Arizona silver belt., 1901-12-19

convenience to our population, as well as credit to our town Bulletin. People throughout the east have an idea that the Arizona people never drink anything but whisky. They are mistaken; there is considerable water used for other than washing or irrigating purposes, and there is at least one prohibition community. Up in St, Johns they have a local option law in force, and only few days ago they cinched man for violating it. The culprt was a Mormon, and so was the judge that found him guilty, so it cannot be argued that religion had anything to do with the case. Pros pector.
 It is said that Bisbee will attempt to move the county seat to that place next fall l.. c. Shattuck and GhoS. Higgins, large property owners Of BiSbee, are said to be moving spirits in the matter. The Tombstone cor respondent of the Range News thinks the tax case now before the court may have something to do With it also. The Copper Queen Co. dominates Bis bee and if the county seat were moved to Bisbee, the company would dominate the affairs of the county and make any such action as brought on this suit, which is probably the animuS of the movement.
 When in Deming this week Judge Parker settled the trouble between the Fl Paso X Southwestern and the Southern Pacific railroads over the crossing difficulty. The Fl PasO X to put in a temporary switch until it's intoxicating safety switch was made, which will be some weeks. The com missioners, ]. A. Mahoncy, Judge Field and John Curbctt, appointed by the court tO assess the damages the Southern Pacific should receive for allowing crossing, decided the dam ages to amount to S25. which the count allowed. -LordSburg Liberal.
 Arizona Lodge No. |, A. O. U w., initiated iifty-fve candidates at their regular meeting Dec. II. This was the largest class eyer taken into the Tucson lodge at one time, and com priSed the best poung men in the city The movement toSecure new members was started by Grand Organizer and Deputy Henry Gates, who was sent to Arizona and New Mexico from Kan sas. He has been working here for the past few weeks, and Wednesday nights class was one of the results of his | efforts. Another class ut forty Candi dates was to have been taken in at the meeting last night
 A financial company has been formed in Graham county and it's cor poratiun Is now being perfected, which 1 is another indiSputable evidence of the progress of this section of Arizo- ma. The company will bear the name of The Gila Valley Bank and Trust Company. It will have an author ized capital stock of $lOO, ,0OO and will start with Sj0,O0 paid up. The new company will absorb the GiIa Valley Bank, of SOlOmpnvlle, and will es- taDliSh bank at Clifton and also a bank at MOrenCi. Among the stock holders Of the new enterprise will be included some Of the most prominent and successful business men in Gra- ham county D. W. WickerSham, l. F. solomon, ChaS F. Solomon, AdJlph solomon, A. c. Smith, Ph. Fraudcn- thai, T. O Brien and B. E. Adams, of the valley: Walter Douglas, of Bis bee: C. F.. Mills, II. s. VaEGorder and Gordon Mclean, of Mprenci. Alex Mclean, Of detca,f: Henry Hill. A. '. Th0msGn and pr. W. J. Davis, of Clifton.
 A Washington dispatch to the Tue son Citizen says: It is believed that the name of James H. NcCintock will be sent to the senate for Sec retary of the Territory within a few days. It will not be necessary to remove St0ddard. He was appointed during the recess of the senate, and the ap- pOintment lapses as soon as the presi- dent names his successor. There is d good deal of pressure being brought tO bear on the president to continue Governor Murphy in office to the end of his term, which is nearly year yet. The president does not like Gov ernor Murphy and candidly says 50 and his disposition is to remove him for more reasons than one Murphy < enemies, all republicans, ap oarcntly continue active and the president is not permitted tp forget his existence. The president is anxious, too, to pro vide for his old comrade Col Br0die. and 1t Is regarded as likely that he will find q good reason tO retire Gov ernor Murphy early in the New Year.
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