Tombstone epitaph., 1912-01-21

he sheriff of Gila county.: Wave of crime at Yuma, too The officers have been busy the lset few lays attempting to identify the per~ ( petrstors of suntry petty but bold [ thefts.
 Not only do women of Yuma stand for their rights, but they protect them. 4 drunk sccosted well known woman on the streets the other even ing. She took him by the coa: collar and marched him to jail. Later he was handed stiff sentence
 Parker is again asking help from Phoenix D getting tbe lands of the Colorado River Indian reservation thrown open to public entry. Par. ker's commercial body are sendiog | telegrsms to Washington. urging the authorities to take early action. The | delay :s sretsrding the growth of the entire section and the people are be- coming impatient. At Williams, a special election will 5000 be held to determine the popular sentiment toward granting the New State Telephone company s fran cbise
 Nogales has purchased the plant of the Nogsles Water company and, thereafter, will operate it. Much liti- gstion preceded the closing of the deal.
 A hold up nan attempted to oper- ate on Chinamsn at Tucson. but was scared away.
 Bisbee business men are con- ferring with railroad officials in sn attempt to secure lower freight rates
 At Tucson. military ball will be given by the students of the nniver- | sity Monday night.
 A hundred men have stared work on the new Calumet snd Arizor a smelter at Douglas.
 Courtlsnd is to have better train ' service. It is announced that there
 will be installed thrice a week service | the trains to run on Monday, Thurs
 day and Saturday.
 = pr B A Alton is once more arrested f on complaint of the Maricops medics society, charged with practicing with out.a license, and will fight the cbsrs les.
 I In Douglss, the city physician re
 ports that deaths for 1911 were in e1 lcess of births. Oi the former ,her
 were PIP, while oi the latter ther
 were bu; 226.
 ;. Two bnys from Los Angeles landet
 in jail ID Phoenix three hours afte
 their arrival in that city. The prison
 ers mp,ed to sell gold leaf, an,
 were suspected of having stolen it.
 One day last week at Flagsteff.
 ,emperature of l9 below wss reported r. While Jack Doyle and Joe Lola e were being taken from Ash F.rk | .e Prescott by Justice Ed Shievely, fo
 burglary charges, Jack Doyle mad hie escape from the moving trail N about 8 mile from Jercme Junction
 making a hurried leap to the doc
 and daring one from the platform " The Swastika mine in the Brad
 shAws is reported to have 6 foursl ' car of ore ready for shipment. Tbi
 ore ie said to run s6,C00. There are now eight flowing well in San Simon and vicinity. Tn
 last wss brought in the latter par loi last week on the I. A. Whale, t claim.
 ID Phoenix. organization Of stat,
 societies is becoming the custom
 One of the latest is Pennsylvania society which starts with more thar soc mem pers.
 Placing ornamental street lights ir
 Phoenix has developed the fact ths, a awnings area nuisance. Holes have '' had to be GU, through some and they
 hide the beauties of the electroliers Ai :, we'll as obscure the lights.
 James Ribson. alleged hold-up man.
 and supposed to he one of those re- ; sponsibIe for the January wave oi crime in Phoenix, has been held to the grand jury on two charges and bis bail fixed at 5000.
 In Phoenix in 1911 the aggregate physical valuation of buildiugs erect ed is placed at sl, ,346.5Il. Of course |, , the new Adams Hotel largely s~elled the figures which were two and . half itimes greater than those of 1910.
 Jesse Brimhsll, while engaged in work in the manual training depart me nt at the Mesa high school lost three fingers through bringing them II ,, .,sh . Sovn1vsno