The copper era., 1909-01-14
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NEWS OF THE TERRITORY.

Both c. E. Arnold and F. H. Parker were confirmed on January 5th as re- ceiver and register of the Phoenix land office. They succeed F. s. Hil- dreth and L. w. Wakefield, both re- signed.
 The Globe water company, whicE was threatened with a shortage of water has struck a new flow, in a new we'll which is estimated will sup ply enough water for city of 30,0C0 population.
 Ralph A.. Wetmore was given judg- ment against the Copper Range and Arizona Mining company for s4SS.4 40 in the district court at Tucson last week. The judgment was given for work done on the company's mining property by the plaintiff.
 Within sixty days the motive power at the Octave mines and plants in the Weaver district near WiCken- berg will be electricity furnished by the Central Arizona Electric com pany, and the town of Wickenbt rg will also be lighted by electricity.
 At the regular monthly meeting of the board of supervisors of YaYapai county last week, the checks and ac- counts of the county treasurer were audited and the cash in the county treasury amounting to S263, ,3SO.C5 counted by the board and district attorney.
 The scoopwheel has resumed oper- ations and is providing water for the grain crops of the valley, says the Yuma Sun. New lands are constant .ly being added to the irrigation roll. R. c. Jacobs last week signed up for 1SO acres to go into grain, this land not having been used for three years.
 The first quarterly meeting of the board of supervisors of Pima county opened last week. The first business before the board was the acceptance of bounty demands amounting to 5000 on wild cat, coyote and mountain lion skins. The Star says it is believed by the board that the legislature will repeal the act allowing bounties to be paid on wild animals.
 Mrs. Louisa Bowman and her hus- band, J. c. Bowman, attacked by the government in condemnation pro ceedings In the local federal court, were awarded Sl1,000 by jury for DnncAtralf l.irr The ranch in question consisted of I6O acres, with valuable improve ments and part of the ground under cultivation while another portion was capable of being used for crops. Rawlins & Little were attorneys for plaintiff.-Belt.
 Four judgments against the Cerro Colorado Mining company have been given in the district court of Tucson. The judgments are as follows: David L. Stinson, s7OO; Roy Titcomb, No gales, S1,3l5; J. Knox Corbett Lum- Der company, S965; Albert Steinfeld, SI,S35. The Cerro Colorado company owns the mine by that name located about sixty miles south of Tucson. Daniel J. Sully, the former "cottOn king" was an officer in the company until few months ago, when he ten dered his resignation.
 Manager Hurd, of the Gila Valley Bank and Trust company, said that he expected work on the banks new home, on the southwest corner of Broad and Mesquite streets, to begin some time this month, it being un- derstood that the material for the building, elegant terra cOtta, pur- chased in Chicago, is now within a short distance of Globe says the Belt. MT. Hurd added that he expected that, even before the work here was begun, building would be commenced on the Banks branch at Stafford, a handsome building which is to be erected diagonally across from the Stafford National bank on Main street
 The largest cattle deal thus far ol the season on this side of the river was closed last week between Will liam Hitchcock, representing Julu; .Ochids, of Sau BernardinO, Cal, and Taylor and Jepsen of Tempe, says the Tempe correspondent of the Re publican. The deal was for twelve hundred head of steers, taking the entire holdings of Taylor and Jepsen in the way of fat cattle. The price paid was a good one, being four anC a quarter. The cattle will be ship ped from time to time between nov and May.
 Barney Oldfeld in three-mile ex hibition last week, at Phoenix, bea the track record of 2:5S established by the Reo Bird during the terri torial fair, doing the three miles il 2:44. The second mile of this eXhibi