Arizona silver belt., 1902-05-08

acres Of land, situated one mile east of ths Indian school, just north of the Grand canal. This land will be made a part of the Indian school, and will be used for agricultural purposes A mammoth pumping plant will be put in and the land planted to fruit and vege tables It is the purpose of the | government to give the Indian stu dents a thorough training in agricul | tural pursuits Phoenix Enterprise.
 Carlos Mccormick, q half.breed, 1S yeaT.Old son of POundmaSteT Me- Cormick, of Tucson, is the first per .son to be sentenced to the Arizona re- form school. This boy shot and killed young companion duFing a quarrel, the boy shot at the time maB ing an effort tO prevent Mccormick from shooting at American boys at whom he had taken umbrage. The court sentenced him to five years in the reform school at Benson. That editice not being finished and ready tor occupants, the boy will remain in jail in the meantime.
 One indication of rapid growth of Douglas is the volume of telegraph business done here, The present fac. ilitieS are now inadequate for the speedy transaction of business, and it has become necessary to increase them. The average number of mes SageS now handled over the one wire is from HOO to l,2OO. In order to remedy this state of affairs aud to ex- pedite business, another wire will be stretched, the work on which was com menced Wednesday. As fast as 1t can be done the extra wire will be stretch ed from here to Deming, and from Demlng back to Benson. n.-lnteTnatiOn- al.
 While iu Douglas this week Sherfl Lewis said: "I think Alvord is some where near Cananea, and may at times come close to the mining camp. To catch this noted outlaw is dith- cult matter, and as long as he keeps with people of his own kind, the off cerS will have a big job on their hands. AlvOrd knows the country and can depend on certain ,Mexicans tO'help him should he get in a tight pinch. II he should be caught hard fight would have to be made to get him out of the country.'-Intcr- national.
 Word comes from Phoenix that Co bre Graude, one of w. C. Greenet string of thoroughbred horses, low cred the Arizona Jrotting'rccord few days ago. The horse was driven au exhibition mile by itS trainer, Georg,, KIutzbJCh, in 2:l3l I. Tue track wa, heavy at the time, or it is though, that the horse would have done al least five seconds better Cobre GraL- de is still a young horse, aud has plenty of time yet tO develop into worlds reCord-breaker. The feat will DO doubt attract the attention 0 hoTSemen to Arizona as a favorable field for horse breeding ng.-Citizeu.
 As an evidence of the rapid influx of people to Douglas it may be stated says the International, that three or our hotels and restaurants have found it necessary to make large ad ditions to their places of business Hotel Colonial has just finished an addition of twelve rooms and dining room. This week the building of an addition Co the present. quarters Of the Savoy restaurant was commenced which will quadruple the size of their dining room and otherwise COnduce t1 the comfort of their patrons The HOckett Hotel has also found its ac- commOdationS too osmall. A large ad- ditiOn to the hotel was commenced I this week and will be finished as soon as large force of wOTkmen can d. the work. 7Mr. and Mrs. HOckett up. derStand the hotel business and their | business is increasing so rapidly they | have to hustle to keep up with it.