Tombstone epitaph., 1909-02-14
TERRITORIAL ITEMS OF lN-
 TEREST CONDENSED.

The Williams News says: It has
 been storming at intervals during the past week A soaking rain followed by fall of snow and the country is now garbed in A mantle of white The generous precipitation is of great bene- fit to every industry in this sec- tion.
 A train load of material for the big dredging plant that is to be installed on the Colorodo river below EldOrado canyon passed over the Western Rail way of Arizona last Tuesday, says the Mohave County Miner. This is the | tir-t instsllment of the great plant that is to make test of the gravel banks and bed of the Colorado river throughout the lower end of Black and Bulls Head canyons, where it is said rich values have been found in both fine and coarse gold.
 Lost for forty hours on the desert east and south of Tucson. Richard KnagCe, aged four years, s1n of Ranch man William Knagge, was found near the new water works pumping station by Thomas Duffy about $ o'clock Sun- day morning. The little fellow lay cuddled in heap, fast asleep, in the middle of tho road, That he was found is due to the cocker spaniel owned by 1Lomas Duffy, who located him. It is estimated that he travelled about eighteen miles.
 The big scoopwheel at the reclama- tion service was started up yesterday and is running to it's capacity, says magnificent stream of water into the irrigation ditch and there is sn abun- dance of water for all the farmers down the line.
 Don Pugh, who came to Arizona from Ohio about eleven years ago, sufferer from tuberculosis, and who has lived in Kelvin and vicinity ever since, died there on the 18th of last month.
 Says the Democrat: When the house recently considered the bounty bill in nF sI hai McCo: mick of Gila proved himself a staunch friend of the hunters. Assem- blyman Mccormick wanted the bounty l on wildcats and coyotes fixed at E.. 5o | instead of Sl, and voted for an amend l ment to return all hides to the hun ter. He felt that the men who go | out into the mountains and slaughter | the animals that prey on the farmer and the cattlemen should be we'll re- warded.
 The question of county division will | again be presented before the present session of the legislature, and 6 peti- tion in support Of this measure has | been circulated in the Clifton -Morenci l district.
 The funeral of Myrtle Brown, said to be from Globe, who was drowned in attempting to cross Salt river at Phoenix, was held Thursday morning | at 10 o'clock in the undertaking par lore of Moore & Mcclellan. No in- formation had been received concern ing the relatives or friends of the dead | woman.
 Notwithstanding that through D B | Heard; president of the Arizona Cat tie Growers association petition was transmitted to the legislative assem- ply asking that no action be taken on | the Weedin bill for the abolishing of | the rangers until representatives Of the csttlemen's association had an l opportunity to be heard and present | reasons why they desire the force maintained, no heed was given to the | communication and the bill went | through on oiled wheels.
 News has been received at Phoenix of the killing of William Burgett, the baseball player, at Jerome June. tion, Wednesday night By occups- tion Burgett was a brakeman on the F, & P. He was standing between the tracks at the junction when he was caught. He was thrown under the moving wheels and both legs were ground of. Burgett died while being taken to Prescott. The young man was 23 years old.