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The Winslow mail., 1916-01-28
Death of Mrs. Jane Newman.

From the Monday edition of
the Arizona Republican we take
the following, concerning the
mother of Sheriff r. l.. Newman,
who died at her home in Phoenix
last Saturday:
Mrs. Newman was one of the
grand old characters of the west.
She has been closely identified
with the growth and expansion
of Arizona for a generation.
She was born in Missouri in
1910. Her maiden name was
Jane Bennett. In 1859 she start
ed across the plains with her
parents. They drove an OK team
containing all the family posses
sions. On the way across the
plains the caravan with which
she and her parents were travel
ing fell in with another outfit
travelling in the same direction.
With this caravan was Mr.. New
man. They saw a great deal of
each other on the slow, tiresome
journey, and on their arrival in
California were married.
In 1866, with her husband and
family, she moved to Oregon,
again making the long trip over
land with stock as the means of
locomotion. In Oregon they liv-
ed in what was called John Days
valley. They left the valley in
1877 and travelled overland to
Prescott.
With them on this trip they
brought horses; COWS and chick
ems. The descendants of these
animals can still be traced
throughout the northern part of
Arizona. The chickens which
they brought were among the
first of their kind in that part
OF the state.
In 1878 they moved to Camp
Verde, where Mr.. Newman died
that year. Not daunted by the
loss of her husband, Mrs. New
man started in to raise her fami-
ly of six. By close application
and a keen business insight,
she succeeded in keeping her
flock together and giving them
all an education.
She is survived by six sons
and three daughters. Their
names are H. L. Newman, of
Redwood, CAL; j. D. Newman,
of Los Angeles; Mrs. j. D.
Houck, of Cave Greek; R. L.
( Newman, of Holbrook, sheriff OF
Navajo county; Mrs. Frank
Leslie, of Flagstaff; Mrs. B. F.
Taylor, of Camp Verde; w. w.
Newman, Of Holbrook; E. B.
Newman, and G. S. Newman, OF
Holbrook.
Mrs. Newman has for many
years made her home in Flag
staff and vicinity. Each winter
she was in the habit of coming
to Phoenix to escape the rigors
The Winslow mail., 1916-01-28
Local Happenings.

Cllo PAST .Cnfee months, returned
to Winslow Sunday morning.
DR.. Geo. P. Sampson was call
ed to Gallup last Saturday after
noon to conduct an Elks' funeral
service in that city Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. W. J. Jones and sister
Miss Marian Huber, after spend
ing delightful two months in
California, have returned to
Winslow.
Mrs. C. Parks will leave Satur-
day morning for Chicago, where
she expects to visit with her son
md family and other relatives
for the next month.
! Mr.. F. E. Demerest and F. E.
Demerest Jr, returned Sunday
morning from New Jersey, where
they accompanied the remains of
their wife and grandmother for
burial.
Jack Gavin, connected with
the Corporation Commission in
Phoenix, and formerly of Wins
low, was in town during the
week, shaking hands with his
many friends.
Miss Addie Harp, who for the
past six months has been visit
ing with friends and relatives at
the Grand Canyon and Los Ange-
les, returned to WinsloW Sunday
morning and will visit with her
brother, C. w. Harp and family.
Mrs. A. j. Ratelle and son
Jean, arrived in Winslow Satur-
day evening and will visit With
Mrs. Ratelle's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Daze, for several
weeks. Mrs. Ratelle is one of
Winslow's most popular young
matrons and her many friends
are pleased at her return.
|
j. w. Rhodes and wife, and
their son, left this week for a
two-weeks visit at Los Angeles.
On their return they will bring
with them the sister Of their
adopted son, who has been liv-
ing in Pennsylvania, and these
good people will adopt the girl
into their hearts and home.
Mrs. D. L. Moore and sons
returned Friday from Topeka,
Kansas, where they have been
spending the Christmas holidays
with relatives, Mrs. Moore
states that the ice is half inch
thick on the Kansas City side
walks, and she is glad to be back
in the land of sunshine again.
Mr.. Edgar A. Brown, private
secretary to Mr.. David Babbitt
of Flagstaff, died ve"y suddenly
at Gallup last Friday evening.
Mr.. Babbitt went to Gallup
Saturday toaget the body and
take it to Flagstaff, where burial
services were held Monday after
noon. Mr.. Brown had many
friends in Winslow who will
regret to learn Of his sudden and
untimely demise. Mr.. Brown
was a prominent member of the
Knights of Columbus, and deliv-
cred an address to the Knights
Of this city on Columbus Day last
October.
Mrs. Mary Beckwith, who for
the last six weeks has been in the
east, returned to Winslow Satur-
day. She left Monday morning
for Flagstaff, where she has been
appointed perceptress for the
new girls dormitory which will
soon be completed at the north
ern normal. Mrs. Beckwith has
formerly been connected with
Babbitt Bros Mercantile Co., in
Winslow, and has many friends
! who arn cOnOrat1latinU her on
The Winslow mail., 1916-01-28
Our Railroad Boys.

WlnSlOW Monday morning, and
will make their home in our city.
Mr.. Leeny has accepted a posi-
tion in the Santa Fe shops as
machinist.
Z. D. Mack connected with the
Santa t'e shops in this city, re-
turned from Los Angeles Sun
day. Mr.. Mack has been in the
Santa Fe hospital for the asst two
weeks recovering from a badly
wrenched knee and several
bruises which he received when
the hand car he was riding jump
ed the track.
Mr.. E. T. Tanning returned
Sunday morning from Los Ange-
les, where he was called a fort
night ago by the death of his
little daughter. Mrs. Tanning is
still in Los Angeles and will not
return for several weeks.
A. w. Anderson, cashier at the
Harvey House, has been trans
ferred to one of the company
houses east of WinsloW. :,
During the absence Of Cashier
Morgan in the express office,
Clarence Fouts is acting for him.
Bert Kleindenst left Tuesday
evening for Needles, California,
where he has accepted a position
in the Santa Fe shops at that
place.
Brakeman j. O'Brien left We'd
nesday morning for the Santa Fe
hospital at Los Angeles, where
he will receive medical attention.
Mrs. Thomas Eager arrived
in Winslow Tuesday morning
from Kansas City, Missouri, to
joined Mr.. Eager who is con-
nected with the Santa Fe.
Several Southern Pacific trains
were run over the Santa Fe road
the first few days of this week,
owing to the S. P. bridge south
Of Phoenix being washed away.
A. A. Scott, travelling agent
for the S. f. r. D. with head
quarters in La Junta, Colorado,
|spent Monday and Tuesday in
WinsIoW.
The Santa Fe de Luxe made its
first trip going east for this year,
Wednesday afternoon.
John McNalley left Wednesday
evening for his home in Needles,
California, where he will spend
some time.
V. c.. Proctor is seriously i'll at
his home on west Fourth avenue
with the rheumatism.
Joe Vaulkner, we'll known in
Winslow, and connected with the
Santa Fe, returned Wednesday
from his home in Milwaukee,
where he has been visiting his
people for The last two months
1t is reported that Walter Will
liams, one of WinsloW's sixteen
year-old hunters, shot and killed
a large bob-cat at Clear Creek,
with a shotgun last Sunday.
Mrs. H. j. Fouts left Sunday
morning for her home in Fort
Wayne, Indiana. where she has
been called by the serious illness
of her mother. Mrs. Fouts was
accompanied by her daughter as
far as Albuquerque, New Mexico,
where she will spend a few days
with Mr.. Fouts' mother before
returning to WinsloW.
w. P. Geary, Corporation
Commissioner, was in WinsloW
Monday, having come up from
Phoenix to attend the funeral of
Edgar Brown who died in Gallup
on last Saturday. Mr.. Geary,
with his C0rr2tarv Jacll Gavin
The Winslow mail., 1916-01-28
Advertised Letter List for week
ending January 28-1916.

AMERICANS:
H. A. Afford Fred Broderson
H. Beeer D. G. Carroll
Mrs, Mary Grain R. A. Foster
William Cutler Frank F. Geyer
Hubert Hudnal E. ]. Hughes
Frank B. johnson Leo LIE Due
Fred Moss Miss Mary Moody
Mrs. Karl Mnningerode Larry Rice
MEXICANS.
Maria Avila (2 Fermin Aldaca
Francisco Alfonso Louis Belarde
Manuel Bayejos Sener Balencia
Eugenio Chavez Antonio Flores
Adolfina Ortiz - Ceestino Herrera
Jose Leon Jesus Nogales
Joseph Vicinte
The Winslow mail., 1916-01-28
Additional Locals.

funeral OF his friend, Edgar A.
Brown.
Mrs. Bert Saunders returned
Sunday from Los Angeles where
she was called a week ago by the
sad news of the illness and death
of friend.
S. W. Stiles and Ed. Bargeman
left Saturday for FL Paso, where
they will attend the annual
stockman's convention in the
Texas city.
Roy Parks, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. A. Parks, of this city, is
a few days with them
before returning to Belen, New
Mexico, where he is connected
with the Santa Fe.
Mrs. L. M. Cady, christian
science practioneer, left Sunday
morning for Sweetwater, Texas,
where she will make her home
for an indefinite time. Mrs.
Cady has been in Winslow for
several months.
Rev. Mr.. White, Of St. Pau's
church, held services at Hol-
brook last Sunday morning, and
his return train was so late that
he did not reach here in time to
hold his evening service. A Law
service was held by Mr.. Martin.
The Ladies of the Rebeccas
will tender the Odd Fellows and
their wives banquet in Macca-
bee hall next Tuesday night.
This is the first entertainment
that the Ladies of the Rebeccas
have given this year, and they are
working diligently to make it a
Sheriff Newman, of Holbrook,
by his wife, passed
through Winslow Sunday even
ing on his way to Phoenix, being
called there by the death of his
mother which occurred Saturday
evening. Mr.. Newman's mother
had {been making her home in
Phoenix with one of her sons.
The Olympia cafe and candy
shop, closed recently by the sud-
den death of the proprietor, has
been taken over by Nick Dovas
and Thos. Stmos, who will re-
open the place next Saturday ev-
ening, with a complete fresh
stock of candies. Mr.. Dovas is
we'll known to our people, having
resided here many years, but
Mr.. Stmos is a new resident, and
comes here highly recommended
as candy maker.
The commercial club held an
interesting session last Tuesday
but the most important
matter was the unanimity of
for a banquet on Wash
ington's birthday. The whole
matter was turned over to the
president, with power to appoint
his own committee on arrange
ments, with no instructions ex-
cept being sure that the big feed
be served on schedule. 1t was
the sentiment of those present
that they would try out the first
banquet for the members only,
and then they would give ban
quet for the ladies at a later day.
The mask dance given by the
Winslow Orchestra, in the Elec-
trio Theatre, last Friday even
ing, proved a great success.
The dance started promptly at
half past nine and all those mask
ed held sway over the floor until
near midnight, when a parade of
the maskers was formed for the
Judges to decide who should be
awarded the prizes for the most
natural costume. Loren Rofinot
opd Pow CutborloDd 1uprp UiUnn
The Winslow mail., 1916-01-28
New Postmaster in Embryo.

A rumor started in circulation
Wednesday afternoon that Con-
gresham Hayden had wired Mr..
E. A. Sawyer, vice president of
the Navajo-Apache bank, asking
him to accept the position Of
postmaster for Winslow. In
quiry at the bank from Cashier
Kaufman brought small comfort,
the bank having no knowledge
of any such telegram, and Mr..
Sawyer was in Los Angeles and
would not be home for several
days. 1t is almost certain, how
ever, that the place has been Of
fered to Mr.. Sawyer, but it is
not certain what answer Mr..
Sawyer will make. With his
bank interests and sheep inter-
ests he may decide he has about
all he cares to handle without
taking on official burdens for Un-
Gle Sam, but in view of the fact
that the honor came entirely un-
solicited, and as a happy solu-
ton of the democratic row that
has threatened to disrupt the
party, he will be apt to make a
favorable reply.
The commission of the present
incumbent expires early next
month, but a change will hardly
be made before the end of the
quarter. Miss Julia Mahoney
has been postmistress of Winslow
for eighteen years, and literally
as well as figuratively, has grown
gray in the service. She has
seen the office grow from a little
distributing post to it's present
rank, and when she retires it will
take some time to get accustom-
ed to a new face. The patrons
of the office, without regard to
politice, will all regret her retire
ment, as she was always agree
able, painstaking and competent.
Get Elsinore honey at Nagiller.
Elsinore honey, richer than
syrup.
w. G.. Clemons, deputy sheriff
of Holbrook, came up from the
county seat Tuesday on county
business.
Miss Ona Payne, of Grand
Canyon, is the guest of her
sister, Mrs. F. M. Dunham, for
a few weeks.
Miss Bertha Wallace, of Hol-
brook, is spending a few days
this week in Winslow as the
guest of Miss Marguerite Wyrick.
John Drumm left Saturday
evening for the Oatman country,
where he expects to remain
indefinitely or until he has made
his fortune.
Round house wood in short
lengths for kindling. Leave
orders at P. A. Wards carpenter
shop for prompt deliveries. C.
j. La Prade.
t. E. Dye left during the
week for El Paso, Texas, to at
tend the stockgrowers' conven-
tion which is being held in the
Texas city this week.
Mrs. j. Driver, mother of B.
J. Driver, who has been in Wins
low as his guest for the last
month, returned to her home in
Texas Wednesday evening.
The laGies guild and the
woman's auxiliary of the Episco-
pal church will hold a joint ses-
sion at the Guild hall next We'd
nesday afternoon at 2:30 p. m.
Wanted, an energetic active
man to establish permanent busi-
ness. Whole or part time.
Health and Accident Insurance.
Immediate cash returns and fu-
ture. Address National Casual
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-11-24
Helena has a howl coming

Helena has howl coming.
Miss Jeanette Rankin of Missoula,
congresswoman-elect, is getting all the
publicity.
As matter of fact, little So
pound Helena girl deserves fat
share of the praise for the victory
Montana suffragists won when they
sent Miss Rankin to the lower house.
And if Miss Rankin will be the first
woman to sit in congress, ii little Hell
ena girl will be the first digger for
congresswoman i'll Washington.
Know what q digger" is? It's the
private secretary, the other self, the
walking encyclopedia, for a congress
woman or a senator, Former United
States Senator Joseph NJ. Dixon once
said that a genius without capable
"digger' would remain obscure in
Washington, while Il genius Of a dig
ger could make dub famous.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-11-24
Made the Politicians
SIT Up and Take Notice

No reflection upon Miss Rankin in
this, of course. Jeannette's middle
name is Steel-trap. But the girl who
helped put her on the map, who con-
Quoted her campaign bureau and made
all the politicians Of Montana sit up
and take notice, is being more or less
ignored. Hence this wall.
Belle Fligelmann is her name, and
80 pounds is really more than she
weighs without overshoes, and she s
hair over five feet tall-in high
heeled shoes. She has demure gray
eye that overlooks nothing; heaps of
glorious nut-brown hair; the color of
Montana women in youth and a smile
Belle Filgelmann simply invented
the smile. Louis Thayer, Eddie Booth
and econ" Kelley boiled down into
one could never come through with a
smile just like it.
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sion issued an order requiring that
special coal trains be run daily from
terminals until conditions became
normal.
Butte. -Daniel Mentally, one of the
old-time horsemen Of the state, died
i'll hospital here at the age OF 4S.
For many years he was connected
with the Hugh kirkendahl stables
and he had few superiors as trainer
of race horses. 1t was his work that
so many times placed the nose OF Old
Montana first under the wire on the
tracks Of the state.
Butte.-Three boys hailed into po-
lice court here on charges OF burg
larry in breaking into the Montana
Iron Works. said a junk man told
them he would pay them if they would
rob the iron works and directed their
activities. They said he agreed to
wait up all night to get the plumber
and offered to provide wagon to
cart the loot away.
Lewistown.-C B. Myers, who was
of frail physique but a noted baseball
fan, died here at the age of 43. Mr..
Myers, who came here from Billings
several years ago, was an electrician,
but recently he had merely worked for
the ball team besides doing decorating
for celebrations. He was intimately
acquainted with many prominent
wrestlers and boxers.
Helena. supreme court again
has affirmed the judgment that Den
mis- Herlihy obtained against Colonel
d j. Donahue for the destruction Of
stock of liquors during the Butte
trouble Of two years ago. According
to the decision, Colonel Donahue
failed to set forth facts sufficient to
disclose "an imminent and overwhelm-
ing necessity which brooked no de-
lay"
Helena. -The provision in the orig
inal agreement between the city Of
Livingston and the Livingston Water
company binding the city, at the ex-
piration of it's first contract, to enter
into another 20-year contract in the
event the city and the company were
unable to agree on price at which
the plant should be sold to the mu-
nicipality has been declared invalid
by the supreme court.
Helena.-This year, for the first
time, there will be no rival lobbying
at the session of the legislature in
behalf Of state educational institu-
tons. Chancellor E. G. Elliott has
conferred with the presidents Of the
higher educational institutions COM
prising the greater University of
Montana and with heads Of depart
ments, and on the basis of their
recommendations he is preparing a
budget report.
Lewistown.-A six-story hotel of
fire-proof construction is to be erect
ed here at cost of $35O,OO0. B. H.
Farrell, the promoter, has obtained
pledges of sufficient local and eastern
money to insure the completion of the
project. 1t is intended to have the
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to near-millionaire. Grit enabled
his daughter to defy him. She went
right on reporting. Worse, when the
editorialship of the Montana Progress
sive fell vacant, she applied for the
place-and landed it. The Progress
sive was near-socialistic in those days
and the way the girl-editor lambasted
and basted again and tore into and
tore the lining out of predatory
wealth, the privileged classes, the UNI
earned increment and all that old
stuff literally made the conservatives
of Montana sit up and groan. Some
even went so far as to -xpostulate with
papa, rumor has it. Which did them
and him-a whole lot Of good-not
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-11-24

Great Falls.-Otto Borjnstad, city
jailor, after trial by the police COM
mission on charges of cruelty to II
prisoner, has been found not guilty.
Butte THE bakers Of this city have
raised the price Of bread from 10
cents a loaf to two for a quarter. In
lieu of bit pieces, tickets will be given
in change. The weight Of the loaf re-
mains the same.
Missoula. Weisgerber, 81,
died here of blood poisoning a few
days after he had contracted the in
lection by scratching his finger. AT
first he regarded the injury as trifling
and went about his daily tasks.
Lewistown.-G Smith, a
Brooks farmer, has brought suit
against Theodore Muller, ST., pros
porous rancher of the same district,
to recover $4,000 for alleged alien
alton of Mrs. Smith s affections.
Great Falls.-Paris Gibson advises
farmers to SOW wheat until after the
war, blowing deeply to avoid soil ex-
haustion, and then to undertake di-
versified farming. He predicts rise
in the price Of wheat to $3.50.
Great Falls.-Ed Sims, dean of shoe
sinners here although blind, has
opened up more commodious quarters
in recently completed business block.
Sims has prospered in recent years
with the rest of the business commu-
nifty despite the handicap that his af-
Fiction gives him.
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First to Pick Miss Rankin
As the Hope of Won1e1,

Then this suffrage thing came up.
Miss Belle, it is said, was the first to
divine that Miss Rankin, already a
suffrage leader of national repute,
could be put over. Miss Belle also di-
vined that the only hope for Miss Ran
kin in the primaries of August % was
to run as a dry candidate and thus
corral all the dry vote, few of the men
candidates for congress having the
nerve to come out for prohibition.
Miss Rankin, as all the world knows,
led her ticket.
A state bureau was established and
Miss Fligelmann put in charge. From
the day she put her pretty little feet
under desk, she had the printers and
pressmen down at the national print
shop in Washington, where they make
postage stamps, working overtime
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-11-24
MONTANA IN BRIEF

Bozeman.-From Sunburst, Toole
county, 300 miles away, c. W. Berry
OF that place raced in an automobile
to the deathbed of his wife at the
Deaconess hospital here to find that
the reaper had beaten him by an hour
or two.
Billings.-A case in which it is
charged that eight men Of the vicinity
of Edwards conspired to deprive an
other man of his rights of entry on
tract Of land will come up for trial
in the federal district court here on
December IS. The complainant is
Amer Peterson.
Hinsdale-A grain elevator Of 49,
900 bushels capacity is being erected
here by the Equity Cooperative as
ISOLATION. The Hardin coal sheds
have also been purchased by the
Equity, and preparations are being
made to supply farmers with coal.
Great Falls-The third annual state
convention of the Young Men s Chris
tan association closed with union
church services at theater. Method
list, Presbyterian, Baptist, Christian,
Congregational and Presbyterian
churches co-operated by dispensing
with their usual Sunday evening serv-
ices.
Helena.-To relieve the coal short
age, which had threatened suffering
for many towns along the lines of
the Great Northern in the northern
part of the state, the railroad commits
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-11-24
She Is Woman War1u;ck of the West
MANAGED Ca,,,pa;qn Which Elected Jeanette Rankin

Rankin got by with flattering vote.
despite the fact that Wilson swept
Montana and that the average per
son who goes out of his party to vote
for president, votes for congressman
as we'll, to support that president.
When they invade Washington,
Miss Rankin, as the congresswoman,
and Miss Fligelmann as the "digger, -
the capital will hear about equally of
both; and we predict busy work for
Cupid in Washington newspaper Of
fices when Miss Belle of the demure
gray eye flashes in with a ream or two
of press stuff anent her chief-as
she will be sure to do, about twice
daily.
Jim Ham Lewis will have to dive his
whiskers green if he wants to keep
on the front page after Belle gets to
work. For as a press agent she has
7. r. backed off the map.
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Could Live in Luxury,
Prefers Work to Leisure

Miss Fligelmann is newspaperwo-
man. Not because she has to be (for
several reasons), but because she
wants to be. Her father is the veal
thiest merchant in Helena. He gave
her the best education monc;' could
buy-and awoke ono morning to the
fact that she was reporting on a Hell
ena daily for $40 the week.
Merchant Fligelmann then went and
threw a fit.
But the future digger, the future
maker of women candidates in Mon
tana, was Pops girl. Grit raised
Merchant FligelmanM from a poor bov
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hotel ready for occupancy by next
fall. 1t will have $50 bedrooms and
on the mezzanine floor there will be
a banquet room, orchestra balcony
and ladies drawing room. There will
be sample rooms on the sixth floor.
Great Falls.-A committee has
been appointed by the directors of
the local commercial club to cooper
ate with the railroads, coal operators
and consumers in warding off the
danger of fuel famine which is
threatened by the shortage Of cars.
The committee will try to impress on
the minds of all shippers the neces-
sity of getting their freight handled
as soon after arrival in tho city as
possible. The railroads have prom
Used to notify the committee if any
shipper does not take his shipment
promptly.
Bless You, My Children!
The Holmes-House nuptials were
celebrated at Pantego, N. G. last week.