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WILLIAMS, COCONINO COUNTY, ARIZONA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1905
Number 30
J. H. K1BBEY
FOR GOVERNOR
Washington, D. C, Feb. 10. The
president today sent to the senate
the nomination of Joseph H. Kib
bey to be governor of Arizona, vice
Alexander O. Brodie, who resigned
to accept the position of assistant
chief of the records and pension
bureau, with rank of major in the
United States army. It is under
stood that the appointment of Mr.
Kibbey was made upon recommen
dation of Governor Brodie, who
recently sent a list of persons, all
of whom would give satisfaction to
the people of Arizona as governor.
The name of E. A. Tucker was
also sent to the senate to be associ
ate justice of the susreme court of
Arizona.
The news of the appointment of
Judge Kibbey was received with
extreme satisfaction among all
classes of our oitizens. At the Cap
itol Governor Brodie expressed
gratification to a Gazette represen
tative and stated that he knew that
Judge Kibbey's appointment would
be endorsed by everyone.
Secretary Nichols said that a bet
ter appointment could not have
been made, as there was no man in
Arizona better able to continue the
policies promulgated by Governor
Brodie than Judge Kibbey.
Members of the house and council
both republicans and democrats
were equally loud in their praises of
the president's choice and from
their utterances it is certain that
the close and cordial feelings now
existing between the legislature and
the executive will not be changed
even though the change is made in
the governorship.
All during the afternoon Judge
Kibbey was the recipient of many
congratulations.
The career of Judge Kibbey has
been a brilliant one and there is no
man in Arizona who has taken a
more prominent part in the affairs
of the territory. His experience as
Chief Justice of Arizona, as a lawyer
at the bar, and intimate connection
with all interests of the territory
make him peculiarly fitted to per
form the duties of the office of gov
ernor. He is a native of Indiana, and
was educated at Earlham college, a
Quaker institution, near Richmond,
in that state. His fatherand grand
father both occupied judicial
positions for long terms. Judge
Kibbey. was admitted to practice
law in 1875 at Richmond, where he
remained until early in 1888 when
he came to Arizona as the attorney
for the promoters of a canal compa
ny. Late in 1893 he removed from
Florence to Phoenix and here re
entered in the practice of law in
which he is now engaged. In 1902
he was elected a member from this
county of the legislative council. He
is married and has two children, a
son and daughter, both of whom are
married. -
In politics the Judge is an uncom
promising republican and has al
ways taken an active interest in the
campaigns in this county and
throughout Arizona He has been
i i demand as a public speaker in ev
ery campaign, and has been indefa
tigable in his work for the republican
part)-. For these reasons, if for no
other, his appointment is especially
pleasing to the republicans of Marico
pa ciunty, who have always found
Joe Kibbey ready and willing to do
more than his share of the work in
cident to politicial campaigns.
He has been chairman of the re
publican committee twice and at
the presen t ti me occupies the posi tion
of chairman of the territorial com
mittee and will therefore be a gov
ernor-chairman as Governor Odell
of New York is called.
Last spring Judge Kibbey was
elected the delegate from this county
to the republican national conven
tion and more recently was appoint
ed attorney general for the territory,
so that he is in every way well
known to the people of Arizona, is
perfectly qualified to serve as gov
ernor, and to give universal satis
faction to every person in Arizona.
The most surprising thing brought
by the telegraph yesterday was the
story of the appointment of Eugene
A. Tucker to be associate justice.
The afternoon dispatches did not
state to what district Judge Tucker
had been assigned nor did they
definitely mention this territory.
The new judge is credited to Nebras
ka but none of the Nebraskans'now
in the city ever heard of him.
Something more of him is known
at Tucson where it was said last
night he had been appointed to fill
the place of Judge Davis in the first
district. It is known that some
time ago Judge Davis resigned, his
resignation to take effect April 1.
It appears to be known at Tucson
that Judge Tucker is fifty years of
age and a resident of a small town
not far from Lincoln, Neb!; that he
served for a time an a district judge
in that state and was at one time a
member of the legislature.
But Judge Neville, a member of
the legislature of this territory, for
twelve years a district judge in Ne
braska, frequently a member of the
legislature of that state and a con
gressman for two terms from it, had
never heard of Judge Tucker. Hon,
Watson Pickrell, another member
of the present legislature of Arizona
and, a former member of the Nebras
ka legislature, was ignorant regard
ing the new Arizona judge. Mayor
Frank E. Moores of Omaha, who is
spending the winter in Phoenix,
was equally in the dark. Republi
can. .
Pinal County May Be Divided
There is a movement on foot in
the legislature to split Pinal county
into three parts, dividing it between
Maricopa, Pima and Gila counties.
Pinal is a small county and many
legislators believe it would be eco
nomical to abolish tne full set of
officers now required to administer
its affairs.
Under the proposed division, all
of Pinal county south of the first
meridian south of the Gila and Salt
river base line and meridian will be
attached to Pima county. This
line passes about twelve or fifteen
miles south of Florence, and the
territory south of it includes Casa
Grande, Mammoth and Oracle,
towns which are tributary toTucson.
All of the territory in Pinal west of
a line ten miles east . of Florence
would be in Maricopa county, giv
ing that county Florence, a town
tributary to Phoenix. The remain
der of the county, including some
valuable mineral districts, would go
to Gila.
The representatives from Pima,
Maricopa and Gila are all said to
be in favor of the division, but nat
urally those from Pinal are fighting
it. Tucson Post.
The bill introduced in the legis
lature to create more precinct offi
ces should not pass. One justice
and one constable is enough for any
precinct in the territory. It would
doubtless be a good idea to have the
precinct officers elected in "off
years," as it would do away with
the trading of everything on the
tickets for the offices of justice and
constable. To create more offices
will surely reduce the income of
all, and it will then be impossible
to get good men to serve. As it is
there is barely a living in the larg
est precincts in the territory. Cop
per Era.
BAT" MASTERSON
NOW U.S. MARSHAL
In the future if you receive a call
from the United States marshal you
will be wise if you throw up your
hands and go along without any
fuss. For it is more than likely
that the United States will be rep
resented by Mr. William Barnaby
Masterson, better . known as "Bat,"
all around "bad man" and "gun
fighter," says the New York World.
The official announcement has
been made that "Bat" is to be ap
pointed a deputy for this district,
and United States Marshal Henkel
expects him to drop in most any
day now to take the oath of office.
"Bat" owes his appointment direct
ly to President Roosevelt, who is
his friend and admirer.
The president met Masterson
when he was ranching in the west,
and they have been friends ever
since. Masterson was in Washing
ton for a week a year ago and had
a daily chat with the president
about the old days in the west.
Masterson is a friend of Captain
Seth Bullock of Deadwood, S. D.,
another of the president's intimates
from the west.
"Bat" Masterson is credited with
twenty-eight notches on the handle
of his "gun," indicating that he has
killed that number of men. "Bat"
doesen't do much talking ab.mt
these episodes in his career, con
tenting himself with saying that
whatever shooting he has done has
been in the strict performance of
his duty.
"I don't believe in fighting ex
cept when I have to," said he.
About 1877 he was made marshal
of Dodge City, Kan., by the class of
gamblers known out there as re
spectable, which meant that they
would not stand for a crooked game.
"Bat's" task was to drive out the
crooks, and he proceeded to do it in
the most effective manner at the
point of his gun. There were run
ning street fights, in which pistols
rang out like musketry.
"Bat" cut the first notch in his
gun at a settlement known as Adobe
Wall, on the Canadian river, and it
was only the fact that his gun spoke
an instant before the other fellow's
that saved his life.
That same night a band of Indi
ans led by a renegade negro at
tacked Masterson. and his men, and
were not put to flight until Master
son put a bullet through the negro's
heart.
Masterson'B greatest record as a
man- killer was made when six cow:
boys killed his brother in Dodge
City. Then they took possession
of a dance hall and began to "shoot
it up."
" Into this crowd walked "Bat."
"All of you get out of here except
the fellows that killed my brother,"
he commanded.
There was only one movement,
and that was for guns, but "Bat"
killed the six cowboys.
Masterson came to New York in
1893 at the request of Thomas
Byrnes, then superintendent of po
lice. George Gould had been re
ceiving a number of letters believed
to be from an insane man,, who
threatened to kill him on sight.
"You had better get . a man to
look after you who wouldn't be
afraid to shoot up Broadway at the
noon hour and who would hit what
he shot at," was the advice given by
Byrnes.
"Bat" got the job. The crank
was finally arrested outside Helen
Gould's house. In 1902 Matterson
was arrested with James A. Sulli
van, J.-F. Saunders and Leopold
Frank, charged with having crooked
gambling implements in their pos
session. A Chicago man named
Snow, stopping at the Waldorf, de
clared that the men had swindled
him out of $17,000 in Chicago, and
followed him to New York, thinking
him an easy mark. Masterson
proved he had nothing to do with
the affair, and was merely fined $10
for carrying his famous gun with
the twenty-eight notches. He later
got his gun back.
The Salt Lake Road
The last spike connecting the two
ends of the Salt Lake railroad was
driven on January 31st, about twen
ty miles north of the Nevada line.
The Los Angeles Herald furnishes
the following summary of the road.
Miles of track from Los Angeles
to Salt Lake City, 778.6.
Miles of desert section just com
pleted, 300.
Tons of steel used, 1.027,752.
Cost of building road so far, $42,
000,000. Cost of equipment, $7,000,000.
Prevention of freshet washouts,
more than the cost of track laying.
Place where the gap was connect
ed, Dry Lake, Nev., about twenty
miles from the California state line.
Time occupied in building road,
eighteen months.
Date of opening traffic, about
next June.
Terminals of track, Caliente,
Nev., and Daggett, Cal.
Salt Lake road uses Santa Fe
track west from Daggett to River
side and Oregon short line east from
Caliente to Salt Lake City.
Work yet to be done, - shoo-fly
tracks, wash-out guards, depot
building.
Principal desert towns, Daggett,
Caliente, Kelso, Cima, Good Springs,
Las Vegas. '
Pay of Lejislatoas
Discussing the proper increase of
pay for members of the California
legislature, the Los Angeles Herald
refers to salary or per diem allowed
by the state to its law makers. Cal
ifornia pays $8 per day. This is
not considered an equivalent for
the service rendered, but it is just
double that allowed territorial leg
islators by federal laws, which is
$4 per diem, or $240 for sixty days
session, which is a niggardly pit
tance.
Pennsylvania pays its legislators
$1500 for each session, New York
pays $1500 per annum, Ohio $600
per annum, and Illinois $1000 per
session. In the per diem class Ore
gon, Vermont, Michigan and Kan
sas pay only $3 a day. The figure
is $4 a day in Alabama, Georgia,
North Carolina, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Utah, Virginia and West
Virginia. In the $5 a day class are
Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisi
ana, Maryland, Minnesota, Mis
souri, Nebraska, North Dakota,
South Dakota, Rhode Island, Texas,
Washington and Wyoming. Maine
pays its legislators $150 a year, and
New Hampshire $200.
Was It The Yaquis?
Some doubt is expressed, as to
the identity of the murderers of the
four American mining men in Sono
ra week before last, - one dispatch
denying that the perpetrators of the
crime were Yaqui Indians and de
claring that they were Mexican
bandits. Anyhow the Yaquis must
pay the penalty for that and many
other crimes committed in Sonora.
Those who have a knowledge of the
Yaquis declare that when treated
with fairness they are an industri
ous and law-abiding people. There
are worthless individuals and crim
inals among them as there are
among any other race, but the Mex
ican authorities fail to discriminate
between the good and the bad, con
demning all alike as bad Indians.
Certainly there never was a people
who had greater provocation to re
bel against a government that has
treated them as cruelly as the Mex
ican government has treated the
Yaquis. Globe Silver Belt.
LOCO WEED TO BE
INVESTIGATED
To the Cattle and Horse Men of
Northern Arizona:
The bureau of plant industry,
department of agriculture, in its in
vestigation of poisonous plants, is
beginning the investigation of "the
loco weed diseases in horses." This
work is under the direction of
Frederick V. Coville, botanist of
the department, with whom we
discussed this question while in
Washington recently, and who is
inclined to agree that some point
on the plains of the northern Ari
zona plateau would be a favorable
point to make the investigations.
In a recent letter Mr. Coville
says: "In order to carry on this
experiment it will be necessary to
obtain the use of land thoroughly
occupied by the loco weed in ques
tion, to enclose sufficient areas, and
to stock with horses which may be
autopsied or otherwise investi
gated." We suggested some point on the
east side of the San Francisco
Mountain forest reserve, probably
north of the railroad, as a favora
ble locality, and assured Mr. Cov
ille of the hearty co-operation of all
stockmen in Northern Arizona in
any such investigations.
This is a matter in which the
cattle and horse men are especially
interested, and it would greatly aid
and encourage the parties making
this investigation' if the persons '
most interested will manifest that
interest by practical suggestions of
range conditions and locations on
which the "loco weed" is most prev
alent, and at what season it grows
and is apparently most dangerous.
You can write to Mr. Coville direct
or we will be glad to transmit to
the department any suggestions
along these lines which the inter
ested parties may feel like' submit
ting. ' It may be too late for a thorough
investigation this season, but now
is the time to begin to secure the
investigation in this locality.
Very respectfully,
E. S. Gosney.
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
A regular meeting of the com
mon council of the town of Williams
was held in Mr. Steeves' office in
said town on the 7th day of Febru
ary, A. D. 1905.
Present Mathews, Hudson, and.
the mayor.
Absent Barney and Wolf.
The minutes pi the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
On motion, Poison Bros, were
granted a permit to erect a coal
house at the northwesterly corner
of their store building, same to be
constructed according to size and
material as set forth in the appli
cation. A proposed ordinance was intro
duced by Mayor Nellis, entitled
"An Ordinance to Amend an Ordi
nance," entitled "An Ordinance
Imposing a Tax on All Dogs Run
ning at Large Within the Town of
Williams."
After having been read by the
town clerk the ordinance was passed
by a unanimous vote, the same to
be known as Ordinance No. 34.
The following bill was read and
the clerk instructed to draw war
rants for same:
Williams Water Works, water
for jail, 3 months .... $6 00
The bill of the Grand Canyon
El L & P. Co. was referred to the
finance eommittee.
The clerk was also instructed v to
draw warrants for the January
salaries of marshal and clerk.
The meeting then adjourned.
E. G. DuBois. Clerk.
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