Tombstone epitaph., 1911-02-19
TERRITORIAL ITEMS OF IN.
 TEREST CONDENSED.

at the age of 7l Mrs Davis came to the valley 30 vesrs ago with her hus- band, who died about ten years later. | Besides a large circle of friends she leaves behind fonr sons and three Gsug
 Plans for 6 power site and diversion dam in the vicinity of Parker continue to attract attention. Efforts 10 se- cure the cooperation of government officials in the matter of opening up lands, etc, are heing renewed.
 Ap organization oi$ fair sssocis- ton for Pima county has been com- pleted. The fair will be held in Tue son in the fall.
 The board of Army Zen ngineers has approved an appropriation of sI ,2po,- QUO for the Yuma project of the re- clsmatiop service.
 w. T. Cooper,s 6 we'll known pioneer of Dos Csbezss was in town Monday. He reports almond trees on his place in bloom and stated that he raised vegetables nearly all ter.-Range News.
 The Phoenix '. NJ, c. A. building will be opened for use with a series of ies:iv als on February 23,24, snd p,
 The Yuma lodge of Elks has called for bids upon two story brick and concrete structure, to cost in the neighborhocd of Sl5,00O.
 Citizens of Parker have petitioned for local option election to be held there in the near future.
 John II. Norton, one of the pio- neers Of the territory, died la-t week Tn Los Angeles. MT. Norton came to Arizona iD the '7Os and was post trad. CT at old Camp Grant. He located the present tow of Wilcox ,and started the Norton Morgan Co. Store still maintained at that plsce. Several years ago he moved to Los Angeles and became identified with several business enterprises, and director of the Citizens' Bank.
 R. R. Doubleday, one of the mos. l noted photographers m the United States. is now in the Salt River valley Mir. Doubledsy's home is in Cbey enne, Wyo., but be has travelled and photographed all over the west.
 Katherine R. NJ. NewIsnd. the 3 year old daughter of NIT and Mrs. F. Newland Of Benson, died at their home after sn illness Of just IS hours. Death was caused by ptomaine poi soning.
 Saturday the Fl Psso X South west ern railroad surveyors moved their camp. consisting of twenty five tents. about 6 dozen mules and horsee. and other equipment with about twenty men, From Benson to Pantapo, a little station on the $ P. main .line, twenty miles west of Benson. The location survey is being rapidly push ed to Tucson.
 It is practically decided that the Tucson, Douglas. and Bisbfe high schools shall hold 6 triangular debate sometime in March. The question in all probability, will be concerning "The commission Form of Govero. ment." The Tucson high school will start interclass debates next week and will also hold debates with the univer- sity soon.
 The Anti-S slooon League is sgaiB preparing to open a local option csm- psign throughout Msricops county. In fact il has already begun it by the of petitions also iD the rural districts. It is expected that the petitions will be returned by Feb rusry 20. Superintendent Burke of the league will then lay them before the Board of Supervisors calling for smother election similar to the one of two years ago.
 More thsn fifty Phoenix National were present at the srm- ory. city hall 10 hear Col. L. w. Cog gins. adjutant general of the territory | snd inspector of email arms practice ] Tor the N. G. A., address company B upon "The Use and Care of the Rihe."
 Near Yuma, Arizona, B. A. Kauiord , rsncher, had an attack of heart fail- are, fell into ditch and was drowned h lees. than fourteen inches Of water.
 h Ramblo district, Yuma county, Julius Riser saw . rusty gold pan ticking out O: the ground. He pull. d it up and found lot of old rusted Iriils and other miners tools. A fur. her search revealed 6 hole filled with OO pounds of silver ore carving