Arizona weekly enterprise., 1881-12-31
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Attorney smith returned from Globe Saturday.
 The pupils of the female school were Ill treated to Christmas presents by their teacher.
 A midnight mass was held at the Cath clic church Christmas eve, and the church was thronged with devotees
 The schools will reopen Monday, tho board considering a weeks holiday suffi cient for the young hopefuls.
 Christmas passed rather quietly in the diferens camps of the county. Dancing was about the only amusement in- dulged in.
 Geo. Acton returned from the San Pc dro valley Wednesday. with thirty head of beef cattle for Henry Schoshusen's slaughter house
 Eight thousand pounds of concentra- tions and nine bars of bullion came down from the Mack Morris this week. The output of this mine is growing.
 The Mineral Hill stage was compelled to leave portion of it's load at the Flor ence office Wednesday It had fifteen hundred pounds of freight to haul up to Cottonwood camp.
 
 There has been but little going on in mining circles this week. The delivers in the mines have devoted the time to rest and recreation. Activities will not be re- sumed till after the lst.
 The work of cleaning out the Alamorea ditch is about completed, and the water will be turned on some time during the coming week. This is the ditch which supplies our street gutters with water. We acknowledge the receipt of com pliinentary ticket to the installation ball of Pinal Lodge, No. 4, L 0. o. F., to be held at Delta Hall, Pinal, on the evening of January 9th, 1882 Our thanks are herewith tendered.
 A new Winchester rife and Colts forty four navy were rallied of at the Silver King hotel, Christmas. Recorder De. vine was the winner John Dunn threw for him and turned up 43 spots. There were two throws of Il each.
 Manager Sutherland. of the Arizona stage company, went up to Dripping Springs Thursday, and took with him q new blacksmith outfit for Wm. Tweed & O., who are opening up some fno min. ing properties in that vicinity.
 Tom Mcclellan came in Saturday from his copper mine, located in the Silve, Bell district, but returned after taking 8 Christmas dinner at home. He reports the Caledonia as showing up we'll and ex poets to startle the natives with the re suit of the developments lie is now mak ing
 The Pinal Consolidated Mining Com pany have completed their road iron Butte to Bellaire, and are now haulin, supplies over it to the mine. They vii probably be the lowest bidders on tn proposed road from Florence to Butte and in case they receive the contract, vii push the work through with all speed pos sibls.
 A ball was held at Silver King schoo house on Monday evening, and was botl R financial and social success. An ex cellent supper was served at the Vii Hams House, and was partaken of b, about eighty persons. The proceeds O the entertainment will be expended ol the school building, which is not quit finished.
 Hinson Thomas has been appointe deputy county recorder, and entered upo the discharge of his duties in such capaC ity Monday morning. It is unnecessar 10 enumerate his qualification for the DO sition, as the public are familiar wit them, through his terms of service in otht official positions. We congratulate hi upon his good fortune.
 The lovers of the dance will be pc rnitted to 'chase the glowing hours wit flying feet" at the court-house hall, Mol day evening. The party is gotten | for the purpose of waltzing the old ye out and the new one in, and is under u  management of P Boseha and Bo Whis side. A cordial welcome is extended the public generally.
 While our friends, back in the State are hugging base-burners and rustling f remedies for toe-tickling chillblains, ' heaven-favored sinners of Arizona a ambling about in our shirt-sleeves al feeding on green vegetables. Only thin of it; on Christmas day we plucked gre, peas nearly large enough for the tabl from Mir. Remy's garden.
 A shooting match took place af the ra track Saturday. The prizes consisted turkeys and ducks A number of O best marksmen took part in the mat and a good score was the result. T distance was one hundred yards, of han and the charges were fifty cents per sh' J. P. Rupley marked the center, and St eral others scored close up to him.
 On Monday evening, holiday ball V given at the residence of Mir. Cunnir ham, in the San Pedro valley, and t fun-lovers-of whom there are many