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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-09-13
Choice Alfalfa Hay for
sale at Jones Bros

parish where she has TO compete with
Jennings, ought bv all means, and
sincerely believe will, when the time
for action is reached, use all their
efforts to defeat Jennings, our great
est enemy from mercantile stand
point. On this point deem it use
less to present any argument to show
Why, if Jennings should be successful
in getting the court house it would
hurt the neighboring towns, for any
man 'tho he be wayfaring stranger"
IL he possesses q thinble.full Of
fiteen.cent knowledge can see, with
out the aid OF q microscope, how in
furious it would be to those towns.
II Welsh is worthy of the trust and
is elected, and doubtless she will be,
we have the sweet consolation Of
knowing that we will ever be free Of
all court house cliaues, rings and
combiBes, while If jennings Is sue
cessful we now we'll know that we will
ever have to contend with and submit
to her progressive" iron.clad,
dominating wishes. All future adj
minis,rations would bo absolutely
under her control and We being at
her mercies would have to "swaller
the dose" regardless OF the taste.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-09-13
border TOWNS CENTER Of
POPULATION CLAIMS ABSURD
Welsh Geographical Center, Approx
mately Center of Wealth, and
Only Town That Can Hope to
be Center of Population
Should be Parish Seat.

Upon the absurd claim that she is
the center OF population, Jennings
claims to be entitled to the parish seat
This claim OF being tue center of pop
ulaticn CT the parish in itself is too
absurd to really merit contradicting
and even if it were true it would not
necessarily follow that she would be
entitled to have the parish seat on that
ground unless it was reasonably prob
able that she would continue to be the
approximate center OF population.
Now the facts of the case are that
Jennings IS NOT and NEVER
CAN BE the CENTER of POPULA-
TlON Of Jefferson DAVIS Parish.
Jennings is located within two miles
OF the eastern border OF The parish.
Now all the population of the entire
parish including Lake Arthur, Ray
mond and Elton, see map on this page)
lays WEST of jennings, except such
as is contained il narrow strip of
less than four miles in width along the
- miles of the eastern border of the
parish and for even Jennings to at
tempt to delude the sensible reading
public into believing that the popula-
ton of this little strip of country,
even though including the 1925 in-
habitants of Jennings is equal to the
population of all the rest of the parish
is, as we said before too absurd to
merit an answer.
But ii even Jennings was the center
OF population at this time, located as
she il it would not justify the location
Of the parish seat there. Jefferson
Davis parish is composed of 630 square
miles Of territory practically all of
which is fertile arabic land capable of
sustaining large population and
when the time comes as we all believe
it will, that our parish is as thicklY
populated as other sections no more
fertile than this, could Jennings posi-
bly, hope to retain even her present re-
lation to the ce enter of the population
of the parish? Every reasoning man
will realize that as the country be-
comes settled the center of population
is bound to approach the geographic
cal center of the parish, and in course
of time, Jennings with her two mile
strip on the east will be no nearer the
center OF population outside of her
own population than any other border
town.
If we we're locating a monument in
grave yard where there was no hope
of future growth and development
then it might do to put it off to one
side il it would suit any particular
faction to do so, but since we are To-
eating the parish seat of live grow
ing, developing parish, and since
it is not for the dead nor alone for the
living of today but for generations
vet unborn that we are building,
place the Court House in the town
that is located in the geographical
center Of the parish, that is nearer
the center of Wealth of the parish,
than any other competitor, and that
is the only competing town that
can reasonable hope ever to be the
CENTER of POPULATION, WELSH
the CENTER of Jefferson Davis
Parish.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-09-13

qualification that q live, up to date
town situated in the exact center of the
parish can offer to any community
for the location of the parish seat.
When YOU cast YOUR vote on the oath
cast it for Welsh, aud YOU will never
have occasion to be ashamed of your
choice.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-09-13
For Sale.

$40 acres Prairie Land 6 miles from
Welsh. Price $3.50 per acre, Terms
81 500 Cash. balance can be paid in
equal payments. If YOU want this bar
gains call on c. E. Carr, at Welsh,
Louisiana.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-09-13

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The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-08-23
PRISONER IS CAPTURED IN
 OLD PUEBLO
Alfredo Ortiz Who SIashed Officer Gid Thompson and Was Shot By the
 Officer Is Again in Custody.

Alfredo Ortiz, the Mexican who made his escape from custody while suffering from three bullet wound 5 and who was confined to his home awaiting an improvement in his con- dition which would permit his remov- al to the County jail on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon upon peace officer, was captured in Tue son on Wednesday and was landed in jail in Clifton on Friday evening.
 The assault for which Ortiz was ar rested occurred about six weeks ago in the La Favorita saloon on Chase Creek. Ortiz was creating trouble in the saloon and Night Officer Gid Thompson was summoned. While in the act of making the arrest Or tiz slashed the officer with knife shot Ortiz three times who escaped but was later arrested at his house where he had crawled under a bed. He was in a serious condition and uE- on the advice of the doctor was not removed to the county jail. About three weeks later Ortiz arose from his bed, when he was not being watch ed, and made his escape. He was discovered in Tucson by an acquain- under arrest by the Pima County Sheriff.
 Deputy Keppler went to Tucson Wednesday morning and returned with the prisoner Friday. Ortiz stat ed to Deputy Keppler that he escaped from his house disguised in woman's clothing and remained five days on Shannon hill and then rode in a waE- on to Solomonville and made his way to Bowie where he was arrested for vag and locked up for seven days. When he was reYeased he made his way to Tucson where he was recog- nized and apprehended.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-08-23
ELECTION WILL BE HELD ON
 SEPTEMBER ID
Ballot Will Bear Names of Candidates for Nomination as Representative in Congress, Presidential
 Electors and Precinct
 Committeeman.

Owing to the lack of any sort of contest in the three political parties in Arizona the indications are that very little interest will be manifest ed in the approaching primary which will be held throughout the State on September 10th
 The Democratic contest will be con- fined to a choice of presidential cleo tors as Hon. Carl Hayden has no ot- position for the nomination for Repre- sentative in Congress. There will be no contest in the Progressive party or the Republican party as petitions for only three electors, the number allot- ed to Arizona, have been filed with the Secretary of State.
 The opposing candidates for Repre- sentative in Congress from Arizona at the election to be 44eld in Novem- Der will be Hon. Carl Hayden, Demo- crat; R. E. Fisher, of Maricopa coun- ty, Progressive; Thos. E. Campbell, of Yavapai county Republican.
 The contest for electors in the democratic party will be betweehHon. J. R. Hampton, of Greenlee; George Babbitt, of Cochise; Wiley E. Jones, of Pinal; E. A. Tovrea, of Cochise; Lysander Cassidy, of Maricopa; WA. O'Conner, of Santa Cruz, w. J. Webb of Graham. It is possible that two other petitions were filed in time to be added to the list of democratic electors.
 In this county petitions for precinct committeeman in each party have been filed as follows:
 Morenci-A. L Cummings, Progress Sive; L. J. Owen, Democrat; c. B. Nonnamaker, dem; A. N. Terry, dem; w. O. Ashley, dem; Walter Russell, dm.
 Clifton Ralph Ellis Progressive; Geo. Fraser, Duncan McNeil, w. B. B. c. Fitzgerald, democrats.
 Franklin-J. T. Nations, Democrat.
 York-R. R. Webster, Democrat.
 Duncan-L. F. Vaughn, B. F. Bill ingsley, J. V. Parks, Sam Foster, Hood McCamet, J. w Aker Demo rats.
 Metcalf-S. F. Langford and l.. N. Callicote, Democrats.
 Sheldon-Geo. B. Gamble, Demo- crat.
 Blue-J. H. T. Cosper.
 Eagle-W. A Wilson.
 The only contest in the county for precinct committeeman comes from Duncan where two petitions were fil- ed. There are three democratic con- mitteemen to be elected from Dun can precinct. The first petition fil- ed contained the names of l.. F. Vaughn, B. F. BillingSley, J. V. Parks. A subsequent petition filed few days ago contained the names of Sam Eos -2r. Hood McCamet and J. w. Aker.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-08-23
CHARGED FORGERY YOUNG MAN IS
 IN JAIL
Former Employee of Morenci South ern Railway and Wells Fargo Company at Morenci is Held to Await Action of Grand
 Jury.

Confined in the branch county jail on the East Side is Marshal Lazen- by bound over to the grand jury on q charge of forgery.
 Last week the young man was enl- ployed by the Morenci Southern Ky. at Morenci as bill clerk and was also assistant Wells Fargo clerk and book containing the Wells Fargo Money Orders.
 It is alleged that Lazenby extracted two money orders from the book and after filling them in for fifty dollars each proceeded to cash them.
 Lazenby came to Clifton and pre- Sented one at the Clifton Hotel which was cashed by Sam Abraham The next morning the alleged forgerer left Clifton for Solomonville going across country on the stage. In the mean time the loss of the Money Orders at Morenci had been discovered and the Sheriff's office in Clifton notified. Telegrams were sent to the surround- ing towns and when Lazenby step ped from the stage in Soiomonvillc he was placed under arrest and was brought back to Morenci on Monday evening
 At the preliminary hearing before Judge Williams the defendant waiv- ed a preliminary examination and was bound over to the grand jury in the sum of two thousand dollars which he was unable to give and was remand ed to jail. At the preliminary hear ing the accused admitted his guilt and said he was ready to take his At the hearing it was also alleged that Lazenby had writ ten checks on the Gila Valley Bank without havnig a deposit to cover them. He said he was under the in fiuepce of liquor at the time he com mitted the act
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-08-23
ERODE IS PROMOTED COL
 IN THE ARMY
Former Official of the Territory Of Arizona Has About a Year and
 Half to Serve Before Retirement

The Associated Press brings the motions of prominent army officers
 'The promotion of Col. E. Z Stew CT, Fourth cavalry, to be brigadier general of the army, promotes Lieu tenant Col Roebert D. Read, Third cavalry, to the colonelcy of the Fourth and brings Major Tyree, cav airy on detail in the inspector gen. erals department up to the lieuten- ant colonelcy of the Third
 The senate military committee to- day reported favorably on the nomi- nation of 'Col. Steever for promotion. It will probably be confirmed this afternoon.
 The promotion of Col. George An drews, adjutant general, his nomi- nation having gone in with that of General Steever promotes Lieutenant Colonel Alexander O. Brodie, adju- tant general, to a 1olonelcy. Col. Brodie is ex-governor of Arizona and former major and lieutenant col onel of the Roosevelt rough riders. Lieutenant Colonel Brodie nas about year and a half to serve, retiring on November 13, 1913.'
 Col. Brodie was a resident of Ari- zona for a quarter of a century, be- ing most of that time engaged in mining and other industrial pursuits, making his home at Prescott. He came to the territory as lieutenant in the army, being stationed at Pres colt when the headquarters of the department of Arizona were main tained there by Gen. Crook. Brodie became so attached to Arizona that he left the army and followed civil ian pursuits until the call came for volunteers with the declaration of war with Spain. He was one of the first to offer himself for duty and was made major of the rough rider regiment, of which Theouore Roose- welt was the colonel. In the very first fight in Cuba Major Brodie had his arm shattered by Spanish mauser bullet and on that account was not permitted to continue in the field of action, very much to his regret.
 Returning home after the Cuban campaign he became the republican candidate for congress in Arizona, but was defeated by Col. Wilson, of Prescott. After this political cam paign President Mckinley offered him the position of governor of Ari- zona which he accepted. He proved a good governor for the territoy until he decided to return again to the military service.
 It is believed that Colonel Brodie will make his home in Arizona, after his retirement next year, and if so he will receive an exceedingly warm welcome from his many friends in t,;e state.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-08-23
Official Proceedings of Board of
 Equalization.

Official Proceedings of Board of
 Equalization.
 Clifton, Arizona, August 18th, 1912
 Office of the Board of Supervisors, Clifton, Greenlee County, State of Arizona.
 The Board of Supervisors met this day as a Board of Equalization. Present:
 b WADE HAMPTON, Chairman
 c. P. DUNN, Member.
 R. A. CAMPBELL, Member.
 A. L. TERRY, Clerk. E Meeting called to order by Chair man Hampton at 9:15 a. m.
 After reading the Minutes of July 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 8th, 9th, 18th and 18th, a motion is made by Wade Hampton, seconded by c. P Dunn and carried, to approve the Minutes as read.
 Upon motion by Wade Hampton, seconded by c. P. Dunn and carried unanimously, the assessment of Spezia and Spezia on Improvements on lot 45, San Francisco Townsite, is hereby reduced from $5,O0O.OO to S4,O0O.0O.
 Upon motion by Wade Hampton, seconded by c. P. Dunn and carried unanimously, the assessment of O. A. Risdon on Photo outfit is hereby re- duced from s5OOOO to $35O.OO.
 Upon motion by R. A. Campbell, unanimously, the assessment on ma chinery and printing plant of the Era Publishing Co.,, is hereby reduced from s4,OOOOO to s3,OOO.OO
 Upon motion by Wade Hampton seconded by c. P Dunn, and carried unanimously, the assessment of the Detroit Copper Mining Co.,, on the Frisco Pumping Station, including the chicken ranch is hereby reduced from $13,5O0.0O to $7,25O.O0.
 Upon motion by c. P. Dunn, second ed by Wade Hampton and carried unanimously, the assessment of the Detroit Copper Mining Company, on smelter and equipment, etc, is here by reduced from s60,000.00 to SAT- 5OO.00, account engines, blowers, and electric machinery included in power plant assessment.
 At 12:15 D. m. upon motion the Board stands at recss until 1:3O D. m.
 The Board reconvenes at 1:30 D m.
 Upon motion by c. P. Dunn, second ed by Wade Hampton and carried unanimously, the assessment of Geo. Webster on cattle is hereby reduced from 500 head cattle, 12 bulls, to 800 head cattle, 10 bulls.
 Upon motion by Wade Hampton, seconded by c. P. Dunn and carried unanimously, the assessment of A. T. Thomson on harness and buggy, S85.- % is hereby reduced to $3O.OO and 1 horse $40.00 is stricken from roll.
 Upon motion by Wade Hampton, seconded by c. P. Dunn and carried unanimously, the assessment of the Eagle Creek Cattle Co.,, on cattle is hereby reduced from 724 head cattle and II bulls, to 674 head cattle and 10 bulls
 Upon motion by R. A. Campbell, seconded by c. P. Dunn and carried unanimously, the assessment of Hen ry Hill on improvem ents on lots and ', Block 8, West Clifton, $3OOOO, is hereby reduced to $10O.00 and part of lot in Block 19, Hills Addition, $200.- %, is reduced to $100.00, and part northeast quarter of northeast quar- ter and part southeast quarter of northeast quarter, Sec. 31, Township 4, Range 30, $2OO.Ou is stricken from roll, account same being assessed to Mrs. Rose Hill.
 At 4:30 p. m. upon motion the Board stands at recess until 500 a. m. Aug. 2Oth, 1912.
 Clifton, Arizona, August 20, 1912.
 The Board of Equalization met this
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-08-23
ASSESSED VALUATION |S Sl2,500,000
 THE TOTAL TAX RATE |S s2.6O.

Money Expended County Grenee County This Year Sum of Thirty Five Thousand Dolars-Maintenance of Schools Will Cost SS3;5OO.OO
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-08-23

Total County Rate. e......... TO
 Taking into consideration the item of 17,500.0O which will come back to Greenlee County from the state road fund, and providing all the taxes are collected the County of Greenlee
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.s212.5O0.OO

The County Board or Equalization met on Monday Aug. 18th and the following official proceedins were had:
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-08-23
EIGHTY SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR RUNNING EXPENSES

will raise this year the sum of ap- proximately s23O,00O by direct tax ation for the administration of county affairs to say nothing of the revenue derived by the county from liquor li- censes, Justice of the Peace fines, Re corders fees and personal road and school tax, which will probably amount to thirty or forty thousand dollars more.
 The county rate of S1.70 will re- cover into the county treasury the sum of $212 2,500.0O by direct taxation. This amount will be apportioned to the different county funds as follows: General County School Fund$S3, ,75OOO General County Expense
 Fund S7,5OOOO Court House Bond Interest
 Duncan Bridge Fund. .... 16,25O.O0 County Road Fund. ..... 10000 DO Graham Co.,, Bond Int Fund. 10, ,OOO OO
 Total $21Z, ,5OO.OO
 Of the amount of S212 2,50O collected in this county for taxes it will be seen that $S3,7 will be expended directly in support of schools and the mainten- ance of good roads. The amount of the actual running expenses of the county, other than roads and schools will amount to S7,500.00.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-04-25

for 80 cents per hundred and peaches
shipped the other way, over the same
rails-are charged sl.90-giving the
Colorado growed 81 advantage. Su-
gar, from Colorado beet sugar fac
tory, Is carried by the railroads from
the west side of the geat divide ip
Colorado to Kansas City for 40 cents
a hundred while sugar. shipped from
Kansas City westward has to pay
S1.10 for the same distance. The rate
on potatoes from Colorado to Kan
sas City is just one-half what 1t is
from Kansas City tc Colorado. East
bound it is 40 cents hundred, in the
other direction is 80 cents. The can
ming factories in western Colorado
ship to Kansas City for so cents
hundred pounds, which is just go cents
less than cannery in Kansas City
would have to pay to ship from Kan
sas City out there, the westbound rate
being $1.10.
There is not crop grown on h
Colorado farm that has not been the
subject of discrimination in rate-mak-
ing by the railroad and in some in
stances the advantage given the farm
er is greater than those quoted above.
The railroads have managed to have
these rates finally approved and con-
firmed by the interstate commerce
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-04-25

Do not leave depression about
the stem in which water will stand; !;
standing water at the base of young
trees causes sun-scald.
Water young trees freely. Two
good soadngs week are better than
a small amount of water each day.
Cultivate about the trees. Do not
allow sod or weeds to grow about
young trees.
Place guard about the tree.
Support the young tree SO that its
growth will be erect, not leaning in
the direction of the prevailing wind.
Do not allow any part of the tree
TO rub against supporting stage or
guard.
W. W. ROBBINS,
Department of Botany and Forestry,
Colorado Agricultural College, TT
Collins.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-04-25
OVER KANSAS AND OKLAHOMA,
KILLING FOUR AND INJUR-
ING MANY
Western Press

KANSAS CITY, April 22.--Fcur
persons are known to have lost their
lives in four tornadoes that late Sat
urday visited localities in southern
and central Kansas and Oklahoma. A
Broyles was killed when twister de-
stroyed his farm home near Waldron.
Prockop Kottal and his granddaugh-
ter, Mary Kottal, aged 4, are dead
They were killed in storm at Bison,
Rush county. Mrs. James Carol of
Chicago, daughter of Kottal and Phil
ip Scheneran, were fatally injured
A total Of nearly thirty persons are
known to have been injured in the
various storms.
At Copan, an oil town in Oklahoma,
near the Kansas state line, a girl
named Littleton, was killed and TWEEN
ty-five persons were injured.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-04-25
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
G. H. CHARLTON, Register


United States Land Office at Durango,
Colo, April IS, 1912.
Notice is hereby given that Laura
A. Vosburgh, of Redmesa, Colorado,
who, on May s, 1908, made desert land
application No. 591 (serial No .O18O3),
for the Sc. Ia S.W. Ia of section
7, township 33 north, range 12 west,
n. M. P. NJ, has filed notice of in
tention to make final four-year proof
to establish claim to the land abo7e
described, before the register and re-
ceiver of the United States land Of
flee at Durango, Colo, on the third
day of June, 1912.
Claimant names as witnesses: Bar
ton B. Warren of Redmesa, Colo;
William Vosburg of Durango, Colo;
Walter P. Mcdowell of Redmesa, Colo.
and Arthur A. Bennett, of Durango,
Colo.
G. H. CHARLTON, Register.
First publication April %, 1912.
Last publication May 80, 1912.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-04-25
MAY LOCATE A COLONY.

Colonel C. N. Points, G. A. r.
man of early Kansas fame, is a.
the Southern looking after his home
stead and other interests in this cour-
ty. The colonel arrived a few DAYS
ago from Monte Vista, with a view
of locating G. A. R. colony near
Fort Lewis, or in some suitable place
in La Plata county.
Today Colonel Points began his trim
over the county in his search for the
favored spot. He is enthusiastic over
our city and claims he wants to assist
IN making Durango the great me-
tropolis of the southwest. He sug-
gested that the Fourth of July would
De good day to celebrate not only
the birthday of the nation, but also
the sugar beet factory and creamery,
and new railroad furnishing an out
let to the SOUTH
1t would seem that Colonel Points
has the idea that If Durango is to
develop into large city, it is up to
her citizens to do the work or in other
words to start, to keep everlastingly
at it, and to finish the same.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-04-25
COLORADO FARMERS FAVORED

NOHO<ADO fNR-hGNo TANOhED
One of the best boosts for Colo
RADIO that has been printed in recent
years is contained in the advertising
matter sent out by firm of real es.
tate agents in Kansas City that deals
in Colorado fruit and potato land. A
portion of the advertising deals with
the manner in which the railroad rates
have given the Colorado grower the
best Of it and is as follows:
Colorado agriculture is fostered
not only by soil and climate but by
special favorable rates on all its prod
ucts to the big eastern markets. The
railroads have made special rates on
everything that grows on the Inn
mensely fertile soil of that state. The
Colorado farmer not only has good
home market but he can ship east for
1000 miles SO much cheaper than the
same class of freight can be shipped
west--over the same tracks--that he
has a constant advantage against the
farmer in any other state.
For example, Colorado apples are
shipped from the western part Of that
state to Kansas City for so cents per
hundred pounds while apples shipped
from Kansas City to western Colorado
are charged $1.10 per hundred
pounds. Peaches come from the or.
chards Of Colorado TO Kansas City