Graham Guardian from Safford, Arizona • Page 1

di ifi4t jtfa i 1 as Kc fif IFT TWELFTH YEAE THE OLD FOLKS Program for the Annual Reunion of the Old Folks of Safford and Laylon Sdal wrreiponjcnc A meeting under the direction of Bishop Wolker uud counsellor was held at the Layton church on Tuesday evening to arrange for tho annual reunion of Layton ward Thoso present wcro Mrs Augusta Jorgonsoo Mr and sin Frank Freestone Mr und Mrs Georgo Birdno Mr and Mrs Amos Cook Miss Lou Kvans Ctaydonr Jo8oph Bingham It Welker Mr and Mrs Jodio Bingham -Wednesday Octobor 3rd was tho day decided upon for the event ItLcommence at 2 prompt rnoanAM Opening selection Gleo by the choir Invocation Patriarch John Wolk er Selection Juvenile chorus und choir combinod Address of welcome tho bishop Song Jessie Birdno Recitation Lillie Warner Song Vein Kvans Dialogue Leo Yorgenscn und Archie West Instrumental selection Crandall brothers I riumphial chorus Praiso Ye the Father Stump speech Alvin Warner Dialogue Jessie Ellsworth uud Bolva Birdno Song Lou Evans liecitation Glida Welkcr The Hobo Duett Jodie Bingham und Cluydon liecitation Luellu Biughum Closing chorus und benediction EVENING FlloaitAM Anthem Zion Awake A Invocation Beebe Glee Blow yo Merry Breezes liecitation Yosa Freestone Response to bishops address Alico Buobo Song Luellu Jucnhson liecitation Ella Birdno Double Quartette Sung of tho Lark Recitation Ohloo Welkcr Iiistruraental music Crun a 1 1 Brothers Soug Giant us Peace Closing glee Moonlight -bells and Song Refreshments Closing with grand ball in tbo amusement ball The Independent Brass Band will be present at this crlobratiorl HI General Robert Lee was the greatest general the world has ever known Ballards Snow Linlmont is tbo greatest linimenti juiotly cures all pains It i wltrin tbo reach ot all 11 Pointer Hempstead Texas writes This is to certify that Ballaids Snow Liniment bas been used in my household for years and bus been found to be an excellent liniment for rheumatic pains I am never without it Sold by Safford Drug Company Safford Thatcher Drug Company Thutcher Frank A OlutJ ofPrtoa A Body Sent Home Upon being informed tbat his cousin Percy was dead at Lords burg John Hunt took the train last Friday morning for that placo but found that it had been brought to Bowie the night boforo by Xlr Smythc The body was brought to Thatcher und embalmed und then shipped to his old home in Kentucky Percy Hunts death was caused by taking a dose of carbolio acid in tho rear room of the Lordsburg Liberal office just after noon last Thursday us was reported in last weeks Guardian 11 is supposed in Lordsburg tbat tbo poison was taken with suicidal intent but his relatives and friends here believe it to bave been taken through PM tako as ho lett no word of explanation und so far as is known there was no cause for tho rash act No one noticed anything out of the ordinary in hisuction cithor on the tram or in Liordsburg utter ni riving there He lived about three hours after taking tbo poison but nothing could save him The Guakdian stated last weok that ho was a brother of Alex Hunt ot Thatcher In this wo were mistaken he is cousin Percy Hunt was a young man about twenty four years old and of a groat deal more -than ordinary intelligence Of a very chcorful disposition and hard worker and as thero was nothing known to cause him to take his own life his friends nro confident that his death was caused through accident Engineer Hurt While tbo passenger train was standing at tho Solomonville depot last Tuesday Engineer Arklu at tempted to get out of his cab to do some oiling when ho foil heavily to the ground dislocating his hip Mr Arklo was placed in a coach and another engineer pulled the train to Globe It is not believed that tho injury will prove serious or lay him up very long Large Meetings Tbo meetings that have been conducted in Thatcher during tho week by Hon a 11 Roberts in tho interest of tho Young Mens Mutual Improvement Association and other church organizations have been Inrgoly attended each day Mr Roberts is ono of tho braiucst statesmen in the west is a profound thinker and writer and an eloquent speaker also a staunch democrat alwuys found fighting democracy battles She Found Relief If you are troubled witb liver complaint and have not received hoip read this Mrs Mary Hammond Moody Texas I was in poor health with liver trouble for over a year Doctors did mo no good and I tried llcrbine und three bottles cured mc I cant say too much for Herbine as it is a wnndciful liver medicine I always huvu it in the house Pub lish where you wish Sold by Safford Drug Co Saf ford Thatcher Drug Co Thatcher and Frank A Cluff Pima in Sold Liquor to an Indian Julio Jehin was arrested at Ft Thomas last Friday by Deputy Maishal Free Hubbard for stilling liquor to an Indian tho complaint wus inado by Jesse Flanders special officer of the In terior Department Tho case was heard boforo Commissioner A Colton on Saturday Tho defendant plead guilty und was held for the action of tho grand jury and bond was fixed at five hundred dollars The defendant failing to givo bond was committed to jail at Solomon villo i hi Hearst After It According to tbo dispatches con tafned in the papers of tho 20th everything pointed towards Hearst being nominated by tho democrats fpr governor of Now York It was predicted that Jerome would withdraw which would givo Hearst a clear hold Hearst has already bcon nominated by tho independence loaguo and if tho democrats do likewise ho will bo tho next governor of Now York in Sahuara Club All members of the Sahuara Club aro requested to moot at the school building next Monday Oct 1 at -1 pm Ladies desiring to join tho club are invited to attend this initial meeting of tho now year Mus II DUNLAl Cor Sec Mr Gilpin has been omolovcd by tho Gila Valloy Copper Co to oporato its concentrator Mr Gil pin is rocognizod as an expert mill man A BUSINESS LUXURY CHbCKING ACCOUNT is a business necessity and he who tries to cet alone without one is at great disadvantage It is not required that a person should have a large bulk of business in order to open an account Professional men farmers and even many women are running checking accounts If you have never done business in this way and are not familiar with the plan come to us and we will get you started GRAHAM COUNTY STATE BANE Thatcher Arizona UMW KJlLATT Jraaltlent MMA MOODY Vice lreldnt i II LKKlaaliUr MIKOS ALXlllAMtColiler SSHff SECESSION IS RIFE Christmas and Winkleman Want to Lose Gila County and be An nexed to Pinal County It will como as nows to a groat many people in Globe tbat thero is a movement on toot in tho south wostorn end of Gila county to secedo from present political connections and ask tho legislature to hitch that section onto Pinal county says tho Globe Telegram Residents of both Christmas und Winkleman precincts contond that thoy aro denied proper police pro tection by the authorities of Gila county and that in matters of gov 1 Program for Friday afternoon crnment in which thoy aro vitally I at 1 oclook Soptemhor 28th nterestcd tho supervisors of county have ignored them this In consenbeneo a meeting was held at Christmas last Saturd iy night as was discovered by Telegram representative just returned from thoro al which tho matter was thoroughly discussed and tho resolution abovo stated agreed to More than this Thomas Wcedin ot tho Florence Blade who was called to attend tho meeting was authorized in behalf of tho residents of tho two precincts to take what stops might be deemed necessary to separate these two precincts from Gila county and taok them back on to Final Tho trouble originally dates back several months to the time when a petition was presonted to tho supervisors of this county from residents of Christmas asking the board to call local option clec tion 1 he petition not having fifty signatures nothing was done by tho board in the matter But afterward this defect was remedied when a petition with tho required number of names attached was presented Under tho law it then became mandatory upon tho board to call tho election But nothing wus done the Christmas people allege Tho complaint of the people of Winkleman is oven more serious They demanded tho appointment oi precinci oiuccis so iney can gel hotter polico protection In illustration a woll known resident of Winkleman recited an instance tbat occurred on tho lGth inst A man claiming 10 bo a dep uty sheriff who is a Mexican had arrested another Mexican for disturbing the peace and proceeded with him to tho tailroad to lock him up in box car over niht On tho way he shot the prisoner The oflicor claimed that tho man had tried to draw a uun No nun was found upon the man later and upon examination of the wound which was in the lower abdomen afterward it wus found badly powder burned showing that tho pistol of tho oflicor was almost against tho dead man when it was discharged Now tho officer may havo been honest in his opinion that he was in danger when ho fired his gun but nevertheless the incidont has created considerable com ment in that section As tho peo plo there claim it illustrates tho need of a constable and a justice of tho pcaco who aro the choico of the people thore The Breath of Life Its a significant fact that the strongest animal of its sizo tho gorilla also has tho largest lungs Powerful lungs means powerful creatures How to keep the breathing organs right should bo mans chiofest study Liko thou sands of others Mrs Ora A Stoph ons ot Port Williams Ohio has learned how to do this Sho writes Thrco bottles of Dr Kincs Now 1i8eovory stopped my couch of two years and cured mo of what my lriends thought consumption its grand for throat and lung troubles Guaranteed by nil drug gistu Prico 50o and 9100 Trial bottle free Another Big Cattle Deal On Tuesday last a cattlo deal that bad been pending for govern I days was consumatcd in Safioid between Henry Dowdlc and A Stark Mr Dowdlo bought of Mr Stark all thrco of his lanclics in this county and all his cattle and horses tho prico being 15000 Mr Dowdlo taking immediato possession Old Folks Reunion The county old folks comiuittoo held a mcoting at Thatcher last weok and decided to hold tho an nual reunion on October 0th at that place Tho poiplo of Thatch cr hivo agreed to furnish nil ro freshments nnd thoir woll known hospitality ussuies a iuuguilkeiit Pf I repast for all who attend Somo vacancies had occurred on tbo committee during tho past year and wo filled as follows Solomon ville Mr and Mrs Bon It Clark Saflord Foster Thatcher Josephine Cluff Each member of the committoe aro requested to rop 4IA 11 IJ IL mui mi me luu juiiis inaneir community aro prasont It has been decided to givo more presents this year than has been tho custom heretofore Thero will ho three or four ages entitled to receive presents Ihe old folks reunion is ono of the most pleasant affairs of a social nature that takes piaco each year in this county and someUum that all tho old folks look f6nvard to with pleasuro Dont forget the date also so that the old folks got there Saf fold -Student Society Koll call Song Entiro society liecitation Beulah Waddill Piano solo Emma Znfolt Reading Noland Swangcr Debate Which did the most good fbr his countiy Washington or Lincoln AQiimative Ada Thorstensen nogative Alberta Colton Discussion bv school- liecitation Blanche BirdGO Solo 0 Link Recitation Albert Todd Song Tommy Bunch liccitatioD Agnes Zeirolh Song Jnimo sisters bCHOOL 1APER Editor in chief Alberta Colton Sporting editor Carrol Neese Fashion editor Ethol Herndon Gn news editor Dessio Anglin Local news editor Albert Todd School nows editor Ada Tbors tenBcn Joke and puzzlo editor Willio Freeman Advertisement editor Birdno Poet Beulah Waddill Jcssio Corn wheat und bark3 bought at tho highest price at tho Cyclono Sloro it On Trial For Brothers Murder Seattle Wash Sept 24 The case of Esther Mitchell charged with the murder of her brother George Mitchell was called for trial today Tho killing of Mitchell occurred just after ho hud en acquitted of the murder of Cref fieled tho leader of tho Holy Roll ers whom Mitchell accused of having ruined his sisleis Mrs Maud Crefflold who is charged with complicity in the murdor of Mitchell will probably be tried in Octobor An Ounce of Pretention is worth a pound of cure Thero are many poor sufferers consump tives who aro hopeless of getting well who if thoy had taken care ot themselves would now be well A cough is tho foundation of consumption Ballards Horehound Syrup will cure that cough Mrs Great Falls Montana writes I havo used Ballards Horohound Syrup in ray family for years my children never suffer with coughs Sold by Safford Drug Company Safford Thatcher Drug Company Thatcher Frank A Cluff Pima A few of tho leading socialists mot last Wednesday cvoning to make arrangements for thn recop tionoftho dolcgates who will ar rivo tonight Saffords entiro club is to meet them at tho train It was also rcsoluted that a notice should bo published in tho socialist organ tho Journal announcing that their candidate for delegate to congross Cannon will speak hero Saturday night As tho Guau uian nover charges anything for such notices and realizing that tho socialists would like tho peoplo to know that thoir leader is to bo hero wo cheerfully publish the information Tin moro Cooper speaks tho stronger Mark Smith becomes Besides getting tliu democrats solid Murk will receive many a republican vote this year The democratic convention will put stunner in its platform againt joint statehood Thoro will not he one joint statehood advocate in thu convention Tho democrats ate practically unit against it If tho dispatches sent out to tho different papers describing tho on thusiustio and crowded audiences that have boon giocting Billy Cooper in Graham county and his constantly growing slrongth nro doing any good Ficd Cleveland should bo worth 200 per day to tho republican party and wd rec ommend his constant employment The Guui dian lias the uvs OPENING THEIR CAMPAIGN Joint Statehood Desciple in Graham County Trying to Convince People That They Are in Error Gen Wilson one of Tuc sons joint statehood desciplcs is in Graham county and even the children arc anxious to seo him to seo what ono looks liko who Is an intelligent man and yet wants to annex Arizona to New Mexico Wo presume tho cenoral must have some argument to advance as to why he is in favor of joint state hood but if bo has he is the first ono to advance a single reason why Arizona should bo swallowed up by New Mexico Should the general lecture while here tho pcoplo will undoubtedly go to hear him out of curiosity and givo bim a respectful bearing but no is sadly lonesome over here He needs companionship and needs it badly but his ideas aro so foreign to tho American spirit pre vailing throughout Graham county that ho will cirtainlv find small comfort in tho knowlcdgo that there are probably not over 40 or 50 in tho entire county who will vote according to Ins views on joint statehood Wm Moody Dead Judge Win A Moody recoived a telegram yesterday stating that his father Wm Moody died at Santa Monica California on Wednesday Tho old gentleman had been to Utah on a visit to rela tives and had reached Santa Mon ica on his return home whon he died Judge Moody wired instructions to have tho body oinbalmcd and shipped home Has Whooping Cough Philadelphia Sept 22 President A Cussatt of the Pcnn sylvanu Hail road company is confined to his home at Ilavroford a silbiud ot this city suffering from whooping cough Every man whohas been caught dreads tho expeiionce Woiden of Pima was doing business in town Thursday If a run should start on could you meet it all light you- A big bunch of peoplo will leave for thoalt Lako semi annual con- feience today A Globe woman is so char itable that sho buys Ben Davis apples Mrs Medora Wish her daughter Miss Lena and son Muster Waller rolurnod from Toxas last Monday Boy Badgloy for tho past six months book keeper for tho Gila Valley Copper Co loft for Now York yesterday Tho infant daughter of Mrs Waldo Beam is seriously ill with typhoid fevor at tho residence of Mr nnd Mrs Frank Patterson Earl Wish and Del Itawlins have purchased tho Safford skating rink from Weaver Brier and Jess Foster The new ownors havo dono a good deal of remodeling and expect to mako a first class skating rink of it Geo A Olney rctuincd from Clifton last Monday where he had been in company with Frank Dysart inspecting tho conditions with tcgard to the tailings nues tion Suit has already been filed in the district court against tho companies Tho reputations of banks women nro easily affected and 188 proof alcohol at tho Palaca saloon 16 tf The inoie man has to love him tho moro ho has to support A deathbed ropentenco is an apology ovcryono has to accept Speaking of tho departure of old fashioned customs what has ho- como of the woman who took tho table cloth to tho door niter a meal and shook it A woman was on the streets today with holes in her stockings These stockings the woman said to a friend aro on their last legs Ill throw them away tomorrow DeWitts Littlo Early Kisers Pleasant Littlo Pills that do not gripo or sicken Sold by Safford Druggists Thatcher Drug Store Thatcher Frank Cluff Pima WANTKD To buy veal calves and fat hogs City Meat Markot i Brooking iV Bobinsoti props Saf fold Ai 17 48 tf igxsr I III 1 1 mJTTIWIillllJinlBJWWWiBMUM i Wf1 -1 SVXKUrjUaLvyiiff oi 5 A aMJtifjMiM TV SAFPOED GRAHAM COUNTY ARIZONA SEPTEMBER 2H lOOO NUMBER 31 iflo THE BANK OF SAFFORD 1 1 Invite I Your 1 Account tbe BnineM and Accts of STOCKMEK FAEMESS MINING -MEN BUSINESS MEN and all others having funds to deposit irrJ0ck asrtcaltural mining und boil with the 0iir of WaU Mrcet Wc are desirout of iwnrin i whether large or small The smsll ones grow THE BANK of SAFFORD SAFFORD ARIZONA RESPONSIBILITY OYER 100000 IOUTKIt ret llOIUNsoV Caihlr BsssamWJaMBBmimaBrwHpxmmMmrmQamlla LOCAL NEWS OF JHE WM Items of local Interest Gathered by Reporters on their Bounds Breeijr uttle Notoj of Ueuaral Intercut Picked up Here nl There DOINGS IN AND ABOUT TOWN This paper lkipt on Ele at Dakei ad Tcrtlslng Agoncr Woodman llldg 521 St Oakland Calif where contractu for adverting con be made for It A Stark spont tho week in Safford from his cattlo ranch Bud Bassett camo over from Dos Cabazcs last Saturday Dr Warner was called to Geroni mo last Monday on professional business Henry Carnes had a fino Gila monster that ho iravo to Bev Ward law josepn urecnnauign came up irotn uiooe last Saturday returning on Monday A young son of Jose Perez died hero last Sunday and was buried Monday What has become of tbo old fash ioncd boy who had -his school books covered with calico Fronch came up from bis Hear bpnngs ranch last Monday and isspondingtbe week in Safford Iho short order restaurant owned by Biddle Clitie has been sold to Mr Westcrman who will conduct it at tho same old stand Georgo Williams came down from Clifton last Monday and has bcon spending the week with rela ives and friends at Pima Gust Becker superintendent of tho Kin Chy Mining Company was in hafford on business last Tuesday and Wednesday Next weoks papor will givo you the date of tho grandest millinery opening over in Safford and tho Cyclone is tho place It When a man marries ho thinks his wifo an angel and what a pity it is sho doscnt keep up the bluff A Reeves representing the Atlantic system of the Southern Pacific railroad with headquarters iu El Paso spent last Tuesday in Safford Cow horses or horses that will mako good cow horses wanted by Prina Olney 31 tf On Sunday lust an Indian em ployed in tho redaction works at Kelvin on tho Gila below San Carlo got his hand caught in a pair of roils usod for crushing rocks When tho machinery was stopped and tho hand taken out it was mashed to a pulp nnd was fully eighteen inches in length Hon Lamar Cobb Jr a can didato for tho ollico of supervisor camo down from Ulilton last lues day night and bus spent tho bal anco of the week interviewing tho different delegations of the vail ay From tho standing Mr Cobb has in tho east end of tho county he will no doubt bo a strong candidato beforo tho convention tomorrow Humphrey division passenger agent of tho Southern Pacific was in Hafford on business last Tuesday Mr Humphrey reports that his company is building a 850000 brick depot at Tucson tho lower story of which is already completed All the warehouses near tho old dopot havo been torn away and tho company will make a nice park in thoir stead THE SIGN OF PROGRESS is tho dollar mark financially speaking But havo tho dollars in the right placo This institution having a capital surplus of 80000000 and controled by law docs a gen oral trust business nets as executot nnd trustco for widows und minoi orphans trustco under special agreement etc QILA VALLEY BANK TRUJT COMPANY Mr and Mrs 8 Collins have returned to Safford See thjs Cyclone if you want to engage your turkeys for fall It Love and business mix worse than business and whisky Lehi Smithson brought some or the finest peaches to tbo Guardian office last Wednesday that we have seen this year A Meyers has returned from San Diego and expects to cngag in cabinet making and establish a second hand store IN Robinson and bis son New who ran the chili factory hero for a long time havo returned from a visit to Toxas Mrs Martha Tingio and Mrs Edigton both ofSalt Lake City arrived in Thatcher last Tuesday looking after tho interests of tho loung Ladies Mutual Improve ment Association Delegates to tho conventions uao Deen very popular fellows during tbe past weetr For tho highest prico on alt you sell and lowest on all you buv seo tho Cyclone jt FineyouDg thorough breii brown turkoys for sale Those wantin any for holidays should apply ea Crum Safford 30 4t Mrs Jarley will exhibit her wonderful wax figures on October 0th at 830 at Todds hall Plan of hall and sale of tickets at Andrews candy store The evo nings entertainment will consist of songs dances and panlomine The Olney Hardware still have good many fruit jars on hand and in order not to hold them over have reduced them us follows Ono quart jars from 1 to 75 cents two quart jars from 8125 to 8100 3i9t rY Birdno and his son Willie came over from Bisbee last Monday on a visit to relatives and friends Mr Birdno was formerly a resident of Safford but for the past fivo years has made bis homo in Bisbee No other person dictates to tho Cyclone what we pay for grain Let others say as much While in tho valley this week Judgo McCollum bought a fino work team for tho Globo Standard Mining Company of which he is president This company is said to pwn somo very valuable properties on Pinto creek seventeen mites from Globe Dr Schcll Tucsons leading tip tician will be in Thatcher Mon day nnd Tuesday October 1st and 2nd 190U und at the Jones hotel Wednesday and Thursday October 3rd aud Eyes examined free Call and seo him Homer Dubois has paid tho citv 8151 balance duo for time at one dollar per day to be served He served 14G of the 300 days of sen lenco Tho fino was 8300 or 300 days for violating tho liquor selling ordinance in selling liquor without a license In addition the accused served timo for several violations of the gambling ordinance Dubois action yesterday followed Judgo Sloans decision Star Hon II Roberts arrived in tho valloy from Salt hike City last Monday Mr Roberto is making tour ot tho territory and Mexico in the intorest of the Voung Mens Mutual Improvement Association Ho is also holding meetings with the Seventies quo rums of which ho is ono of the presidents Securities i i i ii V4 V1 2 jrt Tval il.