Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-05-06

Thursday, examined before Justice Miller and bound over to await the action of the jury. It is avery clear caseand he will grand probably be compelled to learn trade at Yuma
 The firm of Peter Will & Co., has been dissolved by mutual consent, MT. Ruggles retiring. As announced heretofore, Mir. Will will continue the business, assuming the indebtness and collecting the accounts of the old firm. He is making many at tractive and substantial improvements in and around the brewery.
 Horace L. Smith returned from Tucson Sunday. He went down to submit his brief on the railroad tax question to the court Our knowledge of law does not qualify us to pass upon legal arguments, but his brief seemed to us to be a very clear, concise and logical presensation of the county's side of the case.
 Superintendent Merritt came in from the Jessie Benton this week. The rail road charged him $40 freight on car load of machinery from Tucson to Red Rock, when the local rate on small pack ages averaged up would not amount to more than $21. The company is proba- bly, preparing to declare dividend.
 Mir. Wm. OConnor and Mrs. c. D. Henry, of Mineral Hill, came down to Florence, Monday, and attended the bon bon party at the courthouse Monday ev- ening. Mrs. Henry spent several days here, the guest of Mrs. Remy and Mrs. Lanoue. It is the first time she has been absent from Mineral Hill for six months
 Some of our friends in the Butte neigh borhood have been taking the unnecessary precaution of throwing out pickets to ap- prise the inhabitants of any hostiles who may stray into that neck O woods. The hostiles are over two hundred miles from here and haven't been nearer than sev- enty miles at any time during the out break.
 Wednesday, Mir. Aaron Mason bought from Messrs. Painter and Halligan their freighting outfit, consisting of fifty head of stock and twelve large wagons. They are the gentlemen who had the ore contract at the Pinal Consolidated and had one of the best freighting outfits on this section of terra Grma. The Indian scare induced them to sell.
 Casa Grande is getting to be one of the liveliest camps is this part of tine Terri tory. Money seems to be plenty there and a number of sporting games. have been started and are well patronized. Our unpretentious neighbor is liable to become populous in the near future The mining districts tributary to her rank with the best in Arizona, if they may be judged by their surface showing
 The supervisors have appointed Jas. Douglas pound master for Florence, and Louie Remy will still be retained in this capacity. This will give us two pound masters, but cause division of the busi- ness that will not lead to large profits foi q either one. However, it is good idea not to give the boys a chance to become bloated bond holders, as they might grow proud and unsociable.
 
 Mrs. John T. Bartleson has our thanks for large and beautiful bouquet of choice flowers, arranged Tn exquisite taste. They were grown at her Florence home Ev. cry variety of the floral kingdom grows we'll in this valley and the external sur roundings of home here can be made at tractive by wealth of fresh and fragrant blossoms.
 The bon bon party, held at the court house Monday evening under the auspices of the social club, was fitting sequel tc the many brilliant successes achieved b, that organization during the season jus closed. The attendance was above tn, average and the occasion unusually fruit ful ill pleasure and enjoyment. One O the most attractive features was the SUI perb supper served at the Silver Kin, hotel.
 The second payment on the RewarC mine, Casa Grande district, has beel made. This makes the sale certain Tn same company has bonded the Epluribu mine for $50 COD. It is a promisin, property and lies near the Reward mine This company seems to have nerve, enter prise and means, the three principal re quisites to success in the mining business } We shall expect to see them tura ou . bullion soon
 Henry Schoshusen visited his rancl I near Riverside, this week, and says tn spirit of improvement has entered tn
 Valley at that point. The ranch-men ar
 building fences, taking out irrigating can nals, planting gardens, flowers, grapes fruit trees, etc. That is a beautiful an fertile belt of country, susceptible of
 high state of cultivation and the rancher
 within its boundaries will have mode farms and homes, before the circling year have scored many turns.
 3 The boys are sinking on the Tellegrap , South and North, near Butte with en = couraging results. At depth of eleve } feet they cut into several small stratas C f fine ore, selected samples of which assaye
 114 ounces in silver to the ton, and G