Arizona silver belt., 1899-09-28
ARIZONA. News and Comments Pertaining to the Territory at Large.

Jerome will hold special election next month to vote on the question of issuing $7,OOO in bonds to build a school house.
 ]. II. Redd has written from Santa Feannouncing his appointment to Tue son by the bishop of the Colorado con ference. He expects to reach Tucson shortly.
 Rev. Frederick Bennett of New Mexico has accepted the pastorate of the Episcopal church in Prescott and will hold his first service there on the first of October.
 John Burns, the republican candi- date for sheriff of Yavapai county at the last election, and who was unmer- cifully showed under, is now in Parral state of Chichuahua, Mexico.
 F. T. Aspinwall is contemplating a trip to South America, says the Mohave Miner. He has friends in Ecuador with whom he will visit and may pos sibly become resident of the coun- try.
 The September term of the Coconino county court convened last Mon day. There are thirty cases on the civil docket, eight of which are di- vorce cases. There are four criminal cases.
 The Jerome Reporter says that Je- rome is having more than it's share of | fever this year add in the absence of sewers suggests that hogs and burros be turned loose as scavengers in the town.
 The water question is serious one in many places in northern Arizona. Williams is asking Flagstaff to furnish that place with several cars day, but the railroad company cannot spare the cars for that purpose.
 Lieutenant Collins, who was adju- tant of the eleventh infantry when stationed at Fort Whipple, died at Ma nila on the 7th instant of appendicitis. He was promoted to captain after he left Whipple. e.-Prescott Courier.
 Horace King, late of the surveyor generals office, writes that he has been assigned to duty by the engineer in chief of the Nicaraguan canal, says the Tucson Star. He goes to the upper San Juan. He likes the country and says he is in good health.
 One frequently hears it asserted that Pima is noted for her prosperous and public spirited citizens, says the Rec ord. Judging from the debris and brush that line some of her streets and walks the stranger must at least par tially doubt the assertion. And yet we hear howlers for non-incorpora- ton.
 The informal opening of the north ern Arizona normal school at Flagstaff took place Monday the 18th instant. twentythree pupils being in attend ance. The school starts out under the most favorable auspices. Ten pupils are expected the first of next week, five of them from Apache county.
 The board of supervisors of Pinal county have at last come to the con clusion that the roads and highways in the county need improving, and have commenced the work in earnest, says the Florence Tribune. A contract has been let to repair and improve the Riverside road and others should fol low.
 II. J. Allen of Jerome came in on yesterday's train. Although very modest and retiring man, there are few men in the United States who handles as much money as he does. A snug little fortune, amounting to be. tween S30,0OO and 5000 passes through his hands every day as finan cial manager for W. A. Clark, being the proceeds ofthe United Verde mine Prescott Journal Miner.
 II. J. Allen, as financial agent of the United Verde Copper company, and o w. A. Clark, today paid into the coun ty treasury the sum of S16, ,909.90. O this amount S16,565.92 was the ful amount of taxes due from the United Verde company and S3i4.0S being per sonal taxes due from w. A. Clark on nunber of mining claims owned by him and on household furniture in Je rome. Mir. Allen is among the frs each year to pay taxes and the large amount of it is quite material hell to the county. Prescott Journal Miner.
 : Sunday evening word was brough to town that an unknown man ha( been found hanging to tree at poin beyond the head of the Mariposa can r yon, about fourteen miles from No . gales, says the Oasis. Judge Mix sum moped a coroner's jury and went tt l the place that night, holding an in quest the following morning. Tn, body had evidently hung where fount , a couple of months. He was hung by , a long cotton cloth and his knee