Tombstone epitaph., 1911-11-26
TERRITORIAL ITEMS OF ~.
 TeREsr CONDENSED.

The United Verde Copper company has bought ip smsIl tracts of farm lands in the Verde valley, ssid to ag. grsgste s0O0 Aores. This land is to be used as . site for . new snelter, soon to be built, and to which point . srailroed is now being built from Cedar Glade north of Prescott. The new smelter it is said, will be the big gest in Arizona.
 John Smith. George Mil'er and Harry Robinson. the three boys ar- rested by Sheriff Francis at Lee's ferry charged with borse stealing. were giv- en . preliminary examination before Justice Townsville lAss Friday after noon, and were bound ovsr to the grand jury in the cum of 5000 each. -Williams News.
 Marshal Patterson spent Monday night out near Mcclellan. Coconino county, watching . car of liquors for the Santa fe. The car had jumped the track. s3d its contents were . lit. tie too valuable to leave to the tender care of any thirsty individual who might care to wander out that way.
 W E Marvin oi Yuma, has filed with the clerk of the board Of supe- = visols. his petition to be placed on the b<llos e an independent candidate for Superior Court clerk. He vii! SC; . column op the ballot all to him. self.
 Alter sitting for sn hour in ,he sunshine. George Dickenton arose from . bench in ( court in the Occi- dental hotel, wslked to the door, and fell dead ipside tbe threshold. Tu.er. culosis bad made such iuroads upon bis system that his heart gave way.
 The contract for the building of tbe court house of Greenlee county was let this week by the board of super- visorp. The successful bidder was Otto P Kroeger. oi Fl Ps.o. who bid &43,0 o to construct the court house and Jail The material to ee used is first clsse pressed gray brick.
 A petition in bankruptcy sgsips, the Clara Consolidated Mining com. psny, wbich has been operating ., swanses, Yuma county. wac filed with the clerk of the district court. The petition vas made by Emil Belin Frank Kelton and Edward Florence who hold labor elaine sgsinst the company in the sum Of sbout el500 The petition alleges that the company performed sn sct of bankruptcy ir paying off certain of its employees si the rate oi 50 oents on the dollar.
 When the plant of the deiuncl Pboenix Sun was offered at sberiff'l sale st PhoeniI. the only bid wa, e2.0OO. submitted by A L Willisms representing Bsrnhsrdt Bros & Spin. dler ot Dsllss. Texss. Without iuS thsr ado the property was declared sold.
 Engineer James W Christal wal seriously injured in rear end colli sion last Saturday afternoon neal Navajo. coming vest from Gallup when the local freight he wss run. ming dashed into the rear Of snoshe' freight train. As he bss been uncon scious most oi the time sinoe, the exsct cause of the accident hss DO, yet been determined.
 Two-year-old Eugene Fitzhush, Iis. tic son of Mr and Mrs Archie Fitshugh of Mesa. narrowly escaped death yes- serday when he vss trsmpled under the feet ef the horse attached to . grocery wagon.
 The smallpox scare is over; Caosnes e . mining camp sbows prosperity with DO probability of . recurrence of the recent strike among the miners; one mining company. Independent oi the Four c is preparing to start work. This is the story of Arthur 0 Cole, . we'll known mining man and sn em- ploys of the Green. Caosnea.
 The Consolidated Arizona Smelling company, closed down its smeItins plant in Humboldt lass week. It is understood the msnagsmens plans to Teopsn is again on . smsllef soais in about three montbs.
 Defeated by the University oi Ari- soma with soors of s to O, the pig skin puntsu of the Fl PAso Military Institute lsit early Sunday morning for Fl Paso.
 Charley Iiliogsosth. nscbsnicisn for Charles Bigelov oe the Lsxington racing team is h the Pacific hospital, Los Angeles. in . very critical coSdi- sion. e the result of injuries received on the recent Phoenix dssers run His right wrist was broken by s"kick- back" while cssnting the Lexington rsoss near Ehssobssg oo tho return trip.