Tombstone epitaph., 1917-02-11

ne COnStEuCtlOu or the new HOtei in Tucson is assured Four hundred thousand dollars. instead of $350. .000. will be raised by the business men.
 Fifty nine head of condemned horses were destroyed for dourine under the direction and supervision of government and state veterinary official at Flagstaff.
 President Wilson has signed the bill recently passed by Congress opening to settlement and sale 10000 acres in Arizona comprising reclama- ton in connection with the Yuma pro- ject.
 Arizona has a population of 277,210 exclusive of Indians, according to the estimate of the State Tax Commis- sion as set forth in the third biennial report. which has just been com pleted.
 Compulsory education will apply to all children under IS years of age within the state of Arizona unless ex- cused for valid reason by the school trustees. if bill introduced in the lteiSidtuit DtSoLAtS law.
 The contract for the bridge over the San Pedro river at Charleston has been signed and work on the struc- ture will begin as soon as the coTi- pany can conveniently assemble men and material for the construction Of same.
 Regardless of the heavy snow the ore hauling for the Navajo Copper Company is going forward with a vigor. Two new trucks and two 2l2 ton trailers were received by Mir. Duncanson who has the hauling in charge
 Douglas mining men operating in Mexico complain of recent order of the Carranza government fixing the value of Mexican silver as 1.SO pesos for one dollar American money, super seding the former rate of exchange two pesos for one American dollar. This rate applies to payment of duties and wages increasing both by 10 per cent, it is claimed
 The most important operations now are on Copper mountain, Similka- meen district, where it is preparing to mine ore estimated Dec. 31, 1915, as follows: Reasonably assured ore, g. 075.000 tons; probable ore, 2,000,000 tons; total. 11,075.0O0 tons. The av- craze grade of this ore is estimated at 1.75 per cent copper and 20 cents in gold and silver a ton Recoverable value).
 Claiming that the reported fighting at Stone House. Ariz., near Arivaca, | rustling, General Francisco R. Ser. rano, military commander of Sonora, | issued the following official statement at his headquarters in Guaymas: As some American newspapers have | published the statement that several | cowboys were attacked in Stone | House, it having been necessary to ask the aid of American troops to re pulse the attackers, 1 wish to explain | that the incident was entirely differ ent and contrary to the reports. The truth was that some American fili' l | de Piedra on the Mexican side line and were repulsed by our troops aft. CT a short exchange of shots. In | that region, where the incident took place there have been very frequent incursions by cattle rustlers from the American side of the line, and that is why We have been compelled to re- double our vigilance on that part of the border
 One of the bills introduced in the Legislature that caused much inter- est, is the Kinney labor measure, which compels those engaged in hazardous labor to be able to under stand and speak the English Ian guage.
 For the purpose of increasing the salaries generally of the judiciary of the state, Representative Faires. chairman of the judiciary committee of the House, has introduced an amendment to the present law regard ing the salaries of such officers. The I relative to the justices of the Su- preme Court, which the bill seeks to raise to sS.0O0 annually.
 A recent survey of the forests in Arizona and New Mexico, conducted by the U s. Department of Agricul ture, indicates that the existence of what is known as Western red-rot causes a considerable amount of loss to lumbermen in these states each year. In a professional paper on this subject, Bulletin No 490. it is said that the percentage of trees found to be infected with this disease varies.
 Ten mines in Arizona paid $34,0O0.' 900 in dividends during the past year Adding Utah, Montana, Nevada and Idaho dividends to those of Arizona we have a total of over $100.000, ,000 in dividends paid out of the mines of these five western states in a single year.
 More than ten thousand acres oi land in the great Yuma valley are be ing leveled for planting to farm pro ducts next year. mostly cotton. Every where the hum of this class of indus try is prolific, and as the days go by others are becoming interested.