Tombstone epitaph., 1914-12-13
Homeseekers

Stste limited over the Southwestern. They come from Fremont, Neb. Oh: cago aud other parts o' the middle | west. The party nun bers twenty eight and Is travelling in . reserved car. Wife Beater Fined
 John Ssssi tn Iiaian who was ar res'ed st B;sbee Monday evening for beating his wife, was bropght before Judge H gh yesterday morning on q charge 0. disturbing the pesce. He na. fined sl0 and told ,tat If he ever was known to repest Mondays per- foImance he would be brought into court on felony charge and probably he sens to the state penitentiary. The -esson for rhe leniency shown Ssssi ws- the fsct that S.ssi is the father oi three smell children.
 Small Boy Loses Finger.
 The iour-sear old sou of A Price |, w''le playing near gasoline engine u eI Tor pumping water op the rspch, in some way got his hand entsugied in the machinery aud nsfore his father who was working nearby could reach him, bis forefnger on the left hand was crusosd of.
 County Ran1er Shot
 James a Mercer, Pima county rsp- ger. was shot Wednesday morning in 6 duel with MeKican by tho name Of Psdillss on the latter's rsnch four miles north of Pautano. Ina wound Is in the left thigh. He rode to the station and was brought in on the train. The Mexican disappeared.
 British Protest
 BISBEE, Dec ? British Consul J T Paxton, announces today that be had asked Ambassador Spring. Rice @ protest formersllv against the oper. stion of Arizons's 80 percent law ini- .isted ty employees The measure was adopted at the recent election . It opponents claim that it violates the treaty right. of fc:sign citizens. '8os Get 0bsreperous
 Complaints were made that boboes in the vincinity of the Tucson ice plaot were getting inpudent de- handing money from the employees last evening Two men ~ere search co by vagrsuts, hut no money was found on them. An engineer was chased by several hoboes, but he threw rocks a. them and escaped Woman Shot
 Last Sunday M arie Roderiguez a Mexican woman was shot in the chest in s wood camp north Of CIarkdale near Jerome and instantly killed The supposed murieTer is Antonio Tapatao. bu ss there was some un- certainty in the matter tee ooroner's jury which conducted the IDvestiga- tion, LuDd a verdid5 that she c.me se her dea'h from g gnpshot wound, fir ed ty Tspsteo or by Barteps Valdez
 kibbey not Retained
 Contrary to the oispstches sent out from Phoenix and published in almost every paper in tbe sts,e. ss well as in tbe press oi California, Judge Js-epb H Kibbey is not among those retained by fbe liq TOT forces to fight the pros hibition amendment. The repyr.- sta ed Jadges Kibtey and solsn, for mer roverDors of Arizont and George PuIdy Builard and five other attorneys hal teen retsi ed to carry on the case. POstoffice Urges Shop Early
 The po,iofice department has joined in the crusade for early holiday shopping. It advises the public that he parcels poet hss added very much to the bu mess of the postal service. In the h7pe of liz btening the holiday burdens of postal employees the post- master general bas issued . circular urging that ps-cels be mailed early. wrapped securely snd add rsssed plain lv and es-iDg the woods Mot to be opened till Christmas"
 Credit !s:!!y Bestowed
 Cretit for the important psrs plsy- cd by the Amer can Mining Congress in the inauguration of the FedersI Bureau of Mines and the sati. nal "ssfety First" movement was ex,e d. cd to ths, orgsnizstisn in letter oi greeting from President woodro~ W,!son snj read as the seventeenth snnua! session whicn opened ct Phoe- nix Monday. An opportunity for furtber endeavor to cut down the toi of death end injury in mines exits the pres'dent suggests. sDd assurance of Il 6 foi!est co-operstion of ell the pFeper governmental agencies in fur ek IL .-