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Tombstone epitaph., 1917-09-16
CONGRESSMAN HAYDEN
ON $40 ACRE LAW

A letter from Congressman Carl
Hayden. OF Arizona. in response to
request OF United States Commits
sioner c. E. Bolton. OF CORTLAND.
relative TO designation under the 64o-
acre Law is herewith published in
full. since II fully explains the status
of matters and will be Of interest to
large number OF people in Cochise
county who are interested in the 60
acre law:
August 30. 1917
Mr.. Carlos E. Bolton.
CORTLAND. Arizona
My dear Mr. Bolton:
am in receipt Of your letter Of
August e5. and beg TO advise you
that no legislation has been passed
amending the 640acre homestead
law. The report that you heard un
doubtedly arose from the fact that
there has been so much complaint
about the designation of lands under
the stock raising homestead law that
Senator Fall. Of New Mexico. has
succeeded in securing the adoption
OF an amendment to the food control
bill when il was under consideration
In the Senate. The Fall amendment
provides that all of the remaining
lands in Arizona and New Mexico
should be Immediately designated
for entry under the e4o-acre home
stead law. This amendment met
with immediate opposition. as is
shown by the enclosed copy OF let
ter from the Secretary of the Inter
Tor to Mr.. Ferris. OF Oklahoma. Chair
man of the Committee on the Public
Lands. In order to obtain some re-
lief the Public Lands Committee
agreed upon a substitute for the Fall
amendment whereby SloO.444 would
be appropriated to promptly carry
on the work of designating stock
raising homestead lands Unfortun-
ateiy. even this suggestion was not
agreed to and the Fall amendment
was entirely eliminated from the bill
Under the circumstances there is
nothing TO do but TO wait until the
regular session of Congress. which
begins next December. at which time
We hope to pass some relief legis.
lation.
With best wishes, ! am.
Yours very sincerely.
CARL HAYDEN
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-09-16
FLORENCE rs VISITED
BY SERIOUS BLAZE

FLORENCE. Sept. 10-Fire which
was started from a gasoline engine in
the printing shop Of The Florence
Blade-Tribune Saturday afternoon en-
tirely destroyed the newspaper plant
and spread to the postoffce which was
in the same building. The postoffice
also was entirely destroyed together
with quantity of United States mail
which it was impossible TO remove.
The loss on both printing plant and
pOstoffice is estimated to be SO. 1000.
Florence is without a city water
system and owing to the lack of fire.
fighting apparatus the blaze had little
opposition and soon was beyond the
little control volunteer firemen were
enabled to exert. The people were
compelled TO stand idly by while the
postOffice and printing plant were con-
sumed
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-09-16

Claims for exemption filed by those
affected by the selective draft act are
causing the county attorneys Office
a great deal OF trouble. according to
J. F. Ross. county attorney.
A recent act Of the President makes
all county attorneys government attor-
neys ex-officio in all cases where the
man called claims exemption, and
according to Mr.. Ross. the county at.
has to file an appeal to all of the
claims for exemption granted by the
local boards. The appeals are served
on the district board In an effort to
have the exemption granted by the
local board reversed. There is no
appeal for either side from the find.
ings Of the district board. A great
many Of the claims for exemption
that are granted by the local boards
are being reversed by the district
board. according to Nr. Ross.
Several hundred such appeals have
already been handled by the district
attorneys ONCE Of this county. and
before Cochise county's quota Is filed
IL Is believed the number Of appeals
will reach close to the thousand
mark.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-09-16
OF THE INTERIOR
Washington, D. c.


June 8. 1917.
My dear Mr.. Ferris:
In response TO your request for an
opinion as to the amendments tSec-
tons 10. IL and l2y TO House Bill
Ass. adopted by the Senate June 2,
1917. by which the public lands in
New Mexico. Arizona. Colorado. Utah.
and South Dakota are legislatively
classified as within the 640-acre home
stead bill, ! would advise that these
amendments are not consistent with
The past policy OF the Government
as TO public lands and do not appeal
10 me as cOnsOnant with the wisest
policy that might be adopted.
Section 10 as adopted by the Sen
ate makes all public surveyed unre-
served land within the states named
subject TO entry under the act of
December 2s. 1916. SUPRA. without
further classification or action. Sec
tiOn IL directs that all applications
for entry heretofore OF hereafter
made under that act shall be receiv-
ed and approved. subject only to in
dividusl contests. Section IL pro
vides that subject only to proof Of
residence and value OF improvements
such as wells. fences. and houses,
and to the proof of qualifications Of
entrymen, patents shall issue for
each such entry.
As you will observe. Section 10. in
effect, repeats that portion Of the
sfock-raising homestead act which
requires q proper designation by the
Secretary of the Interior, which ex-
cIudes from designation and entry
thereon lands which are susceptible
of irrigation. which contain merchant
able timber, or which are not chiefly
valuable for grazing and raising for
age crops. In other words. In the
states named the amendments legis
latively classify all lands as stock
raising homestead lands. whether
they are timbered. ir-igable. miner
ri. capable Of producing agricultural
crops, or incapable Of supporting q
homesteader and his family thereon
Section II IL apparently intended
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-09-16


Mr.. and Mrs. William Lutley are in
Frisco seeing the sights and pushing
their way through the fog" Bill
writes it's like Douglas only smells
different
TO LEWIS SPRINGS
Chief Deputy Sheriff Guy c. WEIGH
went to Lewis Springs today. where
he went ON some civil business con-
nected with his Office.
SHERIFF WHEELER HERE
Sheriff Harry C. Wheeler was in
Tombstone yesterday from his tenn
pOrary headquarters in Bisbee, and
remained here throughout the day.
returning there last night. He re-
ports that Mrs. Wheeler. who has
been in Bisbee in the hospital will be
able to leave today. having recovered
sufficiently to be moved Mrs
Wheeler has had a long siege OF i'll
ness and her many Tombstone
friends will be glad to hear OF her
recovery.
FROM TURNER
Jacob Niener. well known rancher
OF Turner. was in Tombstone today,
having come here to make applica-
tons for citizenship papers. Mr.
Neiner has been in this country ever
since he was boy. and has been
voting. believing he was a citizen.
Recently. however. he discovered
that he is unable to find his fathers
naturalization papers. who died over
20 years ago and to hold his citizen
ship he will have to go through the
entire process.
NEW COUNTY srENoGRAPhER
Maurice Blumenthal has accepted
the position Of county stenographer
in the Office of County Attorney John
F. Ross. and will assume his duties
a week from today. He succeeds
Mr.. Woodruff, who has gone to South
America. Mr. Blumenthal is a grad
uare OF the law school OF Leland
Stanford. Jr.. university Later he
intends to go to the Harvard Law
school to get degree there
MARRIED
Yesterday Rev. C. W. Stark officiat-
ed at two weddings. The first couple
married was Frank Vincent and Iva
May Keller who were married at the
Congregational parsonage at three
O'Clock. The second wedding was
that OF Cluz Lopez and Herminia PARA
at the brides home
SPENT WEEKEND HERE
Miss Jessie Curlee returned 10 her
home 1t Douglas yesterday after
spending the weekend in Tombstone
the guest OF her sister. Miss Anna
Curlee.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-09-16
Suggested Substitute For Section II
Of the Food Bill

OF the ROOD Bill
THAT for enabling the Secretary
of the Interior TO expedite the CLASH
fcation or designation OF public lands
for entry under the Act OF Congress
approved December twenty-ninth.
nineteen hundred and sixteen. known
as the stock-raising homestead Act,
there is hereby appropriated. out Of
any moneys in the Treasury not 9TH
erwise appropriated, available i'm
mediately and until June thirtieth,
nineteen hundred and eighteen. $780,
900. in addition to the amount here
tofore appropriated: Provided. That
the Secretary OF the Interior is here
by authorized and directed to com.
piete the classification or designa-
ton Of land as provided in the stock
raising homestead Act for which ap-
plication has been made prior thereto
within six months from the approval
of this ACT or as soon thereafter as
is practicable"
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-09-16
TOMBSTONE BOY
ADVANCES IN NAVY

ADVANCES IN NAVY
A letter received from Lawrence
Land. Tombstone boy who Joined the
navy several months ago, states that
he has been advanced TO a first-class
seaman. and has been promoted TO
gunner's mate on one OF Uncle Sans
big ships. He states he will leave
Goat Island soon on a long voyage
and is anxious 10 get out on the wa
ter. James Cook also of Tombstone.
he says. is at present in the hOspi-
tai with the measles but 1t getting
better and will soon be out again.
Land is stuck on navy life and says
he is getting a world of experience
BIG SHEEP DEAL
According to information given out
the Squires-Fowler sheep company
Of Government Draw. has disposed
OF their entire flock OF sheep and
lambs TO John Hancock. sheepman
of Wilcox. the amount of the con
sideration not being made public The
company owned close to 1000 head OF
high grade sheep and nearly $50
lambs OF this season and were valued
at about $4,000 Recently a 5000
pound wool shipment was made from
the spring cutting Mr. Fowler of
the company went to Wilcox today
where the deal is being closed.
RETURNED FROM EAST
Mrs. Frances Abel returned home
Saturday on the Golden State Limit.
ed from visit of about two months
in the East, having visited relatives
in a number of states. including New
York. She returns home much bene-
fitted in health
OLD TIMER HERE
James Hagan. old Tombstone pion-
eer. arrived in Tombstone Saturday
from the northern part of the state
where he has been for some time and
will remain here on visit to his old
stamping grounds for few weeks
MRS. SPARKS BETTER
Mrs. ]. L. Sparks. wife OF Conductor
Sparks. who has been quite ill in the
Bunker Hill hospital was removed to
her home Saturday and is well On the
news to her many Tombstone friends.
RETURNED HOME
Miss Abbie Holland returned home
today from Bisbee where she has
been the past several weeks on a
visit with relatives.
TO siseEE
Miss May Bowen went to Bisbee
this afternoon. where she will re-
main for some time on a visit
OVER FROM DOUGLAS
Deputy Sheriff Percy BOwden was
in town Yesterday from his head
quarters at Douglas. having business
with Sheriff Wheeler.
POOR BIRDS
A party consisting OF Bert Holland
Downey and Shafenburg. drove out
yesterday and tried their luck on the
doves. II is said the auto was able
to haul home all they killed.
IN FRISCO
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-09-16

COLUMBUS. ". NJ. Sept. Ia
recommendation has been made to the
war department by the military Off
GOALS that further issuance Of ra-
tons to the men deported from Bis
bee. Arizona. July IL, be discontinued
at once. 1t. is claimed there is
plenty of work for these men to do
in the southwest and there is no
need for the army to continue to feed
approximately 450 OF these men free.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-09-16
RECORDS OF
CoCHIsE COUNTY
PATENT

United States to Joseph A. Wheel
a. E. MORTGAGE
Joseph A. Wheeler and wife to
Bank of Bowie. 500.
>R. H.. Justus to A. b. Hulsey,
$500.
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT CLAIM
IVES. c. Ellis. land in T. 20. r. 20.
Jack Shelley. lacd in T. 20. r. 20.
Harry p. Smith. land in 7. 20. r.
es.
cHArrLE MORTGAGE
b. J. Williams TO First National
Bank of Douglas. livestock. $500
Tony Tonon to Gus Hickey. live
stock. Sos.
The McKittrick Corporation to San
Francisco Cattle Loan Co. livestock.
So. 600.
b. J. Williams to First National
Bank Of Douglas. $3.50.
SATISFACTION OF MORTGAGE
A. J. Haven TO W X. Maycum-
Der.
John +. Hill to W. +. Maycum-
Der.
Lazor Martonivich to Mike Gre
bera
ASSIGNMENT
A. Robinson to Raymon Krupp
SUPERIOR COURT
Judgment Suit No. 1872: Vida Zul-
kich. Dr.. Peter Zulkich. Or. Di-
yorce
Suit No. 1876. Mary E. Grass VS..
Conrad l.. Grass: Divorce.
Judgment Suit No. 1928: Sam
Greenburg. DR. Albert Steinfeldt &
Go. Or. s504.37 and interest.
PROBATE PROCEEDINGS
John McClosky: Appointing Sept.
8. 1917. day OF hearing petition OF
Carlos +. Bolton for letters OF ad.
ministration.
W. W. Kingsoliver: Appointing
Sept s. 1917. for hearing petition of
Charles NJ. Hadden for letters OF
administration.
Joseph Frederick Babdue: Distri-
button OF estate.
And guardianship Of Arthur Curtis
Hall: Appointing Elinor Davidson
Hall. guardian.
Fred Bauer: Decree settlement
first account
James Ritter: Order Of Distribution.
John Heating Distribution OF es-
ate.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-09-16

United States to Joseph A. Wheel
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-21
War ON BOOTLEGGERS
- "'hf,uSsaF ESSpNiS2bS -
SPRINGS.

washington Springs. March 81
The campaign for the suppression of
gambling and whisky selling reached
a climax with the arrest and placing
in Jail of eleven men TO await trial.
The authorities have been working
on the matter for some time. but ow-
ing to the difficulty Of securing sat
isfactory evidence no arrests had
been made. However, with the aid
OF A. j. Wester. q detective, of Sioux
city. la, evidence was secured which
justified the arrest OF seven men on
the charge of gambling and four on
the charge of Illicit sale OF liquor.
A search warrant was served on a
local drug store and a drayload of
wines and liquors was secured and
turned over to the sheriff for safe
keeping.
The seven arrested for gambling
pleaded guilty and paid fines aggre-
eating $3.50. The arrests for whisky
selling resulted i'm one man filing a
plea Of guilty and he will be taken
to Mitchell in a few days for sen
tence. The other three waived ex-
animation and We're bound over TO
circuit court which meets in May.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-21
STATE NEWS.

Washington, ID. C.-The interstate
INNER commission tonight sus-
pended to July Is the increased rates
on cement from Kansas points to
Dewey, Marietta and Argentine. s.
ID. The increase ranged from | to
3 cents a hundredweight.
washington Springs-The building
and campaign committee of the Yves
sington Springs seminary met last
night and perfected plans for the
immediate beginning of the new
$4,000 dormitory for the seminary.
1t is hoped to have it ready to re-
ceiye the students at the opening of
school next fall.
Pierre-The Sioux Falls Savings
bank was awarded the bid for $780,
900 OF revenue warrants by the state
IN the bids Friday. It's bid was at
an interest rate of 4.23 per cent for
the year, other bids ranging from
that figure up to 5 per cent. The
Sioux Falls bank was the only bid
der within the state. all other bids
being from outside %oncern
Pierre-A representative of the
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-21
MISSION Meeting
IMPORTANT CONVENTION OF
METHODISTS IN STOUX
CITY.

Sioux City, March 21.-Three ma
tional secretaries of the Methodist
Episcopal church. a score of returned
missionaries from Africa, India,
China, Japan. Korea and the Philip
pines arrived in the city to partici-
pate in the central convention of the
missionary campaign OF the Sioux
City district which began March A.
The sessions of the convention will
be held in the Grace Methodist Epis-
copal church in M~orningside, and
will be presided over by Or. Fred
erick II. Wright. secretary of the
campaign department of the church.
The programs of the sessions will
not be announced. according to DR..
Wright, but each will include adj
dresses by the missionaries and sec
retaries, and a number of missionary
surveys. Illustrated lectures will be
given each evening on the work OF
the missionaries in their respective
fields.
The purpose Of the convention, ac-
cording to DR.. Wright, is to create q
greater interest i'm the missionary
work Of the church, in both home
and foreign fields. among the variou:
congregations throughout the dis.
trict. The Sioux City convention is
one Of a number held in Iowa during
the past two months.
The speakers will be assigned tC
their topics before each session. TIL,
list of subjects includes the follow
ing: Frontier Work The Lane
of Opportunity" World Wide Meth
odism." Americas Hope-Worlt
Evangelism The Missionary Pas
sion" "Hindrance to Gods Plan o
salvation" The World Situation
and How to Meet It." The Mission
airy Centenary" Foundation of tn,
Chinese Republic" "War Times II
Bulgaria" "Italy-at Home an,
Abroad. incidents from the Worl,
Parish" and illustrated lectures Of
Panama. India. South America an,
the Philippines.
DR.. James NJ. Taylor, secretary o
the department of missionary evan
gelism, will be in charge of the con
vention. DR.. +. RI. Wright, secre
tary of the campaign department
and DIR. George Heber Jones. edito
rial secretary Of the board of foreig.
missions, will assist DR.. Taylor.
The list of missionaries on fur
Tough from their respective charge
who will address the convention in
cludes Rev. Fred Brown. Rev. f. L
Caldwell. Rev. Henry II. Rowland
Mrs. Sarah MeNabb and Rev. Frank
lin Ohlinger, OF China; DR.. J.. L
Pointer and DR.. Edwin Hart Rich
J ards, Of Africa: Rev. j. J. bingham
Rev. A. f.. Cook and DR.. II. III. Linz
] OF India; Rev. Harry Farmer, of tn
Philippines; Rev. W. A. Winter, o
LeGrande. Ore. Rev. f. f. White
side, of New York city; DR.. II. L
johnson, of San Francisco. Cal; Dl
+. M. Evans. of Des Moines, Ia, an
Rev. J. w. Walters. of Indiana. ID
Of the Sioux City district. viii ais
speak.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-21

Indian department has notified the
state tax commission that he desires
to be heard on the matter of Indian
taxation nj the meeting of state tax
officers at this city the 21st and
22nd of this month. There has
been friction for years between In
dams living o allotments i'm organ
lied counties, and the local officers
of such counties as to the rights OF
taxation of the personal property of
Indians upon allotments.
Armour Suit was commenced
here Saturday against the city of Ar
mour by Mrs. w. p. Strain for al
legged pollution of lands belonging to
her by the discharge from the city
sewer Papers We're served on Mayor
j. IL. Boot, City Auditor Yves Dunbar
and members of the city council.
Plaintiff alleges pollution OF land and
also unbearable stencil arising from
discharge and asks balm in the sum
of $1,000. The ease will come up
for hearing. at the next term of cir
cult court. in April.
Pierre-Reports generally from
the western part of the state, in all
sections where ranchers have been
spreading out" on beef stock the
past few years, is that the feed sup
ply Is practically exhausted. and the
live stock loss will be much heavier
than it has been for several years.
The lon Z, cold winter, without a sim
gle thaNwing season from December
to March is the cause of much of the
trouble, as cattle could not get out
to secure any grazing on the prairie.
and feed stocks were drawn on more
heavily than was expected.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-21
SCHOOL GIRLS WORK
MORE THAN 100 NORTHERN NOR.
NAL GIRLS EMPLOYED
IN ABERDEEN.

Aberdeen. March 21.-One hun
dred and two young women attend
ing the Northern Normal and Indus
trial school are working in Aberdeen
homes for their board and room or
are in some other way regularly EN-
ployed while attending school. Few
of these young women would be at
the Normal were it not for this work
which enables them to partially pay
their expenses.
Miss Mary Meek, head of the de
partment of English. looks after the
young women who are working out.
She keeps a list of places where
young women are wanted. sees to it
that the girls work faithfully and
give satisfaction. and in various
other ways helps both the employer
and the girl working out.
Only nine of the 102 young WON
en- are employed in the Ladies' hall,
all the rest being taken care of in
the homes of Aberdeen. Those
working in the dormitory wait table
and do work about the kitchen.
Most of the girls have better
room and board in the homes in
which they are employed" says Miss
Meek. than If they were boarding
out regularly and paying good mon,
ey. The school certainly appreciates
the cooperation of the women OF the
city who furnish employment tt
girls"
These young women come from
every part of this state and from
many other states in order to secure
an education and at the same time
pay their expenses. Several girl
come from North Dakota, Minnesot;
and Montana homes. And they d'
all sorts of work. They help Will
the homework, care for children
tend soda fountains, clerk in stores
wait table, take in sewing, do iron
ing, etc. Most of them are quit
young in years.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-21
THE EFFECT OF THE WAR ON
CHRISTIANITY.

To the Editor: At the outbreak
of the present awful war many peo-
pie were asking the question, What
effect Will the war have on Chris
tianity2" as they saw the spectacle
of Christian nations going to war
against one another. Now as the
war progresses and there is such a
manifest lack of Christian ethics in
the way that it is being carried on.
men are beginning to see that it Is
the lack of a true Christianity that
is al the bottom of the terrible strug-
gle. This is so apparent that even
those who have not hitherto been at
all in sympathy with Christian faith
are nov beginning to see that Chris
tianity if practiced as il should be.
and as ii was by its founder intend
ed to be practiced, would put an end
to all war for all time.
In England some half dozen avow-
ed ~rationalists, including, besides Sir
Ray Lancaster. such doughty cham
pions of unbelief as Prof. Bury and
Mr.. j. NJ. Robertson, were asked to
contribute to a symposium IN Re
ligion After the War" Sir Ray
Lankester's contribution proved to
be considerable of a surprise to
friend and foe alike. His contribu-
ton is expressive OF honest sympathy
with the unique morality of the COS
pei. He declares that the war so far
from destroying Christianity has
enormously strengthened it in its
noblest feature" and he is bold
enough to upbraid misguided persons
who cherish hostility TO Christian
faith. 1t is needless to say that such
an utterance caused great perturba-
tion In nationalist ranks. and the
great man has been taken to task
with considerable acerbity.
Ii is a sign of encouragement to
see. that while many people within
II churches are signing in sympathy
for the cause that seems to them to
have lost so much by the war, many
people outside the church are begin
ming to see that the only true remedy
for the world and its pitiful needs of
peace and harmony and equality and
brotherliness, is the practice of the
teaching of the lowly Nazarene.
The writer had an opportunity a
few days ago in another city. to call
on a lady. who had been brought up
in infidelity. She very frankly and
at once stated that she had forsaken
her former teaching because of the
difference that she had seen, not only
in the teaching. but in the character
of Christian people. She freely con
fessed that many times when she had
been in the company of unbelievers
and saw their conduct she had wish
ed herself to be in the company of
people. While Robert IN
gersoll had been the patron saint of
the home where she was brought up
and her brother vas called by that
name, she stated that infidelity has
no remedy for war and no comfort
for hungry hearts that are seeking
the higher life that they hunger for.
After the facts of Christian faith had
been set forth to her she manifest
ed her desire to be identified with
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-21
GENE RAJ BISHOP is DEAD
Was Civil War Veteran and Pioneer o.,
Northwest.

st. Paul, March 2l.-General Judson
Wade Bishop. pioneer settler OF the
Northwest. leader of the Union army
in the Civil war, railroad contractor
and manager, is dead. He was eighty
five years old.
For the past few years General Bish.
OPP had lived quietly after an early
history that wed for thrills and expert.
ences with the greatest characters of
fiction.