Tombstone epitaph., 1912-02-18
STATE ITEMS OF lM- TERESI CONDENSED.

Thursdsy sitsrnooo at Snowflake the store building of Fl.ke Bros. was completely destroyed by fire. being . total loss, wish no insurance. It scene that the fire broke out in the roof, probably from . defective fue It was discovered in time to remove nearly the ens:re scontena of the building, iocluding the property of the Stake Academy manual training school which was located in the second story.
 Al Graham. formerly shift boss fer the old Dominion mine and for the Miami Copper company, will leave Globe next week for Copper Hill, {, where he has accepted . position as foreman for the Arizona Commercial company.
 Work on the territorial highway in the Silver Mountain division near Prescott. has been stopped. A strip of over three and one half miles had been completed, when the order came to abandon the work.
 HI Lippe. Indian agent, aho has been investigating the acts of the Indian agent ct Fort Yuma, has left for bis home in Idaho. Lipps would not tell anyone what he had found in the case.
 A besd.end collision last Wednee- day at Shoemaker. N. M.. caused the death oi two persons and three Ari. zons rsilrosders were badly injured. Two of the big compound engines were demolished and trafiic was de- lsyed about twelve hours.
 Another big cattle deal in the Will. flame district was closed the latter part of last week, whereby Martin Bugglen Of Williams; purchased the interest of R Kinser in the company of Bugglen & Kinser. This company was among the lsrgest cattle owners in northern Arizona. The considera- ton is said to have been in the neigh. borhood of $95. 900 cash.
 Newt Parks appeared before the Yuma city council and agreed to plant ornamental trees ard keep the park in condition for the next year Parks proposition will no doubt be accepted.
 At Cornville the continued drouth grows quite alarming, and the proc. pect for spring feed looks blue.
 Mrs Boeke of Tucson, realizing the danger in which her home vas placed. and ignoring personal risk seized . blazing gasoline stove and threw it from the back door. prevent ing what might have proved . dis sstrous fire, and fortunately escaped without burns.
 RT Walker, general superintend. ent of the Consolidated Shelters com- pany, was recently in Prescott, and stated that the Humboldt smslssf would soon resume operations. plsc. ing February l5 as the date.
 James Davie. Yavapsi county far mer, proposes to use traction engine to demonstrate the success of dry far ming on . large scals, and plans to put two sections under cultivation.
 Rsiusing tn lesve Hayden when commanded to do 50. . vagraut wss beas with the butt end of . revolver aud bound over to she grand jury Hayden evidently has no use for the idle claes.
 Corporation Conmissioner F A Jones left for Washington last week on business and will miss the inauguS ation ceremonies;
 An excited mob chased James |. derson . fifteen year old Phoenix boy for selling brass tag to an auto mobile driver for S10.
 Over q. 100 of stolen goods were re- covered by the police from four men and three women who are now in the Phoenix jail.
 RE Meaillsn of Kirkland is to be Secretary of stste-elece Sidney P Osborns assistant and private secrs- taFy.
 At . meeting of the boasd of regents held on Saturday a, Tucson, it wss de- cidsd to plans snd specifications for . new dosmieory and to advertise sor new bids, the sctioo being taken be csuss the boesd ssksd Tor bids for eon- sssucsiou bssoss sIl the plans of che seehisects he'd ben suhmitted.