The weekly Arizona miner., 1880-08-13
Local Intelligence.
SATURDAY..

Fort wingate. New Mexico, Is sarrisoned
 with four companies of soldiers.
 The corn in Willow Geek is somewhat
 thirsty and shows signs Of weakness.
 Salt River barley Is now lad down in
 Prescott a, :. 7j Per 100 pounds.
 A. Uncle Billy Pointer used to say, "Tbe
 country is ioierAbly dry
 JH. Marion is recovering from his se-
 we're sickness.
 Yesterday quite heavy rain fell along
 the Asua Fra valley, extending north as
 far as ClHno
 The grape crop in tue valley of ;he Rio
 Grand, has been much damagei by floods caused by heavy raIas.
 Randol, governm,nt freight contractor, is
 shipping supplies from here 10 Camp
 Apache.
 One of The original Bender family lives
 la Prescott. Dpni sena ail your police af-
 fer him, as his name isn | John
 RoLeri Kennedy, who has been down al Msricopa for several weeks building a
 wild-mill for inc government, returned
 this mol ming.
 40 Noyts has been busy fixing up the WOrmscr property oa the corner of Monte Zuma and Goodwin streets. Just who is going 10 occupy these premises We have not learned.
 The posioiiice at }radshaw has been dIs continued. This leaves the citizens living m that section ID rather an awkward plight, SO far as mail matters are concerned.
 Dr. Ainsworth brother 10 Dr. AInswortli, S. A. arrived ia ;oWH this morning di- rect from New York city, with view of tasIng up residence here and entering upon the practice of hi, pfofessiUs.
 The "Iiish Lord, " an inyeteraie and Irre- prcssable pedestrian, was, on the iiyst of the month, al the Zuni Villages, \. NJ. He places the number Of votes that will be polIcdie Apache county at the November election at something over SJO.
 By rererencr to our advertising columns it Wi be seen that ihe city authorities are Abou. to have some wells dug for fire emer gcncIcs. This K certainly a move in the right direction and quite cormendable. "A stiCh in tune, etc, IS very true saying.
 Gilbert Huntington. Of san Lui, Oni.po. 1 Cal, formerly Dsrtner of Coi. (. r. Head | in inc mines, has been spending a feS | months ia Prescott with the hope of lm | proylug his declining health, but fading but | little relief, left this morning for his home | in San Luis OJisDo. 1
 RAFFLE- The elegant five hundred dollar team, consisting of buggy, horses and har- hess, the property Of CDl. J. r. Martin, will l be rallied this month. Tickets, $ each for sale al Mcssrs. 1harnc'-, Ncrnon's, Fish CTS, and Cranes. or uf j. l.. Fisher, Agent. oHly few tickets remaining UuSold.
 IL begins to look as though Pima county was unNIlling Co assist n drawing the party lines. Should she positively refnse 10 send delegates to ine Territorial Convention, then we wouli advise Yavf pai, Mohave ana Apache conntIcs to keep out of the fight. We can do so and no, be compelled 10 drink Porter.
 Oar farmers have worked and stood up manfuly for several years against the drought. and now whcl their crops are nicely advancing it looks as though they were again d-omed io failure on account of the continued dronlh. which k severe. Should rain come soon fair crops will be the i result, oiheiwise they will be failure, n
 X Mr Stover. merchant at St Johns, ApacLe county, has been appointed post master at that place. which wi.l be the means of the establishing of pos,-oflinc. At Spring rvillc. 35 mics from Si. Johns. l Hr. Julius Becker has been appointed e postmaster. God for Apache county, two f new postmasle.s and goOu Republicans al that The Blenders. who killed people in Kan sas by Jhe wholesale a few years since, have actually been captured thls time, and have according to ous telcgraphichic news, cnn- ies>ed. These birds thought no moie ot taking 8 man. woman or chiid's head of than hawk would that of chicken, es- a pecialy if there Was any moaey in 1t. | No FNcURsi,N ,N-Thc projected excursi, n. from Marcol,a Co San Francisco and back. mentioned a i,v days since, is "of.' Par a Iic> n PhcEiN proposed to get It up and Inade app.ic-'i'n through Charley Nandc- vcr flr ,rru> from ihc Railroad Company ' Thus morning F. W Blake received from d Vspdeyer the following !aconic, but decisive D n.s:e. "Rutoii Company dna't want any 1T more sioi, ,-;3p much bother" We hear that (. C. Bean has been sucees n ful beyond expectation, in fixing up hi, II mining matter, Et>t. lie will return home ''hcaled, and according to the programme ' will be a candidate ou 'hc Republican side rt of the fence for Congress. He Is an active V man. a good ta&cr, know, how 10 present (, the wants or Arizona Co thc proper depart ncnts ai Washington, ani to insure his elcc ton all that he hfs % Go Is to tell the voters that be iS a candidate.
 WONDER WHY We wonder why the r Village Parents SD lul neglect thc oper- II ings in the cour; house fence since the turn ' stiles have been broken down and the gate p' ways nailed up T. will cost no more tn fix u hem now ihau hereafter. and in the mean af ime people ale pat to much inconvenience V' n climbing fences. Posts properly plant tl 'd in the gd'c- Uuys would keep out cattle g' md let pypcd- pass Heavy juniper posts, nl landc,l at :he top with iron. might be made "t troag enough 10 hold turn stiles. Some lli hing should be done. t' MIDpLIr,> NINE-J FFos'tr and ! A. of i'beson. of Bi Bus. ate developing a mine ca allied the "Nidd.eton. ua tbc divide be W Wce1 Big Bug aud IynX Creek. They are F, LOW down iii;y feet un ;hc l,dgc. winch 'oid> li> width auI Tichn,>s all ihe way lown. The bay streak is four feet Wide CT ,nd filled v.,h >glp.usc's abd ohiorijcs of t5i live. chloride ot lead m crystals and other ih
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