Arizona silver belt., 1903-02-05

valley, has an epidemic of smallpox.
 The town council of Stafford is hay ing some of the principal streets grad ed and graveled.
 A brick school house, to cost be- tween five and six thousand dollars will be erected at Pima, Graham county.
 Free rural mail delivery from the | Phoenix office was inaugurated last Monday. It is very great convent ence to suburban residents.
 Tracklaying on the branch railroad from Fairbank to Tombstone is ex. pected to begin within few days and should be completed by March l.
 There are now ninety-three teachers engaged in the graded schools Of Mari copa county. Of this number, forty are graduates of the Tempe normal.
 The arteSian well recently sunk by Mr. SiSSiOnS in the cienega,a q few m iles from Stafford, is flowing l20 gallons per minute, or 172, 800 every twenty-four hours.
 The striking Shopmen of the Union Pacific, who have failed to secure the terms asked for from the company, declare the strike will be extended to the Southern Pacific.
 Early in March an election is to be held in Phoenix at which will be sub mitted to the taxpayers the proposi- tion of voting $3OO,OOO bonds for the construction of a municipal water works plant.
 The United States marshal'S office is doing brisk business in the appre- hension of Chinese illegally in this country. Deputy Hill left Tucson for San Francisco the other day with twenty-one Uelestials for deportation.
 The library bonds of the university will have to be readvertised. The eastern bidders to whom they were awarded, failed to take them, and now the Bank of BiSbee, which was the second best bidder, refuses to accept | them.
 The town council of Bisbee have | called an election to be held March 1, to vote on the proposition to issue 0,OOO bonds for the purpose of rais- ing money to erect water tanks and reservoirs and lay water mains and pipes for the purpose of fire protection.
 The Wilcox Range News says: "Dr. NJ. J. Nicholson received a telegram from Bowie Wednesday morning tc the effect that diphtheria had broken out among the MeXicanS in that vicin' ity. One child is reported as dead and another about to die"
 Mrs. NJ. Wiusor has had American Beauty, La France, Sunset and other choice roses in bloom all winter in the open air. We read of other places where there are bloomin' snow banks Which would you prefer ?-Yuma Sentinel.
 Mir. Percival Lowell arrived from Boston Monday, and is located in his residence near the observatory. He expects to remain here several month! and will resume the study of the plan ct Mars, which is approachinga a favor able position.-Flagstaff Sun.
 J. T. Kinds, arrested at Boston anC brought back to Prescott to answer tC the charge of embedding the funds O the Prescott Realty company, was re leased upon furnishing bonds in th' sum of $2,500 for bis appearance. Tht case is set for trial on February 6.
 Smallpox is again becoming yer! prevalent in camp and has invaded tht American settlement. Mrs. John Nc Dougall was stricken last week, and i is hard to say how many have beer exposed before t was definitely knowI what the disease waS-Morenci Stand ard.
 The International says; "The Doug las street railway is being rapidl pushed to completion. The bridg across the Agua Prieta was complete' Wednesday and the laying of rails ol the other side commenced. The pres ent intention is to have the road il operation next week.
 Owen Rull, an employe of the Ari zona Lum Der & Timber company, 0 Flagstaff while running a mouldin machine in the box factory, was StrucI in the groin by a flying piece of lum Der, sustaining injuries which reSulter in his death. He had been in the em ploy of the company but two week and was from Michigan.
 Frank Powers, of Fl Paso, has jus secured contract from the Fl Paso