Tombstone epitaph., 1913-08-17
News Os the State in Condensed Form

'***e*:s**a***$:e********* dian Afiairs committee. has definitely promised that . favorable report on Senator Mark Smiths bill to that effect shall be made as soon e the tariff matter is disposed of. and Carl Hayden is sure of action on the part of the house. The matter is one in | which thousands of people are di- rectly or indirectly interested, and large 6usncial projects. including . vast irrigation scheue. are dependent on the action of congress. In the interests Cf all concerned it is to be hoped that the opening of the reservs. ,ion will not hang fire much longer.
 Chsrles Schmidt, the we'll known mine owner operating near Alto. on the S F P & P railway, to the west of Prescott. about five miles. had . miraculous escape from death on Thursdsy afternoon by . cave-in O! from four to five tons of rock, while working alone in the shaft. The timely appearance of his partner, bow ever, saved Schmidt from what would have been death from suffocstion. Il. required several hours of hard and dangerous work to dig the entombed miner out. He was found not to be seriously injured or to have any bones broken.
 Because of her fine record as . stenogrspher during the rec,n nt ses- sion o: the legislature, Eunice Waller was selected by Professor R H Forbes as . regular stenogrspher of the Ari- zons university experiment station for the coming year. Mise Waller has start q to work.
 Edward P Grindell, for four year, secretary of the Douglas chamber O commerce and mines, has left for , stay of several months in his iorme home in Wiscon.in where he intend to study farming from . scientifi standpoint in the stste university Upon his return to Douglas, bsvinl resigned his position, he will devot his attention to his farming interest
 in the Sulphur Spring valley.
 Believing that Mexican pesos che
 . good investment at their prese1
 low value. several conservative Doug las business men are buying up al
 the Mexican money to be obtained c
 the present prices. The money is be
 ing held awsiting . raise in valu
 which. the business men believe, vii
 come as soon as the Mexican situa
 ton is definitely settled in Washing
 ton.
 Another attempt was made iss week to dynamite . house in Moreno The culprits were evidently frightene away before they had sn opportunit to light the fuse, ss dynamite. cs and fuse were ell found the pex morning.
 e W Lewis is . candidate for cler of the United States district court He wss circulating petition in Tue son Wednesday. The appointment will be made coon [. if William H Saw telle is confirmed by the senate .
 judge. Nose Drachmsn also is car
 didate for clerk.
 II Charles Moon and R Brooks ver arrested st Phoenix by officers iron
 the police department and are bein
 held in the city jail on . suspicion
 charge, The police believe that the,
 have the men who robbed the vslle, Clothing store the day before end DO,
 they will be given sn opportunity 0 explaining their conduct and throw
 ing little upon several other mat ters the police are anxious to 6nd ou .hoc..
 | On the farm of Edward P Griffin il
 the San Psscusl valley. near Yums two large wild eats were recentl, killed. They had been making to, Tree with Mr GrihoS fine chicken, when Patrick Campbell, . farm sm- ploye of MT Griffin got busy and trapped both of them. They wer, fine. large specimens and their hide, are now on the barn door.
 | leo Blair was sentenced in Judge IrwinS court st Mess, to six mousbs in the county jail for striking J s Tuley over the head with . pitchiork handle. The young man claimed that Dc was called vile name by Tuley, for whom he vas working. end that he was justified on thas account io hitting him. bus the judge did not sgres with him, even it he did come from Dixis where men dc not indulge io such lanGusee.
 Arisona l. saved &l5,O00 by . de- eisiou oi the sscsstary of the interior that tbs sssts sssd pay ooly q for each leo acres e filing fee for the lAad collected under the enabling sesa