Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-02-15


 hands in saloon poker games, and tn, open charge is made that the sheri0 IS not enforcing the laws. The bushes, men of Stafford are divided on the oues tion of closing the saloons. Many of them hold that much trade goes to Saf ford because of the open saloon. espe cially from Thatcher, where the saloon IS not tolerated. The fight will prove a warm one
 A Gila valley farmer, in a comm. n!cation published in a Stafford paper charges that the Touring mills of the valley dictate the price of wheat, which IS so low that many farmers have quit planting it, and for that reason the millers have been forced to purchase grain in southern California.
 Engineer Colton of Stafford has com. meneed the work of making a map of Graham county under contract with the supervisors. The map, when completed. will show all the rivers, mountains, watering places, public roads, prominent mining camps, the school and road dis tricts, justice and voting precincts, sur. veyed lands, towns and railroads. On account of the heavy fall of snow, the Gibson Lumber Company, operating large saw mill in the Graham noun. tains south of Stafford, has been com pelled to shut down.
 The tax suit against the Copper Queen to recover back taxes has been filed in Cochise county The amount involved is little over $200,000. The contest will be the most stubbornly fought in the legal annals of the ten ritory and should the mining company meet with defeat the case will be car ried to the supreme court. Tax At torney Gilmore and Pickett & Bowman of Tombstone will represent the plaint. if and Herring, Sorin & Ellinwood will look after the interests of the defend. ant mining company.
 In shooting affray, which took place at Quartzsite, Yuma county, Bob Harris, we'll known miner, was wound. ed. Particulars of the affair are very meagre.
 Former United States Senator John NJ. Gearin of Oregon is among the dis. tinguished visitors in Tucson. Mr. Gear in proved a warm friend of Arizona when the joint statehood controversy in congress was on.
 The usual characteristic feminine de. lay occurred and the leap year dance promoted by the young ladies of Hol- brook has been postponed two weeks.
 Frank Cleveland, an experienced ho- tel clerk of Los Angeles, is officiating as day clerk at the Hotel Gadsden, Douglas.
 L. A. Scott. the young man held at Tucson on charge of stealing diamonds and believed to be a son of wealthy eastern Jarents, has announced that he will not call on relatives for assist ance, but will take long term in the pen, rather than let his parents know the nature of the scrape he is in.
 Benson overlooked the fact that last Friday had been declared a legal holi- day by the governor, and the banks opened on that day and continued to do business until drummer dropped into the place and informed the people that it was legal holiday. The shut ters immediately went up on the bank windows
 The president has sent the names of Fred F.. Caldwell to be postmaster at Douglas and Reuben s. Galush at Ash Fork to the senate for confirmation.
 Charles Mcdonald, arrested at Phoe- nix charged with stealing bed, has entered plea to an embezzlemcnt charge and has been fined $20
 Mrs. Harvey J. Lee, prominent lady of Phoenix, while out driving the other day, dropped from the buggy hand satchel containing diamonds and jew We Buy and Sell Stocks In All Markets On Commission :. BRU CO.