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The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-06-05
By Martha Edgerton Plassmann

NNE of the strangest charac-
tiers fated to meet his death
at the hands of the Montana
Vigilance Committee, was Captain
u. A. Slade-"Captain" by the Gus
tom of the, West, which bestowed q
title on every man who, for any
reason, was an acknowledged lead
er, whether of a freight train, or
a band of d~esperadoes. How Henry
Plummer escaped this social rec
ognition has never been explained.
Undoubtedly, had he lived longer,
some admirer would have SO hon
ored him.
That Slade was a leader-a nat
ural ruler of mems reliably es-
tablished by the testimony of many
who knew him here, and elsewhere.
He seemed to be a veritable DR..
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. When sober,
a model of all the virtues, but I'M
der the influence of liquor an in
carnate demon.
He was quiet and dignified, and
the suavity he generally displayed
won him staunch friends among the
better class of citizens, who we're
willing to overlook his outrageous
conduct when he was drunk, as the
alteration of a gifted nature.
To be sure, being SHADES friend,
did not protect one, when he was
Mr.. Hyde, but the victim was apt
to blame himself as being the
guilty party, in having offended
the Captain" One instance of this
kind is narrated by Dimsdale, in
his Vigilantes of Montana. Slade,
on the day previous to his arrest,
had severely beaten n of his adj
mirers; yet this man "wept bitterly
at the gallows and begged for the
life" of the brute who had assault
ed him.
The same veracious historian
records that even the Vigilance
committee was slow in condemning
him, and only did SO because the
majority Of the miners so willed it.
"X' Beidler says, after Slade had
been sentenced to be hanged, one
of his friends, a man of promin-
ence in the community, Whose mi
tials were N. p" throwing off his
coat, declared that before they
hanged S1ade, they SHADES accus-
ers-would have to kill him. He
thought better of it, however, when
he found himself the target of a
hundred guns.
We may be pardoned for not be-
that all of the crimes with
Slade was charged, we're the
product Of alcoholic frenzy; they
bear too strong a mark of sane pre-
meditation. Take, for example, the
of Jules, which might be
termed a justifiable homicide, had
it not been SO barbarously carried
put. Undoubtedly its details we're
exaggerated in the telling; but
SHADES later, and similar exploits,
most of the story credible.
It is said that he tortured Jules
killing him, with a mall
gnity unsurpassed by a savage;
Ind that he cut off the ears of the
nan he had murdered, and carried
hem in his pocket.
Then there is the story of the
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-06-05
GUMS

Gums are the soft, fleshy
parts of the jaw which surround
the teeth.
Their purpose is to guide the
food past the teeth, to prevent
infection, to cover the roots of
the teeth and hold them in
place.
Amy injury or infection causes
inflammation, recession, tender
ness and bleeding, with loss of
support to the teeth.
When your tooth brush
s'shows pink" OF your mouth has
a bad odor, get Pyradium to
prevent the spread of infection.
Arizona state miner., 1924-11-22

at Rocky Point or some other place
on the Gulf of California, which is
less than 200 miles from Phoenix and
over a hundred miles nearer than
Los Angeles. The power and recla-
nation resources of the Colorado will
be needed for a greater population
that is already moving into the great
Southwest. A million farmers will
people Arizona if present indications
are criterion and will utilize every
bit of the water and power vested
in the Colorado.
The unfortunate condition brought
about in the case of the Owens River
Valley farmers and Los Angeles is
blamable principally on the Incidence
and inability of that municipality to
take care of those whom she has
agreed to provide with water. But
she has wealth and billions in money
which should be used to buy out and
purchase the lands of the Owens Val
10y OCICAC1 WIZ nave Ou11I uOl1OS
thereon, instead of trying to brow
beat them by state troops and in
timidation
The settlers of Owens River Valley
are in charge of the situation, ''un-
armed" as dispatches state; but they
will find arms and ammunition to des-
troy the aqueduct unless Los Angeles
settles with them in an amicable way
And who can blame them? Recourse
to law cannot avail them and they
know it.
The troubles forecast are due to
titles to water, which is here today
and elsewhere tomorrow and should
belong only to the land In India
and the East where irrigation has
been in vogue for thousands of years,
there is no title to water which be-
longs to the land, and is impounded
and distributed in proportion to the
amount of water available and the
area to be irrigated each season.
Where shortage exists the suffering
resultant is proportionately shared
LATER-As we go to press we
learn that the bankers of Los An
geles have guaranteed monetary dam
ages to Owens Valley farmers and
they have closed the gates. A right
eous procedure.
Arizona state miner., 1924-11-22
PROCLAMATION FOR
THANKSGIVING DAY

Whereas, Our forefathers estab-
lished the practice of dedicating one
day in the year to public thanksgiv'
ing for the blessings of Providence
bestowed upon the people of our ma
ton and state; and
Whereas, In accordance with such
custom, and obedient to the prompt
ings of our hearts, we once more wish
to publicly express through observ-
ance of another Thanksgiving Day
our sincere gratitude to Almighty
God for his watchful care and con-
tinued blessings; and
Whereas, Arizona has abundant
cause for Thanksgiving, our State be-
ing singularly favorel in the way of
natural resources, the development
of which we are pressing forward
with confidence; and
Whereas, 1t is fitting that the peo-
pie of the State of Arizona should ex,
press their gratitude for the bless
ings bestowed upon them by cele-
brating Thanksgiving Day.
Now, Therefore, I, George w. P.
Hunt, Governor of Arizona, by vir.
tue of the power vested in me by law
do hereby proclaim and set aside
Thursday, November 9th, 1924, as
Thanksgiving Day, and / recommend
that all our people lay aside their
usual labors, and in their home cir.
Gle and in places set apart for public
worship, give thanks unto Him who
has guided us with loving care and
tender mercy.
In witness thereof, have hereunto
set my hand and caused the Great
Seal of the State of Arizona to be
affixed
Done at Phoenix, the Capital, this
18th day of November, 1924.
GEO. w. P. HUNT, Governor.
Attest: JAMES H. KERRY,
Great seaDE Sec. of State
Arizona state miner., 1924-11-22
RE M & M BER?

In the recent primaries, the local
Wickenburg banker made an election
bet with lady, Mrs. F. j. Olzer,
now of the Santa Fe Cafe, that Pop
Watson. editor of the State Miner,
wouldn't get 10 votes for Senator in
Wickenburg precinct Yavapai Ike
was present at the time the bet was
made and verifies the circumstance
But at the election, Pop Watson ac-
tually got SO votes-two more than
Gov. Hunt received. The incident is
recalled by Yavapai Ike's visit to
Phoenix; but there is no recollection
by any of the parties of the bet hav-
ing been paid.
Arizona state miner., 1924-11-22
A NEWSPAPER MUST FIGHT

To have and to hold the respect
and interest of the community a
newspaper must take a very definite
stand, on all matters pertaining to
that community's welfare. In fact,
1t must go even further than that.
1t must fight either for or against
any issue that has a direct bearing
upon conditions in the city, county or
state in which it is being published.
If it fails to fight, it ceases to func-
ton as newspaper and thoroughly
deserves the outspoken contempt of
the citizens of the community and
it's readers. There is no middle
ground for newspaper if that news
paper expects to survive. 1t must
either fight or perish-and justly so!
Southwestern Record.
Arizona state miner., 1924-11-22
A KEEN PACT WARNING

The aqueduct war between the city
of Los Angeles and the farmers of
Owens River Valley is an apt warn
ing to the people of Arizona not to
sign away their rights to the stream
flow of the Colorado river or any
other river. Necessity knows no law
and when the growth of>a city like
Los Angeles needs water for it's peo-
pie, it perforce must naturally take
it as the needs require.
Same with the farmers who fool
ishly allowed themselves to sign over
their water rights without adequate
provision to protect them in the use
of water. which was allowed to be
diverted from Owens Lake and Owens
River Courts are usually for corpor-
ations and do not always deal justly
which is gradually making this
country of law breakers because the
majesty of the law does not always
deal justly with the poorer classes
Arizona state miner., 1924-11-22

Since the meeting of the Railroad
and Public Utilities Convention at
Phoenix public and press are talking
much about terminal railroad rates
from East to West and the extra cost
from terminal to interior points of
all freights. Many of the newspapers
see an effort in this as a move to
utterly close the Panama Canal to
freight traffic and it's use confined to
government craft Avarice of the
railroads, now more thoroughly or
ganized than ever in history, will be
repeated and their relations with mer-
chants and manufacturers must ulti-
mately be repelled or the retail busi-
ness will all go into the hands of
wholesalers direct to consumers.
Arizona state miner., 1924-11-22

The commoshion in my behalf, fer
the presidentcy of the hog club air
gettin' bigger, an more folkses air
a-talkin' erbout it all the time This
mornin' | heard Citron Spinks say to
Missoury Gollyhorn, EFF we had Yav-
apai Ike at the head of our club it
mout be the same as Zander at the
head of the insane asylum and roade
work. That shore made me feel good
an later heard Solomon Powder say
ter A. P. Fish, "Yavapai certainly air
a comm man." and Fish replied, Eyes,
he's all the time a-comin' but never
gifts hear" l don't want ther place,
of course, but it begins ter look I'll
either after take hit or be Stacker
what | amt. Eff sumbody tells Bush
wa Watson | may not be abell ter do
it nohow -Yavapai Ike
Arizona state miner., 1924-11-22
HE WAS scALPED-AND LIVED!

HE WAS SCALPED-AND LIvED!
''Then tearing the scalps from the
heads of their victims, the red fiends
sped away before the settlers arrived
upon the scene to avenge their dead y
So reads the account of an Indian
massacre in one of the old dime
novel thrillers, for in the popular
mind the victim of the Indian scalp
ing knife always died instantly and
in terrible agony And yet
In the Omaha public library mu-
scum is human scalp preserved in
alcohol. Over in England lives a
manor at least he was living only a
few years ago-to whom that scalp
belongs. 1t was jerked from his
head by Cheyenne warrior in Ne
braska back in 1867.
William Thompson was his name
and as a young English laborer he
was employed by the Union Pacific
railroad in the summer of 1867 when
it was pushing it's rails westward
from North Platte, Neb. One day
with four companions he started out
on hand car to repair telegraph
lines which -the Indians had torn
down
The Cheyennes, whose choicest
grounds the railroad was then invad-
ing, had resolved to stop the advance
of the white mans ''iron horse"
which was soaring away all the buff
alo and other game. A party of
young warriors from Chief Turkey
Legs band decided to make the at
tempt near Plum Creek.
So they tied big stick to the rails
and sat down to see what would hap
pen. 1t happened when the handcar
bearing Thompson and his compan-
ions came speeding down the track.
The car sprang high into the air and.
the men were hurled to the ground.
They tried to run away but were soon
overtaken by the Indians.
Thompson was shot thru the arm,
knocked down and partly stunned.
An Indian Immediately scalped him,
but as the savage jumped on his
horse to ride away, the white man
saw the scalp slip from his belt.
Although still half unconscious, the
man crawled to where it lay and re-
covered it. When a rescue party
reached him, he was still alive and
holding on to his scalp.
When he was taken back to Omaha
he took the scalp with him in pail
of water, for he hoped that it might
be put back on his head. Such an
operation was attempted and DR.. R.
C. Moore tried to graft the scalp
back in its original position. The
operation was not successful and af-
ter Thompson returned to England
he had the scalp tanned and sent it
to Doctor Moore, who presented it
to the museum st. Elmo Watson.
Arizona state miner., 1924-11-22
INTERESTING WICKENBURG
NEWS BY CORRESPONDENTS

James Kellis as the old bachelors
twin sister received her numerous
guests in most gracious manner.
Mrs. Frank Tarbutton as Miss Molly
played a most charming role as a
sweet young girl. Mrs. Mills as
Cissy, the girl from Moo Yawk, could
be ranked as professional. Mrs
Roy Richards as Pearly White proved
clever actress. Mrs. A. D. Wood
mansee as Lady Elusia made all feel
her importance as a lady of noble
birth.
Martha Hennig demonstrated her
ability as a talented violinist. Doro-
thy Hennig accompanied her at the
piano. Mrs. Roy Richards, besides
being clever actress, was a soloist
for the evening. Mrs. E. j. Dig
nan, whose lively conkralto voice
pleased the audience in her usual
charming manner, responded to an
encore
Mrs. J. w. Beauveca, a vocalist
of Alhambra, California, pleased the
audience with her beautiful voice
| and pleasing selections.
Mr.. J Lederer, who accompanied
1.-The soloists, deserves personal men
stion as professional pianist.
Arizona state miner., 1924-11-22

Miss Pansy Wilson spent Thurs
day in Phoenix visiting friends.
Foy Barnette and Bee Gobble were
guests of Mrs. F. J. Olzer and son
Vernon in Phoenix this week.
Dan Condor and daughter Monica
were visitors the latter part of the
week.
George Koyk, manager 'of the Dia-
mond Joe mine, returned this week
from a trip East. Mr.. Koyk says
they have purchased new hoist and
compressor for the Diamond Joe and
active operations will begin the first
of next week.
Chas Hyder spent several days in
Phoenix last week visiting the Fair.
Collins Latham had the misfortune
of breaking his arm on the school
grounds last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lecke of the
Rico Copper Camp spent the weekend
visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Stock.
DR.. Copeland was called to Castle
Hot Springs Friday.
j. G.. Reed was in town Monday :
Mrs. Floyd Kellis visited the Capt.
tol City Monday.
Mrs. c.. j. Baden returned Sunday
from her visit to Phoenix.
DR.. Copeland found his stolen car
at Jerome. The doctor now has two
cars on his hands.
The Wickenburg P.-T. A. will hold
its regular monthly meeting on Tues
day of next week instead of Thurs
day on account. of Thanksgiving fall
ing on that date.
There has been an increase in the
Lane family Betty has calf.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Soto of Will
liams have moved here to spend the
winter.
Mrs. Ollie McNeely is here for a
rev days to visit with her husband
who is an engineer on the A & C
Mr.. Gibson, who has been the
night hostler heres ts planning to
move with his family to Prescott.
where he will have a similar position
with the Santa Fe.
The Granada Theater has been
taken over by j. Lederer, who will
give three shows weekly on Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday. Each show
will be run twice at $50 and $50
P. M. The very best obtainable is
promised in pictures, the first shown
being when Mans Man ;"
THE Covered Wagon" will probably
be shown in the near future.
Mrs. w. O. Stevers of Prescott
stopped over here for a few days to
visit with her husband on her way
home from the Fair.
Mrs. Lou Charlebois and daughter
June spent Friday at the Fair.
DR.. Copeland and wife and little
Joe were in Phoenix last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. Manning spent
Saturday visiting in Phoenix.
Mrs. B. ] Witherlay has rented
her house on Tegener- Street to Mr..
and Mrs. Wheeler and has moved to
Mrs. McNeiIs for the winter.
1t has been rumored that Mr.. and
Mrs. Dignan have purchased a home
here.
James Miller and Romaine Lowder-
milk were in Phoenix on Monday at
tending to the business of proving up
on Romaine's stock raising homestead
entry.
Arizona state miner., 1924-11-22

Miss Molly" two-act comedy
played to a capacity house at the
Granada Theater Friday evening
Mrs. Theodore Hunter as the cross,
old bachelor made plain her authority
as master of the household. Mrs.
George Wentworth was most capable
as a gentleman artist and lover.
Mrs, Arthur Hennig, who was Joe
the colored servant, kept the audi
ence in an uproar of laughter making
the sweetmeats disappear. Mrs.
Evening star., 1924-09-26
LINOTYPE EARNINGS
ABOVE LAST YEAR
MergenthaIer Expected to
Make S24 Per Share.
Banks Vote Dividends.
BY CHAs. II. SHAEFPER.

Mergenthaler Linotype Corporation
VIII close it's present fiscal year on
September 80 with larger profits than
last year, which was the best period
in the last decade. Ii is expected that
approximately s24 per share will
be earned, which is more than twice
the 10 per cent dividend requirement
The stock is now quoted locally at
lbi, an advance of II points over the
low fgure for the year. Fluctuations
nave been very moderate for a high
priced stock, and everything has been
done IN the way of discounting con-
tinued high earnings
Ihe main factor contributing to the
nigh level maintained lies no doubt
in a recent statement by the head Of
the company, viz: There is no posi-
sillty so far as ! know of our 10 per
cent dividend being increas sed. There
will be no stock dividend"
Dividends have been paid in eyerv
year since organization, and 10 per
cent has been the minimum rate in
ali that time There are outstanding
l2S,OOO shares of stock with no fund
ed Indebtedness. Current liabilities
as of October /, 1923. totaIed only
S5.'9S.OOO. with assets of S1S7j7 0OS
Since 1920 an amount equivalent IL
the dividend disbursement has bee
- 'A'i'5' ~ oiiIl udIiN 10 surplus, T.
TINS item at the close Of the CurrenS,
year will probably approximate $40.
Oo0, 900
The company's product is sold in -
parts Of the world. The British. Ger.
man anc American plants are re-,
ported as running at full capacity
Schools arc maintained equipped WItf1
lnotypes. where customers are privi-
legged to send their employees for free
instruction.
Statistics for. tho last eight wears
are given below.
Evening star., 1924-09-26
Wild Opening In New Orleans.
CHICAGO GRAIN PRICES.

CHICAGO, September 26-Sharply
higher prices for corn resulted today
from the Government semi-monthly
crop report indicating that the corn
crop as whole is even more back
ward, relatively, than was the case
month ago. In some quarters. the
report was construed to mean that
definite estimates of production would
be lowered from any total heretofore
suggested Active general commits
sion house buying of corn took pla ce
early. and the market made quick
response. Opening prices. which
ranged from u to | higher, with De-
cember 1.03 to 1881, were followed
by gains that on some transactions
reached 32t above yesterdays finish
Wet weather in the Canadian north
west gave strength TO wheat values.
Foreigners were buyers of future de-
liveries here. and offerings were rela-
lively absorbed. After opening un-
changed to Il higher. December 1.36
to 1861. and May l.41&. to 1.42,
wheat scored a material upturn all
around.
Oats reflected the advance OF corn
and wheat. starting unchanged to
Il up, December 51b to 81 Il, and
later continuing to ascend.
In line with hogs and grain. the
DroTjSion market WAS firm.
Evening star., 1924-09-26
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS,

BALTIMORE, September % (Spe-
ciaD.-Potatoes white, bushel, 40a
s5; 100 pounds, 75a1.50; barrel,
2ooa225; sweet potatoes, barrel.
2.00a5.0o: yams. barrel, 3.50a4 90;
beans. bushel. 90a1.20; lima beans.
bushel, 2.o0a3 90; beets, hundred. 3.00a
500; cabbage, hundred. S.00a5.0o: car
150a225; corn, dozen, 20a45; Cucum-
bers, bushel. l 50a2.25; eggplants.
basket. 7oa1.00: lettuce. crate, l.15a
200: onions. 100 pounds. 1.75a2. so
peppers. basket, 40a65: spinach, bas
ket. 40a55; pumpkins. hundred, 6.00a
1900: tomatoes, basket, 50as0; pack
ing stock. bushel. l.00al.20.
Apples. barrel 1.5oa4.50: bushel. 7ja
1.75: crabapples. basket, 50a15; canta :
loupes, basket, 25a65; damsons, 100
pounds. 3.5oa4.oO; grapes. As basket
6oa1.O0; peaches, basket. 1.ooa1.5O;
bushel. 2.00a3.50: pears. basket, 25a
100; bushel, 2.ooaS.oo; watermelons
hundred, 8.00a40.00
Settling Prices on Grain.
Wheat-No. red Winter, spot,
1.47s; No. red Winter, garlicky,
141h No. red Winter. garlicky
1885,. Bag lots of nearby sold at a
range of lis to lis: 511 bushels of
No. red Winter garlicky at 1.4024.
Corn-Cob. old yellow, $50 per bar
rel: old white, 6.35 per barrel; track
corn. yellow, No. ., 1.32.
Sales-None.
Oats-No. .. new. 56la and 81 per
busheI; No. 5. and 561z per bushel.
Rye-Nearby, 1.00a1-10; No. rye
spot. 1.21Ia.
Hay-Receipts. none. The market
demand prevailing for hay is centered
on top grades of timothy. Receipts
of new hay generally are ample for
present trade wants and the move
ment for weedy and grassy hay is
very slow; ordinary grades of clover
mixed and clover hay correspondence
cheap.
Quotations today: No. l timothy
19.00a2 1000; No. = timothy. 1S.00a19. 90;
No. 8 timothy, 16.00a17.00; No. l light
clover. mixed, 17-50a1S.00; No. l clover,
mixed, 16.50a17.00.
Straw-No. l wheat, new, 12.00a
1900; No. new, 13.00a14.o0.
Evening star., 1924-09-26
FURTHER MERGER TALK.

NEW YORK, September IS. The
financial district is expecting an
nouncement shortly of the merger of
Philip Morris & Co., Ltd, and the
Continental Tobacco Company, which
is affiliated with the Schultz Retail
Stores Corporation. The Continental,
of which D. A. Schultz is president
will take over Philip Morris & Co, it
is understood. Formal announcement
by the Schultz Company of the ac-
QUESTION of v. Vivaudou, Inc, also
is looked for in a few days.