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Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-02
MOTION TO ADVANCE
 30 PER CENT GASf

PHOENIr. hr,lous Ap!il %. i6l5- " B Clearv today fled 3 motion wi,h .he Srrec,o- co-r, of 'he United sta,cs to advance :he Riach vs 1rusA case on The docket.
 This is he ease il will be remember ed that attracted so much attention after the campaign last fall aud which vas decided ia fa -ci of Ra:ch Thict had az i1s offecI. rhe Euii:lcs tisa of inc "eighty per cent" law. CleaTr was aCt- inc for tbe state of Arizona and appeal ci the case from the United States Cir. crit of appeals to the Superior Court
 What action the Superior Conrt ma .ake on the m .tion. will be watched with int-reet If the mott on is denied
 VII take matter ot approximate two wears before the docket ot 'h court is reached to point where tho ease can he he ard.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-02
TO NAME MEMBERS
 OF GENERAL COMMITTEE

A. H. Gardner, president of the Co ch SC County Good Roads Bond AsSo- uiation will soon announce the mem bcrs of the general committee which he wa delegated to appoint. IL has been decided by the officers and others that this :committee should consist of one person from each city. town or school district in the county. in which the voters organize for the purpose of get ting in on this important issue.
 I meeting of the taxpayers of Garces. Carr Canyon. Hereford and that sec ti.n. was held this week. and they a.e unanimously m favor of bond issue for a system of county roads and will be represented on the committee.
 A meeting of the Association will be held in the near future and Cochise will step in line with her sister coun- ties on this important matter It is proposed to name the roads on which he money will be spent in the eve mt of d bond election, so that the people will know exact lv where the roads are to be built. The state highway being an as. sured fact it is now up to Cochise county to build a system of roads con- meeting up with it. and also a cross. country road from San Simon 10 Ben son, and then connect all roads with the main artery. the state highway.
 This committe will work out plan undoubtedly and submit it 10 a ma>- meeting of the taxpayers to be held be fore the bond issue goes to a vote.
 Word is coming in from all over the county tG the effect tha, sentiment f". bond issue to build a county road system is increasing daily. Certainl we ought to have the benefit of goo" roads now, and there is no time lk he present. We have in County En 4ineer Ryan road builder of wortl let's give him something to do.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-02
GLEASON HAPPENINGS
 FOR THE PAST WEEK

GLEASON. Aprl 24.-G l Van Meter motored to McN,al N,dne SdaS the 27th.. to attend the TeNa Day e celehration They report s dandy ume. d do sl ,hosy who were In at tendance
 Miss Lila Tetry is spending few days iu McNral with inends.
 Constable Lafe Gibson and c I Van Meter motorei down tne valley on a business.
 Tom Cole and party motorcd to McNesl the 2lsl to take m tho crlebra ton.
 wm. Terry was a Gleeson visitor this week from his ranch
 Harry Christianson returned from Wilcox where he went this week to buy some thoroughbred r,sistered q bulls for his ranch near Glecson
 Tom Cole spent few day in Tomb stone this week visiting hiS mother Mrs L. Y. Cole.
 MT. ana Mrs. Rube Baker and chil- dren went 10 the valley this on d visit with Mrs Bakers mother Mrs. l. Short.
 This section received another good rain this week ana the grass Is growing splendldly.
 |. :. Land Commissioner Carlos E Bolton was d visitor III GleesOm th |. week from CourJland.
 The Mexican coiony of Glecson are arranging for an elaborate celebration on the lInCo de Mayo and which. ac' cording 10 plans already formulated will be concluded by gran DaIlc" III Van Meters hall
 Dad" Hcffiy. ot Douglas. is a visitor in Gleesou lhIs week.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-02
INCREASE 0F WAGES
 AT OLD DOMINION

High price for copper prevailing at th present time resulted in more good news for the employees of the Old Do minion Copper company yesterday when General Manag"r P. C. Beckett: posted notice of a new increase of wages.
 Under the new scale miner who at I5-cent copper receives s 15 4 day will. with copper at l6 cents. get S3.6O; al r. cents get Si %; at IS gets s+.l5; at l9 cent get Si25. aud all others in the same proportion.
 Mr Beckctt's notice states that:
 In addition to tine wage scale pub lished January p. 1915. the increase for all daily wage employees will become el- iected when she selling prise of Elec trolytic Copper is Is or higher.
 "The price of Electrolyic Copper in the sliding wage scale shall b.. that published in the Engineering and Mining Journal. of New York The copper price to be used as the basis Of wages for any current month shall be the average quotation of The immedi- ately preceding month."
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-02
ASSAULTS HIS WIFE
 WITH STOVE POKER

GLOBE April 24 Miami was thrown into a ferment of excitement when S. F. Dennison assaulted his wife with a stove poker.
 Dennison, who is said to be subject to fits of insanity. came home yester- day and walked up to his wife. em- braced and kissed her saying, "It's a d-u shame you have to work so hard and I am not able to help you" He then turned around and began stirring the fire with a poker Whirling sud d nly he struck his wife over the head. ft Hing her to the floor.
 The injured woman was attended immediately by Dr. Slaughter and she is reported as resting easily.
 The prisoner. when visited by Dr Holt in his cell in the jail. said, 'I do not remember anything. can't think there is no brain action" He seemed crite remorseful over what had hap, D red and kept murmuring. Pool little girl, dead-dead-d dead"
 Many people will remember Denni son as the man who wandered of iron Tombstone last winter and was lost in the hills for several days.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-02
PARDON BOARD TO DECIDE
 FATE OF FIVE MEN FRIDAY

PHOENIX, April 26-Whether the five men sentenced to hang at the state penitentiary. who were reprieved to May 2S, will he executed on that date or will be recommended for executive cinmcncv is the question to be decided at the meeting of the new pardon board al Florence this week.
 All five of the men have made appli cation fer pardon and their cases have come up at several meetings of tie board, but no final action has yet been taken. II being the desire of members of the new pard, ming board to wall until all the cases could be gone over fully and decided on their merits This decision was made after the opinion ci the supreme court in the Laird cases which stained the board as holding the pardoning power Prior to that time the board acted on only relatively unimpOrtant eases.
 The we men. with the exception of Nillaiobo. have already been reprIcved three times, and are N B. Chavez. Eduardo Perez, F Rodriguez, NJ Pe- ralta and Ramon Nillalobo
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-02
CUPID GETS BUSY WITH
 THE COMING OF SPRING

It seems that Cupid has been work ing overtime in Tombs'one of late and he has pierced with his poisonous darts. the hearts of another young Tombstone couple. who have been made one by the holy honGs Of matri mony.
 Yesterday at the Congregational church, Mir Alvin S Cook. of this city took as his bride Miss Ella Sanders one of Tombstone's far daughters. Rev. H. A Deck officiating. only mem CTS 4 the family and d few intimate friends being present t the ceremony
 After the ceremony had been per formed. the party retired to the home of the brides parents. MT. and Mrs. James Sanders. where a wedding din ner was served in honor of the bride
 
 The bride is the daug hter of MT. and Mrs. James Sanders. and has made many friends through her charming ways and refined personality; while the groom is a we'll known young man O! Wilcox. having recently made his home here He is a contractor and builder by trade and has many friends
 They will take up the.r residence in Tombstone and will soon be at home to their friends The wedding. which was unanncunced. came as a surprise 10 the many friends of the young couple. and last nigh the "Chirivari' band was busy "serenading" the new couple.
 The "Prospector" joins in extending congratulations for long and happy cruise on the sea of matrimony.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-02

S0ASltLGOo4i, stSIstCly or olEel"iSes why the senate should not build an ap. propriation bill of its own.
 If senate appropriation bill is de cided upon. in the light of the revela- ton. the wheels will be set in motion shortly
 One of the most scathing arraign- apathy aud neglect of duty heard dur ing the regular or extra session of the legislature was delivered this morning by Senator Stapely, of Msricops coun- ty He called attention to the condi- tions which compelled the senate 10 sit not only with folded arms. but with hands tied unable to make a move for the betterment of conditions which are In imperative need of legislation.
 The senate met at the appointed hour, and, besides roll call and listen ing to the speech of Stapely, no busi- ness was transacted, and an adjonrn- ment was taken until 10 c clock tomor- row morning
 At a very breif sitting of the house this morning Chairman Powers Of the appropriations committee reported progress in the work of preparation oi i appropriation measnre. He stated | that after an all-day session yesterday they had passed upon forty five items and if the same progress could he con. | tinued. they would be able to plett the bill and have il ready for introduc ton by Thursday.
 Represe ntative Christy (Greenlee asking for information, said be wa! reliably informed that there was 1T
 the state treasury s75.OOO belongin, to the university fund received from the sale Of timber on uiIiverSi tw lands, [ of whic h no use is being made. anC that S36 900 T. ceived from the lease O i public lands was also reposing in tn, in the banks of the state without doinl the state any good. and wished tC know whether there was any way tC get action on the two funds.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-02
Experimental Wells

Althouch tho, e,appropriation Of S2 300 made by the legi Tla,ure will not be ava;lablc for some time. the work "r drilling the fir: of the State's eXpcri
 mental wells in the Parker vaileN
 Parker according to adviceS received is coming to the front and getting in on the wave of prosperity that is hitting the copper mining industry.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-02
Special Election

An effort is being made to find the sentiment cf the people of Santa Cruz county regarding a special lection to aut! orize the issuing of bonds to pro- vide funds with which to build a
 bridge scross the Santa Crnz river the stGte legislature having appropriated SIP. 300 for the purpose. providing rhe
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-02
FRUIT TRAIN WRECKED
 NEAR MNGNAN, hRiz.

KINGMAN, April 6.-Thursday morning last a freight train was wrecked near Berry Siding, about SIX miles east of Kingman. A broken fiange on one of the cars is said 10 have caused the wreck. Three cars were badly broken up. one being entirely destroyed. The cars were loaded with oranges consigned 10 an eastern point Bores and sacks of oranges were brought into Kingman and peddled out at low price. the railroad company salvasins all possible out of the wrecked consignment.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-02
BARRETT GETS $500
 FOR INJURIES RECEIVED

PHOENIX. April 26-After having the damage case of CA. Barrett versus the Ray Consolidated submitted with out argument. the federal court jury dcliberated five hours yesterday evening and then found in favor of plaintiff to the extent of $500 Thirty thousand dol lars was the sum asked by Barrett as re. paration for the accident which he claims deprived him of the use of his right limb.
 A difficulty over the argument for the plaintiff resulted in the waving of the preliminary summing up. the de. fense wave both arguments. thus mak- ing IL necessary to turn the case over to the jury without a word beyond the testimony and the courts instructions
 An important phase of the case was the instruction by Judge Sawtelle to the effect that plaintiff was entitled to sue under the Arizona state employers liability act. and that the jury was to ind one way or another solely on the evidence. He said the jury was to take into consideration the extent of the injuries and the responsibility for them as brought out in the testimony.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-02
SAN DIEGO YUMA R. R.
 s6hN Bt COMPLETED

The San Diego and Yuma railroad 'oill be comple ed hy January nexl. ac- co-d'ng to Louis ] V';i1c
 The Sa1 Diego banker. m q recent statement said
 Work on the railroad has progr, ssed at such rate that there is oply short az tc te closed A..szgenents fc- ire complete S-e2c:zz Q. -he road fare been finished I ara informed 90 that the fine. equipped as rolling stock and terminals. will be perfected by I9l6"
 Wilde declined responsibility for fi- nancing the railroad
 Heavy locomotives and steel car -quipment have recently arrived, he continued. indicating ,he road would be run on the best lines The finishing of tn" road coming just when it does, will be of the greatest use to the com munity."
 ''As the only piece of railroad con struction which have been going on his year. spending from $50 900 to S2OO. .OOO d month. we San Diegans re- gard it as a matter of highest credit to cur city"
 'it will open new era in the develop ment of the country around our bay. the southwest"
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-02
OOiNGs IN THE
 STATE LEGISLATURE

PHOENIX, April 24.-With a ses- sion lasting less than half an honr during which John Christy (Greenlee) delivered two speeches advising the members to get down to work without further parleying. the house adjourn give the appropriation committee an opportunity to formulate a plan of procedure.
 IL was given out. semi officially, that the appropriation committee has tentatively agre1d upon the amount which il will ask for to meet the ex- penseS of the special session. The figures are given at S25 900. estimating the length of the session at twentyone days, But it is also reported that this may meet with opposition when it comes before the house.
 The lists of attaches of the house as agreed upon follows:
 Chief clerk. Peter Munch. of Santa Cruz: assistant chief clerk. Oscar Zapf Cochise, chaplain. Rev. Seaborr Crutchfeld, Maricopa; journal clerk Amy Greenleaf. Yuma; enrolling and engrossing clerk, Rose McGrath. Gila sergeant-at. arms, W (. Truman Pinal; doorkeeper, x. A. Murphy Coconiuo; page. Kelly Mouer. Mari copa; janitor, Mir. Williams; postmaster R R. Leach. Pima; Joe Lazure; sten," ghraphers, Alice Metzler, Yavapai Miss Freeman. Mrs. St. Charles Mohavc: Mrs. Alice Patterson, Apache Mrs. Graves. Maricopa; Miss Gribe Il Cochise: Miss Jones. Maricopa; Mrs NJ Burns. Yavapai.
 Speaker Brooks was the recipien this morning of a handsome ga ve made from wood obtained from th' building in Prescott in which the trs territorial legislature was held. I'm donor was s. L. Caldwell. and th' presentation was purely informal with out any ceremony or speech-making
 The senate met at the usual houi and, without the transaction of any business. immediately adjourned until 93O Monday morning. but 1t tool them several minutes to agree upor the hour of adjournment, a motion setting that hour having been lost, to gether wite motions fixing the meeting hour at different times. until this wa agreed upon.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-02
Another Amateur

Anoth,r problem has arisen at the county jail with the arrest Sunday by Sperial Officer Casey of the Sourh heru Pacific railway of Felipe Felix. ten year old amateur Raffles who was taken into custody after picking a lock to d chest of old brass in the ESpec yards.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-02

The federal government has brought suit against Charles E. Hern and his wifc, Martha H. arm. of Cochise coun ty to set aside patent issue for home stead to Hearn. The complaint charges that the defendant made false state ment in filling his final proof and that his witnesses did not testify to the ne cessary facts.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-02
Blocking out Copper

Exploration work on the copper strike made three weeks ago by the Daily Arizona Copper company on their property at Apache Camp is still in progress. The body of ore en- vet. The ore will assay about 6 per cent copper and with the silver it carries will be valued at about S2O per ton. The find was made at the lSO foot level.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-02
ARIZONA TRANSFER
 SHOT BY VILuSTAS

MORALES, April 26.-Ray Gnjalba. teamstcr. said to be an American citizen, was shot and fatally wounded by a Mexican policeman in Nogales. boundary. The Mexican authorities Mexican town where the Villistas sre being a Carranza sympathizer. Gri- erica.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-02
EIGHT LOGICAL REASONS
 FOR BENSON SHORT CUT

B", sing the Bcrson cut of as a por- ion of the Borderland route between Tombstone and Tucson. Henry Etz and Perry Burke 0: Benson and Toe Goodman and F H Hilton. of St. David. were in the city today from Bsbee and Douglas where they have been circulating petitions for signatures which will later be forwarded to the state board of control Tn both Ri>hce. Lowell and Douglas s large numhcr of citizens of the most prominent men were secured. and endorsements from the various commercial bodies.
 We intend to spend week if neccs- sary securing the necessary number of Signcrs," said MT. Burke. who is editor oi the Benson Signal. Prom here we gC to Tucson, where VIC have every reason to feli,ve that. 'he proposal 10 eliminate the Empire ranch road will be favorably received
 The Benson cutoff will leave the present Borderland route at point three miles southwest of Tombstone We are having a large sign painted to be installed there
 The cutoff intersects the present line of the Borderla nd a. Vail and the people of Pima county are doing their part to aid us They are working ga st. ward as we go westward"
 The reasons given by the petition for the change in the route follow:
 First-thC road is twelve miles short CT than the Borderland route between Tombstone and Vail station. via Elm pire ranch.
 Second-This road is easier to main- tain than the Borderland route from Tombstone to Vail.
 Third-This road posses through popuious and highly developed agri- cultural district. thereby being a valu- abl. advertising asset to the state: whereas, the Borderland from Tomb stone to Vail traver.es an uninh abited desert waste.
 Fourth On ihis road. automobile supplies and repairs of all kinds are easily accessible to all auto tou: ists: on the Borderland from Tombstone to Vail there are none.
 Fifth-Hotel accommodations on this road are first class and ample; on the Borderland route from Tombstone to Vail there are none.
 Sixth-On this road the automobile tourist has the telegraph and telephone at hand; on the Border land route from Tombstone 10 Vail be has none.
 Seventh-This road links one of the most productive valleys of the state with the greatest mining centers of the southwest.
 Eighth-The road referred to has been put in excellent condition for travel by residents of the region th rough which it passes-
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-02

PHOENIX, April 26.-With the suggestion that business might be great Iv expedited by the house resolving it. self into an appropriation committe Christy, of Greenlee. made a motion to that effect.
 The motion was seconded by Good win. bu, failed to meet the appreciation of the house, which then took recess until l:3O this afternoon to give the appropriations committee an opportun- ity to proceed with business.
 House joint resolution No. l. provid- ing for a joint committee of two from the house and one from the senate to investigate all public offices and state institutions was defeated in the senate this morning by vote of 10 to |, Campbell, of Coconino. voting for the resolution.
 House bill No. l. appropriating S25.- 900 for the payment of expenses of its extra session was then, taken up and passed unanimously.
 Peter Munch, of NogAles, who was elected chief clerk of the lower house has advised the speaker that he will be unable to take the job His successor has not yet been named.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-02
0ilinq Read

The 2 5rk of oiling the surface oi the GlruGal Phoenix road. recently completed by the state engineering de part mentS, will begin next week and will be .ushed to completion as rapidly as possible This announcement was mdae Monday by State Engineer Lamar Cobb.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-02
To Care of Father

Because his morher was lying at the point ef death, Felix Luna. who was caught Sunday by Special Officer Salisbury of the Espee. al Tucson. picking lock 10 chest wherc rail road brass fixtures were stored. was rsread of being given in charge of prohabation Officer Hopely.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-02
Porter Arrested

Morris Washington. porter on the
 outhern Pacific was taken from his - Monday at Phoenix and placed in
 ne county jail charged with illegally cling whiskey. Washingtop's method of purveying the illicit beverage was cry simple. He took orders here,
 nd upon his reaching Los Angeles aid in his supply. toting it back in ;iis car to Phoenix without paying sreight bills Plain clothes men from he sheriff's office watched him dispose If considerable quantity of his wares to thirsty ones and then arrested him.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-02
Rich Ore

This week Albert Nol visited King. man from the Wallapai mountairS and reports that he and Joe Martincz and Mar uel Martinez have discovered vein Of silver ore that is phe heGorira liv rich. He brought with him samples Of the ore lat i, more than twenty Pr ceIr silver.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-02
Body Found

Alter yhree-dav search. the body ol Joe l.. Archambeau well known merchant and sportsman f Prescott was four in smith canyon near here. Prescott Sunday morning
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-02
NEMSY ITEMS
 OF ARIZONA
Prepared in Condensed Form From
 AL Gver inc State
Citrus Fruit Planted

Conse erva tive estimates place rh, area of citrnS fruit orchards planted n the Salt river valley this spring a. 500 acres II is rte largest siagie seasons planti1z n the hisrcry 5i the Valle, Al least .5 percent oi rEr new orchards are grape fruit
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-02

PHOENIX, April 2s The impres- sion prevailing in the legislature. as we'll as in the minds of the public. that
 a general appropriation bill must ori- g;uat. in the lower house was dissipated today in a statement by Attorney Gen. .,al Joues in which the chief legal ofh- ce, of the state says there is no reason.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-02
Work Halted

Development at the well of the T onto Basin Oil company near Roose- welt has been temporarily halted while an "oil saver" cap for the casing is awajred
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-02
State of Ohio. City of Toledo,
 County q s3-

Lucas County. Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney & Co.,, doing business in the City of To- ledo. County and State aforesaid. and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and er- cry case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
 FRANK ]. CHENEY. Sworn to befOse me and subscribed ir my presence. this sth day of December. A. n. 1Sss.
 tS4aD A. W GLEASON
 Notary FuOIic. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts directly upon the blood and mt c0Tis surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials. free.
 F. ! CHENEY & co. Toledo. 0. Sold hy all Druggists. 1sc. Take Halrs Family Pills for constipation.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-02

The "Prospector" joins in extending cruise on the sea of matrimony