Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-04-11
WEEKLY CITIZEN.
SATURDAY. APRIL II. 1895

Stage travel is unusually brisk in all directions.
 The doctors don't seem to be over worked just now.
 Billy Reid dispenses the matutinal cocktail at the Scotia bar.
 Dr. T. Buchtel has gone to Sonora to take position in a drug store.
 Chas. 4. Shibell and W. j. Osborn are the deputies of Assessor Stevens.
 There is scarcely a doubt that yellow fever has made its appearance at Her mosillo.
 Rev. G. H. Adams has returned after n lengthy visit to the northern counties of the Territory.
 Young apricots, about the size Of wal nuts are plentiful upon the trees along the Santa Cruz.
 The new county Court is at work in Cochise county, with Webster Street as Judge and A. O. Wallace, clerk.
 The Courier says the horse theives have recently stolen twenty head of horses from the Hambug district in Yavapgi County.
 It IS stated that the Arivaca mill will shortly start up on custom ores, under the management of Prof. 4. W. Un- thank and J. A. Whitmore.
 Leo Goldschmidt received 2500O pounds of new furniture ! esterday, and can now offer splendid inducements to purchasers, at prices way down to bed rock.
 There are four restaurants "all in a row" and adjoining each other. on Church Plaza. One ought to be able to obtain a square meal n that neighbor- hood.
 Samuel Holden, the miner whose eyes were blinded by the explosion in the Peerless tunnel on March 2lst, died from his iniurles April first and vas buried at QuiiotOa on the 2d.
 The child of E. l.. Wetmore who swallowed some carbolic acid few days ago at Mr. Wetmore's ranch four miles from the city. has about fully re- covered from the effects of the unpleas- ant and poisonous dose.
 The Old Colonel won't allow anyone lO AACab LAlL hbNs AAA1 kA has given him positive instructions to keep perfectly sober and out of bad company, and be virtuous and he will be correspondingly happy. The colonel Is a very obedient young man.
 It is learned that owing 10 local Op- position to the creation of county courts. Governor Tritle will make 60 appoint ment to i'll the vacancy in the office of County Judge. Occasioned by the resig- nation of Judge John Haynes. This will probably end the matter of county court for Pima county, for the present.
 The nimble grasshopper has put iu his numerous appearance about the city, and jumps with his characteristic reck- lessness into the very jaws-fguratvely speaking-Of the lovely and extremely timid lady pedestrians. And vet one can hardly blame them for the exercise of this human ipstInet-theya are so fond of art, y'naw.
 The large pumps for stock ranches, manufactured by Stevens & Hughes are obtaining much favor among stOckmeu. They are now manufacturing several machines for W. M Griffith and F. l.. Brady, for their respective ranches. The San Jose stock pump, operated by horse power, IS giving splendid satisiac- tion to cattlemen.
 A MaricOps letter of yesterday says. "The boom has struck the place There are two companies of soldiers camped here, preaching gong on III the bar room of the hotel and a Spanish theater running m the upper end of town This news Is concluded with the query, "Isn't thIs glory enough for one dayI' We should remark that 1t waS.-Gazette
 J. \. Mason, while returning from the Quijotoas with hIs splendid team, yesterday, had the misfortune to lose one of his best horses. It first seemed to be talked i'll when but six miles from town and it died at Silver Lake. An revealed bad disorder of the liver, which was evidently the cause of its death. The horse wGs avery valuable one.
 Wm. Skinner complains that the Pap agos at Santa Rosa, on the Quijotoa road, beyond Dobbs' station, have, on three separate occasions, stolen his horses, necessitating his paying a ran- som each time for them. They steal the stock and hide them away until a reward IS offered and then produce them. He claims that the Papagos ply this plan as a regular business.
 The lady members of the Society of Arizona Pioneers, have raised by volun- tary contributions, over $50, with which they have purchased beautiful flag and a banner. both of very fine silk, E,,- 1,a e.4w- h.r. few days hence, a pubic presentation will be held in the Park, upon which oc- casion a pleasant reunion will be had. The ladies indeed have done nobly.
 What IS the matter with the mail routes leading to Pinal! The packages If CITIZENS reach that point with an irregu- larity that Is unaccOuntable. and some times they fail to reach the subscribers at all. They leave this office and the Tue son post office all right, but meet with vicissitudes from that time on. The postal authorities will proba- bly find some cause for thls kick by a look at the management of the mail from this point to PInal.
 In order to place the Harshaw mill at Quijotoa in the time designated by the contract, Mir. W. $. Lyle caused NIT. Tweed's train to be separated, Q part being sent to Harshaw to haul the mill Co the railroad station at Crittenden, while the other section will proceed with their present load to Quiotoa from this place and return here to transport the mill as its parts arrive by rail. IL Is calculated that considerable time and expense will be saved by shipping the freight through this city.
 The San Francisco Bulletin dishes up to its readers a half column of facetious- ness on the Gila Bend tragedy enacted few days ago. The commission of crime is such a matter-Cf-fact daily occurrence iu San Francisco that its journalists gloat over a bloody suicide and exhibit ecstatic joy in the gory details of a mur- der. It IS certain that they would be- come better men and prove to be bet ter journalists if they would relinqulsh the wickedness of city life and engage for a season in the pleasant attractions of teaching school at Gila Bend.
 A meeting of the board of directors of the Arctic Ice company, was held this afternoon at their works in this city Messrs. E. W. $. Neil, of Cleveland, Ohio;