Tombstone epitaph., 1910-08-28

lion. The skeleton was in s good state of preservation and ther- was nothing to show that the man had died a violent death.
 W Wrst was apparently 6 second in. cendisry attempt to destroy the Bos- ton store in Phoenix was nipped in , the bud few days ago. when a blaze was discover in e pile of refuse in the rear of the store. No damage re- suited from the blaze. but had it re- msined undiscovered . few minutes longer, 6 disastrous confagrstion could hardly have been avoided.
 Charles Irving, q linemsn of the Consolidated Telephone. Telegraph & Electro company, was seriously in- iured by falling 24 feet from A broken pole. He was engaged in the recon- struction of the Buckeye toll line. When he struck the ground the pole fell on top of him. inhicsing still fur ther injuries. He suffered . concus- sion of the brain and internal in juries. the extent of which has not yet been determined.
 In the republican and democratic county conventions ct Yuma candi- dates were nominated for delegates to the constitutional convention. The democratic platform fsvors the initi- stise, referendum, recall and the e.ec- tion of senstors by the direct vote of the people. The republicans endorse the national administration. Social. ists. with their usual platform, en- dorse democratic candidates.
 Judge E. E. Williams, A western pi- oneer, died at Nogsles this week from Bright's disease ct the age Of sg years. He leaves q wife sn1 married dsugh ter. He had held many prominent t official positions iu Arizona and Cali foinia.
 $. W. Clswson, has severed his con- nection a. general superintendent and manager Of the Copper Reef Consoli- dated Mines company at San Carlos, and temporarily matters will be left in charge of Mir. Nottingham. Every- thing at the mine ;s said to De in good shape.
 Dropping his shotgun while dis- mounting from . wagon, Charles Hull, proprietor of a road house near Bisbee, received a charge of fine shot in his left cheek. When found he was weak from loss of blood. but unless infec. tion developes. it is expected that the injured man will recover.
 As the result of belief on the part board of supervisors that the founds- tions of the new county hospital are defective. the board may decline to sccep. the new building from the contractors.
 l Apparently as the result of 6 pre-. meditsted plan of murder, Feliciano Chacoh was killed a. Congress Junc- ton a few days ago. Eduardo Perez, charged with the crime, is under ar rest and is sad to have made 6 cons plste confession. It Is believed that the crime was prompted by ieslou,y.
 According to Ben c Hill, referee in bankruptcy for Frank O'Brien, . former Tucson broker who dropped out of sight after something of . sen- sasionai failure, ere ditors of the broker will probably realize nothing when his affairs are uutangIed.
 That the Mount Vernon resort may be converted into the summer resort that Tucson 60 badly needs Is indi- cated by the fact that several Tucson citizens are planning the erection of summer homes in that vicinity. They will be at Soldiers Camp. about tbree miles from Mount Lemen camp.
 The machinery for the HoItviI'e cotton gin, n the Imperial valley. is on the way and in . few days the building will be commenced and the gin installed. This looks good for Holtville and the East side, and there is no doubt with the fine, soft soil of the surrounding territory, that Holtville will be greatly benefited by the cotton industry. The finest staod of cotton in the valley can he seen from the hotel veranda in Holtville, one.half mile distant.
 That Cochise county. and especially valleys oi thie section of it, are at- tracting great attention all over the county, is the statement of E. H, De Wore. we'll known mining engineer, who visited Douglas on his way from | Sonora, where be has been examining properties. "Mining conditions are steadily improving" said Nr. De Wore. "I know personally that am getting more inquiries about Arisona mines