Tombstone epitaph., 1910-02-27
TERRITORIAL ITEMS OF lN-
 TEREsI CONDENSED.

Douglas socialists have decided C put . ticket in the field for the coming city election.
 George Sargent. who plans to pu in a gin at Douglas to handle thu "tree cotton" that grows in Mexico has received sn offer from an El Past firm. which wants to buy 750.00( pounds of the fiber at 8 cents 6 pound Sargent has not yet accepted the or der. as he is not certain that he car fill it.
 A week ago two Msxicans found the body of . white man, who had svi. dently been dead several months about nine miles from Solomonville The body has not yet been identified
 At Trcson Miss Anna L. Seltz has filed cult to recover $SS0, which she claims is due her from Manuel Ortiz on a promissory note. Miss Seltz says that one time she was engaged to Ortiz and lent him the money alter his promise to marry her. Later he mar. ried another woman.
 At an early date Prof. James Doug las, head of the Phelps-Dodge com. pany, will lecture upon "Trsnsconti- nentsl Railways in Douglas. The lecture will be illustrated with stere- optican views.
 Joseph Chisholm, the Miami real estate man and aell known Cochise county newspa per man, was s,t upon by thugs at Miami Friday night and terribly beaten. He ssys that he knows DO reason why he should have been attacked and that his assailants made no attempt at robbery
 Sixteen Chinsmen, who were found in c west bound box car at Yuma last week, were examined before Commis- -ioner Uttinz and found guilty of being illegally in the country. having entered from Mexico. All were or dered deported.
 Charlie Meadows, the Arizona pio- neer, has been mistaken for a million aire. Recently Yuma was visited by a Mrs. NJ. L. Langley. Meadows took her out in his automobile and some. how gave her the impression that he wac a man of great wealth. The woman went on to New York and from there telegrsphed Char'es for a loaa of s35. 900 to pay of a mortgage oa her Mexican rsoch. Ms;c. Mckinley, general manager oi the Ventura Mining Co. of the Black Rock district, has invented e novel milling plant of his own design, and is having one erected on the property. It will be ready to start crushing in a short time.
 Herbert Thomas, an IS year old student, was this week committed to the insane asylum. He had always been in poor health and was recently attacked by the delusion that un. known voices were urging him to kill his father and mother, who reside in Phoenix.
 While examining and comparing two revolvers, Fred Powell of Dun can accidentally shot himself through the knee.
 There are ct present 37O prisonera in the penitentisry at Florence. | Cs,tlemen report there are many cases of black leg among the young cattle near the Huschucs mountsins 6 number of cattle having died within the psst few weeks.
 While threatening to shoot H W West, . hunter and trspper, with hia own rife which the Mexican had stolen . few hours before, Rafse Hernandez was shot and instantly killed by West near Kelvin Tuesday afternoon.
 The soldiers at Fort Whipple hay, organized bowling team and will b, pleased to accept challenges from out side towns, it is said.
 The interior department has ordered re.apprsisement of the lots in thu Parker townsite. It is claimed ths lots in the center of town wer appraised ct about the same fgur e those in the outskirss. making then too low.
 N Jsrtip, who has been employe as . carpenter by the ::reclamatio service at Yuma, was arrested . fe' days ego for having secured money fc '' several checks without having sn
 funds on deposit.
 d Douglas no longer has . volunte' Q fire department, but one in whie x each mao is paid for his sertice, 's The equipment is of the best, inclut y ing Knott steamer, hook and ladd 10 truck. chemical engine and oth 'z apparatus.
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