Arizona silver belt., 1904-07-28

J.I. Coleman and family, of Troy. have gone to Keilsburg, California, to spend the summer.
 The Salt and Gila rivers have been running bank full during the week and the farmers are happy.
 Lawyer John c. Herndon, of Pres colt, has gone on a visit to San Fran cisco for the benefit of his health.
 The Douglass ticket office of Fl Paso X Southweste yields sl0,0OOa month indicating good passenger business along that line.
 A. J. Dorau will go back to St. Lou is before August 5, and relieve K. N. Leatherwood, in charge of the Arizona exhibit at the fair.
 Mesa cantaloupes are selling in the Florence market at six for 20 cents. The Blade says they are fine melons, and within reach of all.
 J. M. Foster. who succeeded to the business of the Cyclone store at Saf' ford, announces that he will retire. Stock is to be closed out at cost.
 Captain Rynning positively refuses to be candidate for sheriff in Cochse county. We haven't heard of any very urgent demand to have a ranger i'll the office.
 F. W. Goodbody, of Tombstone, was appointed probate judge of Cochise county, to succeed F. R. e Brien, re- signed. The appointee is lawyer who formerly lived in Bisbee.
 Governor Brodie is said to favor Sidney R. De Long of Tucson, for re- ceiver of the local land office. The appointment will not be made until after the Governors return from the east.
 The Solomon Commercial company and George A. Olney have leased the Montezuma Touring mill, above Solo, knoxville, and will continue the manu- facture of flour, with Hughey McMul- len as miller.
 The Florence Blade says that with the exception of the short tunnel op- posite Riverside. the grade of the Phoenix & Eastern has been com pleted to point about three miles east of the mouth of the San Pedro
 The JournalMiner says, the Pres colt Electric company has stret ,hed new cable, containing 200 wires, from its office to the alley back of the J. w. Wilson block to accommodate tho rap idly increasing demanos made on the company.
 Douglas is to have carnival on the 3lst inst, and excursion trains will be run from Bisbee and other points. The Fort Huachuca military band will be in attendance. There will be bal loon ascensions, base ball and other sports.
 The Era says that the farmers of the Gila valley are disposing of their heavy horses at fancy prices to buy CTS from Texas and Mexico. One buyer gathered up three carloads of heavy work stock and shipped them to Fl PasO.
 In the trial of Emil Thornquist for the murder of John Blum in Bisbee saloon several months ago, the jury brought in a verdict of murder in the second degree, which should have been first degree, as the killing was entirely unprovoked.
 By throwing himself under the wheels of an Ell Paso & Southwestern coach being backed up from Osborne to Bisbee, G. w. Nichols was crushed to death, after the breakbeam had caught him and broken his neck. Nichols was Bsbee barber. So sud den was the action of the man that the the train crew had no chance to save him.
 The Bullitin says: "The ten months, drought seems to have been broken in Graham county. Showers have pre-. vailed in various localities each day this week, and the river once more boasts Of having water in it. The al. falfa fields will now be put in shape for growth, and it is probable that some corn will be planted."
 Rightof-Way Agent Randall. of the Phoenix & Eastern, came down from the San Pedro country Monday, and filed in the recorders office twelve deeds to right-of way over San Pedro farms. He will keep moving now till he gets right-of-way deeds oyer all the private lands along the line of the Phoenix X Eastern between Dudley Vile and Benson. He lets no grass grow under his feet.