Tombstone epitaph., 1912-06-16
News of the State
 in Condensed Form

Property owners at Phoenix will pay si25 on each $l0) valuation ;o- to the city treasury this year. Lass yearslevy was sl Is.
 That the Ray Consolidated mine st Ray is now producing copper at the rate of 4O.OCO.c0 pounds yesr is the statement Of D C' 'JactlinR. general manager of the Ray Consolidated Copper company.
 \ The hay dealers of the Giis valley are in . buehel of trouble. with . fair prospect of loos:ng about $lO.OOO. Contracts ~ere entered into ~ith east. ern brokers sor May delivery of 6 vsst quan,is, of hay st $l0 p.r ton. The local dealers contracted for their hay and shipped . large amount. when sudd. nly shortage of cars occurred and the deslers lost on contract.
 E"gese W Chain oi Tuceon, is be- r ins heomed for president before the Prohibition bstionsi convspt ton will as.smbie at Atlantic City on July 10th.
 SW Eilery brother of W El.ery cashier of ths osnk of Miami. has been transferred from the First Nation. al Bank of Globe tc the Bank of Mi. ami.
 Juno promises to be the banner month for building operations in both the city and valley. Prints from Building Inspector J N Creighton are being issued daily and sn average of one new homo every day is completed in Phoenix.
 That punishment willin the future be meted out to those ubo isil to turn | of all hydrants and faucets when fire alarms gre sGunted. is made publ in an announcement issued ty the fire committee of the Tucson city coun- cil.
 | Suit for S6 coo ds,nsees vAs filed against 'he Pboen'I Railway company nf Arizona, in the superior court st Phoenix Friday, by William L Bobo. who was struck by . car ct che Cave Greek 'osd CD the Glendale line April T. 1912. Bobo wants $50 D for per- .onsl injuries sud 90 additional q ,OOc Tor the destruction of che automobile ID which he was riding ct the time Of the accident.
 Fire broke out about o'clock Thuredsy morning h the otfce oi Greene and Griffin st Phoenix Al. though the flames were extingnisheh by the fire department befoss they gained much hssdssy about $500 worth of damage was done by fire. water and smoke. The fire started ip . back room used for ssoraee puspoees. lt is not known what csu.ed is, but 1t Tsy have been defective wiree.
 The skeleton ( 6 man wss found ina slough about four n,iles from rhe Big Eye mine near Yuma by two Mexi- cans who were out goat hunting They reported it at the mine and Supt. Charles Wifts had the matter investigated, hut could fnd DO msrts of identification. SO he had tte bones buried ss Arsm's We'll. The total valuation of Tues1n resi-. cences and business housee built dur ing 1911 and up to the present time 10 1912. is $703 .058. according 70 the figures contained in the building per. mits issued.
 Since the legislature has before it . bill providing for the collection .oi automobile license fees ss slate tax instssd of monicipsI tex. the auto mobile owneTs ef sbe oity srs anxsovs to secure 6 postponemsns of ths cole leciion Of auto license t. xes io Tucson this year, and which are now due. un. sil such time ss the legislature has pssssd upon the bill now pending. A literally signed petition to thss effect willbe brought before ths city council for action. It has been 6led win the city clerk.
 By su anr ouncemsnt from sbs Ran- doiph general Of5ces. sll sleeper sss- vice is to bs visbdssgn from the Wet Coast indefinitely beoause of lack Of husioess so jussify the msintsnsoss oi sbs Puilmso ssrsics. D the daylight scbeduie to 0usy mae. it is sboogbs shat she eeed fer slesssr ssrvics, which | was evident esdss the eighs schedule -ilI be practically obvissed.
 An initiation of candidates Twill hs held this week by the Knights of Col- umbus at Tucson. Five will be given the 6rss degree. Adsanced desress will be given ss Bisbss where tbs ssate conventi,n oi Knights of Columbus