The weekly Arizona miner., 1868-12-19
Local intelligence.

 roll on as usual over the grave of the past year | With prayer for those of our citizens who have | been called to meet that Redecmer in Iii. Heay- eniy home. and the hope that next Christmas day | will bring us peace. prosperity and happiness. ] we wish each and a oar readers a merry Christ ! mas.
 LOT JuuPING-This disease has broken out in Prescott, and as titles to unimproycd town prop erty are not first rate. ii would be well enough for those who own maplo,s t0 fence them in or build upon them. We don't want to jump any mani lot but we know of no law to prevent citizen of the United States from squatng upon a snial patch of the National domain. The schcmers who have run the Territory since iis organization. and at whose suggestion and advice Prescott, was laid out. have promised the people that patent for the iovn-sile would be got from Congress. but neither Goodwin. Posion o. Bash ford have succeeded in getting it. The Delegate elect has promised our people ha, be will ai- tend to this matter, and wc want to see him do it He has made money enough out of town lois to pay him for attending to il. but we shall see what we shall see.
 CHANGED Hrs B,sE.-ll may not be generally known that Theodore Oao, our &eli-,o.do bar. Der. has moved into bis aew shop on Montezama street. next deor to Blair & Ellious furniture manuiaciory. but such is the fact. as we learned Thursday last, when. by invilaiian Of that wor- thy knight of ihe shears we visited his place, and fouad it fixed up In good sisle. "wlth all ihe modern improvemenisH Mr. Otto has hecn ai considerable expense iu buying lot. bnilding a house and furnishing lL digging well. etc. and himself and institution should be pa,roaizcd by those who like 10 appear clean aad lovely. his baths arc grea. promoters of health.
 TAxrs Owing to ,he iisliness of inc times. the Board or Supervisors d this county have ex- tended the time fgs tLe collection Of Territorial sad county Taxes for Inc year lsgs until the frsi day of JAnuary, 1869. Rfer which time an taxes remaining unpaid wil be returned as de- iinquenL
 NoypAY last a, ihe old GubernatoraI mansion. on ihe west side of Granite Greek. Mr. Graves and Dan kcnsisou goi Into dispute about horse, which both parties claimed. Some angry words were exchanged. which resulted in Ken nisoa's striking Cayss on the head with anon key wrench
 wAsr PosroFficG--w understand that ihe people of skall aud Kirkland Valleys on the La Pax and Prescott wagon road in this county. have recently petitloncd ,he proper aaiborlies to grAnt them pos,oGgce. Both are thriving. industrious settlements. need pOs;oaice. and we hope ihey ~ill get one.
 N.... ..,..-.... VI ,.,.,- r A., FsrncH' Association gives notice of meeting to be held a, the coar House. on Tbursday, De eea,heF %. 1868.
 Wormser Co. invite those indebted Co them to settle thcis accounts on or begcrr the lrst oi January. 1869.
 GANx PLNrYeDeer are quite plenty. jas, now, in iae vicinity of Bowers' Agna Flio ranch. IS miles east from Prescott sanday last. par. v 0f men weut short distance from ihe ranch and killed foar. one of which weighed. whct dressed, leO pounds. Encouraged by ihis, [ party of Fort whippie gentlemen. consisting o Major Clendenin. Col Baker. LieaL Somerby Ed Peck and Thaa Adams started for the ranch .n company with Herbert Bowers, TharsJa, evening. for ihe psrpose, wc presume. Of " hunt ing the wild deer and, probably. chasing th' Apaehes These gentlemen arc all good hnrters tad should they find the innocenis. blood vii tow. Peck is an eminent bunier." having slair haadreds of them, and lived upon fresh sigr many a time.
 BrwARE or TIE ISpIAN.-D During inc prcsen tne weather oar citizens should gutrd their stool iealously. as there is no telling when Mr. Lo ma make 6 raid.
 Cons CoSTRacrs.-Thc General commandib the military Division Of the Pacific has returned spproued to Captain l.. D. Baker, ouar,ermasie a, For, whipple. the contracts recently eniere into by citizens Of this county, for supplying th various military posts and camps in the sal District of Prescott with corn and corn-folde This is good news for our farmers. They no' have certainty of disposing of their corn al fair living price. Heretofore. 1t has bappcne that our farmers were forced 10 sell their erof ailow prces--less, indeed, than 1t cost them [ raise ihem--and take jaw-bone notes for the pay; this year the case is different and Cover ment will nOi be swindled either,-for 1t will e grain raised in the country much cheaper iha Reould be brought here from California. Ha he contract been given iO some irresponsb person-with more cheek than mohey, and mol u1ekery than honesty, it would have discourage many persons from engaging in ihe eailivalio or ihe soil next year. who.now feel encouraged Improve their ranches and raise bigger crol next pear. Again. scores of others will engal h farming. aud should Providence favor us vii