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Newspaper
Duncan Arizonian
Location
Duncan, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1911
Page
2
The Duncan Arizonian announces it is published every Wednesday and entered as second class mail matter. Subscription is $2.00 in advance. Editor L. F. Vaughn leads the paper. The Duke Advertising Agency locations in Los Angeles and San Francisco handle advertising contracts.
A janitress who stayed on stage to hear Carnegie was given a $100 check by Andy's wife after hiding behind a rubber plant. Security notes say back stairs must be doubly guarded at the next venue where the ironmaster speaks.
The article notes Mr. Roosevelt plans Taft for president but has not named a vice president yet. It suggests Roosevelt may soon reflect and reveal his choice, as Republicans often reconsider after reading interviews.
Greenlee County, the youngest in the territory, is a first class area with an assess ed valuation over 8 million dollars. Rapid natural resource development and capital influx suggest Greenlee will rise to third in the new state, with Co chise, Maricopa and Yavapai as leaders. If Greenlee and Graham Counties had remained one, their combined assessed value would be about 11 million.
Duncan gains recognition for permanence and suitability as a substantial town. Greenlee County ranks fourth in the territory, with Duncan in the favored farming section. Mining districts Steeplerock Mayflower and Ash Peak, plus Clifton Morenci, provide a growing regional market.
Printers ink is praised as the best defense of a community against mail order houses. The piece argues that home merchants should advertise boldly to compete with mail order catalogs, noting that little money yields more value when merchants publicize frequent bargains.
The Union-Southern Pacific merger ruling signals a shift from fierce competition to government regulation in rail transport. Courts and Congress recognize transportation as a unique market, with the Interstate Commerce Commission enforcing rate regulation and curbing abuses like rebates. Judge Hook’s dissent notes the Sherman Act’s limited railroad impact, while the majority aligns with regulation over competition. San Francisco Call.
Col H L Pickett former U S senate candidate from Arizona travels from Tombstone for rest and to push statehood. He says Arizona will be admitted this session if reactionaries allow a vote and predicts Taft will sign the bill. He praises the progressive constitution and popular government in Arizona as the basis for admission.
H B Martin of Port Harrelson South Carolina recalls a deadly cough and consumption treated by the best physicians before trying Dr King s New Discovery which cured him He praises the throat and lung medicine as guaranteed for coughs colds and bronchial affections A 50 cent and one dollar trial bottle is offered free at all druggists Douglas reports a plan for pumping plants in Sulphur Springs valley claiming over 64000 acre feet of water can be obtained
Residents of Bisbee sent a protest to William K. Horton, head of the ASPCA in New York, opposing plans to slaughter 5,000 burros for soap and fertilizer near Los Angeles. M. A. Gallardo of Douglas headed south of the Sonoita River to roundup 5,000 wild burros at 75 cents each, noting the animals’ importance to transportation.
A short praise verse from Rev. H. Stubenwoll Alli son Iowa extols Dr. King's New Life Pills as a health necessity. It claims the pills restore wellness when other kinds fail and urges their use in every home. Sold for 25 cents at all druggists.
Emma I. Corbin warns James B. Close and heirs that $200 in annual labor has been expended to hold the Center mining claim in Grant County New Mexico for 1909 and 1910. Co-owner has paid $25 on your account, and if you do not contribute within 90 days, your undivided one eighth interest may be forfeited. First published April 19, 1911 in Silver City.
Small 15 acre farm with 9 acres in cultivation located about 412 miles above Duncan. Includes a three room house, papered and painted, several outbuildings and a good water well. Price 1175 dollars with half cash and balance on time. Contact Jim Casper at this office for information.
Forty acre farm four miles from town described as prime bottom land with a good house and improvements. Quick sale offered at a bargain with reasonable terms. Apply at this office.
40 acres with 25 cultivated, 20 well set to alfalfa. Hay value of 1000 sold in one season. No Johnson Grass. Good soft water, four shares water stock in a top Valley ditch. Corrugated iron hay dam, horse shed and corral. Includes horse, wagon, hay rack, mower, harness, and farming gear. Part cash plus one to two years terms. Exclusive agent L. F. Vaughn, Bunean Arizona.
The A. and N. M. railway announces low summer excursion rates from Duncan to California points effective May 5. Round trip tickets are valid through next November with fares to Los Angeles Long Beach and San Pedro 40.70 dollars Santa Barbara 42.55 San Francisco Del Monte Monterey Pacific Grove and Santa Cruz 52.55 Newport Beach 42.95. For details contact local agent W. D. McKeehan or traffic manager A. T. Thomson Clifton Arizona.
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