The Phoenix herald., 1879-03-12
TOWN AND COUNTY.

weekly newspaper m ArlZOna-
 All kinds of canal work speciality
 at our job printing establishment.
 The Salt River Valley Canal Com
 pany will hold an election next Sat
 urlay at 10 o'clock.
 The walls of Irvine's new two-story
 brick building are several feet above
 ground, and rapidly ascending.
 R. s. Thomas. secretary, has called
 a meeting of the Monterey Ditch
 Company for next Saturday at one
 o'clock.
 Charlie Altschul is a graceful and
 handsome rider, and evenings while taking his regular exercise elicits tae admiration to all beholders.
 We would be pleased to publish communications from Tempe relative to local matters, if any of our friends would favor us with them.
 Geo. F. Loring, the express agent,
 is fitting up room in the rear of his store to be used exclusively for the business of Wells, Fargo & Co.
 The Taylor Comedy Company were advertised to appear ill Tucson last Monday night. They will soon make their appearance in PhHniX.
 NJ L. Peralta has leen appointed agent in this section for the Arizona Lottery Company, and lie now has en hand tickets, and all those desirous of investing cln be supplied.
 F. Forbes is in from Maricopa mountain with several rich speci- mens, and reports many rich dis coveries in this heretofore neglected section. It is about half way be- tween Phoenix and the railroad
 The board of supervisors advertise in this issue for plans and specitice- tions for county buildings. April 18th is the day set for accepting plan. and WIG hope TO delay vii occur in pushing the work 10 speedy completion.
 Our yolng district attorney, 3Lr J ohm F. Nay Ior is about the proud est man 10 Jc found Iii the co .a;y 4vide notice of birth in another col . umn) John says fhat such trash as old bachelors and married men with { out heirs to their estates are alto gether too common for his associates. ]
 The two final performances of the . circus were held Saturday and Sun day evenings, and as usual the tent was crowded, and an eXecllently ren- dered programme, changed each evening, was given. Monda; night they were to show at Tempe, and next Saturday evening they will amuse and instruct the people Of Florcnce
 The postof1ice was moved 10 Peral- ta's new building last Monday, and deputy Mowry and assistant Coover now have their new quarters in good working condition. The office is quite roomy, about double the size of the Prescott office, but not any tco large, owing to the great amount Of business created by our thirty-eight mails arriving weekly. from all parts ot the world. A large distribution table, numerous racks for stamped and money order blanks, convenient arrangements for assort- ing and delivering the mail, etc, make this the finest office in the territory.
 The attention of our readers is directed to the advertisement of Wm. Mes, of Los Angeles, Cal. Mir Niles is the pioneer importer ard breeder of southern California. where he is well and favorably known He has the largest stock of imported fowls on the coast, and his pigs, which he offers to sell at nominal prices for the purpose of advertising his stock, are not eXcclled by any stock of the same class on the Pacific coast. Any of our readers .ho may desire to improve their stock will do well to patronize him. He offers to answer all letters of inquiry.
 J. D. Glastonbury and ". II. Boardwell passed through Phpnix for Wickenburg on Mondays stage. The former gentleman is very well known ID Arizona, having been gen cral manager of the old Vulture Company when it was at the height of its success, and when Wickenburc was large, live bustling city The latter gentleman is equally as well known as a first-class mill builder, having erected many quartz pulver- izerS in Arizona, the last being that of the Golden Star company, at Cave creek. These gentlemen go now to Wickenburg to make the preliminary arrangements for the erection or 1 Is amp mill, W1ich has been in course of construction in San Fran cisco for some time. From this time an era of prosperity dawns upon oil