Arizona silver belt., 1903-12-10


 ondS election in Phoenix numbered
 2O6.
 Col. J. W. Darlington, of Yuma, re-
 ently underwent successful opera
 ion for apendlcitiS at Los Angeles.
 In the arteSian belt, in the vicinity
 f Benson and St. DavidS, there are
 ,pwards of two hundred flowing
 gells.
 The Williams News states that
 Henry F. AshurSt has gone east, eN- )ecting to be absent one year from he territory.
 The Bisbee town council decided to
 all an elect!on to vote on the propoSi- ion to issue S200, 900 bonds for water nd sewer purposes.
 Jeff Adams drove a flock of 600 turkeys from his ranch near Mcdowell Phoenix, recently, to supply the Thanksgiving demand.
 Coconino county, by the creation of forest reserve within it's boundaries, ustained a loss of S77S, S,5lG92 in tax
 ble wealth the past year.
 Five thousand head of cattle and lorses are to graze on the Santa Cata- ina forest reservation, by permission f the secretary of the interior.
 Race suicide is evidently not one of he questions bOthering the people if Nogales, Arizona, town of ls0O eople, that has 4l7 school children en- oiled.
 George A. Olney and Z c. Prina 'isited Phoenix and Tempe last week gain information in regard to reameries, as they contemplate build ng a creamery in connection with heir ice factory at SaffOrd.
 Tucson will hold an election Decem- CT IA for three councilmen. The emocratic candidates are V. $. irifiith, W. F.. Francis, Martin J. Duffy. The republicans have nomin- ted Wm. Reid, Geo. P. SchOletield nd George PuSch.
 There are over fifty cases of persons vho have committed crimes and been leld to answer that will occupy the at ention of the CochiSe county grand ury, and the Bisbee Review says it is ,xpected that this body will be in Ses- ,ion at least three weeks.
 Epes Randolph will in all prObabil- | ty be compelled to relinquish his pO- ition as general manager of the Pacific | electric system of Los Angeles on ac- ;ount of failing health, and return to | Arizona to reside permanently. He | ias been ordered to return to Tucson O spend the winter.
 The Missouri society of Salt river Ialley, Arizona, are enjoying them elves at big basket picnic today at | Phoenix. To the good people back in he old state where the mercury lovers around zero, this statement nay seem incredible but if thew will ;ome to Arizona we will show lem.
 All the settlers above Mcdowell nave moved. Those below Mcdowell, yho hold improved lands, have not eft, but await the option of the gov rnment to buy the improvements. The land is to be divided up and occu. lied by about 25O Apache Indians, bout half of whom are already on the aud, and the remainder 1t San Carlos. Francisco Fuentes, a sixteen-year- Id boy, who with several companions sas amusing himself by jumping on nd off cars on the LOngfellOw incline ( ear Morenci, fell and was run over, ying next morning after terrible suf- [ ering. We fully expect to have to re- $ ord similar accideut here unless the C oyS are kept off the cars and away | rom the railroad yard. , Tucson is rejoicing over the settle nent of the wedge removal question. .greement has been reached for the i of the lower wedge, block 8 o6, whereby S46,OOO is to be paid the a everal owners of property in the ' Vedge and the occupants thereof. 2 The upper wedge was recently disposed [ f by trial in court, the jury giving f irs. Sanford owner of the property { idgment for S20,0O0. c The Guardian states that Deputy I heriff Franklin off Angeles county, al., arrived in SOlomonville on MCn. t ay with requisition papers for c. R. 6 ackson, of the coal fields. Under c heriff Richardson and Deputy Me- il Ienzie went down and arrested Jack. J on and turned him over to Mir rankin in Stafford on Wedne ,day. r ackson is charged with perjury in r aylng sworn to the signaturt of a s