Arizona silver belt., 1901-01-17
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During the late cold snap the gov
 ernment thermometer at Phoenix reg
 istered as low as P degrees.
 There will be no opposition to thu
 reappointment of Chief Justice Street
 as he has made one of the most SatiS-
 factory judges that Arizona has ever
 had. Gazette.
 Mohave county has another new
 town that is coming to the front. IL
 is called Littletield and is situated in
 the extreme northwestern part of the county and is in good farming district.
 The Montezuma Touring mill at
 Solomonville has been successfully
 started. It is well appointed mod ern roller mill, run by water power, and cost something more than $50, coo.
 The Guardian says the smallpox scare at Thatcher is about over. Much doubt is expressed whether Mrs. Lay ton really has the smallpox as she is up and about, attending to her work as usual. No new cases have devel- oped, but the quarantine is still en- forced.
 Word comes from PhOenlX this week, says the Florence Blade, to the effect that Joseph Mulhattan, is grow ing weaker and more hopelessly in- sane It was also stated that he was an inmate of an insane asylum at least once or perhaps twice previous to the present time.
 The petition for the incorporation Williams was turned down by the su- perviSors of Coconino county, for the reason, says the Flagstaff Gem, that twO-thlrds of the taxpayers of Will jams had not signed it. Globes ex- perience with incorporation is that it's not what it is cracked up to be.
 Judge Louis Reashau, for twenty years justice of the peace at Fort Thomas, but who sustained a sever ance of his official vertebra at last election, was in the county seat last Saturday. It is reported that Judge Reashau intends going to Clifton to engage in the practice of law.-Bul- letin.
 Every debt contracted by Graham county up to Octoher lst last was paid in cash on January lst. This leaves the county only three months behind. Never before has the county been able to pay more than up to July list. This is good showing. It is to be hoped that by the end Of this year all obligations will be paid up to Jan. lst.-Guardian.
 Chief Engineer WambOugh of the Morenci Southern, has moved his of tce from LOrdsburg to Bisbee. the Morenci Southern being practically completed. At Bisbee he will devote his attention to the completion of the road from Bisbee to Nacosari, and | from NacOsari to wherever it is going. | $. F. Mcguire, who has had charge of | the office here under Mr Wambough. | left yesterday for Bisbee. to take | charge of his office there. Lordsburg Liberal.
 MT. J. G. Hopkins, who was for long time secretary of the Arizona Copper company of Arizona. and lived at Clifton, and who is now one of the directors of the Arizona Copper com pany of Scotland, was in the city Sat urday, and went up to Clifton. says the Lordsburg Liberal. Mr. Hopkins is just from Scotland. where he at. tended meeting of the board of di- rectors, and is here to consult with the officers of the company and pre- pare plans for future work.
 The water storage committee was in session yesterday and discussed various matters, especially the pur- chase Of the TOnto Basin. or what is known as the Hudson property. It Was stated that the company wanted $2OO,OOO for it's rights and property. but the committee thought that this was too much. However, after thor ough discussion, a committee was ap- pointed to discover what was the least , sum this Hudson property could be bought for. Phoenix Enterprise. There are two cases of smallpox in Mesa City, both in the family of W. J. LeBarOn. The county health of- ( ticer has visited them and reports that z the disease is of mild form, and the patients are doing nicely. It is under { stood the house is quarantined and all a precautions necessary taken tu pre- { vent it's spread. It is believed the T disease was Contracted through the l receipt of a letter from Salt Lake I City, where smallpox is epidemic. q Republican. il The new Bartlett hotel has inst a been thrown open to the public in ! Jerome with Frank c. Clark, well known hotel man of Los Angeles. AIS n