Arizona silver belt., 1900-04-19

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 Thomas E. Hughes, son of samuel Hughes of Tucson, died April II. De- ceased was 26 years of age.
 Fms suggestion of lease law which would not require fencing might possibly lead to d satisfactory adjust, mant ot the various conflicting inter. ests, says the Range News. Such n law wonld, at least enable the cattle men to protect themselves from sheep. and If the rental were made reasonable tn cattle growers could better afford to lease than tu give mp the range to sheepmen. IL must be admitted thnt a prospective invasion of the valley hy large flock masters pnts decidedly different aspect on the situation.
 The supreme court of the United States has affirmed the decision of the supreme court of ArIzpna in case in- vOlying the Ques tion of rights to wa. ter under the doctrine of prior appro- priation. The case was that of the Consolidated Canal Co. ys. the Mesa Canal Co. This decision recognizing the propriety of appropriation is in line with many decisions by the SUI preme courts uf the western states where irrigation is employed En- , terprise.
 At its last meeting the board of su- pervisors of Maricopa county deter mined to pay the claim of Major T. C. Jordan against the county for his ser vices as immigration commissioner. Al the late session the supreme court affirmed a judgment for Si50 and in- terest in his favor. There is another suit for s6l5 pending in the district court. The supervisors resolved not to carry the former case any higher and to pay the latter without any fur ther litigation.
 Reports come from Graham county thnt certain politicians are making every effort to save the life of Ward, who killed Rough Rider Jackson, at Clifton, recently It seems that Ward has always taken Il great interest m Graham county politics, aud has voted the Mexlcans at Clifton, and thus helped to run mp the big maloritles for which Graham county Is noted. He has also been very willing To lend office seekers money, when they got into tigh. places during the campaign. For this he nus made friends who now do all they can to heio him ont. One man who IS n prominent candidate for the nomination of sherit this fall, and another man who has Teen sheriff of Graham county, are openly doing what they can for Ward, simply as n return for favors granted. It is not surprising that there is so much crime in Graham county when men who have held the position of .heriff and men who want to be she:Iff come ont openly and try to saTe the necks of cold blooded murderers. .-Lordsburg | Liberal.
 Naco the new town upon the border below Bisbee, is attracting much at tenton as the crossing point of the Sonora extension of the 4. X s. F.. railroad, which will be constructed to Nacosari. a distance of about one l..d,od n, ;lnc Jprinu ,bn prasapt year. Already there is about sixty miles of materil piled upon the Sonora side of ple line. As soon as extension of the line begins Naco will enter upon growth which will stead ily continue until within few year> | it will be numbered among the best ] and most progressive town along the international line. The town is beau tifully located upon a broad prairie, 1T the valley between the san Jose anc Mule mountains. the former Is II Sonora. the latter in Arizona. The site is well laid out, with plenty o
 room for expansion, and the street: are wide and spacious. Trees arc being planted along each side, anC within a few years each street will b' a handsome avenue. Patent has beeI applied for to the town site upon th' Arizona side of the line: and pr0fitin!
 by the experience of Nogales a neutra strip of sixty feet has been left alOn!
 the boundary, while in addition t'
 that width of one hundred feet ha
 been ded .cated to public use. -Nogale