Tombstone epitaph., 1911-08-20
TERRITORIAL ITEMS OF IN.
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 Judge Robertson of Phoenix. has announced himself as 6 candidate for Uoited States senator upon sn ipde- penden, platform.
 The Gro Blsnco Mining company has paid ]. S. Andrews his second | pay ment on the bond the company re- gently took, and Sill in the near flu ture begin extensive development work.
 At Phoenix. the nsw postofice quarters in the federal building will be ready for occupancy by June l, 1912. It will be entirely completed by September l, following.
 As far as learned MT. 0rth who owns 6 forty acre tract in section B., at Glendale is the champion grower of csntsloupes, having picked two hum dred and iifty-fv crates per acre in spite of the damage done the crop by heavy rains.
 Oyerturning a pan of burning grease Mrs. Charles Vess of Phoenix ignited her dress and rushed from the house 6 human torch. Prompt assistance of Deighbors saved the womspis life although she was ieaffu!ly burned.
 One 0! the largest mining sales made in the Globe district for some time was closed Monday when Joseph O. Erman. formerly manager of the Live Oak company, bought the F claims known as the Cole and Good win groups for sl50.000. Ermsr stated that they were bought for clients but refused to divulge thei, names.
 The contract has been let at Ssu Simon for the drilling of three more
 wells. These wells are being pLl down by persons having become in
 tere-ted lately 10 the valley. One o
 them will be owned by II. c. Reed and company of Sacramento, Cal. another by J. B. More of Csnanea and
 the third by W. L. Gregg who hs, been a resident of San simon for sey. ersl nonths.
 The Phoenix Republican print. th, following dispatch: The Southerr Pacific today announced important plans in connection with Phoenix snC the immediate territory. An kppro. pristion of s40o, 900 has been made for the building of shops at Phoenix the shops 10 be provided with fscili
 ties for doing heavy work. Thest will be in addition to those to be re- built at Tucson burned in an Incen- diary fire year or two ago. Tts new branch from Mesa to Chandler will be opened for business September II.
 Typhoid And whooping cough ar, prevalen: in Mesa, according to to.
 Arizors Gazette. There appears tc De DO diminution of the number or ir tho violence of the cases and the ssni tary conditions of the city ere being criticized.
 Last month the Great Western Company of Courtland increased it. shipments from the Mary to eight cars A week and began shipping four cars weekly from the Name.
 The Postal Savings Bank st Phoe- nix is to open for business on the morning of August 9. All books and other supplies are now on hand to itrsnssct the necessary business.
 The Postal Telegraph company will open permanent offices in Phoe- nix within the next 60 days. The company has working agreement with the Overisod Telephone cons pany whereby it is to use the No. 10 copper wires of the company. A three- yesr.old daughter of Charles Gilbert, a rsncher living near Glendale, vas shot and seriously wounded by her brother, sged six, late Wednesday afternoon. The bulle, from 6 .22 csliber revolver, entered the babies abdomen. but prompt sur gicsl attention was secured and it is believed that che will recover.
 c. D. Csllan. Postal telegraph line- man, was called on Saturday mo ming by telephone to go to Nelson, the town of the Grand Canyon Lime & Cement Co.,, S3 miles west of Will Hams, to reconstruct A small portion of the Postal polee and wires destroy. ed by disastrous fire which broke out in the cement company's wood | yssd ct about l:30 Saturday morning, burning 3 200 corde o' wood, valued I at sIO,COO.