Graham guardian., 1909-09-24
TERRITORIAL NEWS
Interesting Items Condensed
From the Columns of
Our Exchanges

IN an lnCeTVleW AT IHOtIllA, says
that as far as he knows. no test of
the new election laws for Arizona
is in contemplation.
Signed by nearly a hundred
Tempe citizens. j. w. Woolf, presi-
dent of the Tempe Anti-Saloon
League, has filed with the Maricopa
County board of supervisors, petit
ton asking for a local option elec-
ton in the district under the pro-
visions of the Pace law.
Bonds to the amount of $1,000
for the Scottsdale district Of Mari
copa county, were sold by the
board of supervisors to the Valley
Bank of Phoenix at a premium of
$223.50
The output of the Shannon Cop
per Company at Clifton for the
year 1909 will be more than 1S,000,-
600 pounds.
The license of the Grove saloon
at Douglas has been revoked for
violation of city ordinances and
other saloons have been warned to
be very careful about serving drinks
to women and minors.
Tucson city council has asked
Mayor Ben Heney to resign as the
outcome of municipal troubles of
long standing, and the mayor has
issued the statement that he will
not please the city dads by handing
in his resignation, but would remain
on the job indefinitely.
The richest strike of years in the
Morenci-Clifton belt was made by
the Arizona Copper Co. in the Gold
Gulch district. The newly discov-
cred ore body, which covers the en-
tire face of six-foot drift, runs 80
per cent sulphide ore, interspersed
with small veins of very rich oxide
and native copper.
The telephone exchange at Tempe
is soon to undergo a change that
will result in that city having one
of the most modern equipments in
the territory.
A party of Arizonans are outfit
ting an expedition that will explore
the Tiburon Islands in the Gulf of
California, with the hope of finding
gold, or gold ore, in which the
islands are reputed to be very rich:
Little is known of the islands, as no
one has been able to penetrate the
interior.
All unnecessary curves on the
Phoenix & Eastern Railroad, be-
tween Phoenix and Winkleman, are
being Strengthened out, and seven
car loads of heavy steel rails have
been delivered at Winkleman.
w. j. Bryan, Jr., son of William
Jennings Bryan, has become resi-
dent of Tucson. The son of the
great commoner brought his young
bride with him and they are occupy
ing Mr.. Bryan's recently purchased
home on Fourth street, at the COR
ner of Fourth and Fifth avenues.
Mr.. Bryan will lease offices in Tue
son and enter the practice of law.
G.. G. Woods, formerly of Kirk
County Texas. has bought 25 acres
of the Geo. Roberts place in st.
David from Mrs. Wildman, and
will start a nursery. His land is in
a good artesian water region, and
he will irrigate from flowing wells.
Reuben Neill and Herbert Wood
have been arrested for the murder
of Detective E. P. Schwartz last
September, and lodged in Jail at
Flagstaff, Arizona.
An interesting bit of history is
brought to light by the removal of
the prisoners of the Yuma prison.
The point has been maintained as
penal institution for thirty-four
years and has had within its walls
in that time 5000 felons. The first
one received was registered May
20, 1875, and the last and July 27,
1909.
The Territorial Board of Educa-
ton is making preparations to re-
wise the different courses of study
In the public schools of the Terri
tory. Superintendent Philbrook, of
the Bisbee schools; f. H. Stover,
of Tombstone, and Prof. 4. d.
Smith, of Globe. has been appoint
ed as committee by Territorial Sup
erintendent Kirk 7. Moore, to revise
the course in history as it is now
taught. A general revision is now
being planned.
Colonel w. f.. Cody buffalo
Bid, will spend next winter in
Tucson. The celebrated old scout
and Captain John d. Burgess have
some mining properties near Oracle,
and Col. Cody will come here in
December and stay the balance of
the winter in order to give his per-
sonal attention to them.