Tombstone epitaph., 1914-08-30
Charged With Assault


 Charged with assault and battery, c W F Johnson, who bss lain in St. v Mary'- hospital ct Tucson since Aug uss l5 with sn injured head. the re- , snlt of beating received from Wm. Powers, the famous Espee special agsut ; known as Maricopa Slim, was taken back to Phoenix Wednesday by sher- if Adams. He is charged with ss- s.ultiug Conductor Shelley o! the Es- pc. Capture Clever Horse Thief In the capture of Walker by Sber- if Adams of Maricopa county Wtdnes- day morning, 20 miles east oi Vail, Phoenix officers believe that one of the cleverest end most persistent horse thieyts that ever infested the s..:e oi Arizona has finally been landed to an swer for numerous thefts.
 Unknown Russian Killed
 An unknown Russisn wss shot and killed late Monday afternoon rear James station on the Southern Pa | cifir railway, when fired upon by |
 Deputy Sheriff Charles Huss, Sher- | if John Nelson and Adams from
 Phoenix, who were searching for four
 men, who held up Special Agent
 Frspks of the Southern Pacific rail. way Sunday night in sn icehouse pear [ the depot.
 Florence Has An Election
 Florence had su election Monday Cn the question O closing the saloons on Sunday. The con.es, was . spiri'- e ed one and the ssloon interests iost. t The women saved the day for they
 voted aimo., soliiIy In favor of Sunday
 closing.
 Big Law Suit Next Month
 Kiugmau, in Mohsve county, will be the scene Of law suit next month ID which will be te.ted the constitu-
 ,ionslity of the compulsory compen- {. e,tion act. The action started by n Joseph Brown against Qual.y & Co.,, !, miners, for personal injury damages {.
 is the first brought since ,he enact. N ment of the law and upon the deci-
 eion in the courts will hinge the
 course of similar law actions in the
 future.
 :. Increase On Arizona Cattle N That almost seventy-fve per cent m Of the 3 COG, 900 increase made by the ys state board of equalization over the coucty assessments wss obtained by
 raising the valuation of all range cattle B. .O0 per head, is shown in 6 d-tailed r statement of the increases by counties If recently issued. The nrm Der of cattle
 on ArizonA's ranges is given as 704 .-
 379, making the total increase in e valuation for this item alone s2.ll3,.
 l37.
 1t Picnic Next Month
 The Sonoita valley settlers picnic will be held on September I2. L G ' Hummel and L W KIeine were in IS Tucson Monday in connection with q 1t. They repeated their invitation to the reople Of Tucson 10 attend. The
 picnic will De held at the cottonwood Il grove on the Borderlsnd route, three
 miles sou,hesst Of the Empire ranch
 The road will be plainly sign posted. E Governor GW P Hunt has accepted { sn invitation to be present. Joe Q Morrison and State Senator Lorenzo
 Hubbell have been invited but have not been heard from
 , Early Copper Discovery The Grand Gulch mining region of 5 Mobsve County, Ariz., is the subject , Of short report by JM Hill of the
 United States Geological Survey, pub-
 lished a Bulletin 5s0-D. Coppe. is
 the mineral which bss resulted in the development of tn. district, and, &C., cordipg to Mir Hill, the original Grand Gulch ore deposit was discoyered about 60 years ago. slshongh it wac probably known to the Indians before that time. | Sentenced to Seventy-Five Days | Seventy five days in the county jail ct Tombstone was the fine Frdsy imposed on Rsmen Fisuena by Jus tice George R Smith. of Lowell, for carrying concealed weapons. F,gueroa tsd beea found carrying dirk. He wss duly srrsigned and convicted and 1 will servs bie time.
 Drowned h Verde River B Martinez, . Mexican residing at PerkinsviIle.. near Prescott. was drowned iu the Verde river last Sun- day afternoon. Msrtinez and four companions sought . p 'ol in the river and all were about to enjoy . swim. | Marines was fret to dive into the vater and hia compspjone watched for (