Tombstone epitaph., 1913-11-30
News of the State in Condensed Form

The Phoenix pspers stste that the of the s90, ,OOOD bridge across the G'la river at Pima crossing, nine miles south of Char dler, DOW seems sn assured fact. The site was visited iast week by Vice President MsrshalI, Governor Hunt and Congressman Hayden. in company with Indian Supervisor simms, c H Akers, Vim E Kinsey. Robert Fisher and Mir Stacy.
 The Arizona Asphalt Paving com- pany will pave the business strests of Tucson. When the bids for that work were opened in Tucson Saturday the local paving compsny's bid was the lowest and within c day or tvo, the contract will be awarded.
 The moot important mining desl that has taken place ii. .Pims county since Young Bros took over the MAmm oth. Collins properties is the purchase Of the Arizona King, situsted seven miles above Price io the Box Canyon, by A W Sc tt of New York, a mixing man of wide experience. The Arzons King was the property of c G Werner until recently sold. The discovery of 6 cave with dimen. | sions yet unknown in the mountains of Southern Arizona, by Peter Morsga and 6 brief exploration Of e section Of its entrance chamber by Morsss and H A Sidow may result io positive an- noupcement that the famous lost Du.chman mine. rsid tn be wort h millions of dollars, has been found and a new mining region entered.
 That Jose Ruir and Ignscio Rucles who sre charged with holding up c H McGraw and E r Means at Tucson served year each st the penitentisry has been learned by County Attorney George o Hil.i1ger. They were sen, there from the reform school ct Btn- son hecause they could not be con trolled. Hilzinger has written tc learn whether or not the boys are or parole. II they are they will be re termed to the penitentisry. Each i, l9 yesrs old.
 Six children, twenty-one grand chileren and thirty-one great grand. children, all but three of whom live ir Tucson. were left by Mrs Francisco dt Barcelo, who died Tuesday morning She is S7 years of ,sge, was born al Ssric Sonora and came to Tucson ir 1864. she leaves a son. Bsrtolo Bar. cello of Los Angeles, and five daughter, Mrs Eliza L Hughes, Mrs B Ferrer Mrs B Bsrdeau, Mrs J Eustis snc Mics G Barcelo.
 "If the two rsces were alike-on, would be unnecessary" writes William Smith from the state prison at Flor. ance. in giving his views on the negro problem. Smith has acquired nearI, all bis education since going to th, prison in January 1912, from Cochis, county to eerve . life term for murder
 The Arizona Sheep Sanitary BoarS has appointed Mrs Mary s Allen, wid. o~ of tine fate George H Alien. secre tsry Of the board.
 Latest reports indicate that th, Salt River valley orange crop will bt of exceptional quality and the frui, larger that ususl.
 l Col Alexander o Brodie, one of the best known officers oi the Army, ws, placed on the retired liet on the i3it inst. on account of age Until re- osntly Col Brodie filled the poet oi sdjutsnt general of the we tern de- partmen.. =;,h headquarters st San Francieco.
 To consul; with the corporation com miesion regarding Sis scale of rstes, Dr Norman F Morrisop, osper of the lighting and water plsnts at Winkelman, is in Ptoenix. Dr Mor- rison some time ago filed his sched ules with the commissioner. No com. plsint has ever been made agsinst them, bus various matters have arisen which mste it necessary to have . more 5e6oite understandipe. |, is said that the Wiokelmau rstes gre as reasonable e any ip the state, con. sidesiDg the cost of giving service and the quality of the service now being given.
 On its own initiative the corpora. tion commission Monday complaint sgsinst the Pacific Gas 4 Electric company oI Phoenis, requiring that it show causs wby it should not bs re- qnired to give service to W Pickett, 1l75 Esss Washington street and tso homes adjoining F,cketts. This csse hes bseu bsnsing fire for some time.