Holbrook argus., April 29, 1905, Image 1

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HOLBROOK. ARIZONA SATURDAY, APRIL 29. 1905.
No. 17.
LDCERO IS GUILTY
The Jury's Verdict Was
Murder in The Se
cond Degree
Sentence Will be Pronounced on
May Third
Maximiano Luoero, who killed
Pedro B. Salazar at Lucero's
and (5rtego's shearing pens, near
Phoenix, on Feb. 15 of this year,
has been given a jurv trial and
found guilty of murder in the
second degree. The court an
nounced that sentence would be
passed on May 3. There is a
wide range of punishment under
this verdict, and the prisoner
may be sent to Yuma for ten
years or ior life.
TASSES AWAY
John W. Freeman Dies at Snow
flake Brief Sketch of
His Life
John VV. Freeman was born in
the state of Kentucky on April
15th 1836; while he was a small
boy his family moved out to
Caldwell County, Mo., and in
the early 50s moved to Utah and
located permanently in that state
Mr. Freeman took an active part
in establishing settlements in
southern Utah, was a commis
sioned officer of the militia, and
was very active in defending the
6ettlers of that again&t the raids
of the Navajo Indian, and was
with parties that followed them
when they had stolen the settlers
stock. He came to Arizona with
an exploring party in the spring
of 187G, in the winter of the fol
lowing year he moved his family
into Ton to Basin, and located
on the East Verde, where he re
mained but a short time, then
moved over to Snowflake, then
a new settlement, there he re
mained until the time of hisdeath,
April 15th, 1905. He was r pio
neer in every sense of the word,
was a practical farmer and stock
man, and had a vast amount of
experience in building dams and
ditches for irrigation purposes.
He was one of the founders of the
A. C. M. I., and was a director
and vice-president of that insti
tution at the time of his death.
He had accumulated considerable
wealth and was ever ready to
use it to help build up the conn
trv and develop its resources.
WANTS
AMERICA
LICKED
Madrid, April 24. Cardinal
Hereras, who recently died in
this city in his will left fifty thou
sand dollars for the first Spanish
general who should land in Amer
ica in a war for the avenging of
Spain on the United States for
the loss of Cuba and the Philli
pincs. In the supreme court today an
order was entered refusing to
probate the will and holding it
it void so far as the reward for
an assault on the United States
was concerned, in the opinion of
the court the judge stated that
while the bequest might betaken
as evidenue of patriotism on the
part of the deceased it could not
be allowed either from a political
or strategetical standpoint. To
even suggest another war with
the United States on the part of
Spain it was beyond the range
of possibilities.
Engineer and Fireman Killed
Last Monday morning the en
gine and three baggage cars of
eastbound passenger train No. 8
went over an embankment 18
miles west of Ashfork, killing the
engineer and fireman, The engi
neer's name was Rickster, one of
the oldest engineers, so far as
service is concerned, on this por
tion ( f the Santa Fe road. He
leaves a wife and child who re
side at Winslow. Morton, the
fireman was a single man.
The accident occurred on the
sharp curves between Crookton
and Gleed. It appears that the
roadbed had been softened the
day before by rain, and when the
engine struck it on a sharp curve
the rails gave way and it left the
track and went down the em
bankment about one hundred
feet.
The escape of the trainmen
asleep in the baggage cars and
the rest of the train that remain
ed on 4he track was certainly
miraculous. The engine and
cars in going over the bank took
out nearly fifty yards of track,
which delayed traffic several
hours before it could be repaired.
Flagstaff Gem.
Amos Madden Thayer, United
States circuit judge died at his
home in St. Louis on April 25 af
ter an illness of four months, age
64 years. He wrote the opinion
of the United States Court of
Appeals on the Northern Securi
ties case.
INCREASED PAY
Proposed For Employees
Of The Forest
Service
What is Required of Forest
Rangers
There is a marked improvement
in the methods of the Forest Ser
vice over the old system, includ
ing an increase of pay for reliable
and competent men.
When the service has been fully
reorganized the titles and pay of
employees will be as follows:
Forest Supervisor 11,800 to f2,3O0
Deputy Forest Supervisor.... 1,500 to 1.700
Forest Ranger 1,200 to 1,400
Deputy Forest Hanger 1,000 to 1,100
Assistant Forest Hunger 800 to 900
Forest Rangers now receive
from $720 to 1,080 a year or
$60 to $90 per month..
The United States Civil Service
Commission will soon hold ex
aminations tor the position of
Forest Hanger at one or more
points in the territory, due notice
will be given of the place and
date later. "Many additional
Rangers will be required for the
new forest reserve soon to be es
tablished and for numerous va
cancies now existing on reserves.
The examinations will be along
practical lines, intended to bring
out the training, experience, and
general qualifications of appli
cants. The chief object in view
is to obtain men thoroughly fit
ted for the work in hand, and es
pecially men familhar with the
general condition of the locality
in which they seek to be employ
ed. Success in the examinations
will depend very much on the ap
plicants ability to do the ordi
nary work of a Forest Ranger, j
and to do it well, than upon any j
theoretical knowledge he may
have obtained. No man of good
character and ability, and sound
bod', who has had actual exper
ience in the i-imber or on the
range of the West need hesitate
to try the examination. In or
der that those men best fitted for
the work may be present and
compete it is extremely desirable
that wide publicity be given to
the coming examination.
The law now provides that
Forest Rangers must be chosen,
when practicable, from residents
of the state or territory in which
the forest reserve on which they
seek employment is located.
What is desirable are good
sound able-bodied men capable
of enduring hardships and per
forming severe labor under try
ing conditions, from 21 to 40
years of age. Invalids seeking
light out-of-door employment
need not apply.
Applications for examinations
should be made to the United
States Civil Service Commission,
Washington, D. C. Further in
formation concerning same may
be secured from F. S. Breen, For
est Supervisor, Flagstaff, riz.
O'Neil Monument Commission
Governor Kibbey yesterday
named the members of the Buckey
O'Neil Rough Rider monument
commission under the law passed
by the late legislature appropria
ting $10,000 for the erection of a
monument at Prcscott. The
members of the commission are
all residents of Prcscott, E. W.
Wells, Robert E. Morrison, Mor
ris Goldwater, M.J. Hickey anov
Richard E. Sloan. The governor
also appointed Dr. W. V. White
more of Tucson a member of the
territorial medical board in place
of Dr. H. W. Fenner resigned.
Republican.
American contractors in South-...
Africa have broken the record
for deep drilling. James Tobin,
operating a diamond drill, locat
ed ore at the depth of 5,560 feet,
near kandfontein.
CHALCEDONY LODGE NO, 6,
Regular l fourth saturdai
Meetings i ofeachmonth.
L. E. Divelhess, W. M.
F. M. Zuck. Secy.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
GEORGE P. SAMPSON,
PHYSICIAN ami BUBGBON,
WINSLOW, :-: ARIZONA.
Calls from Holbrook and vicinity promptly
attended to.
DR. H. L. CHILSON,
DKNT18T.
Permanently located at Window,
Office in Booth Building.
R. E. MORRISON,
AITO KNK l'-AT-IiA W ,
Prcscott, Arizona.
GEORGE H. CROSBY, JR.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY of APACHE COUSTf
St. Johns, Arizona.
Special attention (riven to practice In Apaoha
and Navajo Counties.
a. f. McAllister,
NOTARY PUBLIC,
AND CONVEYANCER.
40LBROOK ARIZONA
SHEEP BRANDS.
I JOHN NELSON.
Postoffice Heber, Arizona.
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