Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-03-18

Mir Isaac D. Smith is making an ex- pertinent in potato growing that is de-
 cidedly novel, to say the least He has
 planted Irish potatoes i'll barrels, and as
 soon as the potatoes sprout and blossom,
 he intends to cover the vine with fresh
 dirt, and as soon as the latter shall force it's
 way through the second layer of soil and
 blossom he will cover it again. He will re-
 peat the operation thus till the barrels are
 full, and expects as a result to have each
 of his barrels full of potatoes at the end
 of the season. We are not much of a po-
 tato expert, but don't believe that the
 experiment will prove the grandest sue
 cess yet recorded.
 Mir. Culver, of Pinal and superinten-
 dent of the Good Enough, has secured sixty day bond on the Alice for $60, 1000,
 and will place the property with eastern
 men. If he can only induce them to come and examine the property for them
 selves, there will be no trouble about sell
 ing it. It will tell it's own story to any
 man competent to examine mine. The
 evidences of it's worth can be seen in the
 tunnel, in the winzes, in the cuts, in the croppings, on the dump, and they are such
 evidences as cannot be disputed, namely:
 ore, rich and abundant There are two
 other parties after the mine, but Mr. Gull
 yer managed to step in ahead of them.
 Mir. J. B. Remy's shepherd dog killed
 a wildcat last Sabbath, on the mesa, about
 two miles southeast of town. His cat
 ship was four feet in length from the tip
 of his front to his hind feet and weighed
 eighteen pounds. The herd boy took
 hand in the fight till the cat located
 claim on the calf of his leg and com
 menced to excavate an open cut across the
 ledge This reminded him that he had
 property in another district needing his
 immediate attention, and he left the four
 legged combatants to settle the dispute
 on their own responsibility. Wise boy
 that. This incident reminds us that this
 same dog killed a coyote recently, the
 coat of which was pure white all over.
 So far as recorded this was the first pure
 white coyote ever seen in this section.
 We were pleased to receive call Thur
 day from Mir. Joseph Futile, pioneer
 Florentine, who transferred his place of abode to Sonora year since. He is here on business and will return to Sonora
 within a few days. He seems thoroughly ] imbued with the belief that Sonora, talk ] ing her climate and varied resources into account, is prospectively the grandest , country on the Western hemisphere. The tide of American immigration, he says
 is running toward that country with in
 creasing volume, and will gradually work a revolution in the mining and genera business of the State The present gov ernor of Sonora is gentleman of culture and appreciates the value of American intelligence. energy and enterprise as |; factor in the future prosperity of til, State he governs. He is doing all he can says Mir. Futile, to encourage the coming
 and remaining of respectable Americans t The trial of Robert Bible, who killed e his step-father, Martin L. Stiles, last fall at the ranch a mile north of Florence will commence at Tucson next Wednes day. The grand jury at the October tern 6 of the District Court indicted the defend Il ant for murder in the first degree and h T was placed on trial. One hundred an
 fifty jurors were subponed without ob taining jury When the last venir
 was exhausted, the prosecution moved fo
 change of venue to Tucson upon tn , ground that a jury could not be obtaine ,' here and carried their point in the fac ,. of the opposition of the defense and tn | statement of the sheriff that he could fin
 at least two hundred more jurors. Tn ? and will furnish the defense stron
 point III their argument for new trial i
 case of conviction at Tucson. Further, Id will add largely to the expense of tn a prosecution, and work great hardshi h. on the 32 or 34 witnesses, who will | IS compelled, under our laws, to attend tf lg trial at Tucson at their own expense.
 to The necktie party, given at the cour Id house hall on the evening of the 10th | ir the ladies of Florence, has been the pril o. cipal theme of conversation in social ci
 cles during the present week. It seen
 to have exceeded the expectations of a os who were fortunate enough to be nun UT bered among the participants, and al IS parently they will never tire of referrir ps to it, and discussing the many pleasal al incidents of which the occasion was pr " life But the affair deserves all u lg praise that can be lavished upon it. he the many successful balls of the season lg was the most complete in enjoyment, US harmony and other features that had
 part in the perfect whole. The suppe e- which was the result of the joil o+ skill and labor of the dozen ladi rs who got up the entertainment, WI ny, surprise as well as a deligl Tn to the guests, not only because of u ,l great variety and superabundance of u ,, edibles, but also because of the rare e