Arizona silver belt., 1902-05-08

A government engineer arrived at Fort Grant Monday to inspect sites for reservoirs for water storage for the post.
 A. w. ChildreSS received official mo- notice that his bid of $S.S0 for beef at Grant for the coming year has been accepted. The contract commences July l.
 Perry Wildman, who is well and ia yOrably known in Arizona, will en- gage in business in Tombstone, hay ing purchased the grocery buSinesSS of Butler Bros.
 The price os strawberries at PhOe- nix has been reduced to l5 cents a box. There are only three months in the year when strawberries can not be 5had in Phoenix.
 Recently flow of artesan water was struck about fifteen feet below the surface at Tucson. About 50,0OO gallons of water are now flowing from the well every twenty-fuur hours. The well is on land one mile south of the city bonded to General L. II. Manning and Eugene 8 Ives of Tucson,
 Last Thursday morning at Phoenix fire which stal ted in the rear of Ross tailor shop, damaged that prop erty as well as the premises and goods of Buxton & Co.,, Nantiburg, the ieweler, GriswoldS bicycle store and Worcester & Rice, barberS. The CD tire loss did not exceed $3, 900 and wa, nearly all covered by insurance.
 Superintendent Cochran. of the Rice Indian school, has secured an aPpTo- priatiOn of $500 for a shop at the school, and the same will be built this summer. Funds for hospital and also for a residence for the Superiu. tendent are expected to be fOrthcOm ing. Better buildings are greatly needed there.-Bulletin.
 Mrs. Thomas, wife of a painter em- plOyed at the Shannon shelter met with peculiar accident Tuesday from which she has not yet recovered, She had tub of water boiling on a fire near the house, and was working near it, when a cali. butted her over. She fell into the hot water and was badly ScaIded, but is recovering rapidly Copper Era.
 Q At Kingman recently some children who were playing with the switch, threw it out of place; one of the big engines with a freight behind it pulled out and when 1t struck the switch went of the tTack between the rails, three cars with it. The wreCking train arrived on the scene shortly al and did some quick work getting the engine and cars back on the track and repairing thu road bed
 Col. McCord has appointed C. II Utting deputy United States marshal, vice Frank Reno, resigned. The new appOintee is Rough Rider and served as first sergeant in Captain McClin- tOCk'S troop. He was in command of the troop at MOntauk Point, New York. during the illness of Major Nc ClintOck and Captain Wilcox, He has fine recOrd.-Star.
 The following society item is taken | from the Tucson Citizen: "Tho neglige reception of Mrs. Crankshaw | at the NatatOrium last evening was | one of the social events of the season. | The younger set turned out in full | force to attend the delightful hop. About seventy couples graced the | floor. It was decided success.p We | suppose when the dancers got hot | they took plunge in the tank.
 A Phoenix dispatch to the Tucson | Citizen says: It is currently reported | here that pressure is being brought to bear on BrOdie to appoint Ben Daniels superintendent of the Territorial pris- on. Daniels has both friends and enemies here, and both are apparently active. As an old rough rider, Dan iels is regarded as eligible, but if he IS an exconvict some question will be raised as to his qualification.
 Arizona is one of the largest politi- cal subdivisions of the United States. Leaving out Alaska, only four other states and terrltories-California, Montana, Texas and New Mexico exceed it in size. With its ll3,OOO square miles. it is more than twice as large as England and Wales, 25 per cent. larger than England, Wales and Scotland, almost as large as Great Britan and Ireland, and larger than the Kingdom of Italy.-Ex
 The United States government has purchased fro Frank Whitten eighty