Tombstone epitaph., 1909-05-23

spbh AAAt IOtattb INp- man of them sIl," will app aar with his show troupe in Prescott three d ys dDiing the latter part of ,his month.
 Attorney s. L KingaD, returning to his home in Tucson after trip to the national capitol. says there is no chance for statehood before fall.
 Enemies of Al Johns, a prospector in the Santa Rita mountains. last week blew up his cabin with dyna- mite.
 c. knickerbocker of Douglas re- ports the discovery of platinum in the Gold Hill district, four miles from Sylvsnite, essays running AS high as four ounces of platinum and one ounce of gold to the ton.
 A disastrous rear end collision on the Santa Fe railroad, Lear Williams, Saturday, resulted in the damaging of a freight engine and the destruction of several freight cars. This is the third wreck in that locality within the last few weeks
 The Pima County Medical society is agitating the pure milk question and will present petition to the Tucson city council asking for inspec. tion.
 Ramon Mendoza, on trial in Tucson for the murder oi Deputy Sheriff Riley Bennett last fall. was found guilty of manslaughter by the jury and will be sentenced by the court tomorrow 
 The city council Of Tucson has gone on record a- refusing to replace dog license tags stolen from the necks of cauines, and the dogs master will in the iutuIe have to put up for new tags.
 Professor E. Lawrence of New York has just arrived in Tucson to take charge of the Indian School in place of II. G. Brown, who recently resigned.
 Information from Roosevelt is to the effect that the water is within ten inches of the lowest point of the dam and will be flowing over the top with Il day ortwo.
 Sugar beet growers in tbe Salt river valley think they have solved the labor problem by temploying Indians in the fields. The next problem is to solve Some method whereby they can make Poor Lo perform any msnus exercise.
 Alter search of fifteen years by many prospectors and miners, whs: is believed will develop into large cop per mine was discovered last week nes. the confluence of Sycamore creek and the Verde river.
 Tie dividend Of sll per share de- clsred on the stock of the Calumet & Arizona Mining Company last week brings the total profits paid u the stockholders in that famous prop erty to the enormous sum of SlO,- 300. 900.
 An examination under the direc- tion of the United States civil service commission will be held Tn Tucson June Is for the purpose of securing eligibles for the position of clerks Tn the forest service at s salsry oi 800 per annum.
 Professor J. F. Stillwell has resign ed from the superintendency of the Phoenix public schools, giving ss his reason that the school board would not sc. on s number of suggestions offered by him.
 Governor Sloan has offered reward Of S2JG each for tine capture of Neiii and Wood, the forest rangers suspect. ed of the n urder of Edwsrd Schwartz
 In the new city directory of Phoe- nix the Smith family leads with A men bership of l09.
 Douglas has purchased four horses to be used in the fire department.
 A pay streak which runs $i0 to the pound hes been uncovered on the Rol King claim n Yuma county.
 Four msidens from gay Farce who all styled themselves as Jane Doe were fined $l00 in Prescott the other day for fast driving.
 Flagstaff Elks are planning for 6 minstrel show on May 2s.
 c. E. Ahlberg, an employee of tho Copper Queen shelter, was killed ir
 Douglas by being struck by a street car during heavy dust storm. whicf
 blinded hirn SO that he could not see
 A general warning has been issued
 by the police of Phoenix to motorist,
 that they must quit speeding in tn, city hmits.
 Mesa Catholics are building . nev | koIur.h