Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-07-22
ARIZONA NEWS
 AND COMMENT

Sheriff John Nelson returned to Tue. son yesterday with John A. Black, who was arrested in Chicago on a charge of embezzlement.
 Some contemporary has observed that the Lord loved the Arizona sunshine more than any other because he made SD much more of it.
 A handsome baby boy was found Monday on the doorstep of w. $. Gray, of Bisbee. An investigation has re- vealed the unusual fact that neither the father or the mother are vet fifteen years old. Mir. Gray and his wife have taken such liking to the child that they will take care of it, but will ask the parents to contribute toward it's support.
 Delegate Ralph Cameron has intro duced bill in congress providing for an appropriation of $250.O00 for pub lie building in Tucson 10 accommodate the postoffice and other governmental offices
 Otto Miller, who was fatally wounded by Albert Ryan in Los Angeles few days ago, was formerly resident of Tucson. Ryan. gained his greatest de gree of notoriety in Arizona by the phi lippic which he delivered against all judges and courts while on trial for assault at Prescott few months ago.
 Dr. William P. Blake, the eminent mining geologist, writes from the far east that President Taft, in conversa- tion with him q short time ago, ex pressed his earnest desire to visit Ari- zona in the near future.
 The summer session of the Northern Arizona Normal school began a few days ago at Flagstaff. The enrolment is the largest that the institution has ever known for it's summer term
 Captain Carl T. Hayden of Company C. Tempe, has been elected major of the first regiment of infantry of the National Guard of Arizona to succeed Major E. NJ. Lamson of Phoenix, re- signed, ta
 hoe flx oped a large supply of water for irri- gation and other purposes in Mesa at depth of 300 feet The flow is said to be capable of supplying ninety min CT s inches minute.
 The proposal of the Imperial, Cali fornia, Standard 10 form q new state comprising Arizona. the southeastern corner of Nevada and the portion of California lying east of the west line of Imperial county, and to call the new commonwealth. Imperial, is meeting with doubtful welcome in the terri tory.
  ease is making it's appearance in some of the cities of Arizona. Benson has had many cases of typhoid fever. one of which has proven fatal. \ case of scarlet fever has been discovered in a hotel at Ash Fork in Yavapai county. Globe has been fortunate, so far, in the absence of any. epidemics such as extremely hot weather usually induces.
 Owing to the fact that 1t has been found impossible to get the members of the board of health together in Apache county, there will be no health report for that county for the month of June
 The Tucson chamber of commerce IS holding frequent meetings for the pur- pose of perfecting the details in the work of organizing for the exploita tion of the Rillito irrigation project. A Booster s" club is also being formed
 So far Tucson has had only twelve weddings this month. Apparently even Dan Cupid. despite his ardent temper ament. does not find the Tucson sum mer weather to his liking.
 Two small boys had a narrow escape from drowning in an arroyo near the Main street bridge in Tucson the other day One of the boys managed to get a hold on a floating timber and then with admirable courage succeeded in rescuing his smaller companion from the water.
 4 rattle.snake in the bottom of the "Old Oaken Bucket' has never been included in the melodious narrative of 1 Lat snurcn nf ua astnral inX Yet that