Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-01-01
Prescott Paragraphs.
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 Mir. Haskell, of Wilson < Haskell, with his wife and child, arrived in town from Bill Williams mountain yesterday, and it is their intention to remain until after the holidays.
 James Vanderbilt, cousin to w. w.. Vanderbilt, of Prescott, has recently sold out his business in New York city and Is now on his way to Prescott, where he will build and establish q first-class hotel. The proposed site for the hotel Is, we believe, Wilson's lots, corner Gurley X Cortez street.
 The Groom Creek mines, sold by NIT. Chas. Reyes to Messrs. Gilman and Clark, of New Jersey and Connecticut, have been incorporated by those gentle men under the name of the Arizona Queen Gold Mining Company. A mill of the capacity of five stamps IS now on the road, it having left Chicago on the latter part of last month and will prob ably be at work by the end Of next month.
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 Postmaster Otis purchased from Charlie Behm the Brayman building. This is fine business location.
 After long and diligent search the officers of the law have succeeded In tracing Phil McDonell to ConejOs, Colo rado, and the sheriff of that place writes to Sheriff Walker what will our county pay to deliver McDOnell to our authOn- ties? The matter was laid before the Governor and the Board of Supervisors, and they telegraphed that a reward ri one thousand dollars would be paid for his personal delivery.
 We regret to hear of the sudden ill., ness of that genial gentleman, Col. Ben- iamin, Adiutant- General of the depart ment. He was engaged in his office yes terday when about Il o'clock in the morning he was suddenly taken with a sinking spell, relapsing into a semi con- atose condition. Medical aid was imme- diately summoned, and at this writing We are advised that he Is conyalesclng Col. Benjamin has been Overworked audit ] ing and arranging the volumlnous ae- counts incident to the late Apache out | break, and his sudden illness IS doubt less the result of his over-exertion.
 Some time ago we noticed the fact that Col. Head had purchased from NIT. Rowland, of Los Angeles, fine stallion colt. To-day the animal was shown or our plaza, and more perfect piece ol horse flesh we have seldom seen. He ls nineteen months old, of dark browI roan in color, black points and blacl legs above the hooks. Heavy mane ana tail with little grey in them, stands now fifteen hands high, and weighs S5l pounds, shows good legs, loins ano shoulders; and possesses very fine trot ting action. His brother IS owned bl Governor Stanford. Messrs. Head anC | Lincoln deserve credit for importing such blooded stock into our Territory.
 Poor Ed. Scholey, the paralytic, has a last found rest and Is now Tn that bound less realm of untold bliss, where suffer ing is no more. We remember him abou six years ago, a bright, handsome, ath letic man, happy in his exorbitant man hood, enjoying the comforts of hom with his wife and little ones, at Walnu Creek, in this county. Suddenly paral ysis came on, superinduced, doubtless by fall from horse, and for five lonl years he lay almost lifeless, a waking sepulchre. Travellers en route to Mo have, staying at his station, well remem Der tue sad sight. His devoted wifi stayed with him all the time, nursed hir like a child, cared for his every wan She has a name that will always b bright in the memories of our citizens as devoted wife to the husband of he choice. MT Scholey was 36 years C age at the time of his death.