Arizona silver belt., 1903-03-05

of newspaper to be started at Tomb stone.
 It is announced that work will begin within a few days on the Tombstone branch of the Fl Paso X Southwestern railroad.
 The pumps of the Tombstone Con- solidated mines are now raising over 1,600, 900 gallons of water every twen- ty-four hours.
 In Arizona the postoflices having re- ceipts in excess of $l0,000 are Phoe. nix $26,S ,S64, Tucson $l9, 700, Prescott $l3,6OO, Bisbee Sll, ,732.
 c. NJ. Shannon is reported to have sold piece of property in Los Ange- les for $175,O0O, which he purchased one year ago for Sl0O,OO
 .. NJ. Shannon has purchased the Santa Rita hotel property in Tucson. The building, now partially construct ed, will be completed as soon as possi- ble. It will be the finest hotel in the old pueblo.
 E. T. Babcock, prominent cattle man, living near Fort Grant, was ad- judged insane last week. Sheriff Lew is, of Cochise county, had difficulty in taking Babcock to the asylum, as he was violent at times.
 The prospector who first located the Congress mines died few days ago in the southern part of Arizona, He sold his location for $50, and the present owners hold the same property at 5,0OO,O today.-Jerome News.
 Geo. Clark, proprietor of the store aud postmaster at Turner, eight miles south of Fairbank, was held up by two men on the evening of February p. Clark was compelled to turn over what cash he had, amounting to about $1O0,
 The Arizona Bar association has asked the legislature to protect the widows and orphans by repeating all laws requiring the publication of pro. bate notices. The newspapers ought to go before the legislature and ask that the widows and orphans be pro- tected against the lawyers who de- maud such large fees.-TucSon Post
 J. H. TeviS, of Bowie, who is hay l,fC ,g tar of nlprtrip allrn1 1nnli. ances to prevent railroad accidents patented, is receiving great encour- agement throughout the country, and has been the recipient of many con- gratulatory letters from the east. The system is thoroughly practical and will be the means of preventing many rail way accidents, and will also be useful in case of train robbery by giving quick alarm to stations nearest the scene of the hold-up.
 Last Saturday night, some persons evidently not well yersed in the art of burglary, entered the Stafford poStof- ice and appropriated to themselves some loose change left in the till, and by means of some instrument bored hole iu the safe door by the side of the lock, but at depth of half inch, coming in contact with layer of case hardened steel, failed to penetrate to the inner works of the lock, and had to desiSt, and leave with only few dimes and nickelS to compensate them | for their arduUuS labors.-Guardian A new artesian well has been struck that sends forth the largest stream of water Of any yet bored in the Cienega. | The well has been bored upon the prop erty of l.. J. BroshearS and the flow struck last Thursday at depth of 230 | feet. An estimate has been made and it was found that 160 gallons per min ute is the capacity of the well. The SiSsons well has increased some ten gallons per minute and now flows about 14O gallons of water per minute. Both wells are flowing into the new reSer- voir, and already the water is four feet in depth in several ays.-Bulletin.
 The department has accepted the bid of the Central Avenue Improve ment company to provide quarters for the postOffice at Phoenix, the present quarters being inadequate. The new site is on Center street, north of the Adams hotel. A fine two-stOry build ing, 1374xll0 feet, is to be erected, ,and the lessors have bound themselves tN have the first floor ready for occupancy by the postotlice by July l. The new office will have an equipment to cost $i5, ,000, and it will be the best.appoint- ed office in the southwest
 No decision was handed down in the MOrenci justice of the peace case by the supreme court at i ts session Feb ruary 23. Judge Kent announced that