Arizona silver belt., 1900-03-29

cts of the farmers of the Gila valley.
 A postonlce has been established at Crown Point. Yayapai county, Ariz., with Clinton B. Biguole postmaster.
 The Pima Record has changed hands and will appear this week under the management of the Record Publish ing Co.
 Mrs L. F. Wilson, mother of Mrs. John C. IIerndon, died al Prescott on the evening or March p, at the age of % wears.
 The Phoenix Bicycle club will build a straightaway course seven miles long where they can Scarch to their hearts content.
 In few weeks 10000 inches of water will be turned into canal running from Yuma 2s miles to the interna- tional line.
 There are 5000 acres ut land in cul- tivation under the Tempe canal and its branches, and there Is no more fer tile body of land under the sun, says the News.
 Studebaker Bros. the famous wa gun manufacturers, have presented the ladies of the Prescott Library as sociation with q very handsome car rage.
 Leonce Fraissinet, general manager Of the store department of the Arizona Copper Co.,, has rendered his resigna- ton aud will be succeeded by E. NJ. Williams.
 Arizona'S $ hope of statehood is again blasted. as Col McCord has decided to give it up and not press the matter at the present session, which of course settles it.
 The Republican says that Salt river valley has over 200 miles of main ditches and 7C0 miles of laterals. bitches without water. however are of no value to the farmer.
 Ina row at Red Rock q man who was emplOye on the traction engine which is run to the Ray mines was killed and his body burned to q crisp, having fallen into the campfire, it is supposed.
 In the matter of the estate of Alex ander Trippel, an order was issued in the probate court diScharging the ad- ministrator, Eugene J. Trippel, and closing the estate; also, discharging sureties on the administrator bond. Citizen.
 Alex. D. Mclean, superintendent of the A. C. Co. mines. at Metcalf, start ed to California Tuesday morning, ac- companied by his wife and daughter, fer his health. They will be absent several weeks. Copper Era.
 W. S. Cooper special agent of the Indian department, is in Arizona to inspect the various agencies. The Republican says he will remain prob ably six weeks in southern Arizona in pursuance of his official duties.
 Fen $. Hildreth and Miss Stella Irene Martin were married at the home of the brides parents. NIT. and Mrs. J. C. Martin, in Prescott. on March 21. MT. Hildreth is manager of the Watkins drug store, Kingman, Arizona.
 Arizona will soon have her capitol building completed. The structure is a handsome one and it will stand as a monument of honesty to the memory of its constructors. The territory gets aSljO.O0O building for sli5,0o0 owing to advance in the cost of material. - Enterprise.
 Pay days in Jerome are not what they were in the past. Instead of blowing in their money for liquor great many men are putting their wages in the bank. Thursday even ing the bank was crowded for over two hours with workingmen depositing their money. Jerome Hustler.
 The Indian trade hat is coming to SailOrd from the reservation will be worth thousands of dollars to our bus mess men during this season. says the Guardian Itis estimated that the Indians will raise more than 100000 sacks of wheat. for which the govern ment pays them s1.2j per loo.
 Washington adyiceS state that the legislative, executive and judicial bill Tor the salary of the governors of ter rltOries is increased to 5000. The to- tai New Mexico appropriation is s23,- 800 5000 more than Arizona and SlOOO more than Oklahoma. The private land claims court gets S43,000.
 The Bonita correspondent of the Bulletin says: On Monday night about 'Vclock big fire occurred at Fort "rant. The stable belonging to Col. McGregor, burned up, also six horses and two cows. It was the private property of the colonel and is a con siderable loss. The colonel is at pres