Arizona silver belt., 1899-10-26

the district court of Graham county, and sentenced to seven years impris- onment, made his escape through car window, while being taken to Yuma.
 The Jerome Gun club may send a team to enter the contest for territori- al honors at Tucson in January next It is proposed to make this the great est tournament ever held in Arizona. Tucson certainly knows how to enter tain, and the Jerore boys will be as sured of pleasant reception and a fair field Mining News.
 The Seventh Day Adventists are building neat frame church building on the south siue of the Santa Fe Pa eitiic railroad track at Flagstaff. The frame work is up and the work is be- ing pushed. Rev. George Q. States, the minister of this denomination at this place, deserves much credit for succeeding in building a new church editice for his people. Gem.
 Rain fell in abundance this week. The storm commenced Tuesday night and continued at intervals until Thurs day, and during that Time - inches of water fell. The san Francisco peaks and Eldon mountain are covered with snow, but no snow fell here. Water ran in all the washes. Clark valley is flooded The storm was general in northern Arizona and will prove a boon to this section Coconino Sun.
 The nickel-in-the-slot machines are 'coming in Three of them have paid the county license and the pro prietors of two more have announced that they will do so. If no more pay, this will furnish the county an uneX- peeted income of Sl5o per month. So the arrest of the boy, Lee Edwards, who ascribed his downfall to the ma chimes, was not a bad public invest ment It has cost less than the license on one machine for a month. But for his arrest it would have been disclosed that the machines were licensabie
 Phoenix Republican.
 Gen. |. r. Wilson, our delegate to congress says of the mesquite qucs- tion that iic wiN endeavor this winter to secure the passage of bill that will be clear and comprehensive and that will forever settle the status of mes quite, which everybody know, it fit only for fuel. Gen, Wilson has given the subject mnch thought, and as he thoroughly understands the subject no doubt he win be able to accomplish that end. unless the knockers and proclauators of Arizona are able through AIger and other deflIHct poli- ticians, to counteract his efforts and to continue Co keep the matter .in doubt
 Phoenix Enterprise
 Albert Jennings, for many years q respected resident of Florence and Globe and of recent years an engineer al Minas Priotas, Sonora, has been missing from the camp since October G On the morning of that day he went 10 work. but complained of ill., ness and left. He did not return to his home and K believed to have been in Nogales since. His wife and child arrived in Nogales Thursday night in search of the missing husband and father. Information concerning him may be sent to the office the Nidette or to Judge ] B. Mix. Mr. Jennings was six feet tall; dark hair and flowing dark mustache He wore dark clothes and felt hat. Nogaies Nidette.
 .At the recent meeting of the Los Angeles conference ofthe NJ. E. church south, held at Redlands. ( al. Bishop Duncan made the following assign. ment of pastors for the Arizona dis. tricl: Rev. J. NJ. Wcems, presiding cl. der; Phoenix and Bethel, Rev ]. NJ. Weems and Rev, C. Thompson; Pres colt. Rev. L. 0. Lewis; Tempe Rev, E. |. Forbes; Solomonville. Rev. R. F. Wright; Prescott circuit Buckeye and Payson. to he supplied. Rev. NJ. B. Scarborough, who was presiding elder in the Arizona district last year, has been assigned to the charge at Red lands. The Methodist church south al Redlands dedicated its church cditic, during the session of the conference free from debt
 Mir. W. IL. Buckingham, represent ing Fairbanks. Morse X Co. came ir on sunday night from a trip among the mining camps of Mohave county Chloride. he says. is flourishing huge ly. \ great deal of building k going on and great development work i' being done by the smaller mine own CTS in preparing their properties iol the market Nothing is being dono yet on the Temple Bar, owned by | wealthy French syndicate and already equipped with very expensive and tho most modern machinery While Alr Buckingham was at Chloride threC