Tombstone epitaph., 1912-09-22
STATE ITEMS or iS- TEREST CONDENSED.

u.Dsvid iibson, probably the oIdes stage driver alive today in Arizona. has joined the Hsssaysmps colony al the Pioneers' Home st Prescott. This pilgrim of the era of 1865 held the ribhcns when the Concord coach plieo I between Yums and Tucson along tb, old Butterfield route. C. w. NJ CsrEil of Globe has an bounced himself definitely for mayor of the city. MT Carvil went to Globe iu 1905 from Silver City, N. M., and has been 6 continuous resident sine. that time. While in Silver City h. was county assessor for two yesrs and & member of the city council for six years.
 Arthur COnerly. 6 young man about Is years of sse, was struck by the engine of Southwestern train No. , st Osborn Saturday and fatally in- jured. dying at the Copper Queen hos pitsl in Bisbee that night. T~o hor ses. which he was driving to hs, wagon were killed outright.
 George c Ruff"er hss gone to PhOe nix from Skull Valley for the purpose 'i tnying several head more of mule, tp be used or his ireig hting c,ntrsc' in hauling ores from the Commercial mines in Copper Basin for shipm. f from Skull Va ley by railroad ;o tn, Io2glss smel.ers. He has over thirty head s' present delivering dsiiY to the railroad about fifty tons.
 fo-ty-two years a resiieut of Tsvs- pai county witGou, leaving its honn- dariss for single day. and during sl that time had never se. foot in rail. road coach. Is the bosst of Jame, Roach, he Hasssyanps mining mar of Hopper. sn old G A. R. veteran
 Upon a complaint sworn to by Mist Sarah Marley, principal oi the Seventh street school at Douglas, county of fcers are searching fnr q young boy banned Grsham, snd have already ar rfsted another youth named Yeckley upou the charge o' disturhing tn, pace The bows. who are DO, 6 tend ing schcoi. have been guilty of fight ing and tormenting other children or the school campus.
 Gratifying results have followed tn, installing Of the new mill Of the Iusn tia Mining company in Crook Csnyor Isvspsl cOuuty, spd returns received from the first cleanup of ore run plat, ed oyer sS per ton. it is reported better than Superintendent Wsrrer anticipated.
 One O the most im portsut mipinj transactions that has taken place 1T Ysvspsi in many years was aunounc ed yesterday ss having been closed when Col. L w. Ge'chel purchased the one- hal; interest Of Lester Jack son in the latter's bond ana lease or the famous War Esgl-. -.Giadisto group in the Bradshaw mountains near Grown King. the consideration 1t is said. running into the thousand of dollars.
 At tGl'te Dell NJ. Peter, ,od road booster, talked to a splendid sudiepc, one night late last week. Spectator, lined the sidewalks and streets anc listened intently from crowded autoi and csrisgee. IL was one of the lsrg est good roads meetings held in th. state.
 A. Douglas Jesus Hernandez, whc is charged with smuggling into ths coun'ry S5 cans of opium, was before Judge Dcnsestb, Uniied States com missioner, and his hearing set for No vember Is.
 Excellent milo maize, splendid ksf. fir corn, all of which mstured. were raised this yesr by E. c. Cullen, re. siding three miles rest of Leslie can. yon m the Sulphur Spring Valley.
 Though no one connected with ths matter cared to discu.s it, it is re ported tbat the purchase Of the Lesth. ervood claims ID the Cstslins noun. tains, near Tucson. was completed Wednesday by the Copper Queen Con- sol.dated Mining company.
 Milton Mclean, mine superintend- . en. of the Desroi; Copper company 6, Moreoci, inspected the NJ smi mine recently and was very fsvorsbly inns pressed with ore and mechanical con. ditions.
 President Jnnios Romne of the Mex. ico stake of the Mormon church has arrived in Douglas to spend 6 sbort time investigating conditions among the people of his faith who are located there in the refugee esmpl
 At Tucson Ramon Lares, . ceme- tery worker. killed himself sunda, evening b; sending 45 calibre bulie, l.. uA L. H.,