Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-01-07
Territorial CribbingS.

| IS being agitated
 Mir. Wm. Gilson Is in Prescott from his home on Date creek.
 Mrs. Kelsey departed from Prescott for Los Angeles Wednesday.
 John Holmes, of Turkey Creek, Is in Prescott spending the holidays.
 Yuma is to have rtw paper, so we learn, to be edited by NIT. St. Ormand.
 The number of first things the Legis- lature should do," as advised by the Arizona press, Is about one Hundred.
 Alexander Zins and parV have left Tombstone for the land of uhe manyana to work some mines ID Sierra Madres.
 H. II. Scott. of the Seymore Galena mine. and W. H. Thomas, d the Phenlx mIne, Cave Greek. were in Phenix Tues day.
 | Johnny Hoover, one of Iresoott's old est citizers, has recently been visiting m Pennsylvania, and returned home Wednesday.
 Captain C. P. Eagan, general superin- tendent of the Peek, and General Geo. Crook, went out to Alexandra Wednes- | day morning.
 Judge Pinney arrived in Phenix from | the East Thursday. He will proceed in | a day or two to Prescott to attend the | Supreme court.
 One Of the most prosperous sections in Iavapai county at present Is William son valley, The stock there is in excel lent cordItion, and everybody dolng well, financially, engaged in atock rais- ing. Last year there were incarcerated in the Yuma prison fl criminals. There are nov just ninety and nine. The cost of mailtaIniDg the Yuma prison for the | year 1882 amounts to trIfie over S27,- l QUO. Dr. F. K. Ainwo-th returned Wednes- day morning frm visit to his relatives l and old home II the city of New York. | His many friens gave him a cordial ! uandshakiDg and welcome back tO Pres , cOJJ.
 Under Sheriff Il. NJ. Herbert and I Jailor Long retuned to Prescott from | Lynx creek Wednesday with a prisoner | named Phil RIle, who is charged with | having beaten tan on the head with a | six shooter.
 
 mer loft Tombtone Thursday for | terests. They se backed up by Mir. l J. V. Vickers, and other Tombstone | mining men.
 Col. Bates of Iohave, and Judge Yeo- l mans, of Ohio, hft PhenIx Wednesday, | m one of Hamlifs rigs for Cedar Flat, MOhave county, where they own exten- ! slve mining property, upon which they | propose putting mp quartz mill.
 Very rich dicoveries are being made | in the Black Ills district. it Is hoped 1 that the minesin that promising district will be wOrkid with the proper ma chinery before many months, and the worth of the poperties revealed.
 Prof. O. s. Ftambes and family left PhenIx Wednesday afternoon for PInal. The Professor and wife have been con ductIng the Plenix Public School for two years pastand many regret their departure. W, do not know who the trustees have engaged to take their places.
 Marion McCann, out at Verde, last week, lassoeda deer whose right fore leg had been troken by shot. The an- imal was fine large buck, and for a l time 1t seemei as though MT. McCann's contract was too heavy for him to com plete However, he tired the deer out and then cut lis throat
 The election of Hon. F. II. Wiley as president of the council will not only be graceful testimonial by the mem bers of tbat body of their appreciation of sterling worth, marked ability and honest manhood, but will be a hand some compliment to COchise county. IL Is gratifying to know that the cOun- ell has decided upon Mir. Wiley for its president.-IombstOne Republican.
 Secretary Vap Arman has talk new departure. Custom heretofore present. cd the members of the Legislature with "snide," ''cheap John lobby stationery, etc. The Secretary proposes to give each member first class articles. We al- SO noticed some nice desks at Geo. Por- ter's establishment for the Legislature. Hitherto a common pine table was too good. How times do change.-PrescOttI Democrat.
 The Goodrich brothers have pur- chased the ranch and cattle of M-. Dial, situated in the South pass, on the east side of the DragoOn mountains, paving the snug sum of Si.000. These brothers are both honorable, generous and deserving gentlemen, and merit all the success in business with winch they are now beng rewarded. By this last purchase they have placed themselves among the largest cattle men ID Arizona.
 A petition is being circulated for sig natures among the taxpayers of 1avapai county, praying the coming Legislature to SO repeal the present laws governing the collection of taxes as to make them payable direct 10 the County Treasurer, thereby causing a saving tO the tsxpsy- CTS of the six per cent now pad to the Sheriff or his depmies as fees for collec- ton. The petition IS being generally signed. and evidently meets the favor of the people of that county.
 Wednesday night Arizona Chapter No. 1, R. A. NJ, at Phenix, installed the following officers for the ensuing year: J. T. Alsap. H. P; \. Herrick, King: J. c. Craemsr. Scribe; !. B. Kelly, Treas urer: H. H. McNeil. Secretary; F. A. Shaw, c. H: NJ. W, Kales, P. S.; E. Gang, R A.C.; George Marian. Master Third Vail. Geo H. \. Luhrs, Master Second Vail; \. ROsenthal. Master First Vail: D. F. Hathaway. Guard. Arizona Lodge No. l, r. < A. M., installed the following officers: George H. \. Luhrs, W. NJ: $ F. Patten, $. W; John !. T. Smith, J. W; M. W. Ksles, Treasurer; \. Rosen- thai. Secretary; George W. Marian. s. D.: E. Gsnz. ]. C.; ]. k. Craemer, Mar shal: N Herrick, and NJ. Mitchell, Stew ards: D. F. Hathaway, Tyler. After the the installation ceremonies fine cola- ton was served in the hall.