Arizona state miner. [volume], November 28, 1919, Image 1

About Arizona state miner. [volume] (Wickenburg, Ariz.) 1919-1927

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Wickenburg’s Advantages as a Winter Resort In Points of Health and Climate Are Unexcelled Anywhere
Young Couple Wed ARIZONA, Bridge Washes Out
STATE @ MINER
22nd YEAR
WHO STOLE THE
VALUABLE EXHIBIT
Wild and Reckless Profligacy
Shown by Shameless Re
publican Mismanagement of
State Institutions.
Mohave county at various times
sent to the state fair two tons of
very rich gold ore, much of it be
ing taken from ,the Tom Reed
and other rich mines of Oatman,
and elsewhere. They were taken
from surficial deposits where the
richest and most attractive ore
is usually found. This beautiful
exhibit has for years been one
of the very attractive features
of Arizona fairs but when the
cohorts of Tom Campbell gained
admittance to that valuable treas
ure, like the cement, barley, sev
eral state trucks and missing au
tomobiles, dozens upon dozens
of new auto tires and other sup
plies, it has gone the same wav.
The only reason that the build
ing which housed the exhibit is
left w T as because it could not very
well be moved. This gold ore
exhibit is worth $60,000 and can
be converted into money almost
anywiiere. —Dunbar’s Weekly.
This is undoubtedly the work
of the grafting bunch that Wick
enburg closed her stores for all
one day that the people might go
to see the State Fair and get
“stung.” So much for Republi
can manipulation of State insti
tutions. How long, 0 Lord! How
long! This is just an inkling of
what may happen if the yellow
press-cotton-cattle-copper-bonds
financiers are not turned out of
the Capitol next year by the peo
ple of Arizona.
To emphasise the foregoing as
a rank robbery of the people, in
cluding even women and children
the Tucson Star which sent a
staff representative to the Fair,
had this to say:
“One feature of the fair which
deserved the condemnation of
every person, both in and out of
Phoenix, was the prevalence of
gambling devices along the Fair
grounds, main street and on the
carnival grounds of the city at
night. These devices constitute
the most pernicious form of gam
bling known, for it appeals par
ticularly to the young. Every
thing from a turkey and a pound
of ham or bacon to a kewpie doll
were to be had on wheels of var
ious kinds. Again the old cane
rack and knife rack were in evi
dence. On both of these stands
currency was displayed in addi
tion to the knife prize itself.”
Fere are clearly evidences of a
flagrant violation of state and na
tional law which should at once
be invoked by indignant parent
teachers, Y. M. C. A. or other
civic, or religious organizations.
It is a matter of duty all lawful,
and order loving people to com
plain against officials who allow
such criminal practices. Officers
“Entered as Second Class matter July 11th, 1919, at the PostoffUe at Wickenburg-, Arizona, under the Act of March 3, 1879.”
of the law are sworn to a faith :
ful performance of maintaining
law and order under pain of for
feiting their bonds.
The refusal of Gov. Campbell
to stop prize fighting must be
construed as a bid for favors of
the criminal element, to whose
vicious and debasing influences
the good people of Arizona are
to be surrendered for pillage and
open robbery. Prosecute and
turn out of office the miscreants
who shamelessly invite criminals
of this character into our state.
The Public Money
There is a general attitude on
the part of most City, State and
County officials, in regard to the
taxpayers money, as though this
money belonged to a small group
of office-holders, who are respon
sible to no one, except perhaps,
the political bosses, and that any
interest on the part of taxpayers
to know how and why the money
is expended is intolerable impert
inence.
Grazing Homestead Law.
It will be of interest to people
who have made homestead entry
and are desirous of taking up
a grazing homestead to learn
that congress has just passed a
bill modifying the law relating
to non-contiguous grazing home
steads, which allows the entry
man to take up non-contiguous
sections and reside either upon
the old homestead entry or the
new. The old law required or
implied residence on the land en
tered, which would make it a
hardship on theentryman. Lands
in Arizona may now be entered
under the law, subject to desig
nation by the Geological Survey.
This designation may not be
made for many months, but
eventually all classes of lands
suitable only for grazing purposes
will come under the purview of
the act.
Alien Agitator Doomed For a
Prison Life.
The denial of the House of Rep
resentatives of a seat therein to
Victor L. Berger, the Austrian
born Socialist, is worthy of note
only because the action was
practically unanimous. The
only vote cast for Berger was
that of Representative Voight,
who was born in Bremen, Ger
many, and who is a Wisconsin
neighbor of the Milwaukee dis
loyalist,
Instead of taking a place in our
great legislative body where he
might be privileged to offer ob
struction to the progress of pure
Americanism and to instill poison
into the minde of ignorant aliens,
I it is more than likely that Victor
! Berger soon will be domiciled
in a federal prison to expiate his
crimes against thia nation.
Clarence N. Curry, of New
Brunswick, Canada, is in the
city visiting his brother, W. R.
Curry of the Wickenburg Grocery
company. He has been here
about a week, thinks well of the
place and may conclude to stay.
WICKENBURG, ARIZONA, FRIDAY, NOV. 28, 1919.
WON THE GIRL HE
WOOED FOR TEARS
Happy Marriage Ends Real
Romance of Floyd T. Kellis
and Naomi Yaggy which Be
gan Before the War.
We are not going to give but a
slight hint of all the details of a
love and courtship that began
long before the war, and sur
mounting all the difficulties of
anxiety and separation of two
oceans, endured unceasingly thru
the troubled intervening years,
and at last ended in blissful wed
lock at Phoenix on Wednesday.
The State Miner hopes to keep
that part of the story for its big
holiday edition which will be is
sued on Christmas morn.
The principals in this happy
union are well and favorably
known in this city and are daily
receiving the heartiest congratu
lations of the whole community.
The groom, Floyd T. Kellis, is
a native son of Texas, born and
reared in Sterling county. He
came to Arizona with his parents
years ago, entering the employ
of the Brayton Commercial Co,,
this city and remaining there nn
til called by his country for ser
vice in the great war along with
a brother who was not fortunate
enough to return. He served as
a corporal in batallion E. E., 44th
regiment, C.A.C. He was eleven
months over seas and was on the
firing line in some of the greatest
battles of the war. Since his re
turn, he has been with the Bray
ton Commercial company where
he is still employed and valued as
a faithful and efficient clerk.
The young bride in this happy
union of hearts and hands, Miss
Naomi Yaggy, was born in Fort
Wayne, Indiana, and came to this
state with her parents several
years ago. She is a popular tea
cher in the Wickenburg schools
and one of the sweetest girls in
all Arizona, being loved by all
who know her.
The happy couple are busied
fixing up a home in Wickenburg
and will be at home to their many
friends in a few days.
Aguila Notes.
Mrs. A. A. Ray and daughter
from Phoenix were in town this
week.
Mrs. John Moore went to Clark
dale to attend her mother who is
ill.
Miss Anna Galvin is home for
a few days visit with her parents.
She is attending school at Salome.
Mr. John Moore went to Phoe
nix to attend to a delivery of
cattle shipped by Mr. F. Miller.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Hilliard
were in Phoenix on business this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Hart had
as their guests, Mr. and Mrs. J.
N. House, Mr. T. Banks and Miss
Patricia Woods, for a real old
fashioned Thanksgiving dinner,
just like our grandma’s used to
have before old H. C. L. came to
( our country.
Mr. Wm. D. Powell had a nar
row escape from injuries in Phoe
nix, when he drove into a light
post in order to prevent running
l over a child. The post fell on
the car damaging it to a great
extent, but to the surprise of
bystanders Mr. Powell escaped
without a scratch.
It has rained for a week in
Aguila. A promise of plenty
feed and water for the range
cattle.
Mr. Frank Uster shipped fifty
turkeys to the San Francisco
markets this week.
It is Thanksgiving and the
mountains around Aguila are
snow-capped.
Eagle’s Eye.
Masquerade Had A Jolly and
Entertaining Crowd.
On account of the masquerade,
set for an occasion marked by the
terriffic storm all that day and
evening, it was conjectured that
there would be a poor attendance
at the dance; but this was not
the case, for there was a good
crowd, a real jolly bunch that
kept things lively all evening.
The grand prize, a fine, big fat
turkey, was carried off by Mrs.
C. B. Roberts, who represented
a real jolly southern “mammy,”
one of those qauint darkey char
acters of tho old plantation days.
Miss Marie Shannon was pre
sented with a beautiful manicure
set for rendition of the Ist lady.
Mrs. M. Genung and Miss Ida
Messer, kept up a fusilade of
merriment as two squaw maids
of an early day Apache tribe,
Prof. Machan, our school prin
cipal, got the razor outfit—got it
honestly too, for portrayal of an
eccentric comique.
Miss Bernice Baxter took the
2d best lady prize.
Tom Shipp, well known engin
eer won a “full dressed chicken”
—a real fowl.
“Bill” Genung said today, that
he was never so busy in his life,
as he was among those masquer
aders last evening. In fact, this
morning, in an official capacity,
“Bill” had charge of two females
masquerading as boy scouts that
got marooned along the railroad
somewhere and had to flag the
train to get into Wickenburg.
Christmas Boxes for Red Cross
Christmas boxes for Red Cross
workers in Europe from their
friends and relatives in the United
States will be received by the
American Red Cross at Brooklyn,
N. Y., and from that point the
Red Cross will take charge of the
boxes and make every effort to
assure delivery to the consignee.
This announcement is contained
in a telegram received at Pacific
Division headquarters, San Fran
! cisco, from national headquarters
in Washington.
TERRIFFIC RAINS
WASH OUT BRIDGE
Greatest Storm Hits the Old
Hassayampa which Over
flows and Destroys Valley
Ranches and Property.
The intermittent rains of the
past ten days broke with unusual
severity Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday. Thursday afternoon
the big bridge across the Hassay
ampa went out, by sheer force
of the wild waters coming down
the Salt Wash and joining forces
with “Old Hasyamp. ” The wa
ter raised to level of the steel
girders and roadbed and literally
lifted the bridge from its moor
ings and threw two spans into
the river w T here they quickly dis
appeared.
The temporary stoppage of the
water, obstructed by the sunder
ed bridge turned the flow toward
the west bank, which it very
speedily cut out and then began
flooding the O’Brien ranch
quickly covering the alfalfa and
pasture fields like a lake. It en
tered the pond constructed for
reservoir and irrigation plant and
tore away the engine house, tank
and 25-horse gasoline engine and
contrifucal pump. In ten min
utes not a vestige of building or
machinery was left. The mad
dened stream tore thru the ranch
over fields of pasture and grow
ing alfalfa, forming a new chan
nel over the area which had cost
thousands of dollars to reclaim
by building of cement aqueducts,
water mains and laterals that are
a part of the irrigating system of
the big O’Brien ranch. In a few
hours the flood practically made
a wreck of the model ranch that
its owner a short time ago re
fused SBO,OOO for.
The same bridge went out a few
years ago, a cement structure
which disappeared and has never
been seen since. About the time
the two westerly spans were
washed out, several travellers
were observed on the opposite
side. They were observed to turn
back and probably went to Hot
Springs Junction.
Old timers claim the storm of
the past few days developed more
flow of water down the river
than ever known before.
Like many other business rep
resentatives of the town, our ed
itor was haled into a Phoenix
court for two days. This must
account for our delay to get the
paper out on time this week. The
experience was very unpleasant
and no doubt all who were forced
to go there want to forget it.
The Show Tonight—Saturday
The show tonight (Saturday
Nov. 29) at Baxter’s is a good
one and Viola Dana will certainly
merit your applause in her ex
cellent rendition of the Microbe
with her splendid players.
NUMBER 16