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Tombstone epitaph., 1917-03-25
LoRoseuRo PUTS BoecERLANp
 IN FINS SHAPE AT LAST

At last the Borderlsnd Highway from Lordsburg to Rodeo is to be made real highway. IL has taken some time. some argument and some object lessons to the people of Lords burg to convince them that if they want to get on the real highway in right shape they must fix that part of the Borderland and the old Span sh Trail routes from Lordsburg 10 Rodeo and according to The West ern Liberal of Lordsburg that is to be doEe as the following shows:
 Senator W. D. Murray's bill to male the road from Elephant Butte to Rodeo. a state highway. passed the senate and hoqse of the state legislature and is now in the hands of Governor ". E. Lindsey for his signature. The governor has indi- cated that he will sign the bill The bll empowers the counties of Sierra and Grant 10 levy a special tax for the purpose of constructing such portions of this road which are not already built and of putting the ex. isting roads into frst-class shape. The route designated in the bill is from Elephant Butte through Hills boro. Lake Valley. across the Black Range at Camp Monarch, to Santa Rita. Fort Bayard. Silver City. Ty rome. Lordsburg and out of the state at Rodeo. The roads almost bisects Grant county and will join the east and west and north and south DOT tions of the county by a good high way. IL will be of immense value throughout the county in addition tc creating a direct route with the cen iral portions of the state. The cos, of the road will be small as import ant sections Of it are already built.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-03-25
GOSPER GRAVE
IS NEGLECTED

S~ = v PHOENIX. March .3.-Friends Of the late John j Gosper. governor Of Arizona in 1881, have written Gov asking that some provision be made by the state for the up-keep of the grave. which is in the Bartlett Logan soldiers plot of Evergreen cemetery Of the coast city.
 Governor Campbell replied that as the legislature was not in session, nothing could be done, unless the public spirited people themselves wished to contribute toward such a maintenance.
 Gosper died in 1912 and the body was preserved in ice at Los Angeles for six weeks. according to Con Gro min. state librarian, until a bill could he rushed through the Arizona legis- lature providing funds for his burial. He died penniiess. After the bill got through and received the -signa- ture of the governor. the body was placed in the soldiers plot. but there was no provision for caring for the grave. .
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-03-25
BiSeEE LEADS STATE
 IN POSTAL SAVINGS

In report made public by Post master Paul Smith. in February, the shortest month in the year, showed the largest increase in postal savings deposits in the history Of the service. Over s5.000,0 ,000 was added to the sav- ings Of depositors. which now num- Der approximately 700.o00. Small banks took in more money than they had accumulated in any one year. and foreign born depositors were es- pecially active and their deposits ran larger than usual.
 Upwards of so per cent of the s121.- O00. 900 on deposit March l Is owned by this class. Postal savings sta ton B of New York made a gain in February of $lI5.0O0.
 Newark. x J.; Seattle. Wash. and Kansas City. Mo. jumped into the million dollar mark of postal savings depository offices during the month. increasing the number fin this class to l6
 The February increase was general throughout the country. but some re narksble facts are disclosed by 8 careful analysis of the figures.
 On March l the largest postal say. ings bank in Arizona was Bisbee. with deposits of s30s.4Ol
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-03-25
PROMINENT BUTCHER
 PAINFULLY BURNED

BISBEE. March 22-John NJ. True prominent local butcher. sustained slight burns about the face and hands yesterday morning while car. rying a blazing can of gasoline from the home Of neighbor. The gaso line was being used for cleaning pur. poses when it became ignited. True ran into the house, and, in spite of the danger, grabbed the can and car. ried it outside He was taken to the C. X A. hospital, where his burns were dressed. and later re turned to his home in Bakersville His injuries are not considered seri. ous.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-03-25
THE PLIGHT OF DOUGLAS
(Bisbee Review) .

Tombstone now is engaged in a clever rouse to outwt Douglas in the county seat fight. Within the to Tombstone from Douglas that the population of the Shelter City itself is materially diminished and the voting power thus greatly curtailed. No less than fifteen Douglas men have pleaded guilty to bootlegging in the last two weeks and upwards of twenty five within the last month If this keeps up Tombstone will win the county seat fight by mere force of numbers if by no other means If she could only vote the bootleggers there it would be cinch. And if Douglas Precinct No. could vote them, just think how many hundreds of extra ballots could be cast by those twenty five menl
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-03-25
IN INTERESTS OF INDIANS
WASHINGTON. D. C.. March 20-

WASHINGTON. D. C., March " members of the committee on Indian Affairs of the House of Representa- lives, who were elected to the 65th Congress. have recently departed from Washington on a tour of inyes tigation which will include most of the Indian reservations in the South arn and Southwestern states. The of the Seminole Indians in Florida wiil first he examined into. and then the Choctsws Of Mississippi will be looked over. The committee will then proceed to Oklahoma where the large and varied interests of the Indians of the state will re- ceive attention.
 After leaving Oklahoma the next stop will be in Arizona. where the last week in March will be spent in travelling over the various reserva- tions Congressman Carl Hayden. who will accompany the committee on this tour. is particularly anxious 10 have a number of Indian, irriga. tion projects in this state carefully inyestieated
 The following members of con. gress will visit Afizora:
 Hon. Charles D. Carter. of Okla. homa: Hon. Philip P. Campbell. of Kansas: Hon. Carl Hayden of Ari. zona; Hon. Patrick D. Norton. of North Dakota: Hon. John N. Till. man. Of Arkansas: Hon. Stephen W Dempsey. of New York: Hon. Harry L. Candy. Of South Dakota: Hon Franklin F. Ellsworth. of Minnesota Hon. Royal C. Johnson. of South Dakota. and Hon. Homer P. Snyder Of New York.
 In addition to the members of the committee the party includes MT. Paul N. Humphrey. Clerk of the Committee on Indian Affairs. and Mir. H. B. Smith. reporter.
 It was hoped that more time could be spent by the committee in obtain ing first hand information about the conditions in the Indian country bul the special session of Congress which will convene in April has compelled them 10 shorten their itinerary. The record price for Salt Rive, valley cotton was paid yesterda, when The Arizona Egyptian Cottor company of Phoenix bought A bale, Of Pima cotton through the Temp. exchange at the handsome figure O | 5s. 60 cents a pound. Bids wer. submitted on the lot and Ii Is un derstood that only one other offe was made, 1t being a little over 5. cents a pound
 Three sales of :he Pima cottor
 have been made by The Tempe grow
 CTS andthessle this afternoon brough
 by a good margin the best figure
 The first sale of Il3 bales brough
 52.s5 cents per pound and the sec ond sale of 60 bales brought 52i. cents.
 With the exception 6f g bales O
 the second picking that has beel
 shipped to England to the Fine Spin
 ners' and Doublers' association to in
 troduce the Pima cotton on the Eng
 fish markets, all of the yield iron
 the Tempe fields of the Pima varie
 ty this season has been disposed of
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-03-25
eicKETiNe GAS E
 APPEAL IS READY

PHOENIX. March 22-Two cases on appeal from the superior court will be argued before the supreme court today. One of them is . pick eting case from Cochise county, known as Truax versus Bisbee Local No 3s0, Cooks and Walters union. and the other is the Southern Pacific versus Yuma county. concerning taxes. It is alleged the Espee re- sented paying taxes beyond that des- ignatsd by law. in the face Of . bond issue The case revolves about points at law.
 the Fl Pasoans to cigars. F. L.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-03-25
NoGAtEs MAN NARROWLY
 ESCAPES EIecreocur,on
DOUGLAS PEOPLE HERE CIRCULATING PETITIONS

There are three different peo- pie from Douglas circulating De- titions for county seat removal in Warren. Lowell and Bisbee, but they have SO far not met with much success. The proposj- ton does not seem to meet with 'he approval of local people and the ten cent-a-name circulators are apparently having a hard time making wages.-Bisbee Ore.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-03-25
TO El PASo

TO sL sAso
 Mrs vernette Elliott left yester, day for Fl Psso. where she will re main On . several weeks visit with relstfves-
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-03-25
BACK hOM 6

J. N. Gaines. Secretary of the Co chise County Tax Payers Association. is home after a two months ofncial visit in Phoenix. where he witnessed the doing of the first legislature under statehood that met. transacted its business without getting its hooks into the tax payers pockets with an extra session.
 APRON SALE
 The ladies of St. Paurs Guild viii hold an apron sale on Saturday after noon. March 31. at which time they Sill have a large number of aprons nd other articles for sale. FROM DOUGLAS
 Police Sergeant C. NJ. Moore was a visitor in the county seat today. having come up or business before he Superior Court.
 FROM DOUGLAS
 v. Locknar was a visitor in town today from Douglas.
 FOOD SALE
 The Ladies' Aid Societ of the Con eregational church will give another one of their popular food sales on Saturday afternoon. They will have for sa.e. bread. rolls. doughnuts and pies.
 TO WILCOX County Assessor E. A. Hughes left :esterday for wiilc~s where he goes ,n official business. He was aceon- lanied as far as Gleeson by his broth. F. who returned home last evening. RETURNED HOME Mrs. Charles Webster returned home this morning from Douglas where she has been on a visit with her daughter. Mrs. W. W. Childers. Ny Childers accompanied h. moth ar and will spend several weeks ir Tombstone on a visit.
 PLACING ORPHANS ]. H. Gummet. representing the Los Angeles Orphans Home. arrived fir l Tombstone this morning, on one o his regular visits, looking for a home Tor orphans. He will remain until tomorrow.
 i IN HOSPITAL
 Mrs. J. E. James. wife of CIeri 5f the Superior Court J. E. James | vas removed to the Bunker Hill hos Dital today, and an operation may b. necessary. according to reports this morning. Mrs. James has been III for the past several weeks and it was not until yesterday that it was deem ed necessary to remove here to the hospital. IL is hoped by her many that she will have an early recovery. IN MASONIC CIRCLES
 The Royal Arch Masons met ir their hall last night in regular month | routine business.
 Tombstone Commandry Knight Templars will observe Easter Sun day. as is their regular custom. by attending services at the First Con gregational church, having accepted an invitation from Rev. C. w. Stark pastor Of the church. Easter come. on sunday. April sth. The Com nandry will attend in full uniform.
 STATIONS OF THE cRos;
 Rev. F. A Collymore announce. that tomorrow. Friday evening, he will '"I tuct services of he Stations of the Cross at zoo o'clock.
 UP FROM DOUGLAS
 Deputy Sheriff Percy Bowden came mp this morning from Douglas. bring ing up some witnesses in liquor cass before the Superior Court today.
 BROUGHT 1OOTlEGceRs
 Deputy Sheriff Charles Cross came up from Douglas this morning bring ing several bootleggers for conhne 'nent in the county jail to await trial MILITARY POLICE
 Military Policeman OConnor wa. among the witnesses in Tombstone today from Douglas, appearing be | fore the Superfor Court
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-03-25
MORE SILENT COPS NEEDED

of the streets would not come amiss One especially dan gerous corner Is at the intersection of Third and Toughnut near the court house.
 TO START WORK SOON
 The City Council will soon order the work started on the street and win have available road money from both 1916 and 1917 collections. This amount should make a good show ing.
 USEFUL FLOWERS
 Grow a patch of sunfiowers in your yard. They serve three purposes; shey produce shade. are beautiful 10 look upon and indirectly produce eses-the sunhower seed is an egg producer.
 FROM CALIFORNIA
 Rev. C. W. Stark wife and daugh- ter have arrived from California. and have taken up their residence in the Congregational parsonage. APRIL FOOL HARD
 TIMES DANCE
 Following the success of the St. Patrick's Dance given last Saturday by the Protection Hose Co.,, another dance has been planned by some of the local boys to be given on the 31st cf ,his month to be known as an April Fool Hard Times Dance. and all who attend will be supposed to dress in ragged clothes. The affair will no doubt prove a novelty and a success The Ivey orchestra will play. VISITING IN eissEE
 Mrs. F. S. Baker. wife of F. s. Baker of the Turquoise Barber Shop, is spending several days in Bisbee on a visit with friends.
 BACK FROM HONEYMOON MT and Mrs Harry Macia have | returned from a fourweek's honey. moon spent in the northern part of | Arizona and Texas. They will make their home in Tombstone, which will be pleasing news 10 the many friends of the newiyweds.
 OVER FROM GLEASON Constable Lafe Gibson was over last evenng from Gleeson. having come on a business trip.
 U PFRoM FAIReANk
 immigration Inspector Jef Milton and Judge J. NJ. Barnes of the Bo. quillas Land & Cattle company. were up from Fairbank last night, motor. ing home after the show. FROM FAiRsANK
 Hal Prince of Fairbank was a wis. flor in the city today on business motoring home this afternoon
 SENTENCES TODAY
 There were several more sen fences in the superior court today O, bootieggers who had plead guilty tc selling liquor besides another plea l.. F. Lewis entered a plea of guilty and will be sentenced later. while Dick Tusler. who pleaded guilty yes terday received a three months sen tence and ssoo fine
 IN sissEE.
 Mrs. l.. A. Smith is spending sever s, days in Bisbee on a visit witi friends. having gone over yesterday TO DOUGLAS.
 Miss Bella Green is spending sev erai days ip Douglas on visit witf friends.
 IN TUCSON
 Douglas Gray. president of the M NJ. Company. went to Tucson this morning. where he goes on import ant mining business.
 PAY DAY TODAY
 Today is semi-monthly pay day in Tombstone. and a payroll of some thing over s15.ooo will cause . large amount of business for the local houses during the next few days. z UP FROM BENSON
 Cattle Inspector Billy Bennett was a visitor in the county seat today from his headquarters at Benson ! having some official dufies to attend
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-03-25
VISITED eIsseE

County Recorder Ray B.. Krebs spent part of yesterday In Bisbee on a brief visit. He returned home last evening.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-03-25
ILL WiTh PNEUMONIA

IL wlTH PNEUMONIA =,
 Charles Preston Eas taken to Douglas today. suffering from pneu- nonia. Mrs. Preston. who is nurse in the county hospital will care ,or the patient. Mir. Preston also his son to Douglas. TO TUCSON
 Attorney w G. Gilmore left this for Tucson on a brief busi- ness visit.
 A. E.. Davis motored to Bisbee to- day Du business. He was accom- panied by Mrs. Davis. 
 The painters. paperhangers and as well as the plumbers, are busy around this little old burg Don't put of that improvement you have been so long contemplating now is the time to fix up your prop- erty. CAPT. hooosoN MERE
 Capt Hodgson. general superin- tsndent of the Phelps Dodge Corpor- ation works in the southwest. was in Tombstone yesterday and today. mak- ing an inspection of the local prop critics of the Bunker Hill Mines com pany. under the superintendency of Dr. E. Grebe. The visit of Capt. Hodgson at this time is of no signi- canoe. other than a regular trip of inspection.
 SPECIAL vENiRe
 CALLED FOR 2sTH
 There were no cases before the Superior Court today, everything having been continued to Monday and the jury excused until that date when a special venire of l2 will re port, which were ordered by the court yesterday. and the sheriT's ofice ,s. busy issuing subpoenaes.
 FOOD SALE
 The food sale by the Ladies' Aid society Of the Congregational church will be held in the new class rooms. They will have an abundance of good home cooked foods for sale. To morrow afternon at three o'clock. RETURNED FROM EL pAso
 Mrs. Vernette Elliott returned this morning from Fl Paso. having been called. owing to the illness of her sister. Mrs. J. E.. James at the Bunker Hni hospital.
 MRS. JAMES RECOVERING
 Friends of Mrs. l. F.. James will be pleased to hear that the operation performed on her wrist at the Bunk CT HIn hospital yesterday was sue. cessful and she 's resting easy. While not serious the operation va. painful and she is doing as we'll as can be expected under the circum. stances.
 MORALES MAN NARROWLY
 ESCAPES ELEcrRocurioN NOGALES, March 23-W. &. Bruce lineman In the employ of the NoRales Electric Light. Ice Water company, was nearly electrocuted a, 1920 this afternoon in front of a grocery at slo Grand avenue. He is being at. tended by Dr. Gustetter. and a lung motor Sas applied about twenty-five ninut .s after. the accident.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-03-25


 the transcontinental automobile traffic to and from the Pacific coast by way of Fl Paso. most of which now drops down to Bisbee and Douglas from Lordsburg or vicinity.
 Are Met By Wilcox Delegates
 The band played several selections at Wilcox for people of the town while the Fl Pasoans visited the merchants at their places Of business or talked with them at the depot. H. A Morgan. banker and general mer- chandise dealer. was at the head of the Wilcox delegation.
 stiIi With cattIemen
 Half an hour was allotted to Co chise. another mining and cattle sup ply point-long enough to meet the people at the depot and let them hear the band-and half an hour was spent at Pearce as We cut across the country 10 Kelton on our road to Douglas Ten minutes was spent al Kelton and we oply met the people who came down to the train. as the KS ,k. Kelton supplies quite q mining dis trict and Pearce supplies both mines and cattle ranches.
 Some of the best ranches in An zona are found in the region supplied by Wilcox. Pearce and Cochise, and ! all of these towns date Sack to the last century. Many of them were noted in the annals Of travel and ! trade long sbefore Fl Paso was known by it's present name They have held their own against the growing modern cities and located as they are. at a disadvantage from a trans portation standpoint. they still con. mand much business and boast some | large. stable commercial enterprises. All have good schools and are fnhabi- ! lated by type of sturdy. honest citi- zens such as have been built into a wonderful state the once sparsely set tied territory of Arizona.
 oue's No More
 Gun duels and gambling house brawls have gone, and in the march of modern civilization the school and church have replaced the public dance hall and the gambling house. The automobile. the herald of modern civilization, is in evidence as the principal mode lof transportation, having long ago taken the place of the OK wagon and the mule team in the every day life of the rancher. the miner and the freighter. On the ranches. the automobile has greatly reduced the work of the COW. punch CTS and herd riders, although these picturesque men of the plains have not completely disappeared and theiE gaily bedecked saddles are in evi- dence still at the hi;ening posts about the leading stores. and horsenesh still forms much of the subject for conversation where two or more men gather 10 whittle, smoke and talk .. Lengthen pesree visit
 The visit at Pearce was heightened a bit to enable the excursionists to accept the pronered hospitality of the people of the place. Automo- piles met the party at the station and although most of the Fl Pasoans marched uptown. some were taken in cars The band played a short concert the street.
 Are Given cissrs
 Chas. NJ. Renaud, head of a biz mercantile establishment, treated
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-03-25
El PAso BOOSTERS
 IN cochIsE COUNTY

Describing the trip or the Pep, Push and Progress special of Fl Pasoans through the Sulphur Spring Valley from Wilcox c. A. Martin of the Fl Paso Herald. describes it as follows:
 .'Wincox is the center of large cat tle area with considerable farming in the immediate neighborhood. and the town has developed and grown notice ably in the past few years Much of this is attribuated 10 the farmers of the Sulphur Springs valley, where.
 augmenting the regular rainfall with
 a little pumping they have been able
 10 grow some splendid crops.
 Wilcox is also the supply point for
 a number of mines and miners in the mountains nearby and is one of Fl Pasos strong allies in the development of the Great Southwest.
 Wilcox people are good roads boost CTS and are working hard to improve 1 the road westward aiong the Southern Pacific from Lords5urg to Tucson. ill order 10 get as much as possible oi ! the transcontinental automobile traffic | to and from the Pacific coast by way ! of Fl Paso. most of which now drops ! down 10 Bisbee and Douglas from | Lordsburg or vicinity.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-03-25
SPECIAL vENtRe CALLED FOR 2eTH

There were no cases before the Superior Court today, everything having been continued to Monday and the jury excused until that date when special venire of F will re port, which were ordered by the court yesterday, and the sherifY's o!lice 's. busy Issuing subpoenaes.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-03-25
Are Given ciosrs

Chas. NJ. Renaud. head of a big l establishment, treated
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-03-25
FOOD SALE

FOOD SALE
 The food sale by the Ladies' Aid society Of the Congregational church will be held in the new class rooms. They will have an abundance of good home cooked foods for sale. To morrow afternon at three o'clock.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-03-25
RETURNED FROM EI pAso

Mrs. Vernette Elliott returned this morning from Fl Paso. having been called. owing to the illness of her sister. Mrs. J. F.. James, at the Bunker HIll hospital.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-13
OLD PRESCRIPTION FOR WEAK KIDNEYS

pEA medicinal preparation like Dr.. Ki1mer's Swamp-Root, that has real curative value almost sells itself. Like an endless chain system the remedy is recommended by those who have been benefited to those who are in need of it.
 Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is a phy Mcian's prescription. It has been tested for years and has brought re- suits to countless numbers who have suffered.
 The success of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root is due to the fact that it fulflls almost every wish in overcoming kid ney, liver and bladder diseases, cor rects urinary troubles and jneutralizes the uric acid which causes rheuma- usm.
 Do not suffer. Get a bottle of Swamp-Root from any druggist now. Start treatment to-day.
 5 However, if you wish first to test tnis great preparation send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co.,, Binghamton, N. Y.. for a sample bottle. When writ ing be sure and mention the Bridge port Daily Farmer.-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-13
French Will Plant
 Potatoes Under Forts

Paris, Feb. 13.-A band of territory about 15O yards wide and IS miles long skirting the Notifications of Paris and now uncultivated will probably be planted to potatoes next spring. The mayors of the 20 arrondissements, or wards. of Paris have arranged to meet and settle the details.
 This land still belongs to the nation, but the city of Paris will eventually, come into possession of it when the Notifications are demolished, in pur-' suance of an arrangement with the. government It will then be trans-' formed into parks, boulevards, public playgrounds and sites for public in-, stitutions. Tn the meantime the cGl- tivation of it will in no wise interfere with the plans for the future.
 If the coming season is at all favor able to the crop. France will have a record yield of potatoes. The move ment for the planting of all unculti- vated land to either potatoes of Jeru- salem artichokes has become general and official. A government commis., sion is getting ready to furnish seed and fertilizers to all who want to help swell the crop.