Tombstone epitaph., 1910-04-17

fire resclting from the explos on of a gasoline tank in the engine loom at tsched to the principal hotel at Mari copa Tuesday. They were the 20 year old son of T. J McCsrty, pro- prietor of the hotel, and a Chinese servant. Fourteen Chinese 6fe being held in | the federal jail at Tucson awaiting deportation for being illegally in the United States. Part of the skeleton of a man was found Sunday afternoon near Rankin, on the southern Pacific a few miles from Tucson. by linemen employed by the Western Union. No clue to the identity of the body cou be found,
 Rev. Father Dabovicb, & priest ot the Greek faith, is in Bisbee with the purpose of starting a church fer his country men in that city.
 The charity committee of the Bis bee board of trade during the psst year expended in connection with its work the sum of Si32.55. Baptists of all over Arizona and portions of California and New Mex ico are holding their annual conven- l tion in Phoenix this week Colonel w. c. Greene, on b visit to Tucson the other day, expressed the opinion that the Casa Grande irrigs- tion project would be ready for the distribution of water within a years time.
 The Montezuma ana the Gold Hill mining properties, in the Florence | district, have consolidated under the name of the Montezums Gold com- pany.
 A new sirship. embodying the prin' ciples of the Wright Bros'. machines with many improvements, as claimed by tine inventor, has been built by A W. Stewart, Prescott electrician.
 Hugh Kno1, elder son of Pbilande tC Knox, secretary Of state. and bro ther of P. 0. Knox, Jr., whose recen matrimonial venture attained mucl publicity through the press. is visit. ing in Phoenix.
 This season bas been except'onEll! hard on bee men in the Salt rive valley and the checks coming in |, them for spring shipments of hone. are reported to be discoursgiugi. email.
 The Clifton Copper Era celebrated its eleventh anniversary last week.
 Thirty new residents were added {, Bisbee last month through the indus try of the stork.
 | A baseball team to be made up en tirely of bankers and bank employe is being organized in Bisbee. l Prof. H. Q. R hertson has been re. appointed superintendent of the Mes, high school for the ensuing year.
 Evangelist Smith is drawing larg crowds to 6 series of revivais bein, he Id ID the Bisbee Christian chu-ch
 Frank J. Rogers, formerly speca telegraph operator for President Nc Kinley, is spending the winter in thu Salt river valley for his health.
 A bill has been introduced in cor. gress to enable Phoenix to issue S30t, coo ih bonds for the purpose of ac. quiring its l'ght and power plant.
 James Rogers, an old time minei nf Bisbee, met instant death last weel in a cave.in in the Holbrook shaft o the Copper Queen mine.
 Tine promoters of the Phoenix & Buckeye railroad state that during the present week they will invite bids for the construction of the roadbed-
 Tn short time pumping plant to cost $35, ,UJ0 will be installed at Mari nette on the Agus Frio river fer the 1 purpose of supplying irrigation to sev- ersl thousand acres.
 Supervisor Tom Willis of Pinal county lost . goodIy portion Of one-oi thumbs the other day when he got it tangled up in the rope with which he had just looped . renegade horse '.
 The Douglas chamber of commerce is hopelessly divided ever the propo- sition of big Fourth of July cele5rs- tiou. and the outcome of the squsbble is much in doubt.
 The completion of recent additions to the reservoir capacity .of the Bisbee water department gives the city re- serve of 100000 gallons of water available st all times for fire purposes.