Arizona silver belt., 1899-10-26


 S. II. Gould, the well known mining man, has purchased block of lots in Frank Drake's Sunny Side addition to Tucson and is planning the erection of a dwelling forthwith.
 The Arizona Consolidated Stage and Livery company has bought out John Parker's line between Florence and Casa Grande, and the fare has been raised to s250 Tribune.
 A new town known as Richardson, on the N. NJ. X A. railroad, just north of Nogales, will become reality in a few months. It is to become the ship ping point for the Duquense, Mowry, Worlds Fair, Farrell and Harshaw mines.
 A new department has been estab- lished at the territorial university that of domestic science. The branch es are cooking and sewing. Mis Kath- erine K Barker of California has been engaged as instructress, and rooms have been especially fitted rp for the use of herself and class.
 Every man, woman, child and ami maj in Coconino county feels better and happier today than they did three days ago. The county has been bene. fited over one hundred thousand dol lars within that time. The cause of this grand blessing is a downpour of rain for oyer twenty four hours, and part of the time the rain fell in sheets, Gem.
 Sheriff Wakefield of Pima county was in tAe valley yesterday, having recently returned from the trailof Pearl Hart the escaped female bandit. He followed her supposed trail as far as Bowie, but could not catch up with her rapidly fleeing footsteps It IS be- lieved she went north from that point and is now heading in the direction of Globe, PhoeuiX Republican.
 The Willcox Gun club was organized Sunday with fifteen members and the following oflicsre: President !. N. Lean; captain, E. K. Hooker; secre- tary, F. R. O'Brien; treasurer Nm. Speed tx. l.. Hart and Dr. Purcell of Tucson came up to assist iu the organ ization In practice shoot at the clubs grounds Sunday Bert q. Parker of the DO rauch made the highest score. Range News.
 In the district court of Apache coun- ty. Ed Hunter and James Wilson were found guilty of grand larceny and each were sentenced to four years in Yuma. E. Matas was found guilty of murder ia the first degree and sentenc- cd Co be hung on December |. Nose Gibson, Navajo Indian who killed a white gambler at Navajo Springs, was eutenced to six years in Yuma
 Pedro E, SaIazar has lately returned from a trip to Mcdowell, where he claims to have seen three herds ofdeer of not less than fifty in each Well informed sportsmen did nor think there were so many deer in the terri tory, but as there is no doubt of Mr ~alazar's ability to count as much as fifty, they nave revised their opinions regarding the visable supply of deer.
 Phoenix Republican.
 special agent Ilolsinger confscated 1000 cords of wood at AIaricopa which was to have been shipped 10 Phoenix and now a wood famine is threatened, as this action of the government agent has so frightened the Mexican wood haulers that the delivery business has about stopped entirely. Fuel wiIlsoon be a costly commodity in southern Ar izuna unless the development of our coal mines comes to the rescue. Citi- zen.
 If it is not too late the Gazette wants to say to the school trustees that the girls who secure an education in Ari- zona, whose parents help to bear the ! burdens of taxation and maintain our schools, ought to be gwen an opportu- nifty to teach. Phoenix has too many ! imported teachers and not one from superintendent down are in any sense more capable to hold their positions : than dozens of hrizona's men and wo- men who would gladly accept the po- ! stons. Phoenix Gazette.
 The Enterprise has made no charges against Governor Murphy. IL pub ! lished only the plain facts. He did use the transportation sent for his stan and took along with him Wade lIul- ings who was leaving the country, Nose Drachman who went back to see the firm for which he travels, and Per. ry Williams who keeps q bar, lunch counter and spare rooms at Mnricopa. / These men used the tickets that were sent to carry the governors staff to Chicago, and from that point to New York. to participate in the Dewey re- Ceptiun. W hat more do you want? Who denies the statement? Phoenix Enterprise.