Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1888-03-14

4 t!tCLth III ALBiAt Oi siit MI H. Sh SA'
 J. l.. Fisher has number of houses
 furnished and unfurni-hed, for rent.
 Strawberries are in full bloom near
 town, notwithstanding the recent snow
 storm.
 II T. Andrews has gone on an off
 cial visit along the railroad and through
 Apache county.
 The weather Is delightful again, and
 the eastern invalids who are here are
 enjoying it and improving in health.
 Messrs Mitchell and Siebenhauer,
 two of the jollest knights of the grip that ever packed a sample case, are in town.
 Sheriff NUivenGn Is arranging to have
 iae plaza SC drd to alfalfa again this spring. Sam Miller will probably per
 form the work.
 The work of cleaning tine city reser-
 volr was completed yesterday, and En-
 gineer Helm has been engaged in pump
 ing water again.
 l r. l.. Kasne- and wife have become
 residents of West Prescott, having nov
 ed into the house recently occupied by E.. II Withercll and family.
 A musical and literary entertainment
 will he given at the Marina street church, M arch 27th, the proceeds from
 which will be used to liquidate the debt on the parsonage.
 W. II. Comstock, of the COmstOck ! Cattle company, of this county, and 1 D. <. Booth, ;i Canadian railroad con- tractor. both residents of BrOckville, l Canada, arrived on to-day's train. Our modesty does forsake Us occa- | >ionally when we indulge in little self congratu'a ation. We admit the fact. But then the periods are few and far between, and do not occupy space daily telling of superior merits possessed.
 A number of local Nimrods went out this morning in quest of the bear seen list week within few miles of town. Among the number anxious to take shot at him were P. A. Williams. Frank Heisler. John Stevens and H. l.. Jones.
 Mis- Ollie Fisher, youngest daughter of Mir. and Mrs. J l.. Fisher, celebrated her eighth birth day, to-day, with the assist ance of numher of her young friends. The little folks Were treated to a royal rcpast, and enjoyed the occasion very much
 The en!erprising scoop" our con- temporary, boasts of having accom- pli-hed, yesterday, in connection with the Suliivan-Mitchell fight, did not prove such a "scoop" after all, as Bos tons brawney bruiser did not succeed in winning victory, as stated.
 4 A. Moore and wife and MT. and Mrs. Waterman will move tomorrow to the formers ranch. at Walnut Grove. +. w French and wife have moved into the house on, Montezuma street, djoining F. G. Brecht's residence, while J. M W Moore and family will occupy the house recently occupied by them on Marina street.
 Conductor Pomeroy makes the follow ing explanation "f the non-arrival of mail on Saturday: Train No l, bound west, on the Atlantic & Pacific, put no mail off at Prescott Junction. No ,, bound east. drought the eastern and western mails, but did not arrive at Prescott Junction on Saturday until 6 ?. m.
 IL is related of one of our prominent 1 cattle shippers, that on his arrival i'll Los Angel :, recently, with train load | of cattle, he went to one of the princi- l pal hotels there and, on applying for a room, porter attempted 10 eject him, mistaking him for I tramp. An officer ] from Whpple, who happened to be present, appreciated the joke immense ly, and had tsvouch for the cattle king before the porter would be reconciled.
 Jas. Merton was fined $j0 this morn ing, by Judge McGrew, or given the l alternative of ? days in jail, for assault l ing Wm Griugrich in his own house. Merton claims, and with apparently the l best reasons, that Grinyrich has alien ated the affections of his wife; that he l had warned him to keep away from his | house, and on his return home on the ! light of the lith of February he found Gringrich here, when lie hit him over the head
 Articles uf incorporation have been filed in tne office oi the coonty recorder 1, oi Pima county for the Gils Bend Town site Company, corporation which has for its object the building of a town, handling town lots and country prop erty, building and handling canals and l water ways, and all attendant business. The incorporators are Daniel Murphy, | F. l.. Me Elwain, Oliver F. Murphy, and l the capital stock Is $90,O0O. The time l to run will be fifty years Gila Bend Is likely to bloom into full fledged town | in short time.