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Che liinelmu ill nil. VOL XVI. Lincoln Memorial Service Services commemorative of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln wore held in the Opera House yesterday at which the following program was rendered bv the children of the public schools, Prof. Waters presiding. PROGRAM 1 Song, “America” by audience. 2 Recitation, “The Army Boy” by Walter Creswell, 4-th grade. 3 Recitation, “A Tribute to Lincoln” by Jaunita Sperry, 7th grade. 4 Recitation, “Lincoln’s Getty sburg Address” by Bernitta Simonson, 4th grade. 5 Song, “Flag of the Free” I)3' 4th, sth and 6th grades 6 Recitation, “O, Why Should the Spirit of Mortal be Proud” by Francis Howard, 7thgrade. 7 Recitation, “Bells of the An gels” I)3' Virgiline Harson, 4th grade. 8 Violin Solo, Nellie Henderson, Bth grade. 9 Recitation, “Soldiers” by Pri- j mary Class. 10 Recitation, “Six Maids bom School” six girls fn,m 3rd grade. 11 Reading, “Lincoln in 1865” I)3’ Irene King, Bth grade. 12 Recitation, “The Bov in Blue and the Boy in Gray” by Ada Dagg, 7th grade. 13 Flag Song, by pupils of the Ist grade. 14 Piano Solo, Amie Dagg. 15 Address, I)3’ Rev. Robert E. Wright. The children from both schools assembled at the school house at ten o’clock from where they marched to the Opera House led by a fife and drum corps consist ing of Messrs. Perry, Ward and Neill, the teachers maintaining discipline and order in the ranks. The services were largely at tended, citizens generally display ing a very patriotic spirit. The beautiful brick cottage be ing built for J. A. Greaves, of the firm of Greaves & D3 - e, at the western end cf Church street, is rapidly nearing completion, very little work remaining to be done further than some inside wood-work finishing and putting on the roof. When completed it will be an attractive addition to the many modern residences now being built by the residents of Winslow. V. R. Rose of Winslow was in Flagstaff yesterdays Flagstaff Gem. WINSLOW, ARIZONA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1909. Statehood The latest news dispatches from Washington say that the separ ate statehood bill admitting Ari zona and New Mexico will be brought up in the House of Re presentatives next Mondays Re presentative Hamilton, chairman [ of the Committee on Territories, has this to say regarding the chances of the bill in the House: | “Speaker Cannon will interpose no objection. Neither will his aides. The bill will go through the House under a suspension of the rules and with enthusiasm.” : But when it reaches the Senate, 1 according to Senator Beveridge, it will have opposition. To be passed the bill must go on the calendar without dissent. There-! fore, to throttle it either Beve-; ridge or Aldrich will object. President Roosevelt and Presi-! dent elect Taft are anxious to j have the measure succeed at this Congress. The President has brought great influence to bear; upon members of both branches,! but without absolute success. Senator Beveridge says that ! neither of the territories is quali- ! fied for statehood. In this he is J disputed by facts and all prece dents governing admission. The acquirement of four more Sena tors taken from a population so heterogeneous as that of the ter ritories, he thinks, would be dis astrous. Before another decade has passed, possibly, according to his mind and that of Senator Aldrich, New Mexico and Arizona citizens may be intelligent enough to assume the duties of electing Senators and Congressmen and directing their internal affairs without federal supervision. Pear Mining domination Both Senators Beveridge and Aldrich assume that if the terri tories are admitted the mining interests would dominate the politics of both states. —L. A. Examiner. tt'f Alfred Henry Lewis, Washing ton correspondent of the Hearst papers, writing to the Los An geles Examiner on the question of statehood for Arizona and New Mexico say’s: “The popular demand is for the instant admission as States of Arizona and New Mexico. The Republican platform promised it, the President recommended it, the House is for it, and both New Mexico and Arizona stand wait ing in maiden modesty for their marriage into the Union. The only ones to oppose, to forbid the bans, are a handful of Northeastern Senators, keen, hard, narrow, jealous, who do not want the Western Senate i strength increased. 1 Some of them, too, on grounds personal and in nowise to their credit, would bar the gate be | cause Delegate Mark Smith wants ; to be chosen Arizona’s firstSena | tor. These Senate boneheads do ; not like Mr. Smith, who is a bet ter man than they. The Territories are going to be admitted; if not now, then later, ‘ and at no far time at that, and if Mr. Beveridge raise voice or 1 vote against it, he will never live long enough to drown, political lv, the recollection thereof in the resentful breasts of men.” New Dam at Clear Creek The new dam at Clear Creek, | being built by the Clear Creek j Irrigation Company, of which Messrs Pius, LaPrade and French are the principal stock • holders, is rapidly nearing eom { pletion it being expected that the I finishing touches will be put on I within the next two weeks. The j new dam has been built on a more extensive scale than the one washed away’ in the recent freshets. As now built the top of the dam is on a level with the bank on either side of the creek, thereby impounding a greater body of water, bringing it up al most as high as the bridge. The bed of the creek was blasted four feet deep in solid rock upon which the foundation is built and it is thought that the present struc ture will withstand all future floods More than fifty’ carloads of cement have been used m the work of construction, the Santa F'e company very’liberally donat ing one half the expense to the work of rebuilding. Homestead Law Defined An Irishman, wishing to take a “homestead,” and not know ing just how to go about it, sought information from a friend. “Mike,” he said, “you’ve taken a homestead an’ I thaught may be ye could tell me th’ law con cerin’ how to go about it.” “Well, Dennis, I don’t remem ber the exact wordin’ uv th’law, but j can give ye th’ manin’ u\ it. Th’ manin’ uv it is this: Th’ government is willin’ t’ bet ye 160 acres uv land agin fl 4 that ye can’t live on it five years with out starvin’ t’ death.”—Yuma Sentinel. Weather Report Os the United States Weather Buieau Station in Winslow, for the week ending F'eb. 11, 909: Temperature Rainfall in Date inches and Highest Lowest hundredths 5 54 | 21 6 52 32 7 54 32 8 50 30 .05 10 56 20 11 60 39 I ! LLOYD C. HENNING, Cooperative Observer. Well Known Santa Fe Employee Dead Harry B. Eberle, employed by the Santa Fe as a brakeman for the past four years, died at the company’s hospital at Los An geles Friday night a victim of typhoid fever. Mr. Eberle was taken to Los Angeles a little seri ous, but later developments proved fatel. Mr. Eberle, who was about 30 years of age, had been in the em ploy of the Santa Fe in Kansas for a number of years before com ing west, his first work in Arizo na being that of section foreman on the Grand Canyon line. Again entering the train service, he worked out of Winslow in recent years and was well and favorably known to all our citizens and very popular among his fellow employees. During last seasons ball games Eberle distinguished himself on the diamond by his brilliant play ing, being first baseman on the local team. He leaves a wife and two young children to mourn his loss, Mrs. Eberle being with him at the time of his death. The funeral took place in Los Angeles Friday under the auspi ces of Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, the deceased being a member of Winslow Lodge No. 477. Dr. R. Glaze, the Chicago neu rologist is at the Navajo Hotel until Monday night. He will visit Winslow three times a year regular. If you have been disap pointed in the results expected from glasses, see the system of fitting by’ neuralogy. You will get the full bemfit. Examination free. Chicago prices. Permanently located in Douglas, Arizona. No. 3