Tombstone epitaph., 1912-09-08

ueorge V Kaufman of New 1ort,
 general manager of the American
 Smelling and Refining company, are
 rived in Tucson Monday and sated
 that the newly established offices of
 the GuRgepheim interests in the Fen-
 ner building in that city will be the
 headquarters for the compsoys min
 ing end smelling operations on the
 West Coast of Mexico and the Ameri- can Southwest.
 The postal receipts at Phoenix for the month ending Saturday, were $6,e 9s6 64, sp increase of 24 per cent over July year ago The receipts for July, 1911. amounted to $5,6z4 03. which sbo~s an increase of $l ,37l 6l over the same month last year.
 The biggest movement of colonists and other investors to Arizona ever experienced in the history of the Southern Pacific traffic department in Tu son is confidently expected to com. men e as coon ss the colonIst rates from Chicago and Missouri river poiL ts are effective,
 J E Cooper, of Duncan, has entered the cattle business again by buying
 he IT. brand from Bill and Toes Cosper. The herd consists of about 300 head and this put5 Uncle Ed" in possession of another good start. He ssys the high prices of cattle are too for him to withstand the temptation. Yesrlings are expected to be selling for $24 in the fall market; they sold for $22. 50 in large lots las, spring
 "Tbere will he plenty of work for the unemployed at both Globe and Miami In a few dsys," seid Mir 0 Tinkler. representing the McArthu Brothers Contracting company, the who have the contract for the building o! the railroad spur to the mine. Mir Tinker added that they would require at least two hundred men within the near future when actual work would be con. me need.
 The Ysvspsi board of supervisors refused to sccede to the demand of the state tax commission. presented by Attorney General Bul. lard. to restore tka valuation of the United Verde Mining company. on the ground that their action In making the reduction ~ss legal, and that the mining counties are being driscrimiu- ated against by the tax commission.
 Many important appointments made by Taft in the last few mcuths were left upcon6Imed when congress adjourned. Among the more impor- ant are those of Judge Richard E sloan, of Arizons, Major General W W Wltherspoon, Brig. General John and Judge Clifton. W Of the state ot Washington. More thsp sixty appointments of were left uncon6rmed.
 The government needs the service y phy sicisns in the Indian service. for nine posts will be 'e!d s: Tucson on September il. The diaries range between s1 200 and ST. l OO. The agencies are scattered all yer the western ststes. On septem- CT l2. an examination for engineer raftsmsn vill be held at a salary of , 900 to $l.60O yearly. Five year rscsical experience ie required
 Mayor J H Baker of Douglas. re- nrned from an extended business trip 3 Tombstone and Nogales, and Tee orts that business in those sections
 rapidly getting better and that con- building is being done.
 An appropriation Of $IOO,OOO has cen made by the Santa Fe railway ompany for the improvement and iJitions at Grand Canyon, to be dis ibuted between it's tsO hotels at that pint, Fl Tovar and the Bright Angel. he improvements include an addi on of fifty guest rooms at Fl Tovsr ,d the enlargement of the lobbies i'd public rooms to about four times ieir present size.
 The case sgsinst County Attorney so-se H Crosby. Jr., charged with was dismissed by ,dze McAlister of the superior court
 ssfford.
 J W Dunlap. formerly 6 resident of and carpenter by vocation, DO mmittef suicide in Los Angeles lest ,nday afternoon by shootipg him. H through the head. He was . suf- Ter with cancer of che face. and left escott several months ago to re- i've medical treatment.
 Con fined in the Clifton brapch