Tombstone epitaph., 1912-06-09
News of the State in Condensed Form

central committee held Saturday nine representative men were chosen as delegates to the Republican state which meete in Tucson on June 3. The delegation is composed of John H Campbell. s L Kiogan, Wm Herring, Geo. Pusch B L Hitch, H S CGrbett, CA Scbradef.C 0 G Js- come ard E Lovejoy. The delegs. tion is uninstructed although favor able to Taft.
 The terrible experience two un- known men he'd in the desert near Congress Junction, i- being told by passengers arriving in Phoenix from the berth. These men nearly perish- ed from thirst ten miles out from the Junction, where thty were seen by persons on the train. They were nearly dead. They were given water and A haodc.r sent to take them to Congress Junction.
 Conditions at Ash Fork were con lidered co bad from the standpoint Cf mora ity that county officials decided to clean up. A raid ~a- made, and although membere escaped to 6 pas sing train there were nineteen ar rests. sixteen women and three men. Que of the men arrested was the jus tice of the peace, who is charged with renting houses for immoral purposes. He is held to the grand jury
 At Phoenix last Wednesday, the thermo meter reached l0l for the fret time this season and all the week it has fingered close to the century mark.
 4 knife blade tbIut through the heart of William A Neel by Lewis Beckton, ended long series of quar- reis between the two men. The fatal quarrel occurred at the supper tsble at the South Side ranch, 6 few miles out. eide of Phoenix. Beckton was jailed and already expresses bis repen- tance.
 The Tucson city council started 10 investigate the Gss and Electric Light compsny oi ths, city. Mex, the Tue con chamber of commerce stsrted . similar investigation. and now the Arizona corporation commission joins the procession by sending series of questions to the company for answers by its management.
 That city is rot responsible for damsges to the property O! . citizen from food, at lesst not when the flood is an unusually heavy one, is the verdict Of the jury in Tucson in the case Of Richard Starr vs Tucson. brought to recover the sum of 5000 alleged loss occsssioned from fl Jod wsters backing up in culvsrts.
 Mise Ruth Wstkins, . telephone operator at Ray. wss attscked l.e, week by Mexican ss she wac going to her work unattended, about nine o'clock at night. The man prevented her from screaming aud carried her to @ vacant house. where she was rescued in an unconscious condition by passers by. Her sssailant made good his escape.
 Movements ofcsttle approximatipg SIP 600 are reported ss being in pro- gress at Tucson. This ie one of the lsrgest movements and is one of the highes. prices known in the Old Pueblo.
 In Navajo county the fght for pos- session Of the superior iudgeehip cons sinues. It has already resulted 10 three lawsuits, and 6 fourth is re- ported to be echs Culed.
 Pima joins the body of counties with contestipg delegations At mass meeting On Friday night the Roosevelt faction nominated nine delegates and decided to enter the contest to seat them.
 Chsrgss have been filed against Pos li,e Chief Judsou Arnold of Tucson, the complsins having been signed, it is said, by over . hundred citizens. Arnold wss the ofhcial that was 90 attacked by the Voice Of the People,"
 Mir Rynefson esys that there is . bad esog of ore sseslers operating in the Fl Tigre country and recently 'eversI properties have suffered the loss of ore and bullion
 Postmaster F E Csdwell is also 'mone those who are enjoying sue ,sss thess days in 0ouglss. On Set. ,rdsy be was rs-sppointsd ss post. master in that city for another four ear term. This is the third ap. ointment of Mr Caldwell to this pssi- icp, his first sppointmen. d.sine ] roU August I. 1908