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Newspaper
Duncan Arizonian
Location
Duncan, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1913
Page
4
Effective April 18 1999 at 1201 AM the government and employees only are advised. The company may vary this schedule at pleasure. Mountain Standard Time 105th Meridian Rule No 2 Train No 2 has right of track over Train No 3 J C Ryan Superintendent 4 T Thomson Managing Director
Last Sunday President Andrew Kimball presided at Franklin reorganization succeeding Bishop T J Nations with Joe D Wilkins as new bishop. George Allen and Jasper Gale named first and second counselors. John Allen and Joseph Elledge retire after long service. Colony grows with new homes as younger members take official positions signaling ongoing work.
B F Billingsley departed Monday for Tucson to serve as a delegate to the Grand Lodge K of P. He represents local lodge matters and joins the official gathering.
85 acres with 55 in cultivation 50 in alfalfa 5 in garden 10 water shares 4 horses 2 milk cows 2 mowing machines 1 hay baler 2 wagons 1 spring wagon new adobe house four rooms new barn and assorted small tools all for 6500 Cumbo Bros Box 327 Duncan Arizona Fyl d.
Fen S Hildreth firm lists services before Land Office and Interior Department. Promises cheaper patenting methods and mentions government land scrip usable in one day. Also advertises real estate sales and assorted land details with several names and properties.
A man described as foreign in appearance with a black beard is brought to the immigration office for examination. He remains unable to speak seven languages, and no word intelligible to officials has emerged. Chief inspector Alfred E. Burnett says he would seek an appropriate interpreter. Authorities suspect a Hindu from the Straits Settlements with Turkish ancestry speaking a dialect of a dialect.
The Arizona and New Mexico railroad at Poncan constructs a steel standpipe water tank on a cement foundation. The new tank sits beside the old one and promises ample water for town needs and future train operations.
The Duncan area moves toward an electric light plant as a franchise is granted to Mr. Brooks and Hon. W. M. Whipple at a recent board of supervisors meeting. Land for the plant had been purchased years earlier and the project was revived by Brooks.
Notice states the Stockholders of the Duncan Canal Extension Company will meet at the Secretary's office the Arizona Office next Tuesday, March 18 at 1 00 PM to elect officers and conduct other business. By order of the Board dated March 3.
A speech extols irrigation to unlock Arizona’s wealth with growing farms and new industries. It urges settlers to act now, join boosters, and invest in water projects along the desert slopes, citing named advocates and a March 16 meeting to locate.
Senator Ashurst answered Joe Bailey defending Arizona's progressive constitution with wit and legal skill. He showed Arizona's choice of a capable leader who could handle the famed constitutional lawyer and delivered a distinguished rebuttal, casting honor on the young state.
The Arizona Record disputes Tucson Citizen claims of a wide Democratic conspiracy to expose state fund waste and discredit Governor Hunt. It argues no governor in the union is more democratic and criticizes charges of extravagance as unfounded amid a clashing Democratic press and disgruntled factions.
L F Vaughn proprietor of the Duncan Arizonian and practicing attorney in Phoenix spends a couple of days in Clifton for business. He has been in Duncan for two weeks tending newspaper interests and will return to Phoenix soon. A telegram reports the Arizona Supreme Court upheld Greenlee County sheriff salary case Patty vs Greenlee County, affirming Judge Laine's decision.
Ben M Crawford, affectionately called Uncle Ben, is an applicant with a strong chance for the U S Marshal appointment in Arizona. Senator Smith speaks highly of him, saying he is near and dear to him as any man he ever knew. Friends hope for his success.
Local K P Lodge plans a two story cement brick building in Duncan Arizona. A Building Association formed by public spirited citizens will erect the lodge room beside the Hobbs Saloon adobe facing the railroad track. Ground floor to be a rental store. Upper story to house the lodge.
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