Arizona silver belt., 1902-04-10

during court, and is preparing to han
 dle the people. A tirst-clasS lunch,
 and other refreshments can now be
 had at the halfway station on the line
 hence 1t is not necessary for passen-
 gers to carry lunch with them Cop
 per Era.
 The Santa Fe is planning toput into service next fall the most magnificent California passenger train ever con- Structed, on which the fare charged
 will be just double the regular fare. | Two full-fare tickets will be required of each passenger. This train will Op- crate between Chicago and Los Ange- les, and will make only one trip a week each way. It will be known as the "club train," and only fifty pas Sengers will be given accommodations each trip.
 On last Monday, shortly after noon, Mrs. Wilmerth East, mother of our townSmen, Joe and Tom East, passed to the eternal rest. Mrs. East had been helpless invalid for several years and her death has been expected for some time. She was one of the pic. neerS of this section, and of the MoI- mon church, having shared the hard ships of the trip across the plains She had been an active member Of the relief society until stricken with par alySiS aboutfour years ago, since which time she has been gradually failing.- Pima Paragon.
 A large damage suit has been trans ferred from the district court of Yav- apai county to the district court of Pima county. John T. McGee haSsued the United Verde Copper company for $26, coo damages fer injuries received while working on the electric railroad between the shelter of the United Verde company and the slag dump McGee is a resident of Maric0pa couu- ty and he has employed Robert E. Morrison, of Prescott, and Thomas Bennett, of Phoenix, as his attorneys. The company is represented by Hern- don & Norris, of Tucson Citizen.
 Gov. N. O, Murphy will be given a hearing Saturday morning, April 12, in the district court at Phoenix, on the charge brought by Thomas F. Vii. ion, of Tucson, as taxpayer of this territory to recover funds alleged to have been illegally drawn and dis l burSed from the contingent fund of the territorial moneys. MurphyS attorneys have heretofore filed a de- murer to the complaint made by Mir. Wilson, and the argumentof Saturday week will be on the demurrer The case, similar in nature, against ex- Auditor Vickers will also be heard the same date.-Enterprise.
 Jake Abraham, one of the pioneers of this section of Arizona, who built the Clifton Hotel many years ago and made it famous and popular as d hos tlery, has returned to Clifton, says ths the Bulletin correspondent. He sold the hotel five years ago, since when he has wandered far and near trying to find place where he could make mon- ey as easily as he did in Clifton. This was an impOSSibiiity. He returned to Clifton three weeks ago, and now it is announced that his brother, Sam A bra ham, hasbOught the Clifton Hotel and Jake has assumed It's management. The hotel is to be thoroughly remod. eled and newly furnished in an up.to date manner.
 Bill Williams Fork Of the Colorado river, which is the dividing line be- tween Yuma and MOhaye counties, is 10 6e the scene Of another vast irriga- tion enterprise, the preliminary sur yeyS having already been made. The project cOntemplates the construction of an immense dam across Bill Will jams Fork at point below a great box canyon. The water above the dam can then be conveyed by means of tunnel oyer an immense tract of rich agricultural land by gravity, and | it is also intended to furnish an end. | less water supply for extensive placer | mining operations in the Harcuvar | district.-Yuma Sentinel.
 John Smith, alias Sam Bass, was ar. rested last week by Deputy Sheriff | John Parks, assisted by Pollard Pier son, at the 70 L D" ranch, back of | Carlisle, in Grant county, and brought | to Clifton, and afterwards taken to SolomonVille. He is supposed to be one | of the Smith gang of outlaws, and is wanted as an assistant in the robbery | Of the postoffice at Sumner, N. NJ, for which three men were recently ar | rested on the Blue in this county. and taken to New Mexico for trial. Off cerS will arrive in few days to take charge of the young man and take | him back to New Mexico for trial Copper Era.
 The agent of a wealthy San Fran. cisco corporation has been quietly ln- Vestigating for the past three days the opportunities for an electric car sys- tenn between here and Naco. What kind Of report will be made to the 'FrlseO people was not learned, though from what the agent says he is favor. ably impressed with the outlook, and If he is authorized, will return and in-