Arizona silver belt., 1888-09-15
TERRITORIAL TOPICS.
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 ''siIver BeIt'' Headers.

The public schools of Tucson opened with an attendance of 519 pupils as against 245 last year.
 Troops of thls department have re- ce1ved orders to engage in their an nual sham skirmishes. The season for deer does not begin till October 1st. and all persons buy ing venison this mOnts,' gre sf bjeet to- heavy penalty.
 Our Republican brethren, says the Tucson Star, are busy registering Re- publican voters. They are putting in three to every one tho Democrats are getting.
 John T. Y. Smith, of Phoenix, has let a contract for the erection of a four-story brick fouring mill, to cost S35,O0O, and be completed about Jan uary 1st, 1889.
 Hon. Patrick Hamilton and wife re- turned this morning from San Diegs, While Tn that city Mr. Hamilton did not fail to do good work for Central Arizona-Arizenan.
 J.B. Blackwell met death hy acci- dentally walking off the balcony of the Commercial Hotel, Phoenix. He was 75 years old, came to Arizona in '59, and for P years lived with King WOolssy.
 Tho Enterprise says: There will bo a free race and far fight among candidates for office m Pinal county this fall, and ne party lines wlll be drawn over any of them.
 The shipments of cattle from Ari- zena over ths Atlantic & Pacific rail road the past summer, are said to have been larger than during any like period in the history of the road.
 It is said there will be an indepen- dent political ticket nominated in Graham county upon which will bs placed the names of the very best cit izens of the county, irrespective of politics. Men and ,arty-FTiii lss the controlling sentiment.
 Stott, the gentleman who ayas so handy with rope and branding iron, but used them too promiacuously 10 suit his neighbors and was in conse- quence lynched, left property valued at S2,000. An administrator is to be appointed, to close up the estate, on the 17th.
 It is now alleged that the three proxies from Yavapai county who voted to sustain the administration of Arizona's chief executive were pur- chased. If this be true then the Gov srnor'8 strikers appear to be getting down to the political ward business quite rapidly-Star.
 Eighteen cavalry horses from St. Louis, destined for San Carlos, were received here Monday. They were fine lot of animals, and are the first consignment of one hundred and twenty-five to be received for distri- button to San Carlos and Fort Grant and Thomas.-Wileox Stockmau.
 Doc. Atkinson, the old trappar and hunter, well known all over the Pa ciGc coast, was in Florence a few days this week. The venerable man is still hale and hearty notwlihstand- ing his white hair and beard,sahd the ravages of time have made no seri- ous inroads upon his general health. -EnterprisG.
 J. NJ. Slater, of libel notoriety, has gone to the Huachuca mountains to spy cut parties cutting timber from Government land. fife Prospector says: As there are no saw-mills in that vicinity It is to be presumed that some poor devil has built a house cut of pine logs which a good Lord provi- ded for hIs necessities, out which cur great and just government says thou shalt not steal.
 Jerry Sullivan, the indefatigable stock grower and beef shipper of Will Hanson Valley is having steam pump put in on hls ranch in that sec tien which will have Q capacity of A. 800 gallons of water an hour. Old timers may well ask what ia the mis- chlef the cattle business is coming to, when such 8 scientific adjunct as steam pump becomes necessary 10 the successful running of cattle ranch. -Hoof & Horn.
 Some of the hay contractors in the Territory are unhappy over the pros peet of having to bfng the bulk of their hay from Calibrnia to fill the contract which theSseceivo from the Government some Feeks since when the prospects for a69ndant grass were mnch hriohter thar. at nrcsant-St