Graham Guardian from Safford, Arizona • Page 1

KVX lTFTKETUTrn YKAT Nash made a business to Geronimo Saturday Dudley Jone3 ha3 maae a PIMA Thomas Hayne school Thursday deal for the old Academy building County Recorder David Claridge was a visitor in town Thursday A A DeWitt of Ft Thomas spent several days in Thatcher this week Wilkins made a business trip to Globe last Friday returning Saturday Joseph Curtis of St David has spent the past week in Thatcher visiting friends and relatives Miss Gladys DeWitt of Sydney Australia arrived in Thatcher Thursday evening She expects to make this place her home Pace left for his place of LusiiitesJMi Tucson Thursday He drove over a bunch of horses to put on the Tucson market The Relief Society is preparing to build a Relief hall in the future They expect to build a five or six thousand dollar building The moving picture show given Thursday evening drew the largest crowd of any of the series of shows of the kind that have been given Mrs Ollie Curtis who has been visiting for some time with her sister Mrs Horace Gardiner left Monday for her home in Rexburg Idaho George Simms has moved his family into part of the old Academy building where they expect to stay until they can build a new home in Thatcher The regular monthly testimony meeting was held Sunday afternoon A half dozen babies were blessed and several testimonies were given Lamvel Tenny and wife came in from their goat ranch and spent a few dyB in town this week Mrs Tenny is again suffering with rheumatism The members of the bishopric are making an official visit of the -ward Bishop Tyler is visiting the north half of town and Wilkins is visiting the south part The Academy baseball club went to Safford Saturday and played a game with the Safford nine They returnedhome in the evening wear- ng tfprpad smile of victory An athletic club ha3 been organized in the Academy The young men are taking a lively interest in baseball while the young ladies are preparing to play lawn tennis and basket ball The Mutual Improvement Associations are makingextcnsive preparations for a ball to be given during the holiday week They expect to have some special features and make it the ball of the season The young men and young ladies conjoint meeting was held in the Academy chapel Thursday evening The program was as follows Talk The Position of the Government Toward the Apache Indians by Viola Frceland Comic story by Inez Lee Quartette by Young Ladies Quartette Club The Young Ladies Quartette club have reorganized and now have eight of the best voices in town Its members are Julia Ellsworth Edna Lee Ruth Kimball Lola Murtensen Christy Knudsen Blanche Kemp Alice Phillips and Louise Lee They arc doing some splendid work and have a supply of new music was visitor at The Gia Valley Bank Trust Company Capital Stock 10000000 Surplus 6189777 MILLS President DR R1CKETTS Vice President A PASCOE Vice President VAN GORDER Cashier DIRECTORS MILLS HURD AT RICKETTS WAL1LK UUUULAS A PASCOE VAN GORDER THOMSON HEGARDT We invite new business We pay 4 on term deposits GILA VALLEY NEWS Items Interest Gathered by tfie Gudians sponens trip Miss Lizzie Larson has returned home after spending a few months in Safford Mrs Sarah Guff and children left Saturday morning for their home in Garcia Mexico Jerry Taylor who has been away from this place- for some time is here visiting with relatives Mrs I Pulsipher who has been in Globe for the past few weeks returned home Sunday Mr Scott Holliday and children 0f lobe have come up to spend the holiaaysvthrr wents Mr- and Mrs Lyman oti Mrs Ella Blake aomPnllo James Blake returned Monday evening after a visit several weeks with Mrs Blakes parents Mr and Mrs Anderson Occidental Life Leads Them All Frank Stewart General Manager of the Occidental Life Insurance Co was in town Thursday in consultation with the local agent of the company Thorpe In speaking of the Occidental Mr Stewart said that the business of the company for the year has been most gratifying We have written over a million and a half of business in Arizona this year and have loaned to the farmeis and business men of the Territory over 140000 which is more than all the other insurance companies combined have done in Arizona It is a business proposition said Mr Stewart and our citizens have awakened to the fact that they get better security a better policy of insurance and the money is kept at home by placing their insurance with the Occidental than by sending it away and why shouldnt they patronize their own home institutions In the Probate Court Of the County of Graham Territory of Arizona In the matter of the estate of Malinda Moody deceased Notice for posting of settlement of account Notice is hereby given that Moody the administrator of the estate of Malinda Moody deceased has rendered and presented for settlement and filed in said Court his final account of his administration of said estate and that Monday the 20th day of December 1909 at 200 oclock at the court room of said Court at the court house in Solomonville Arizona in said Graham County has been duly appointed by said Court for the settlement of said account at which time and place any person interested in said estate may appear and file his exceptions in writing to the said account and contest the same Dated December 9 1909 42 2t Bunch Clerk in ILL HEALTH 1 MOKE EXPENSIVE THAN ANY OOllK This country is now filled with people who migrate across the continent in all directions seeking that which gold cannot buy Nine tenths of them are suffering from throat and lung trouble or chronic catarrh resulting from neglected colds and spending fortunes vainly trying to regain lo3t health Could every sufferer but undo the past and cure that first neglected cold all this sorrow pain anxiety and expense could have been avoided Cham berlains Cough Remedy is famous for its cures of colds and can always be depended upon Use it and the more serious diseases may be avoided For sale by the Saf ford Drug Co Buy Christmas Gifts Early It pays in more ways than one to anticipate your holiday purchases You have more leisure to make your selections and this enables you to make a more intelligent purchase at smaller cost for the best values are always snapped up by the early buyers While our stock is not the largest it is the best of the kind to be had for the price We have still a little time to do some manufacturing if you want something mude to order Jonson thb Jeweler falptti ARIZONA LEADS In the Production of Copper for 1908 Montana and Michigan Rank Next The geological surveys report on the production of copper in 1908 prepared by Buter is now ready for distribution by the director of the survey at Washington The mine production smelter output and refinery production in 1908 exceeded those of 1907 The production in 1908 by melters from copper bearing material mined in the United States was 942570721 pounds the largest in the history of the industry The production in 1906 the next largest was 917805 682 pounds that for 1907 was 868- 996491 pounds The worlds production of copper in 1908 was 1667098000 pounds so that the United States contributed considerably more than half the total product of the metal The domestic consumption of new copper in 1908 was 480000000 pounds of old copper 23000000 pounds making the total domestic consumption 503000000 pounds against 547000000 pounds in 1907 The stock on hand January 1 1908 was 125745796 pounds on January 1 1909 it was 121876759 pounds Arizona ranks first fn the production pf copper Montana Michigan California Tennessee Colo a IdflbD pnd NcW Mex rado Nev named Ac- ico fol ow in the JlTVoa fu cording to the smelter iJLff three leading copper States zona Montana and Michigan produced 81 per cent of the total out put in 1908 Chlnaman Killed Near Clifton Last Thursday morning the Chinese cook for Nordelli who has the contract for grading the Shannon-Arizona Ry near Metcalf was shot and instantly killed by the son of Nordelli a young man twenty two years of age The killing occurred over a quarrel between the two men on account of Nordelli coming late to breakfast Nordelli left the cook tent and went to his own quarters secured a Winchester and returned to the chinamans tent and renewed the quarrel The chinaman seeing the gun in Nordellis hands secured a butcher knife As soon as Nordelli saw that the chinaman had a knife he fired at the china man who dropped to the ground dying instantly A corners inquest exonerated Nordelli on the grounds of justifiable homicide The friends of the dead man got together a fund and the matter was brought to the attention of District Attorney McAlister The hearing took place before Justice of the Peace Moder who after hearing the evidence held Nordelli under 2500 bonds to await the action of the grand jury in The Ca Id well Nuptials Miss Lillian Caldwell of Greenville who resigned her position as milliner in the Foster Mercantile Co several months ago was married to Rev Seaborn Crutchfield Thursday December 16th in El Paso Rev Crutchfield who is 70 years of age is a methodist minister and was paster of the local Church South last vear Work Begun on Graham Canal Work began on the extension of the Graham canal last week This extension will bring under cultiva from 1500 to 2000 acres of new land adapted to grain hay and fruit culture It lies between Hub bard Bryce Eden and the Hot Springs and will make a big improvement in that part of the valley Appointed Clerk in Forest Service A special dispatch from Washington dated December 13th states that Miss Lillian Morris has been appointed clerk in the Forest Service and will be stationed in Uie office of Forest Supervisor Swift at Snffcrd FOll A I A Ml IIAUK When you huve pains or lameness in the back bathe the parts with Chamberlains Liniment twice a day massaging with the palm of the hand for five minutes at each application Then dampen a piece of flannel slightly with this liniment and bind it en over the seat of the pain and ycu may be surprised to see how quickly the lameness dis appears For sale by Safford Drug Company mthuti SAFFORD GRAHAM COUNTY ARIZONA DECEMBER IT lOOO CROSBYS PAPER SOLD STATEHOOD FOR ARIZONA I Prominent Thatcher Business i Men Organize Company and Purchase Plant Crosbys Paper formerly the Safford Journal has- changed hands once more On January 1 1910 it will start out on a new career with new owners composed of the leading business men of the town of Thatcher end from Pima It is not stated just what political faith will paper or whether the name will be changed but it is presumed that the paper will be democratic in politics All kinds of rumors have been Paper came out in an indorsement of Pace for Arizonas first governor when it becomes a State Previous to the issue which indorsed Mr Pace for governor it is stated that Mr Crosby lunched with Mr Pace and an agreement resulted over the lunch to bring out Mr Pace for governor Several days after the publication of the paper so goes the rumor Mr Crosby and Mr Pace had a fallen out and Mr Crosby bluntly told the aspirant for gubernatorial honors that he would change and come out with an indorsement of Webb for Arizonas first governor Rather than have his own nomi nation defeated Mr Pace proceeded to organize a company for the purpose of purchasing the paper and bus succeeded in doing so following business men of IHw I Tit At Thatcher riiiiu compose uie new company Vv and Frank Webster Lee of Thatcher Pace Oscar id James Webi of Pima It is also stated that Mr Crosby will turn over the paper and plant to the new owners on January 1 1910 HI Important Notice to Woodchoppers Allow me to again call to the at- tention of the public that any per son cutting wood from the public Chances for Admission This Session Considered Favorable A dispatch from Washington to the Daily Globe from its Washington correspondent dated December 14th states In an interview with sixteen re publican senators including Aldrich and Beveridge and also Speaker Cannon of the House and a large number of the leaders of both par ties yesterday I succeeded in ob taining considerable information as to the possibilities of statehood for Arizona I found that all Dossible busy circulating around Thatcher I opposition to the admission of in the past few weeks since Crosbys zona has been eliminated even Sen ator Aldrich smiled as he answered my question as to Arizonas chances for statehood this session I consider the chances for the creation of the new State excellent From what I learn Arizona will make a great State The president thinks Ari zonas citizenship is equal to the best in the nation and is enthusiastic for her admission This together with our pledge I consider a sufficient guarantee of her admission stated Mr Aldrich This sentiment prevails in every department of the government Marcus A Smith is here and was in consultation with Senators Bailey Money and several other democratic leaders today The question of Ari zonas admission was the issue discussed but inasmuch as the meeting is still in progress I can only conjecture as to its finality In all events the democrats will stand for the admission of the two Territories providing nothing objectionable is put in the enabling act However any attempt to destroy the educa tional qualification of voters will be defeat Nat Reiss Makes Good in Safford Truly Nat Reiss i3 the Carnival King His shows are truthfully advertised and honestly performed Every promise made by Mr Reiss has been fulfilled all of his shows are as he said clean amusing and domain for sale is violating the laws instructive and the large and ap oi uie unitea otaita aim ia suujctt preciative crowds wno nave auena to punishment Not only is the tne carnival in Safford speak in person cutting the wood responsible but also the person purchasing the wood will be taken into the case At a request from the special agent of the Interior Department the forest raneers have been instructed Woolsey Meets With Arthur Woolsey met with a painful accident Sunday evening at his ranch in Lebanon Mr Woolsey had roped a bull in the pasture and was trying to get him out of the field The bull pulled back on the rope which caught around the first and second fingerstofMr Woolseys right hand and before he could loosen the ropeit haq tore off one finger at the first joiri and the flesh from the bone on the second finger Mr Woolsey hurried into town and had his hand dressed by Dis Piatt and Stxatton who had to amputate one of the fingers in Notice to Creditors Estate of William Sparks deceased Notice is hereby given by the undersigned administratrix of the estate of William Sparks deceased to the creditors of and all persons havinir claims against the said de ceased to exhibit them with the necessary vouchers within four months after the first publication of this notice to the said adminis tratrix at the office of Stratton Lynch Safford Arizona the same being the place for the transaction of the business of said estate in said County of Graham Martha Sparks Administratrix of the estate of William Sparks deceased Dated this 8th day of December 1909 12 4t The elocutionary numbers at Layton next Tuesday night are good 43 lt nothing but the highest terms of all the various attractions The Old Plantation or negro minstrels is the best ever witnessed in this or any other town Gay Paree with its host of pretty to collect data on each and every I gir3i pleased every one with their case they find of parties unlawfully cutting wood from the public domain This data is being compiled in the forest supervisors office and the information forwarded to the proper authorities for action No information will be given to the public as to who has or has not been detected by the forest rangers but I assure the public that all persons will be treated alike apd persons found violating the law will be duly approached uponthe arrival of the special agent of the Interior Department Theodore Swift Forest Supervisor song dances and pleasing poses The Ossified Man is certainly a wonder and everybody went tp see him The Human Butterfly keeps em all guessing and is a pretty exhibition The Glass Blowers tent is crowded all the time Everything they make they give away They Dog and Pony Show with the best troupe of trained dogs and ponies in the world delighted every man woman and child who attended this show and Sleepy Tom the pony with human brains does everything but talk The Merry-Go-Round and Ferris Wheel as well as the Fighting am 44 A ns rvArlltf nVlflHJl nf Painful Accident tronagQi amjan together every body is having a good time this week at Safford Carhival and any time Nat Reiss and his carnival want to come back they will be as welcome as the flowers of spring In the Probate Court In and for the County of Graham Territory of Arizona Notice of application for letters of administration for posting In the matter of the Estate of John Todd deceased Notice is hereby given that A Lynch has filed with the Clerk of this Court a petition praying for letters of administration of the estate of John Todd deceased and that Saturday the 18th day of December 1909 at 10 oclock a of said day being a day of a regu lar term of this Court towit of the October term 1909 at the court room of said Court in the court house at Solomonville Territory of Arizona County of Graham has been set for hearing said petition when and where any person interested may appear and show caus why the said petition should not be granted Dated December 2d 1909 42 2t Bunch Clerk IOlt KUZKttA TETTKIt AND SALT KUKim The intense itching characteristic of these ailments is nlmost instantly allayed by Chamberlains Salve Many severe cases have been cured by it For sale by Safford Drug Co Subscribe for The Guardian Patterson is agent for Aetna Insurance Co Insure your building with him Charles Laird resigned his position as editor of George Crosbys Paper last Saturday The dance Christmas Night will be in Todds Hall Safford Solo monville Orchestra 42 2t Foster returned Saturday morning from Globe where he spent several days on business matters James Connolly a socialist speaker delivered a very interesting address on Socialism at Todds Hall Saturday evening Clayton the genial cashier of the Bank of Safford returned from a business trip to Globe Monday afternoon Miss Nan Pendleton who has been visiting with the Robinsons the past two weeks returned to her home in Globe Saturday evening The stork visited Artesia last week and brought a baby girl to Mr and Mrs Charles Angle then left a fourteen pound boy at the home of Mr and Mrs Andy Angle Dance in Pima during Xmas week will be December 29th Solomon ville orchestra Rev Bray and bride returned from their honeymoon Friday and are now domiciled in their new home in Solomonville where Mr Bray is pastor of the Charch South We are paying 150 for barley and 200 for milling wheat Val ley Milling Co 38 tf Brown the Globe automobile man has sold a 14 horse power Maxwell runabout to Clayton He has also sold a 30 horso power 4 cylinder Maxwell car to John Birdno FOR SALE CHEAP A fine new Ladies Saddle Inquire at The El Paso Store Safford 42 2t Bishop editor of the Arizona Bulletin loft last Tuesday for Keokuk Iowa his old home which he has not visited for thirty two years Mr Bishop expects to return home in time for the Christmas holidays Wednesday December 29th is the date that the SolomonviUe orchestra will play for the dance in Pima Nat Wanslee is nursing a sprained ankle this week It is reported that Nat saw the vest he lost at the fair grounds last October going down Tenth street and in his efforts to overtake it fell and bruised his ankle Nat still believes it was the vest he saw but Be sure and return your labels Solwico labels will not be counted in contest if returned to us after January 1 1910 Solomon-Wicker-sham Co 42 3t Jacobson is preparing to erect a store buildinc on the lot just west of A Hunts store The new building will be on the plan of the Omey Ijams furniture store It is expected that Owens will tear down the Hunt store and erect new one after the same model of the furniture store Trees Vines Shrubs and Roses at Smiths Nursery Safford Arizona Write for price list 42 tf Watson former bookkeeper of the Gila Valley Copper Co was a visitor jn town Wednesday Mr Watson has resigned his position in the office of the Arizona Copper Co Clifton to nccept a position with the Willcox Bank Trust Co Willcox Mr Watson left for Will cox Thursday morning Patterson Safford Arizona handles a first class line of fire and burerlar nroof safes See him for prices 4j Dr Glaze the Chicago neuro logist with office in Douglas Ari zona is now in Safford and will be at Dr Belts office until tomorrow Saturday December 18th All nervous troubles caused by eye strain corrected by our method A full line of spectacles Examina tion free 43 lt kto7TV iVlIMBER 43 PAT YOUR TJXES AT The Bank of Safford A iJ We give you -a receipt and a record is kept for future reference which prevents any dispute Wlckersham Pre Solomon Vice Pre Porter Vice Pre EW Clayton Caahfer Abbott Asst Cashier LOCAL ITEMS OF INTEREST rlit ft Come and hear the male1 chorus of sixteen voices at Layton next Tuesday night 43 lt Mrs Bunch and Mrs A A Anderson were visitors in town Tuesday from the county seat Occidental Life Insurance ger Stewart was in town Thursday closing up business tor the year Mrs Roach of Denver who is visitine her mother Mrs Belle Boyle at her home in Pima was a visitor in town Thursday The members of the First Bantist Church have decided to erect a new parsonage on the lot east of the church It is expected that the building will be started shortlv after the first of the year Say That chorus of sixtv voices and ten instruments is great Come and hear them at Layton next Tuesday night 43 lt Mrs Alice Waldron State Commander of the Ladies of the Maccabees is in the city in the interests of the Order Prospects are very good for the organization of a Hive the latter part of this month Hon Francis Wilson of New York City president of the Gila Valley Copper Co arrived here Friday evening leaving for Denver Saturday morning While here Mr Wilson attended to several business matters in connection with the mining property of the company situated in the Lone Star district Remember on Xmas night the dance will be in Safford Solomon ville orchestra Woodson who has been visiting the mines in Sparks canyon Graham mountains of which he is a stockholder came into town last Thursday and left for his home in El Paso Friday morning Mr Wood son is much encouraged over the showing of ore on the claims and reports that the orebody improves with the work of development WANTED Buggy horse for its feed May buy later Wm Roundey Safford 42 2t Couch representing the wholesale paper house of Blake Moffit Towne of Los Angeles Cal was a pleasant caller at this office Friday Mr Couch was much impressed with the metropolis of the Gila Valley and the signs of business activity on every hand and stated his- belief that Safford would be the greatest city in this section Mr Couch left for Globe on Friday evenings train Miss Jessie Birdno Mrs Luella Jacobson George Birdno and Wil liam Claydon in comic quartette at Layton Tuesday night 43 lt At the rocular meetintr of the Daughters of Rebekah last Friday evening two new members were in itiated A Lynch and Thomas Richards were the happy ones who took the degree and are now full- flpdered Dautrhtcrs Urjon conclu sion of the work the newlv initiated sisters sat down with the daughters to a bountiful feast ot salads sanu widips enke coffee and chocolate which was greatly enjoyed by all present An informal reception was given last Friday afternoon by Miss Margaret Robinson ia honor of her guest Miss Nan Pendleton Each brought a piece of Christmaswork to do and the afternoon was spent in conversation and story telling Refreshments of welsh rarebit olives coffee nuts raisins and candy were served Those present beside the guest of honor Miss Pendleton were Mesdames Clayton Stratton Patterson Thum Belt and York The Katydid Whist Club was entertained at the home of Mrs Mashbir last Thursday afternoon The rooms were tastefully decorated with mistletoe and red haw beriies Five tables were filled with players The first prize a dainty china powder box was won by Mrs Dial Miss Edna French won the consolation prize Delightful refreshments of tongue salad rappe cake fruit nuts and bon bons were bcrved Mrs Dial prepared -conundrums on the name of each guest The guesses and ansen were greatly enjoyed St KxiJlffltiltwM 11 1 wdR Otr rih VL mm mmm mm ul lvhtu gwiwwiPirrireiapigWiaiayizriaipj.