The weekly Arizona miner., 1885-04-03
Steamer Day. April Fools Day.

small for our city.
 Hon c. ". Beach left this morning on [ business visit to Canada, and will probaol! be absent month.
 The majority of those ''caught out" q April fools, to-day were the bill collector sho tried to fill sacks in return for rsceivted bills.
 Under the new law the sssessor collects poll taxes, and receives twenty-f five cents for each one collected.
 George Curry returned las. even ng from trip to Skull Valley. He reports the val ley decked in a handsome 'robe of green.
 Mir M. H. Hughes and family to-day removed to the AzslAn mine, where Mr. ] Hughes will begin the work of reducing the taiiinRs belonging to the mna
 W. C. Flint is going to V rk pres by arastrs process. He saw considerable placer mining on the Upper Hassaysmps.
 Col Bigelow has been over on the head of Slate Greek, and reports good e'e com ing out of the mines which is to te ship ped to Oakland, CAlif,rnia
 Dave Gsubb, at Maple Gulch, is working his ''Iron Clad" ledge, and the o-e looks well.
 Judes John Howard was on hand at th Probate Court. to-day, watching 'h. iatei- ests of his client, but was ruled out of or der. He took it eood-natur-dly sad i'm msdiately proceeded to draw his caeck on the FIrst National Bank. in favor of the editor of the MINER, for one mi lion of dollars If the draft IS honured, we will proceed to set 'em up. w. 0. ONeiil, late editor of the MINER, has returned from his trip to Salt River, where he invested several thousand dollars m real es,ate. This we consider 2 good move, and V, uld adv.se others who have cash to go and do likewise.
 The BuarG of Supervi-ors would do well | to have the Plaza plowed and sow1 with come good species of grass, az iii its presen barreu condition it is anything but All or nament. Kite flying is stiil the favor te Iastlme in Preseott, and everything m the k ts iiue from the outre Chinese article to the over grown lopsided Yankee concern- were thrown to the breeze. The departures f,r Ash E'k this morn l ing were Chzs Wurth. Antony Jun Ia. II. l NJ. Van Arman, c. w. B ach and l. Q | Davis. while Charles Thurn,an Was the Onil l p>asenger on the south bound stage. The work os building the walls for the new yard nn the eat ssds uf the Cour' House, will hr hni>hed on Saturday next When completed the enclosure wall i'e used for the storing ot wood, ani a'so, when Uc- 1 easion arises, for pubic executions. At present the County i.rl cont airs four tea dodgers ~ho enj y the hospitality ''f the County without charge to thrmseivss. Os these, three ars held for the criuue 0; mur- der, eleven for the cr.me of grand larceny, 1 while the remaining one IS only SD ordinary i assault and battery victim. F. B. Brannen & O., good him, has removed goOt:s. etc, to Flagstaff. They
 
 remove their stock as above as.d. T the purpose of concentrating their business From a private source We learn thst there IS a pretty good show for our branch rail- rosi to be built. There are several men of large means inquir'ng after the cUnd ton "f things surrounding the pr"pcsitlon.
 Under the prcvisions of the nex school law, the school year beglus on the drst "f May. The eIectr,n for Trus ee' tAk.s place on the first Saturday in June, taking. their seats on the hrss of Sep,emosr. 4: this election ladies can vote, and all persons of the male persuasion who are taxpsyers ani who are on the tax roll. Dr. Ptice's Cream Baking Powder has been the leading baking bowler for years. 1t has gained it's popularity from its being ! the most perfect Baking Powder mace. It is prepared from pure, re6aed materials. 1 For purity, strength and healtafa.Uess 1t ] stand. alone Its perfect excellence wiI | ever be fully maintained. Last night at 12 90 o'clock, some persons ! taking advantage cf the privileges of All Fools DAy, repaired so the Ca'h".ic Church and after tying string to the clApper of the beil, rstireG to . ssie dIssance and b. gan to operate in such lively Way io ere. te the impression in the minds If many Il at an alarm of fire vas being souac ed. On {; humber of citizens starting out to Ilake a thorough inv. stiga'ion of the cause of the alarm, the scamps took to their heels, in such way as io defy patsnlt- the benefit of our ci.izens ws wIii s.ate that the Chapel bell is lung but three times tsy st 6 a- n, 1s m.. and 6 p m. A recent judgment os the criminal court at Odessa seems to show that thsre IS ! sect ! in Russia of which the letjing tenet is a holy obligation to kill cniijrea-:heir own scd those of other people-fnr the Purpo>e sfJnAking angels. The sect has often be, n heard of lately, but so many odd r-p"r come from Russia, mostly inventions, that the prudent decline to trust any O. this sort until confirmed. Only one prsorer ~s. tried, but she was f..uni guilty of mu asring three chil lren and received s ssn- 'saes of sfteen years. .hsrd isho'.