Tombstone epitaph., 1911-07-23
TERRITORIAL UEMS Of ,k-
 IERESI CONDENSED.

Up to July the Pacific Fruit and Express Company had iced ls4o acres of csntsloupe from the Imperial val ley passing through Yuma since the csntaloupe season began four weeks ago.
 Seven Arizona deal and dumb chil- dren are being cared for in the Berke- ley, California, at the cost of $Soo each to the territory. The territor- ial superintendent of public instruc- ton i. quoted ss saying that Il An. xons had a school for the care of such unfortunate children there are thirty in the territory who would attend, most of the parents not caring to send their children to California.
 The Sarts Fe pump hC use burned st Winsiow last Saturday. Jsme. Young, the engineer. lost about all hi. clothing and effects in the blaze. A spark from the engine undoubtedly set the building on fire.
 At his home at Clifton. while pre- psring for & celebration, Lelsn Stan. ford Whipple. aged about l9 yesrs, climbed so electric light pole to make connection, and coming in contact vit bs live wire, was knocked of his footing receiving the full force of about 90 volts. He was picked up and carried to the house, but life was extinct.
 The farmers of the San Psecual valley, ssys the Yuma Sun, have or- esni1ed growers' association and elected officers. They are already making preparations for an early spring planting.
 Florence had boosters lunch lsst week with 50 optinists at table. The affair was very successful and socis . bility and the interchange of ideas on subjects of interest to the town were the order of the day.
 The new Hotel Adams in Phoenix will be finished by November 1, ssys the contractor. The six stories are now up and interior inishing work is ready to begin. Five stories were erected i'd two and 6 half months.
 Ne1. Friday will he "Wstermelou Day" in Phoenix. The melon grow ers' association will give away several hundreds of juicy wstermelons and who go to Esstlske park in the capi- tai city may iesst torepletion, accord. ing to the Gazette,
 With 1900 men on the payroll at Ray and Hayden that country is prosperous and growing. A further force of 500 men is expected to be add ed. Ray now has population of between 5000 and 5000.
 The Arizona Land & Irrigation company is ready to stat upon its great irrigation work, according to the Journal Miner. This projec. is in Lonesome Valley and the company has l5,OOO acres of land for its pur. poses.
 The troops of the Sixth Cavalry which have been stationed 6. Doug las broke camp yesterday and started on their march to Fort Huachuca.
 RT Walker has been appointed superintendent of the Consolidate d Arizona Shelter ct Humboldt in place o:B H Bennetts who resigned on July l.
 Nogales IS now actively con sidering municipal ownership of it's water and sewer systems. EC Archer, who is making the improvements to the Douglas system has been called in consultation and an election is to be held to authorize the expenditure of sl50.O00 for the water system and $50 900 for c sewersystem and author izing . bond issue in those amounts.
 A'Goidfeld, Nevsdsl dispatch ssys: Edward Csrns, of Bisbee, shot him- self dead lsst night. He registered ct the hotel ss J B Forester. No val usbles were found on his person. He left . note referring al ipquiriee to Mrs W A McDons sld. Box 1855, Bi.bee, Arizona.
 On Saturday evening the officers of Arizona National guard. now encamp- ed at Camp Brodie were pleasantly entertained at s smoker given by the Yayapai club ct Prescott.
 A second party of consicts from Florence, twenty-six in number have been taken to Tempe for work on the Tempe bridge. There is now total of fifty convicts employed op this work.
 From winslow comes the report of . terrific rsinstorm last Thursday night. The rain fell in torrents and formed lake Of foot or more in