Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-09-07
ARIZONA NEWS
 AND COMMENT

The exchange desk of the Silver Bel IS in receipt of the first issue of th, Arizona Mining Journal, published al Phoenix, Ariz. w. ]. Stonehan appear, as editor of the new magazine, and i' carries good volume of high clas, matter relative to mining and it's al lied industries
 Forty Yuma members of the Arizona National Guard win go to Prescott fji the Annual encampment next week. The Automatic Printing Press Com pany of America has been incorporated at Tucson for the purpose of building and selling newly invented form ol printing machine originated by Tue. son inventor.
 An the principal cities of the telr;. tory celebrated yesterday as Labor day, the celebrations at Globe, Prescott and Tucson being the most pretentious.
 The first washout of the year on the Grand Canyon occurred last Sunday, when nearly three miles of line was washed out near Anita. The damage has been repaired.
 Professor c. II. Madden, who hal been elected as principal of the Yuma public schools, has resigned for the pur- pose of accepting like position n, Nogales.
 l.. C. Hanks, R. N. Norton and F.. T. Archer have been named as com. mittee to appraise the value of the Douglas water works, which is to be purchased by the city if proposed bond issue is carried in an election to be held soon.
 P. ]. Miller has been appointed clerk of the board of supervisors of Yuma county. This office is created by Yuma going into the list of first class coun- ties, as in the past the county record CT has been clerk as part of his reg ular duties.
 There were thirteen deaths in Doug las during the past month.
 The rainfall for the month of August in Cochise county was 4.04 inches.
 Section men employed in the vicn- ity of Yuma have organized q local branch of the International Brother. hood of Maintenance of Way Employees
 The Florence Hay & Grain company has been organized at the Prison City for the purpose of engaging in the business indicated by its title.
 Tom Hall of Douglas has been sen. tenred to l50 days in jail after .con. viction on the charge of smuggling opium into the United States from Mex. leo.
 The Douglas Y. NJ. c. A. has organ ized gymnasium team to begin q new line of work on October l.
 The Southern California and Arizona Board of Missions of the Church of Christ has sent the Elder A. F. Car. penter to Prescott to establish branch of the Christian church in that city.
 The word has gone out that ticks have been found in the ears of iEe mules of the Grant Brothers Construc- ton company. which are being brought into the states from the Nogales port Cochise county, and as result the transfer of the outfit may be delayed.
 The first whistle has blown on the new l25-ton smelter of the United Mines company at Johnson, and produc ton will be begun within the next few weeks.
 Frank ]. O'Brien, the busted Tucson broker. has been released in Phoen.x on bail amounting to 5000.
 A tract of fifty acres of alfalfa which has been under cultivation for the last twenty years, was swept clear from the face of the earth in the heavy rains near Wickenburg last week.
 The eolored folks of Phoenix will celebrate the anniversary of the sign ing of the Emancipation Proclamation on September 22.
 Tempe merchants have discontinued the Friday half holidays which have been in vogue during the summer.
 The Tucsou Elks baseball team will play the Phoenix team at the Capital City September 19.
 l Arrangements are being made to or ganize sage brush baseball league to include Bisbee, Douglas, Fl Paso, Tue son and Phoenix. Many such arrange ments have been made before but the aforesaid league has been consistently unforthcoming