Arizona silver belt., 1904-09-15

vOr or the contestant, w. C, Warren. The decision is based upon the evi- dence adduced that the witnesses whose names are subscribed to the will, Elliott w, W,Keene and E. E. Bush, signed the instrument before the de- cedent did and left the room without seeing the testator, James Warren, sign the will.
 The suddenly achieved importance of Paradise mining camp has led the county to commence important i'm provements on roads in that quarter. A force is now at work between Rodeo and the camp, taking the road from the river bed to the hillside. The high. way being established there is expect ed to be permanent, aud will greatly facilitate travel into the camp.-Re- view.
 The surveying party from the Ari- zona Eastern has completed its work in this vicinity, and has moved to Clifton. Of course, if the Sou uthern Pacific comes as near Clifton as the Gila river it will run line into that flourishing village. It is also rumored that the company has it's eye on the road north from Clifton to the coal fields. There are good many rail. road eyes on that road.-Lordsb Liberal.
 Fl PaSo papers seem to think that Arizona has very disobliging climate. Just as the National Irrigation con gress is to meet in that city, Arizona blooms forth like meadow, and 1t may be hard to make some of those easterners believe that this country is an arid desert. If they had made the trip from Stein's pass to Yuma some two months ago they would now real ize the blessing of water to this ter ri . tory.-Bulletin.
 G. O. Scott, inspector for the Me- Dowell Indian reservation, is in the city, says the Phoenix Enterprise. He came overland from the Tonto coun- try. Mir. Scott said: 'I have lived in Arizona thirty-fve years, and in that time heve never seen the desert and valleys of this section in as fine condition as they are now. Cattle which on July 22 were but skeletons are now ready for the market. On many of the noun tains grass is grow ing two feet high"
 w. l. Medley, who is connected with the surveyor generals office, returned home yesterday from a two mon ths' trip atield. He spent most of the time In the Sierra Ancha noun tains aud re. turned home via the Tonto reservoir basin. He says that psrt of the earth is alive with men and teams, and the amount of work being done is nothing less than marvellous. One cannot ap- preciate the magnitude of the opera tions in it's furtherance unless he visits the ground and sees for himself Republican.
 Sixteen hundred people were in at tendance at the labor day celebration at Granite Dells, near Prescott. Ryan and Cole, of McCdbe, won the double banded drilling contest, making PSI inches. Harris, of the Iron King, and Delaney, of Walker, tied in the single handed drilling contest, each making l5s inches. Kehoe and Stewart, Of Prescott, won the riveting contest, and Cotton, of Prescott, won the hun dred yards dash. The baseball game between the miners and printers re- suited In victory for the miner, by a score of II to ?.
 5. w. Higley, roadmaster of the Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix, has purchased in Phoenix the handsome residence of Aaron Goldberg for sl4,OOO. The property is situated on the corner of Sixth and Monroe streets and was built by Dr. Rosson eleven years ago. It is probable that MT. Higley will make his residence in Phoenix in future, now that he has had the Phoenix & Eastern road added to his division. He is becoming heay- fly interested in the Salt river valley. owning for some time large ranch | near Mesa.
 The F. T. Powers place, southeast of Tempe, has recently changed hands. A. A. Wood is the, new owner. MT. Powers has been a successful rancher In the Salt river valley for years and has come to the conclusion that it is time to quit and take life easier. He accordingly is hunting a locatiou in California. where he expects to re- move bis family. MT. Powers bas a ranch of 170 acres and MT. Woods is in securing it. He win take possession about the middle of Novem. per. Between now and then Mir. Pow