The weekly Arizona miner., 1885-05-01

ShAt nls gooo fortune alone prevented him
 from overriding them. We congratulate
 him on his narrow escape from falling into
 the company of the bold. bad men.
 From Mondays Daily.]
 Cold nighta
 W. 8. Head. Post Trader at Camp Verde, is in town.
 George. N. Tinker, Assistant Territorial Commissioner of Immigration, is recovering from sn attack of gastric fever. T. Mccormick who has been confined to bed for the last week, by an attack of noun tain fever, is again able to b. around. George Beckers left yesterday for Phe- nix, where he intends to permanently To- cate. John Mar, . well known and popular
 ssockman of Agua Fria. is m Prescott pur- chasing supplies.
 Frank Ipgoldsby eontemplates leaving ill few days for the Valley of the Rio Sa- linas.
 |. is claimed that a sand storm cleanses . country of all mephitic and miasmstic va porn Nsuch be true Prescott and vicinity is e pure e the breath of infant angels. The wives aud families of the officers of
 the Third Cavalry. al presen, at Fort Whip
 ple, expect to leave to rejoin their hus-
 bands in Texas by the Is, prUximo.
 Fok SALE CHEAr-At the PIAzi Livery
 Stable, light wagon, with double set cf
 harness. Inquire at the stable for terms, or call on FRANK IxGoLDssy.
 Persons in need of the services of boot black will do well to patronize Billy Koch,
 whose stand is in front of the Palace SA-
 loon. q he is badly crippled from . wound received during the war.
 Both fire companies are doing their u,- mos: h the way of training for the fire u,en's race .on next Wednesday Both companies have visited the Driving Park with a view of getting acquainted with .h e ground ever . hich the race will be run.
 A patent from the United States to Jared Woodbridge, for leo acres of land in Thompson Valley has been placed on file with County Recorder wilkerson. The ranch is at present the property of A. D. Adams.
 At the request of the lawyers and officers of Apache county, Chief Justice Howard has adjourned the special term of the Dis trict Court for that County. which va. to have opened May 18th, until the first Mon- day ,n August
 A large number of the residents of Flag staf arc in town as witnesses in the con- tested land case of George Hoxworth vs. Charles Catherns, before the landl ofhce, and in which is involved the title to valua- ble real estate in close proximity to Flag staff. Messss. Norris & Rerndon appear Tor the plaintiff, and Rush | Wells for the defendant.
 The Fireman's Fund Insurance Company of California, whose report of premiums received durin, 1884 appears elsewhere. paid into the Territorial Treasury during he last year more taxes than any other insurance company doing business in Ari- :ona. \. Ellis is the Company's agent in Prescott.
 Judge VsHdever, the popular Post Trader t Fort H1achuca. s in Prescott on busi- ,ess connected with government contracts. the advent of . Demo ratio administration, the Judge does not |: eem to have loss sny flesh Grieving over ! he prospects of bei2g relieved by some talwArt Bourbon of the HuachucA post :: which is said to be worth $50, % year.
 T. G. Norris, Esq, of Flagstaff, one of he mos, brilliant and best read young law ers in ArizonA, arrived in Prescott yester- sy by private conveyance, to look after f he interests of clients in the United States and OsSce. He informs us that Flagstaff ;. enjoying . business boom a: present, and nly aTAi,s the construction of the Arizona iineral Bent Railroad to become one of he leading business cen;ers of the West. |, .eal estate has already experienced heavy dvance in value, ou account of the con- tant arrival of settlers seeking suitable cations for homes and business estab- / shmenn.
 h the last issue of the Phenix Herald, sme. Ellis and A. D. Lemon shy their cas- IT into the journalistic arena, and pro- aim themselves the unterrifed supporters Dead Head Piuney, Judge of the Second adicial District, and deny tha; 8 petition I IS ever been circulated or signed in Mari pa county asking the removal of the said |. .nrey. Now, for the benefit of the gen. emen, the MINER will state tha, less than month ago such petition Wa. Tot only -cuia:ed, but received the signatures of e best and most influential men in the !: River Valley, including the sces of Msr.cops county. h