Tombstone epitaph., 1913-01-12
News of the State in Condensed Form

Jsmes N Ciesry, oi the editorial ststf of the Chicago Tribune. arrived in Phoenix Saturday morning and left Wednesday for the oosst. This is Mir Clesrys 6rst visit west He is secretary of the United Ststes Land Shows. sbich is conducted under the management of the officers of the Tribune.
 Tbe customs officers ct Nsco made q catch Thursday night. when they nabbed . noted negro and two negro women e they were returning from scrcss the border where they he'd evidently been smoking opium in one of the Chinese joints, The ofh- cers found in tbe party small ouan. tity of hop, hut not sufficient to war rant sn arrest. They got od with severe lecture.
 Butler, . convict of the Globe-Rsy road camp. vas recently placed in the county Jail ct Globe for forgery He W, nt into Globe. got iotoxicated and desiring additional fuods. forged . check for $20 on the National bank of Globe. and signed the name oi the man who has charge of the camp. He will be taken to the penitentiary ct Florence.
 Chief ol Police Moore, of Phoenix has too many bicycles. Down ID the basement of the city hall building, in . room claimed by the street supsrin- tendent. is . mass of bicycles and parts of bicycles. These are the fruits of the lsbors of the wstchfr, police men for . number of years. Some of them are worth something and many of them would not make good junk. The chief tcok the matter before the council.
 The Adams Hotel in PLoenix was the scene of rather unique epter- tainment Tuasdsy evening when the poor of Phoenix received eifts from . Christmas tree in the lobby of the hotel. The tree stsrted out ss joke but it was transfefmed into . real Christmas tree tor the poor of the stste capital And from she branches Of which were take: everything from ell sorts efthings to eat, enough to provide Tor about 25O families, to bas. ketsiui of toys.
 Captain J L Alexander and Mrs Grace Forbes. Of Phoenix, were mar ried last week. Mrs Forbes is we'll known club woman of Phoenix and Captain Alexander is one of the best known politicians in the s.ate. He is state chairman for the Progressive psrty in Arizona. and . grand trustee of the Elks for the state.
 Justice High of Bisbee. proved that it is an expensive luxury to b . found io Bisbee wearing . gun. One pris- oper whose sartorial equipment in. cluded . revolver. was fined $6o ss we'll as having the gun con6scsted.
 Yavapsi statistics for the year in reaching . total of no. But three couples to whom liot nses had hsen granted. failed to ..toe the msrk."
 or the $33l, lS0 9l in the Ya,spsi c,un'y treasury January l, $l2s.- 495. 2l will be forwarded to the state treasurer At Phoenix This is Yavs. psis proportion oi the state tax levy of ninety cents on each $lO0 vslua. tiop.
 At Douglss, = bold attempt was made by unknosn persons to steal O O Hsmmils auto from the garage at nj. home Monday night.
 Arizons's representatives is Wash ington are making efforts to have one of the national farming experts sent to the Salt River valley in order that be may aid the farmers of that sec tion in the development of the sgri- cultural problems which confront them.
 | Troop "B" Ninth cavalry stationed ct Warren hes recently been sug- mentsd by number of new recruits. At present the veterans arc enjoying daily saiety ct the sxpsoss Of the awkward squad which is being initia- ted into the intricacies oi the var gene
 Rcd" Aarons, the little Phoenix newsboy. who is supporsiug . family Of five on what bs can make from pspers sold on the stseet. is to bs iur- pisbed with . stand oi his own. Re- certly the Democrat, oi Phoenix, told the story of littls Red" in its cell umns and . number of the busiuess men got together to see thss hs wss properly equipped for selling the pap CTS ou the street. ' Is is reported that she sslIg Notion