Weekly journal-miner., 1912-02-21
ARIZONA ADMITTED TO SISTERH00D OF STATES

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 The other officers who governor immediately assumed their duties Secretary of Sidney F. Osborn state D. F. Johnson auditor C. Calaghan torney general Geo Purdy Buad superintendent of public strucon C. O. Case corporation commissioners F. A. Jones A. w. Cole w. F. Geary.
 The governor of Arizona a still the side of He from revolutionary stock his geatgrandaher having been officer under Capt Paul Jones' He IS member of the Sons of the American Revolution Shrn and Elk His Richard Yates war governor of Illinois Mir Hunt Arozna early eign ties and punched buo into Globe his first employment in a restaurant Later he became Commercial company of which he president and largest owner.
 Seven years ago married Miss Ellison "a native of Arizona and daughter of of pioneer territory They have daughter Virginia Like her husband Mrs Hunt
 little for display She likes the simple life of best excellent horsewoman and expert shot Her are spent the Ellison ranch the Sierra mountains 100 miles from Globe parts the new state She and from the horseback carrying her little daughter with her.
 Arizona the II,oeo square miles of land within its borders and fraction than inhabitants each mile The territory acquired by cesson in IS7 and the Gadsden purchase 8s3 made county in New Mexico and called Dona Ana 1854 effort made organize territory being intro duced in the legislature of New Mexico the effect years later convention held Tucson F. Cook elected delegate to Congress He seated
 In 1857 Sylvester Mowrey elected and likewise not a lowed seat In April 1860 constitutional convention was held at Tucson constitution drafted officers elected m t until the civil Lincoln Signed the act which created the territory of Arizona nstand ella design made fashioned for his uc signing the bill, but it arrived late
 The first territorial officers appointed by Lincoln and they made the journey by overland entering the territory late in December The flag the of x zona proclaimed at Navajo Springs December % 1883 John Goodwin was the first The first was held on July IS Charles D. Poon first delegate to congress and legislature of 27 members elected
 The first legislature convened Prescott September 20 1894
 ne capital was moved from Prescott Tucson IS7 and u c back to Prescott in 1877 Soon novc o where will remain until 9as .,ng enabling act
 Aizonas efforts acquire statehood began nearly years ago In the early eighties constitutional was assembled organic law drafted by vote of inc ,eo pe but admission withheld different occasions hill, granting statehood passed by the to be rejected by the senate In une both for the rst tune concurred in bill granting Arizona New separate statehood the measure being finally approved June " ' ''
 men followed the constitutional convention which the ma
 y dsregarded warnings from Washington wrote into the constitution the initiative referendum recall The ac n apcabe to the Judiciary eliminated first state election