Arizona silver belt., 1904-06-30
What Has Happened in the Terri. tory Since Our Last
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ALL KINDS OF INFORMATION,
New Business Enterprises - uooa Year for the Man With the Hoe, and the Owner of Live Stock
 Everybody VIII Have Money

Col. W, c. Greene has presented President Diaz of Mexico with tn2 horse, valued at 5000.
 WatermelOns of fair size are selling for l5 cents apiece in Tempe, while five-centerS are plentiful.
 The proposition to issue Sl0,0OO bonds for the Union high school at Phoenix was defeated for the second time, and by larger majority, in an election held last Thursday.
 M. c. Samaniego, of Tucson, has gone to St. Louis. He will spend some time visiti the expositio and attending the democratic convention to which he has been chosen alternate.
 The Bisbee Miner says that, while no totals of the assessment have yet been made, City Assessor Stumpf says that when they are made 1t will be found that the assessed valuation of property in Bisbee will easily run over $l,000,0O0.
 The secretary of the interior has, accC rding to information received here this morning, recognized the rights of the constructors of the Bright Angel trail as against the pro test of the railroad company Coco nino Sun.
 The Bisbee Miner reports an eXten. siye cave in in the Calumet X Arizona mine, involving the ninth aud tenth level drifts. Supt. s. A. Psrnall treats the matter as unimportant and says few days work and an expenditure Of s250 will repair the damage.
 The sheepmen report a better lamb ing this year than there was last, al. though this has been one of the dry est known in this country The aver age was aoOut 50 per cent, which is considered good under the xisting circumstances. S.-St. Johns Herald.
 A suit brought by the relatives of F. fl. Holler, whe was killed by the fallinglof telephone pole at Nogaes, was compromised for s3O00 by the Sunset Telephone company last week. F. $. Nave represented the plaintiffs, and District Attorney Ddffy the com pany.
 Hi Eldred has proved that he can raise successfully other things besides hogs. He has on exhibition in the board of trade some red Russian wheat which turned out 900 bushels to B acres. This is large yield consider. ing that the piece of land had but two irrigations. Phoenix Enterprise.
 The late Chas. c. Warner, who was killed few days ago by an accident in the Holbrook shaft, left 5000 in life insurance to his widow thus pro- viding for her needs. About year ago he took a policy for 5000 with the New York Life Insurance company, and he held policy for 5000 in the 40 U.W., and another for a like amount in the United ModernS.
 The postmaster general has issued an order allowing Bisbee one addi- | tional clerk at salary of $500 per an- | nun, and two promised at salary of | from $600 to $700, and one clerk at from $700 to $500 per annum. This is occasioned by the tremendous growth | in the receipts of the business accru. ing at the Bisbee postoffice. These additional clerks are to be installed at once.
 Supt. T. R. Jones stated to a Citi. zen representative that the Southern Pacific company would begin the work of sprinkling the tracks with oil from Yuma to El Paso on July l, A DOT. tion of the road west of Maricopa had been sprinkled two years ago, and it Is found necessary to go over the por- tions sprinkled second time. The system, where covered, has beer found satisfactory.
 The present owners of Clifton Heights are now figuring on estab- fishing an automobile line between their townsite and Clifton. Clifton Heights is the most desirable residence spot in the entire district, and with transportation it would soon become popular residence seat. It is situ. ated nearly midway between Clifton and Morenci, being 300 or 600 feet higher than Clifton, and free from the smoke and dust of busy place. Era.
 The Florence Blade says James Thorp left for Mammoth Saturday with several loads Of lumber and ma terial to be used in the new jail he has contracted to erect there. He expects to nave this new bastile ready for the accommodation of summer boarders oy the last of next week, and Judge kesel will see that it is well patron.