Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-07-05

left on the tram last night Tor Iempe,
Globe and other nearby points for a
summer visit.-Yuma Sun.
The Citizen announces that Tucson
is having "sane" Fourth Of July.
The police department placed the ban
on cannon crackers and big guns and
reckless celebrators were taken in and
prosecuted.
Teh case of D. W. Hawkins, charged
with the murder of A. c. Leonhardt,
which has been postponed twice on ae-
count of the alleged illness of the de-
PENDANT, will probably be taken up in
the Tucson district court tomorrow.
The total receipts of the Tucson post
Office for the year were $40,0l4, an in
crease over last year of about $500.
Friends of Colonel Sturgis in Tucson
are arranging for big reception and
serenade for him upon his return from
the east in few days.
Burglars attempted to enter the Hub
store in Phoenix Wednesday evening,
but were frightened away before an
entrance had been effected.
Yuma Is advertising that it needs a
new bank with n paid up capital of at
least $4,000, which can loan money
on the lands of that district.
Engineer L. C. Hill, head of the re.
elamation service in the southwest, is
in New Mexico inspecting the various
irrigation projects in that territory.
! Mrs. II. A. Ware, landlady of the
Welcome rooming house in Phoenix, is
under arrest on the charge of selling
liquor to her roomers without license.
/ The James Realty company has been
organized in Phoenix for the purpose
of placing on the market new addition
northeast of the city.
A few minutes after they had return.
ed home from the mountains, where
they had been on a pleasure trip, the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Kunsel in
Phoenix was totally destroyed by fire.
Not stick of furniture was saved.
| During the month of June fifteen
calls were made on the Phoenix fire
department for their services. This
breaks all previous records. In spite
of the number OF calls, there were but
two fires of any consequence during the
month.
| 1t is reported from Mesa that George
Young and Mrs. Gus johnson passed
through that town a few days before
their arrest at Douglas, the particulars
of which and their subsequent trial in
Globe are well known to the readers of
the Silver Belt
Five ears of cantaloupes had been
shipped out of Mesa up to Thursday
morning. The melons are said to be of
better quality than last year and are
being sent to Chicago for distribution.
The total assessed valuation Of Co.
chise county this year is $l9,5SS,979.52,
which is a falling off from the figures
of last year to the tune of about three
quarters OF million dollars. The de-
crease is occasioned entirely by the
lower prices for copper during the per-
iod covered by the assessment.
The two men who burglarized the
Penn home in Douglas last week have
been captured. They give the names
of Conception Perez and Luis Lopez
and were caught WITH the goods on
them.
The Douglas International
has enlarged to an eight-column folio.
1t was formerly for pages, seven.col.
umn.
Friends of Sam Barrett, better known
as "Tamale San," who is serving an
iuuctcfniudtt stubcuCc III tuc INuid
pcnitentiary, havN petitioned Governor
Kibbey for paidon for him on the
grounds of good behavior.
An automobile stage line has been es.
tablished to run between Mohawk Sum.
init and Kofa in Yuma county
A new chapel 10 cost over $4,000 is
being erected at the Tucson Indian
school.
George c. Valentine and Harry dimes
who were injured by the collapse of
scaffold in Douglas few days ago,
are again able to be on the streets.
Prescott postotiice has been moved
into new and larger quarters.
Maria Gonzales, upon trial for her
sanity in Prescott, was convicted and
ordered to the insane asylum. Her
mania took a very violent form, she