Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-05-11
ARIZONA NEWS
 AND COMMENT

The body of m American, decayed and half eaten by coyotes, was unearth- cd near Williams last week. It is be- lieved to be the remains of E. F. Schwartz, an amateur detective who disappeared some time, ago, although. positive Identification is impossible. The board of supervsors of Cochise county has refused to confirm the ap. pointments of Harry Wheeler and Will fam Olds as county rangers.
 The mining code commission VI was appointed by former Governor Kib- bey under the provisions of the Hamp ton bill, will hold its first meeting in Phoenix tomorrow.
 Mulford Winsor, who was appointed territorial historian under the act of the recent legislature creating such an office, has sent out a communication asking the newspapers of Arizona to assist him in his labors. Charles J. Fox, son of Richard K. Fox of Police Gazette fame, is spending few days in Yuma on a visit. James Lano, accused in Yuma of forging the name of Valentine Westfal to a check, has been bound over to the grand jury under $500 bond.
 According to the Yuma Examiner, President F. Nj. Murphy is using his best endeavors to have the new Ari- zona and California railroad built from Parker to Bengal, which will be- great benefit to that section of the country.
 Yuma county papers are making quite fuss over the fact that the county has at the present time 8 bal ance to its credit of something over $50,0o0.
 The Clara Consolidated Mining com pany in the Bouse district has recently filed on ninety-fve new locations.
 County Assessor Meeden B returns of assessed valuations in Yuma county in clude three producing mines with bullion return for 1908 of $37S,000.
 With the recent completion of the new postoffice building, Yuma is claim ing one of the best up-to-date structures for the purpose in the southwest.
 Douglas and the Douglas Gas cor poration have locked horns in the courts over meter rentals and application for an injunction has been made by the city.
 One hundred and sixty-teaehers from thirty-three states and two territories have already made application to the trustees of Bisbee for positions in the public schools.
 A date palm tree, started from Q seed in the yard of Benson hotel, has now passed successfully through its second winter and is making . nice growth, showing the versatility of Ari- zona soil.
 A new airdome theater is soon to be opened in Yuma.
 George Wright and Dave Holiday l have been released iron, the Yuma pen itentiary after serving ten years of life
 
 sentences for killing a rancher in Graham county. They were pardoned by Governor Kbbey before he left of fee.
 The retiring city council of Phoenix at it's last meeting passed an ordnance placing many drastic restrictions around saloons, among which is rule requiring that they be kept open to the full vew of people passing on the street.
 A new camp of Modern Woodmen was instituted ut Glendale Friday even ing. .s
 The Phoenix high school presented The Training of Betty to a good audience at Elks theater Friday even ing
 In exercises that will last almost the entire week, the Phoenix Indian school will hold commencement this week, graduating twenty-three young aborig inals.
 The Copper Queen Mining company at Bisbee is experimenting with steel for mine timbering.
 News from the Black Canyon district | is that a very promising ore body has been uncovered in one of the locations of the Buckeye group.
 Luerecia yillegas, an eight-year-old Tucson girl, was fatally burned last week while attempting to light fire with gasoline.
 Many distinguished men, including Ex-Governor Folk of Missouri and the