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Weekly journal-miner., 1920-02-11
BAGDAD MOVING CAUSES
 RUMOR OF RAILROAD
, From Thursdav-s OailvN

From ThurSdav-s Daily
 Copper creek advices state that re- sumption of drill exploration by the Bagdad company, as well as mining work in certain zones of the big holdings, is indicative of far reach ing possibilities, and it is now De- lieved that extensive operations on permanent lines are decided upon. The present movement to resume also is attended with the Impression that this is but the forerunner of early railroad construction and the route out of Date creek will probably be decided upon, a preliminary sur vey having been made some years ago, which enters the hlain camp on Copper creek via Bridal creek, after winding around GrsBack mountain.
 In the later field sa flat region of large aersage, which was located by the Bagdad people as suitable for yard purposes, being in fact the only land adapted for building town and serving the general purposes of terminal point.
 The route south of Seligman is much longer than that out of Date creek, while from Bouse that line is of heavy construction and also longer than the Date creek survey If the latter route is selected, which seems to be preferred, from reports i'll cir culation, there will be quite a number of feeding mining camps along the Santa Maria river, the Gold Note, be- longing to a millionaire named Clark of Los Angeles, and that of T. P. McSherry, adjoining, both above properties being desirably rated. There will be brought into close connection score of other Santa Maria mines to feel the inn pulse of new investors and econom- cal transportation, which is only needed to promote their operation. The Date creek line has strong ad- vantage i'll a low percentage of grade and in distance is less than any other of the three routes surveyed, being less than 10 miles.
 The Bagdad's resumption, the rail road rumor ill circulation, and the evident intention to begin heavy eX- ploration, Is naturally occasioning comment in that big mining field |
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-02-11
FOLLOWS THE FLAG

MT. Weaver then dismantled the primitive printing plant and loading it on freight wagon followed it to Prescott, with strong military es- cort, and with the gubernatorial party on the trail behind to establish ill this village the first capital of the terri tory of Arizona.
 He unpacked the outfit and the Miner continued to appear regu- larly every week, as the official or gan of the government and the pace maker of others to beckon them into he wilderness of only few cabins and handful of resolute men.
 A few years later MT. Weaver tool the journalistic reins in hand, and for a short time his name ornamented the head of the paper as its publisher and proprietor. His career was attended with beenfcial results and he retired to enter other pursuits, leaving the work for others to perform. So as the godfather of the "Miner" he stepped into the open and went into varied business career. So ardently did he cherish his early journalistic accom- plishments that each issue of the Miner" bearing his name has been preserved, and all copies from the first one to the last during his in cumbency has been bound and are now at his late home.
 Nothing can buy these sweet to- kens of other days" was his answer
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-02-11
INDIANS SCOOP
 WHEN METEOR CRASHES

From Thr-sdav's Dai1v)
 J. D. Lambert, mining in the liar cuvars, now in the sity, states that a falling meteor last week caused a stampede of rancheria of Wallapai Indians, while some Mexicans and white people also became alarmed over the tremendous crash.
 It was reported that the nearest human to this wonderful spectacle was a Mexican named J. Marcia, who vas driving his team when the me cor descended immediately over his head Illuminating the heavens in a vivid manner His two horses be- came unmanageable, while he also admitted that he was nearly over come by nervous shock,
 Mir Lambert does not know where the heavenly shell lodged, but others stated it was fully five miles distant from the camp. An effort to locate he supposed metallic stone had not been attended with much success. and further searching has been aban- doned.
 "A ludricous feature of this com mon occurrence of the capricious ele- ments," said MT. Lambert, "was the excitement that seized the Indians about mile. away The bunch of 20 packed up and were last seen striking toward Harrisburg and refused to lis ten to advice, their superstittious na- ture urging them onward"
 MT. Lambert also stated that it has since been learned the shock of the meteor in striking the earth was dis tinctly felt for over 20 miles away, and at Wickenburg it was stated many felt the earth rock as though from an earthquake.
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-02-11

voice, Hold up your hands" as the door was swung partly open.
 But Miss Aiken failed to heed the admonition, and instead got her two feet in action, going over the top ot a chair, springing into the kitchen and then to the back yard gate. She didn't wait to raise the latch but leaped over the four-foot fence and into the front door of neighbor's home across the street.
 The remaining girl seemed to grasp safety first" precepts, and it is sup posed she rolled herself up in blan- ket and slipped under the bed, all though this performance is not clearly verified.
 The holdup was masked, carried a big gun in his right hand, as he van ished into the open by side door, He secured nothing whatever.
 The alarm brought out all the neighborhood, and after the excite ment subsided, one of the teachers said:
 That insect was two days ahead of time, as we had not been paid off for the months work. He might as well have tackled a preacher as a teacher"
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-02-11
FEDERAL ACTION WALNUT
 GROVE DAM BEGINS
(trom Fridays naily.J


 The reconstruction of the big dam
 of the Walnut Grove Water Storage
 company is an carly possibility has at ! last assumed final and definite action,
 C. w. Wells of Washington, D. C.,
 government inspector of the Carey
 act projects, now being in this county
 making an official investigation of the feasibility of this huge water storage and arid land undertaking. He has
 made an investigation covering sev-
 eral days of the storage in Walnut
 G;ove, and is to continue his obser- vatIons of state lands near Hot
 Springs Junction embracing about 10000 acres it is proposed to reclaim, the state agreeing to place this acre age on the market. Mir. Wells did not give the slightest intimation as to what his report would be, but stated
 however, that if he approves of the undertaking the time limit for work to begin would be set for May 1, at the latest. It is inferred that the proposition will be approved of, as sufficient data has been secured by Mir. Wells to create such a belief. On the other hand it is known that MT. Whitman, of New York city, who succeeds to this large equity by the death of his father-in-law, H. s. Van Buren, the president of the company and the largest shareholder thereof, is anxious to have the way officially cleared that the aims of the under taking may be realized, appreciative of the fact that ownership of certain dam sites will revert to the govern ment if private action is not taken at once to resume. The coming of Mir Wells is for the purpose of closing up any further proerastination ill de- laying construction, and it Is reason ably believed the project will at last be realized.
 The old Walnut Grove dam was destroyed by flood waters on Febru- ary 2, 1890, and in addition to the loss of a hugh structure approxi- mately $ people were drowned i'll the river below the main . storage in being caught unexpect- edly at an early hour in the morning by a wall of water over loo feet nigh. In that day there was no telephone . or other means to warn people of the impending danger, and efforts to reach the lower camp 2 miles away
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-02-11
TEACHERS BALK AK
 HOLDUP AT SELIGMAN
F-ar Tlur-dqv 0aiIv !

Seligman is to the front with a ~ea1 sensation via the Black Bart ~oute and two pretty school marms as poor as a church mouse, figure 'n this thrilling episode.
 They are Miss Lulu Harmon and Miss June Aiken. and incidentally they are real heroires. fit subjects for moving picture true to life This IS the story of their vivid and har- rowing experience which was pulled off by some misguided amateur a few days ago who invaded the place like the dime novel portrays.
 The two girls occupy a small house by themselves and had retired for the night. One of them was the victim of a slight attack of insomnia and failed to close her eyes. while the other in blissful repose slept on. The glare of flashlight flickered across the face of Miss Aiken, and with a scream she said: Miss Harmon, there's man in the house"
 Instantly there came a hoarse
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-02-11

on two Ot the important residence sueets nave areauy slgmneu Ineu lutenuon ot pavIng these streets ana nave secured the Co-opeTauon or the CIJy government. ne stated that aloHg with tne improvement to tue nam business streets thought should also be gwen to a system ot ornamen- tai lighting. For his own company, MT Vyne outlined that they would be glad to put this system III at cost plus lU per cent. LIkew1se F. 5. Fiele of the Arizona Power company had made the same proposal.
 William Byers, member of the council. and A. w. Davis have both given their cooperation in securing paving for Prescott and the installa- ton of modern improvements to the city. Mayor Goldwater is likewise interested in this work.
 Supervisor Midgley stated that the city council had met with the board of supervisors yesterday morning and that the board of supervisors was willing to pay for one-fourth of the business streets about the plaza, providing the city would pay one-fourth, the owners one-half, and that the city government would deed to the county the 30 feet which now surrounds the square
 Pioneers Home
 Manager George Shea of the Pio- neers' Home threw some mighty in teresting information to those gath cred about the table. In July work on the construction of the new ad- dition to the home, for which $65,00O had been appropriated through the efforts of Senator A. A. Johns, his fellow worker in the chamber of commerce. This money will be spent $60,000 for the building and S5000 for the furnishings. During Shea's administration between S12,00O and S15,000 worth of supplies have been bought locally for the Home and in all that time he has had but one small complaint to make with re- spect to the purchases.
 At the luncheon yesterday were s men, not only from Prescott but from various parts of the county. The luncheon started promptly at 17I o'clock. An excellent menu was served, consisting of oyster cock tails, cream turkey in patty shells mashed potatoes, apple pie, coffee hot rolls and butter. Everything taken into consideration, the meet ing was mighty successful, and as Rufuer puts it, "We started at l2i and were ready to turn every one loose at ten minutes of one, to be exact"
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-02-11
ACCUSED POLICE OFFICERS ARE
 SUSPENDED

JEROME, Feb. 4-Acting on the theory that no breath, even of sus- picion, should attach to members of the police force, Chief Crowley this afternoon, on the advice of the town council, suspended officers R. P. Giles and George Floyd from duty, pending the outcome of the charges made against them in connection with the alleged rape committed on the person of one Mrs. Florence Schendel.
 It was charged at the preliminary hearing of the case before Justice of the Peace Hughes that the officers had arrested the woman at the Sulli- van hotel, subsequently, turning her over to Fred Woods and Clarence Sage, the former of whom offered to go her bail.
 At the hearing the charge of assault preferred against the officers was changed to one of rape, they being charged as accessories before the fact.
 The courcilmen do not pretend to st in judgment in the matter of the charges against the two officers, stat ing that that is a matter for the court to decide when the entire evi- derce shall have been presented. They feel however that it will be for the hest interests of the town and of the Nolice force that the officers shall be relieved from. duty until their guilt ar innocence shall have been deter mined by a proper tribunal.
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-02-11
to a request to sell this volume for handsome sum of money.
CROSSES THE PLAINS

Early in 1861 MT. Weaver, like many others was imbued with an ad- venturous spirit to seek new fields, and accordingly he left the old home town in Michigan to cross the plains, arriving in California. He followed his trade as printer, and for short time worked in offices. The outbreak of the Civil War found him in lire for duty and so strong was his loyalty in behalf of the north that he wat requested to enter the army as a civ. i-ian, which d-ty he freely accepted, and was attached to the quartermas- ter service. He reached Fort Yuma in 1862, and when the end of the con. flict was in sight he treked witl others tothis section, remaining con. stantly to the end.
 Merchandising, mining, and the ex. press bd Illness, in addition to his newspatef earesr, have been his pur- 5 its ad Ee was in -ctive harness steadily until only few weeks ago, rounding out one of the most event ful and usef-l of lives of any man who ever lived in Arizona.
 MT. Weaver was born in Michigan on March r, 1887, and was approach ing his s3d year. Of those near rela- tives surviving there are the follow ing children: Mrs. A. A. Johns of Prescott, Mrs. ]. M. Aitken of Phoe- nix, Mrs. J. E. Wilson of San Fran cisco, Mrs. Rudolph Baellr of Pres colt, Benjamin V. Weaver of Pres colt.
 The deceased was a charter mem Der of the I. o. O. F. lodge of this city, the oldest in Arizona, aG1@S2dsr its auspices will be laid aTa,&on Sunday, the hour to be announced la ter, as well as the place of holding the ceremonies.
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-02-11
DRAMA OF ICY TRAIL;
 HEROINE LIVES HERE
Fron, Wedresdav's Daily

From Wedresdav's Daily
 George Shea, superintendent of the Pioneers Home, is nearly always the source of something printable. His wide acquaintanceship keeps him in continual touch with things that are of interest everywhere.
 He cant be stumped by an inter- viewer. Just the other day, he let it be known he had dug up a story, and after being promised a place on the staff, if not on the payroll, he made talk about the following:
 How many people in this vicinity know that the real heroine of the blood-curdling story by Rex Beach in recent issue of the Los Angeles Times" is a resident of the Mayer country: None? We'll, she is.
 q first heard of Mother Woods at Nome many years ago. In fact it was about 1905 or 1904 that she leaped into prominence as the central figure in drama of the icy trail to- Hdlh DdNoO4l Slly-
 Mother Woods was the sturdy pioneer woman whose cabin shel- tered not one or two rescued travel CTS, as MT. Beach has it, but about seven or eight. It was during one of the worst of blizzards that a trail worn traveller staggered to her door with the news that his companions, l believe seven in number, were be- leaguered up the valley She was alone at the time, but that didn't make no never mind. She just hitched up her dog team and made couple of trips to the place where the men were huddled together, waiting for death or rescue.
 T can imagine their feelings when a woman drove up and informed them that all was not yet lost, or some such nonchalant thing. Any way, she carted them all to her bungalow, nursed them a week and saw them of toward Nome
 Mir. Beach, with the license of a story writer, of course, rehashes the yarn 10 large extent, but that's the bottem of 1t, and true Who is the
 "Shetis now known as Mrs. Chase. I don't know her hdsbands initials. She lives five miles out ef Mayer.
 "Yes, she's elderly. don't know whether she'd like it told, but she's 80 years old now"
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-02-11

by couriers proved unavailing by high water in that stream.
 With approval of MT Wells to the water storage possibilities and the land reclamation being feasible, it is predicted that before April actual construction of the upper storage dam at the old site in Walnut Grove and the diversion dam near Wicken- burg will be under headway. Kirk land wiley will be the gateway to the storage center in Walnut Grove, no other route being available. The estimated cost of the upper dam is $1.5OO0O0.
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-02-11

cry of manganese made in San Der nardiuo county on the Indian res ervation, which is pronounced as ex- ceptional in grade and body Have just returned from the location, that has been thoroughly prospected over three claims, and that we have a good thing is undoubted. The syn dicate is composed of six, four min CTS and two packers, and in this prospecting operation we instructed the miners to pay no attention to the auriferous formations or quartz conditions except the manganese character An auto can reach the ground, but we travel on cushion tires, as the pneumatic is ground to pieces and easily punctured. The To- cation is one day out from here, and now we will truck in few tons. A market is awaiting us, and 1t looks mighty good for the future"
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-02-11
UNSALARIED DEPUTIES IN VERDE DISTRICT
 CUT OFF BY DAVIS
from lmr,"ay DaIly.

Twenty-eight deputy sheriffs, ap- pointed to serve without pay from the county, were topped off by Sheriff Warren c. Davis within the past few uays, according to an announcement issued at the sheriff's office yesterday.
 Mosr of the revoked commissions w,re held by residents of the Verde district, particularly at Jerome and .larkdale Among them was Thomas II. Rynning, one of the most noted peace ofhcers in the southwest.
 No explanation was given with the announcement, but it was indicated that Sheriff Davis took this action from some motive other than dissat- .sfaction over the work of the ap-
 ointees In fact, it was strongly in timated that no complaint existed against any of the men. No new ap- pointments have been made, Under sheriff Ed r. Bowers told the report CTS yesterday.
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-02-11
BAI WEAVER WHO SET THE
 FIRST TYPE IN ARIZONA
 PASSES ID HIS REWARD

seized with a premonition of his earthly career closing, the deceased only few weeks ago in a mood filled with emotion recalled a memorable event by saying: That newspaper stunt of mine was considered as glor- ious in its day, and got as much pleasure out of it as the people did who compelled me to put the forms on the press and grind out a second edition"
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-02-11
ITALIAN CABINET CHANGE

. ROME. Feb. 4-Reorganization of the Italian cabinet is forecast by the Tribuna. It says the premier may take advantage of a parliamentary recess to strengthen his ministry.
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-02-11
MANGANESE FIND ON RESERVE REPORTED
fFrnm Wednesdav,s nai1vl

Benton Johnson, formerly of this section, engaged in mining, sends the following to the "Journal-Miner, '" as a matter of information only to acquaintances, the letter being dated at Needles:
 "Am interested i'll a new diScov-
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-02-11
SILVER MINE
 LISTED ON EASTERN CURB

(From Thursday's 0allyD considerable surprise was expressed krday in mining circles of this unity when it was learned that izona Tiptop was listed on the New York and Boston. the ,n of the stock being $3.3719 re. It was stated that the price was 50 cents, a share, Tone days dealing it scared to s.
 s presumed this property is the Heath company, which was led, some months ago by Carlisle from o. A. Ensign, plderS in this city of the PtosorFeath company dis lrw gledge of that prop ac O market. In fact o tn'deny such a move
 the Ensign group ad-
 rrSh the original Tip
 er on which latter is
 1isle and foreclosure
 said to have been
 Superior court of
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-02-11
DAYS OF LONG AGO RECALLED

MT. Weaver enjoyed the unique distinction in his earlier manhood of having been the printer who did the composition in getting out the first issue of the Arizona Miner" on March g, 1864, at old Fort Whpple, Chino valley, under circumstances that were extremely thrilling. Per forming this achievement in a satis- factory manner, the heralding of the birth of Arizona's first newspaper CO., incidentally echoed the dawn of a new commonwealth and blazed the way for civilization to enter. As #
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-02-11

Benjmian H Weaver, worthy pio- neer, exemplary citizen and good man, has gone over the Hassayampa range, into eternity, his death occur ring in Prescott yesterday morning, after a brief illness of only four days.
 His affiction was a general and sudden breakdown of what once was a vigorous physique and when the end came he answered the summons without the slightest struggle.
 Of the passing of this pioneer there is much to say in commendation and nothing whatever which can reflect on the past life of this splendid man.
 This newspaper is profoundly in terested in his carer in giving birth to its first issue, while the people of this section of the state should like wise feel deep and sincere regret in his being called, for it is due to the character of such men that so much was accomplished in the shadowy dayL of the past, and which today is verified in the noble work done of upbuilding the country and leaving behind the fruits of industry for others to enjoy.
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-02-11

ronrnaI-Miner for fine iob work. *'
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-02-11

Following is the complete list
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-04-09
NEWS CHATTANOOGA TENN,

buildings OF from three to Ave stories
in height. In each there is a large
dining hall and abundant kitchen facil-
tiles. There Is In each a big recreation
room.
The seven lodging places can accom-
modate 2,235 persons. The charges vary
from 8 TO IL cents a night,
An innovation was the erection OF a
family home in which rooms are let
to workmen with motherless chill
dren. Servants look after the
see that those of school age 60 to
school. The children are boarded for
about As cents week. The room for
the man and his family costs ST. 10 per
week. Children beyond the number Of
three are given beds in the dormitory
at an extra cost of 16 cents a week.
The last reports showed that 1872 men
and 1s6 children were living in this
home.
In all. the city has provided homes
for 2,l99 families. Apartments are
rented by the city for from $25 to SIS
per annum to workingmen.
The city's manager for this property
IL w. c. Menzies. who In his younger
days emigrated to America and worked
for a time on public buildings in Cleve-
land, Later he worked on suburban
residences in Cincinnati and Covington
and later still In Chicago.