The border vidette., 1903-01-31
ARIZONA NEWS.
Items of Interest from all over the
Territory.

Ex-senator Pettigrew, principa
owner of the California King golt
mines at Picacho, arrived from the
north last Monday and left immediat
ely on the stage for Picacho Sun.
Mrs. Ed Massey died at Cananea
yesterday. Her husband, who is well
known here, is in the interior of Sono-
ra and has not yet been apprised OF
her death.-Bisbee Miner, San. "a
No new cases of smallpox have yet
developed. The two cases taken from
the Copper Queen hospital are getting
along as nicely as could be expected.
The hospital has been thoroughly fumi-
gated, but has not been quarantined.
-Bisbee Miner.
the meeting of the board of trustees of
the Northern Arizona Normal school
for the holding of five weeks sum-
mer school at Flagstaff. The summer
school will commence at the closing of
the Normal in June.
The legislative committee which
visited the normal yesterday were
very much pleased with the condition
of things at the school. After lunch at
the dormitory, the party witnessed a
very interesting game of basket ball
played by the young ladies of the nor
NAL team Tempe News.
Persons who have visited Phoenix
and the surrounding country say Salt
River valley never looked lovelier dur
ing the winter season than it does at
present. The entire valley. even to the
desert stretches, are carpeted with
green. the result of generous rains in
November and December.=Prospec
tor.
o. o. Saxhang, John Bower, w. E.
Bower, Nj. NJ. Conn, John Gates and
L. J. Turner, arrived Tuesday evening
from Nogales and left Wednesday for
the mouth of the Colorado river on a
hunting and fishing expedition. They
were accompanied below the line by J.
D. Meadows and A P. Behan. The
Yuma Sun.
w. L. Mead recently bought the
BeresfOrd ranch in Mexico for $780,
900. This ranch is valued at 5000, ,OOO
and was established by a company of
English peers They found it to be
losing venture and have sold out at
sacrifice. With Mead is William
Short who has extensive mining
interests in central Mexico Copper
Era.
Some Los Angeles capitalists recent
ly sent an expert to examine the
ground of the Sonora River Placer
Mining company with view of in
vesting. The expert passed through
Douglas Saturday on his way back
to Los Angeles. While here he stated
that he woulds report to his people
that the ground was much better than
has been represented. AS result of
this report the Los Angeles men will
invest heavily in the stock of the COM
pany.-Douglas international.
The first annual edition of the Dis
patch, under the management of broth
er Frank Dorr, is under way and will
be the most complete and best write up
of the new line city ever given. Mr..
Dorr is meeting with success in his
work, and the merchants and business
men of Douglas are supporting him in
the enterprise. The work will be in
ma gazipe form On best book paper
and filled with good descriptive matter
and the very best half tone cuts of
prominent business men and places in
Douglas Bisbee Miner
The territorial press associ alton re-
convened this morning in the office of
the United States marshal a commit
tee on general welfare was appointed,
some new members were initiated and
the association adjourned to meet in
Padgett hall February Is, at o'clock
p m On that day there will also be
a reunion in Phoenix of Rough Riders
and the First Territorial regiment. In
the meantime president McCord, as
sisted by Editors Webb and Weeden,
will prepare program for the press
association, and there will be some
speeches and essays delivered