Tombstone epitaph., 1908-05-10

will bridge the Gila and build spul to the mine and smelter. Such ar improvement would mean much tC Stafford.
 Stafford has raised purse of $20OC and will purchase grounds snd lay out base ball and sn amusement park.
 Mise Lucy Pnrdham has been elect ed principal of the schools at Ssfford !. Miss Purdhsm taught last year in the schools at Morenci.
 The Gazette is authority for the statement tha. more houses are in the course ol construction in Phoenix at present than at any previous time in the city's history.
 The land office at Phoenix will move to rooms in the Fleming building on June I.
 4 .h.ee-column writeup of the Salt river valley appears in a recent issue of the Chicago Record Herald. The Methodist minister at Phoenix has arranged nursery for mothers who wish to attend services on Sun days or at the weekday prayer meet ing.
 Robert Stewart and Ed. Fondren are now on trial at Florence for the murder of A. J. Daggs last winter. The men are being defended by Attorney Hayes of Phoenix who was appointed by the court after the withdrawal of Attorney George J. Stonemsn of Globe.
 Joseph Lines, prominent citizen of Pima, was thrown from his buggy at Thatcher and badly injured.
 The Safford Gusrdian is advocating the organization of a chamber of com nerce for the entire Gila valley.
 Yuma is buying alfalfa from Phoe- nix to supply a shortage. Fourteen fifty is the price paid per ton. The Yuma valley has over 30c0 acres in alfalfa.
 A Rocky Ford cantaloupe expert, after making athorough examination. reports that melon conditions in Phoe. nix are the best ever.
 From two to four carloads of wool are being shipped daily to eastern points from Holbrook.
 Since the bounty on wildcats has been reduced to sl ID Navajo county the felines are becoming bold and now enter the town limits of Holbrook, &C., cordIng to the Argus.
 A stock company for the purpose of maintaining baseball team hes been organized at WInslow. J.F. Stil!well has been reelected superintendent of the schools at Phoe- nix. Sims Ely, the new member Of the boord, was the only member vOt- ing against Stillwell. Mir. Ely ex. plains his position by stating that he was irving out tn, wishes of the people who elected him. An asparagus csnnery is to be iu- stsllei at Yuma by Los Angeles capi- tai.
 Carrie Noble. l3-yesr old girl. has been sen; to the reform school from Phoenix.
 Heavy cattle movements are report ed in the vicinity of Tempe.
 The pOstoffice department has ,rant' ed the postmaster at Phoenix sn ex- tra clerk
 Vendors Of phoney jewelry are work ing the verdsnt Of Phoenix-and that of course, is almost rybody 4 prominent citizen paid 5 diamond that could have teen purchased il any glass st-re for 25c.
 Arrangements are now under wa, for a S30 ,O00 residence hotel In Tue son, to be erected on the southeas corner of Fifth avenue and Twelft [, street.
 The Csnanaa hall team is solicitin 0 games with Arizona cities.
 Interest is being taken in goat raj o ing in the Sulphur Springs valley an
 l.. 4. Ingle will shortly put 2,0cO An
 gorss on the range.
 Yuma Eagles are planning to bui
 hall.
 |, Thomas c. Hickey. socialist and e 70 newspaper man of Globe, is having
 strenuous time on his spell-bindir stour through Texas. He was srrest'