El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-23

per1ences which Jerome experienced
before the property owners here real
ize the value of incorporation.-Orb.
The total valuation of all property
assessed for taxation in Graham county
is 50, 495 ,234.2S, which is an increase
over last years valuation of 1927, 267. TO-
The Bulletin says the assessment may
be reduced when the board of equalizsl.
ton meets again Aug. 23.-Tucson
Star.
According to Prescott papers Judge
Sloan on Tuesday last sustained County
Treasurer Burke in his decision IN the
Yavapai county bond case, that the
proper way to get down to the merits
OF the case would be to institute pro-
ceedings against the board of euper-
visors.-Orb.
The wool and sheep growers of Ari-
iona held q meeting at the court house
in Flagstaff Tuesday, says the Gem,
and perfected an organic alton, elected
oficers,and did great.deal of business
The association is now properly or
business principles.
A Phoenix woman assured her hus-
band that she never told him lie nor
never would. He told her that he did
not doubt 1t, but he would hereafter
cut q notch in the piano when he knew
she deceived him. mo you WON'T"
she screamed, 81 am not going to have
my piano ruined. "-Bisbee Orb.
The long lines of men at work diep-
ing sewer bitches impresses the visitor
with the fact that Prescott is stepping
to the front as q modern metropolis.
The new asphaltum sidewalks which
are replacing those of wood all over
town also help out the good work, as
well as the good impression.
There was large conflagration at
Fort Huachuca the other night and the
dense clouds of smoke could be easily
seen from Tombstone % miles distant.
Today information was bad that the
large hay shed and some 500 to 700
tons OF bay was destroyed by the flames
The cause of the fire ia not known
Elk
Never before has the orange crop of
the Salt river valley looked better than
at present and the yield will be heavy.
1t is conservatively estimated that the
crop will be fifty carloads and that the
first shipments will be made as early as
October Goth. Several new groves
come in bearing this year.-Bisbee
Orb.
The Flagstaff public schools will
open on Monday the 18th day of Sep
TENDER with the following teachers:
Lulu r. Hunter, first primary; Mary
Logic, second primary department.:
Anna M. Miller, first intermediate de-
partment; Katherine Edwards, second
intermediate department and Malvern
D1mmick, grammar department.
Gem.
The Camp Verde military reserva-
ton sale included five forty acre tracts,
together with about twenty-five build
ings. The purchasers were Charles
Har bison, w. s. Head, Wales Arnold,
DIR. J. A. Ketcherside and James II.
Wingf1eld. The proceeds of the sale
amounted to 1858 more than the ap-
praised value of the property.-Repub-
lican.
There will be quite change in the
university teaching force this coming
year, says the Citizen. Prof. J. 81.
Hall will pursue studies at Har-
ward university, after finishing q course
at the Michigan university, where be
is now studying. His place has been
filed by the appointment of Miss Mary
E. Primton to work in English litera-
ture. Miss Primton is graduate of
the woman's college of Baltimore and
has done large amount of post grad
uate work. She has been q most sue
cessful teacher for several years in the
university of southern California.