The border vidette., 1904-06-18

the proper kind of a reduction plant | to put on the property.
 The republicans of AIaricopa county l are bringing forward Mir B. F. Fowler ! as their choice for congressional dele i gate. We hope the governors ma chine will oe strong enough to noniin- ate NIT. Fowler. Pinal county is panting for an opportunity to expresss it's appreciation of the labors of Mir Fowler and the s'suvner, in its behalf. -Florence Blade.
 PhTniX Is to have an independent telephone company. It will reduce rates about thirty per cent from the start, the cost of business phones with desk attachment being 8 co month. The new company which is headed by H. M- Joy of Los Angeles will invest $50. 900 in competition with the Sun poses to connect at Tucson with the Solomon lines which will build into Tucson from Benson as soon as they get the local franchise for which they have applied.
 Bisbee is to have another paper It will be published daily and will be democratic in politics, a competitor of The Review, the Bisbee organ of the Kelly syndicate. The Review Is Parker paper while the new sheet will be of the Hearst and Bryan variety The split in the democratic party at Bisbee is said to be the cause for launching the new sheet. Both of the factions have representatives in the Tucson dailies so that there is no call for such move men here--Tucson Post.
 Editor Mcdonald, of the Prescott Herald in a lengthy article accused Sheriff Roberts of signing an agree ment with the Miners union of Yava- pay county, before election that he would only appoint as his deputies members of the union, and that he would favor that body whenever eccas- iol. should arise. Roberts does not attempt to deny the statement. in [ fact acknowledges it, but explains his actions by saying that 1t was merely one of those things in politics which "goes" during the campaign. McDon- aid further says, to the credit of Rob- erts, that he has always fulfilled his duties without fear nor favor.
 There Is threatened water famine at Tucson and the city officials are urging the necessity of caution in the Superintendent of the Water Works Thomas Conlon said: The water SUD- ple has decreased since the first of this month from three million gallons production daily to but two million gallonG, an unexpected and material change iu the supply The water level has lowered ten feet in the city's six wells, including the new one con- pleted about ten months ago. During this period year ago the conditions were not so bad, the water being four feet lower now than was the case early in June, 1905"
 Deputy Oscar Roberts has returned from Skull valley where he saw mug get of gold of such a size as few men see in his life It was found few days ago by man by the name of Zapeda who has been operating some placer ground about three miles east of the Skull Valley station. The nugget weighs 2l ounces and is worth S379. Z,oeda in the course of several years has found great many nuggets in the same grounds, but none ap- preaching thls one in size. Zapeda Is an eld-timer in the territory. Per haps there Is Dot a white man living who was here as early as he He was noted Indian fighter and joined the United States army soon after the forces were first sent into the territory. Phoenix Republican.