Arizona silver belt., 1903-11-05
What Has Happened in the Terri. tory Since Our Last
 Issue.
ALL KINDS OF INFORMATION.
ksv Business tnterprises..Good Year for the Man With the Hoe, and the Owner Of live St0ss..svsryb ybOdy Except the Editor Expects to Have Money to Burn,


 ments, sold last week for S6,OOO.
 D. W. Wickersham, of the well known firm of Solomon, Wickersham & Co.,, returned to Stafford last week from Los Angeles.
 The Bulletin states that Harry Solo mon has been quite ill with typhoid fever, but is reported to be better, Dr. Lacey has his case well Tn hand.
 James R. Thorpe, the successful bid der for the construction of the Mesa and TontO dam telephone line, says that work will shortly be commenced on the contract.
 Col. J. F. Wilson and his private secretary, Sidney Osborn, have gone to Washington to be present at the opening of the extra session on Mo- vember Q. Neither will return until the close of the long term next spring.
 An attache of Norris X R)we'S show who stole some clothing from a Tomb. stone residence, was caught in the act of caching the plumber. He was glad to plead guilty and pay a fine of $25; and left town with the other monkeys.
 J. E. Sturgeon, the cattle buyer Of Tempe, shipped eight carloads of cat tie to his Tempe pastures Saturday. The cattle were brought from the Bonita country aud it is said the con- sderation was $l6, SIS and S22 for ones, twoS and threeS, respectively Range News.
 Governor BrOdie has issued procla- nation for the opening of the territo- rial industrial school on December l. It is stated that children between the ages of eight and eighteen will be ad. mitted upon requirement with the statute under which the school has been founded.
 R. Allyn Lewis, formerly resident of Phoenix, but now located at New York city, was in Phoenix on busi. ness visit last week. At present NIT. Lewis is the eastern agent of William c. Greene, the Cananea mine owner. Mrs. Lewis is at home in New York city, near which place their children are being educated.
 C. W. McCabe, postmaster at BiSbee, says Bisbee is increasing in population daily, and the amount of mail matter handled through his office is enormous, and that it has more than doubled dur ing the past year. The receipts of the Bisbee office are now only surpassed by one other office in the territory, that being Phoenix.
 The Benson Press says work was commenced last week on Benson $ new hotel, and it will be rushed to cOmple- tion. It will be located one block west of Zeek'5 barber shop. The new hotel will be two stories in height and will contain forty rooms, and will be mod ern throughout. The cost will be $lO,OOO. Cananea capital is back of the enterprise.
 James Ewing has been appointed receiver for the firm of MCCOurt X Geddes who have filed a petition in bankruptcy in the United States court Of this district, The appointment was made by Judge DOan sitting in his chambers at SolOmonville on the 26th inst, and entered in the minutes of said court in the clerks office at Tombstone Tuesday morning Range News.
 At half past seven last Monday evening Mrs. Dora Owens Wish, wife | of Earl Wish, died at her home in Safford, after a lingering illness of !. typhoid fever for five months. The | funeral was held in the Layton church | on Tuesday at 3 pm, and the remains inferred in the Union cemetery. Mrs. Wish was the third daughter of MT. | and Mrs. J. T. Owens. She would . have been 17 years old next February and had been married a little over year.-Guardian.
 Work on the big dam being con- structed by the Nogales Water compa- ny in the canyon south of town, is rapidly going ahead. The gang of workmen has been increased and more men will be put to work. The compa- ny is expending considerable capital on this work and when itis completed the line cities will be supplied with a permanent supply of water. It is stated tbat the underflow in this canyon is great and all that is necessary is to construct dam to hold it. Nogales Times.
 Frank Lane returned yesterday from tour of the southern part of the territory examining the territorial