Arizona citizen., 1879-08-29
ITEMS from the Prescott Arizouan

! ITEMS lIOtA thc 1TeScOtL ArlZOQaD
 August 19:
 Had little more rain here yester
 day.
 The United States Government owes
 this county about $30O0 for rents, etc
 So we are informed.
 A Chicago company is negotiating
 for Beal Springs. They are going to
 build lO-stamp mill there. | The Yavapai delinquent tax-roll for
 1878 amounts to $l4,435.SS and has
 been put in the hands of the District Attorney.
 Peaches are in town from Walnut Grove.
 J. H. Lees OK train was unable to get to the Tiger with salt, SO It will be packed to the mill from point be. yOnd Walnut Grove. It is really too bad that the people of this side of the mountain have not passable wagon road to the mines of Bradshaw Noun. tain.
 Same paper, August 20: If our information is correct, the Tax Collector of Yavapai CountY will get but per cent. for collecting this years taxes.
 Daniel s. Lount, an old (sixty-one years) and respected citizen of Pres. colt, died on the 20th. Wouldn't it be we'll for the citizens of the Territory to urge the most active among them to club together and or ganize Territorial Fair Association 7 We think 1t would. The Fair could, one year, be held in Prescott, the next year in Phenix, the next in Tucson, and so on; or vice versa. A fair of this kind would bring people from the different sections together and be the means of breaking down whatever Of sectional feeling may still exist. Then the exhibition of metals, minerals, animals, farm products, manufactures, etc, would be highly beneficial to the Territory and her people. The fair, too, would be apt to call sight-seers from abroad.
 Ten thousand pounds flour arrived today from Hayden's mill in Salt River valley.
 Secretary Gosper is down on the Verde, attending to his stock.
 The new and neat fence around Courthouse and Plaza, is to be paint ed brown, on top of the white.
 The welcome rain came down herel last Saturday afternoon, with good eff feet. It freshened grass, trees, etc, and cooled ;he atmosphere.
 = ~ Loo.o-. sor-S has o1, on Walnut creek, but little too late in the season to make good crops Mir. R. says portions Of the road toI Walnut creek and beyond are horribly cut up and banged.
 ITEMS from the Sentinel of August 23:
 The amount of taxes as assessed in Yuma county, is $11, 1,S60.67.
 Sunday night we were surrounded by threatening clouds and experienced much wind, but not drop of rain fell.
 Quite high wind visited Texas Hill last Monday night. Klein's Hotel was entirely demolished and though the out-house kitchen remained stand. ing it's roof was blown away.
 We cannot see how the old School ppOrtionmenD system was unjust tOI Yavapsi. The school fund to be just ly apportiOned should be divided among the counties pro rata with the of children in each and at should be enforced; and Yavapai which had such an immensei when the Capital question was mOOted would of course get the lions share; but it is not question now as to whether justice to Yuma county means injustice to Yavapai, ! the law as passed is the law of the land until repealed and those having rights under that law will maintain then.
 We did not find fault with Mir. appointment and salary, we said the only change in the new law, as published, was bis appoint nent etc, in the same paragraph we to him as perfectly worthy md competent and whom we much 
 ITEMS from Phoenix Herald, August 20:
 The tax for the new school house will be nine cents.
 The Tip Top mill will be runningl night and day after September l. !,
 David Baltz of Yuma, will leavel lere tomorrow for San Carlos to fill lis contract for supplying cattle. l'
 Wm. J. O'Neil an experienced , from Washington, D. C., will arrive in Phoenix in few weeks, O take position on the PhGnix Dailyl Morning Herald.
 Messrs. Gosper and McClintock, ,roprietOrs of the Herald, have pur- hased the three lots forming thel l northwest quarter of block 21. This is better known as the Cali Ornia and Arizona stage station. hi few days We shall commence mov- ng to our new quarters, which arel hree times the size of our present ,ffice.
 FROM the Silver City Herald:
 It is rumored that a band of four cen Mexican and American despera- Ioes are lurking in the hills back of ian Lorenzo. Y
 Capt Clay Buford, of the Arizona Apache scouts, who has been spending he past month at Hudson's HotI springs, went west last Tuesday. His Ompany is now at Huachuca.
 Another raid has been made on the Iew settlement on the Upper FriscoI iver. This time the Indians got away with sixteen head of mules and horses. q apt. Beyer was on the trail with his ompany. The Indians were bearingl Dward Stoves ranche, on Eagle creek.
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