this  was  his 
first  robbery,  and  that  he  was  driven  to  the 
crime  to  keep  his  wife  from  starving,  and,  al- 
though Sheriff  Paul  accuses  him  of  having 
robbed  a stage  near  Reading,  Arizona,  this  ex- 
perience was  his  first  and  last  venture  as  a 
stage  robber.

ORGANIZE  K.  P.  LODGE

A number  of  Silver  City’s  best  known  young 
men  visited  Deming  Saturday  last  for  the  pur- 
pose of  organizing  a lodge  of  Knights  of  Pythias. 
Twenty-seven  members  were  installed,  and  the 
following  officers  were  elected:  W.  E.  Brown, 
D.  C.;  Dr.  R.  H.  King,  C.  C.;  Harry  Fleishman, 
N.  C.;  and  Newt  Bolich,  prelate.  L.  A.  Skelly 
acted  as  installation  officer,  assisted  by  Ed 
Hand,  J.  J.  Bell,  Herbert  Martyr,  George  Brown, 
Charles  Brakebill,  Johnny  Fritter,  A1  Draper 
and  Chas.  Newsted.  The  boys  speak  most 
highly  of  the  hospitable  manner  in  which  they 
were  entertained  by  their  brethren  in  Deming. 
All  had  a good  time.

Chauncey  Story,  the  owner  of  the  old  Cas- 
tilian Turquoise  mine  near  Bonanza  City,  re- 
cently got  $1,000  for  one  nugget  of  turquoise.

Frank  Jones,  Mike  Downes  and  Wm.  Co- 
nant  contemplate  a four  week’s  hunt  in  the 
Mogollons.  They  will  start  out  after  the  Fourth.

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Remarkable  Disappearance