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Tombstone epitaph., 1914-08-23
TUESDAY
Rain Causes Big Flood

Rain Causes Big Flood
 The severe rain hsd in the sou thern part of the state on Monday evening seems to nave been general, and from reports, the Chinese gardens. l,cated about . mile from Fairbank suffered heavy losses from the flood. Their entire crops of vegetables we-e entire. y ruiped ty the wstere, which up. rooted trees and left lkyer of mud and water over ell the land The San Ped'o. which most fl the year is only a small strea m of water wss the high. ct ii has been for the ps.t 20 years according to repcits received from old timers in that section.
 The wster came up to the bottom of she new stste bridge as Fairbsnk and much oi the approaches were washed sway sud are being repaired. The railroad bridge st Contention was aIso washed away and yesterday and today no train has been ruo from Tombstooe. It is expected that by tomorrow, how sver. she damage will be r. paired and train servios between Tom bstone and bsnseu rssumed.
Tombstone epitaph., 1914-08-23
MONDAY
Supervisors Fix
 | Cochise Tax Rate

The Board of Supervisors was in session today for the purpose of firing the tsI rate for the ensuing year wi was placed .. 94 cents. This is . cen, 'ess than it va. st fret th ugbt that the rate could be fixed at and is based as iolloss: IT cents for schools .225 for general funds and 10 cents for rosds. This with the State rate of .445 makes the total of .94 cents on the $lO0. valuation. The placing O, the rate at 94 cents reflects with credit on the present members of the Board Of Supervisors and will give Co., chiss County the losest tsx rate of any county in the state. The tax rate of Cochise county hss been rec
 fused gradually during the past four years. Iu 1910 the rate was S2. 55 per hundred In 1911 s275; In 1912, s235; Iu 1912. $l.05 and in 1914, 94,
 Daring that time the Board has dis posed Of . floating indebetedhess oi
 over $40 O0O.O0. In 1910 that in-
 debe,ed ue 6 was s240, 0,03S.79; ln 1911 !. sls2. 437 .s3; h 1912, sl95,2:5 s7 snt in 1913 il was entirely pad of 60 a the present time the County i- strict iy on cash bsais as far as fiostini indebtedness is concerned
 The assessed valuation of the un
 ty hA. increased during thattime con
 siderable but the increase in the Naiu ation hs. not been the msans of in
 creasiug the taxes of any of the smsl
 taxpayers but was msinly on the rail
 road and mine assessments.
 b The schools of CochIse county hay ', en the lsrges, increase in expens J. during the-past four years and hay IT increased from $i29 694.56 in 1910, | $229, ,534 .02 lat year, an increase ( ls nearly slo0.00O while the estimate 't expense for the coming school yea ,f has been place ct s266, ,4s9. .56.
Tombstone epitaph., 1914-08-23
WEDNESDAY
Prohibition
 In Arizona

A Phoenix dispatch .sys:-
 The prohibition cause in Arizona suffered c severe slump curing the last week due largely to the growing knowledge ss to the drastic rature ol the prohibition amendment. Here tolors ardent prohibit,onists are de. nonncing the amendment because oi i,s in nterierence with the ceremonies vl churches, which require the u.e oi wine and the Catholic organizations oi the state sill probably make an open fgb, On the amend men, for that reason In prohibition circles much sptagon- ism is developing tO~srd G F R ne- hart. superintendent of the "Ten,per- snce Federation" who drafted the amendment and who.e arguments in its fayor border very closely on A. P. A'ism.
 The prohibition tituaiion is sn an- smolous one. Cbsfn. the prohibition candidate for U. s. Senator is said to be we'll ''heeled" with the sinews of war-otherwise "dinero," while the Kinehsrt sd is down to the besns stsge. But Chain ~ont "c me through" because the Rinebartites se- pudiated their endorss msnt of bis canji lacy and kinehart is said to be having hard scratching 10 meet bis o-n salary. no meager one at that, and those of hir sssistsnts.
 The ProhIbitionisis have dec ded not to "ins;st" upon taking part in the Labor Day celebration here, but they will have . celebration all their own, the game week. But the union people are still sore because of the attempt of the ''drys" to take possession of their annual celebration.
Tombstone epitaph., 1914-08-23
MONDAY
MONDAY Arrested Charged
 With Being a SD,

A Ft Huscbucs dispatch sys:-
 s E Rsmsay. sn Englisbma1, cor respondent for the London Tim ,s and nephew of Sir wilIism Ramsay, the great English scienti-t, who is travel. ing in Arizona and who has been repreee nting several newsrspe in shis s'ste at the National Guard en- cAmpmsnt st Garden Canyon. v.s ar- fe ted yesserdsy sfter he had donnei . uniform Of the United ststes r eulsr army, charged with teing . spy. and placed in the guard hou.e. Later he was eeoorted from the military reser. vstiou.
Tombstone epitaph., 1914-08-23
Teachers Examination

The regular qusrterly tescbsrs e1- sminatiop is being held today io the school building. under the direction of Superintendent Hutchins, about IS applicants being present to take the exsms. They are from ell parts of the county and following is the lis oi those preseot: Alice Armstrong. Bosie, Etbel Dsvie, Nscossri, k enc Emery, McAIlister. Mrs 0 T Husch Bisbes. 0 E, Mart, Bisbee, Nellie cowsn. Wiilcox. Frank Guimby. Will~ coz, Aona Emery. McAllister, Ethel Jsmss. Joplin, No, Helen Thompsou. |. Dos Csbess'. Mrs Cbas ReynoIde. rombstope, Nre Aana Cusrisr, San Simon, Edith WorthinGsoo, Douglss P E Trostsr, Fs. Worth, rexas, Mary E Davis. D. Huaehues.
Tombstone epitaph., 1914-08-23
Organization Meeting Held

4 Apreliriasvy meeting oi businsss sod professional meo, looking toward the organization of . board oa trade
Tombstone epitaph., 1914-08-23

Virgil Shrigley, xho was driving. re- msined in the buggy. bus 6nally suc- eeeded io stopping the b. rse. which had started to run away, without sd- ditionsl serious damage.
 Prescott Store Robbed
 One night last week she store d Sam Dreyer iu Prescott. vas robbed by thieves who gained entrance by breaking . traus'me over the rear door oi the store. The borglars help i d themselves to considerable qusa- ti'y Of merchandise, which they are said to have carried away io sscks. Among the articles stolen were about thirty pairs of shoes.
 Best for Violin Making
 That the climate of Arizous with its thin dry air. and high attitudes offers sdvsntsg g in the msking ol violios, which can be found no where elss in thi- country, is the opinion o
 W c StenRer oi Chicago. . msnuisct. urer of thee instruments, who hs
 come 10 Tucson with view to locss
 ing his plant there fl conditions a-'
 right.
 Captures Chicken Thief , John H.ckett of Tucson captured
 chicken tbiei ct the point of gut
 Sunday evening in bi chicken house
 The man gave his name as F Florea .. He had had wrung the necks of tw Plymouth Rock puiiets. which deep
 grieyed Hackett. Flores has been '
 Tucson three months and Racket - hes been missing chickeng just th' e length ol time Flores had to clim D seven.-fOot fence to get at tt '- birds He says that he was drum 3 and that he didn't know what I V was doing.
 Decrease In Arizona Horses
 The Arizona horse is only wort 'g $73 % per head according to e repo of just issued by the United States D CT part ment Of Agriculture, while s ye r. ego his average value vas S7S.C ut There are ll2, 2,0GO horses on the farn or oi this state and they gre valued . SS, ,l76,vOO. In 1910 the number to horses in .his state was 100000 a, i- bad sn aggregate value of 6.20O .OO 3 h the entire United States there .
 1862 .OOU horses and they are wor
 g ,29l ,63S 900 or $iO9. 32 eaeh. ,s WEDNESDAY
Tombstone epitaph., 1914-08-23
GLEASON GlEAk!NGS

CT Van Meter is experienc- irg quite little trouble in raising fruit this year. Between | the bugs and the bird. the fruit has been considerably damaged. and while the crops are large very little of the fruit is allowed to ripen, the bugs and birds eating or destroying it even long before it is ready for picking.
 Joseph H Gray. candidate for the state senete. Sparks and V NJ Johnson. candidates for county supervisor, were in Gleeson Monday. seeking voters.
 Jack Clifford with his own team, and Tommy Cole with a pioneer Livery rig returned home yesterday from Tomb stone where they hauled the , household furniture of Roger Saunders and family.
 John G.eeson, the pioneer mining man of Gleeson, ac- companied by his wife and daughter and Mrs Ball motor ed over to the county seat to- day. returning home this af- ternoon.
 Miss Lizzie kries, who has been for the past two months lin California with Mrs w G
 Mcbride, returned to Gleeson
 last week and is staying witt her sister, Mrs P w Newbury
 Dove shooting is popular sport these days with the loea
 nimrods and they are bring , ing home the limit almosr every day.
 Il De. uty Sheriff Howe wa. , a visitor here Wednesday, hav
 ing in custody Manuel Ortegs !, charged with burglary a , Courtland, whom he was talk.
 ing to the county jail at Tomb
 stone.
 The Copper Belle is working
 only five days a week since the prlce of copper went down . Sundays and Thursdays O each week are lay-of days, ant this gives the miners two holi' 1 days each week, with the ful
 force on day and night. Thi:
 plan was considered better than laying of part of the force and is meeting with hearty ap
 proval.
 Judge Sidney Ridgway sen a wagon load of peaches from his orchard above town, to the
 county seat Friday. and it is
 needless to say the fruit found a ready sale. The fruit is lus- eious, we'll favored and far exceeds those imported from California.
 I Norman Abell and Alex Preston, of Tombstone. passed through Gleeson today enroute home from the Cochise Strong hold, where they have been visiting for the past several days. They were travelling on bicycles. and report the roads good for that kind of travel.
 ', John Gleeson, mining man of this camp, after spending several days in Los Angeles, returned home Saturday.
 RG Mcbride has recently moved some houses onto his property in this camp from ! Cnurfland
Tombstone epitaph., 1914-08-23
PEARcE PERSONALS

Last week, ErneSt henauu and sister, Miss Bertha. of this il camp. departed for California, r, where they go to join their t mother. and later Miss Renaud fl will enter school for the winter d term. la Miss Minnie Lintz, out for U the nomination to the office of ., county school superintendent. z left for her home ia Douglas. While here she made many friends. and expects 10 poll a f large number of votes in this a section. f The Pearce baseball team was defeated last Sunday in an interesting game with Light. Roy English went to the county sea: yesterday on busi- ness and will return home to- morrow. [,
 As a result of the closedown of the mine and mill here over half oi the Mexican popu.ation of the camp have bidden adios to Pearce. and the people are now hiking toward Mexico On the eighth level. however shifts are employed in cutting a station and stump. The large electrical pumps will be put in place soon.
 Many people have great faith in the ultimate future of Pearce and feel greatly. en- couraged by the announce ment. The company recently cut its force to a minimum. stopping all ore extraction and keeping only a small force at work cutting the 4oo-foot station and stump, preparatory .einstalling electric pumps.
 The community in general ; feeling much more hopeful than at any time during the last two weeks. as result of a notice DO ted by the Common wealth Mining and Milling Co. which states that account of the encouraging tone of the silver market. the company will endeavOr to resume oper- ations on its usual scale within ] few days.
 c. M. Renaud the merchant prince of this section made a l trip 10 his Courtland and Glee- son stores this week. and reports that while the camps | are a little dull at present business has been good accord. ingly.
 The Pearce nine will go to Wilcox tomorrow, where they | go to cross bats with the team there. While they were de- feated Sunday last by a score of to 7, some of the srongest men were absent, and with the full line up tomorrow, it is expected that the local team will carry off the horrors. At least, they expect to.
 Dr H A Hughes. candidate for governor, and Miss Minnie Lintz, candidate for county school superintendent, were in Pearce last week electioneer-,. , ing.
 Dr Postal, of this camp. and his companion. the "Stork, have been rather busy o: late as two bouncing boys were delivered at Courtland last week. V
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-31

Congressman Wilson ct Florida h.s
raoomCSended to TIE postmaster gen.
e-aL t0r appointment he name q 1is
father. D-. :. {. WH<oa Is po$;-,as-
ter - CA!plsy, ana } I. Thompson :.
s. Andrews.
Information pas rece,Tsd ia Ara
tia u tie death by lightning q Ne
Waiter NtzeI q LILY NJ. Nize.l
EFT home telling his wife TIA, he Vas
going OF 5 bear huZt a2G that h
would y gone only I SEo-z Ii-se- He
G:3 TX -s;lrG c1a, afternoon Tor
might Szt his wita S1t the iN-etl-
ste family became very ureaSy aH5 il
s;i-g:s4 $ search. TIE holy wzs .suc6
under spruce 2iGe, 2Ei the horse
which NJ N.Ee..'ro,ie $50 ky dead
beside hin
Fer lie purpose q considering The
improvement - the train service q
rs Atlantic Coast Line railway -
tween P2,Atk2- Gainesville. OcSsz 2rs
l-:s-E@3ia-s points, : hearing was
cc-G-t.s3 II Fa-2tSa under TIE aus
2:csS u tie E.o-.53 -sl.-oa3 cc-1.s,-..S
sSa--
Secretary q Cs--s-cs Re4ts-t in
Jacksonville Is Planning - sSc4l tsr
co-Ce-cs bureaus /. IAck>c-vl..s AZ {
Tampa It's: MI, bring he commercial.
:-1-s---a. z-E --2-Gtac.----E interest,"
G. E.c-.&a ii .c-c- ~::1 .-15e o,-E.-
..--s ana --@1s ?oss.S,-s1ss s. over
TIE w,-.s
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-31
WAR THREATENS
BALKAN POWERS
kustria's UItimatum To SeNia outgrOWth
Of Murder Of Ferdinand And Wife
BY SeHianS.
MAY INVOLVE OTHER NATIONS
General Belief Is That Servia Cannot
Comply With humtItatirs De-
msnds of Austria.

London European diplomacy rs
faced with situation OF extreme gray
ity in the controversy between Austria
and Servia. Unless II Is handled with
great delicacy II is not unlikely that
others will become involved in war.
An AustrrHungariaR ultimatum TO
Servia. Couched In a tone Of almost IN
preCedeuted severity and fastening on
the Servian 9overnment and people re.
spouSihility for the assasSSinations or
Archduke Francis Ferdinand and hS
wife nj Sara leyo, has been presented
to Belgrade.
The almost universal opinion IN the
European capitals is that the SerVtan
government cannot comply with such
humiliating terms as are set forth Ii
the ultimatum. since compliance would
be tantamount to NJ admission Of Ser
Was guilt,
The efforts Of European diplomacy
should the powers fail to avert the
Threatened war will be devoted to 10
Calling il. Montenegro has Indicated
her readiness to support SerYia in the
event Of an Austrian attack. This
certainly would plunge the whole OF
the Balkans into hosulitieS. Austria
counts on the neutrality Of her allies,
Germany and Italy. but with the pos.
sibj,ity Of Russian intervention on be
half Of Servja, Austria would run great
risks II risinGs among her own great
Siay reputation.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-31
MIAMI GOES TO WORK
AN HOUR EARLIER NOW
Eastern Time Has Been Adopted by
Nearly All Enterprises in
That City.

Niami.-Eastern time will be observ-
ed from now on by practically all or
carnations and business houses IN
Miami, as well as by the city govern
ment. 1t will be adopted by the post
office. :,
Thus, in rapid succession, nearly all
nf the citv's most influential men and
institutions have fallen into line with
the movement, which started actively
less than two weeks ago.
The Miami postoftice will be opened
to the public for the TRANSACTION OF
business one hour earlier than hereto
fore, and will close one hour sooner, 1t
will open at seven o'clock, eastern
time. which is the equivalent OF open
ing at 5 o'clock, central time, as 1t
does now.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-31
Russians Are Active.
Faculty for hsthoFst School.

Atlanta-Bishop Warren A CRnt
Ter chairman of the executive com
-littee of zlanta's s5,ooe g9s Meth
odSt university, announced tia. the
faculty of the theological department
had been selected. Six prominent
Methodist educators OF the South are
the choice Of the committee They
are: Dr. W J. Yegng of RLcdnond.
"a: DR.. Plato T. Durham u Char.
lo,te, y. c; DR.. H. c. Howard Of
Tuscaloosa, Ala; Dr. ". 4 Shelton
ot Oklahoma City. Okla; D. Andrew
Sledt Of Greensboro. Ala; Prof "
4. Smart OF Charlotte y. c Bishop
Gambler stated that the couiL..t=7 IS
still pondering over the selection Of
the dean. which will probeo.T - %
teruined at the next meeting
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-31
STATE WILL GET
NEW POSTOFFICES
SECRETARY Arldaa Plans RFes Rss
Federal Buildings To Be hat-
sdia Florida.
HAS ASKED FOR MONEY
Fer New FsaeraI ssiIdins at AsaaIaeh
icoIa. Lakeland ard
Mariana

Washington. D. C--Sscrs;2-y q lac
TRASHY NcA5oo has sent : ooEEzzi-
cation 70 Tie senate in vbic2 se ASKS
the passage aS emergency measures
q tie argent deficiency bill q apqru-
P-tzt3ass % buy sites. zat start he
wCEk 81 the Florida Pe5lse sSisGzas
p-C. ec-S-
IaS secretary q the treasury il
forms TIE senate that the movement
% co-sE--ct these buildings rs bss1
pushed to--z-d . TIE pct-t where
tie money ~i.- be needed ~@-y 500
70 purchase sites and s:a- tie con
S---ct-c- wo-k and h ASKS An i=-s-i-
ste appropriation - that tie plans
NY CCs IS
TIE zrF-c7-izr5ozs asked :o-sE:
Arl-z-1,c--G - E1- ste Sz3 csz-
Es-c5-5--. S-sot
Lakeland ste zz5 eoz-s-cs-
Es-- S-'-Ela
Lz--4z-l-Far ste azs cozzz=c4
Es-- S4g-g.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-31
MUNICIPAL BUILDING
SITE is DEDICATED
impressive Ceremonies Attend Begin
ming Of Tampa's New Admins
tration Building.

Tampa.--By the turning of the first
spade full of earth on the site where
will stand one OF the most handsome
municipal buildings In the state of
FLORIDA. the signal was made for the
commencement OF the foundation work
on the structure which will represent
a cost of 100000. Mrs. Madison Post.
the widow of Tampa's first mayor,
when ii was Incorporated as a village
IN 1857, turned the frst shovel fail OF
earth as she stood by the side of Mayor
Mckay, who is grandson to the man
who succeeded Madison Post as Tam.
pas second mayor.
The formalitieS marking the con-
mencement OF work on the structure
were well attended. In little more
than 80 years Tampa has grown from
a small village into one OF the most
progressive cities in the entire South.
land
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-31
CITY OF TAMPA ENJOYS
UNIQUE DISTINCTION
According to U. S. Census Bureau 1t
Is One of the Most inexpensive
ly Governed Cities.

Washington, d. C.-The census bu-
reau has just issued comprehensive
report of Florida interest, on "Ffnan-
cial Statistics of Cities Having a
Population Over 100000" The report
is based upon statistics gathered for
the year 1912, which have just been
tahulated.
The statistics relating to Florida in
clude the following:
Jacksonville-Per capita net reve-
ME receipts S27.19; per capita net
governmental cost payments 1882,
Tampa-Per capita net revenue re-
ceipts $16.44; per capita net govern
mental cost payments $3.50.
The report shows that Tampa is one
of the most inexpensively governed
cities per capita in the country.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-31
BIG TRADE FOR CATTLE
WAS MADE IN ARCADIA
Impetus 10 Given Beef Raising in
Florida When 5000 Head
Figure IN Deal.

ArsdiA-W. H Seward and Jake
Wey EAvs purchased the ". ?. Nj
Eel stock q cattle q the Miakka prai-
ne consisting O. three stocks: The
Diamond Figure and Figure IS
brands MeSsrs- Seward and Wsv
bought the stock as they rua OF the
range which are estimated 10 bs 5000
head
NJ Ss~2rd has owned a large stock
O cattle o. the prairie for several
ysz-s, and vith the purchase o. the
above stock puts hin in the front as
: cattle nan He is now gathering
large bunch Ct bseE cattle. and VII
close q contract s5Cz Tor The sale Of
80 70 60 -cce early in The fzIL
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-31
AUSTRIA SEEMS
ANXIOUS FOR WAR
SeVian Minister Given His PASSPORTS
Austria Arrests Chief Of SeMau
General Staff.
RUSSIA WILL AID SERWA
In the Event of Conflict With Austr;,
Germany Is Allied With
Austria.

London, England latest deye,.
opments appear to furnish new proc;
that Austria is determined to mako
war on Ssrvia. The possibilities Of
general European war, seem greater
than ever have confronted the pres.
ent generation.
The Servian reply to the Austro.
Hungarian ultimatum was an accent.
ance of almost all the imperious de.
mands, except that Austrian officials
shall participate in the investigation
and fix the responsibility for the anti.
Austrian propaganda. Servia propos.
ed an appeal to the powers at The
Hague for the settlement of that fea.
ture.
Servian Minister Given Passports.
Notwithstanding this humiliating
surrender, which was more than Eu.
rope expected of the proud little ma.
ton, the Austrian government gave
the Seryian minister his passports
which may be construed as a virtual
declaration of war.
Servian General Arrested.
Austria committed an act of war by
arresting the chief of the Serytan gen
eral staff, General Putnik, near Buda
pest.
A formal declaration or war Is not
expected because Servia is not a party
to The Hague convention, which re-
quires this.
The suspension of all parliamentary
and judicial institutions has been de-
creed in Austria and an iron-cIad cen.
sorship has drawn a Gordon Of secrecy
around the country.
Even now the Austrian armies may
be closing in upon Seryia and launch
ing a sudden blow. as Japan did when
she sent her feet against the Russian
ships without warning.
Another Chance to Avert War.
While Austria announces a partial
mobilization" the Austrian ambassa
dor at London has issued a significant
notice to all Austrians liable for mill
tary service TO return home. The only
possibility of ayerting war at the eleT
enth hour which Austria recognizes Is
that Servia shall reconsider her reply
to the Austrian note and bow to all
the demands. Even then Austria pro
poses to exact payment for all her ez
penses in connection with her military
measures.
Russians Are Active.
me question as to whether Russia
will take up arms to save her Slsv
protege is the feature on which the
peace OF Europe hinges The same &C.
gree of secrecy which Austria mas in.
posed has been established in Russia,
also. therefore it cannot be known
ether military preparations ar5 in
progress there.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-31

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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-31
KICK ON THERMOMETERS
REACHES KISsiMMEE
Gainesville Man Says Mercury Is Be-
ing Read at Different

Kissimmee.-The last meeting OF the
board of trade brought forth some In
teresting communications from differ
ent parties Interested in Florida and
Osceola county.
One lsttsr vas from the secretary
of the Gainesville board of trade, pro-
testing about the way official Their
mometers are read in the state. He
claimed that these thermometers are
being read at different levels and he
wishes the cooperation Of the va
rious bsar,ss OF trade in the state to
combine IN an effort to have these
instruments all placed at the same
level In this way he considers that
each city will have an equal chance
in the matter OF temperature read
mgs.