Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-02-10
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The salaries of the city attorney and the city clerk of Tucson have been raised to $l00 per month each.
 A sensational action for criminal li- bel has been begun at Phoenix by Flu gene Brady O'Neill against Fitz-James Mccarthy, a widely known mining ex- pert of the western country, the action being based on two letters written to the complainant by "Fitz- Mac, as he is famlIiarly known, relating to a transaction in mining stock.
 Mrs. Myrtle Wagner of Luther, Okla, is making inquiries concerning the whereabouts of her son, Milton Wagner, whom she believes to be in Arizona. He is IS years of age, is over six feet tall and weighs over 200 pounds. When she last heard from him he was em- plOyed by the government in a grad ing camp near Yuma.
 The territorial board of control has decided to reject all the bids which had been submitted for the construc- ton of bridge across the Gila river at Florence on the ground that the fig ures were too high, the proposals rang ing from $35,0O0 to SSO,OOO. It was de- cided to build the bridge with prison labor under the superintendence of Ter TitOTial Engineer Girand, who believes the cost will not exceed $30,0O0.
 Governor Sloan has refused to grant the requisition papers for the alleged kidDapsrs or rne adams 'Million Dol Jar Boy on the ground that it did not atfirmatively appear from the papers presented to him that Mrs. John $. Kim ball, the boys grandmother, had been appointed his guardian prior to the date ill which it is alleged he was kidnapped by his father.
 Mort Wien and G. H. Carter of Ben son are making arrangements whereby they will secure, under lease and bond, the La Vanita property in the Yellow stone mountains. There is a five-stamp mill on the property and good ore has been taken cut in the past.
 Manuel Monteon, Mexican accused of being in the "white slave' traffic. anu I@ulS T lOltS, lut Nullt SldNe -, were tried before Commissioner o. T. Richey at Tucson upon a complaint made against them by the federal inn migration bureau. Both admitted their guilt and were orGered deported to Mexico.
 The Grand Lodge of Masons of Ari- zona is in convention at Tucson this week, the sessions to continue until Friday. The conventions of affiliated Masonic orders, notably the Order of the Eastern Star, are also being held in connection with the meeting of the grand lodge.
 The regular monthly meeting of the Arizona Health league was held at Tucson yesterday afternoon, and after the meeting the board of managers made a visit of inspection to the tent colony adjacent to the city.
 A big convention of the Laymen s society will be held at Phoe- nix March 1, , and 6.
 V. c. Soto and F. D. Fully, two young Tucsonians, were arrested Monday morning on charge of forgery and will be given a preliminary hearing Friday. They tried to cash a check for $lO, purported to be signed by A. Steinfeld & Co. and made payable to Fully The cheek was pronounced a forgery by Steinfeld,
 Hugh Campbell, E. A. Packard, T. F. Pollock and II. c. Lockett all present or past members of the territorial fair commission, have been selected to act as judges during the aviation meet.
 Rev. I. T. Bagnall, rector of Grace Episcopal church of Tucson, has as- sembled in his apartments splendid