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1 ",14 and Pfnir. AR.r.- Coconino 1 i iii ii iii iii i XXIV FLAGSTAFF. ARIZONA. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12. 1907.

No. 37 H7M- iDW- "iJV j. i -i. tdbfV -anui- 9 wu b- umr i aw PKtw tffD ar VUII If A i K. If SOME STEALING Mow Dr.

Perrln Lost a Fortune bv MavinJ Stock Stolen bv Men He Trnsted. In a recent issue of the Tucson PoBt, edited by Herbert Brown former superintendent of thoTcrrito-rial prison at Yuma, tells of some of the troubles of Dr. Perrin. The conviction of Dr. Edward Perrin, of lands frauds is of interest to Arizonians.

He is the heaviest land owner in A rizona but his operations have been confined to the northern portions of the Territory. He was aUo, at one time, one of the largest cattle and sheep men in the country, but thieves "stole him blind. "When the writer was superintendent of the Territorial prison the Dr. came there for the purpose of interviewing a cattle thief he had Iwen primarily interested in convicting. The fellov 's name was Hutchinson.

For two years he had been foreman on the great cattle and sheep ranges if the Perrin Land and Cattle Companj The Dr. was anxious to learn how 2,500 head of sheep had been taken from a certain corral and spirited away. Ho Hutchinson all tne joys of an earthly paradise if he would "put him next" to the way the thing was done. At first Hutchinson refused to "peach" and when urged by the writer to do so, said "You do not know Dr. Perrin as well as I do.

His promises are not made to keep, "but finally he told him that it was not 2.500 had of sheep that were taken at the time referred to. but that they had never been in tlie corral, but had been herded below. They were driven in to the timber and divided among the thieves. As they did not have enough to make a good di-vUion they went back and stle 800 more. These were mostly disposed of to the butchers in Prescott and surrounding camps.

Perrin stated that he had at one time 100 cow ponies on the ranch, but they had been stolen down to about 6 or 7. Hutchinson told him of 60 that had been driven into California, in one band and sold. Among other bits of informantion he gave the Dr. was of a bunch of 80 beeves that had been sold to parties in Jerome. At the time those beeves were taken to Jerome there were three men and a woman, all employees of the Dr.

interested in the transaction. As they spent money freely and as the woman and her husband wished to return east, they forged the Dr's. signature to a draft and "had money to bum." The Dr was particularly anxious to know the names of the parties that present at the time of the forgery and when told the old man shed, tears, for among the names was one of his most trusted employees. Before leaving the Dr. pressed Hutchinson to tell him about what was the value of the property taken while he was foreman.

After considerable hesitation he said "about $12 000" but in a Inter conversation with the writer he said that $112,000 would not cover the loss as the Dr. might know if he could get a true statement of the of his herds. Evidently he did not know for he said that his great herds of cattle and sheep had almost entirely disappeared and he had nothing but the Baca" Float" left and probably that would have been gone also but for the rcks that held it down. The Dr. felt particularly grieved over the loss of a pair of valuable mules owned by his son and driven to a br.ckboard.

The son was advis ed one day. that some of the missing cow ponies were to be found in a certain wood. He drove to the edge of the wood, tied his mules and entered to look for the hordes. Of couise they were not there, but when he returned tohisbuckboard his mules were gone. They had been stolen during the short time he wat away from them.

Among his many grievances the Dr. told of being in one of the towns on the A. P. railroad when a train load of sheep came in to go through. Being interested in sheep he went down to look at them.

To his surprise he found three carloads with his brand on them. As he could do nothing there he went on the same ttain to the next town, where he swore out a complaint and had the sheep turned into a corral in charge of an ofiiccr. They weie all there when "night diew her sable curtain round," but the next morning they were gone and he never heard of (hem afterwards. If it were possible to put into print a true story of the actual loss the Dr. sustained while cattle and sheep ranching in northern Arizona, it would make a book stranger and more interesting than ficton.

Bui according to the lat-i decisionof the courts the Dr. was the most accomplished rustler of them all. In company with a man named Benson he stole 12,000 acres of government land, the only one thing, as himself said, the other fellows could not steal. G. A.

R. Encampment. The Saiatoga Springs. N.Y., Daily Sara tog jnu of September 4, says of former Flagstaff residents: To George Hox worth, of Long Beach. California, belongs the distinction of being the first Grand Army rpan from California to arrive in Saratoga for the G.

A. R. Encampment next week. And Mr. Hoxworth arrives under conditions that makes his trip particularly pleasant.

He and Mrs. Hoxwoith are celebrating their fiftieth wedding aniveisary. Hoxworth, who is a native of Millersburg. Ohio, enlisted in the 6Tth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Twenty-S'ven years ago he went to Arizona, where he conducted a hardware business.

After residing there for.twenty-two years he went to Long Beach, California, his pres ent home. He is an enthusiastic G. A. R. man.

and is a past department commnder of the Arizona Department of the Grand Army. Fifty years ago he and Mrs. Hoxworth were married in Zanesvile, Ohio, which by a similar coinci dence, ij the residence of the pres ent grand commander of the A. Robert Bruce Brown. This year Mr.

and Mrs. Hoxworth decided to celebrat'j their anniversary by an extended trip to the G. A. R. Encampment.

They have been on the trip two months and a half, visiting many places in this country, both south and east. At Zanesville they Were the participants in a unique service, a repetition of the marriage ceremony performed fifty years ago. This took place in the same room where the original service was performed. AtZanesville they also visited Grand Commander Brown. Mr.

and Mrs. Hoxworth will bo in Saratoga during the encampment and will then leave for the west, arriving thereabout October 15. Past Commander Hoxworth is a member of Long Beach Post No. 181, G. A.

R. THE PRESIDENT HAS QUIT. Over Ills Own Signature Mr. Roosevelt States Ills Attitude Concern-In Joint Statehood. The Republican of September says: In the minds of those who follow political events with any degrees of carefulness, there has never been a doubt of the accuracy of the statement credited to Secretary Gar field concerning the president's attitude on statehood, since it was first disseminated by the Associated Press.

That great news gathering organization docs not deliberately misquote men in high places and if it' is inadvertently done the matter is immediately rectified. The following letter however, which was received at the office of Governor Kibbjy yesterday, is an official verification over President Roosevelt's own signatuie. Theie can no longer be doubt of the administration's future policy on this question: "Oyster Bay. N. August 31, 1907.

"My Dear Governor Garfield hat been to me and hat reported to me in full the condition of affairs at he found them in Arizona and New Mexico and especially the attitude of the people of each teiritory toward the question of joint statehood. His report makes it evident to me, as I was already piepared' to believe, that the convictions of the people are settled anil will not change, Under these circumstances. I shall take no further action looking tow aid joint statehood for the two territories. You are at libeity to publish Ihis letter. Sincerely youis.

Theodore Roosevelt." "To Hon. J. H. Kibbey. Governor of Arizona, Phoenix Arizona." Gilford Plnchot Will be Present.

Riggs. president of the Arizona Cattle Growers' association, is in receipt of a letter fiom Gifford Pinchot, chief of the United States bureau of forestry, and Murdo Mackenzie, pretident of the American National Live Stock association, accepting his invitation to be in Phoenix during the week the third annual territorial fair is in progress and adress the stock growers on the occasion of their annual meeting. Mr. Riggt invited these gentlemen to be present at the meeting of the Cattle Growers' association last year, but both were too much pressed for time to accept. He( wrote both, telling them that he would hold the invitation over a year.

A few weeks atro he wrote to them again, urging them to be present, and has now received their acceptances. They do not give the exact date upon which they will arrive here, but promise to be in time for the first meeting of the association, which will probably be on Tuesday of fair week President Ricgs of the association is now busy preparing a program for tie entertainment of the visitors. Tin association will have three meetings and will wind up with a banquet. The meeting place has not been decided upon, but will be in some downtown hall, convenient to all Many matters of the greatest interest to the whole territory will come up. The fact that Mr.

Pinchot will be present and addiestthe stockrnen means that the latter will have a much better understanding of the policy of the government in regard to forest reserves. Mr. Pin chot is engaged in carrying out the plans of President Roosevelt on the forestry question. Almost without execution the whole country approves the pretident's policy, and the aims and objects of the forettry service will be fully explained by its chief. Anothor mattir of the greatest interest to everyone is the question of freight ratet.

This subject was brought up at the last meeting, and a committee, consisting of Dwight B. Heard, B. A. Packard and Dr. A.

J. Chandler and two others was appointed to look into the matter, collect facts and figures concerning inconsittencies in freight charges in Arizona and present them to the interstate commerce commission. The committee has been out a year now, 'and it is expected that futher steps along that line will be taken at this meeting. The program will be gotten up in the form of a souvenir, and neatly bound, The aims and objects of the association will be set forth and other valuable information given. In the back will be a complete directory of members of the association, which comprises partically all the stockmen of the territory.

September Term District Conrt. The September term of district court for Coconino county will convene on Monday next. One criminal case from last term, that of Carlos Gal legos charged with mutder. Theiei are nine persons herd on various chaiges. to appear before the grand jury.

The civil docket has twenty four cases. The following persons were selected to serve as grand jurors and are to appear in couit on Monday morning September 16, at 9:30 o'clock. Julius Herman. F. O.

Poison, H. E. Campbell. E. A.

Baker, J. S. Amundsen. S. B.

Gilliland. Henry Aphofd. W. O. Perkins.

Frank Spear. Chas. McGary. D. E.

Sch-nebley, David Babbitt, VV. D. Grant, O. L. Hart.

C. O. Robinson. J. H.

Hudson. W. H. Anderson, Wm. Grosskopft.

Herman Deitzman, F. W. Payne. Paul C6ffin: The following persons were selected to serve as trial jurors t6 appear in court on Tuesday moring September 17, at 9:30 o'clock: J. H.

Donahue, Fred Ferguson, Geo. Lock-wood. Robt. C. Arnold, Thos.

Wagner, Pat. O'Toole. J. W. Byrom.

Wm. H. Nickell, John T. Klock. Wm.

J. Tetzlaff. T. J. Coalter.

Everett Hanna, H. P. Ottoson, Wm. Souder, Geo. W.

Matthews. Dan O. Wilson. Chas E. Sweetwood, J.

H. Crawford, Robt. A. Andereon, Geo. Stoll.

John Metz, Harry. K.Reeves, Jesse Miltonberger. Chas. F. Wade.

W. W. Bates, Mike Reneke, S. S. Acker.

A. C. Hochderffer. James L. Wall, R.

F. Bongberg.Wm. Nagil-ler, Edw. Liberty. Delbert Joly, Geo.

Greenwald. T. E. Thornton, Thos.Kirnan. James Bradshaw, Geo.

L. Barnes. Sumpter Grischom, C. A. Green, Phillip Ryan.

Wm. De Adder, Albert P. Waggeman, Wm. Satori.D. McConville, Ira Owenby, Ed.

B. Randolph. It is probable that the business of the court will be finished within the week. tt Northern Arizona Normal School. The ninth annual session of the Northren Normal School will open on Sept .17.

1907. The attendance will be the largest in the history of the school. The new dormitory which has just been contracted for, is needed this fall to accommodate the students. We hope to have it ready for the summer session. July 7-Aug.

30th 1908. The new dormitory will be fully twice as large at the present dormitory and will be a great help to the institution, as the present dormitory can then be utilized for the boys. AC0MAS HOLD FEAST. Have Palntin In Their Church Which They Refuse Offer of SIO.OOO-Good Crops and Plenty Sheep. The Acomas had their dance Monday and it was attended by a number of tourists and local people.

The dance is beautiful and well worth anyone's time and trouble to see it. The Acoma's have had a very prosperous year which gave their danct more splendor than usual, their sheep are in good condition and their corn is yielding a big crop. The church has been repaired and other improvements to be made on the old building which was built over two hundred years ago. A short time ago the Acomas were offered $10,000 for a painting which they have in their church, this painting is the work of an old master and ishighly prized by the Indans. They refused the offer although they weie advised to sell the picture which is now going to pieces from the want of care.

The Acomas have but one big dance a year, the feast of St. Stephen, which takes palce on the second day of September, of each year and it is well worth attending. The Indians show very courtety to visitors doing all that they can to make their guests comfortable. Killed by Train. Monday.

George Patterson, who had been working in the, livery stable here, got too much liquor aboard, and had a row with the Chinese restaurant man. in which some damage was done to the windows of the retaurant, but none to the participants. After Ihe trouble the Chinese sought his arrest and to avoid this, Patterson took a west bound freight- train, and a few hours later his lifeless body was found on the railroad track three miles west of here. A coroner's jury was summoned by Justice of Milligan.and an inquest was held. Nothing it known as to how Patterson was killed and no evidence was adduced at the inquest beyond the fact that he somehow fell from the train and was run over by several cars, the body being badly mutilated.

The funeral took place from the undertaking parlors on Wednesday. The authorities were unable to find any trace of Patterson's relatives. Presbyterian Church Notes. Regular services on the Sabbath as follows: Sabbath School at 9.45 A.M. and the preaching service at 11 o'clock.

Christian Endeavor meeting at 7 p. m. and the regular evening service at eight. All strangers are most cordially welcomed at these and all othr srvics. The Men's Bible Class will meet at the regular Sabbath School hour in the parlor of the manse.

All men are invited to attend. The midweek prayer meeting on Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. The Catichumen Class will meet in the Chuich on Saturday Afternoon" at two o'clock. The Subject of the Christian Endeavor on Sabbath evening is "flomc Missions, Religious Pro gress in our cities. The monthly offering will be taken.

The Boys Club will meet at 7.30 on Tuesday Evening in the Parlor of the manse. Will Meet Monday. The Shakespeare Club will meet with Mrs. E. F.

Billiard Monday evening, September the sixteenth at eight o'clock. All members are requested to be present. Mrs. A. N.

Taylor. 'f.