Arizona silver belt., 1901-01-10
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 Flagstaff is raising money for school libraries by giving pie socials.
 The thermometer ranged below zero for several days last week at Flagstaff.
 At the annual rabbit drive by In- dians, near Phoenix, 2500 rabbits were captured.
 Frank Doan, son of Judge F. M. Doan, after spending the holidays at home, returned to Stanford University.
 Joe Mulhatton, who was sent to the asylum few weeks ago, is recovering and it Is expected will soon be dis charged from that institution.
 Arizona boiled Is percent of it's to- tai population at the late election. :. What on earth would have become of the republicans if the territory had boiled its full quota? says the Gazette.
 The printing contract in Mohave county was awarded to kean St. Charles of the Mineral Wealth, at S999. The printing last year cost the county nearly Si,000, according to the Wealth.
 The new city officers of Prescott are: R. II. Burmistsr, mayor; II. Brink meyer and w. J. Mulvenon, council men; s. A, Prince, chief of police; Al fred Averyt, assessor; H. W. Pentland, treasurer; Donald Campbell, recorder.
 Kingman Is to have electric power and light. Messrs. Huntington < Averel, who have bond on the Ma guire mines, has decided to install A large generator at the mines and will operate mill and pumping machinery by electricity, and at the same tune they will enter into negotiations with the people of Kingman and If fsvora- ble arrangements can be made will furnish the town with power and light.
 The Arizonian says: We hear that party of capitalists are looking the ground over and considering the pro. position of organizing stock com pany for the purpose of eqnipping and operating an automobile line between the towns of the Gila valley and Cliff ton and Morenci. We hope the move ment may materlalize to a reality, and that thIs system of rapid transit may soon be in use between the valley and the eastern part of the county in the near future"
 We advise that some action be taken at once by the water storage committee to acquire title to both the Verde and Tonto reservoir sites. This valley will need them both some day. Why not secure them while we may? Why not relocate them now? Then, when the inevitable contest comes with the cor poratious who now clam them-and especially the Tonto site--a settlement may be made that will be equitable. - Republican.
 Mr E. l.. Shaw, formerly in the employ of Solomon & Wickersham, has leased the Wilton hotel, and is now in charge of that popular hostlery. Mir Shaw took possession last Tuesday, January l, and has opened the bar in refreshment will be served to his many friends and patrons. We hope Mir. Shaw will receive a liberal patron age from the pubic, which he no doubt IS justly entitled to.-Safford Arlzonian.
 Among the few things which the en- suing legislature should do in our opinion Is to limit the powers of the board of control; abolish the board of eqnalization; repeal the registration law make the office of assessor cleo tive in each county; separate the office of the county school superintendent from the probate iudge's office; amend the election law so as to do away with the blanket ticket; reduce the punish ment for train robbery to confinement in the penitentary, and make new r.veuue law = Flagstaff Gem.
 Sneak thieves effected an entrance into Poison Bros store New Years night by removing Il pane of glass in one of the doors in the rear. Fifteen or twenty watches, together with some guns comprised the ''swag" they se cured The robbery was committed in the early part of the evening before the clerk who sleeps in the store had retired. They were evidently in n hurry, judging from the way things were l"o4od and from the fact that II If th ci,h registers w-te molest 5i. - Williams News.