Arizona silver belt., 1901-05-30

The school census shows that Bisbee has Sl7 children of school age, l52 more that one year ago.
 Work has been commenced on a bank building in Bisbee that when completed will cost S22, ,000
 The interior finishing touches are being placed upon the Carnegie free library building at Tucson, and the rooms will be ready for occupancy in June.
 A conference of the boards of super viSors of Pima and Santa Cruz coun- ieS will be held in Tucson June l, to settle all differences existing between the two counties.
 One thousand head of Burt Dunlap's cattle were sold this week to McAl- lister of California, by Scholelield and Richey of Tucson. The delivery will be made early in June.
 Smallpox is a thing of the past in Bis0ee and d general all-rOund change has taken place, especially at the com pany hospital, where only one case of simple local fever remains.
 Commencement day at the Tnlver- sity of Agizuna will be June 6. and elaborate preparations are being made for the proper celebration of the event which marks the closing of the school year
 Ata mass meeting held at Kingmau committees were appointed to look after the Fourth of July celebration. Already about $500 have been sub scribed toward defraying the expenses of the celebration
 The Greene Consolidated Mining company has purchased 25O carloads of hay in Phoenix at s7 ton. The com pany is putting in d supply which may be drawn upon when the price of hay advances in the fall and winter.
 The board of regents of the Univer- sity of Arizona have reappointed Prof M. M. Parker for a term of four more years as president of the university. at an increase of salary of $500 per year, making his salary S3,50O per an nun Star
 The Arizona Clay company has been organized tO manufacture brick and tile, at Benson, Ariz. The capital stock Of the company is $50, 900, and the stockholders comprise business men of Benson, Bisbee, Naco, Doug las and Nogales.
 Judge Rouse, Marshal Griffith and other gentlemen are putting up large Touring mill in Tucson. This will furnish our farmers another mar ket for their grain and come in com petition with the Eagle Milling com pany. Florence Blade.
 Charlie Warner, one of the bosses in the Copper Queen mine, and council man from COchise county. lost the end of his index finger by getting it caught between the kingbolt and the top of the cage while being hoisted to the surface at the Holbrook shaft.
 Governor Murphy has appoin ted commissioners to the Louisiana Pur-  chase Exposition as follows: First district, Judge w. H. Barnes, Tucson: second district, Charles F. Taylor Globe; third district, A. F. Dalton. Phoenix; fourth district, w. c. Bash- ford, Prescott.
 "Spnd" Murphy is in town coming up from the front of the Nacosari rail road Spud Murphy has probably helped build more railroad than any other man in it. He was en route to Naco and will probably accept posi- tion with the Cananea Railway depart ment.- Bisbee Review.
 The new Cananea road is getting in shape very fast. Several carloads of steel rails, ties, etc, are now on the road between Benson and Naco and as soon as they reach here they will be passed over the line and be laid at once. Some twenty miles of the road has already been graded. P.J. Me 1 Cormick has secured the contract for the laying of the steel Bisbee Re- view.
 Hon. Mark Smith left this morning for Pearce on business, after which he goes to Mexico to look after his mining interests there. "Onr Mark" is destined to reap fortune from his Mexican property as recent develop ments go to show that the mine may open into bonanza. The many | friends of Arizonas congressional ! champion wish him success. Tomb stone Prospector
 A meeting was held at Safford last Wednesday bv the husipecc nan os tho