Arizona silver belt., 1902-08-28

Mrs. A. O. Brodie and son have gone to San Francisco, where they will re- main several weeks with friends.
 The Maricopa county tax levy amounts to only S2.62 on the sl0O.00, including the rate for territorial pur- poses.
 c. K. Elvey, father of Frank Elvey, late of Globe, died at his home in Phoenix the fore part of last week. Deceased was a member of J.W. Owen Post No. 3, C.. A. R.
 An eastern philanthropist proposes to build a sanitarium on the outskirts of Phoenix which will cost S75, ,00O. He makes but one condition and that is, that the institution be made self-sup- porting.
 The Clifford automobile route has been established between Pearce and Cochse and is running on schedule time. The speed is seventeen miles an hour and carries four passengers and baggage.
 The Range News says: Plans are under consideration for building smelter at Wilcox by San Francesca parties. The enterprise is being work ed up by Frank King of Tucson and George II. Wilson of Wilcox. |
 Mrs. F. J. Duffy, wife of Frank Duffy, district attorney of Santa Cruz county and at one time resident of Globe, died at the hospital in Tue son, on Monday of last week. The remains were taken to Nogales for interment.
 Smallpox has reappeared at Bisbee. The ProspectOr correspondent said, last Thursday :. Two more cases Of smallpox were taken to the pest house yesterday. One of the patients was R Whiteman, who had just arrived from Cananea, and the other was Al fDnSo Key, who had been working at the smelter.
 The government is going into the business of date culture in Arizona on large scale. At the experiment sta. tion, north of Phoenix, there has just been planted the largest date orchard in America and perhaps in the world, Five acres have been planted-Of va rious brands and species imported from Africa, besides about one thousand seedlings.
 Considerable speculation is being in dulged in with regard to the Southern Pacifc'S issuance of $lO0, ,000, 900 il bonds, which are to be placed on tho market at once It is believed that i'm pOrtant western deals are on in fact it has been known for some time tha the Southern Pacific contemplated pur chasing several branch lines in ArizO ma and also the improvement of it western service. Gazette. The territorial board of equalization after having visited Prescott and dis cussed with the officials of Yayapa county the method of paying tn $6j, ,000 that the supreme court of tn United States decided that count, , owed the territory, met and it wa unoflicialIy agreed that Yavapa county should hquidate this indebted l half
 The board of supervisors met o Monday for the purpose of completin the work of equalizing assessments i Graham county and fixing the ta levy. The assessment returns made t the territorial board of equalizatio from this county was approved eXcep in the items of sheep aId swine. Th total was increased on these item S541.15. The total assessment of Grs ham county is now $3, 3SS, ,475. S2.-Bu letin.
 Governor Brodie has appointed Lieu Thomas H. Rynning, of Douglas, cal tain of the Arizona Rangers to sut ceed Capt. Burton 0. MoSsman, who's resignation was submitted on July The new commander of the ranger was member of the Rough Rider' and was distinguished for etlicier service in Cuba. The Republican say he is well qualified with all that necessary to fill the position to whic he has been appointed.
 Walter Cline suffering the agonit of inllammatOry rheumatism wf brought to the city from his home TOnto Basin, seventy miles frol Phoenix. The first eighteen mile out of the basin is over trail. I'll sick man was swung on canvas b tween two burros, which Columbl Martin, who brought him in, guide 5 as carefully as possible, but every on who knows anything about mountai