Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-09-02
ARIZONA NEWS
AND COMMENT


The ,tenacity Of life OF the red rae,
is illustrated in recent storm mt Wick
enburg, when squaw was struck by
lightning and supposed TO have beer
killed. She was left lying on tho
ground until morning. The proper au
thorities went to the Indian camp &c
prepare the remains for burial, when
the gay old girl greeted them with q
smile.
In his coming trip Delegate Cameron
will extend his visit to Tombstone and
other points in Cochise county.
Fix United States Marshal Daniels
announces that he viii build sum
mer residence a his camp in the Santa
Rita mountains.
Yuma county board Of supervisors
has adopted the plans of K. J. Young
Los Angeles architect for the build.
ing of their new courthouse.
A board of appraisers has been APP
pointed to pass on lands proposed for
the new county poor farm to be es
tablshed in Yuma county.
The famous old beer garden near
Bisbee, known as Riverside park, is go
ing through course of reconstruction
aud renovation. and win in the future
he used by the city band, which will
give concerts on the grounds,
The Bisbee Review announces that
Bsbee will have an all-paid baseball
team. We have heard those stories be
fore, but have never seen the team.
Lemons, the first of the citrus fruits
to ripen in the territory, have ma.
tured and are being harvested in the
Salt River valley. A good crop is re
ported for this season.
The Selby Musical company is play
ing an engagement in Phoenix, after
their arrival having been delayed sew
eral days by the suicide Of two of their
members. Whether this extreme action
was taken to avoid going TO Phoenix
during the heated spell has not yet
been made public.
Phoenix and Tucson are 10 { rade
Mexican consuls. Senior A. NJ. Elias
of Phoenix has received orders to ex
change positions with Senior Gustave
Levy. who has been acting in the same
capacity at Tucson.
Phoenix IS FIRST suburb. Ingleside, is
to be open to the public today, when
the sale of lots in the new addition
will begin.
The boldest thief has been discover
ed. lie stole a horse being led from
the rear Of wagon while the owner
was riding inside And he got away
with il. too. This occurred on the road
between Mesa and Roosevelt and the
victim is DR.. Subway of Mesa. The
thief did not leave his name.
Dan Martin was instantly killed by
bolt of lightning near Phoenix Sat
urday afternoon lie was riding in a
wagon with James Gibson. who was
shocked into Inconsistencies by the
same bolt, but will recover.
The Tucson Elks baseball team
whipped the Phoenix aggregation of
the same character on the grounds of
the Old Pueblo Sunday by the one
sided score of 10 to |.
Al Miller. prominent citizen of
Tempe, was killed in an automobile
accident between Goldfield and Govern
ment Wells on the Roosevelt road SAT
urday.
The regular quarterly conference OF
the Latter Day Saints of Mesa was
held in that village Saturday and Sun
day.
Douglas city schools will open for
the fall term on September 9.
According to the records of the pro
bate court there have been thirty-two
commitments to the territorial insane
ASYLUM from Cochise county since the
first of January.
The plans of J. A. Holden of Douglas
have been accepted for the recently
authorized high school building. The
plans call for a two-story pressed brick
building to cost $27,5oo.
The Douglas Gun club VIII send a
team to the annual meeting of the
Arizona Sportsmen s association, which
meets the latter part of this month at
Tucson.