Tombstone epitaph., 1912-11-24

Ed O spafks, oi Prescott, died Mon. lay morning from the effect of gun 'hot wounds sustained while on . hunting trip Sunday. Mir Sparks plsced his Winchester against the rsar of the front seat. and while in sbe cot of unbuttonipg bis coat, the weapon clipped from iss petition and sn explosion immediately followed. The charge entered the young man's arm. and sn anputstion was neces- cary but he died about seven hours after the:. :.socidens.
 Will Tucker. . colored barber Of Phoenix. was found dead in his room and it is not known whether the man died oi bears isilure or committed suicide.
 Bennett, one of the men con nected wish the Al.G Barnes circus was quits seriously hurt in Bisbee Mon. day. When the Workmen were un. loading the property, Bennett some- how caught his foot and had it smsshed,s
 U 8 Commissioner H H Pratt, of Globe wss busy man Tuesday In Iess than an hour he he'd p.esed on five osses of men charged with seli- ing liquor to the IDdisns. Each one was held to bail in the cum of 5000.
 Juan Garcia. an escaped COD vict from the penitentisry at Florence was taken into custody by Pima county ofacers few days ego near Twin
 Buttes. He had been sent to the
 psnitentisry for blowing . safe.
 Ridgley c Powers. former secretary
 oi the State of Arizona and acting governor of the territory for severs
 yssrs, is dead. News of bis death
 reached Phoenix . few dayo ago. He
 tied at his Lome near Brswley. Cal He was 76 years of age. and came tc
 Ari1ons in 1879.
 According tn the belief of two trs.
 yelling saleemen who landed in Globe
 the other day, business is booming
 throughout Arisons. Toey say that
 all over New Mexico and other state. they hear Arizona talked about, and they are sincere in their belief tha,
 "Arisona is the greatest of them
 sll."
 Frank Wileen. of Globe. walked into jsil the other evening and requested that he be locked up. He stated ths,
 be was inssne, and being taken ss hi,
 word. was placed in . cell.
 A historical society and museum is
 necessary for the state of Arisoaa.
 Nowhere in the United States are there more ruins and prehistoric TO. lies than in Arisons. A board bss been organized in Phoenix to look after this as an institution :and 1t is possible that the famous Miller col- lection may bs purchased.
 The annual meeting of the Ameri. can National Live Stock association will be held in Phoenix 'n January from the Ath to the l6sb.l
 The Fl Tovsr hotel as Grand Cans yon will have pictures of the Salt River valley on i:s walls very soon. This is excellent advertising for the valley and . complete exhibit will be shown when the addition to the hotel is built.
 Eugene Brady O,Neil hes sold the Pslomss canal to . California syndi. oste. Within . short time smother payment will be made and . million dollar corporation organised to com plete the irrigation system. The Palomss canal sas built twenty yesrs go snd lsck of capital has prevented he suoeess o: the venture.
 Although there are namerous sub scts of she allied Bsiksp kingdom, e 'ell e the Ottoman empire, in Dous- f V and immediate vicinity. shere hes cen DO rush to respond to the appeal [ the National Red Cross society for ,nds with which to alleviate the suf- rings oi the sick and wounded ip 'e great war now in progress in Tur- sy. lo feet not one cent bas been Aid Into the treasury of the local 'snch o' the society.
 For . consideration of SI5,OOO, CD 'resmsns to purchase 364 acres of nd in four months has been made by 'sus Allison with E Andrews. The nd lies north of Tucson in the Rjlli. valley. Arrangements arc being psr'scted b big cowboy celebration in Globs ., 8~ A |