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Weekly journal-miner., 1915-07-28
HAS WARM SPOT IN
 HEART FOR PRESCOTT
(From Saturdays Dai1vl

(From Saturdays Daily)
 Prescott has an exceptionally fine booster in one "Niksah," but this is believed to be Haskins spelled back wards.
 A copy of the Pittsburg Gazette Times, of date July 19, has been sup piled the Chamber of Commerce, in which considerable publicity is given Prescott. The article is signed by "Niksah" and is the second to have appeared in that paper, the first one boosting Frontier Days.
 The heading for the article is: Prescott Is Still City of Romance. Arizona Town, Gem On the Roof of the Continent, Has Many Interesting Features. Wonder Mines Near Place:
 The Article.
 Prescott, Arizona, July IS. - A gem of town on the roof of con tinent is Prescott. Reached by a tor tuous railway that climbs inconceiv- able grades and doubles among the de6lcs of precipitous mountains, it ncstles among the peaks and listens to the soughing of rowdy winds among the pines. Its streets, which scramble up hill and down canyon, furnish the arteries that lead to its decorative, 1umber-built homes, that are painted like mosaics in the sides of its mountain ridges
 "A subdued Prescott it is since that wave of reform swept first gambling and then the saloon from the State and removed those elements which the romancer always emphasizes in Western description. 'Whiskey Row. the Palace saloon and the Miners Exchange have been displaced by commercial establishments of greater propriety, and the whirl of the roul cite ball, the chatter of poker chips and the bark of the faithful six-shoot- CT that once was wont to grow out of such amusements are to be heard no more.
 "Yet Prescott is still the center of land of romance. On the 10000 hills that surround it, crumpling away for 100 miles in every direction, are to be found the cattle ranges that are still used with the same freedom that typihed earlier days. Groups of cow boys still follow the chuck wagons into the solitudes for the roundup. They ride and rope and brand with the same abandon, carol as blithely, sleep as soundly ill their blankets be- meath the open sky. But when the work is over their savings build them homes in Prescott instead of going the ways of old.
 And among the cattle ranges round about are planted many of the choic- est mining properties in the world. There Is the Congress mine, which boasts the deepest shaft on earth and down which President Mckinley once went There are the Senator Clark copper mines at Jerome, nearby where the owner issues his orders as to the number of millions of dollars that are each year to be taken from the earth, and his superintendents produce accordingly. There are many ancient properties to which modern science is returning and reworkihg the ores for the gold that escaped those processes that were in use a few decades ago.
 "The gem city of Prescott. is the home of such men as these-modern, virile-with hardly citizen who was not born in America and who did not go to the West because he was the pluckiest and Attest of the community from which he came"
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-07-28
STRANGER DIES
(From Sundays Daily)

Nicholas Ronokovich, Servian who arrived in the city a few weeks ago, suffering with tuberculosis, pass cd away yesterday He was natural ized as a citizen IA years ago, and came here from Telluride, Colo. He was an Odd Fellow, and aged about 40 years. The remains are at w. M. Poulson & Co.'S undertaking parlors awaiting advices for burial.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-07-28
YAVAPAI MINES ARE
 TO RECEIVE PUBLICITY
(From Saturdays Daily.)

(From Saturdays Daily.)
 Considerable business was trans acted at the last regular meeting of the Yavapai County Chamber of Com merce, held Thursday evening, with President Aitken presiding.
 It was unanimously decided that while Miss Sparkes is acting as sec retary that she he empowered to sign all papers in connection with the chamber, including deeds to lots in Pine Crest, as secretary.
 A petition circulated by L. L. Rates, manager of the Prescott ex- perimental station, asking Governor Hunt to assist in the matter of con struction of a good road to the farm, has been forwarded to the chief ex- ecutive and reply thereto received, stating that this important matter would be taken up with the state en- gineer at the earliest possible oppor- tunity, with view to ascertaining just how and when the road building desired may be initiated.
 The Pine Crest committee reported progress, the construction of a new bungalow being under way and one additional lot being sold during the past week.
 The matter of running mining advertisement in either a financial or mining journal in the East, calling at tention to the fact that the Chamber of Commerce has compiled list of properties in the county, which de sire capital for investment, was re- ferred to the advertising committee. While the first part of the original plan in this connection had been car ried out, that of compiling list of the mining prospects in Yavapai county, the latter part, that of adver- Using this list, has received no atten- ton. The last issue of Yavapai con taining this list of mining properties was distributed to about 800 mining engineers throughout the United States, their names having been se- cured from the Mining & Engineering World, Mining Science, and other mining journals.
 Through the courtesy of J. M. Aitken, manager of the w. H. Con stable Cold Storage Company, Phoe- nix, special attention will be given to all fruits and vegetables shipped for the Yavapai county exhibit, at the State fair MT. Aitken has promised to make it personal matter ill seeing that everything possible is done to preserve the exhibits in the best shape. Arrangements will be made to have the exhibits opened on ar rival at the cold storage plant, and in this way better knowledge will be gained as to just what the condition of the fruit is and if spoiled in tran sit, duplicate exhibits can be furnished.
 Six new arrivals were reported from the Chamber of Commerce mail ing list, from Texas and California, two each; one each from Pennsyl- vania and New York.
 Mir. Wood has collected some vege- tables from the Miller valley section, which are now undergoing process ing. Supervisor Stephens is in the Verde valley collecting fruits and vegetables to be used in this work.
 Much publicity is being secured for Prescott by the delegation now in San Diego. Copies of the San Diego papers have been sent to the cham Der, containing numerous articles about Prescott, particularly its eli mate.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-07-28

two before the Frontier celebration. When arrested he had three watches and he yesterday accounted for their possession by claiming to have bought them in the Imperial valley. He will be sentenced next Monday morning at which time Judge Smith will conduct an inquiry to see if he can determine upon an equitable di- vision of the money among the Ital- ians, all of them claiming it, and none of them being willing that the others have it.
 Very Absent Minded.
 Jose Castro, the horsethief, after pondering over the matter, decided to enter a plea of not guilty to the accu- sation lodged against him. He took valuable animal belonging to Mrs. Mayer, of Mayer, without first asking the owners permission, and being rather minded forgot to return it. But the fatal mistake was that after journeying away from the scene of his crime he doubled back from Flagstaff to Prescott where he fell into the clutches of the law.
 Divorce Decree.
 Marian McNelly secured divorce from Victor McNelly on the ground of habitual intemperance. She was granted the custody of the hve-year- old son of the couple.
 Probate Matters.
 A. C. Young was appointed admin istrator of the estate of Mary S. Young, deceased, and his bond fixed in the sum of $1,000.
 C. A. Peter rendered his first and final account as administrator of the estate of John R. Webster, deceased, and filed a petition for the distribu- ton of the residue, consisting Of $1, 165, to the heirs, two aged brothers and a sister of the deceased, who are residents of other states. The hear ing has been set for August 9th.
 The estate of the late Guy Bailey, the Jerome banker, who was killed by Peter New, Russian, over land transaction, is ready for distribution, according to the amended first and final account filed yesterday. The ac- count shows the administrator to have received $102S61O and disbur5- ed $l0,024.34 leaving a cash balance of $26176. The total value of the es- tate, however, is $22,68275, consisting of Is shares of the capital stock of the Yavapai County Savings Bank, $2,000; the sum of $261.76 in cash; 30 shares of the capital stock of the Coconino Cattle Company, $3,O00; 1850 shares of the New State Amuse- ment Company, $1,53O; $500 bond of the Berkeley, Cal, school district; stock in the Calumet & Jerome Cop per Company, value unknown; $500 shares of stock of the Pittsburgh e. rome Company, value unknown; a note for $96665; an undetermined in terest in 25-h. D. Overland automo- bile; half interest in certain lots in the Town of Jerome, valued at $1 800; improvements on a lot on Hogback, Jerome, $1,200; improvements on homestead in the Verde valley, 5000; library, $100; homestead entry, $4OO. All the property is community in character and three-fourths of it will go to the widow, Vivian D. Bailey and an eight interest each to the father and mother of the deceased. The matter will be up for hearing on August 9th.
 Hearing of the citation issued in the estate of Catherine Ebenhack, de ceased, for the appearance of Mrs. Caroline Jenner, to show what dis position she has made of certain as sets of the estate, was continued until next Monday.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-07-28
ATTACK ON STRAITS

LONDON, July 24 - That the Turks have successfully repulsed re. newed attack at the Dardanelles is announced here today.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-07-28

M. Paine and z. o. Brown as ap- praisers.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-07-28

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Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-11-18
Bringing Home the Bacon.

During the last ninety days of har-
Side tract, so many unexpected yields
of seed and grain crops have been re-
corded, that many of the settlers and
farm owners of this community have
really become what you might justly
call seedy and the most talked of
topic in the town and country is the
growing of the different varieties of
seeds, which this district seems to be
especially adapted to. The long list
of names which has been previously
mentioned of successful growers
plainly shows that no particular sec
tion or portion of the tract has been
in any way outdone by the other in
the growing of seeds, as the reports
from north, south, east and west, all
have growers of seed who have put
one over. AS a result thousands of
acres of fall proving has and will be
done, and it might be we'll for the
new beginner in this seed game to
go over to his neighbor and ask him
how it was done. In this enlighten-
ed age of farming the old time Ar
kansas method of farming must be
completely eliminated and the most
scientific and latest methods applied
There is absolutely no reason why
one farmer can not produce just a:
good crops as his neighbor, inasmucl
as he has the same amount of sun
2 shine, the same number of hours t
. work in and the same climatic con
0 ditions So, if less crops are produce
on one farm than another, it must b
: checked up to the farm operator
: and it is up to him and him alon
5 for the success or failure of his crop:
g The word CAN'T has no standing o
y the North Side tract, because wher
hundreds of farmers have produce
& crops that in one season haN
IT more than paid for the land and
II numerous instances three and fol
ID times what the land originally cos
I'd \ failure to get in the go-gettir
at class must be from other reason
re than that adopted by the successf
ID Farmer.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-11-18

above will be conserved in the res
ervoir, for even with a light snow
fall the coming winter, the large area
drained by the Snake river above the
dam will furnish enough precipita-
tion to fill the reservoir. This coup
led with the fact that the main ca
nal from Miner and the distribution
system are receiving considerable at
tention in the way of improving and
enlarging the same, should remove
any semblance OF doubt anyone may
have as to the efficient delivery of
water to the lands under cultivation
on the tract next season.
The thing to do now is to get your
private bitches in shape this fall for
the spring delivery, so that nothing
will interfere with : the getting OF
your seed crops in early.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-11-18

being shipped from the tract, and
the prospects in view. Mr.. Prentiss
whose business takes him over all
sections OF the country, assured us
In a conversation with him that the
North Side was the finest piece of
country that he had visited. Other
expressions of Ike nature we're
made by other members OF the party,
all of whom could not find words to
express their establishment at what
had been accomplished here within
few years.
All Of this. however, will 30 far to-
ward bringing about the arrange
ments 50 much desired by not only
the railroad officials but by the peo-
pie in this section, and we believe
that If the report as will be rendered
by Mr. Priest has any effect, the con
nection as stated above will be made
and the time is not far distant when
q lOcd passenger tram Will De put
on this branch OF the Short Line
which will run directly into the town
over the present terminal tracks OF
the Idaho Southern. Should this ar
rangement be perfected, however, il
viii do away with the Southern
tracks between here and Wendell
but the road will probably continue
TO be operated between Wendell anc
Gooding. We hope within a shor
time to be able to announce some
definite conclusions along this line
and In the meantime every residen
OF this section will hope for the con
sumation OF the plans as outlined
here
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-11-18
Four Killed in Auto Accident.

Twin Falls, Ida.-Three persons
were instantly killed and two seri-
ously injured when a freight train
ran into an automobile at grade
crossing here Friday.
The dead, all of Rock Creek,
town 20 miles southeast of Twin
Falls, are:
Mrs. Lawrence Hansen.
Mrs. John Iverson.
NJ. A. Patterson.
Harry Larsen and his wife were
badly hurt, while their 2-year-old
daughter escaped without a scratch.
Two of the dead and one of the in
jured were carried on the engine
pilot with the wrecked automobile
quarter of a mile before the train
could be stopped. 1t is believed Lar
sen, the driver of the car, failed to
see the approaching train.
All were returning to their homes
in Henry Larsen's new auto. At
railroad crossing on the south edge
of town the auto was struck squarely
in the middle by an incoming freight
train and completely demolished. The
side curtains of the machine were on
and it is thought the occupants OF
the machine never saw the train.
Mrs. Hansen, Mrs. Larsen and the
latter's two year old daughter were
thrown from the machine to the side
of the tract. The little girl escaped
without injury. The others were
carried some 400 yards farther In
the wreckage on the pilot Of the en-
CINE. The three dead were appar'
emily instantly killed
, Mr.. Larsen, who was so seriousl,
injured, later died in the hospital a
= Twin Falls. bringing the fatalities W
Il TO four.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-11-18
S210 Picked Up.

W. H. Ebberts believes in looking
after the little things. and his work
incidentally shows some of the pos
sibilities of Southern Idaho. Seeing
long rows of clover seed maturing on
the banks of the irrigation bitches,
seed that belonged to no one in par
ticular and which would have gone
to waste, he got busy and saved some
of it and made it pay him handsome
ly for his effort. He worked three
weeks cutting and caring for this
waste reed along the bitches. thresh-
ed his crop and cold it for s210.5O.
Pretty good wages for three weeks
work.-Wendell Irrigationist.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-11-18
$500 Per Year
ID. c. Macwatters Returns from East.

II. -. flaC w attClb lsOtdi 10 a. OA4A @@>~o~-
Mr.. ID. G. MacWatters returned the
fore part of the week from four
weeks business trip, visiting Mil
waukee, Chicago, Pittsburg and New
an unprecedented wave of prosperity
has made itself plainly manifest, and
the opinion OF Mr.. MacWatters as
well as the big fnanciers of the east,
are that a general wave of prosperity
will sweep over the entire country
and that the next five years will wit
ness the greatest prosperity In all
lines taht the United States has ever
known.
Many inquiries from big inanciers
relative to investments in western
bonds and stocks were made with
the assurance that millions of dol
awaiting an opportunity to come to
the western fields for good sound in
vestments. Mr.. Mac Waters person
ally met amny of the large investors
| Ill &NOl III oA0C oCS III 1biCot hhN ~ We"
most gratifying to him to note the
manner in which they now hold these
investments. 1t might be stated that
the eastern parties Interested in the
North Side tract are thoroughly con-
versant with the crop records, which
from time to time have been men
toned in our western papers, and
many of them who at one time were
inclined to be rather skeptical are to-
day arranging to have their landed
holdings on this tract put into cul-
tivation and otherwise improved. Mr..
MacWatters has invested thousands
upon thousands of dollars both in
the town and on his farm holdings
on the tract, never for single day
doubling the final outcome, and now
for this same conclusion to be reach
: ed by the eastern financiers with mil
lions of dollars for investment as
; sures Mr.. MacWatters that no mis-
take has been made.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-11-18

Patents will be issued to the lands
of the Salmon river project when the
Department of the Interior is salts
fed that at least , u acre feet of wa
ter has been provided for each acre
of land to be patented, such amount
to be available at the farmers head
gates. With this requirement the
Department believes that the irrig-
able acreage of the project can not
exceel 10000 and may be less, de-
pending upon the result Of an in
vestigation to be made when the
state applies to the government for
these patents. This information
comes from the Interior Department
at Washington.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-11-18

The state land board does not pro-
pose to see settlers on the Salmon
river project go to the expense OF
some S25OO or $4,000 sending large
delegation to Boise to appear before
it and explain their troubles on the
Salmon river project, as the settlers
suggested doing but reversed the or
der and will spend 500 of the states
money to go to Hollister next Sat
urday to hear the settlers on their
own project. This decision was reach
ed Yesterday. The state can better
afford to spend 500 to confer with
the settlers on their project. than
the settlers can to spend many times
that amount to send a large delega'
ton to Boise to lay matters before
the board" said one of the boaro
members yesterday, 80 Eve have
reversed the proposal and will go Il
Hollister ourselves" The settler
had notified the board that from s.
to 100 of them were planning t
: come to Boise and make a persona
| appearance-Capital News.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-11-18

Rocker T. Washington for many
,oors foremost teacher and leader OF
the Negro race, died at his nome AZ
T,s,,agee Ala. on Sunday last Mr.
u,osb,neton was the most prominent
..anrosentative of the Negro race IN
the United States and was a promi-
neut figure around the capitol al
wosb,ngton. becoming intimately ac'
quainted with all the great po'''''
clans.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-11-18

New storage for 1916 .26O,060
North Side proportion of
61-S0 ... .. .... 1926
North Side below 6752.... 10000
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-11-18
MORE ABOUT THAT SURVEY .
Parties Interested Should Take the
Matter up with the Proper
Authorities Mt Once.

Some few weeks ago We called at
tention to recent surveys that had
been made along the river in town
ship 9. sections IA. Is. l6 and H. In
several instances these surveys have
changed the section lines to some
extent. and the owners OF lands In
the district affected have become
somewhat worried over the final re-
suits OF this new survey and the ef-
feet II might have on their holdings.
This survey extends from the river to
point at the section line miles
south of Jerome. no other part OF the
tract being affected In any way.
A letter from the Interior depart
ment published at the time the art
icle appeared referred those VINO
were affected by the survey to the
surveyor General at Boise. Several
inouiries having reached us recently
as TO what steps had been taken IN
the matter. we addressed letter 10
tho Surveyor at Boise. which brough'
forth the following reply, from whlch
4, vill he seen that II is necessary
for the settlers whose lines nave
heen changed. to get in touch wltn
the department at once. The letter
from the Surveyor General Is as roi
lows:
Roise. Idaho. Nov. IL, 1915.
NJ I r Alexander, Jerome, Ida.
near sir:-I am in receipt of YOU
,e,ter OF the 9Th inst. in relation t'
racent surveys and resurveys aloni
the Snake river in rs. S. KS ~
IL. 1s and Il, f.. b. NJ. Idaho unue
Group 46.
Said surveys and resurveys nav
hoen made by direction OF the Oom
mtssioner OF the General Land once
under special instructions origina'ih
in and approved by that once an
,ho nrovince OF this Office Is only |
coo that the surveys and resurVey
aro made in accordance with the r'
...,.oronts Of said instructions. Th
eold notes of this survey have not y'
hoor filed in this Office by the u
I ouryevors who executed the hel
Z u.orl and hence | am unable to CIV
= vou any information relative there'
may say that If any set'ier
d any one of these townships Is NJ
u satisfied with the manner III wn''
J. the resurvey was executed and is
! tbe opinion that his legal rights nav
i heen violated. he may make ior,n
{ nrotest against the resurvey anu III
a office will see that the same is 'ran
p ,,,,ted TO the Commissioner OF u
e General Land Office for considera'''
IN connection with the acceptance
u ron-acceptance of plats ana lie
p no,os of the resurvey. Such pro'e
3 should be under oath, specihcally 81
y t,ng forth the allegations OF the p,
L tostant and should be accompani
ST NV an appropriate sketch or u
gram. iouis ,,rrrp
he u 8 Surveyor General for lda'
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-11-18

In the 80 days working period, the
dredge will place 22,500 cubic yards
or to the elevation of 6,767. AS the
embankment at this elevation will be
20 feet wide, and there will be a
large force working on it day and
night. it should be perfectly safe to
store within four feet of the top, or
to 6,763. At this elevation, the
storage will be as follows
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-11-18
A. ]. WILEY,
Consulting Engineer

From the above report, which may
be considered as authentic, the peo-
Pile on the tract need have no fear
of insufficient water supply for next
season, as it is beyond a question of
doubt that the supply as stated
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-11-18

Storage capacity at elevation
OiO3 ...... ...... -. tVV,o 1
Storage capacity at elevation
6752 .......440,55