Tombstone epitaph., 1910-06-26
TERRITORIAL ITEMS OF IN.
 IeRESI CONDENSED.

porrius Jcet Nhh htShN by, Antonio Cruz, s Mexican ls5orer of Bisbse, aged 35 years. dropped dead st his home in Zacstecas, q smsil 'e'- clement of his race nesr the head oi Brewery gulch.
 Charles Slinkard Of Winklemsn p en route to Bangor. Me, where his relatives resale, and hes in his pos session a small sized Gila moneter and several horned tosds. which be is talk ing to that place ss c curiosty of the south pestern par. of the union.
 There may be other counties in Ari- rons which can duplicate the recor of Cochise. in the practical clesninG up of the delinquent list, but it is doubtful. From more than S2l 600, which amount it was out a short time ago, it Is now reduced to between 5000 aud s7,O01, and is nearer the ormer figure than the latter.
 A hunting party composed Of W. . H. Brophy, hs son, Frank Brophy, i Dr. F. E. Shine. all of Bisbee, and H.
 B. Rice, assistant manager of the Copper Queen store at Douglas. have left from Fl Psso for . hunting and fishing trip upon which it e their in- tention to spend the rest Of June and | a portion of nex. month, Tn the Sierra I Msdre mountains Of Chihushus. Ben Csysness, 2 resident of Nsco,
 vas captured by the Mexican customs officer. near Agna Verde, about 20
 miles south of Nsco, and placed under arrest on a charge of smuggling. The officers caught Csvsness with s bundle of imported goods subject to duty.
 which he bad neglected to have in
 spec;ed at the Mexican cnstoms house. There is sn underground rumor that eastern parties have negotiations under way for c dspar tment store in
 Flsg..sf and have practically decided upon g location for their buildings. All roads seem headed toward Flag staff this year and her population is
 increasing at C rspid rate. A hust- | ling concern sould add more business to the town, No definite information can be secured 6. to their plane a. 1 present. but the runner seeDs to have good backing.
 The forest fires in the Catslins mountains last week burned over 6 large amount oi territory and caused great damage 70 timber and pasture lsnds.
 The board of trustees and superin- tendent of the Phoenix schools met thie week and renamed all the ward schools of the city giving them the names of illuetiious presidents.
 A special from Csnsnea says the fires of the Ojo and Msnzanal moun- tsins have swep. a section of p miles and are still spreading. Several small mining camps are destroyed. and . number of others, includ ;ng several small towne. are threatened.
 The portfolios of the Bisbee census enumerstors have all been turned in to Supervisor Towle at Globe. The best loca! gue.. at Bisbee's populs- ticn, including the estimate of the postmaster, places tbe number of in hsbitsnts at 5000. There are about l3,00) more in the immediate district. The United States surveyor general at Phoenix has called for bids for running, measuring and marking 62l miles, more or less of surveys in Mohave, Cochise, Coconino, Pinsl, Ysv.pai, Yums and MsrIcopa countiee.
 Between six and eight square miles of ground have been covered by the forest fire now raging h the Cstsiina mountain district between Soldier camp and Mount Lemon.
 While perhaps not the lsrges. in point attendance, the quarterly conference of the St. Joseph stake, which was called to order st Thatcher On Saturday morning at 10 o'clock, was one of the most profitable of any held heretofore.
 During the past week more than $50,O00 worth of cattle have passed through the Tucson stock yards en route to California, comprising about 3,6OO heed, of shich a.OoO head, sn | estimated value of $30. 900, came from the San Pedro valley.
 Postmaster Harry Locke received official notification this week that the | Courtisnd postotbce pssses into third class on the Fourth of July, making ot it . presidential office. Advance mens to third class carries with it an incresse of salary to q, 800, with sd- allowances for light and heat