Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-06-27
ARIZONA NEWS
 AND COMMENT

attempt to wreck Southern Pacific train at Benson for the reason, as he says, that he danted to be sent to the reform school. where he would have ! good time and plenty to eat. His wish will be gratifed.
 Jose Padilla, described as dashing swain of Mexican descent, is now in the Pima county jail, charged with kid naping T fifteen-year-old girl from Tue son and taking her to Twin Buttes, where he was setting up housekeeping establishment when rudely interrupted by the police.
 Tucson chamber of commerce has re- fused to contribute $200 to the Fourth of July celebration in the O!d Pueolp, pleading that tho treasury is in such depleted state that such contribu tioI would be out of the question.
 Douglas lodge of Elks will be repre- sented by thirteen members of the or der in uniform at the convention next month.
 A two-story apartment house was destroyed by fire in Douglas Saturday morning. The house was occupied by Mrs. Ardison, and the origin of shc fire is unknown.
 One of the largest mining deals ever consummated in the Paradise district was closed last week when the interests of Bernoudy & Wright were soli to B. c. Musgrave and his associates of Douglas for $G0,000
 Five additional cases growing out of the floods at Clifton several years ago have been transferred to the Tucson courts from Graham county, ana the claims against the mining counties in the matter now aggregate half mil lion dollars.
 The Gadsden hotel in Douglas, with all it's equipment and the four lots on which the hotel stands, have been mort gagged to the Copper Queen company for $260,000.
 Yuma chamber of commerce offers to pay $200 of the prizes of the Los o-PhOenix automobile races this fall on condition that the races are scheduled to pass through Yuma.
 George Crosby's Paper announces that in the absence of the regular editor during the summer on his vacation, James A. Duke will be at the helm of the paper.
 The following new postoflices have been established in Arizona during inc past few months: Apache, Cochise ,oun- ty; Copper Hin, Gila county; Courtland, Cochise county; Fairview, Graham county; Gold Flat, Mohave county; Orc Blanco, Santa Cruz county; Price, Pinal county; Rice, Gila county; Say CTS, Yavapai county; Sheldon, Graham county; Swansea, Yuma county; Truitt. | Cochise county; Walker, Yavapai coun- ty.
 According to the Star, there are in Tucson 250 automobiles in constant Ser vice.
 Word has been received in Yuma from Los Angeles, that the wife uf A. B. Fain, who was operated on in Yuma and later sent to Los Angeles, has dis 1, appeared in that city and is still miss tag.
 Three tons of alfalfa to the acre is a record cut being made on the ranch l of A. II. Kent in the Yuma valley.
 Harry Fields, a young man severely | burned in a gasoline explosion at Bis bee last week, is reported to be suffer ing temporary insanity, due to the in- tense pain resulting from the burns.
 The program of festivities for the Bisbee Fourth of July celebration has been published and outlines three days | of sport and jolliieation such as Bis pee has never experienced before.
 The Fl Paso Browns are playing ball 1t iBsbee today and tomorrow, being he first games of the season by the newly organized Bisbee team on thcir lome grounds.
 Charged with the kidnaping of the ourteen-yearold daughter of Mex can named Fuentes at Los Angeles last December, Rafael Muero has been ar ested at Ash Fork and will be held Intil the California officers call for him. The girl was with him when ho was 
 It is reported that Mexican Con ul Gustav Levy of Tucson will ask to ,e transferred back to his former post t San Francisco, and that MT. del 7oro, who has been secretary of the onsulate, may succeed to the consul hip.