Arizona silver belt., 1904-03-03
What Has Happened in the Terri tory Since Our Last
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ALL KINDS OF INFORMATION.
New Business Enterprises - uood Year for the Man With the Hoe, and the Owner of Live Stoc .'- Everybody VIII Have Money.

A COulpdtlN oi thS I oiiSh ihiuhs' stationed at Whipple barracks, left last Friday morning for the Philip pines.
 Phoenix has developed cement trust with strength sufficient to thwart the construction of needed municipal improvements.
 OWithin the next twelve months the Odd Fellows of Bisbee plan to erect a temple in that city that will cost between $35, ,000 and $i0,000.
 Mrs. Matilda Cobb was in town yes terday from her ranch adjoining Here ford. Last week Mrs. Cobb succeed ed in striking artesian water on her ranch. Another well is being put down. The first we'll is now flowing 3O,OOO gallons per day.-Bisbee Re- view.
 Work will be commenced on the Santa Fe's new line west from the Santa Fe, Prescott X Phoenix railroad starting from Harqua Hala siding, about half way between Martinez and Wickenburg, to run to some point on the main line of the Santa Fe, about 100 miles west of Needles, California. Martinez News-Herald.
 The United States entered a number of important suits at Tombstone last week. Asst. U. s. Atty J. II. Camp bell, of Tucson, acting for the govern ment, entered suits against the De- troit Copper company for S7 l0l. 10 and Ira Harper Of Clifton for s5, 40l II, for cutting and using wood cut on the Black Mesa forest reserve.- Bisbee Miner,
 Chairman Geo. J. Acton, of Man. mo h, and Supervisor May hew of Casa Grande, came in Monday to attend an adjourned meeting of the board, the purpose of which was to settle with delinquent taxpayers under the new law providing for the collection of back taxes from the year 1888 up to date. Delinquents had been given due notice to appear at this meeting and make settlement and as a result large number of our taxpayers were present. Blade.
 The boiler makers of the Southern Pacific shops of Tucson went out on a strike last Saturday afternoon at the close of the days work at 3:30 p. m. They asked an advance of 10 per cent on their present scale of wages. which is 40 cents per hour. The scale asked is 424 cents per hour. It is said that the boiler makers of the entire Southern Pacific system have gone out on the same demand. This action, the Star says, is the elimination of sev- eral months negotiations with the company, which has refused to accede to the demands made.
 Arizona bonds are now bringing good prices, the premium being much high CT than at any time in the history of the territory. The loan commission in session Saturday, opened bids for the si5,000 bonds to refund the indebted ness of Maricopa county. The bids were as follows: Bank of Bisbee, sl5, 750; E. II. Rollins, par and accrued interest to date of delivery of bonds and premium of $l00; Seasongood & Mayer, of Cincinnati, $l6.075 s. A. Kean, Chicago, $l5,979 Dennison, Pryor & Co.,, Cleveland, Ohio, $l5, 800 The bid of Seasongood & Mayer was acce pted and as the premium was so large it will be necessary to issue only fourteen instead of fifteen 5000 bonds.
 The Solar Motor company, of Bos- ton, now has force of men under the charge of J. NJ, Bruns engaged in the construction of a solar motor at the wells near the racetrack, one mile south and quarter of mile west of town, says the Phoenix Republican. This is the same company and Mir. Bruns is the same man that had charge of the one that was put up on the Chandler ranch, near Mesa, some time ago. This one, however, met with an accident and was never given a fair trial to prove it's worth in the Salt riy. CT valley. These same machines have given satisfaction elsewhere, and as there is no place where the sun shines with greater regularity than here, there seems to be nc reason why 1t should not be decided success.
 Rev. l. T. Whittemore, for a mum. Der Of years Presbyterian missionary to the Pima Indians, and who has been active of late in the advocacy of the construction of the San Carlos reservoir, met death one day last week at Pasadena, Calf. by having been run oyer by an electric car, Me.