Arizona silver belt., 1903-01-01
ARIZONA WEEKLY NEWS BUDGET. What Has Happened in the Terri- tory Since Our Last
 Issue.
ALL KINDS OF INFORMATION.
New Business enterprisess.Gesc Year for the Man With the Hoe. snd tke Owner of Live Everybody Exceptthe Editor Expects to Have Money to Buru.,

The Era says that typhoid fever has been decidedly on the increase at Cliff ton during the past few weeks.
 CJconino county has more cash in the treasury at this time than any other county in the territory. Geo.. Hoxworth, county treasurer, reports the sum to beeoyer .$ll5,OO0.
 The Bulletin says that smallpox has taken fresh start in Solomonville. Several new cases were reported last week. None of the cases have been fatal, though some have been quite severe,
 Water shares in the San Jose canal are now selling for $4jO perS share. Five years ago they were dull sale at SlOO per share. This is indicative of the advance in the value of land and water in this part of the Gila yaAey,rEBul- letin
 The river at Clifton has been too high to ford several times lately. The Era Says that ReeS Webster attempted to cross after the heavy rain last week and had one horse dro@ned, escaping with the other one with considerable difficulty.
 Cochise county is the banner rails road county of the territory. She now has three separate lines within her borders and two others in course of construction, while one or two more contemplated will pass within her boundary lines. .-ProSpectOr
 Mir. $. x. Kemp, formerly with the American Type Founders company, Los Angeles, Cal, has purchased the Range News, atfWillcox, from c. 0. Anderson. MT. Kemp is an experi- enced newspaper man and will no doubt make a success of his venture.
 The Bisbee Review says that right after the first of the year the Copper Queen mine will suspend for about ten days, during which clean up will be made and some repair work done. It is probable that part of the force will be laid off for that length of time. 1 Michael Finley, who was stabbed ! several weeks ago at Prescott by Man. uel Herrara, a tramp, died December g, from the effects of the wounds. i The charge against Herrara has been changed to murder. The Grand Army post had charge of the funeral, de- ceased having been member of that order.
 The stage which carries the express from Fairbank to Tombstone was held up by two men on Tuesday night Of last week, who took and rihed the Wells Fargo box The box was recov. cred tue following day, and the Tomb stone Prospector says, the only thing missing was a half of twenry-dollar note, which the robbers tore in two in opening the money envelopes.
 Prest. James Colquhoun was taken with slight attack of typhoid fever at his home in Clifton this week, and is now confined to his bed. This will be cause for sincere regret, not only ir ! Clifton, but in all parts of Graham county. Mir. Vcitch, assistant to Mir . ColJuhoun, only recently recovered from d six weeks siege with typho,d Bulletin.
 The test of the Tempe waterwork' was satisfactory. With only one fool of water in the reservoir, the pres sure in the pipes was sufficient to force a stream of water oyer the Casa LOm; hotel. The reservoir is located on tht summit of the Tempe butte and it it necessary to raise the water to { height of 200 feet. The water suppl, is obtained from a system of wells anC is pumped by means of electricity t the reservoir.
 The next legislature must give th' citizens of COchise county some rem edy for the clearance of it's court cal endar. There are nearly 100 cases criminal and civil, already to be placed on the docket for the June term, witt the December term just completed There seems no way out of 1t but tha Cochise county must have residen jUdge.-ProSpector.
 Word was received yesterday tha John T. James died suddenly last Sat urday at q neighbor's house, where h was visiting, near Dudleyville. Nil James was pioneer of forty years residence in Arizona. He was 6S year of age and was the son of Col. Jas. \ James, of HarriSonville, IT,. and wa
 he uncle of Miss Minnie Nolan an Ms. Netle Noon. of St. Louis, wh are wintering in Tucson.
 At Phoeniv, last week, Mrs. Eliz Cline was granted divorce from he