Tombstone epitaph., 1910-03-20
TERRITORIAL ITEMS OF lN-
 TEREST CONDENSED.

 25 men at work. The toughest part of the survey has been completed and no difficulty was found in locating a line on higher ground whereby even at low water every drop in the Gila could be taken out.
 A petition having the required number of signers for local option election has been presented to the board of supervisors of Yavapai county.
 Wm. Palmer, the owner of valuable mining property in the Cunningham Pass district, and having business interests in Wenden, died at Wenden Saturday after brief illness. He had been a resident of Arizona for a num- Der of years.
 4. Car llo, J. Pena and Jose Covales were arrested at Yuma last week charged with stealing IS psirs of trousers from Yuma merchants, afterwards selling them at 6 second hand store.
 A commercial club numbering 50 charter members was organized at Winslow last week.
 Friends of local option are en- , deavoring to secure an election on that question in Apache county in the near future.
 The board of supervisors of Msricopa county has adopted rule that hereafter no retail liquor licenses may be granted to corporations, but must be issued in the pame of individuals.
 H. c. Hudson. 6 rancher near 1 Higley struck a good h)x of water at depth of 93 feet in a we'll he vas having drilled on his homes tead last week.
 Mrs. Stillwell, brigadier in the Salvation Army and special laborerer in the slums of Chicago, ad- dressed large audience of women at : Bisbee on Sunday afternon oon "The White Slave Traffic." The service was held ;under the auspices of the 1 Y. w. c. A.
 The Mesa high school baseball team defeated the Coyotes of Phoenix at the latter city in F inning game Saturday afternoon, the score being to 3. The game this week be. tween the Mesa team a1d the Normal team will decide the cup series of the league.
 The lack of water on the cattle ranges IS becoming alarming to stock men. The ranges within reasonable distance oi water have been eaten bare and already many cattle have died for lack of water. Unless there is rain very soon losses all over southern and central Arizora will be very heavy
 ] The first shoot in the six months' series of the Tucson Blue Rock club occurred Sunday afternoon. Will Julian made the highest score and Dr D c Williams was just one point below him.
 The Southern Pacific railway com- psny has announced its official SUI m mer rates to eastern points. Some notable i reductions have been made in round trip rates.
 Dr A q Schnsbel, city bacteriologist of Tue. on, who recently sent his resig- nation to the city council, has now withdrawn if. No reasons were given for either action.
 The building used as bunk house and boarding house st the Capital group of mines in Mohave county was destroyed by fire last week, but the work was not interrupted, as tents were supplied for shelter, and cooking was done by the miners over camp fires.
 A warm controversy is going on in the Salt River valley as to whether B A Fowler of J Orme shall be the candidate for president of the Water Users' association.
 Six high schools were represented at the fourth snnusldecIamatory contest at Tempe last Saturday evening. Miss Ellen Armstrong of Tempe was awarded first prize and Miss Wynnie Belcher of Globe second prize. Bis bee, Jerome, Phoenix and Mesa were also represented. According to the present plans of the promoters, Tucson will have a new opera house for the opening of the fall theatrical season. The plans are now being drawn by D. H. & H J. Holmes. architects. The tuilding will be three stories high. A store, cafe and family hotel will occupy the re- of the building.