Arizona republican., 1906-08-04
OF LOCAL INTEREST
DOUGLAS NEwsPAPERMAN-

A DOUGLAS NEWSPAPER AN F. B. Dorr editor and owner of the Douglas Dispatch, was among the pas sengers from the south on yesterday mornings train. He comes for the pur- pose of attending the meeting of the central committees as a representative of his paper.
 A VACATION IN THE SOUTH- Miss Ella Meehan. who is with the credit department of the Tribolet Cold Storage company, will leave tonight for Naco. where she will spend a va cation of several weeks, the guest of her sister. Mrs. George Jay. It is pos sible Mss Meehan will also visit on the coast before she returns to the city.
 LOSS OF A ClTIZEN-w. B. Cleary will return to Bisbee tonight. accom- panied by his wife and children, and will take up a permanent residence there. MT. Cleary has been in Bisbee for several months. practicing law. He comes here at this time for the dual purpose of attending the territorial democratic central committee meeting and to arrange for his family's depar- ture from the city.
 FINAL AGAINST JoINTURE- Thomas F. Weedin of Pinal county, who was recently made a member Of the territorial democratic central com mittee. arrived in the city yesterday morning from his home at Florence for the purpose of attending the meeting of the committee today. "In ali of Pinal county" said Colonel Weedin, "there are but two white men who are openly favOring joint statehood. Be sides this. I have talked to a large number of Mexican citizens and a large majority of them are opposing joint ure. I feel certain that as high as 95 per cent Of the vote in Pinal county will be cast in opposition to the pro- posed union."
 THE TERRIToRY's WEALTH-A week from next Monday the August meeting of the territorial board of equalization will be convened the work of the board being to equalize the va rious assessments returned by the county assessors. According to the county valuations as shown in the re- turns now in the hands of J. II. Page. the territorial auditor, the total valu alton of the property of the territory will aggregate $5S,OO0.00O. This is an increase of approximately s1O,O00,00O over the amount returned a year ago. Of this increase, 25 per cent comes in the raise made on railroad property and about 25 per cent on the raise made on mining property valuations. The balance is the increase in general property. The session to be held will be of but two days duration
 A BADLY CUT FOOT-w. A Will son, the real estate man. was taken to the Sisters hospital yesterday suffer ing from badly cut foot. The n- jury was inflicted last Saturday. He was cutting wood when the axe was diverted from it's course and the sharp blade struck the inner part of the right foot, cutting it to the bone. Dr. Wy lie was sent for and he dressed it. While the wound was a very painful one, it was not thought that it would be serious. MT. Wilson has been com ing to town every day to have the wound dressed. It was not making the progress desired and yesterday morn ing. it was so much swollen that blood poisoning was feared pr. Wylie or dered him to be taken to the hospital where he might receive more frequent attention.
 THE PELT BUsINEss-There has been received at the office of the board of supervisors, a letter from H. Newmark & Co.. dealers in hides at Los Angeles in which the company de- sires to make an arrangement with the board for the purchase of hides of wild animals on which bounties have been paid. The letter states that there is such an arrangement with the board of Pima county. Lion hides with the head. ears and claws attached are worth from $25O to $6. The supervis- ors do not sec how they can sell these hides intact, since the law requires that the scalp or ears must be de- tached. Otherwise dishonest purchas- CTS might sell them over and over again to the county at $2O apiece.
 IMPROVEMENTS OF G. V. c. 6 N.-With a view of rushing the work of construction of bridges and trcstle work on the Globe and Gila Valley road, one of the Randolph lines. tho pile driver and crew of eleven men and their outfit was yesterday started to the Gila valley. The work will be rushed night and day until it is com pleted- Al present tnerc is no delay in traffic. and freight is being accept ed for Globe, but the recent rains have made the roadbed very soft and sec ond storm as severe as the one which fell several days ago, it is thought will tie the line up. Already new grade has been thrown up parallel with the old track ard the new bridge work wiJ be done on the new right of way.