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Arizona republican., 1916-12-04
FROM EVENING NEWS, NEWARK,

Thrilling Incidents of battle and cap- uWty, realistic renderings of dialogues between Indian and white man statistical and economic information. character sketches and much incidental lore make up the two interesting volumes of Thomas Edwin Farshs History of Arizona" Mir Parish is the official Arizonan historian. and his volumes are published at Phoenix. Ariz by direction of the Legislature of that State. Apparently the present wofk is intended to be but beginning.
 The author points out that the History of Arizona falls readily into two parts One k the story of a vanished race. whose members left behind them a record of achievement in cave dwellings. in ruins Of pueblos. fortifications and irrigation canals and in hieroglyphics on tue Painted Rocks. The second part of the History of Arizona begins with the Span ish explorers of the sixteenth century and the story of the successive governments under the Spanish. Mexican and American flags is the narrative of the building up of lively and prosperous commonwealth NIT. Parish emphasizes the fact that few states of the union have annals marked with such romance and adventures as is the case with Arizona In the present vol uaes he makes one or two necessary di- i'rcssions into the history of California and into inc opening If the santa Fe Trail
Arizona republican., 1916-12-04
FROM POPULAR MAGAZINE

Ordinarily, all of us know little enough If the history Of our own State, and less of others Recently we became interested in a history of Arizona. which had just been issued under tEe direction and auspices Of its Legislature Thomas r.. i"ilSh being the author chosen for the task. The narrative was full of romance
 the spanish explorations and missions. ..e seven cites ot Ciboia, the fascination oi the old santa re Trail. and the deeds and adventures If Xii Carson. Kearney. I".iphan aud all the Fest Heroes there were aple l;y. and rosues and thieves were cfeFy where But among the manifold e,'nis tAai were last and furious during tao period of settlement and uphuildins of thc States by white men. we were im- pressed by the unique episode Of the in- undlciion os camels upoa the scene IL WAS comic and tragic
Arizona republican., 1916-12-04
FROM THE REPUBLICAN,, PHOENIX, ARiZ-

The volumes are of very handsome ap- pearanoo of convenient size and bound in dark silk cioih. They are copiously it. lustrated. the frontspiece being a portarit of the State Historian. The first volume ia devoted mostly to an account of the Spanish exploration and the second to the events leading mp 10 the organization of the Territory. In that many men. who but lately were alive and some of them alive set figure.
 The style of the historian is excellent bat what is still more to the purpose is the care lie has taken in collecting his data and the general accuracy Of the mar rttiee. Every citizen of Arizona who de- sircs to know something of his State and wishes that his children should grow up with knowledge of it's history should possess these volumes.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-04
FROM DUNsAR's WEEKLY, PHoE NIX ARtZ

We congratulate you Mir Parish. while at the same time We envy you. It is d splendid thing to have lived in those old e"lden days as you did. but it is even finer to have your name go down as the aa- thor of history that will be read and remembered in days to come when even the names of those gallant old heroes of Inc past have been forgotten.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-04
FROM THE EXPRESS, LOS ANGELES,

FROM THE EXPRESS, LOS ANGELES,
 CAL
 Reading more like romance than hs- tory, but giving a clear, concise and ac- curate description of the events in what is now the baby State from 1928 to 1868, the first two volumes of Farish's history have appeared and will be followed at in- tervals by others until the story of Arizona Is complete from tho time of the earliest Spanish explorations to the present day
 This fine work is published by direction of the second Lefislature of the State dur ine it's session in the carly part of fine present year and is the result of many years of patient and panstaline research on the part Of the author
 FROM MARINE JOURNAL, NEW YORK,
 N Y.-
 "A History of Arizona" by Thomas Edwin Parish stau Historian. in two volumes reads more like storg of most ab. rLng interest than a record of the development of great commonwealth
 TO read thc history of Arizona from this point as presented by this author is like reading novel and it is told in simple language with no attempt at rhetoric The books are Illustrated with portraits of the men who through many dangers and diff fimitics have made a great state ont of ,he desert. They are authorized by the State os Arizona. approved by the Board of Education and fully indexed
Arizona republican., 1916-12-04
FROM THE HERALD, LEXINGTON,

FROM THE HERALD, LEXINGTON,
 kY.-
 Out in Arizona, they require their His tOrian to Deliver the Goods" under the direction of men like Farish-they are writing worth while history. The His tory of Arizona" is of interest to Ken tuckians because of the large number of natives of this commonwealth who have gone there and made good" In studying Kentucky initiative in the Nation Farish's History of Arizona" will prove invalua- pe. In succeeding volumes Kentuckians will assume even larger share of the lime light than they do in those now before us. One of the early Territorial Governors was d Kentuckian and her first United States senator after she was admitted as q state into the union was Mark Smith, a son of Harrison County and graduate of old Pennsylvania University Law School. Many other Kentuckians have helped carve the glorious history of Arizona and their careers will be set down in future vol uInes of the present history. What q pity we cannot have such work as Farish's History of Arizona" done in Kentucky.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-04
FROM THE TIMES, LOS ANGELES,

FROM THE TIMES, LOS ANGELES,
 CAL
 No attempt at rhetoric is made by MT. Parish. There are fewer adiectives in the two volumes of his History of Arizona than could easily be found in any similar work extant His achievement is. how ever. none the less useful and little, if any less interesting He has produced what seems to be careful compilation, of the facts couchcd in plain. idiomatic Eng fish that VIII prove d storehouse for after generations whose writers Wll no doubt cspand upon the work of the present author
 While noi SO Volumnous as Momassens history of Rome covering as it does shorter period and less space upon the earth il IS more like that colossal work than auy other we recall a the moment. FROM THE DISPATCH, DOUGLAS,
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 When u comes 10 chronicling the lives d the early settlers who should all be eloriogs l4hl~ n the estimation of the Younger @eucfaton. Mir Parish Is ire qucnty under some embarrassment: Ari- @"it WAS t yer" idWlcss community About the year lAGc There were a lot of hard cases. bad men, who came into Northern Arizona from Montana. bearing reputaiions Of being cool, courageous kill CTS. dead shoF with any kind of firearms Ia the abseHce oi ciyil law. the nearest courts h'ns in Nc" Mexico every man "H 8 la" uat" hnaHoi. and the conse- euefe" "a tHat its rrayeyards were aret t fiAcl Eith the victims of private osarroiS.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-04
 OFFICIAL HISTORY or. ARIZONA
By Thos Edwin Parish, Arizona Historian)

by Arizona by State o o tmbs d Future smu the h cmpis
 light diversity partial
Arizona republican., 1916-12-04
FROM TIE SUN. NEW YORK. N Y.-

FROM THE SUN, NEW YORK, N. Y-
 The radical changes in the boundaries of the Territory might have embarrassed the official historian of Arizona, Thomas Edwin Parish, but in the first two vol umes of his History of Arizona CPhoe- nix, Ariz) he casts aside scientific re- stnints and strives to be interesting above all. Though he often seems to have the first Territory. south of New Mexico. in mind. this makes no difference, for the early history of the two States Is nsep- arable and Mir. Parish stops with the creation of the Territory The first vol ume deals chiefly with the spanish do- minion the explorers and the Indians. the second with the pioneer days. the over land routes across the plaius and the carly settlers Both contain much pics turesque material and many exciting stories
Arizona republican., 1916-12-04
FROM ARIZONA MAGAZINE, PHOE- NIX, ARlZ-

Mr. Farish's work cannot he loo highly commended for while he has sought dili- gently for dates and all accurate informa- tion and recorded it. he has added much data of speculative character from other writers and stated the nature of H. so the reader can discern history from opinion. Best of all, while holding himself rigidly to the historical, hc has adopted the popu- lar style much after the manner of Pres colt and so interwoyen the romantic in-- cidents and reference to events of doubt- fui authenticity, that the recital caSries with isali the human interest of pioneer story
Arizona republican., 1916-12-04
FROM GLOBE DEMOCRAT, ST. Lotus,

r
 MO-
 It may not be generally known that in 1855 the senate of the United States ap- prOprated $30000 to buy camels for Ari zona Jefferson Davis was the secretary of war at the time, and officers were sent to Cairo smyrna and other points for caInels ro be used on the Great American Desert" The first lot consisted of thirty three camels, and second herd came over in S57. There was q camel doctor" six Arabs. one of them q Bedouin of the desert, and other attendants. At first the army officers, making trips over the des- ert, were enthusiastic about the camels. but neither the horses nor any of the na- lives seem to have taken kindly 10 them, and in 1863 herd of fourteen were turned loose As late as 1879 they were very an- moving running wild on the banks of the Gila. and some Arizona camels as late as 1881 were captured and sent To a circus at Kansas City.
 The efforts of Kearney, and many others in reclaiming the territory for the United States is told most interestingly and the subsequent history until Arizona became state large part of the second volpne is devoted to the story of the early pio- noers of Arizona.
 1t is also interesting to know that it was Thomas H. Benton of Missouri who began the agitation in Congress for Pa cifc railroad. surveys being ordered early is the sos
 (huhlished at Phoenix. AriZ)
Arizona republican., 1916-12-04

FROM THE COURIER, PRESCOTT.
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 IL is thorough. accurate and complete. a -up-to-date, and is one of the most valu. able as well interesting works of the kind we have seen. In perpetuating the memories of many worthy men. Historian Parish has perpetuafed his own by giv- ing us a history which is monument to its author more lasting than any of bronze. granite or marble
Arizona republican., 1916-12-04
FROM EVENING POST, NEW YORK,

The early history of Arizona is more romantic than that of the average Ameri- can State, It is a wonderful story of dar- ing Spanish explorations. of the seven cities of cfsola. of the growth of the missions, of the arrival of Pike and Kit Carson and other explorers brought by the santa Fe Trail. and finally. of the conquest of the region by Taylor. Kearney and Doniphan.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-04
LETTER FROM cHAs. H. LekENey-

enjoyed the volumes. They are sim ply line, and after started l never left tt"m until had gone all the way through. Be sure f" put me down for any future volumes that are issued. am greatly interested in Western history and have scll" prized volumes but prize nothing hfshcr than yonr history hope the. people @; Arizona appreciate this work at l,s true worth 1 want to use excerpts rom these histories in department which "" run regularly. Tales of Early Days" this department has received recognition rom tae Department of Western History of iarear@ University and the History Department of the Wemau's Clh of Colorado
Arizona republican., 1916-12-04
FROM THE GAZETTE, PHOENIX, kRIZ-

hRlZ-
 The worklis monument to the author and book without which no Arizona li- hr1ry can be considered even well begun. The binding is heavy substantial buckram and the volumes are of convenient size for easy handling. and is a credit to the historian and the house of Baptist. pub fishers.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-04
FROM THE STAR, KANSAS CITY,

KAS.-
 In his introduction Mir. Parish pays q tribute to the pioneers who hewed q place for civilization out of the wilderness Ob- faining much of the information at first hand. the Arizona historian has reflected this pioneer influence throughout his work Ii he has failed to follow the tradi- tions of the historians, he has none the less presented the story of Arizona in concrete form. and consequently has done a great thing for the ambitious young state
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-05-26

is up against it and his labor is in
vain, and seed better remain IN
granaries, than sown on ground full
and running over with water Mr.. TX
er had forty acres planted to corn
about two weeks ago and the seed
all rotted. Since then he has had the
land tiled and will replant Very few
have begun their planting and Sun
days rain was the worst ever, many
having their corn land yet to pillow.
1t will take until the middle of June
with favorable weather before the
planting of corn is finished The
boosted Optimistic club of last year
is completely quelched. not even the
name above water.
Adolph Stelter of Vernon Center,
who was married last Wednesday to
a lady of Mankato, have been spend
ing short honeymoon at the home
of his daughter, Mrs Dwight Cornish
in West Vernon
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-05-26
L1netoWn
From Wednesdays Daily.

from Wednesdays DAILY.
The saw mill with the famous
crow bar feed run by B. S. Maein
and Fl. A. Williams finished UP saw
ing last week and they now moved
to the Eckhart farm and on the way
had the misfortune of losing the
smoke stack from their engine.
Moses Schmidt, who is learning
the carpenter trade from Ed Schu-
macher has so far advanced that he
is now driving four inch spikes and
he expects to be promoted to con-
crete mixing soon
sad affair occurred in LimetoWn
Saturday at 1880 a. M, when Frank
Boehland's famous automobile hound
had the misfortune Of being run over
by a car, death being instantaneous.
Contractors George Guentzel and
Leo Lunkenheimer have accepted
the contract to widen out the Kron
hill, having secured one of Mayer
Brothers large 5000 gas tractors
and Jack Brown elevating road
grader
~Guentzel Brothers have decided to
postpone putting the Blau Glass sys-
TEN in their residentce having de-
cided that it would be of more bene-
fit to put it in the field.
Frank Homer purchased a new
sugar beet pillow last week and not
understanding how to operate it, de-
cided to go to Mankato for expert
advice so he cranked up his Ford
and was going to make a flying trip,
he struck a rut, and was stalled. He
secured a team of horses, but they
could not move it. Frank has de-
cided that the next time he wants to
make flying trip he will take the
team
A most enjoyable evening was
spent at the home of r. G. Busy Sat
urday. A number of people gathered
at the home and enjoyed games and
dancing until the wee small hours
in the morning Music for the dane
ing was furnished by Arthur Boeh-
land, Ralph Scholtz and Tommy
Toots.
Ed Guentzel last week decided to
give his motorcycle, which he pur
chased from Weban Ficks, a thor
ough tryout and took trip to New
Ulm, but on account of the heavy
rains had to leave his motorcycle at
New Ulm and return home on the
train
Louis Heinze and Martin Wander
see are busy these days breaking in
team of oxes to be used at the
pageant, July a.
Mrs. Hattie Boehland made fly
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-05-26
MRS. HUGH H. JONES DEAD
An EstimabIe Resident OF Iudson Died
Very Suddenly Last Night: PIeurisy
OF Heart
from Wednesdays Dairy.

Mrs. Hugh H. Jones died very sud-
denly about six o'clock last night at
her home on a farm near Judson,
death being caused by an attack of
pleurisy OF the heart She had been
in apparently good health, and had
done her accustomed days work, the
trouble which caused her death de-
veloping with alarming Guickness De-
ceased was born in JudsCn township,
and was about thirty-six years of
age. She grew to wOmanhood on her
farm home, and was married when
very young. An Industrious house
wife, loving wife and mother, and
"a kind neighbOr and friend, Mrs
Jones held the esteem ana respect of
Iall who knew her. A deep grief was
cast over the neighborhood by the
death OF this estimable woman. The
surviving relatives are the mother,
Mrs. S. }. Anderson of this city, five
brothers., George and Harry of Man
kato; Charles, residing on the Eagle
Lake road: Wally, of Lake CRYSTAL:
and James of Judson; two sisters, Mrs.
Edwin Jones, Judson; Mrs. D. r.
Cumming, Oshawa; the widower, a
son, Clayton, and two daughters,
Marian and Gladys at the farm home.
Deceased was member of the Royal
Nelghbcr lodge of Lake Crystal
Funeral services for the late Mrs
Hugh Jones of Judson will be held
at the home at 1870 Friday afternoon
Rev. W. e. Evans, pastor of the
Welsh Methodist church of this city
and Rev. Babcock, pastor of the
church at Lake Crystal, will preside
lnterment will be made in Minneopa
cemetery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-05-26
MAY HAVE STOLEN HORSE
Sheriff Osten Is Seeking Man Who
Engaged the Animal at the
Macbeth Barn
Word was received late this
afternoon from New U!m that
John Macbeth's stolen horse and
buggy had been found there.

Sheriff Osten is looking for man
who is alleged to have stolen horse,
harness and buggy from the livery
stable of john II. Macbeth. The horse
is a six year old gray gelding, weigh
ing about 900 pounds. 1t has heavy
name and tail. There is brand
on the right thigh with the letters.
r. d. The horse is nearly white and
in good condition He had on single
harness without breeding. The veh-
icle was an open runabout with red
gear, black box and cloth upholster-
ing.
The wanted man is described as
about twenty-three years old, five feet
eight inches tall with blue eyes and
light hair, and light complexion. He
wore a gray suit of clothes ard light
hat.
This man, when he got the rig,
called himself Walter Peterson, Mr.
Macbeth says. The rig was obtained
yesterday afternoon. The young fell
low came to the barn and said he was
going to South Bend, where he was to
see a man named Williams. -PeIersgp
ssfd he f'ad :irrEey cczn4ng.
fhe sheriff found out last night thaI
this man had been in tudsen, trying
to sell the rig to blacksmith.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-05-26
WILL HUNT FOR THE BODY
John Ieramy of Saltwater to Make
Search For the Remains of
Raymond ciausius

John Jeranly of Saltwater, known
as John the Fisherman" famous for
finding the bodies of drowned per-
sons, is now engaged in hunting along
the Minnesota river for the body of
Raymond Clausius, who was drowned
in the Minnesota week ago last
Monday.
Mr.. Jeramy is Frenchman. 1t will
be remembered that he recovered
fourteen boiies after the disaster at
Lake Pepin. Last spring he found
the body of a man who had drowned
himself under the ice ON the Missis-
sippi river at st. Paul The body was
six miles below the place where the
drowning took place.
Mr., Jeramy has quite an elaborate
equipment for this work. He has Il
camping outfit, with which he spends
the night on the bank of a stream,
when this is necessary.
The city some time ago offered a
reward of S25 for the recovery of the
body.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-05-26
Rapida
From Wedneeday's Daily.

The dance at Dave AnGcrson's Sat
Iurday night was largely attended,
notwithstanding the rain. Music was
furnished by the Roiher brothers and
refreshments were served at mid
might and an enjoyable time was
spent by all present
Mat Nelson and his men, who are
thing on the A. w. Anderson farm
in Decoria, expect to finish this
week They have another job waiting
for them at E. Truebenbaehs.
Mr.. and Mrs j. E. Swartout and
Mr.. and Mrs. AL. Gaylord have been
engaged to clean the cemetery.
Miss Inga Hoff's school at the Iron
Bridge, closed a very successful term
of school with picnic Friday.
Mrs. Ralph Thursting of Judson is
visiting at the home of her father and
sisters. Mrs. Thursting is better
known here as Miss Beleaugh Hail.
The supper that the Decoria Aid
society was to have in the church a
week ago Saturday night, was post
poned until last Saturday night, and
is proved to be success in every
pdI tiCuieiI. "A IiCe CIOWu Was III at
tendance considering the many other
attractions the same evening. The
quilt that the members pieced was
disposed of, Master Fayette Wilder
holding the winning number The
quilt brought the society $11, and the
supper and grab bag netted them Sc.
making a total of SIT.
The Decoria Aid society will hold
their next meeting Wednesday aft
ernoon, June IA, at the home of Mrs.
Robert Swartout near Mankato.
There will be the usual Decora-
ton exercises at the Decoria town
hall on Decoration day, May 80.
Miss Eulalia Murphy, teacher in
District No. 143, spent Saturday and
Sunday with her parents in Mankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-05-26
VISIT CLEVEL and SCHOOL
Interested Educators Go to That VILLAGE
To Look Over Consolidated
Institution There

Professor M. w. Deputy, Professor
Gilbert Fl. Trafton, Professor G. S.
Peterson of the normal school, and
party of fifty members of the Coun-
try Life club, accompanied by Coun-
ty superintendent Detamore, left this
morning on the early train for Cleve-
land, Mimi, to visit the consolidated
school, and hold joint meeting with
the Country Life club of that place.
1t is expected that tomorrow viii
witness delegations from Judson, St.
Claire, Eagle Lake and other points
who will visit the Cleveland school.
Judson also expects to furnish six
or seven auto loads of interested peo-
pie.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-05-26

Madison Lake road has been in
very bad condition this spring, and
is conceded to be the worst road
leading out of the city. 1t has been
in about the same condition every
spring, and will continue that way
until steps are taken to have il prop
erly drained. Two or three years ago
John G. Gerlach, and other farmers
living On the road north of the Madi-
son Lake road wished to drain their
farms into the north ravine, ana IN
yited the farmers of the Eagle Lake
road to combine with them in hav-
ing one system, and thus save eX-
uense. The farmers on the Eagle
Lake road declined to Go this, and
Mr. Gerlach and his neighboring
farmers put in drainage system OF
their own.
In view of the attitude of the
farmers who do not appear to care
to cooperate. the members OF the
Automobile club and the CONNER
cial club have during the past few
DAYS discussed seriously the project
of abandoning that road to Eagle
Lake. and improving another road
that can be put in good condition at
less cost, and which viii be practlc-
ally as short route as the Eagle
Lake road, having the additional ad-
vanIcgas Of muCh scenic Deauty.
This route IS the ST. Clair road to
q point where il crosses TO the Madl-
son Lake road. This road must be
improved in any event, and the cross
road is fairly level, and would not
cost a great amount to improve. The
road is we'll drained and skirts along
the valley. giving many glimpses or
pretty scenery. All it appears TO
need is to be gravcled. and have a
number of culverts put in. The up
keep will be very little when COM
nored TO that of the Eagle Lake road,
and the expense Of the road work
to the two clubs and the county
would be greatly reduced.
If the present Eagle Lake road is
abandoned. and the aid of the two
clubs. which it has had for years
past. is withdrawn, the road VIII
lapse into impassability fer the
greater part OF the year, and the
farmers who use it will be obliged
% maintain it in condition for travel.
The proposed change is favored by
a LARGE number of the leading men
and may be taken up by the county
BOARD in the near future.