Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-08-09
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 A railroad sure pop, this time.
 ~El Progreso," No g, on deck.
 NIT. J. F. Knapp of Tucson is il toxn.
 smallpox seems to be again sub
 siding
 Mr. wn- Liggitt of Yaltufe. is in q rrsNsp on q visit.
 The vet seAson las been q remark ably dry wet seas0uHss-flr.
 Round "Trip tickets tossan Fran. ~ cisco Se6-To. from 1lth to 10th ins7 tant.
 Mr, " J. Murphy of Prescott are rived from the Capital eity by this mornings stage.
 We noticed six wagons loaded with waternielons on the street yes terday at 8 tisne.
 Sergeant Buss in the general ser vice detachment atWhipplc has been ordered 10 Omaha
 The travelling watermelon niana> rerie seems to have peculiar attrac- tons for ihe small boy and the big "miun-"
 Attorney-General Churchill and lady arrived from Prescott this fore noon and will remain in town q day or ewo before proceeding to San Francisco.
 There is not q little curiosity among the male voters to know what Arizona women will do to- morrow It ls their first show to vote and hol9oface.
 The School Trustees have engaged l Yrs. c. M- Stanton of Tombstone to | be principal of the public schools, Mrs. Stanton is said to be a teaahcr | of superior ability and long expcr- fence. We wish her success in this her new teld of labor and welcome her to the position of honor and trust 10 which she has been invited Joe Chambers was this afternoon held by Justice Richards, in the sum of $5,000 to wait the acrion of th Grand Jury.
 By letter from Mr. Bonsall, rail- road agent at Maricopa, we are in> formed that there will be on sale at the rallioad office at Maricopa, from August 11th to the 18th inclusive, special round trip tickets to San Francisco, for use of the general public, at s6G.70. These tickets wiil be void afier Friday Angals. |. 5ist, 1885, Two shots were fred in the lower I Nt of town last evening, and the
 oter now adorns the chain gang
 Afr N J Murphy, contractor on fh9 Arizona canal, arrived from Pretscott yesterday, on his way from l the East where he las been working ( up he business of the company. MT. |8Iurlphy feels much encouraged cun- Icerning the enterprise and more inns pressed with it's importance and the great resources of the Salt River valley. MT. Murphy estimates that ! not more than one tenth of the avail able water that may actually be used l.1u irrigation is now used and but fraction taken from the river that may be taken from it. NIT. Murphy Attorney~General Churchill and others go out to the head of the { canal to-day to take notes of the progress of the work. They expect 60 return this evening or to- morrow morning.
 Crowded out to make room for more important matter" remarked the editor as he showed aside plate of beans aud tackled straw berry shortcake. 1, The following telegram was re- ceived here this morning by Messrs. kelley S Meyer:
 MARTCorA, August 1888. /; Messr-Kelley S Meyer, Phoenix. A. X. Ward is very sick here in Maricopa. Come here immediately Will start back on eleven forty train to~night- J. NJ. Ward.  In explanation we would say that Mir. A A. Ward is the brother from California of our J. Nj. Ward of Tonto Basin, the heavy cattle dealer. 3Ir. 4. 4. Ward was ol his way here being in p .rtnership with IS brother and some important bus mess transacf ions were pending in the stock llne. We are sorry to hear of this unfortunate circumstance as MT. 4 A. Ward proposed to settle among us in Phoenix and enter into bnsincs5 extensively.
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