In the eastern provinces. where the air is damper. where fOgs are ire quent and other atmospheric dis turbances interfere with the clcctri- cal currents in telephone and tclc-
 
 have been less successful for train Gispatching. one great advantage of the telephone over the telegraph for train dispatchinG is that the dis patcher may talk directly to the en- gineer or the conductor of the train to which he wishes to give orders without the third person medium, in dispensablc where the telegraph key does the york.
 Plans Of the Canadian Pacific rail- way for new buildings in Canadian cities indicate another departure. The cOmpany's surplus will be vested in- creasingly in the future in new build ingS in the larger cities. \ sky sCrapeT is under construction in the heart of Toronto which will be six teen stories high and one of the handsomest buildings in the city. with a frontage of sevcnty-five feet on King street and l25 feet on Yonge street The ground floor will be Oc- Cupied bv the railway company for ticket offices including those for the steamship and lake service lines. The top floor will be devoted to the tele- graph operating department and an other floor tO the district passenger agent. The company purposes to collect rents instead of paying them.
Arizona republican., 1912-01-15
HAVE YOU PILES?
Then Hem Roid IS What You Want A Guaranteed Internal
 Remedy

Here is a physicians remedy, in sugar coated tablets taken inwardly that cures all forms of piles and avoids painful operations. as well as the common odious treatments. IL attacks the very cause-bad circula- ton.
 This remedy is pr. Leonhardts HEM-ROID sold by the Lovett Drug Co, Phoenix. Ariz., and all druggists $l for 24 days medicine. and satis- faction guaranteed. Dr. Leonhardt Co, station E. Buffalo. N. T.. Prop Write for booklet
Arizona republican., 1912-01-15
THE CHINESE REPUBLIC.

Out of the centuries Of old Cathay Comes the awakening or today. Take it up tenderly. Handle with care. Fashioned so slenderly. Such brittle ware Be most particular. Make no mistake. 4 China republic is Likely tO break.
 w. J. HAMPTON.
Arizona republican., 1912-01-15
The Givers
 By INEZ C. THOMPSON.

Copyright. 1910. by the Pearson Publishing Co)
Arizona republican., 1912-01-15

Exhaustive tests have shown that metal filament electric lamps main tain their original lighting power longer than any other form of illu- minant