Tombstone epitaph., 1908-09-20
TERRITORIAL ITEMS OF IN.
 TEREST CONDENSED.

Jose Hernandez, . Mexican 30year old, was run over and killed by pas senger train on the Southern Pacifi eight miles from Yuma Wednesds, morning.
 The bureau of plant industry of ts, department of agriculture is develop ing . new fruit called citrsnee an( may try it out in the Yuma valley.
 Yuma citizens are blaming to build a fine boulevard six miles long to the river, to be used as speedway.
 A gang Of thirty men is at work in staliing the block signal system on the Southern Pacific between Tucson and | Benson.
 Colonel w. s. Sturges, republican national committeeman from Arizona, in an interview at Tucson the other day, said he thought the possibilities Of Senator Foraksr visitin- the terri tory during the'present campaign were extremely remote. The city tax rate of Bisbee has been set st ? cents on the dollar, an in- crease of mills over last year.
 Directors of the Phoenix Carnegie library have decided to open branch in the high school stocked with books from the Carnegie library.
 Claude Stewart, who was injured n, Tempe few days ago by falling from horse, died Wednesday from his in- juries at the Sisters hospital in Phoe- nix.
 The fede!al government has refused 10 pay the raise in rent for govern ment quarters in the Msricopa county courthouse, and, 1t is said, will move to other rooms if the supervisors do not come to time.
 Tl.e Democratic club and the Re. publican club of Tucson are to have 6 series of debates on the issues involved in the present campaign.
 JT Cliff has been appointed post rnsster at Cliff, Ariz.. vice J W Rose, resigned.
 The colored population of Douglas is outraged st the action of the school board m providing separate quarters for their race, and up to date but two negro children have applied 10. sdmis- sion to the schools. Tom Jones has resigned as manager of the Gadsden hstel at Douglas, and William F. Johnson, of the knicker- booker hotel in New York city will succeed him.
 Douglas city council has employed E. T. Archer of Kansas City to make l plans and estimates on a municipal water system.
 E A. Mcfarland, chief engineer 0 the Randolph lines, has rendered his resignation and has been succeeded by K. l. DraDe, his former assistant iu the Tucson office.
 The Latter Day Saints in confer ence at Thatcher last Sunday, passed resolutions denouncing Sunday sDorts Of al; kinds in their section Of ,h, country, the resolution being aimed a Sunday baseball in Stafford.
 The Thatcher jail was burned to tn, ground one night last week. The fir is supposed to have been started b inmates smoking in the jail.
 S,ms Eli has resigned as .ecretsr of the territorial republican centrs committee.
 The speaking date for Mark Shit in Tucsop, which was set for Septem Der 2s, has been postponed on accour of conflicting with the date for Bal nun & Bsiley's circus in the Old F sblo.
 W, P. Cooper oAs resigned from Il city council cf Tucson, giving as h reason that private business demand his full time.
 The Mark Smith Yuma Coun
 Democratic club has been orgsniz
 with a large charter membership.
 Tempe city council has ordered
 building Of cement sidewalks on bo
 sides of Mill avenue the full length 'n Ninth street.
 It has been announced that w
 jam B. Clesry, formerly of Phoen 4 will be the candidate for congress
 tbs Independence League ticket.