Arizona silver belt., 1901-03-28
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TIC riTSU Ndtioiidi oahN 'A 'N'if> has begun business.
 Arizona strawberries are on the market in abundance at Phoenix.
 Safe robbers have been operating in Phoenix and Prescott recently, but secured very little cash.
 The regular term of the district court of Graham county begins April l. The criminal docket is not heavy.
 The Miners Union at Chloride, Mo- have county, gave ball recently for the benefit of the school fund, and the affair netted sl03
 The Arizona Copper company will build two-storv brick school house in Clifton, eQual.to the requirements of the people for some time.
 The Consolidated National Bank of Tucson, last Saturday, moved into its new building, which is one of the tin- est structures of the kind in Arizona.
 President Mckinley is expected to visit Phoenix on his western tour, about May B A local committee and committee from both honses of the legislature will arrange for his recep- tiOn.
 A contract will probably be let to bore for oil in the Mineral Point field in Yavapai county. The ground has been examined by several experts who pronounce the indications good for the discovery of oil.
 On Thursday there were twenty filings, yesterday thirteen, making a total of l63 applications filed for entry on the AlgodOnes grant. The week at the land office was the liveliest since the present officials took charge Star.
 Ed. Butts, who stands charged with embedding the funds of the Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias at Phoe. nix, was held to appear before the grand jury; bond 5000, which the de fendant failed to give, preferring to remain in iail.
 Following are the new officers of the Jerome Miners Union. President, T H. Whelan; vice-preSident, O. Larsen; recording secretary, John Sullivan; financial secretary, Vim. Dullard treasurer, Geo. England; warden, Sid. ney Carter; conductor, John Landers.
 Two new steamers are to be put on the Colorado river, to ply between Yuma and San Jorge bay on the gulf, the first trip tO be made April 10. Capt. Smith owl CT Of lle steamers, says he will assi,t tO make Yuma d seaport and San Jorge bay the New port for Arizonans.
 The officers at Jerome are looking after children who do not attend school regular. The Reporter says that one boy was locked up for few hours the other day, as an example for many others who insist in remaining away from schuol The officers say they will enforce the law.
 Some one, without the fear of ghosts in his heart, opened the grave of the Chinese gardener, recently buried at tine cemetery, Monday night, and took therefrom sl50, and now the poor Chinaman will be left out of paradise. The money was buried with him to pay his passage across the river of life, in accordance with Chinese customs. The robber should be hunted and pun ished Florence Blade.
 The cattle and sheep growers of Arizona have united and sent a dele gatiOn to Washington to fight the rail- ways crossing the territory, which Op-- pose the opening of the forest reserves to grazing. At the request of the Arizona stockmen, the president of the national live stock association has addressed letter to the association's attorney at Washington, asking him to assist the delegation.-C
 Last night was the time set for branding the Bisbee Herd of Elks. A team from the Tucson lodge was to ofiiciate. The office Uf the Bsbee lodge are: c. F. Nichols, Exalted Rul- CT; Emil Marks. Esteemed Leading Knight; Dr. w. J. ErringtOn, Local Knight; DI. F. A. Sweet, Lecturing Knight; w. B. Kelly, Secretary: II. c. Stillman, Treasurer: John Blair, Tyler: Scott Whaley, l.. J. Overlook and $. K. Williams, Trustees.
 The Bisbee correspondent of the Prospector says: There is great deal of talk among some people of in- cooperating the city and on the other hand there are great many who are averse to any such measure and claim that we are getting along very we'll as 1t is, others again point to the great expense which accompanies incorpor- atioD. As it stands now the nays have it and the ayes are few and far be- tween like angels visits, accordingly