The border vidette., 1904-05-21
ARIZONA NEWS.
Items of Interest from All over the
 Territory.

Mir. A. H. Smith died at tine hom,
 of his parents. Captain and Mrs. U
 S. Smith in West Yuma, last Frida,
 took place Saturday afternoon iron ing conducted by Rev. J. A. Crouch Smith have the sympathy of large circle of friends in their sad affiiction Yuma Sentinel.
 The grand lodge of K. of P. held there session at Morenci Thursday, and the following officers elected:- Grand Chancellor Wm. D. Monmonier, Pearce; V. G. O., Jas. H. Cox, Clifton; P. G. O., C.. NJ. Porter, Bisbee; G. P. ]. M. Laneston, Phoenix; G. K. R. of S., J. D. Loper, Mesa; G. M. of k , Jacob Salzman, Williams; G. NJ at A., John E. Storm, Morenci; Grand Trus- tees. B Hattich, Tombstone and c. NJ. Zandess. Mesa; C.. I. G., c. O.. Dyer, Yuma; G. O G., E. c. Jones, Congress. The next grand lodge session will be held at Phpnix-Pros- pector
 The Courier does not propose to try to get bigger and wiser than democra- | tic conventions or its party; but will say that it is always more in favor of democrats for any office, from presi- dent down, who have an unbroken re cord of supporting the nominees of the democratic party. We believe in re- wardlng the faithful veterans in any and all worthy causes-the men who have never finched in sunshine or shadow, and who have always put their shoulders to the wheel when the bugle call for faithful party men was sounded. The Courier is democratic be cause 1t believes in democracy and be- lieves in the men who can always be depended upon to defend it's priciples That is our idea of democracy. cy.-Pres- colt Courier.
 Chas. Perry arrived yesterday from Paradise, the new mining camp fifteen miles east of Douglas. He brought with him Jerry Barton, who is suffer ing with stroke of paralysis of the right side, and who was taken to the St Joseph's hospital upon his arrival. Barton is an old Arizonan and used to he a blacksmith in Tombstone. Mir. Perry came here with the Fifth U. $. cavalry and was at the old Ft. Grant when the famous massacre of the A paches occurred near there in 1870. He says Paradise is a prosperous min ing camp. The Copper Queen people are working fifty men. Other claims are being worked in copper carrying good values in gold and silver are being developed in good bodies. There are seven saloons, one hotel and one store. He says there is much interest manifested in the new district.-Star
 Mining men are much interested i'll advices from Madison, Wis, to the effect that a method for making abso- lutely pure iron at very low cost has been discovered after three years ex- perimenting in the electro chemical la laboratory at the state university The process is similar to that used in retin- Ing copper, an electric current taking the impure iron from a plate and the depositingit in a pure state upon anoth CT, at a cost of fraction of cent per pound. The pure iron has value not possessed by ordinary iron or steel, and on account of its electrical prop critics it is valuable material for the constructions of electrical apparatus, while because of its great strength and hardness it furnished the means of making special steel alloys. Hereto fore the manufacture of pure iron has been found impractica ble.-M Mining World.
 E. P. Grindell, of the Gila Monster Copper Company, was pleasant wis itor at the Blade sanctum Monday. He was en route to Tucson. Speaking of his arrival there the Tucson Citizen says: "Mr. E. P. Gr1ndell returned yesterday from an extended mining trip in the Kelvin and Riverside dis tricts. Mir. Grindell is secretary of the Gila Monster Copper Company, who are developing what Is claimed to be an extensive copper deposit four miles west of Kelvin, on the Gila river. In speaking of oil he says that he thinks Pinal county will have the first paying well in the one now being bored by the Pinal ParafiiIne Oil con- pany, which is now down over l 600 feet. The shale from the bottom, Mir Grindell says, was thoroughly tested in Los Angeles recently and found to contain over 13 gallons to the ton of shale of the finest quality of paraffine oil. MT. Grindell is well posted on oil formation, having made a study of the subject and visited most of the <,I .zlx T A