The weekly Arizona miner., 1881-05-27
Local Intelligence.
SATURDAY.

Minnie, are visiting Prescott. Prescott butchers are killing and sellinl splendid meat at their markets.
 Mrs. Geo. E. Brown, aee Mitchell, Is ul on a visit from the lower Agua Fria.
 The branch railroad from Prescott to Bl Williams mountain Is an assured fact.
 Mrs. James Baker is in town firm the Verde, just below Gosper's fish ranch.
 Lieut. Weatherspoon Is now the gentle manly Depot QuarterInaster at Whipple.
 Assessing the village property goes or nicely under the direction of friend Park.
 Cherries are now brought here by expres from California and sold at fifty cents pei pound-luxury.
 The Tombstone Nugget comes to us en larged and much improved, editorilly and mechanically.
 Mr. Puntney and family, of Williamson Valley. were paying their respects at the Capital to-day.
 S. C. Rees, of Chino Valley, showed his smiling countenance on the streets of Pres colt this morning.
 The cheapest market for all kinds of mer- chandise and supplies to be found in Ari- zona is Prescott.
 Dr. F. K. Ainsworth has applied for let ters of administration on the estate of the late T. J. Morgan.
 There is one business sign in Prescott that should be changed. The reader will draw his own conclusions.
 The heat in St. Louis, Washington City and other places in the States Is terrific 96 in the shade Is moderate.
 Large quantities of merchandise continue to go forth daily to the railroad contractors. Our merchants are willing
 P. J. Bolan, the Maricopa Senator, has forgotten to forward that board bill. He owes nothing for parfmnery.
 James H. Hani l has been appointed postmaster at Peoples Valley, and A. D. Young, r. NJ. at Flagstaff, all in this county.
 Gold, ater & Son are selling fine goods and plenty of them very cheap. Call and inspect their beautiful store and fine assort- inent of goods.
 REMEDY FOR AsTHAA. A.--Take a few oak coals and burn quantity of saltpeter on the same. inhaling the fumes. Speedy and sure relief follows
 Mr. Shull, of the old Jeff Davis farm, came in last evening with a large lot of po- tatoes, which he sold to Head & Co. for 3 cents per pound
 The Hamilton mansion has once more passed into the hands of its original owner, all liens and incumbrances on the same hay ing been raised.
 Ex-Prescottites of Phenix, viz: Hon. c. A. Luke, F. Ganz and Ben Butler, we are pleased to know, are all making money. They deserve success.
 B. T. Riggs and J. II. Ma.ion departed this morning for Bill Williams Fork for the purpose of looking after mining matters there, thought to be valuable. It Is told us that the telegraph line be longing to the military, between Florence and Tucson, Is to be abandoned. This Is all wrong and should not be allowed. Target practice is in vogue at the present ! time at Whipple We would like to take a 1 hand with the boys Tn shooting for those | pretty little leather medals. Bet we'd get one. James Howey, one of the best members of the Vulcan art, has his hands full of late repairing freight wagons, shOeing horses, mules, oxen and other long cared quadru- peds.
 We are in hopes thrt 4. C. Baker will see tO 1t that the Woolsey estate is settled up on the square. A large estate should pay some thing. Whats the matter! Examine into the biz.
 Joe Walker and Mir. Steamer went out to Ash Creek this morning for the purpose of serving papers of replevin on property be- longing to Steamer, held against his will by other parties
 Mrs. Y. \. Stephens, one of our oldest and foremost ladies, We are sorry to state Is not enjoying that health which is calculated to make person enjoy life in this glorious mountain climate. The Prescott Firemen are to have the 4th of July ball, and judging from what We know of those having the matter in charge, II Is to be a rouser- elite and fashionable III every sense of the word.
 Hon. T. l. Butler. W. N Kelly and B. II. Weaver departed this morning for Silver mountain, to be absent about a week. They will examine the Mammoth lode with a view to its permanent development. The Lynx creek sectionis beginning to put on metropolitan proportions. Mines are opening up fine; buildings going up like magic; the new shelter Is nearly completed, etc, are among the events
 C. C. Bean is indonitable in his persever- ance. Now he has started new camp on : the creek below Walnut Grove settlement , and IS pushing mining developments Ill sev- cral directions from hls camp
 Genl. Wilcox IS to return to Headquarters !; on the 2Sth inst. The climate just now will q have a healing tendency on all thoughts of a removal of business from here to the sultry hanks of the santa Cruz. . From the various notices m the papers of , Southern Arizona We should say that Judge Stillwon Is having his hands full The pa pers are not satisfied with his rulings, but are afraid to come out boldly and say so. Manv of our citizens were wondering at 1 the raise of half cent per pound on corn meal during the last two days Well, if they s had seen the big lump of Mush that We saw . down town this morning, their wondering ' would immediately have ceased. Ayoung hopeful of six or seven summers s writes back to his dad from California: II am going to try and be a good boy / oIn." t Some sense m that boys head. He's reg [ ular George Washington promises nothing n that he IS not certain that he can fulfill h Superintendent of Public Instruction. h liun. VI. II. Sherman, has gone, after SIX y.,srs If constant work III the cause of edu- t cation Ill Arizona, to visit his old father and q other relatives in New York State. May he b