Tombstone epitaph., 1912-12-15
News of the State
 in Condensed Form

Lewis H scandland, . we'll known mining man and prospector. died rbursdsy morning in Douglas of ssthma. He was partner of Horace Douglas. and interested in the Horace mining property near Paradise. He has reeided m Arizona for about 25 yesss end bss speot moet of bis time prospecting and developing mines. Mir Sc,nclsnd s 67 years of age and is survived by one brother.
 Sheriff Harry Wheeler has written~ letters to his deputies ia Bisbes. Low ell and throughout the county, calling their attention to the duty in the matter of enforcing the ansi-gambling laws of the stste. It is the desire O, the sheriff co enforce these laws 10 the letter. Slot machines crap gsDes or any other gambling games will come under the ant:-gambling law, and the law will be CT forced strictly by the sheriff.
 Frank Powers. owner of the Worlds
 Fair n:he at Pstagonis, is making . shipment of high grade ore to S,n Francisco. Mir Powers expects to load 1000 sacks of rich ore that will run sl0O to the sack, according to ssssye. The silver ore will be brought to the railroad under guard all the
 way to San Francisco.
 Ralph Cameron, wife aud daue arrived in Phoenix the other day and will remain there durirg the winter months at any rate. MT Cameron in
 tends to build . home there before spring. Mir Cameron will give his att
 ,entiou to mining
 Mrs Myrtle Byrd of Douglas. st- tmpted to com unit suici1e Wednes-
 day night, but . physician being hur.
 riedI, summoned, administered anti
 dotes and saved her life. No resson
 is known for the womsn's attempt at | .elf-destructiop.
 Ralph H Cameron states that in ! be deposit 0. coarse sand and gravel
 Q the Grand Canyon there are mil. | l;ana of doIl.xas -n,sh og clstion-
 which has been thoroughly .tested by 1 eastern chemists and is pronounced
 valuable to . remarkable degree. Mir
 Cameron is now in Phoenix, having
 returned recently from Loe Angeles.
 He further ststes that Philadelphia | syndicate has taken over . group oi seven claims half 6 mile from the rim
 of the canyon A platinum plant
 will be installed and will coon be oper-
 sting on . large scale.
 Charles H Stevens. . young man
 not much over 2l yesrs of sge, Of
 Phoenix, hAs hsd . .: ost evensful ca
 reer for . youth. He has heen absent rom his native tosn two vesrs during
 which time he fought with the Me1i- can insurrectos. refused sp offer to enter the Mexican secret service. and | nss travelled more shan half way around ,be world. He says that DO place looks ss good to him as Phoenix and be intends to stsy.
 A man who has been in the employ o! the Mexican western, or Pearson system, for the past fs. montbs. psssedS through Dougiss Wednesday morning and ststed thst he had left because conditions were too rough for him. He further stated that conditions in Mexico were not 90 qu,et as painted. psrticu' 'srly in Chi. husbus, and as he has been in that c untry for macy years come credence Is g.vep.his story.
 The Ninth cavslry band is about to come into its own. It is one Of the best military bsnds in the country, but under the provision of the law it cannot become . money making insti- tution Ladies of Douglas have plan. ned to shc~ their appreciation of the splendid music rendered on various occasions by arranging for . benefit program. which will go to tte boys e . Christmss present from the people.
 Tn the American Bond .nd Realty Joornsl of Chicago. for the month of December, is to bs found 90 srticie devoted to the copper industry of the United ssases. Arisona ranks first sod foremost e . copper producing state. The copper produced Tn the entire country during the year amounted to l .097 ,9sa .7l9 pounds.
 As . result Of being destitute of food supplies and both receiving sJ. wees st the same time that . sbip- ment of flour end beaos he'd just crossed into P.lomse, Mexieo, svo forces one federal end the other rebsl, made dash for the Iitsle town, each | in the hops oi reaching there first. An encounter sususd with tbe sssult Ihas two sold3ees Wess Vou0ded,