Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-01-22

the appointment of John w. Drummond as postmaster at Polaca, Navajo coun- | ty. Mrs. Lute A. Bowman of Flagstaff, has been granted pension of $l2 per month, the bill providing for it having passed both houses.
 The president has re-appointed Mich. ael E. Cassidy as postmaster at Bisbee. It is claimed that the new underfow water system developed by w. H.. Barnes and associates will add not less than 10000 acres of agricultural land tributary to and lying within fifteen miles of Tucson.
 C. s. Allen, switchman, was run down and killed by train at Benson last Tuesday. The remains were ship ped to Reno, New, for burial. Allen was well known in railway circles. The Aribona Health League, under the immediate direction of Mrs H. M. Powell, has recently purchased a plot of ground on the outskirts of Tucson and arranged a tent colony, where the tubercular patients who are no longer able to provide for themselves are cared for.
 At the regular session of the Pima County Medical society, held last Tues day evening, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year. Dr. Ira Huffman, president; Dr. Morrison, vice. president; Dr. Schnabel, secretary and treasurer.
 Esau Deltiam, Mexican section hand on, the Southern Pacific near Tucson, was fatally injured when train ran over him Wednesday afternoon. His right arm and foot were cut off and he was badly bruised and injured inter. nally. He did not regain consciousness so it could not be learned how the ac- cident occurred.
 A man'giving the name of F. Camp bell and stating that he had driven ov- erland from Tubac to Tucson. about 70 miles, disposed of his outfit and SC cured a fresh team and good rig from Perry's livery stable at Tucson sun day and then failed to return. The team was recovered at Red Rock from a man to whom it had been sold, but the smooth stranger is still at large.
 Sing Lau a Chinaman, was struck by freight train near Maricopa on Tues day, sustaining broken rib and severe bruises about the head and shoulders. He was discovered and placed under arrest by an immigration inspector and as soon as he recovers from his injur. ies will be tried on charge of being in the United States unlawfully.
 The King of Arizona company will shut down its mine at Mohawk for a few months until some needed repairs can be made and some more location work done.
 A company is being formed to place Yuma on the annual county fair list, and if successful in its efforts an an nual fair and races will be inaugurated.
 A new company of the Arizona Ma tidnal Guard has been organized at Yuma and will be officially known as Company l.. It will be in command of Captain George s. McCue.
 The oil pumping plant of the Santa Fe a quarter of mile out of Flag staff, was entirely consumed by flames last week and about l2,000 gallons of oil were lost. The oil tanks, just in the rear of where the pump house stood, did not suffer.
 The mills of the Arizona Lumber & Timber company and the Greenlaw mill at the cliffs were shut off from Flag staff water last week, and the latter, having no other source of supply, was compelled to shut down. The cutoff was the result of the freezing of the pipe on the mountain, causing the water to quit running into the town reservoir.
 Attorney John Mason Ross and O. Longacre, Jr., of Prescott, have gone to Los Angeles with the intention of purchasing biplane if possible to se- cure one.
 A cold storage and ice company has started business at Bouse, once known as BOuses well on the Yuma desert, but now one of the important points on the A. x C.. railroad and the termi- nus of the Arizona & Swansea railroad.
 Napoleon Sartori, keeper of a saloon in the restricted district of Kelvin, was shot through the head Monday night and is in precarious condition. The motive for the crime is thought to have been robbery though no money was se- cured.
 Ed Collins, negro, is in jail at Phoe- nix. having shot F. M. Johnson, another negro, through the leg when the latter threatened to chop off Collins head.
 Rafael Lopez, Jr., was arrested at Tucson Tuesday upon a territorial war rant charging him with horse stealing. He maintains his innocence and has en- gagged counsel for his defense.