Tombstone epitaph., 1909-01-03
TERRITORIAL ITEMS OF IN.
 TEREST CONDENSED.

The Imperial Copper company at
 Silver Bell is shipping fifteen cars of ore daily from the mines in that camp to the company's smelters at Sasco The Imperial company is making steady progress in the development of its mine and increase of copper pro- duction.
 The Tempe normal and training school closed for the holidays on the 23d inst. and will reopen January f.
 The building ordinance of the city Of Phoenix as smended forhids the building of wooden frame or corru- gated iron structures within the city limits. This prohibition should have a tendency to lower insurance rates and improve the appearance of the city.
 Articles ot incorporation were filed at Phoenix by the Salt River Valley bank, which Is soon to open for busi. ness in Mesa The capital stock of the new bank is s5O,000, divided into 800 shares of the par value of Sl0O each.
 Emmons Blaine, a grandson of the late James G Blaine, is attending the Evans school at Mesa. He was in Phoenix last Wednesday to meet his mother on her way to Castle Hot Springs to spend several weeks.
 The Journal says that NJ, McIntire of Stafford was arrested at Bowie Sat urday, charged with stealing a horse and buggy He was bound oyer.
 A Mexican reported to the police of Dauglas Saturday night, says the Dis. patch, that he had been held up and robbed of 5000 Mexican currency.
 A Mexican sheepherder bought $500 worth of goods from Phoenix mer- chants and paid for them in worthless checks
 A man named Halstesd, who lived alone on a farm near Glendale, has disappeared. Hslstesd came from kansas two months ago. He has red hair and a club foot.
 According to the Tucson Star the Drsgoon & Northern Arizona railroad is fast becoming reality. Four miles of track have already been laid. and as all needed material is on the ground the road to Johnson will undoubtedly be completed within the next few weeks.
 A suit was commenced in the dis trict court of Pima county last week for S2J 900 against Albert Steinfeld by Mary Agnes Francis for damages in the sale of the Old Boot and Silver Bell mines The charge is made that the sale was negotiated when Miss Francis was a minor, and to her detri- ment and without any advantage to her or her estate.
 The Stafford Journal reports that the Touring mill of the Valley Milling company has closed down on account of scarcity of wheat.
 The levee under construction below Yuma gave way before the tremen- dous flood in the Colorado river last week, flooding the country south of Johansen's.
 The new directory o: the city of Phoenix, issued yesterday, IS expected to contain 1900 to 400 names, from which 1t is estimated by the publishers that l4,0-0 to I5.0o0 people reside within the corporate limits of Phoe- nix.
 Carl Harvey of Prescott, with the Arizona Mine Supply company, and Miss Grace Perry were married Christ mas eve at the home of tbe brides parents, Mr and Mrs w H Perry, in Tempe. The contracting parties are both we'll known.
 The territorial prison at Yuma will be used by the city authorities for city and county offices when the buildings are evacuated for the new prison quar-
 ters at Florence. These are the pre'' ent plans. which depend. upon the city securing a perfect title to the
 ground known as the Quarry reserve.
 After long time the requests of the
 freight engineers running out of Tue
 son and Yuma have been granted and
 the run nov will be from Yuma to
 Gila Bend and return, and from Gils
 Bend to Tucson and return, thus giv.
 ing the freight crews a chance to gel
 acquainted with their families.