The copper era., 1911-05-05
TERRITORIAL NEWS.
Happenings All Over Arizona During the Past Week Of Interest To Our
 Readers.

 the Territoral Board of Control in locating the Territorial Highway in that county over a route emitting Benson, St. David and Tombstone.
 Dan L. Dodson, a mining man, arrived in Bisbee this week from Limetrafe, Sonora, Mexico, coming by way of Nogales, where he left his family. MT. Dodson was forced to leave Mexico because of the pernici- ous activity of band of bandits which inhabit the mountains around Arizpe.
 Approximately s2,OOO was deposited in the Bisbee postal savings bank on May l, the first day of business.
 c. N. Thomas, one of the best known old timers in the district and a republican, was chosen as constable to succeed Denny Twomey, by the board of county supervisors at their regular monthly meeting Monday last at Tombstone.
 Neal & Hysham of the Four-Bar ranch in Cochise County are shipping train load of cattle from Douglas shipping pens. The cattle arrived last week from the Four-Bar range in the Sulphur Spring valley, east of Tombstone. They are going to Morecrot, Wyoming, where they will be placed on pasture.
 Commencement week will start oa May II at the Flagstaff Normal school. There are six graduates this year. five of them being young ladies.
 Many Mexicans have left Williams and vicinity in the past two months, presumable to join the insurrectos in Mexico.
 The Benson Press says that on Wednesday last, the Boquillas Land & Cattle company shipped 90 carloads of cattle from that point to the com pany's headquarters near Bakersfield.
 The largest fine ever assessed against a public service corporation in Arizona is demanded by the federal government in an action filed against the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad, the documents in which were forwarded to Prescott by United States Attorney Morrison at hls office in Bisbee. Ninety-tive thousand dollars is the highest penalty attach ing to the alleged infractions of the new sixteen-hour labor law, in case the contention of the government should be upheld by the court.
 The Box Canyon controversy is again before the department of the interior at Washington and there are additional indications that a decision is to be made in the not distant future which may result in giving Phoenix a transcontiuental railroad at an early day.
 Frank M Murphy, president of the Development Company of America and of the Santa Fe. Prescott and Phoenix railway, when interviewed in Tucson this week said the Port Lobos railroad is in excellent shape.
 Broncho Bill, after spending a few days enjoying liberty, was arrested at Ysleta, just south of Albuquerque, and taken back to the penitentiary He spent couple of day in Albuquer que, and if he had been content to stay there would probably be at liberty yet. He moved on, and was picked up at Ysleta by a railroad watchman.-Lordsburg Liberal.
 The 5l banks in Arizona have total deposits and resources of S24, ,93l,- 525. A. There are 3S territorial and l3 national banks.
 Much building is in progress at Tucson. Residences in course of construction in April aggregate about S35, ,000.
 Nogales reports heavy imports of cattle from Mexico, an average of from l2,000 to 15,000 head have entered monthly.
 A million and a half sheep are in Arizona on ranges, producing eight or nine million pounds of wool an nually.
 Phoenix capitalists have offered to establish central pumping plant in Sulphur Springs valley to irrigate 20, 900 acres.
 A highway to Grand Canyon from Prescott and Phoenix via Ash Fork is assured. Work has commenced adjacent to Prescott.
 Plans for the irrigation of 2,000 acres near Salome are well in hand. Contracts have already been made for supply of water to irrigate 5000 acres near Wendendale:
 Successful growing of sugar beets has been demonstrated at Buckeye, Salt river valley. A large acreage will hereafter be planted to this crop.
 Marble quarries are being developed at Bowie. Arizona marble is of splendid and rare quality. New York and other important markets are calling for it.
 Large tract of 32,OOO acres adjacent to Prescott has been purchased by eastern capitalists. Land will be pleced under irrigation.
 The meeting of Arizona high school principals with the university authorities at Tucson was a great success. Dr. Wilde, the new head of the university, takes charge May 1.
 Leo Zabel, land agent at Salome. shot and killed himself Sunday after noon. Prior to the shooting he seemed in good spirits, and the exact cause of the suicide is not known.
 Sister Leontine of the order of the Sisters of St. Joseph, died at Tucson Thursday at St. Mary's Hospital where she had been engaged in the work of experimenting the distri- buttons of the medicines for many years. Few there are who have not seen her or who have not benefited through her ministrations. For thIs reason she was one of the most widely known residents of Tucson.