Mohave County miner., 1912-04-13
For the Good of Humanity.

IdTy Ol lllt cldtC ol loi tIC Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis, arrived in Kingman from his home in Prescott and became the guest of the people of the town.
 Tuesday banquet was rendered Dr.. Finn, at W hich nearly every business man in the town was present. The banquet was spread in the Harvey House and the guest and host surely enjoyed themselves. Responding to the toasts Judge Krook and Anson H. Smith spoke of the good work done by Dr. Finn and s. D. Stewart advocated a better spirit between the law and medical fraternity, and the getting to- gether on basis that would conduce to the public good. Dr. Finn respond. ed in happy vein and told partly of the work that the society had in view. Judge Krook, president of the local society presided at the banquet.
 In the evening Elks Opera House was packed with an attentive audience, although the day and evening had been stormy. Judge Krook called the meeting to order and introduced s. D. Stewart, who spoke on the "Econo mic Side" of the question of tubercu- lar prevention. His speech covered the loss in dollars and cents to the human race every year by the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people from tuhercular infection.
 A duet by the Misses Nellie and Alice Smith was well received by the audience, and then Dr. Film was introduced by Judge Carl Krook in a speech recting the purpose and good work of the association. Dr. Finn went fully into the subject of pre- ventlon of disease, not only of tubercu- losis, but all other preventable diseases. His discourse was illustrated by slides showing the carriage of filth and disease by the common house fly and the necessity of the cleaning up and maintenance of cleanliness in all towns and hamlets, as well as in the larger cities. He advised the people of Kingman and other towns In the state to get together on cleanup day and to not let the cleanup days get too widely separated. he lecture was hnt tho nnnnln nnnl and wholesome food for thought and It is to be hoped that they have been greatly benefited.
 During the evening the Elks orchestra regailed the audience with good music and to them the officers and members of the society owe their thanks.
 The weather man has been working overtime this week and the way that Jupiter Pluvius has poured out his storm of rain and snow on old mother earth throughout northern Arizona has been truely wonderful. Every day this week rain has fallen in th's county throughout the lowlands, while the high mountains have been covered to depth of several feet with a mantel of the beautiful. Thursday a regular blizzard ragged on the Walla. pals, condition seldom witnessed from Kingman. A great flood oi water passed Blackberry the same day on it's way to Red Lake. This fooC was reinforced by the great volume ot water that swept down from the Ger bats and Wallapais, overhowing the lower end of the lake and sending 8 big river of water on to the Colorado river,
 John Potts, chairman of the board O supervisors, returned from Phoeni, early this week. He reports that ht secured an agreement from the Gov ernor and board of control that al moneys raised for road purposes woul, be used on the roads of this county The courthouse bill has been remodel ed to suit the requirements of the At torney General, and in this form i
 would pass. He reported that muct
 interest was aroused among the peopl
 of the lower part of the state over th
 growing mineral importance of thi county.
 I