Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-12-30
Brief Territorial News


 Frank Wheeler. who shot and seri- ouslv wounded Frank Butts at Yuma re- gently. has executed a bond to keep the peace in that and all other matters rather than have the case go to trial at this time. Candidates for directors of the Yuma County Commercial club have been nom mated and the election will be held the latter part of January.
 Work on the Mohave county jail has been practically completed and after few finishing touches have been added it will be turned over to the county authorities
 Quite a number of the big sheep rais CTS of Coconino county have been look ing over the pasturage in Mohave coun- tv with a view to taking in a large number of sheep this coming spring to feed on the early weeds and grasses of the valleys.
 On Christmas night after the rest of the family had retired. Anita O 'Brien, of Tucson. a young lady twenty years of age, attempted to commit suicide by shooting herself through the left breast. She will probably recover. She does not know what caused her to commit the rash act.
 X warrant has been served on Roy Clayson, a well known Phoenix ranchCr, as result of an investigation of charges of violations of the Edmunds act. complaint having been made by w. l.. Osborn, Jr., in behalf of the com munity, which had been scandaliZed by the happenings in the Clayson house hold.
 While drinking in a Tucson saloon Sunday evening, J. P. Kennedy, who gives his residence as San Francisco, fell to the floor and either from the nature of his malady or the fall, re- maiued unconscious. He was removed to the hospital and has since been dan gerously ill.
 At Tucson nine Indians were arrest ed Christmas night and Sunday for drunkenness, and the United States au- thorities also placed Charles Lyon in jail on charge of selling liquor to the Indians.
 A pair of professional crooks, who evidently made house to house can vass of Tucson one day last week, en- tered three houses where the families were absent and secured quite list of valuable jewelry- and other small articles.
 Information leading to the recovery of a horse stolen from the Flowing Wells dairy was conveyed to the sheriff of Pima county in a letter written by the thief on Christmas day, stating that the Christmas spirit had touched his con science and caused him to tel where he had left the animal tied.
 Rail laying and grading along the line of the Arizona & California railroad from Parker to Bengal is now under headway at all points and is being push ed with all the speed possible by th" contractors, Messrs. Scott. Smith and Black.
 George Hartmann of Prescott nearly lost his life during the storms early last week. Starting from near the Buster mine where he had been doing some assessment work, he spent twenty six hours in trying 10 reach the settle mcuts at Crown King, eight miles dis tant wading through snow up to his waist and losing his way on account of ir. Both feet are so badly frozen that it is probable the~toes will have 10 be amputatcd later, and one finger was also frozen.
 Over $l5,OOO,OOO is invested in inc electric light and power, gas, and eiec- tric railway business in Arizona, large part of which is in Maricopa coun- ty. Electrical power in excess of 32,0J0 horse power is being generated in the territory.
 The Florence board of trade has ap. pointed a committee to enlist the sup port of Phoenix in favor of the San Carlos project and take the position that the Southern Pacific should build its road on a higher grade through the Box canyon in order not to destroy the irrigation project
 As a result of an automobile acci- dent near the mining camp of Kofa few days ago, Felix Mayhew, the well