Tombstone epitaph., 1912-01-07
TERRITORIAL ITEMS OF IN-
 VasST CONDENSED.

Hon Csorge | Young, secretary of the territory, delivered ,he add sss to the graduating clsss of the Flagstaff Normal, and the diplomas were pre- sented by Hon Kirke T Mcose, territo rial superintendent, Last spring the Gils Valley Electric. Gas and Water company. offered a prize of $50 Tor the best sugar beet. raised in the Gila Valley The tests were made by the Southwestern Sugar and Land company, oi Glendale, and in accordance with tbeir report. the awards were made as follows: First prize. $35; W L Nelson. of Stafford, second prize, sl5; w E Jones. of Ger oDimo.
 Arizona. building at the Psnams- California exposition to be held in San Diego in 1915 to celebrate the opening of the Panama canal, will be near the centre of the grounds.
 From the Phoenix board of trade comes the suggestion that Statehood Day. the anniversary Of the admission of Arizona shall be made an annual event to be fittipgly celebrated. II should go further and be male sts'e holiday to be celebrated everywhere in Arizona and pot st the capital alone.
 It was rumored in Tucson yester- day that the Canoa Ranch, contain ing 1000 acres IS to be sold for SlOO [, OO1. If this be so it is the third i'm portsnt ranch sale within q week 1T the vicinity of the Old Pueblo:
 h the vicinity of Roosevelt two feet of snow is reported and csttlemer Are correspondingly pleased.
 Burglars visited the swell OlC Pueblo club in Tucson and retired un discovered s30 better of for the cal they made.
 The suggestion is made at Phoeni, that rally be held soon after the new state government is organized. l will be similar 10 the meeting tha va. held immediately after the recen election.
 F Gist recently called at the Mar icopa county court house and pro duced the ears of 900 jack rabbits He claims bounty oi five cents pe pair. The rabbits were killed on tn mesa beyond Glendale and the bount amounted to $50.
 Miami has been informed that worl on the new Inspiration concentratoi is to be begun at once and that B, 900 900 will be spent upon its con struction within the next three year: This new plant will have 6 capscit. of 5000 tone daily and it's output Il copper will be 70 .OO0,OOO pounds pc year. Thus the stability of Miami i further assured, and prosperity ceI. tain while the construction work is o and sfterwa.d even more SO when ful prod uction is under full ewsy.
 During heavy fog, an unusus weather phenomenon, two street ca collisions occurred in Pboenix within ten minutes of each other Sundsy One woman, Mise Westphsul,. snt five men were slightly injured.
 News was brought to Flagstaff or Saturday that on Friday night, Jo, Dixon, 6 we'll known cattle man, va burned to death sleeping too close tt his camp fire. His chsrred body wa found by a companion who returned to camp on Saturday morning.
 In 1879, Hector Sutherland wa sent from Tucson to the asylum to the insane. Since that time he hal remained incarcersted until death ar rived and ended hie affections las week. He was one Of the longest in- mates of the institution at Phoenix.
 Owing to dissgieesble weather con- d,tions, work on the territorial high way link between Csmpe Verde and Flagstaff has been abandoned to be resumed when weather conditions again become good.
 Ranch property in the vicinity of Tucson is showing increased demand following the large sales to Chicago parties that have recently been report ed. On Thursday. Alex Rossi, the we'll known restarrsnteur, purchased 600 acres. snd the Tucson Farms com. psny acquired 60 acree with improve mems and water rights. The con- siderstion in the two transactions was SIT 800.