Tombstone epitaph., 1912-08-25
News of the State
 in Condensed Form


 the water resources of the cate of Arizons, under the joint directorship of the ULited States geological survey and the Arizona Agricu tursl Experi- | mt nt c stion. An appropriation oI $6.0OO was paced to provide for the expense of the work.
 During the shipping season which ended about June IS, 1912, 257 car- loads of ire.h tomstoes, having a ne' weight of 5 .s6O .232 pounds, were ex ported from MexIco through the port Of Nosales. This exporsstion showed considerable increase over the e1pr- tstion of last year, which amounted to l96 carloads. having 6 net weight of 4.269 ,6l9 pounds.
 Platinum ore in commercial q1sn- titles has been discovered four miles west of Nscolsri by Prof A Jsbnke, scientist and inventor, of San Fran cisco. Prof Jshpke psssed through Douglas en rou to San Francisco 70 render bis report to his principals, who will take steps to develop ms find. The discovery is considered one of the most important ones in the history of northern Sonora
 On Sunday lsst. while riding in an auto near r- illiamson valley an acci- dent occurred to the steering geer, causing the vehicle to veer suddenly. Mrs B H Weaver. one of Ysvapa.'s best known residents, was thrown out and her left arm was broken.
 The Jerome Volunteer Fire De- psrtment voted on Saturday night to accept Prescotts' chsll-nge to run . hose race on Lsbor Day in Prescott. The possibilities are that there will be | 6 large attendance from Jerome to the celebrstion.-The Jerome Copp ' Belt.
 "As far as Yavspsi county is con- cerned, we will give two votes for Governor Wilson for president for every one for Tstt and Roosevelt con- bined." Thus spoke Neil E Bailey formerly of Cochise couIty and now of Jerome
 In Parker Cation, in the southeast. ern part Of Santa Cruz county, Mon- day of the present wees there passed away Mrs Fillmore. who was the grandmother of Mrs Duke Parker. The deceased was eighty.three years of age
 The Ssu Simon and Artesia public schools will begin Monday. septe III Der g. The firss week in September is in- stitute week, and ali teachers aye ex- pected to atteuG-otherwise the ses- sion wouli commence on tie 2nd.
 Covered with mud and fully three quarters of s mile below where he en- tered the canal. the body of Dr R D Wilson. the Phoenix physician who was drowned Friday morning, was found Saturday just below the An- sons Fa.ls by employees of the recla- nation service who conducted e search light lasting all night.
 Frederick Smith, for nearly three years employed as cook at Lstz' res- tsurant at Tucson died Sunday in St. Msry's hospital from the efec. of blood poison.
 Three narrow gauge engines to be used in the construction of the Iuspi- ration spur by MscArthur Brothers who have the contract, have arrived in Globe and were shipped to the scene of the operations.
 The latest estimates put the loss from the Phoenix fire shich s.ept the wes, half of the tlock on the north side of Washington street between Second and Third streets Saturday night ct from s58. 100 to S60. 0.OOn.
 More than % druggists, hotel pro- prietors and erocerymen have been arrested ip Globe and the Gila valley | on charges of selling liquor without 6 license.
 Captain W 4 Harris has been ap- appointed adjutsnt general of the state by Governor Hunt, under the new militia code which went into effect this week and thereby becomes . colonel.
 The Phoenix Street Railway Com- pspy, the corporation that operates the street railways iu the city of Phoe. nix. has filed with the Arizona cor. poration commission sn application Or . rrhesring of its case, in which c 1, weeping order vas issued against it y the corporation commission . few lays ego. ID the recently issued or ! Ter the commission instructed the company to Ievsap and in many \ 'lsees reconstruct its lines. and make