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Weekly journal-miner., 1920-08-18
AGED TEACHER IS CALLED
 IN HER LONELY CABIN
Ernm Thursdly's Daily)

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 The work oi q generation on Groom Greek was ended yesterday when death came unexpected to U-year old Alice B. Elliott, at her little cabin near the ranger station.
 The first school-teacher at the little settlement on the Senator road was retired to her rest while no human being was near. Coroner Chas. IL. A[cLane made a trip to the scene and returned last night through a considerable rainstorhl, with a, yer dict of death due to advanced age. Mrs. Elliott had been found dead by 2 neighbor. She had evidently drop pc while starting to prepare for bed.
 Mir. and Mrs. Miller came to the territory in the early days. The wite taught school at Groom creek Al wears ago. The husband is buried here and the wife has maintained q plot in thS same cemetery. where she will be laid away. Her affairs are said to be in order; she disposed oi her small properties by means of a will. said to be on deposit in local bank. Mrs. Miller will be widely known among pioneers.
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-08-18

brought into practice under the ef- tiClent management of the biological survey, IS meeting with excellent sue cess. l feel however, that the work should be enlarged upon to the full est extent, so that through the liberal Appropriations of the federal govern ment and a general application of the service throughout the state we may enlist the interest Of the state officials and legislators in giving the work greater financial assistance than now is in effect"
 John Pruitt, of Seligman. says: q saved at least $500 worth of corn, potatoes. grain. etc. l killed prairie dogs and kangaroo rats by the thousands, and in places it was nec- essary for me to bury the dogs OH account of the bad smell. This coun- ty, state and federal government should continue this gooa work"
 Wm. Brown. of Prescott, states "I have ground planted to corn, potatoes squash. etc dry farming and looks favorable. for good crop. But without your poison and traps, | would have nothing on this place as every foot was tunneled by goph- CTS. Poison was effective when traps failed. Every person should cooper ate with you on this work"
 Saved about one-fifth of crop last year. and one-tenth this year, from results of your prairie dog poison used on 32O acres" said B. $. kuy- kendall, Of Skull Valley.
 Worth Sl00 to me by killing prairie dogs on 320 acres. Every one should co-oDerate and cover entire county" w. R. Rhodes, Jerome Junction.
 Saved $2O0 worth of crops from benefit of your poison for prairie dogs. Everybody should poison at the same time" (. E. Overhuls, Sim mons.
 Probably saved $1OO worth of vegetables and range grass by pois- oning squirrels. The people down here want to thank the government, state and county for helping Us and any assistance I can render to favor the work is gladly rendered (. T. Spencer. Congress Junction.
 We killed lots Of gopters, wood rats and squirrels, but if is hard to say inst how much the damage would have been to our thirty acre orchard ' John Rianconi. Prescott.
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-08-18
CLINGAN WAS HEAD OF
 LUKE POST

Burt Clingan of Phoenix, command Ter of Frank Luke Post No. 1 was elected state commander of the Ari- ,zona department, American Legion, at the state convention at Globe.
 The first ballot gave CIngan $, Hobby 42 and Cristy g. The second ballot was Clingan 64, Hobby and Cristy So.
 C. P. Householder of Stafford was elected state vice commander and George Harbin of Flagstaff was elect ed historian.
 The delegates to the national con yention at Cleveland, O., included Fred Dowlan of Maricopa county E. V. Hays of Cochise, Herbert Hodg- son, Andrew Martin and Orville Me Pherson of Tucson, NJ. L. McCubbin, w. T. Murphy and Jack Nooan of Nogales.
 !, E. Power Conway of Phoenix was elected as an alternate.
 The convention recommended an increase of the compensation of men
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-08-18
Fine List Of Nominations
 For Journal-Mi11er Prizes

now and lasting until Saturday night August 2S, the JournaI-Mincr will give FOUR TIMES the regular is safely seated in the fve-passenger touring car, or owner of one of the many valuable prizes ot be given away in this liberal manner.
 Real Campaign Starts Now.
 With the publication of the names of the many young ladies today some of Northern Arizona's fairest and brightest-are represented, and ihe Journal-Miner's great subscrip- tion campaign begins in earnest. schedule of votes. This will apply to NEW SUBSCRIPTIONS ONLY. This is absolutely the largest and best vote offer that will be made. It will last just these two weeks.
 The list of candidates and the number of votes cast for them will be published Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Look for the list on these days and while watching their prog ress, do not fali to vote for your choice.
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-08-18
COYOTE SOUNDS
 CLARION DEFY TO TRAIN
CFrom Thursdays Daily)

The last train has passed. The Poland railroad is thing of the past. That is 10 say, service on 1t has been discontinued with the advice and consent of the Arizona Corpora .tion Commission. The last train is over the line. It brought out wreck. -age of old buildings. There Is noth- ing more to bring out. As the last whistle blew its shrill blast up in Poland canyon, lone coyote quick ened his steps, and looked back over his shoulder at the smoke of the departing train, he gave series of yelps known only to that canine. It was his goodbye.
 1t was his taunt thrown into the face of civilization, saying Get cut Iof my wilderness, and leave me 10 prowl unscared in my domain"
 The coyote evidently had some evi- dently had some passing tremor in the train. taht cause him to reason, and his feelings were evidently those of an old malefactor turned loose from jail His bristles stood up, and his howl that resounded over the hills as the noise of the train de- parted and died away, was one of freedom and independence, not that the train had bothered him over much. but he was just glad it had gone,
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-08-18
.FOREsTERS WANT SPACE
 AT N. A. 1920 MEET
(From Thursdays Daily)

That the Northern Arizona State Fair becomes better advertised each wear is shown by the fact that re- centlv two communications have been received from outside the State. relative to displays. Frank C. w. .Pooler, district forester, of the Unit ed States department of agriculture, with headquarters at Albuquerque, has asked for q space between 4OO and 500 square feet outlining that the forest service has four fairly large models, under glass, six or eight large panels with mounted photographs and material, and two of three tables of exhibits subjects which it desides to have shown at the Northern Arizona State Fair. In addition to this, they expect to use yellow pine branches and trees all surrounding the exhibits with the right atmosphere.
 The poultry show has always been one of the most attractive features oi the fair, and yesterday w. (. McCourt, of Albuquerque. requested a copy of the premium list for this wear, stating that he desired to make a large shipment of poultry to the fair This has been referred to SuPt. ID. w. Cole, of the poultry depart- ment.
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-08-18
HOW PRESCOTT GOT ..l
 THE LEGION MEETING
(FrOm Fridays Daily) BY w. M. ROBERTS


 Asked as to how 1t happened that Prescott secured the 1921 meeting, the delegates of the local post of the American Legion with one accord agreed that the convention issue of the Whipple Echo, James II. Medley, editor-ih-chief, had been the basic factor. The additional "how" was included in one word: work.
 At last years convention held in Tucson. the fate of the convention city and the candidates for the vari- ous department offices, had been placed aboard what proved to be an impre- gnable working majority, the band wagon having been filled between the hours of 1 and a. m. the night preceding the first days session.
 This year this could not be ac- comphshed, though it was of course attempted not only Sunday night but every night, and recess up to the opening of the Tuesday afternoon session at which officers for the com ing year were to be elected and the convention city chosen.
 Against the entertainment and hor- der carnival offered by Nogales, the only serious contender for the con- vention, the delegates from the local Post argued for the disabled veterans al the barracks, and the opportunity the delegates of 1921 would have to determine at first hand the work of rehabilitation of their comrades.
 At p. ID. Tuesday afternoon Yav- apai concluded that Coconino would not "get together" and make sure Of the convention for Northern Arizona A solid 58 votes then filled the band wagon and was driven into the con- vention. After the first ballot the desire-to-with-the-winning-sid votes hopped on the wagon, and another count found Burt -nngan who had a solid Maricopa county conSolida- ton of votes elected by one, a major ity of votes certified to the cOnven- ton being required.
 Then it was up 10 the band wagon attendants to keep the bunch on the wagon on the tedious and treacherOus drive throuuh office aspiring mani pulators. and convention boosters. No gales and Prescott tied on the first place for convention ballot with Flag staff and Morenci on the tellers list.
 On the second ballot Prescott secured support from delegates who having satisfied their pledges consi- dered the disabled men of the Bar racks here, and the fact that southern Arizona had had two department con ventions of the legion. With Flagstaff withdrawn. the third ballot gave Pres colt the 1921 convention.
 Leslie C. Hardy, Of Santa Cruz county, received an ovation when with instant abandonment of the ight he had demonstrated m his efforts to secure the convention for the post he represented he hurried to the dele roates from this city, with genuine con- gratulations. ,..,
 Resolutions affecting the disabled men prepared by Whipple Barracks members and endorsed by the Ernest A Love Post were for the most part accepted by the convention.
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-08-18

> We publish today the list Of names of those receiving nominations up to Monday evening.
 More than a score Of Navapai county's charming young women Jusl stepping out" after $2,50O worth ot treasure, consisting of nine splendid prizes. Practically all of them have the support of admiring friends who have pledged themselves 10 support them to the end-until their iavorite
 Is your town represented here! Ii it isn't 1t ought to be! Why don't YOU get in and represent it? Put the old town on the map in big letters bv winning one of the prizes in just five weeks. Remember, there are nine prizes in all. Use the entry blank. send your name today.
 Important To Candidates.
 In order to tbrotect the interest oi each and every candidate taking part in this campaign, the Journal-Miner is going to make the largest and best vote offer of the entire cam noigu right at the start. Beginning
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-08-18
FIRES TREE RAIN QUENCHES
 THE BLAZE

The middle part of fine upstand- ing thundershower, seemed to be 2 poor time for fire, but an alarm came in during yesterdays weather outburst, just the same.
 The department responded with one truck and a smaller than usual assembly of unofficial fire machines. The blaze was up the side of a large pine tree on Willow street-that is, it had been there, caused by light ming. But the rain had quenched the blaze by the time the fremen got there and a small boy had point out where it had once flourished.
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-08-18
POISONING PESTS SAVES COUNTY HUGE SUM IN
 OPINION OF STOCKME|

The work of the Bureau Of Biologi- cal Survey, Of the United States De- partment of Agriculture has dem onstrated clearly that in the poison ing of gophers, prairie dass and squir- Tels thousands of dollars have been saved for ;he stockmen and farmers in Yavapa; county, alone.
 The Yavapai county chamber of commerce lent its support to the state, county and government during the year in distributing poisoned grain throughout the county. D. A. Gilchrist, the rodent pest director, has worked faithfully in carrying out a plan whereby every district iii Yav- apai county was reached. His work using this new poson in Yavapai eat it even in green fields Of wheat, oats, alfalfa, etc. The bureau, with Gilchrist directing the work, will start also takes him about !he entire state of Arizona. Recently tine bureau has perfected new poison which is far superior to that which was distributed this spring. This new poison IS so attractive to the rodents that they county i'll the near future.
 Rensch Brothers ,of Mayer, state that they believe this is one of the best things the government, state and county ever did in helping the people get rid of the rodent pests. According to their own statement they saved $10O0 on twelve acres of potatoes which prior 10 the time oi setting out the poison, the gophers used to cost them that much and more by making the ground SO full of holes that they could not irrigate. They state that they also used traps, but that the poison proved the best.
 Chas. F. Mullen, president oi the Arizona cattle growers and stock mems association, of Yavapai county, has the following 10 say regarding this work: q want 10 say that l am strongly in sympathy with the good work undertaken by the biological survey in the eradication of rodent pests and predatory animals. From personal observations l find that the service is very efficient, and good re- srlts of practical value have been accomplished not only in the vicinity of our range, but in other places which have come to my notice. feel that the new arrangement, where- bv federal and state cooperation IS
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-08-18
WOMEN TO TAKE MAJOR
 PART IN C. o. P.
lErnm Eridar,s Dailrl

A''iiA . iA'ldN A(d4lN
 Women will take larger shares in the political campaign here this year than ever before, according to an an nouncment by the county central com mlttee of the republican party. A county advisory committee covering every precinct has been named. The members are said 10 be all of the sort who actually work. Mrs. Inez Mcdonnell, county chairman has giv- en out the following names:
 Mrs. l.. s. Clark, Mrs R. J. Roper, Mrs (. l.. Yount, Mrs. l.. B. Wet more, Mrs. Richard Lamson. Mrs. F. w. Wells, (chairman) of Prescott.
 Mrs. Carl Rees, Jerome Juntion. Mrs. A. Bennett, Groom Creek Mrs. E. M. Albertson, Massicks Mrs. Pearl Orr, Ocotillo. Mrs. Joe Car ter, Walnut Grove. Mrs. Orville Glenn, Walnut Grove. Mrs. F. A. Bonham, Cherry Greek. Mrs. C. T. Lewis, Ash Fork. Mrs. Charles Broan. Constellation. Mrs. F.. c. Well, Miller Valley. Mrs. Frank Denny, Miller Valley. Mrs. Essie Nelson, Crown King. Mrs. Fl. C. Heffleman, Mayer. Mrs. Wilbur Mayer, Mayer. Mrs. I. Link Smith. Humboldt. Mrs. (. P. Wingfield, Humboldt. Mrs. l.. B. Cannon. Congress Juntion. Mrs. Nit chell Copper Basin. Mrs. Charles Stanton, Dewey Mrs. A. L. Lee. Granite Mountain. Mrs. Jeff Martin. Canyon. Mrs. w. w. Midgley, Corn vile Mrs. James Ralston, Aultman. Mrs. James Wingfeld, Clear Creek Mrs. Robert Kinney. Beaver Creek Miss Edna Wilson, Stoddard.
 Mrs. F. l.. Bartholomew, Mrs. IT, J. Minhinnick (chairman) Mrs. A. C. Gardner. Mrs. Dewitt Smith. Mrs. Lucus, Mrs. J. ]. Crawley. of Jerome
 Mrs. Ben Snider. (chairman) Mrs. Ray Lane. Mrs. Evans Miller, Mrs. Paul Smyly. of C1arkdale.
 Mrs. K. w. Wingheld, Camp Verde, Mrs. John Langdon. Clemenceau. Mrs. Foster, Clemenceau. Mrs. Hege. jClemenceau. Mrs. J. s. Sessions. Cher ry Creek Mrs. J. B. Tomlinson, Ven ezia. Mrs. w. H. Marum. Hillside. Mrs. Grant Carter, Kirkland. Mrs. Elmer Wells. McCabe. Mrs. C. F.. Newton, Skull Valley Mrs. Joe Matli. Simmons.
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-08-18
TURKEY CREEK DIGS SILVER
 (From Thursdays Daily)

Archie Campbell is in the city from Turkey creek silver district. He IS accompanied by George Zettler. They report development continuing on the Trovatore mine, and indica- tions are good for shipping to begin soon. Their hopes are very strongly for that to result
 They also state that E. Meaney has purchased the interes tof McKenna in the McMasters property. Mckenna has also sold his interest in the Sil- yer Top mine to J. o. Corson, who is now with Phil Healey developing the same. They have some 400 ounce stuff in sight, and are looking for it to get bigger The district in general looks good to these men. Most of the values in this section are silver.
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-08-18
NEW DIRECTOR OF RED
 CROSS AT BARRACKS
(From Fridays DailED

X new field-director is in charge of the Red Cross Organization at the Barracks, w. M. Cross hay ing taken the position. Mrs. Brig ham, the former occupant of the place has been granted @ day vaca- ton. Her further plans could not be learned.
 Mir. Case. has been in the Red Cross organization since 1914 He will make a speciality of service to- the men at the barracks, compensation and insurance adjustments to be feat ured The social and entertainment activities will be continued without
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-08-18
THE WORLD A SMALL PLACE

Dr. Harry T. Southworth returned yesterday from an extended trip to various cities in the east. where he went on special clinic work. Mrs. Southworth and Harry, IT,. with baby Southworth, had been spending and extended vacation in California. It was arranged that they should meet in Prescott yesterday and come on home together on the same train, and as good luck, each made their connections and landed in Ash Fork just on the dot, and without delay. They both report a good time, one on the Atlantic seaboard and the other on the Pacific The world is apparently a small place, and folks can arrange meeting dates across continent with impunity that would have made man 30 years ago, shake his head in wonder.
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-08-18
GALE AND LANE ARE CAN
 ?'IDATES FOR OFFICE
(From Fridays Dailyl

Two more republicans have come out for office in this county. One is Alfred H. Gale candidate for the lower house of the legislature and the other is Haydee Lane of Jerome, who wants to be member of the board of supervisors.
 The entrance Of Gale into the legis- lative fight fulfiills the prediction Of this paper two weeks ago that an American Legion man would be in- duced to come out for the house. Gale was an artillery officer who served with the Kansas division in the major offensives. He IS not run ming on military .record, however. He is at present associated with his brother-in-law LeRoy Anderson in the law business.
 Haydee Lane is manager of big store at Jerome. He is a native of Yavapai and was formerly manager of a big COW outfit on the Verde.
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-08-18
BEST ROAD

F. '. Stuzman in charge Of the Gurlev Street Service station, has been keeping record of the best roads as indicated by the reports of tourists with whome he comes in con- tact. The Copper Basin route be- tween Prescott and Phoenix has the preference the Black Canyon route being reported to have suffered se- verely from washouts. The Williams route to the Canyon via Ash Fork has also a slight lead over other routes fl the tales of the tourists be true.
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-08-18
NEED HOUSE

z. Peace and family, of Mesa, ar rived in this city yesterday with the intention of remaining for a month before returning home.
 Mir. Peace is one of the members of the produce firm of Johnson-Peace at Mesa, and will return in a few days. Mrs. Peace says that unless a house can be secured she and the children will have to go down into the hot valley when Mir. Peace does. At present they are camping out.
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-08-18
MOHAVE JUDGE ENDS SESSION
 IN COURT

Judge and Mrs. E. E. Bollinger lief Prescott Sunday for their home at Kingman after a ten days visit with Mir. and Mrs. George Shea, of this city.
 Judge Boll;nger sat in the Superior court of this county in place of Judge John J. Sweeney, who was disquali- fled to hear certain cases coming be- fore the court at this session. Mir. Shea is the superintendent of the Pioneers Home
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-08-18
HOTEL LEASED

The Valdrine hotel on North Cor tez street, has been leased to Peter Maroon, for a perior of five years. The name Of the hotel has been to The Grant. The hotel has l3S rooms available for transi- ents. The pool and soft drink estaE'- lishment is still owned by J. Jarvis.
Weekly journal-miner., 1920-08-18
LICENSED TO WED

\ marriage license was issued yes terday to Guadalupe Silva and Adila Matamoros.
 in vocational and placement training in Arizona from $s0 to $lOO. Data regarding the cost of living here will be sent to the federal offices at Washington. An increase has already been given the vocational training men in many Of the cities over the country where living is higher.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-08-25
BRITISH LACK" AND
UNION JACK, BACK
GOV. cox JACK POT.
CONGRESSMAN FRED 6RITTEN IN
STATEMENT ISSUED YESTER.
DAY, ACCUSES ENGLAND OF
GIVING $S7,5o0 TO DEMOCRATIC
CAMPAIGN FUND.

Chicago. Aug. 90 Charges that the
British government had helped and
would further help finance the demo
cratic national campaign were made
yesterday in a statement by Con.
gresham Fred A. Britten Of Chicago.
The statement given out ut republi-
can national headquarters in the Aud
itorium hotel. declared the facts CON
corning the British contribution would
be brought out in the investigation
now being conducted by the senatorial
committee headed BY Sen. Kenyon Of
Iowa.
The pending investigation will
show his statement says, that the
British parliament recently appropri-
ated $S7500 in favor of the British
ambassador at Washington for "en-
tertainment purposes and that this
fund has already found its way to the
democratic national committee. where
it Will no doubt be followed by ten
times that amount, should ii be made
evident that this new disciple of VIII
son ctn win with money rather than
on honest issues
The rest Of the statement says:
The, senate committee inyoStigat-
ing campaign funds. which has iu,,
called before it the respective chair.
men and treasnrers Of both national
parties, will prove beyond doubt
that the repeated assertion of Gov
ernor Cox about Sl5060000 repub
lean fund are without foundation and
that the governor is playing peanut
politics far beneath the dignity of
the office to which he aspires.
with his failure to impress The
public seriously ON his pro-British
league of nations inheritance from
President Wilson, and observing the
complete lack of public enthusiasm
over his promises Of future economy
in the face Of past democratic raids
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-08-25
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed bids will be received for the
construction of the Improvement of
the alley in Block Ninety (9O)
States Addition to the CITY of OF.
tawa. bv the Council Of the CITY of
Ottawa, Illinois sitting and EXERCISING
he duties assigned by law TO the
Pear. of Local improvements of cqid
city, until the first day of September.
A. y. 1920. at the hour of 7,3O o'clock
y. m. in the city Offices in said city
at Which time and place said bids will
be publicly opcned.
Ii is estimated that there VII be
about one hundred eighty-fve cubic
yards 1S5 en-. yds) of excavation
and eleven hundred two square yads
Il 1902 50. yds } one course reinforced
cement concrete paving.
said Improvement shall be con.
structed and made in accordance with
the ordinance providing for the same,
on file in the office of the City Clerk
OF said CITY.
Proposals must be made on blanks
furnished by said Council and in con-
pliance with the Instructions thereto
attached. which can be had an appli-
cation to the City Clerk, and must be
accompanied by cash or by check pay
able to the order of the Mayor of said
city in this official capacity, certified
by a responsible bank. for an amount
not less than IN per cent of the az