Arizona silver belt., 1904-02-25
What Has Happened in the Terri. tory Since Our Last
 Issue.
ALL KINDS OF INFORMATION.
New Business Enterprises - uood Year for the Man With the Hoe, and the Owner of Live StCU---- Everybody Will Have Money.

closed on account of an epidemic of humps and grip.
 St. Johns, Apache county, after a
 trial of prohibition, found it unSatiS- factory, and held another election, which went "wet" by a vote of 7l to 43
 Governor Brodie has appointed Dr.
 II. w. Fenner, of Tucson, a member of the territorial board of medical ex-
 aminerS, in the place of Dr, A. Tyroler,
 signed on account of his intention
 10 leave the territory,
 Ground was broken last week on the
 grade of the A Arizona Southern Rail
 way company, to be built from Red
 Rock on the Southern Pacific, twen-
 ty.one miles to the Imperial Copper company's camp.
 The worlds fair board received POGO advance copies of Governor BrOdie $ annual report on this territory to the secretary of the interior. No copies
 for genaral distribution have as yet been received, but they are expected shortly.
 The new depot at the Florence sta tiOn is receiving the finishing touches and the Blade says it is handsome structure, of ample size to meet the requirements of the Florence busi- ness. G. M. Glenn is in charge as ope- ratOr and agent.
 Benson is still banking on the coming of the Phoenix & Eastern railroad to that city. Frank Murphy was there one day last week renewing the assur ance that the road would reach Benson just as soon as it was possible to build it. The comple ton of this line will add very materially to the trade of Benson. Review.
 A letter received in this city from Delegate Wilson, at Washington, con firms the report that Whipple has been allotted $250, 900 for the rebuilding of the fort. It is the aim of the govern ment to increase the facilities of the fort sufficiently to accommodate full battalion of infantry ant at least two troops of cavalry. y.-Journal- Miner.
 The song of the hammer and saw is heard throughout this prosperous camp, and there is no let up to the boom. A stranger was heard to re- mark, after a years absence from Bis. bee, that it was the busiest town in the territory, and that there was more business in Bisbee in one day than in the average Arizona town in a month. He told only half the story.-Reyiew
 The International-American says that the officers of Douglas are going after concealed weapons and they say that they will make no exceptions anyone caught with concealed weap- on wilLbe arrested and fined, besides losing the revolver If people fee that they need to protect themselves with firearms, the only way to carry the gun is with belt and holster in plain view.
 The first installment of Arizona's ex- hibit for the St. Louis exposition was sent to that city Saturday night, con- sisting of carload of oranges, lemons and grape fruit. A little later car load of mineral will be sent from Pres colt and one from Tucson. These cars will reach St. Louis not later than March 1. Another car will be sent the school exhibit and oth- sr miscellaneous articles.
 James Mcdonald. aged IS years, died | yesterday morning from the effects Of )f injuries received last evening at the | Calumet shelter at Douglas. McDon- id was working about one of the 1oiSts or elevators that carry ore to the top floor, and he called to the man iboye to lower the cage. Mcdonald. n stepping out from under it, slipped md fell, and the falling cage struck md crushed him. He was very badly lurt in the sides, several ribs being broken. He leaves family.-Bisbee Review.
 While at Kelvin last week President Murphy and Chief Engineer Drake decided to have the Phoenix X East srn road cross the Gila about two miles below Kelvin and follow the north bank of the Glla to a point above the mouth of San Pedro river, opposite Oudleyville. They were moved to this course by the fact that solid ground 'or bridge abutments could not be 'ound on the south bank of the Gila at my point between Riverside and the mouth of the San Pedro Blade.
 Ira Harper has been engaged for 'ome time past in sinking new well or the Arizona Copper company near