Tombstone epitaph., 1909-09-05
TERRITORIAL ITEMS OF ih-
 TEREST CONDENSED.

sleeve with beer bottle in it, Fran-
 cisco Mender, while crszed with drink
 gave . countryman. Agripps Vascss . terrible beating in Phoenix Tuesday
 night. He vas later sentenced to
 100 dave in jail for aggravated assault
 For the first time since the incor-
 noration of the village, the mayor and council of Wickenburg met Monds. evening and took the initial steps to- ward the organization of the new municipal government.
 Arrangements are being made to have the world famous pscer Dan Patch appear at the territorial fair at Phoenix this fall.
 A man. representing himself as one Dodson of Glendale, attempted . clever scheme on the owl drug store at Phoenix Tuesday and nearly got away with $lOO thereby Represent ing himself to be the sad Dodson he called up the dug store and asked them to advance $lOO until the fol- lowing morning, saying he would send c man around for the money. When the bogus Dodson appeared he was arrested by a cold hearted police- man.
 That business is framing up for 6 big boom is evidenced by the large of new corporations being or gani'ed in the territory. The record was broken one day this week when the articles of twenty.six new corpor- ations were filed with the territorial auditor.
 It is possible that the opening of the Yuma Indian reservation may be delayed until next year. The Indians are kicking up 6 row, asking for an allotment of ten acres each instead of five. allowed for them by the depart ment, and the investigation of their demand may delay the opening.
 The Superior & Pittsburg company In the Warren district produced g. 200 900 pounds of copper for the month of July.
 An undertaken, purportine to be rom Phoenix, announces in bold headlines the following: "rhose who use our csskets will use no ,ther."
 The Wells-Fargo Express Co. and he Postal Telegraph Go. are to have } joint office in Courtland, in the Rensud building. adjoining the tele- phone office. with W E Tester as manager of both compsnie. Court and Anzonan.
 Phoenix papers say that President Taft will deliver . short address at the Capital City on the occasion of his coming visit.
 Frank Mcdonald has been arrested 1t Kingman on the charge of soliciting subscriptions to the Wickenburg Mi- ,er and failing to turn in the money 70 the outraged sditor
 The Phoenix BottlinR Works is building fine new home and will install complete new plant. msk- ing it one of the finest in the southwest
 The Yuma National bank will open Tor business Nov. l, with . capital of B5O,NO0
 Phoenix has an organ devoted to the interests of General Reyes in his fight for the vice presidency of Its name is Ls Democrscia and Pedro Garcia de Lama is editor, proprietor, business manager and all the rest of the attaches of the office.
 Phoenix Spanish Americans will hold big celebration at the Capital City on the anniversary of Mexicsn independence, Sept. I6.
 Wm B Thompson, night engineer at the Yuma ice factory, was badly burned Saturday morning by a flare back from the furnace of the boilers. He was stripped to the wsist and on this account the burns are especially severe
 The climax of nerve was reached by a Meea Mexican last week, who stole . large mirror from L. A. Smith and later attempted to sell t back to the original owner. who was 90 dumbfounded that he allowed the Mexican to get away without being arrested,
 The new high school building. just completed st Tempe at . cost of $37,- 900, hes been accepted by the school board and will Dc used at the opening of the fall term
 Reports from Imperial valley state that cotton, which is being sxper men, tally raised in that section, l. thriving beyond all expectations