Cochise review., 1901-03-09
NEWS OF
 THE CITY

N~hOSA u of Nogales, was in Bisbee this week in company with Allen English.
 MT. G. Sutter, who recently came here from Globe, has purchased an in- terest in the tailoring business with A.. Champagne.
 The Douglas Lumber company has opened their lumber yard at Douglas and are prepared to sell all kinds of lumber and building material. C. A. Overlook is on the ground as manager.
 Ernest Larson, former smelter fore man in Bisbee, but later foreman of the smelter at the Democrata mine, is in Phoenix, where he is beirg treated by famous occulist. His eyes have been troubling him for some time.
 Two patients are again confined at the pest house with a light attack of varioloid. They are ''Pate" Andrews and man named Judd. Dr. Caven, the county physician at this place, is in charge of the cases and reports both men improving rapidly.
 Constable Doyle is the proud posses sor of roan mare, purchased in PhOe- nix, which can trot in the three min- ute class. With this fast trotter Doyle expects to be the first officer on the ground after disturbance.
 Judge Reilly of Tombstone is in town. The judge came over yesterday to represent his client in the case of Medigovich vs. Francovich in civil suit. Judge Reilly is recognized as one of the foremost lawyers of the terri tory.
 E. B. Mason will shortly commence the erection of big warehouse near the switch. which will be used for stor ing hay, grain and coal. MT. Mason also contemplates the erection of lodging house on his lot adjoining the Methodist church.
 Johnny Morehead of Globe, who for years was an employee of the Old DO- minion Commercial company, passed through Bisbee on Wednesday en route to Douglas, where he will accept po- sition in the commissary department with Robinson & Toohey.
 The United Moderns will give their first grand ball on Wednesday evening, March 18th. The ball will be con- ducted by the Moderns, which insures that nothing will be lacking to make the evening a pleasant one. All are cordially invited.
 Another bullion tax bill has made it's appearance in the legislature. It has been introduced by Peterson of Maricopa county, the father of the first bill, which was killed in it's infancy. From the vote on the preceding meas ure, it is safe to predict that the bull lion tax bill will be left in the archives of some committee room when the leg islature adjourns
 Frej Heyne has been Bisbee visitor this week from his cattle ranch in the Chiricahuas. MT. Heyne was resi- dent of Bisbee during 18S4-85, and is a son of Captain Heyne who at one time owned the Copper Prince mine in this district At one time MT. Heyne was deputy inspector at Nogales under Sam Webb. He Is we'll known throughout southern Arizona and is welcome vis- itor in Bisbee.
 Supervisor George B. Reay stated this week that if the company would deed tract of ground to the county suitable for jail purposes that the board would in all probability erect stone jail building with yard, which would be strong enough to hold the most des' perate criminal. Such a structure is badly needed in Bisbee. The present structure is a jail in name only. Mir. Reay was here on Wednesday to see Superintendent Douglas, but that off cial was absent in Nacozari.
 The new bullion tax bill again intro duced by Peterson of Maricopa county, provides that there shall be levied on all the gross proceeds of mines, and mining claims in the territory of Ari- zona, from the sale of ores, bullion, matte, borax, soda and mineral bear ing material of whatever character, for the purpose of taxation for territor- ial and county purposes, annually, fif- teen cents on $100 valuation of the gross product. The territorial tax rate last year was S7 cents on $l00 valuation. Under this new bill the mines of Ari- zona would be asked to pay 50 cents of this amount. The remaining indus tries of the territory 37 cents. Fifty cents on the $1O0 is entirely too high. on tax on the gross output of the mines.
 Allen R. English, Esq, of Tombstone, was visitor in Bisbee this week on le. gal business. MT. English is recog- Lized as one of the leading lawyers of the territory. He is the legal agent for the Calumet and Arizona Mining company, which is the name of the permanent organization of what is known as the Lake Superior and Vest ern Mining company at present operat- ing in this vicinity. The Lake @uperi- or and Western represented the tenn porary organization. On the first day of June payment of $350,00O will be due to Martin Castello and others, or iginal owner of the group of claims. When this payment is made the prop erty will pass into the hands of the Cal