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Tombstone epitaph., 1916-08-20
E. p. ( s. W. RAISES PAY
 OF ITS EMPLOYES

FL PASO, Aug. 15.-A increase in pay of shomen, telegraphers, section foremen. underclerks. dispatchers and others on the Fl Paso & Southwestern system. effective for the month of August l, was announced Monday morning by officials of the Southwest ern.
 The increase does not effect the trainmen or engineers. but does affect a majority of the shop craftsmen. tele- sraphers and dispatchers. and clerks, exclusive of the trainmen and engine men on the southwestern system.
 The increase was voluntary one on the part of the railroad company. ac- cording to the announcement made Monday. When vice preidsent T M. Schumacher was here on a recent trip he conferred with general mana ger c. F. Hawks regarding the in- creased and it was decided at that time to increase the salaries of the men because of the increased cost of living in the southwest and because of the efficiency shown by the men included in the blanket raise.
 The increase became effective Aug. ust 1. The rolls are now being gone over in order that the men receiving the increase will receive their addi- tional pay at the end of the present month.
 Kentuckian sleeping inside. and al though a tenderfoot here he upheld the name of old Kentucky by firing and missing. He then chased the man down the hills firing as he ran. No catchem.
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-08-20
PERMANENT WORK, THAT'S

The City Dads on the return of Councilman Gilmore will take steps to improve streets and trust that they will do this work busness-ike manner as they did when the put in the block Allen St. between Fourth and Fifth, and not let money be washed down into the gulches it has been for years It is results we want let's forget the past and all work for results
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-08-20
FOR SHERIFF

l hereby announce myself as a can didate for the nomination for the of iice of Sheriff of Cochise County. sub- Ject to the will Of the Democratic .oters al the primaries to be held on september l2th.
 HARRY C. WHEELER.
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-08-20
FOR STATE SENATOR

hereby announce myself as can idte for the office of State Senator rom Cochise County. subject to the ill of the voters at the Democratic rimaries to be held on September 18th.
 C. Nj. ROBERTS.
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-08-20
FOR COUNTY RECORDER

1 hereby announce myself as a can. iidate for the nomination of the or. ice of County Recorder of Cochiss ounty. subject to the will of the yot. ITS at the Democratic Primary, to be leld on September 18th, 1916.
 RAY B. KREBS, Tombstone, June 18th.
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-08-20
FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE

l hereby announce myself as a can didate for the office of State Repre- from Cochise County, sub. Ject to the action of the will of the voters at the Democratic primaries or Sept 12th, 1916. Douglas, Aug. 2nd.
 D. C. DWELL.
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-08-20
FOR SUPERVISOR

l hereby announce myself as a can .Idate fer the office of supervisor. sub ct to the action of the Democratic rimaries to be held September 18th.
 DAN MATHES.
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-08-20
FOR STATE SENATOR

hereby announce my self as can .idate for the ofticeof State Senator ,abject to the will of the voters al Ie Democratic primaries. September ,th.
 WILLIAM RIGGS.
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-08-20
ro, coun,v sehooI superintendent.

For County School Superintendent. I hereby announce myself as a can. .iidate for reelection to the office of county school superintendent, subject ., the action of the Democratic voters lt the primary election to be held ih he month of September. I feel that ny record during the past year war ants me again asking that l be cleo ed to this office.
 MINNIE LINTZ.
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-08-20
FOR REpREsENTATIve

1 hereby announce myself as a can didate for representative from Cochfse county, subject to the action of the Democratic voters at the primaries to De held on September 18th.
 JOHN s. MERRILL
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-08-20
For State Tax Commissioner.

l hereby announce myself as 8 can. didate for the office of state Tax Com. subject to the will of the oters al the Democratic primaries, to ,c held September l2th.
 OWEN E. MURPHY
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-08-20
FOR JUSTICE OF THE PEACE

I hereby announce myself as a can didate for Justice of the Peace of Tombstone precinct No. ]. subject to the action of the democratic primary on September 18th.
 J.F. DUNCAN.
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-08-20
FOR COUNTY RECORDER

1 hereby announce myself as can date for the office of County Re ,rdsr, subject to the will of the vot' IS al the Democratic primaries. .ptember l2th.
 JOS. A. (ARTHUR) IVEY.
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-08-20
FOR StIpERvISOR

Iidate for the office of supervisor sub iect to the will of the voters at the Democratic primaries, September 18th.
 J. M. SPARKS.
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-08-20
FOR SUPERVISOR

hereby announce myself as a can .!date for the office of supervisor sub ct to the will of the voters at the jcmocratic primaries, September l2th.
 DAVE ADAMS.
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-08-20
FOR SUPERVISOR

1 hereby announce myself as can date for the office of Supervisor ,biect to the will of tbe voters at the .emocratic primaries. on September tn. 1916.
 JOHN ROCK.
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-08-20
FOR RePREsENrAT,ve

didate for the nomination for the office of representative in the state legislature, subject to the will of the voters at the Democratic primaries Sept. 12, 1916.
 W. R. SNOW.
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-08-20

FOR SALE-Overland Roadster, in good condition. Apply "J" Prospector ofice. -Adv 1v
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-08-20
OR STATE TAX COMMISSIONER

1 hereby announce myself as a can idate for reelection to the office of ,tate Tax Commissioner, subject to ne will of the voters al the Demo ratio primaries, September l2, 1916.
 CHARLES R. HOWE. tFormerly Assessor of Cochise 'Ounty(
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-08-20
FOR sh eAFF

l hereby announce myself as a can iidate for the democratic nomina- .on for the office of sheriff of Co hise county and solicit the votes of lose who will participate in the demo ratio primary election in September ext.
 SAM J. BATHURST.
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-08-20

With rumors of all kinds floating around relative t., the attempts of certain persons fruStrate justice
 little wonder that Judge Lockwood took steps clear tn moral atmosphere of his court and he to be compliment ed on his effort of yesterday the discharge of the jurors from the panel Judge Lockwood was fully witt Ing his legal rights the action he took and will be mended by all who stand for law and order: he will criticized by those who stand for the defeat of justice thOse who through ignorance. know the law tn rights of a presiding judge.
 The action taken yesterday by Judge Lockwood ha already been taken informed by less than tw other judges n the state of Arizona The thes peple find out that the great big majority of COchS countay poole stand for law and order. the better should be recalled that COchse county only went wet the exceedingly small majority of 2SS votes but the lal breakers should not be msead into thinking that a. though against the law by that orty it mean the people believe in law breaking It means nothing the knd the three mistrias had will prove bv tn standing of each jury that of two for conviction and it being known fact that among those who held or were who absolutely violated their oaths as juryme
 The exceedingly strong letter of Sheriff Harry ( Wheeler on the prohibition law. the efforts of County il toney Ross ln securing convictions and the extreme credtable actions of Judge Lockwood to keep his cor and surroundings free from the influence of the cImin element, all makes the law-abidng citizens of Cochs county say to those three gentlemen: Ma success be with your efforts uphold the law an remove the stigma Dear Old Cochise that the crmina element has tried to fasten upon her
 In the time if the do like the preseI law they will have chance try something else thi fa but they should look before they leap and see tha they don Jump from the frying pan into the fire
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-08-20
CLOUD BURST.

There was a small cloud 5rrsI in Miller Canyon yesterday but no dam- age resulted therefrom.
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-08-20
FOB COUNTY rREAsuReR

I hereby announce myself as can didaae for the office of County Treas urer. subject to the will of the voters at the Democratic primaries. Septem- Der l2th.
 HARRY s. ROSS.
Tombstone epitaph., 1916-08-20

VI, The so to speak triangular fight between Coone Wet Major Dry and old General F. U. is going to be { knock out for of the militant gentlemen this fall seems to be foregone conclusion that Major Dry an General r. C will throw their strength against Colonc Wet and Col Wet will do all he wallop Major Dr, but will probably have tender feeling for General F. | on the theory that he is the next best thing.
 The army behind General F. U can only look at it ono way and that IS to down both Major Dry and Colonel Wet so there you have the famous Klkenny proposition over again. and take from printers of the personal us afhdavts that its going to be fight and fear that unless some organized effort is made by the army behind old General Personal Use there will be second ..Ca zai pulled off here in Arizona this coming November
 There IS no denying the fact that in this the army of Major Dry occupy strategic trench Voters Hill anl again we repeat that unless enthusiasm is put into the matter o the personal advocates following some wei developed pan there will be work for the army of ole General F. U. Don't wait too long, you fellows who arc for r. U The motto Do It Now' is applicable to the present situation And in the meantime these columns are open to the advocates of side the three conflict at so much per- Again call the readers atte
 ton to the fact that our personal davts are on sale n any quantity for print em faster than you can ship it in.
The fool-killer., 1916-08-01
Try This On Your Sore Place.

Say, Mister Brother or Sister, Com
rade, Friend and Helper: Hang
taxed if I amt just about buried
alive in unanswered letters, and
can't see how in the tarnal-nation
Tom Walker I am ever to claw out.
I have just now kicked over my
blamed old desk and counted out
about 'Steen hundred and leventy-nine
important letters that have been ly-
ing here waiting for an answer, and
they seem to fare about like the old
maid who waited for a sweetheart
till her false teeth all rotted out and
face-powder wouldn't hide the wrin-
kles any more.
Fishing around among this two
horse wheelbarrOw load of unanswer-
ed letters, hooked out one from you.
and while reading it over [ could al
most see your angry frOwn and hear
your teeth grit with madness on ac-
count of not getting an answer at
the proper time. I'll bet a plugged
nickel that you have cussed me black
mad blue in every language you know.
and then hired a college foundered,
one-eyed Dutch-American idiot to
finish the job.
But say, now, without speaking in
parallels, this is serious matter, as
the mouse said to the old cat just
before being swallowed Here are
these letters to answer, and to save
me from the Old Scratch I couldn't
answer half of them if I did nothing
else all summer.
| So l concluded to sorter pat you on
the back with this-here printed
apology and see if it will help any
toward keeping you from biting your
self or somebody else.
To be sure-enough serious about it.
friends, that's just the way of it. The
low subscription price of The Fool
Killer don't enable me to hire a pri-
vate secretary who is capable of at
tending to this miscellaneous cor
respondence, ,and I have very little
time to do it myself. So please don't
expect too much of me in the way of
personal letters. 1t makes me sweat
to even get the paper to you.
The fool-killer., 1916-08-01
August 1916

Some weeks ago [ saw two bull
dogs on the street, and just as [
walked up to them the master OF
one of the dogs said to the master
Of the other dog, "I'll bet you ten
dollars my dog can whip your
your dog" and they took the dogs
by the collars and pitched them
at each other, and they didn't
have any better sense than to go
at each others THROAT instead Of
turning on their masters, and
when [ left the scene these mast
ers were trying to pull these two
fool dogs part. Gentlemen and
ladies, that is picture Of the war
game as true as life, and if the
working people ever come to their
senses they will cease to fly at
each other throats like the fool
dogs because the masters" say
so. Then if the "masters want
to have "dog" fight they can
fight like dogs among themselves.
The fool-killer., 1916-08-01
Let Us Talk 1t
Over

Well. dear sinner friends, this is
The Fool Killer.
How does it set on your stomach?
# you like it, you can get more at
headquarters.
The Fool-Killer is not even a forty
Nleventh cousin to any other paper on
earth.
It stands in class by itself, and
It's field is as broad as the Engl1sn
language.
This paper wears no bell, muzzle
collar or halter.
You can put that down to start
with.
I am the fellow that works at the
pump-handle on this pungent period
ical of thrilling thought. I print only
what I write; I write only what l
think: and I think what doggon
please.
I own this entire establishment,
and Rockefeller. isn't rich enough to
buy on share of it.
Does that sound strange?
Well, bless your soul, l am great
deal richer than old John.
never travelled any to speak OF, but
have read great deal and have
thunk some.
And then I started The Fool-Kill-
or just to quiet my nerves and keep
the old press from geCCIng rusty.
From the seclusion of these wooded
hills there will go forth each month
o bundle of literary dynamite that will
shake the rotten foundations Of socie-
ty and cause the Church of Mammon
6 at least turn over in it's sleep.
The FOol-Killer is a monthly Mus
kard-plaster for the blood boils Of So
ciety, Church and State.
It is salted with wit, peppered with
kumor and seasoned with sarcasm.
Every line cuts like whip, and
every word raises a blister.
If you are fool you had better not
subscribe for The Fool-Killer. If you
are wise you will. And so that settles
It.
The fool-killer., 1916-08-01
A Prophet for Profit.

Of fool religious. prophets''
ther is no end. I see where an
other half-baked greenhorn is try
ing to give a new twist to the book
of Revelations by explaining that
the great seven-headed Beast
spoken Of is the Labor Union
1um-yum! That's enlightening,
to be sure. And then what about
the Capitalist Unions. No Beast
about them, I reckon. Oh, no,
they are White-winged angels. Of
course. Oh, yes! Sure!
The fool-killer., 1916-08-01
STATEMENT.

OF the ownership, management, cir
aulation, etc., required by the act of
Aug. "a, 1912, Of The Fool-Killer, pub
Hshed monthly at Boomer, N. c., for
April, 1916.
Editor. James l.. Pearson, Boomer,
N. G..
Managing Editor, James L. Pearson,
Boomer, N. c.
Bus. Mgr, James L. Pearson, Boomer,
N. c..
Publisher, James L. Pearson Boomer,
N. c..
Sole Owner, James l.. Pearson, Boom
er, N. G.
(signed) JAMES L. PEARSON, E.
Pub. and Owner.
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this the 18th day of March, 1916.
W. r. HUBBARD, Notary Public.
My Commission explres( Jan. rs,
1918.
The fool-killer., 1916-08-01

Speaking Of high tariffs, what s
the matter with having a high
tariff ON War? The Hughes party
gets very eloquent about a high
tariff wall to keep out the cheap
products Of Europe, but I wonder
if it will y <-,-$$ ~ - try (. to
fence out the War-madness that the
Wilson party has been trying to
coax across? I just wonder and
wonder if it will?
The fool-killer., 1916-08-01

The papers tell of a woman with a
baby in her arms who told crowd Of
people that she was starving, and the
report says there were many "sym-
pathetic comments" I'll bet that poor
woman's tummy felt as full as tick
after she had dined on those "sym-
pathetic comments"
The fool-killer., 1916-08-01

Old Abe Lincoln was as ugly as a
mud fence, and as awkward as steer
in f1ower-garden, but the dirt under
Abe's toe-nails was worth carload
of the full-dressed f1unkies who lol-
lop around Washington these days.
The fool-killer., 1916-08-01
Chips From The Battle-Axe.
BY J. N. RAGsDALE.

What is the difference between
a living preacher and the Devil !?
The same as between a COW and
calf-the preacher hasn't grown
horns yet.
The fool-killer., 1916-08-01

The best remedy to use in case
Of sickness is Common Sense, but
it is not sold at drug g-stores, there
fore the doctors hardly ever pre-
scribe it. See? No money in it.
The fool-killer., 1916-08-01

Every time I see one of these great
big-bellied fat men, can't help won
dering how it would look to see him
trying to trim his toe-nails.
The fool-killer., 1916-08-01

If any of these tobacco-chewing,
ambear-squirting church-members
ever get to heaven, the angels will
have an awful time cleaning up after
them.
The fool-killer., 1916-08-01

Yes, honey! In this country we
make paupers by law, and then punish
them by law for being paupers. I
tell you we are the last button on
Consistency's coat, anyhow.
The fool-killer., 1916-08-01

When the devil wants something
done that he is shamed to do him
self, he turns the job over to a hypo-
critic.
The fool-killer., 1916-08-01

Tell your Pap and send word to
your Uncle Hank that from now on
The Fool-Killer will be devil-catcher
from several miles up the creek
The fool-killer., 1916-08-01

How any decent woman can have
the stomach to kiss an old nasty,
sinking, tobacco-smeared mouth is
more than I could ever understand.
The fool-killer., 1916-08-01

If you love your neighbor the best
way to prove it is to take his sub
scription to The Fool-Killer.
The fool-killer., 1916-08-01

Some church members put on a lot
of fine clothes to hide the religion
that they haven't got.
The fool-killer., 1916-08-01

A gang of sheep wouldn't elect a
wolf to rule over them. Have you
got as much sense as a sheep?
The fool-killer., 1916-08-01

A deck of cards is nothing but a
bundle Of admission tickets to hell. :
The fool-killer., 1916-08-01

Every time we guess right we call
it good judgment.
The fool-killer., 1916-08-01

Say, mister, it takes money to
grease this literary mill. Can't you
grease it a little9
The fool-killer., 1916-08-01

That ugly knot on top of your neck
has it got any brains in it?
The fool-killer., 1916-08-01

Faith can hold the sack, but it takes
work to fill it.
The fool-killer., 1916-08-01

A dude is an empty place with
clothes On.
The fool-killer., 1916-08-01

B-ware of the Q-cumber. It will w
up. 80. go.
The fool-killer., 1916-08-01
EDITORIALS.

1t is easier to suppose rnan to think.
The fool-killer., 1916-08-01

And here is woman thinks she
has religion because she has been
a Methodist from childhood. Poor
soul! The Devil has been a
Methodist longer than you have,
and he didn't have a bit Of re-
ligion the last time I heard from
him. And he has been as good a
Methodist as you have, too.
The fool-killer., 1916-08-01

Every nation that goes to war
these days jump right up in meet
ing an declares that it is not to
blame, for it was "dragged' or
"forced" or "driven" into war
against it's will. All of which
makes me thing the Money Lords
are the power behind the thrones
that are "driving" the nations
toward hell at break-neck speed
for their own financial benefit.
The fool-killer., 1916-08-01

$50 you believe in immersion?"
eyes, sir, I believe in going down
under the water.'' Yes, and lots
of folks think because they have
been down under the water they
have religion. Don't you know
going own under the water don t
get the Devil out of folks? Why,
the old devil-fsh STAYS under
the water and STAYS devil-fsh,
too. [ tell you, sir, you can't run
the Devil with water.
If you hear a mighty roaring
like the sound Of thousand
Niagaras, and see the dust flying
like that kicked up by ten million
stampeded buffaloes, and observe
great body travelling like
runaway thunderbolt, and sweep
ing everything before it like the
business end Of a tori ado, don t
get excited and faint. Just clear
the track and let Roosevelt and
the "patriotic' politicians and
milionaries get to Mexico as soon
as the fighting commences. Zip
Booze! Boom! Bang!
The fool-killer., 1916-08-01

One year to your heart rs cents
In clubs of Five or More 15 cents
(Canadian rate, 25c. a~year In clubs)
The fool-killer., 1916-08-01

SCAAONAAoC O0 y - AAoO - W.
Whenever you see a church
member standing around brag-
ging on his favorite brand Of "ter-
backer" and Joking about good
"likker" and telling how he
loves the "wimmen,' you may
just mark it down he is a stink
ing old hypocrite, without any
fear of you being proved liar.
Goodmorning, Mister Big-Bug,
how dye do? Well, [ just want
ed to tell you that if because you
have a few dollars that you or
your father got by robbing> the
poor you think you are better
than a respectable honest work
ing man, then you are about as
common a fool as ever camped
this side of the lunatic ASYLUM
Goodbye.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-03
ROOSEVELT'S RANK CRITICISM.

ClNNCIEluIlNG President Wilson's administration
- .inrcc year. of -nuslly misconduct Colonel ior-r
,u' uuu rrHpu- luc reward II M, sweeping condcmun
uun lD be- seeing uc present administration defended
%. uu uNur administration hHs been u the history of the
lrfeI Static. NoHodv b, saving boo hl, dccu.c that rr'-l
U. v. nu. noi mnc mistake hu' man, ~ the rcali,
influential m,u %. 'hr country are couicudiug that under
o. hun,, .taiu uo ln. acted commoudohy and that he
has Kept 'hc peace
The Roosevelt attack is regarded generally A. bitterly
partisan oud selfish n t deliberate effort hi, part
10 dr,iro, ,uufIcuuc m the government al time when
,r.. I. ttuliiur aud Do b. douc t,r personal ends.
Al over tnc land There B. thankful feeling expressed
In word. boo writing aud thousand. ~ times uron tho
rru,, page ,Har Roosevelt No, NOT president at such e
irving time
What vuu.d have nccu the result. For one thing. first
mud loum.l ~ aJ Oh" ,ouulr, would have been plunged
into var o., ul. time u would have been n the thick
"f I IUnu.uuIs would have hc'u n their graves mud
Instead "' ,.r d prosperity should have had po,or,
and dr,a.uu"u Uul the colonel. ambition to place him
,clt imur. tl. vor un. of nc world would have been
rtuun,|
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