Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-08-15
LOCAL NEWS.

Counterfeit silver dollars are said to be in circulation in several of the towns in Arizona.
 The Los Angeles Times tells some re- markably large fish stories for Re publican newspaper.
 The Enterprise says the wheat crop of the Pima Indians will probably reach 100000 bushels this season.
 E. H. Hitler, of PbenIx, secretary of the Fair Association, who spent few days in Tucson, has returned home.
 Rev. Mir. CaIfee. of Globe, has organ ized A church at Dudleyville, with the largest membership in Pinal county.
 Territorial School Superintendent R.L Long has gone to Prescott and the north to spend couple of months.
 Mir. A. Fletcher, secretary of the Mammoth Mining company, will take trip to the mme and wIll be gone for several days.
 Fears are expressed that the bridge at the Needles will be again washed out. At present the river IS cutting new channel around 1t.
 Deputy Sheriff J. K. Murphy landed his prisoner safely in the Phenix jail The Mexican horse thief seems to be Q stranger about that place.
 All the hay, some of the wheat and the corrals on Joe MonshRn's upper ranch, in Salt river valley, were burned few days ago. Loss about S3OO.
 Laura E. Henry. of Flagstaff. has been granted divorce from W. G. Henry on the ground of opium smoking. Mrs. Henry is daughter of Mrs. A. E. Fay.
 Mrs. Caroline Heernndner, a well known old-timer of San Diego, was drowned a few days ago in her hus- bands bath house ID that city of bayn- climate
 A rsinstorm paid a laundering amount of attention to Phenix few days ago and the people of that city are reyellng in q brief cessation from swelterirg tenn peTature.
 Judge Anderson, Of this city, IS m Florence examining the records and titles of the old Globe mine, to qulet title. An expensive law suit Is likely to follow.
 James F.. Tallmaige and wife returned yesterday from very pleasant visit to many points of interest in California. They will shortly leave for trip. to the eastern states.
 It is now believed that the lightning struck the smoke stack at Lount's ice factory in PhenIx, and the bolt exploded at tLe boiler. Mir. EOunt will not re- place the boiler until next season.
 Willis P. Haynes will visit New Mex icO in s few days to secure local agents for the Memoirs of General Grant. He expects to sell about five thousand copies in ATIzona and New Mexico.
 An Illinois man wants to locate in a thriving ArizoIa town 10 engage in the hardware and tin business. Send in- formation to C. H. Mussen, lock box 432, Monmouth, Ills.
 In purchasing the wood along the railroad track five miles north of Tucson, 1t Is a question wheth- CT the Southern Pacific company will get more fuel than flesh. The worms 1 are large, fat and numerous.
 The barn of Aaron Mason, burned ou hIs ranch below Florence last week, | contained 6O,000 pounds of wheat. 5000 | pOuIus OA DdIEt. anu lp NOnS bl Hay | The total loss was S6,OOO on which there | was S2,50O insurance.
 The Tombstone says that the Grand | Central and all other patented mines of | that county are assessed tor the ground | at five dollars per acre, their improve ments being assessed the same Hs all | other personal property.
 True to its coyotic instincts a local alleged Democratic newspaper has com | menced lts fayorIte pRstIme of throwing | mud on the newly appointed U. 5. Mar | shsl. Out of the fulluess of its heart | nothing else i5 possible.
 As two little boys were crossing the Church Plaza early this afternoon, with | shOtyuns, one of the guns was accident ally discharged. The charge passed behind the boys and did no harm, but | from the great crowd of people who | were drawn tbither by the report, one would have imagined that Geronimo | had captured the town. There Is a good opening for some per son with means to engage ID the bank ing business at kingmAn. Such a per son or banking institution would do d large business in discounting checks, | buying and selling county warrants, | loaning money and making advances on | ore shipments.-MOhsve Miner. The dog catcher was abroad early | this morning, but his harvest was not | large. The dogs have acquired an in stinct that impels a respectful deference | 10 the poundmRster III the matter of | right of way through the streets, and | they do not seem to appreciate bis ad- vRnces towards familiarity. Every person who passes along Pen nington street necessarily finds words of praise for the manner in which the court house lawn has been kept. The Il trees are thrifty and hardy and the closely cropped grass IS like carpet of velvet green. The gardener, Henry Bentley IS industriOusly at work, early l and late. giving the most attentive care to the premises, III whose appearance be takes great pride.
 Las Cruces criminal item: Max Gold enberg Is out in Arizona on the track of 8 trusted employe who recently sbscon- ded with about S2,5O0 of Max's money. The man, whose name is George W. Gladden., was sent to Texas to buy cat lie TOT GplucnDeIR rducD m tue Ohu | Andres. The next thing that was heard | from him was that he was moving west with 6 bunch of horses. It Is to be hoped that his capture will be effected and the stolen money recovered.
 The Vekol mill Is running on hall time, on account of scarcity of water, but 1t turns out about no polnds of bullion every two days. The bullion is from 500 to 9j0 fine and the ore works up to 94 per cent. Six thousand tons are on the dump, estimated to contain 25S,0O0 ouUces of silver. This will keep the mill running to its full capacity for for just 240 days. One of the most promising properties In the Casa GrRnde district now IS the | mine, owned by MT. John C. Loss, Of Casa Grande. He has R force l . of men at work on the property. They | have done about 300 feet of work, and are now tsktng out very rich ore slmI- lar Tn character to that of the Orizaba-