Arizona silver belt., 1904-03-03

were ClOSPu uuTluR Uue StTNiCcS, duu
 as an evidence of res0co' md esteem
 for the departed fund was raised
 and forwarded to Pasadena with
 which to purchase floral wreath to
 be placed upon the bier of the rev.
 erend man who had displayed such in-
 tegrity of purpose in his life work
 Deceased was a native of New York
 state, aged 80 years.
 J. F. Burns aud wife returned from
 Phoenix Monday and left for their
 beautiful home in Oresciente Canyada
 Tuesday. Mir. Burns has been giving
 the Angora goat business a great deal
 of careful study and has decided to go
 into the business extensively. He finds
 this an ideal place for goat raising and
 believes there will be more money in
 raising goats on our ranges than there is in raising cattle. The United States imports over 4,OOO,OO pounds of An. gora goat wool annually and he sees no reason why American growers could not meet this demand by utiliz ing the southwestern ranges for goat growing. They are hardy animals and will keep fat on ranges upon which either cattle or sheep would starve to death. Last year MT. Burns sold from each of his $2.50 wethers $240 worth of wool, which meant nearly 100 per cent on his investment. He now has a fine herd of goats which he has bred up by purchasing registered bucks. The herd will double itself each year. Florence Blade.
 The board of supervisors of Pinal county has instructed Sheriff Wills by resolution, says the Florence Blade, that in his official capacity as assessor he, or his deputy assessors, must make a personal examination of all property listed for taxes. aud appraise it at what in his judgment, is it's cash value. They also instructed him that he must collect the taxes on all personal prop erty at the time it is assessed unless the owner thereof has patented real estate upon which the personal prop erty tax can be made valid lien. A lso that he must collect the tax on the on possessory rights and homesteads upon which final proof has not been made at the time of making assessment. The resolution further recites that unless Assessor Wills strictly complies with this order the board will hold him and his bonds men responsible for all taxes not col lected in accordance with the instruc- tious mbodied in said resolution, and will bring suit against said Assessor Wills and his bondsmen to recover the amount or amounts not collected.
 Sheriff Del Lewis, who was in Phoe. nix last Saturday, informed the Re. publican that the reports of the cap ture of Billy Stiles, the outlaw, were premature. Stiles has cot only not been captured, but the authorities do mt know where to go to look for him. He has been heard of in the San Jose mountains. east of Naco, where the capture was reported to have taken place, but so far as the officers know nobody has seen him there. Regard ing the capture of AlyOrd at Young's ranch, the sheriff said that the reports of the episode were generally correct. He said there was not much of fight. The sheriff thought there were four or five shots fired by the outlaws, but AL word said that there were only three and that he had fired them all. Stiles and the Mexican ran upon the appear ance of the posse. Alvord was not SC. riously hurt. He was shot in the hip and in the front part of the left leg. One of the shots, buckshot. entered the sciatic nerve and the pain nearly drove Alvord crazy. He will be taken to the penitentiary some time this weak