Williams news., 1905-02-25
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daily to the Smelters at Douglas.
 The indications are the legislature will pass the law against gambling. And then Naco will become that Monte Carlo that the Budget pre- dicted several weeks ago.
 The roundhouse at Bowie, on the main line of the Southern Pacific railway, was destroyed by fire few days ago. Oil leaking from an engine was the immediate cause of the fire
 The New Mexico legislature has passed bill for the construction of a good wagon road by convict labor from the north to the south line of the territory. This is pointer to the Arizona legislature. Provide ways and means for the employment of the couvicts.
 N. c. Boynton better known as Tom Boynton died at the county hospital Feb. IA, after an illness of nearly year. Tom was an old pioneer of Tombstone coming to the camp in '7S from Nevada, He has been all over the west in most of the prominent camps and has many friends who will be sorry to learn of his death.-Prospector.
 Campbell & Francis, one of the big sheep concerns of the northern country sold their entire clip for 2Ot cents, which is about fifty per cent better than prices paid last year, which was not considered bad at time. Sheepmen are surely in clo- yer this year, and will make bar rel of money, figuring both wool and mutton.-Stockma
 The report that the Bonanza properties have consolidated and that all the properties owned by them are now known as the Calu- met & Arizona Consolidated Mining Company, with capital stock of $32 100000 makes this the greatest mining district in Arizona. This will make this company second only to the Copper Queen Consoli dated and one of the largest mining companies in the West.
 It begins to look as if Buckley" O'Neill would get his monment and Governor Brodie his picture for the gubernational gallery says the Tue son Star. The legislature will make the necessary appropriation this trip and then the trouble will be over. The friends of "Buckey" O'Neill have been trying since the close of the Spanish-American war to secure this without avail. It looks as if the appropriation would be made by this legislature.
 The Prescott Courier says: Feb. P, 1890, at 2 o'clock, the Walnut Grove dam went out. Bob Brow, who was dam sufferer, says that so far, this season is a duplicate of that year. The Walnut Grove dam made lake half a mile wide, a mile long, and ten feet deep in places. The dam was full of fish and had become quite resort when 1t went out. Seventy-six people were drowned in the dam break and great deal of property des troyed.
 In buying horse which you sus- pect is affected with spavin the fol- lowing test is said to be unfailing: Have an assistant lead the horse out to halter and prepare to trot him instantly at the word go. Now lift up the foot of the suspected hind leg and hold it as close to the horses belly as possible for a few minutes. Suddenly drop it and immediately trot the horse, when he will for the first few steps or even rods, go intensly lame, but soon recover.
 Arizona expended on her public school system during the year 1904 the sum Of $457 ,529.97, pretty near ly half a million dollars. Can any