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The Cairo bulletin., 1914-02-12
Citr Profted S4iS.33 Interest Tor
Month January on Balance
$3.50, ,329.35.
MONTHLY BALANCES WILL
INCREASE UNTIL JULY /
Centaution That Anticipation Tax
Warrants Cen be Bought
With This Fund.

In dcrositing the city monies the
percent Of the result OF an agree
ment made between the three banks,
forty percent each to the first two
banks and twenty percent to the
Cairo National Naturally the in
toses. On deposits are paid in the
same ratio.
The amount of deposits to the
credit Of the city VIII gradually
grow larger until July whom dis
bu.scments win occur in taking up
special bonds for street improve
ments.
The deposits at present on Land
are due tc monies in the General
Fund, Levee Tax Fund, Insurance
Tax Fund, Sidewalk Fund, Road
Tax Fund, Library Tax Fund and ao-
cruing from Warrants No. 3 TO SO
inclusive, those latte,i Sd being
monies paid in for liau,dations Of
special improvement bonds when
due
In Wow Of the fact that wnea
tho general lund Of the city has
been exhausted as usual in th2
past, ami the city is compelled TO is
sue Anticipation Warrants bearing
five percent. cJhtcntiou is being
made that the city cannot legally
par over four percent interest on
lhasc warrants.
II IS furthermore coutcnded tha.
the City Of Cairo can. by ordinance,
use "auy fund set aside for use for
some Particular purpose in the p0r-
euasa or tax ant cipation warrants
iicd by said city
Of course the law provides that
The city must have in its treasury
the ara tirmar" funds
This law IS said to have been en-.
acted HrIr. the }Qii term Of tha
snura and approved on jane Z
II lhe mo vaar This law is known
rs Senate EH 80. IS in Sections !
ANA 2, The title is AN Act cen
egfnius municipal tuuos.
if uls Act Gan be construed IL
favor q The yellow BOYS" 50 called
81 ge.enn Of their color as they are
good as gold. it means that the war
ralts can he deposited in the city
treasury as against any fund there
iu the gity being loser, of course
the three Nar cert that il receives
rar The banks On monthly deposit
balances but at the same time ef-
fecting q saving Of five percent
which it has paid in the past to the
banks on the Anticipation War
rants, this proceeding really how
ever erecting a two percent saving
10 the city.
There is today in the three bank.
Of Caro- the greatset amount Of
money that ever has been credited
the city since its organization.
aud from these deposits the city
is receiving three percent interest
ou monthly balances, this in.erea.
being one Of the great benefits al-
cruine under the Commission Form
Of Municipal Government.
n On January !, 1911, the Decem-
tes botaHyo showed $t55,i21.G1 on
deposit n the three local banks.
On February / 1914, the January
balance showed $1S0,339S5 on de-
posit.
On this January balance the city
received on February l the sum of
$445.39 interest
The January balance on February
showed that the deposits were le
follows:
First B. G Trust Co.'s 1889 SIS
Alex County n. Bank. 10000. 90
Cairo Natl Bank 80. $4,000. 90
Totol Srsoe2q AZ
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-02-12

The Cheney Concert COMPANY
which was advertised to give con
reFt at tho Parish house Of the
Church at tho Dcde6mer tonight has
cancelled its cne sgement, owing to
the illness oE-4+Ac Of the members.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-02-12

Mrs. Alice S. Wells. Catifornia's
first policcUoman, who is one Ci
several female bluoeoats in Los AR
sclcse, believes thar Suffrage t0r
women win solve the servant SRI
problem
Just give the girls a chance 70
vote, sad She, "and it viii dignity
their work SO they will be willing
to Go into tho Kitchen"
Mr.. Wells admitted that few
American girls wanted 10 work In
kitchens, but she thought that due
largely to the fact that women could
not vote.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-02-12

Tue biggest Family in this town
IS the family of readers Of this
paper. Ma
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-02-12
Local Data Yesterday.

Character Of day ........ Cloudy
- hour precipitation Inappreciablo
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-02-12
Snnrisn I'D Snnset.


r. r't'f7r aad Vicinity; Fair ani.
slightly warmer Thursday.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-02-12

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The Cairo bulletin., 1914-02-12
Concert Company Not to Play.

Totai .... .....$1S0,359 35
Douglas Island news., 1914-09-30
Election Officers

The city council atits regularsession Monday evening, appointed the follow ing judges and clerks for the election of November Sd:
 In precinct No. 1, with tbe polling place at tbe city hall, the judges will be John Lockhard, Richard Mccormick and Frank Bach, and the clerks will be Carl Erickson aud Ed Andrews.
 In precinct No. 2, Al. Boone, Dennis Murphy and James Mitchell will be judges and Axel Krouquist and l.. A.. Slane, clerks. The polling place will be at the Natatorium.
Douglas Island news., 1914-09-30

Alice Cox, an Indian woman who at one time resided in Douglas, confessed yesterday before a coroner's jury at Juneau to the killing of R. D. ,Red) Baker, a white man, at Waydelich's ranch at Aux bay, on Sept 28th. The man was killed with two bullets from a 30 30 rife, one entering above the hip aud the other through the chest The woman, who had accompanied Baker to the ranch, claims that he had choked her and threatened to kill her. George Waydelich, the 14.year old son of the late Wes Waydelich, the pioneer locator of the ranch, was a witness to the kill ing. Baker, the victim of the shooting, three years ago burglarized the Gate way saloon in Haines and served a year in jail for the crime.
Douglas Island news., 1914-09-30

The race for delegate to congress is developing some little excitement. The Juneau Empire is bearing the brunt of the battle for Mir. Bunnen, and in Tues days issue devoted several columns of editorial space to answering Mir. Wick ersham's speech of the evening before. Mir. Wickersham in his visit here show ed all bis old time fighting qualities and pleased large audiences at all of his rallies. The people are anxiously await ing the arrival of Mr. BunneH, who is now enroute to Gastineau points from the Interior, to hear his version of the story. With the war in Europe prac- tically at a standstill with the armies of the allies and the Germans with locked horns, the average Alaskan welcomes the political war with avidity and says "Let lem fight"
Douglas Island news., 1914-09-30

Through their attorney, Wedell Foss, Mrs. Phillip McCaul and Emmet Me. Caul, her son, have brought suit against the owners of the steamer Admiral Sampson, sunk in collision with the steamer Princess Victoria, and the Princess Victoria. Mrs. McCaul pre- sents a claim for S5OOO and 5000 for the son. According to the complaint, Mrs. McCaul alleges that she suffered great nervous shock, due to witnessing the sinking of the vessel; that their clothing was lost; in attempting to es- cape from the vessel, Mrs. McCaul was injured by being trampled upon by the steerage passengers, and that, owing to escaping oil from the tanks of the Ad- miral Sampson, her clothing became saturated with oil and this caught fire, which resulted in her feet being burned. The vessels are both held at fault and are alleged to have been travelling at a high rate of speed during a fog.-Taco- ma Tribune. Mrs McCaul, who is a former Douglas resident, was passen ger on the ill fated vessel enroute to Treadwell to visit her sons, Will and Walter Barquist.
Douglas Island news., 1914-09-30

A thousand dollars worth of cook stoves, ranges and heaters will be closed out at actual cost at John Feusi's hardware store on Front street. If you need a stove, this is a chance to save money.-Adv
Douglas Island news., 1914-09-30

will population increase and thus will Alaska leave the rauks of the wilder ness class and enter the list of the great domains that are beginning to care for the overflow peoples of the overcrowded nations of the earth- Seward Gateway.
Douglas Island news., 1914-09-30
PIANO TUNER

GEORGE ANDERSON, Piano Expert, the only professional resident Piano Tuner in Alaska. Factory representative for Piano Player Pianos and Electric Pianos. Piano tuniugs, $500; by the year, SlOOO. Phone 54. BarraRer's Post Office Store, JUNEAU.
Douglas Island news., 1914-09-30

A recent request of a Douglas resi- dent for a catalogue, was answered by the mail order house to which the re- quest was sent, saying that they did not do business in cities containing over one hundred thousand population. Douglas is growing fast.
Douglas Island news., 1914-09-30

After considerable backing aud fll- ing, the democrats of the First division again have a complete legislative ticket in the field, as follows: Charles A. Sul ger, of Sulzer, for senator; c. M. Nc Grath, of Sitka, c. F. Cheek, of Juneau, Chas. H. Cosgrove, of Ketchikan, aud James Kennedy, of Skagway, for repre- sentatives. Sulzer takes the place of Svindseth for senator; Cosgrove of R.. l.. Petty, and Kennedy otG F. Forrest, for representatives. No other with dra aTals have been announced today.
Douglas Island news., 1914-09-30

Many residents of Douglas Island whose former homes were in some of the European countries now involved in war Rnd themselves in a bad nre- dicament. They have families in those countries depending upom them for support, and owing to the suspension of the international money order sys- tem they are unable to send them any money. In the meantime they receive letters from their wives and children stating that they are starving.
The Parker post., 1914-03-21
RUSSIAN KILLS TWO.

PRESCOTT, March 17.-G. Bailey,
manager of the Jerome branch Of the
Bank of Arizona and Carl M. Hem,
an attorney, both of Jerome, were
each shot through the head at that
place by Peter Nojokits, a Russian,
who then turned the six shooter on
himself and sent bullet crashing
through his own brain.
The three men were returning from
a six mile trip to land recently pur-
chased by the Russian in which the
attorney and banker were interested.
All were riding in Bailey's seven pas
senger machine.
Helm and the Russian were riding
behind. An argument arose over the
land and the Russian declared he
wanted his money back. Pulling his
gun he sent a bullet crashing trough
Helms head then he turned the gun
on Bailey who was driving, and sent
a bullet through the base of his skull
Jumping from the machine he took
three steps and placed the muzzle of
the gun against his own head. The
Russian died instantly. Bailey died
in the hospital two hours later and
Helm is conceded to have a chance
for his life.
The Parker post., 1914-03-21

honor been faithful to their trusts :?
They have been supinely inactive and
apparently Indifferent while Ameri-
cans were being butchered and i'm
prisoned by wholesale Assured that
they would continue their policy of
'watchful waiting an alleterative
definition coined by the wordy Bryan
the Mexican of both factions contin-
ued their depredations and openly de-
fled the "Gringo pigs"
The fact is now alleged in many
quarters the "watchful waiting" pol
icy was dictated by England, to serve
British commercial interests.
In Europe, American diplomacy is
a byword, our nation laughing stock
The German press, the official Rus
sian press, the Italian and Swiss and
Belgian press, all of the European
papers as with one voice, excepting a
few OF the English, ridicule the Uni
ted States in the most scathing man
ner Nothing like it has happened
il, a hundred years.-Brawley News.
The Parker post., 1914-03-21
GOVERNOR PROMISES ACTION.
(.Arizona Gazette J

A. S. Prescott, G. A Marsh and j.
B. Flanagan of the Board of Trade
of Parker have been in Phoenix for
the past two days and have laid be-
fore Gov. Hunt the desires and hopes
of the people of that section OF the
state in reference to the improve
ment and irrigation of the valley
lands.
They have asked that the terms of
the Carey act as adopted by the state
legislature be extended to the lands
alcug the Colorado from Parker
to Ehrenberg and that the neces-
sary steps be forthwith taken to er-
ect an irrigation district under the
provisions of the state law.
The governor is naturally heartily
in accord with the wishes Ut the Par
ker people and has promised to take
such action as lies within his power
for the furtherance of their ambi-,
tions.
The Parker valley covers an irriga-
BILE area of 1875, 900 acres, lying along
the Colorado for a distance of approx
imately forty miles A bill is now
pending in congress, for the opening
of the Indian lands for settlement
and it is expected that this will be-
come law at the present session of
congress.
The irrigation works to be con-
structed consist chiefly of a diver
sion dam in the Colorado near Par
ker and the necessary gravity canals.
The land has gradual fall of approx
imately IL feet to the mile all the
way to Ehrenberg and is of excellant
quality The addition of so great an
area to the cultivated lands of the
state will be one of the largest
improvements that has occurred
since the construction of the Tonto
reservoir
The committee submitted in writ
ing their requests to the governor,
who has promised to give them inn
mediate consideration.
The Parker post., 1914-03-21
interviewed Gov. Hunt.

A. S. Prescott, G. A. Marsh and
j. B. Flanagan spent Monday and
Tuesday in Phoenix in the interest
Of the local Board of Trade, having
been appointed as committee to in
terview Governor Hunt and the State
Land Board in reference to the at
titude Of these officials toward the
state Carey act The committee had
pleasant interview with the COVER
nor Monday, but as the members of
the Land Board were out of town no
immediate action could be secured al
though The Governor assured the
Board Of Trade representatives that
as soon as the officials returned to
the city he would call a meeting of
the board for the purpose of adopt
ing resolutions urging the Washing
ton authorities to open the surplus
lands of the Colorado river Indian
reservation to settlement under the
Carey act, and in accordance with
the bill now pending before the in
terror department for approval. The
committee also interviewed other
prominent men at the state capital
who promised to use their influence
In urging immediate legislation for
the Parker project.
The Parker post., 1914-03-21
MASS MEETING
SATURDAY NIGHT

a mass meeting of the citizens
Parker has been called for Saturday
night, March q, by order of the
Board OF Trade. The meeting will be
held in the postoffice building, and
everybody who is interested in the
future of the town is earnestly re-
quested to be present. 1t is of the
utmost Importance that some action
be taken toward Fastening the open
ing of the reservation lands, and sew
eral plans are to be laid before the
citizens Saturday night The commit
tee appointed to interview Governor
Hunt will make its report. Unless a
united effort is put forth at this
time long delay may be looked for
in the opening of the reservation. 1t
is right up to the Parker people
Are there any quitters among us?
We trust not. Everybody is request
ed to come out Saturday night and
attend the pow-wow. THIS MEANS
YOU.
The Parker post., 1914-03-21
INTERVENTION
MUST COME
TEXAS DEMAND FOR PROTEC-
TION EVOkES UNIVERSAL EN-
DORSEMENT - PRESS CRITi-
CISMS OF WILSON AND BRYAN.

Governor Colquitt of Texas request
ed permission of the federal govern
ment to send rangers into Mexico to
arrest the Mexicans responsible for
the murder of Clemente, Vergara, an
American citizen.
Secretary Bryan answered: "The
sending of a military force into Mex
leo would involve responsibilities
which only the federal government
is in position to assume"
The Houston Post retorts: eff the
federal government refuses to extend
needed protection to Texans who are
the victims of Mexican outlawry, it
ought at least not to throw cold wa
ter on the efforts of state government
to extend the protection so much
needed"
At a great mass-meeting at Ell Pa
so, resolutions were formulated, crit
icising the State Department for it's
weak and vacillating policy" accus-
ing it of suppressing facts about the
true condition and demanding the
abandonment of a course that is,
ruincus to all foreign interests in
Mexico and the Mexican people"
The Houston Chronicle says: :"The1e
comes a time when patience ceases 20
be a virtue, when charity constitutes
a sin"
The Waco Times Herald says it
has felt all along that only the kind
fates could keep us out of trouble if
We continue the grapejuice policy.
The San Antonio Light says: "The
United States has not protected Am
erican citizens and it must look well
to it's policy, or it's citizens may take
matters into their own hands and Sc
cure for themseles the protection
which their goernment so long has
neglected to afford
The Dallas Times Herald says, con
cerning this nations duty of guard
ing lives of Americans and foreign
ers in Mexico: ''How the thing can
be done without the use of soldiery
is difficult to conceive.
The Parker post., 1914-03-21
STEWART RE-SENTENCED.

PHOENIX, March 17.-"It is the
judgment of the court that you, Will
liam Stewart, be taken to the ella
county Jail and there be kept in close
confinement until Friday, May 20,
between the hours of 10 o'clock in
forenoon and 3 o'clock in
the afternoon and thence be taken
and hanged by the neck until you are
dead, and may God have mercy on
your soul" Such were the words of
Judge Sawtelle this morning in
resetting the date for the execution OF
William Stewart for the murder of
Fred Kibbe.
The Parker post., 1914-03-21
Drunks Arrested.

About half dozen drunks were
locked up the past week by Constable
Clayton, who is determined to put
quietus on this form of amusement.
Some were fined, others given a lee
ture by Justice of the Peace Col
lins and the balance faded away
across the bridge into California on
''floaters". Judge Collins has been
quite lenient with first offenders, but
all have been warned that they will
not fare so well if they appear again
in his court charged with the same
offense. The moral is: Keep off the
streets if you must get drunk.
The Parker post., 1914-03-21
School Election March 2s.

A school election is to be held in
March %, for the purpose of elect
ing school trustee. The polls will
be open from 1O:3O a. IN. until 2
p. m. AT meeting of the school
trustees Monday night the following
were SELECTED to serve on the elec-
tion board: Mrs. Preston, Mrs. Col
Inns, judges; Mrs. John Roberts. in
spector; Mrs. ]. w. Martin, Mrs. ].
F.. Raney, clerks. So far as known
there are no announced candidates
for the office.
The Parker post., 1914-03-21
Will Move to Parker.

Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Tharpe and
little daughter spent Saturday and
Sunday in Parker This was Mrs.
Tharpe's first visit, and she was de,
lighted with the prospect OF taking
up her permanent residence here.
Just as soon as a suitable house can
be found Mr. Tharpe will remove his
family here from Prescott.
The Parker post., 1914-03-21
Another Accident.

Passenger train No. II, due here
from the east at 11:10 Wednesday
night, did not arrive until 6 o'clock
Thursday morning on account of an
accident to the locomotive. One side
of the engine was torn out, but for
tunately no one was injured. The
accident occurred 13 miles east OF
Bouse. and a brakeman walked into
Bouse, the nearest telegraph station
to the scene Of the accident, for help
An engine was sent from Parker and
brought in the train. A similar ac
cident happened to the same train a
couple of weeks ago, and the same
fireman narrowly. escaped serious in
jury or death.
The Parker post., 1914-03-21
Here's Plain Question.

so & Southwestern transcOntinental
trains will be rolling through the cap
ital city with their human and COM
mercial cargoes. Judge John j. Haw-
kins and Ed w. Wells of Prescott
are among the solid, substantial cap
italists of the southwest, while w
c. Foster and George A. Olney of
Phoenix complete a list which reads
business" into every line of the
project.
The Parker post., 1914-03-21
Mrs. lrie Arrives.

Mrs. Jean Irle arrived here Thurs
day morning from Chicago She ex-
poets to spend several weeks here be
fore going to the coast, where she
will spend the summer. During her
stay here last fall Mrs Irle, who is
writer, gathered considerable mat
erial for book on which she is now
engaged in writing.
The Parker post., 1914-03-21
Entertained Friends.

j. j. Lipford entertained a party
of friends Tuesday evening in honor
of Mr. and Mrs. J. c. Calhoun of
Grants Pass, Ore, who departed for
their home Thursday night Songs,
stories. recitations, etc, made the
evening pleasant. Punch and cake
were served by the genial host. The
guests were: Mr. and Mrs. j. G.. Ca
houn and children; Mrs. Mae Price
and children; Mrs. NJ E. Brown and
little daughter, and Mr. John Flower.
The Parker post., 1914-03-21
Visiting Parker.

r. W. Boyle and j. C. Chamberlain
arrived from the coast Friday morn
ing, and are spending a few days
looking over the country. Both gentle
men are greatly impressed with Par
ker's future and expect to locate
here at an early date
The Parker post., 1914-03-21
Deputy Sheriff Here.

Deputy Sheriff Will Despair of
Bouse was in town Wednesday and
Thursday of this week 1t is under
stood that the recent order to cease
gambling here will be strictly enforc-
ed by the sheriff's office, as we'll as
by the precinct officers. The word
has gone forth that there is to be
no more pleasant sittings around the
green table, and it is expected that
hereafter the most popular diversion
will be pitching horseshoes a la Long
Beach.
The Parker post., 1914-03-21
Heavy Loss BY Fire.

7eaVy Loss ny FIre.
The Humphreys building on D
street, occupied by Capt. w. G. Coy
kendall, was completely destroyed by
fire last Saturday afternoon. The
origin of the fire is unknown, except
that it probably originated from the
kitchen range in some manner. Mrs.
Coykendall and the two children had
left the building only few minutes
previous to the discovery of the fire,
and were visiting with Mrs. r. c.
Saufley, next door. When discover
ed the fire had gotten beyond all con-
troll and within few minutes the
place was in ruins. The loss to the
COykendalls was quite heavy, as they
had considerable valuable furniture,
silverware, chinaware, and wearing
apparel go up in smoke. Mrs. Coyken-
dali recovered several hundred dol
lars worth of her diamonds, and
some of the silverware, but the bal
ance of their effects were a complete
loss. No insurance was carried,
The Parker post., 1914-03-21
Visiting Her Sister.

Mrs. W. l.. Davis of Los Angeles
has been visiting her sister, Mrs. G.
A Marsh, for the past ten days.
The Parker post., 1914-03-21
New Stock of Goods.

Mrs. Mona Goodwin returned last
Saturday from Los Angeles. where
she selected a large stock of new
goods fore her Cash Store.
The Parker post., 1914-03-21
LOCAL NEWS
PARAGRAPHS
PERSONAL AND LOCAL HAPPEN
INGS OF THE WEEK IN PARkE r
PARAGRAPHS.
Visited State Capital.

E. F. Lauten was a business ylsi-
tor to Phoenix last Saturday and Sur
day.
The Parker post., 1914-03-21
TAX NOTICE.
works.

Under the new law the County
Treasurer must file suit for taxes in
six months from date of delinauency
That means June Sth, 1914, for 1913
taxes
w. w. STURGES.
IT, County Treasurer.
The Parker post., 1914-03-21
Blythe Visitors Here.

j. H. Lightfoot and r. G. Warren
spent Saturday in Parker looking
over the country and visiting friends.
They state that the railroad situation
from Blythe JIG. looks bad at the pres
ent time, and seemed to favor the
building of the line through the Par
ker valley as far as Ehrenberg. The
people OF Blythe generally favor this
route, and it is probable that such a
line will be the only solution of
the railroad troubles of the Palo Yer
de valley.
The Parker post., 1914-03-21
Joins Her Husband.

Mrs. Strobe arrived last week from
Chicago to join her husband at this
this place They have taken up
their residence on B street.
The Parker post., 1914-03-21

Roast young chicken and green veg.
etables at the Grotto Cafe, Sunday,
50c.-Adv.