Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-07-11
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A clever land swindler In Phoenix
touched up Christian Bomke to the
tune of $1,050. He sold Mr.. Bomke
a ranch in which he had no title or
interest at a price which the victim
considered to be very reasonable.
Efforts are being made by Phoenix
boosters to have a territorial encamp-
ment of all the National Guard com
panies of Arizona held in that city
during the last week in September.
Charles Johnson, the man who SHOT
and wounded George Duval at Five
Points one day last week, has been
bound over to the Maricopa county
grand jury under bond of 5000
A. II. Demrick, electrical engineer
in charge, says the transmission line
between Roosevelt and the Highland
canal will be finished by the middle
OF this month.
Grape picking has been commenced
in the Salt River valley. force of ex-
pert pickers having been imported
from California. This years crop is
reported to be quite satisfactory,
most of the fruit being of the Thomp-
son sesdless variety.
The drouth and hot weather around
Phoenix are working great damage to
the cantaloupe crop, as under she
present conditions the fruit ripens
too rapidly, and the result will be a
short season and surplus of small
melons.
Highland canal land owners want
the Mater Users association to Co
Operate with the reclamation service
in building a new canal
Mesa city council is hesitating on
the question of renewing the street
light contract with their local cleo
trio company at a price OF So per
month per light.
The well being sunk at the indus
trial school at Benson in the hope of
finding artesian. water is now LOCO
feet deep. Artesian water has not
been encountered, but water from the
ordinary veins stands in the
within thirty feet of the surface.
According to Detective Waite
who is one Of the Southern Paci.
peciaI force, the burglar who ente.
ed the Southern Pacific depot at Tue
son and secured nearly $500 has
been captured and is now in Jail at
Wilcox.
The alleged burglar is William
Douglas, an eX-conyict.
Troop L OF, the Fifth United States
cavalry has been ordered from Fort
Whipple upon an expedition through
the Navajo country. The move is in
tended to impress the Indians, who
have become somewhat restless lately.
A strike of gold ore running SIS to
the pound has been made on the 500
level of the Duplex mine in Mohave
county. There is a six-inch streak of
the rich stuff, which occurs in de-
composed quartz formation.
The annual feast of melons at Yuma
is reported to have been q great sue
cess, both financially and socially. The
affair was held in skating rink, and
about 800 people attended. The re-
ceipts amounted to about $500.
Burglars attempted to enter the Hub
store in Phoenix Wednesday evening,
but were frightened away before an
entrance had been effected.
Yuma is advertising that it needs
a new bank with paid up. capital Of
at least $150,00O, which can loan mon
ey on the lands of that district.
Mrs. H. A. Ware, Iandlady of the
Welcome rooming house in Phoenix, Is
under arrest on the charge of selling
liquor to her roomers without a IL
cense.
The James Realty company has been
organized in Phoenix for the purpose
of placing on the market a new ad-
dition northeast of the city.
Maria Gonzales, on trial for her
sanity in Prescott, was convicted and
ordered to the insane asylum. Her
mania took a very violent form, she
having attacked a friend with whom
she was visiting with knife. She
also attacked several children and had
developed into a very dangerous char
acter.
MEETING OF AMERICAN zIoNIsTs
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., July 10