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months. Will Daily, her nephew, is getting along as we'll as could be ex- pected, at the Barnes home, Dr. Olcott attending to the fractures in his collar bone and foot.--Tucson Citizen.
 The Tombstone Prospector says : "A gentleman whose name it is not necessary to publish, sent telegram to the probate judge yesterday from Bowie in words and figures as follows to-wit Please wire authority to mar ry; papers and fees will be returned to you by mail. This gentleman was evidently in frame of mind to com init matrimony on the wing. He did not get the electric authority"
 It is stated that the Fl Paso & Southwestern has made new rate that will enable owners of mining property in Tombstone to not only de- velop and ship, but to sort over and ship from nearly every old dump in the camp. This sounds good to own CTS in particular and to the people of Tombstone in general.
 The ElkS' lodge intend to erect S40,000 building on their lot on the east side of Main street. The build. ing will consist of basement and three stories, 8 theater with 700 seat ing capacity, offices, lodge room, club rooms and banqueting hall. The floor of the theater will be level and the seats removable, so that it may be used for dances. Work Is expected to begin on October l.- Yuma Enter prise.
 Howord, the four-mOnth sold son of Judge and Mrs. George R. Davis, died Thursday of last week at Long Beach, California, where Judge Davis and his family are summeriug. The child was stricken with pneumonia and died very suddenly. The remains have been deposited in a mortuary pending determination of a final place of interment Tucson Post
 To maintain his position as re- corder of Marcopa county, B. F. Me Fall must increase his bond from 5000 to S6000, according to the decis- ion of the board of supervisors. It was decided to employ George A. Mintz to expert the recorders books, and to verify them for the past three months reporting the result of his examina- ton to the board of supervisors.
 Jas. E. Sturgeon says the Tempe section has great future, and that a number of pumping plants have been installed throughout the Tempe dis trict to furnish water for irrigation proposes. He reports one instance where a company is furnishing water and land at rental of S35 par acre and says the renters will clear from S40O to $500 DOT acre after paying the rent for the land and water. This is for land planted to cantaloupes.
 Hands for gathering and crating cantaloupes are in demand h the gathering season 1t takes about three hands to the acre. In cultivating, one hand can take care of from fifteen to twenty acres if cared for well. Weeds need to be cut out and the plant needs the hoe to make it do well. The money obtained from cantaloupes runs from slOO to S125 per acre. It is safe to figure one-fourth out for ex penses in marketing and producing them. m.-Rspublican.
 Governor BrOdie returned to Phoe- nix last Thursday, after an absence of two months. The Republican says that most of his time has been spent at Pennington, New Jersey, with Mrs. Brodie, who will remain in the east until fall. After her arrival at Penn ington there was great improvement of her health. The governor was PiNoouo db Juo udIlbuti TcpuDllcdD convention and he made frequent wis. its to Washington, on one of them dining with the president.
 It is said that Mir. HigIey, who pur. chased the Graham and Goodman ranches, situated on the north side of the Gila, abQut three miles from Flor ence, will put in large pumping plant and devote the land to cante- lope culture. He has investigated the soil and water and says they are better adapted to the growth of can. taloupes than any he knows of else where. Cantaloupes are proving to be the most profitable crop grown in the Salt river valley. Florence Blade.
 J. w. Darlington, editor and pro- prietor of the Sentinel, attended the democratic convention at St. Louis. and will remain there few days longer for sight seeing at the Worlds fair. His brother, George E., is also in St. Louis, and both will leave on