Tombstone epitaph., 1911-10-08
TERRITORIAL iTeMS OF IN.
 TEREST CONDENSED.

Geo. Whiting has returned from the mining districts of South Africa where he reports labor conditions very un- favorable for white miners. Prof. James McMshn, feather weig ht boxer and railroad fireman, has re turned from q successful professional trip ss far north as Nome and re- sumed his duties as fireman on the 8. f.P 6P.
 Onyx is being taken from the guar. ries near Mayer and shipped to Hum boldt where the emel,er uses it ss Aux.
 Charles Tinker, of NscArthur Bros thers, Chicago and New York, and the Mulligsn Brothers, Yuma. are at Pres. colt to bid on the construction of the branch rsilroad from Cedar Glade to she Verde valley.
 The Tucson Typographical Union is moving to have all the State of Ari- zons printing done in Arizona.
 In Flagstaff last week, the pool room of W A Jones & Co.,. was com = pletely wrecked by the falling of the entire ceiling, precipitating tons of dirt upon fixtures and stock. The loss to the stock was at ls.st sl200 says the Sun.
 A party of Joplin Mo, capitalists arrived in Prescott, this week, accom-. panied by Geo c. Meese, who has su option on the U s. Navy mine, in Copper Bssin district, just wes, oi Prescott.
 While riding near Parker, last week Horne. of Los Angeles. accidental. ly fell from his horse, and be remem- bers nothing prior to his fall from the horse.
 The body of Fred Campbell, negro wss found dead in sn alley in Phoenix on arecent morning. Death was from natural causes
 The report is current that Frank FAirchild, appointed q few weeks ago county ranger and deputy live stock Inspector for Coconino county, me, with slight mishsp at Lee's Ferry last week, Nevada horse rus,lei whom he had arrested, taking ad- vantage of . moment of carelessness and snstchipg the rangers six shooter from his holster. Furthur activities are rot authenticated. but the rus,le, is still going and the ranger had to round up another gun. Alec be swesrs be dares the same thing to happen sgsin.-Wiilisms News.
 Another artesisn we'll has been struck south of ssfford. which fl ,ws 250 gallons . minute
 It is said that there is to be a local option election in Apache county next November. There are no incnr- s:c3 towns ;n Apache county.
 At the local option election held last Saturday, Walker precinct went wet by . majority Of four.
 Commissioner Fred Dennet. of the United States Land Office, has deci- ded that the towneite of Winkleman is the property of those who filed homeetesds thereon and not the prop. erty of Phoenix parties who attemp, 70 hold the land under script tjlings.
 The Yavapsi county board ofeuper- visors have signed . contract for the completion of the short stretch of road east from Ash Fork to the Coconino county line, which will open a road way from the Grand Canyon of ArI- zons to Asb Fork by way of Wiilisms and return to the Canyon by wsy oi the new Bass road. Mrs Francisco Llspes, . respected Mexican woman who had Eesiied ip Prescott for over . quarter of . cep- tury, died in that district la.t week as the ripe age of 98 yesrs. Chss. 8. Haieler, sn Indian depre- dstions elaine attorney, we'll known in this section, died st his home in Fort Worth. Texas, short time ago. Ripe dates from Experiment Farm ct Tempe have been received in Phoe nix. Reported yield tbis year will be large.
 Santa Recompany announces $250.. 000 will be spent on new depot and improvement of ofice and other facili ties in Phoenix. Hon. George Olney, former