The copper era., 1908-11-26
NEWS OF THE TERRITORY.

Frank Parker as register and Chas
 E. Arnold as receiver of the Phoeni,
 land office will take their seats no
 later than the first of December
 They will relieve Lyman w. Wake
 field, register, and Fen s. Hildreth
 both resigned.
 A band of eighteen Chinese ir
 charge of immigration officials have
 been brought from Nogales to Tue.
 son. They were gathered at points
 along the international line near No
 gales as they were endeavoring to
 cross into this country without the
 necessary papers.
 H. k. Hill has on exhibition at his
 store at Douglas some cotton grown
 in his yard which has only been
 watered by the natural rainfall. It
 is said to have as fine lint as any
 Texas Sea Island cotton, and is a surprise to agriculturists of that section.
 Former Treasurer J.. P. Storm, of Yavapai county, recently convicted of using s1,OOO oi county money while in office, has appealed his case to the Ninth Circuit Court of Ap- peals of the United States in San Francisco. He has been released from custody on S8,O ,OOO bond.
 By just one little vote Neil E. Bailey, democrat, has been elected to help represent Cochise county in the lower house of the next legis- lature. Bailey received 2,22l votes and A. J. Shearer, his nearest con- petitor, received 2,22O. These figures were revealed in the final official count.
 Andy Martin, Harry Bennett and William Baker are the principal boosters in a movement which they claim will result in Tucson having a company of territorial militia. Twenty young men of the city have signified their willingness to join the organization, which is soon to be per fected.
 The output from the Calumet & Arizona shelter at Douglas for the past month exceeds 5000, 900 pounds, which is a large increase over the production of the preceding month. Large additions in equipment are be- ing made at the shelter and steady increase may be expected in pro- duction.
 The contestants who entered the automobile race from Tucson to Phoenix to the fair this year are making a great howl oyer the treat ment received at the hands of the fair management. They claim that the committee in charge utterly failed to show the common courtesies customary on such occasions between gentlemen.
 The Mesa Melon Growers associa- tion held its annual meeting last | week and elected the following off, cers to serve the ensuing year: D. P. Jones, president; K. L. Mumford, Prof. Loper, treasurer; N. A. Brundage and George Rodell, together with the above officers con stituting the board of directors.
 Superintendent Philbrook, of the Bisbee public schools, who attended the institute at Tucsan last week, wants the office of county school taken out of politics. He wants a special election for the purpose of selecting this official in which party politics shall not figure.
 Recent visitors to the new terri torial penitentiary now being built in Florence report that the work is be- ing pushed along very rapidly, most of the convicts from the Yuma peni- tentiary now being at Florence help ing to build the place wEere many of them will spend the rest of their lives. The convicts are allowed three days of of their sentence for every day they work. on the building.
 W. w. Pace has added his name to the list of assemblymen-elect who would like the position of speaker in the next session of the lower house of the legislature. Pace has an that he is candidate, and is now soliciting the support of the members. Sam F. Webb, of Mariccpa, and Fred Sutter, of Cochise, are also aspirants for the same honor.
 Starl Bromley. professional pedestrian, whose only mission on "a rth inst now is to walk around the entire border of the United States, is travelling along the Mexico border Arizona and reached Doug las last week. Toledo, Ohio, was his starting point and he has already walked 1000 miles. If he completes the trip within three years and ad- heres to all the rules set down for him he will receive 5000.