Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-01-21
There was a very fine display of fruits

There was very fne display of fruits snd vegetables at the dep f this morn- ing. The Idea was suggested yesterday by Geo Geo e, and Judge Hereford im- medIately took the matter ID hand and raised enough money to make a very crs ditable display. Mir. Ssml Hughes, A. Brichta, Ad. Linn aud others also very kindly offered their assistance. When the train came in this morning the passengers just made a rush for the vegetables, and when they found they were to be given away. they loaded up ID good shape. Tue stands, however, were all filled up sgaIn for she second train which came in about three o'clock. This IS one of the best modes of sdver- Using thss could be adopted.
 h rapid besting of lhe bells snnounc- ed fire about two o'clock this after noon, and the day being one of Arizo- mas best. the streets were soon packed with people looking towards every point of the compass for fire, but could see none. In few minutes, however, both hose and hook and ladder compsnies dashed along Church street, up Camp and across Military plsza, far beyond which the black smoke was rolling sky ward, but instead of the supposed ire remaining stationary, it rapidly, to the great wonderment Of all, receded in the direction of PRntsno, and 1t was not hll halt the town were out of breath chasing 1t that it dswned upon the minds of the foremost that locomotive tugRing hard at load of freight was the prima fscis csuss of Rll their trouble. IL was only this and nothing more.
 The town of Casa Grande is full of strangers, a great many of them mining men. Several sales we been made with | in the last few weeks and several more are about to be made. The Silver Reef, mine and distncf, ten miles on the west of Casa GrsDde. is drawing @ great deal of attention, owing to the new discover res that are being made. Gov. Powers. Deputy Q. s. Surveyor, is now en route to the Silver Reef District for the pur- pnse of surveying the s lver Ref, Horn Silver and other mines, the property of i J. O. Loss and others, with a view of ob- tainlng a patent to those mines. Several real estate men from Los Angeles, Cal. {, are in Casa Grande, looking after land. Gen. Hobson hss located a section of land, and is expecting some of his friends from the east every day. who will locate there A great boom IS about to take place aud property has already advanced fully 50 per cent within the last thirty dsys.-Florenee Enterprise.
 A somewhat novel but exciting foot race took place st the San Xsvfer Mis- sIon CD Sunday last. Two sides of four runners each were organised and the distance of the race wss siI miles and return. making s total distance of twelve miles, which was covered m con- sidersbly less thsn two hours time. Before starting there was much betting { done. not Ions by the racers themselves but also by their friends. Everytbirg g was put up even to Ihe oIOtlhr2 discard
 q by the racers, who were stripped of everything but their ges-strings. The systsm of betting was somewhat unique. If two bucks bet their brooches, eff came the garments and both were tied togeth- CT. This same law held good all through. A wickiuD was selected and the articles vagere1 piled on the floor, the winners to take sll on their return, which they did in good style. There was no qusrrelling or pickering among them, To the vIctors belonged the spells and the lsers bad nothing to say against the distribution.