Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-12-07
ARIZONA NEWS
 AND COMMENT

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 The Nogales and Santa Cruz board of trade is negotiating with the author ities at Washington in an endeavor to secure the establishment of an army post near Nogales.
 X rich strike of copper ore has recent ly been made on the property of the Cuprite Mill & Mining company near Benson.
 Considerable mining activity is re ported in the Wickenburg district, much development work being under way.
 Yuma lodge of Elks is preparing to present T. P. Getz s merry musical com edy, "A Night in Bohemia," " Deecm- Der l6 and l7.
 Pima county has petitioned congress for federal sanction of the $l50,0OO bond issue recently voted in connection with the verbal contract with the southern Pacific company for the com pletiOn of the Twin Buttes extension.
 The Flagstaff Lumber Manufacturing company was recently organized at Flagstaff and will soon begin work in a we'll equipped mill of 100000 feet daily capacity, with resaw and box factory in connection.
 Maximana Mota, a Mexican of Bis bee, disappeared after stabbing his I, nfn n 'S n11op r. rel and is supposed to have fled to his brothers ranch in Mexico.
 The size of St. Patrick's parish, which includes NacO and Blsbee, has been increased and now takes in Ben son and Tombstone
 Several arrests will probably follow the investigations being made at Low ell as the result of statements made by several very young girls who have been ured from the paths of virtue.
 A tremendously rich gold, bearing ledge, 300 feet wide, has been uncov- cred on the Oia del Gro Mining com Pany's property about three miles west of Cochise.
 
 After two futile attempts to dispose of it by means of a jury, the famous cattle stealing ease against Manuel Els calante of Pima county was disposed of by Judge Campbell in the district court, the charge against the defend, ants being dismissed at the suggestion of the district attorney.
 .- l, bers of the Douglas Country club to form an Arizona Golf association.
 The famous Tennessee lead mine at Chloride has been taken over by the United States Smelling company for a consideration said tO be in the neigh borhood of $300,OO0.
 At a joint session of the city and county health boards at Yuma it was decided to segregate all persons afflict ed with tuberculosis, and preparations will at once be made to establish a com venient camp where the sufferers may erect their tents rent free.
 The Mexican consulate at Tucson is likely to be raised from a third to a second class office soon after the first of the new year, according to the statements of Consul Arturo NJ. Elias.
 When the Nat Reiss Carnival com pany arranged for passing their show through NacO on their way from Cana nca yesterday they were required to pay duty on the trick pony, the customs officials declaring after lengthy argu ment that a pony is horse.
 Work on Lowell's s wireless telegraph station, begun several weeys ago, has been stopped.
 At a meeting of Salt River valley | dairymen at Phoenix a cooperative as sOciatiOn was formed, the members | agreeing to pool their interests and sell | their entire product to the creamery | offering the best inducements.
 The preliminary survey of the terri torial highway from Phoenix through | the Bradshaw Mountains to Prescott has been completed, and it is believed that grading will begin soon after the first of the year.
 Actual work of excavation for the building of the giant syphon which is to carry the waters of the Colorado to the desert lands south of Yuma has be. gun.
 A broken flange was responsible for a serious and costly wreck on the E. P. S $. w. R. R. between Douglas and Bisbee, ditehing a number of ore cars and blocking traffic all day Saturday. | Even Pure In Sanitary