The border vidette., 1907-08-10
TERRITORIAL NOTES.
Items Of Interest CuiIed From Our Ex-
 changes.


 slowly because the brick layers and other workmen employed are unable to withstand the humid heat which has prevailed during the past few days.
 Most of the brick layers are new ar rivals in the valley and unaccustnme ed to the heat and the weather is especially hard on them. - Tempe News.
 Two acres of pears bring J. M. Thacker of Yuma county an income of $500. The trees produce ten tons to the acre. The fruit is ripening now and MT. hacker IS preparing to ship to Tucson and Los Angeles, his principal market cities. He is always one of the earliest on the Los Angeles market with figs and apricots. He | goes Tn for intense culture and it pays him. Three pears he took to Yuma recently weighed four pounds.
 Lieutenant William Olds of the Arizona Rangers is making preper- ations for an extended trip through northern Arizona to the Utah line, to be commenced next week. He be = lieves that it will take from a month to six weeks to make the tour that he has planned. Four other Rangers will accompany him, under his com mand. Despite the fact that Lieute- io1 hok ha trips planned had no special signif- cance it is generally believed that the willy officer, who has made so many important arrests, may chase from their hiding places fugitIves from other states who are supposed to be making homes in the mountain fastness of the north.
 There is a movement on foot to or ganize bachelors society in Stafford. The club will be called "The Amal- gamated Order of Stags Who Send Their Wives Away for the Summer for Recreation" A question that is being discussed, and that seems to be difficult to solve is, Whose recreation? Uncle Jim Robinson is unanimously favored for president and Charlie Solomon. for vice-president. Mir. Mashbir has been appointed director of culinary affairs and Charlie IS said to be able to wash dishes like q native. Cashier Clayton of the Solomonville bank is appointed supervisor of wal ters. Will Gammage is the leading aspirant for the off ce Of cork puller.- Stafford Guardian.
 Governor Kibbey has taken a step in the right direction in proclalming Saturday afternoon a half holiday for all territorial employees in the capitol building. Since he has seen his way to do this, we can see no reason why the rule should not be generally ap- piled throughout the territory and all public offices be closed Saturday after noon, especially during the heated term. The statute requires county offices to keep their offices open from 9 until 5, except the district clerks office, which is closed at p. m. If the em- ployes at Phoenix are entitled to a half holiday on Saturday there is no reason why county officers and their clerks should not enjoy a like pre- vilege. e.-G!obe Belt.
 Within the past two weeks there have been fourteen assertions from troop l. of the famous "fighting Fifth caualry," stationed at Fort Whippe. No cause can be assigned for the wholesale assertions by those in touch with military affairs at the fort. A spirit of unrest has pervaded the troop for some time, it is said, and assertions have been so frequent of late that it was stated by one of the privates in the troop that there are only eight privates now left and these are princi- pally mon whose time of service will soon expire. It has also developed l that since the arrival at Whipple of the military band from Fort Huachuce there have been three assertions from it. Many assertions are also reported |