Arizona silver belt., 1902-08-07

s. A. Mills, former editor of the Phoenix Enterprise, is1Fesiaing at Co- luSa, Illinois.
 The question of removing the coun- Uy seat of Cochise county from Tomb stone to BIsbee is being agi tsted. The death of G. IT. -EaBerteu, pio- neer printer of Prescott, is announced by the Journal-Miner, which speaks highly of him.
 The total valuation of property as sessed for taxation in Pima county this year is $3, 7lS,6 ,667.37. Last year it was $l ,576, ,S93.46.
 Mir. and Mrs. Geo. A. Olney of Saf. ford have gone to Los Angeles, for the benefit of Mir. Olney's health, which has been precarious for some time.
 Mrs. Garrison was called to Mazda lena, N. M., last week on account of the illness of her daughter, Rosa. She will probably not return to Solomon lle.-Bulletin.
 The COchiSe county democratic con- vention has been called to meet at Bis bee, August 20, to select delegates to the territorial convention and to nom- mate a county ticket.
 E. Sutherland, of Phoenix was the successful bidder for the Indian office building, employees quarters and mess room to be erected at the Sacaton agency. His bid was $6,275. Miss Frances McCollum returned to her duties as proof reader in pub fishing house in Chicago. last Wednes- day, after a visit of six weeks with her parents in SafIord.-Guardian. J. Knox Corbett assumed the duties of postmaster at Tucson August l. He held the office under the Harrison ad- minstration and gave satisfaction. His assistant is George Brown, late of Los Angeles.
 Wiley E. yJoneSl arrived this week from Safrord, witt his library, and can henceforth be conbidcred a citizen of Clifton. Mr. Jonts will open offices on Copper ayenJe for the present. Copper Era.
 At the CeS%r Queen smoIter, Bis bee, last Thursday, George Schute was
 badly burned about the face and head
 by an explosion of slag. Mir. Cham
 paign was also painfully, and two oth- CT men slightly burned.
 Dr. F. $. Ransome, of the United States geological survey, is at present preparing a report on the Globe min ing district. He will later make re-
 port on the BiSbee district. Dr. J. N , Clements will assist him in the work, Judge R. E. Sloan has been sug . gested in the Journal Miner, as re publican candidate for delegate tC congress. It is not likely that the judge would be willing to give up his present position to lead a fOrlorn hope Del Lewis and R. $. Hunt are candi | , of sheriff in Cochise county. De } Lewis, the present incumbent, is Ont of the most efficient and popular sher ( ifs the county has ever had, and is al most certain to hold the office another } term.
 Every county in Arizona reports ar increase of assessed values. This i' . due to mining and railway develop
 ment. Arizona is not having any hur
 rah excitement due to Sensationa
 mineral discovery, but is growing
 growing, growing ,-E Paso News.
 The Bulletins Stafford correspond
 ent says "The late rains filled all thu
 canals and the farmers general.
 throughout the valley have irrigated
 all their alfalfa land in good shape
 thereby inSuring another good crop O hay.
 Supt. C. c. SrOufe, of the Tucson
 division of the Southern Pacific com
 pany, is quoted by the BiSbee Review
 as stating positively that the $. r - will build line of railroad from Co
 chise station to Naco, to connect witt
 the Cananea railroad.
 According to the report of the mar
 inc hospital service Arizona leads al
 other divisions of the United States
 in the matter of health. Her deatl
 rate last year was only 3.33 per l,0OO ! If the deaths of hopeless invalidS wh'
 come to the territory were eliminated
 the record of Arizona would be stiI
 better. The death rate in eastern cit
 les averages close to 20 per 1000.
 The big copper camps in eaSterl
 Graham county seem determined tha L Tucson will not win the record fo
 murders and kindred crimes. Clifton