Tombstone epitaph., 1909-12-12
TERRITORIAL ITEMS OF iN-
 TEReST CONDENSED.

Extensive development work has commenced on the property of the Western Mines Development Co, 25 miles from Bouse.
 It is reported from WIokelman that the Phoenix & Eastern railroad between that place and Christmas will be completed in less than three months.
 A body of carbonate ore F feet in thickness and running 10 per cent copper was encountered a few days ago in an uprai-s al the Mary shalt of the Great Western Copper Co. at Courtland.
 Curtin, a pioneer miner of Isvspsi county, has returned there to locate permanently. The Scandinavian society of Bisbee will observe tine national customs at dinner and social meeting Christ mas day.
 New machinery has been ordered by the Calumet k Paradise Co.,, who will begin work on the property known as the Old Lesdville, in the Chirics hua mountains.
 The Blue Rock Gun club oi Turson will hold meets only the first Sunday of each month instead oftwice month is heretofore.
 Yuma citrus ifui;s aud Egyptian [ cotton from the government experi- mental farm near there will be used 1 to decorate the Southern Pacific rail- road offices at Los Angeles during Christmas week.
 The Chinese gambling cases which issued from the raid made by former Mayor Ben Heney of Tucson and his associates were dismissed by Judge Campbell in district court on the ground that they were not vio' ating the law under the present city ordinance.
 The chain gang of Tucson is al work cleaning the city and 1t is esti- mated that it will take them more | than a month.
 The Boomer girls are to play at
 tucson Sunday. Bisbee business men petition the city council to keep two policemen on duty at night. only one being on the | night force at present.
 Bishee Knights of Coluinbus enter tsined over leo visiting brethren last Sunday, 2l candidates having been ! giveen the frst and second degrees Saturday evening completing the third degree Sunday evening. In the first of serie of thre games for the BIsbee-Douglss inter city bowling trophy the Douglas bowlers beat the Bisbee team.
 A very large How Of water has been encountered in the lower level head ings of the San Francisco mine at Cedar, Mohave county, the property which gave such a phenomenal flow a year ago.
 The Colorado River Dredging com- pany, organized by H J Meyer about a year ago. has permanently suspended operations, having failed to find any of the sand bars of the river profitable enough to work
 The Tucson council has decided to establish public plsygrcunds for the children, and to attemp. to secure the installation of modern system of street lighting, street paving and other improvements during the com- ing year.
 Refugio Rivera, prosperous Rillito rsnchnsn. died suddenly of heart dls. ease while dressing himself Monday morning.
 The newly formed Arizona Golf association will include representa- tives from Tucson, Phoenix, Douglas, Bisbee and EI Psso.
 It is announced that the famous old 5watisks mine, idle since 1SSD, IS to be again worked for silver, and wi h it the Black Warrior and Silver Prince of the Bradshaw noun. tains
 In ejecting a vicious dog from the 1 court room at Tucson Monday, Bailiff l wac bitten four times by | the angry brute.
 Justice Johnstone of Phonix was bsdly injured last Saturday even ng by being thrown from his auto when 1t overturned while he was rounding B corner.
 The board Uf trustees of the Union | High school at Yuma recently paid BlOCO for s lot on which at a later