Tombstone epitaph., 1908-05-03
TERRITORIAL ITEMS OF iN-
 TeREST CONDENSED.

big copper strike has been mad by the Mineral Hill Consolidated Cop per Go. operating pear Tuson.
 The Arizona Health League of Tue. son is preparing to give big show.
 Robert Gray, the well known min, owner of Stockton, who had his eyes injured near Wickenburg, about q year ago, has become totally blind. For a time it was thought that he might recover part of the sight of one eye, but it has gradually failed until total | blindness resulted.
 Mesa is arranging for an "Old Folks | Day" and there is an interesting con- test on for the honor of king and queen.
 Noon prayer-meetings have been in augurated at Phoenix for clerks and business men. Why not politicians Too severe test on the efficacy of prayer.
 And now Yuma wants a nes South ern Pacific station and every property owner in town has signed petition asking for the improvement.
 The members of the Commercial club of Yuma are arranging to give q minstrel show.
 Four new strikes of gold are re- ported in Yuma county.
 Nat Relss and his Great American circus are doing stunts in Prescott this week.
 Williams Is arranging to celebrate the Fourth and has invited sil the towns on the santa Fe to join with her.
 The Episcopalians of Phoenix have passed from the mission to parish stage, and are now in a position to go forward. Fred Rose Of Mesa is sutf fering from a leg broken in three places, the result Of 6 horse falling on him. J. B. Johnson has arrived at Yuma from Portland, Ore, travelling with a team of four angora goats. He is bound for New York. The experiment of planting can.s. loupes under glass at Brswley, near Yuma, has proved a failure. The plants do not have sufficient vitality after they have been transplanted in the open fields. Roger Bros. of Parker are preparing to install an srastra on the old Cen tennial Wash from which they have been obtaining coarse gold running ss high as S2j to the ton.
 Edward Carroll, who confessed to embezzlement to Bishee officer, has has been released fr m custody. Tine Los Angeles firm refuse to prosecute Stafford is rejoicing over the location oi the Odd Fellows home in that city. \ committee will early investigate the titles to the land proposed as a site. Phoenix and Prescott put up serce fight agsins. the proposition to locate tbe home in eastern Arizona.
 l. Ksmstis, prominent jeweler of Stafford, was recently married to Miss Medena Roach, popular young lady of the same city.
 Graham county newspapers are boosting W. T. Webb of Pim1 as delegate to the national democratic convention.
 William Kirtland, Stafford black smith, has been granted patent on a hay derrick.
 $2,000.00 bar of gold from the Congress mine and mill is a recent arrival at the Prescott National Bank.
 A huge side winding ratt,er has been captured near Mesa and placed on display.
 A f-e alarm system consisting of twenty boxes has been installed at | Tucson.
 Two hundred Tucson people enjoyed an excursion to Silverbell and Sascc.
 Four flags, a part of the repubI can convention decorations At Tucson, were stolen and the chamber of commerce is offering BIO reward for their return
 Prof. B. H. Scudder of Jerome ha: accepted the position of city superin tendent of the high school and public