Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-05-13

! The bid of M. F. Bain was accepted for the building of detention hospita in Douglas. The price is $2,300. A party of distinguished visitors ii n Tombstone from the east to attend the annual meeting of tho Arizona Cole Mines & Milling company. The party comprise Frank Fake of Fort Wayne Ind, Fred Ecker and wife, Fort Wayne Ind; Mrs. Schmide and MT. Ober oi Chicago, Wm. R. Shieferstein and wife Fort Wayne, Ind.
 The Yuma theater is to reopen under new management.
 Undersheriff John Wordy of Flag staff and Mrs. Myrtle Binkley were re gently married.
 Arthur Mcguire, chief engineer for the Salt Lake railroad is in Coconino county looking for feasible route foI Senator Clark s road through that dis trict from Jerome.
 Phoenix is after the Wells,Fargo Ex. press company for reduction in rates
 The new electric theater in Flagstaff has proven big success. Mrs. Dwiggins accidentally overturn' ed kettle of boiling water on herself in Flagstaff and was seriously sealded. Interesting discoveries of an ancient Indian village were gently made by a party of scientists on a trip through the Tucson mountains.
 Harvey P. Smith, formerly auditor of the Hovland & Smith interests at War ren, has resigned and gone back to his former home in Duluth, Minn., to reside.
 Ella Wilton, known as the turkey herder' and Rose Duran, a Mexican girl, on trial in Prescott for robbing a Chinaman 6f a purse containing money, were acquitted after the jury had been out five hours.
 High water and snow storms have temporarily interfered with work on the Granite Reef dam.
 Judge l. M. Burnett, talking in Phoe- [. Arizona was far ahead of the east in a business way. Of course, we knew it all the time, but it helps some 10 hear it told once in a while.
 The Doris theater at Phoenix is to be remodeled, overhauled and steam heating plant installed.
 E. F. Leonard. for five years master mechanic of the NJ. & P. shops in Phoe- nix, soon will leave to take similar position with the D. & R. G. in Denver, He was given big surprise party and presented with a fine gold watch as an expression of regret from his many friends.
 Great interest is being taken in Phoe. nix over the coming appearance of Hell en Beach Yaw.
 A party of twelve left Phoenix yes terday in big ffteen-passenger touring car for a visit to the Roosevelt dam. This car is to be kept in public service in Phoenix, this being it's first trip.
 The Tucson Star comes out Sunday morning with colored comic cover.
 Through the courtesy of E. c. Pick ering, director of Harvard college ob- servatory at Cambridge, Mass, the Uni versity of Arizona will the coming year have the use of powerful eight-ineh telescope, which will be mounted in the university observatory.
 Bisbee musicians are organizing a new band and promise free concerts in the near future.
 Rumors in Douglas has it that active work has already been commenced on the new Southern Pacific line from Pearee to the Shelter City.
 The news comes from Cochise county that the Tombstone Consolidated Mines company is to sing a new shaft and make other extensive Improvements.
 The Orange Growers association held a meeting in Phoenix, electing the fol lowing named as board of directors;