Cochise County Sheriff Wednesday May 3 John Behan Play Arizona Trivia Known for Opposing the Earps See Page 2 for Details
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Territorial News www.territorialnews.com www.facebook.com/TerritorialNews Vol. 28, No. 8 Your Connection to the Old West April 19, 2017 Next Issue Cochise County Sheriff Wednesday May 3 John Behan Play Arizona Trivia Known for Opposing the Earps See Page 2 for Details ohn Harris Behan was Behan became the under This Week’s born in Westport, Mis- sheriff to John Bourke of Jsouri, on October 25, Yavapai County where he Question: 1845. As a young man he gained a reputation as a brave traveled to California where and honest lawman. He later he worked as a freighter and a served as sheriff of Yavapai What is the name miner. During the Civil War, County in 1871-72. A mem- of the lodge and 19-year-old Behan joined ber of the Democratic Party, small village located Colonel James Henry Carle- Behan became a member of at the bottom of the ton’s California Column and the territorial assembly in Grand Canyon? fought with them at Apache 1873. (12 Letters) Pass near Fort Bowie, Arizo- In 1880, Behan became na, in July 1862. sheriff of Cochise County. In 1863, he decided to Soon afterwards Virgil Earp settle in Arizona and first became city marshal of worked at a freighter at Fort Tombstone. In this role he Lowell, then at the Cerro recruited his brothers Wyatt Index Colorado Mine in Pima and Morgan Earp as “special County before moving on to deputy policemen.” At that the Prescott area, where he time the Earp family came Arizona Kid..................17 worked in various jobs. On into conflict with two local Arizona Trivia................2 February 28, 1866, while families, the Clantons and Business Directory........18 prospecting along the Verde the McLaurys. Ike Clanton, Classifieds....................18 River, he and several other Phineas Clanton, Billy Clan- Jim Harvey.....................2 men were attacked by Indi- ton, Tom McLaury and Frank ans, but successfully fought Sheriff Johnny Behan them off. In that same year (See Sheriff on Page 4) Don’t Cheat Jim Sam Lincoln’s Great Basin Compromise He May Shoot You Down! By Ralph Henderson dealing, these documents By Richard W. Kimball customers. Several rough researched and compiled men came into his estab- n the settlement of the by Dr. Richard Forschen ost Chinese lishment intent on caus- West no one would of Nevada’s Comstock His- i m m i g r a n t s ing so much trouble that Iplay a larger role than torical Society reveal Lin- Mthat arrived in the Chinaman would go that of a person we do not coln’s belief in his need to the early West came as running back to China. normally associate with split western Utah off from laborers—most often as They didn’t realize the Western history or Western its Salt Lake City connec- railroad workers. Others, fighting spirit of Jim Sam. politics: Abraham Lincoln. tions. who were more ambi- The Asian was highly pro- Hundreds of pages of Prior to the Civil War, tious, operated laundries Pinal City ficient with firearms and official U. S. government the West was relatively out or Asian restaurants. A Chi- such a success, Sam decided sometimes staged exhibitions documents bearing his sig- of touch with events in the nese man named Jim Sam to establish more restaurants of his marksmanship. He nature have woven a pic- rest of the country. With was one such entrepreneur. in several other mining towns could easily shoot the marks ture of shocking Civil War the development of Cali- When he opened a restaurant throughout the Territory. out of playing cards with politics and skullduggery. fornia and Oregon the Far in Prescott in 1865, it soon It was in his Globe res- ease. His aim was true with a Known more for his Eman- West began to take on an air became a popular eatery for taurant that Sam realized how cipation Proclamation than local residents. Since it was much power he held over his (See Shoot-Em on Page 6) his political wheeling and (See Politics on Page 8) Page 2 Territorial News April 19, 2017 When you are in doubt, be still, and wait; Arizona - Web of Time when doubt no longer exists for you, then go forward with courage. land. The tribe welcomes visi- So long as mists envelope you, be still; tors today to their part of the be still until the sunlight pours through and Jim Harvey Grand Canyon. dispels the mists— as it surely will. The Arizona Trail Then act with courage. Yavapai Country deputy The federal government’s articles.” sheriff George Rich who was Ponca Chief White Eagle agent to the Navajo Tribe was assigned to Williams sud- stationed at northeastern Ari- Passengers traveling denly resigned his position zona’s Fort Defiance in 1868. from Prescott to the Arizona- in 1882 and disappeared. It Captain’s Bar Presents He said members of the tribe California border on 1871 was said he feared arrest for “are no doubt the best in the stagecoaches were escorted helping to rob a liquor store. ARIZONA TRIVIA country for rapid progress in by U.S. Army troops through Williams had been founded a This Week’s Question: What is the name of the agriculture, as history proves Hualapai Indian Country. year before on a cattle ranch. lodge and small village located at the that for several centuries they Two soldiers rode ahead to bottom of the Grand Canyon? have been engaged in plant- give advance warning of an 1890 entertainment at (12 Letters) ing.” He added that the Na- ambush. The Hualapai were Tombstone’s Bird Cage The- Last Issue’s Question: Who was the first vajos were “far in advance of at war with the United States ater included wrestling and female Governor of Arizona? other tribes in manufacturing to keep white prospectors weight lifting. Answer: Rose Mofford blankets, bridles and other and ranchers off Hualapai A visitor to Flagstaff Congratulations! You got the right answer! the winter of 1903 said San- Ed Baker, Sid Clarke, Larry Damer, Joyce Davis, Kevin Gartley, dy Donahue’s saloon was Robert Lidgett, Roger Ringer, Bill Riordan, Nancy Swanson, crowded with cowboys and Dorothy Tangeman, Richard Valley. lumberjacks. They kept three bartenders busy, were enter- How to Play tained with fiddle music, and Letters are hidden in the advertisements. Find the letters to spell gambled at cards and dice. the answer. Submit your answer with your name, address & phone Down the street a little way number on a postcard for the current issue’s question to Territorial Publishing, P.O. Box 1690, Apache Junction, AZ 85217. Look for was a Chinese restaurant the answer in the next issue. To have your name listed in the next called the American Chop issue, cards must be received no later than 10 days past the current House where a meal cost 25 issue of the Territorial News. For example: submitted answers to the 4/19/17 question, deadline is 4/29/17. Limit one postcard per cents. household per issue. Must be at least 18 years old. Remember to put your name and address on your entry! In 1905, the four-year- old Santa Fe Railroad line from Williams to the Grand GREAT GIFT IDEA! Canyon was being publicized A subscription to the Territorial News is a great all over the country as the gift for anyone who loves the Old West best way to see Arizona’s great natural wonder. The Subscriptions are $39.95 ($59.95 Canadian) for One Year. Grand Canyon was described Fill out this form and send it to: The Territorial News, P.O. Box 1690 in magazine advertising as “a Apache Junction, AZ 85117. whole chaotic underworld” Make Checks payable to The Territorial News. and “the most sublime scene Name: on earth.” Round trip fare on the steam-powered train was Address: $6.50. City: State: The 1928 motion picture Nine Digit Zip Code: version of a Zane Grey story Phone #: titled “Avalanche” was filmed near Flagstaff. 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