The border vidette., 1908-08-01
TERRITORIAL NOTES
Items of Interest CuIIed From Our Ex
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northern Arizona, heavy ralnfalls be- ing reported from Yavapai county. Thousands of sheep and cattle are saved by this timely moisture.
 The Prescott National bank is in receipt of three bars of gold, from the properties of the Tigre Gold company, valued at 5000, and one from the Congress mine and mill, valued at S25OOs
 The Territorial Republican conven- tion is called to meet at Phoenix. on Saturday, August 9, 1908. for the purpose of nominating a delegate to congress, and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the convention.
 A letter received from Los Angeles states that the Arizona Hassayanpa club has opened headquarters at the Hollenbeck hotel in parlors l6, Is and 20, and the executive committee is hard at work on arrangements for the seasons festivities, which will begin August 30.
 The Democratic Central Committee of Yuma county endorsed Eugene Brady O'Neil for delegate to Con gross. and Hon. M. A. Smith for United States senator from the state of Ari- zona. The committee also endorsed William Jennings Bryan for president of the United States.
 F. R. Maulsby and s. H. Cooper. COT necsed with the passenger depart ment of the Southern Pacific com pany, arrived from Tucson Sunday morning and spent the day in this vicinity gathering data concerning the farming possibilities of the Sulphur Springs valley. The information gain ed on this trip will be sent to the ad- vertisIng department of the Southern Pacific company for general distribu- tion among homeseekers. - Range News.
 Last night Tempe was visited by another storm that almost equaled in wind violence that of last Sunday evening" The rain which accom- panied the storm lasted for several hours. The wind blew directly from the east and the principal damage re- ported was the .unroofing of the FraE- kenberg wharehouse on ". Fourth St., used by A. J. Peters & Go. for storing hay. Many trees were broken and the electrict lights anu many tele- phone lines were put out of commis- sion.-Tempe News.
 The marital troubles of the Martins, at one time social leaders in Tucson, are being aired in New York. Mrs. Martin is suing for 8 divorce. The trouble is girl with Merry Widow hat and auburn hair. Mrs. Martin in her complaint alleges that MT. Martin, about a week ago went to Boston on 8 Full River boat with a young woman with auburn hair and Merry Widow hat. According to Mrs. Martins de- tectives, NJ artin and the young woman were registered at the Hotel Torraine, Boston, as "J. H. Morse and wife" For six weeks the couple have been SC eparated Courier.
 Yuma valley farmers who have any hay are in luck, and, fortunately. lots of them have fine supply. They can get from $14 to SIG ton for it and do not have to haul it far at that price. The whole west this year is short on feed stuff and Yuma will protect itself by keeping all of the loca' supply of alfalfa at home. Barley for stock and wheat for chickens is high, too, and has been for three months, but the chances are that the market will loosen up bit on these commodities within two or three months. Barley is now bringing about S2 S5 per 100 pounds and wheat Is selling at three cents pound straight. These prices are on amounts of from one sack to twenty five. It is plain that every acre of Yuma valley land is always sure of crop worth at least $lOO net If it is placed in nothing except alfalfa and barley