Arizona silver belt., 1904-07-14


 The cost of maintaining the Bisbee public schools the past year was $l5,- 96i.64.
 John Swanson fell 100 feet in the Oliver shaft, at Bisbee, last Friday night, and was instantly killed.
 The Range News says ''It is re- ported that Master Arthur, the little son of MT. and Mrs. R. J. Wooten, who reside near San Carlos, is very low with typhoid fever"
 Grant Bros. lost several mules on the grade between Kelvin and Dudleyville last week as the result of the high temperature, but are pushing the work just the same, says the Blade.
 The city council of Phoenix has for mally accepted the gift of Andrew Carnegie of s25, 900 for a public libra ", conditioned that the city furnish site and pay s2500 annually for its maintenance.
 The s1l, ,OOO in University bonds have been sold to Mayor Schumacher, of Tacson, who paid premium of S570. The bonds run twenty years but may be recalled at any time. They bear per cent interest.
 Judge O'Brien who has been freely criticized for holding two offices-pro' bate judge of Cochise county aud su perintendent of the reform school has finally rendered his resignation of the former office.
 The contract for branch county jail at Bisbee has beeu let to A. L. Cahoon for SlC, 1885 30. The branch jail will be equipped with electric lights and all sanitary appliances and will include six cells.
 M. J. McKelligon, Phoenix saloon keeper, who shot and killed Antonio Lara, a Mexican, was held to await the action of the grand jury. and gave bonds for his appearance. McKelligon claims that be shot Lara in seli-de. fenSe.
 The Arizona Printing & Publishing company will continue to publish the Bulletin at SOlomonville. The Amer ican and Spanish editions of Fl Obrero has been divided and the American edition is published under the name of The Leader.
 According to the St. Johns Herald, it IS rumOred in that section that Campbell & Francis, the sheepmen of Flagstaff, will graze 10000 head of sheep on the Rio Puerco this summer. They will haul water on the railroad for their sheep.
 The Phoenix Republican says: G. O. Scott, an inspector of the live stock sanitary board has seized a number of horses he found on the Indian reservation, that he thinks are either strays or were stolen and will advertise them at once.
 F. A. Gowing left for Imperial to- day to be gone about four months. He stored his assay outfit here and will return to resume business in the sprinS. He has accepted for the pres slt, at Imperial, position as chem ist.-Florence Blade.
 Mrs. Barnes, wife of Judge W. H. Barnes of Tucson, was thrown from 'rickshaw, on the Worlds fair grounds at St. Louis, July 6, and sustained serious injuries. It was feared her hip was fractured and probably the foot. Judge Barnes left for St. Louis last Friday morning.
 A young man by the name of Con. way is suffering terribly from tuber- culosis in his foot. It is not generally known that this disease may occur in any other tissue as we'll as the lungs. but such is the case, and this instance will probably end in the amputation Of the member. .- Tombstone Pros. pector.
 Flrecrackers caused the loss of the residence of Hump" Webb. located near the church, Alma, on Sunday says the Mesa Free Press. When the hre was discovered it had gained such headway that nothing could be saved MT Webb lost everything, clothing. furniture, etc. The fire started from exploded firecrackers
 Arizona was we'll represented at the democratic national convention. Re. side the Hearst delegation and alter. na'es' regularly elected by the Tucson delegation, there was the Parker 0el. egation' which although self const,. l tu'ed' took all of the honors for the territory. It included Marcus A. s%i'h' ex-delegate to congress Col. |