Arizona silver belt., 1901-03-14
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Mrs. Ace, living in North Carolina. recently gave birth to four boys. Four aces are hard to beat.
 It is being asserted that the mur- der of Mrs. Burns near Yuma is one of the most uncalled for crimes that has taken place in many a day.
 c. NJ. Jackson from Black Rock was in Stafford on Wednesday. He has a promising group of free milling gold claims in the Black Rock district Guardian.
 A number of important mining deals are in course of cOnsummation in Nogales, which will be of great ben eft to our town and Santa Cruz county.
 Last week one of our delinquent subscribers told us he would pay up this week if he should live. Look out for his obituary next week. He didn't pay, and of course he is dead Benson Press.
 Arizona editors are rejoicing over the announcement that after April first, Pullman cars will only cost $50 d day instead of Sl5 as charged hereto fore. Things seem to be coming the newspaper mems way.-Gazette.
 Troops and c, 5th cavalry. ar rived by special train the other day from Fort Ethan Allen, Vt, and will take the place at Fort Grant of Troops B and D, which have been ordered to the Philippines. Range News.
 Councilman Perkins says that the latest improved rulings of Senator Ives, and his announcement of the results of a partisan vote is about as follows: "All in favor of the motion will say aye, and all opposed can be damned: motion carried. '
 The bar of the post canteen at Fort Grant was closed by orders from the war department on Saturday evening and the thirsty soldiers are now com pelled to go to Bonita. The store part of the canteen will continue to do business as heretofore. Review.
 The Coconlno county jail, at Flag staff, had a sensational delivery of its prisoners last week. The tailor. who entered the iail for the purpose of feeding the prisoners, was OverpOwer- ed and five of the most desperate of the gang escaped.
 A freight train of b cars, loaded with sheep, passed through Prescott Friday from Phoenix, en route to the Cudahy packing company at Los An geles. These sheep are from the var the Salt river valley.-Journal-Miner.
 Billy Stiles, who was in Tucson last week in route to Casa Grande, said that he would do some prospecting and wanted to forget events of the past IS months, in which he has been the leading actor. The experiences of that period, said Stiles, were enough to turn mans hair gray.
 Prof. Von Keith has been exploring in the vicinity of kingman and found number of minute Opals which he exhibited to the editor Tuesday. The professor is scenic painter of some note from Los Angeles and is here to rest up and get few wholesome breaths of Arizona ozone. Arrow.
 Vim. Merwin has gone over to the Mogollons to continue work on his coal properties on the other side of the Verde. He says he has secured sufficient financial backing in Phoenix to carry on the development work for several months and will get the veins we'll opened up this summer.-ProS- pect.
 Last week Sheriff Jim Parks re- ceiyed request from some friends at Duncan that the people of Solomon vile be asked to contribute something 1 to assist the destitute family of c. J. Caid, one of the men who lost his life l in the Ash Peak mine explosion. A subscription paper was prepared and | placed in the hands of John Epley l who secured $50 in two days, which was sent to Mrs. Caid. This contribu- | tiOn is the right kind of charity and those who gave towards the relief of the distressed widow and orphan chil- 1 dren will be none the loser by it in the | final accounting of life. Bulletin.
 A prominent merchant of Chicago. | who arrived in Tucson few days ago, was in the Star office yesterday. He | pi ,ked up the paper and looking over | it said: This is the first town l was ever in that the merchants did not . advertise their wares in the newspa- pers. spend in my business on an average sl0O,000 d year in advertising and l attribute my success more to . letting the people know what l have to sell than anything else. l speak from experience. The merchant that don't adVprtiSe is upnrograsSiva and