Arizona silver belt., 1903-03-12
What Has Happened in the Terri tory Since Our Last
 Issue.
ALL KINDS OF INFORMATION.
New Business Enterprises Year for the Man With the Hoe, and the Owner of Live Stock Everybody Except the Editor Expects to Have Money to Burn.


 Arizona has 20, ,659 more males than females. Two men cut of every seven must move or remain single, unless conditions change.
 Nogales will have the distinction of having the first cavalry troop in Ari- zoua. It is now being organized, and will be named after Governor Brodie.
 Tucson hopes to get station of the National university at Washington. The station is for the study of desert flora, and $S, 900 has been appropriated for the purpose.
 (. E. Bull, former owner of the Cliff ton Copper Era, and D. w. Semple, late with the Bisbee Review, will be- gin the publication of the Tom bstone American about April l.
 The Prescott city council has decid- ed to call an election for an early date, to vote on the proposition to issue $lO0,O00 in bonds for the improvement of the water works and sewerage SyS- tenn.
 Mrs. Geo. II. Kelly, wife of the edi- tor of the Arizona Bulletin, has been removed to the California hospital, in Los Angeles. Her improvement was slow at St. Mary $, in Tucson, and she has heeu taken to Los Angeles, hoping that the change will be Of benefit.
 The ProSpector says that arrange mentS have been made whereby 1t is possible to talk by telephone from Tombstone to Cananea. The cost, however, will be $1.5O. The Bisbee Improvement company has made the arranaements with the Cauanea com pany to use that line in connection with their system.
 The recent rains in this section of Arizona have thoroughly soaked the ground. The moisture, instead of run ming of in streams and damaging the ranges, has had an opportunity to gradually penetrate the earth and re- plcniSE the exhausted water supply. This season certainly looks bright for cattle interests, and those who have not disposed of their holdings are for tunate indeed. Wilcox Range News.
 The roulette wheel in the Abbey Sa- loon. at Douglas, was held up and robbed of nearly $500 by one man The four or five people in the saloon were lined up and the proprietor of the wheel was ordered to put the mon ey in a sack, which he did, and the rObber took it and decampcd. A few moments later an alarm was given and although the oflirerS responded promptly, no trace of the rubber was found. By not examining Inc people in the saloon the robber failed to get 5000, as one of those present had that amount in bills in his pocket.
 Dr. F. Wright, of Douglas, has been appointed by the United States sur geOn general assistant health officer, to act in conjunction with the custom house officers at DDuglas, and direct. ing him to carefully examine all pas- sengers coming in at Douglas for signs of the bubonic plague. His orders are imperative and all persons cross ing the line into this country will be compelled to pass rigid medical ex- animation. Other officers have been appointed at different points along the border with the same instructions. -Bisbee Miner.
 The shortage in hay throughout the territory last season was the means of causing farmers who had any to sell to obtain good price for the product. Anticipating shortage this year a great majority of the rancherS have planted their entire holdings to hay. The result will be a great shortage in wheat throughout Graham county. Not enough of that cereal will be pro- duced in the valley to keep the flour mills running. A prominent miller was heard to say "There is a lack of wheat in the valley that we have never known before. In order to keep our mills running we will be compelled to rely upon California as the present supply in sight is entirely inadequate to meet the demand. Bulletin.
 F. D. Preston, of the United States coast survey is here for the purpose of making electrical tests with view of establishing magnetic station here if the tests are satisfactory. At present he has his apparatus near the normal school. The magnetic station requires a large building in which to erect the necessary instruments and the atteG. tion of two or three experienced oh servers. Tests have been made at oth- CT points in the territory both south