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Weekly journal-miner., 1918-11-20
BRIEF ILLNESS IS FATAL
 TO LEROY LADD
(From Sundays Daily)

PHOENIX, Nov. l6. - Leroy \. Ladd. chairman of the commission of state institutions, died at his resi- dcncc, No. l639 West Adams street, this morning shortly before 6 o'clock of pneumonia following an attack of influenza.
 He had been i'll less than a week. having been at his office last Satur- day, apparently more chcerul than usual
 For the past several days it has been known that his condition was serious. Yesterday Gov, George w. r. Hunt. who has been attending a conference at Laredo, Tex, was roti- fled of his serious condition. and he left last night for Phoenix. \ second telegram announcing the death was delivered to the governor at Fl Paso this afternoon. Pending the arrival ci the governor, which will be to- morrow morning, no arrangements will be made for the funeral.
 Identified With Politics.
 Leroy Ladd has been closely ideuti- fled with the political history of Ari- zona since il became a state. He came 10 Arizona in 1911, locating in Globe Hc Was editorial writer on the Silver Belt and later became editor and pub fisher of the Daily Globe. He or panized and was president of the Young Turks. which organization took au active part in the election or Gila county's representation in the convention.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-11-20
Infuenzd Claims
 Esti71able Woman
(From Tuesday's Dailv.)

Another sad death from influenza has occurred in this city, Mrs. Maude Crossett, of Stoddard, succumbing yesterday morning at Mercy hospi- tai, after a short illness. Mir. Cross cit is also stricken and under treat mcnt in the same institution, while Mrs. Jones, a sister of the deceased, and her little baby are likewise i'll with this malady.
 Mrs. r. C. Meyers of Rincon, New Mexico, mother of Mrs. Crossett and Mrs. Jones, was called to this city last week, and is facing heavy bur den IS one loved one is gone and the other daughter is reported as quite seriously ill The disease was con- tracted at the Binghamton mining camp, where Mir. Crossett was em- ployed as a clerk of the Stoddard Supply Co.
 The loss of Mrs. Crossett IS oc- casioning expressions of deep sor- TOW, her character being beautiful and her womanhood exemplary. She will be laid away il this city today, probably, burial being private.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-11-20
ARIZONA OFFICER JASMINE N|CKS
 IN HIS GUN
LIEUT.. SHEPARD HISCOX OF PRESCOTT DID SOME GOOD SHOOTING OVER THERE, AND IS COMMEN- DED.
(From Tnesday's Dailyl

Lieut.. Shepard HiscoX, formerly a forest ranger in this division, writes
 from France, to Mrs. \. \. Johns, of Prescott, a letter from which excerpts are taken which will be of very much interest 10 his many friends in this section. While stationed here Mir and Mrs. Hiscox made their home in this city with MT. and Mrs. Johns: He says:
 "I have been through Hell, I have seen enough to sicken the devil him self. | have fought with snipers, ma chine guns, mines blowing up under Us, aeroplanes shooting at us from on high, and wave after wave of gas, until we were all sick. I have seen the human and the animal blown to atoms and the ground soaked red with blood, and still am alive, just the same old wagon, 1 guess. l couldn't run fast enough to get all the Huns I saw: they sure didn't fight at all when we got close; but we have got the war won. l saw my first Hun at 900 a. m., and at lO:OO o'clock killed fny first one In the two days battle 1 personally have gotten nine, and l am going to get 100 before I'm done.
 What saved our bacon was this: When we went over the top a dense fog hung low, and although we cuss- ed it at the time. it gave the Hun nc observation. From a high explosive shell I lost two gun carts, and the horses were blown into fragments. So we concluded to beat 1t, and 1t was lucky for Us that we did 1 got knock ed down by a shell and am slightly gassed. My men were wonders and they followed me without a whimper. T had only to wave my hand and up they came and mounted their guns to go at it. They were marvellous and I am very proud of them. I swelled all out of shape the morning of the second day when the commanding officers came over and shaking hands with me extended congratula- tions on the behavior of my outfit. This letter is written on Hun paper taken from a dead one My stuff is scattered from h--l to breakfast, but don't worry about me as l am well, but get ont of breath easily. We arc all willing to pay to whip the Roche. and they're whipped right now. l ! never thought much of the medicos, but when I saw those surgeons work | ing in the rain under shell fire, and also gas, with no coats or slickers, l took off my hat to them and it stays ! off. I'll sure be glad to get home. but don't want to go until this job is done up right
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-11-20
PUNTENNEY IS NEARLY FREE
 FROM FLU

]. T. Sheffield of Puntenney was in Prescott yesterday and brought
 with him three small Mexican child ren who were recently made orphans
 by the fatal epidemic of influenza which a week or so ago held the lime town in its grip. The children,
 whose names were Vega, were aged
 IT, 9 a-d / yccrs and from Prescott -.-c-c len to the State orphanage at
 Tucsc1 by Lirs. Anna Levy. The children are the only survivors of
 family of To- The parents and two of the older children died within a few days of each other, and a married daughter lost her life, and her hus- band and babe also were victims of the epidemic.
 The situation at Puntenney, accord ing to Mir Sheffield, is the best just now that it has been for several weeks. There are only a few cases there at present, but little over three weeks ago there were 3S people in bed suffering from the effects of the mal- ady. There were about 70 cases all told from out of population of about 125. Seven persons died from the disease, and the townspeople arc of the belief that the death toll would have mounted much higher had it not been for the kindly ministrations of Mrs. F. J. Potter, the bookkeeper for the lime works there. Mrs. Potter. ! who was formerly trained nurse, 1 quit her books when the epidemic |, broke out and established temper ary hospital in the school house and | devoted all of her time to looking after the afflicted ones, both high and . low. Because of her devoted work | many cases which would have other wise terminated fatally were brought 1 past the danger point, and the people of the little settlement are truly | grateful to Mrs. Potter for her un- selfish work in their behalf
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-11-20
VISIT FROM DR. NEFF
CFrom Saturdays Daily)

Dr. Mary L. Neff of Phoenix, dep uty State health officer, stopped over in Prescott yesterday on her way back to Phoenix from the north part of the State. She has been spending the past month in Williams and Seligman. aiding in the campaign against the influenza. She reports conditions in Williams as excellent. and Scligman is now ready to care for the situation after period of great distress \ temporary hospital was opened in a dance hall at that place on the afternoon of November 2d, and was completely filled before night The hospital was later nov cd through the courtesy of the Santa Fc to the roads reading room. where the IA remaining patients were made comfortable and where any new cases can be properly isolated and cared for.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-11-20
MRS.E \. G|ESKE DEAD AFTER 4
 LONG ILLNESS
(From Tuesdays Daily.)

Mrs. E. II. Gieske passed away at the family home in Idylwild on Sum day morning, her death having been brough about directly by the effects of a case of influenza which she had contracted a week or SO ago Mrs. Gieske had been in poor health for year of so prior to her passing, having been suffering from lung trouble The dread disease had pro- gressed to a stage where the pa tient was no longer to throw off the i'll effects of the influenza, and her death came after a hard fight against the combined visitation of diseases. She was about 26 years of age, and is survived by her husband and her mother.
 Mir. Gieske, who is employed at the O. K Market in this city, has for the past week been in a serious con- dition himself from the influenza, but was yesterday reported to be regain ing his health.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-11-20
MRS. JACK HOOK PASSES AWAY
 AT PHOENIX
WELL-KNOWN PRESCOTT MAN CON RACTS FATAL CASE OF PNEU- MONA AT RAILROAD DEPOT AT CAPITAL.
(From Tuesdays Daily,

Mrs. ]. l.. Took, one of the best known residents of Prescott and
 Yavapai county, passed away on Sunday night at 10 o'clock at St. Joseph's hospital at Phoenix. her death having been caused by pneu- monia complicated with influenza
 Mr. Took, who for the past two months had been working for the government at Nitro, West Virginia, had returned to Phoenix upon learning of his wife's serious illness, and was with her at the time of her passing. Mrs. Zook he'd left Prescott and gone to the State capital al about the time Mir ZOok went cast. She had been employed in a drug store there, and during the latter part of her stay in Prescott had been one of the court eous and well-liked employees of the Owl Drug Company She was taken i'll about two weeks ago but was ap- parently on the road to recovery. At the time she received word that her husband was coming to her, she left her bed and went to the railroad sta ton to meet him, and in so doing, con tracted the fatal cold which later de- into pneumonia.
 Deceased was 2S years of age. She was born in Kansas and came to Arizona while still a child. The fam fly removed to Humboldt, at which place she was married to Mir Took in 1908 Besides her husband she is sur vived by her parents, Mir and Mrs. R. B. Rogers, three brothers, Frank, now in France, C. E. Rogers of Hum boldt and C. NJ. Rogers of Prescott. two sisters, Mrs. T. J. Simmons of Prescott, and Mrs. Thomas Crowl of Chandler, Arizona. Little Violet Col quitt, a niece who was making her home with Mrs. Zook also .mourns the death of her aunt and protector.
 The remains were brought to Pres colt on the 11:50 train last night and intermcnt will be made shortly in the Mountain View cemetery.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-11-20
SITUATION IMPROVES

JEROME, Nov. l5.-Influenza IS rapidly vanishing from the confines of Jerome. There have been no new cases in the last A hours and the number of patients under treatment at both hospitals has shrunk to 42. One of these is in the emergency hospital for tuberculosis so there are really only Al influenza cases. Thir- teen were discharged from the emer- gency hospital yesterday, leaving a total of seventeen under treatment there. The tubercular case is includ- ed in this number. Several more would have been discnargcd this morning had it not been for the un- favorable weather.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-11-20
BEAT INFLUENZA BY FOLLOWING
 RIGID RULES

We beat the flu in Jerome by re- sorting to one rigid principle in handling the situation" said Dr. Riley Shrum yesterday,-a visitor from that city, and that was by isolat- ing the case and refusing to treat the patient at home," he continued. He also stated that when a member of the family was stricken the person was removed immediately to a hospi- tal, thereby eliminating the danger or infection to others In this way the disease was minimized and others of the family escaped.
 Other sanitary precautions also were observed by the medical frater- nity to the slightest detail. without any law being ordained. Dr. Shrum also states the flu epidemic is now passing away, and only few cases are developing, the death rate being very light He and Mrs Shrum arc to enjoy vacation and left yesterday in auto for a trip 10 the Grand Can yor
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-11-20
|NFLUENzAFATAL ID A POPULAR
 LITTLE GIRL
AGNES MARY HUME PASS ES AWAY AFTER ILL NESS OF ONLY A FEW DAYS; WAS BORN IN MICHIGAN IN 1905.
(From Tuesdays DailyD

Agnes Mary, the thirteen-year-old daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Richard Hume died at the family home in Prescott shortly after 7 o'clock yes, terday evening, her death being due primarily to influenza which she con- tracted early in the week While the popular little girl had not been in the best of health for a number of years. she had been able to be about her fathers place of business until We'd nesday. Her parents believe that she became afflicted with the fatal influenza during the peace celebra- ton one week ago Monday She had for many years been a sufferer from asthma and had also had spinal trouble during her early years.
 Agnes Mary was born in Port Huron, Michigan, in 1905, and re- moved to Prescott with her parents about seven years ago. She is sur rived by her father and mother, a sister, Genevieve, and two brothers, John and James. She was possessed of large number of friends, both young and old, and during the time that she helped her father wait on the customers, was polite. court eous and accommodating little maid who will be missed very much by those who formerly came in contact with her At the present time no funeral arrangements have been made
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-11-20
RESTRICTIONS ON SALE
 OF GAS ARE REMOVED
(From Sundays DailvJ

PHOENIX, Nov. i6. - Buy your gasoline and distillaate at any time now. The restrictions are off. anoth- CT revision of conditions before the war was caused by the surrender of Germany.
 It was at the request of D. NJ. Fol som, fuel administrator for the Paci- fic coast states, that the restrictions were put in force which limited the sale of gasoline and distillate between the hours of 0 o'clock a. m. and G o'clock p. m, on week days only, and 1t IS through the action of the same official that this order is rcscinded.
 Conservation of man power was the reason for the order. The only states affected by this order were the Pacific coast states and Arizona and Nevada. It was estimated by Nr. Folsom that through the curtail- ing of the hours for the sale of gaSo- line that POGO men were released for military service.
 The order has been in effect for two months. In Phonix where there are about 75 distributors of gasoline t vas estimated that 100 men were released for duties essential to the prosecution Of the war.
 With the receipt of the instructions from the fuel administrator for the Pacific coast, the Standard Oil com- -2ny's Phoenix branch immediately issued the following order:
 The Pacific coast director of the oil division of the fuel administration has withdrawn his request that the sale of gasoline and engine distillate be limited to the hours between 0 a. ln., and D. m.: thrcfore, beginning Thursday, November l4, the Stan dard Oil company stations and deliv- cry facilities will again serve the pub lie as they did before the conserva- ton measure was requested"
 We hardly think that the curtail- ing oi the hours for selling gasoline rut down the amount sold in Phoenix turing the two months the order was u force" said l. r. Balsley. district sales manager oi the Standard Oil company
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-11-20
NeW M. E. Pastor
 Located InPrescott
(From Tuesdays Daily)

Rev. J. w. Moore and wife, for merly of the North Arkansas con ference, have arrived in Prescott and have taken charge of the formers new pastorate, that of the West Pres colt Methodist Episcopal church. Rev. Moore comes to succeed Rev. Joel Hedgpeth, who for many years was pastor of this church and who was lately transferred to the charge at Pomona, California. While at the present time, the health regulations forbid public church ser vices, Rev. Moore is now ready to render any services which the parish toners or others may call on him for. The parsonage is located at soy West Gurley street and Rev. Moore's tele- phone number is 267W.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-11-20
Sterling Siluer
 Mine Deal Closed

\ mining deal of interest was clos ed yesterday in which the old Ster- ling, Of silver fame, situated on Big Bug creek, was sold by C. P. Wing field, of Humboldt, to the Usona Gold and Copper Mining Co.,. for the sum of $6.OOO. The Fraction Bing- hamton, adjoining. also is included in the deal, both being patented. The Usona has been operating the Ster- ling for some time and the showing made is said to be favorable, hence the formal closing of the sale. EX- tensive operations are contemplated by the new owners.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-11-20
A NEW DRAFT ORDER
(From TuesdaEs Daily.

The local draft board yesterday re- cciyed an order from headquarters directing the board 10 discontinue the physical examinations of all registrauts of all ages. For the past week or SO, CT since the ending of the war, the board had been making a certain number of physical examina- lions and clas sifying all rcgistrants as 10 their ages. occupations, etc. The order of yesterday directed that only men between the ages of IS and I9 be classified in the future
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-11-20
COURT CLERK OF MOHAVE COUNTY
 |S FLU VICTIM
LON M. TIE ALE, WELL KNOWN IN PRESCOTT, DIES ON SANTA FEE TRAIN
 WHILE ENROUTE TO
 LOS ANGELES HOSPITAL.
(From Tuesdays Ca;ly.)

Loren NJ. Teaie, clerk of the Mo have Superior court since the admis- sion of the State to the union, passed away on Tuesday of last week from the effects of influenza, according to word which reached Prescott yes terday.
 Mir. Teale, who was well-known in this city, was seized with the flu one week ago Sunday, and being in a critical condition, was placed aboard a Santa Fe train and started to Los Angeles, where he could receive the best hospital treatment available in the coast city. However, just as the train reached Ludlow, he had a sink ing spell, and his death followed a half hour later County Attorney s. D. (Scotty) Stewart was with him at the time of his passing. The remains were taken to Los Angeles, and later returned to Kingman for burial. Mir Teale was 49 years Of age at the time of his death and had been a resident of Kingman and Mohave county for the past 20 years.
 Harry Williams. for many years undersheriff of Mohave county dur ing the incumbency of Sheriff Jack Lane, also died at Kingman on Sun day from an attack of influenza. Last summer he was appointed recorder of Mohave county at the time Of the death of Recorder Harry Underwood He was a prominent Elk and K. of ?.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-11-20
JOURNAL-M|NER FORCE BADLY
 DISRUPTED
MACHINE MAN AND AP- PRENTICE ARE DOING ALL THE WORK; MECH ANICAL FORGE HOME LOOKING AFTER FLU.
(From Tuesdays Daily.)

Troubles are like mathematicians- they multiply rapidly. The Journal Miner thought its cup of bitterness was already full to overflowing, but 1t seems when a vail was emitted over the disorganized carrier system, that it was only the first chapter of the Book of Lamentations. One can look back at the time, only a few days ago when the phone bell was dangling from early morning to mid night and the wire carried the com plaints of irate subscribers who had failed to receive paper, as happy period. Them was the happy days. It was impossible then to foresce what was going to happen, and for tunate indeed it is that the business manager was not endowed with the faculty of looking into the future else it is probable he would have realized that the odds were too great and shut down the plant.
 Journal-Miner readers need not be surprised any morning now ii they do not receive paper, for the sus- pension of publication is a possible ii not a probable contingency. The families of the entire mechanical force are, with one exception, all sick with the flu and the heads of these families. unable to get nurses or helr Of any kind, are home ministering to the afflicted ones. The job office is out. of business except for the loyal apprentice and the composing room force on the paper side, is all shot 10 pieces. The foreman is absent from his post.> the assistant foreman cannot answer nightly roll call, the prcssman is at the bedside of his sick family and the machine man Is the last of the Mohicans. The mornings issue was gotten out by the machine man, who set the type, 'gutted the forms,' acted as ad man. and gener- ally made himself very useful in this crisis. assisted by the apprentice from the job room and helptui suggestions from the business manager, editor city editor and reporter. It is need less to say that the suggestions did not aid very materially as far as real manual labor was concerned. There IS only one more misfortune pos sible, and that is for the flu to catch the machine man. In that event 1t will be up to the apprentice to get out the sheet. and failing that, all the rest of the force, by courtesy called the front office force" will get lay-off for an indefinite period and the Journal-Miner will rest from its labor of telling the people of North eTn Arizona what is going on in this section and the rest of the world. Truly as the good book says: "We know not what the day or the hour may bring forth" In the meantime the carrier system is working fairly well, but if things don't brighten up considerably the Journal-Niner will not have much use for carriers.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-11-20
RECOVERS FROM WOUND
Hrom Saturdays DsIvD

The numerous friends oi Howell :. Payne of Granite Dells will be in tereStcd to learn that he has rccov- cred from the shrapnel wound that laid him up in the hospital in France in the middle of last October. Under shell fire for eleven days he reports that the boys in his company were hardly fit to go over the top on ac- count of she'll shock and lscl; oi food. but that they did and gained their objective.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-11-20
Flu Situation At
 Mesa Deplorable
(From Tuesdays Daily.)

An arrival yesterday from the south stated that scenes bordering on alarm are prevailing at present at Mesa, owing to the influenza epi- demic On last Saturday there were six funerals, and on Sunday five were buried. Two popular known sisters in the town of about IS years of age, were called within three hours of each other, while many other heart-rending scenes are taking place daily in young and old being summoned Mesa is said to be the worst stricken of any place in the state, in proportion to population.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-11-20
SEVERELY INJURED
(From Saturdays Daily)

Howard Thorne. who was run down near Fort Whipple by an auto carly in the week, having his ankle badly crushed. will be cripple for the rest of his life. He also had a narrow escape from bleeding to death, but through the kindness of Fort Whipple physician. his life was say cd The young man is now out of dan ger. but the injured ankle it is stated will be useless after his recovery.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-11-20
BANDITS BLOW UP TRAIN

PUEBLO. AfcNlco, Nov. I5-Fitty- four persons met death when Zapata' s bandits in their latest atrocity. dyna- mited a passenger train proceeding from this city to Atcucingo al Le- Galarza, near Atencingo.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-11-20
AERIAL FATALITY

FREDERICK, M. D., Nov l5.- First Lieut.. John Reading Schley, a descendant of Winfield Scott Schley was reported killed in an acroplane accident on October 10th in war message.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-11-20
NO RATE SMASH

WASHINGTON. Nov l4. - The railroad administration plans no re- luction iu employees wages. and no lowering Of freight and passenger rates, il is stated authoritatively.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-11-20
IOFFRE GETS MEDAL

PARIS. Nov. If - General Pcrsi- ing, in the name of President Wilson, al the military academy, today pre- acTed Inc distinguished service medal to Marshal Jofire, hero of the Marnc
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-05-19

Lee Street Methodist Church
Rev. S. e. Jenkins, Pastor.
Sunday school at 9:45 a. M, T. M
Furlow, superintendent.
Preaching at IL a. m. and $50 p
m. by the pastor.
Epworth League at 1880 a. m.
Prayer meeting at $3.50 p. m. Thurs
day.
A cordial welcome extended to all