Tombstone epitaph., 1912-08-11

At we'll attended and determined of business men held in Tenn pc Tuesday, it was decided that every thing within reason will be done by the citizens and voters Of that place to keep signatures from the referendum petitions now being circulated by the railroad compsnies against etversl of the acts of the first legislature regu- lsting the railroad companies.
 Negotiations in s big mining deal started Tn Tucson between P. H Hayes of Phoenir, and Captain John c Greeuwsy Of Warren about ten days ago have just been completed in ~h,ch the Cobre Verde property near Globe passes inso the hsbds of the Calumet and Arizona Mining com- psny for $5o0.nO0. Aside from this purchase. the Calumet people have taken options on many other mining elaine in the same district The Cobre. Verde property consists of ol claims. partially developed.
 One thousand dollars is adequ compensation for loss of lie and $500 for the meet serious :wounds possible to be inflicted without death resulting accord pg to the Mexican govern ment' These sums are offered by Sr Antonio Lozano, consuI at Laredo, Tex f, ss c balm to the relatives of the persops who suffered wounds during the two dsys of fighting in Aeus
 Prieta during the Msdero revolution last year. "The:Amaricsn govern
 ment paid . claim of sl 900 for the death oi 6 Mexican citizen. The
 United States also paid $500 for in jury. That is our precedent said Mir Lozsno at Douglas recently. General Schuy Ter, U. s. A. in com.
 msnd oi the Department of the West
 with headquarters in Ssn Francisco,
 has arrive1in Douglas. He is now in
 course of general inspection of troops
 stationed along the Mexican border
 10 preserve neutrality.
 Three oil wells are now being drilled
 in the Verde Valley, Ysvspai county
 and two of them have struck petro-
 leum. One of the drill rigs is at work
 near Jerome md the we'll is do~n
 800 feet. The well at Middle Verde
 is down 400 feet and the one close to
 Camp V rd, is now ll75 feet in
 depth. Both the upper and loser
 wells have oil and it is estimated tbs'
 the petr leum will flow in pay ing quantities as soon as the water is cut
 otf. This will be done by shoying
 down cssings.
 | Col. A. NJ. TutLill, commanding
 the first infantry of tke Arizona Ne.
 tionsl Guard, arrived in Phoenix
 Tuesday moroing from Morepci and joined the local compa nies on -pecial train for Fort Huschucs, the scene of
 the annual msneurers August ; Two thousand carloads of slI kipds of local grown products were shipped I out Of the Salt River valley during the month of July, is the estimate made by Secretary Harry welch of the Phoenix and MAricops board of trade.
 The cAntsloupe chipping season at Glendale is nearly over. To date l99 carloads of the little ribbed melons h've been shipped to the eastern markets and three or four cars are go. out each day. There gre 30 or 40 car- loads yet in the field.
 The Champ Clark Club of Yuma held . meeting last Saturday night and changed the organization over to c Woodrow Wilson club. At ibe meeting the club endorsed United States Senators Mark Smith and Hen. " Asburst and Congressman Hayden, pledging its support to all three. The club further pledged it's supper, to Congressman Hayden for renomin- | ssion and reelection.
 At the meeting of the Globe city held Thursdsy night. City Attorney Alfred was instructed to with the United ststes 'f6cisls in charge of the Roosevelt 3sm power plant with . view to ss- if arrangements cannot be made whereby the city of Globe can ecure electricity for lighting por- ,oses from that source.
 The Hardsheli group of elaine d. oining the Trench mine in the Psts- onia district. is being operated by he owner. K. R. Richsrdson who. DtiI recently. was one of the owners the "Three R" mine. Richardson e been out at the Hsrdshe for the sst sevsral years to get the work we'll D fer way. William Reii, propsie.~, re