Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-03-21
ARIZONA NEWS
 AND COMMENT

nlNU OUVlVhklNl Tucson is arranging for paid fire l department of six men. The Southern Pacific dispatchcrs 1 force at Tucson has been reduced from twelve to nine men,
 By increasing her saloon licenses, Tucson hopes to increase the citys rev cnue $l5,000 annually.
 { The Saseo shelter is handling 400 tons of ore daily.
 i The Douglas chamber of commerce, which has been less than a month in existence, has a membership of l9l and a big bunch of applications to consider. i Tucson has taken the initial steps to- ward the formation of an auto club. Charles Brown, well known miner of the Warren district, has been found guilty of jumping board bill in Low ell and sentenced to serve ninety days in the county jail at Tombstone. | The Arizona Prospecting company has been organized at Lowell and will soon be incorporated.
 ' Peter Gates who was struck on the 1 head by falling bucket with such ! force that his hip was fractured, is con sidered out of danger by his attending | physician in Lowell.
 i Douglas will have thrce-eornored ] fight in the coming city election. The Republicans, Democrats and Socialists have declared their intention of plae ing tickets in the field. | N. O. Walker, Bisbee bartender, committed suicide by taking poison. He ! feared he was losing his mind.
 The Warren district Democratic club will give smoker on Monday night.
 The Hot Springs Oil company has re- sumed drilling at it's well in the arte. sian belt south of Safford. Prepara' ;ions have been made to go down 5000 feet if necessary
 Phoenix is to have an open air the ater--or more correctly speaking-a moving picture show.
 The plans for the proposed new ' ! NJ. c. A. building in Phoenix have beer approved, and bids for the construction work will be received until ? P. m. Saturday, April II. at which time they will be opened and the contract award cd.
 Phoenix is entertaining today Su Ipreme Chancellor Charlts A. Bavnes ot the lodge of Knights of Pythias Dele gates from all over tbc territory vii
 participate in the reception of thi' distinguished visitor.
 Phoenix has a young ladies club tha has decided, after many trials and trib ? ulations, that it can't get along wal unless "gentlemcn s auxiliary" js or 1. ganized Girls will be girls for that
 for q that.
 "F. Bender the Phoelux forger
 turned out 10 be James Mcl'ormiek, we'll known character of that city, wh was arrested in Tempe and has con fessed to his transgressions.
 Governor Kibbey will visit Cliftoi on Monday and Eill pass on ncV school house, winch has been erectc, . there by direct appropriation of th ' legislature to take the place of the on \ washed away iD the recent flood. Charles II. C1ittenden, the founder o the home bearing his name, is to visi Phoenix in tAe near future, and ma \ decide to honor number of other tel < ritor;al cities with his presence. Attorney General Clark has decide that the trlining school at Tempe mus
 in the future, be supported entirel H from territt rial funds. Heretofore th \ Tempe sehC ol district has contribute Al annually about S4,500. 4 Maricop;C officers had been wonderin
 for some time where Magdalene Rul
 had plaeCd the gun with which he mad
 a murd4rous assault on Deputy Sheri
 Wood5 at Wickenburg few week
 an4 for which offense he is now cor
 nned in the Maricopa county jail. Th