Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-01-21


 for information concerning thi Territory. He was an unwilling listener at one of these lIbelous seances and he finally be- come so highly indignant at the gross msre presentations made that he could not restrain an impulse to combat the wild assertions, and finally succeeded i'll proving by the mans own words that he had never seen Arizona and knew noth- ing whatever respecting its merits and advantages. The ordinary real estate dealer of the angelic city seems to have continuously on hand a good stock of Arizona abuse, ready to check any desire for the investor to seek this Territory, and does not hesitate to use It at the proper time. Generally there is no one at hand to refute these misstatements and the smooth lie puts coin into the dealers pocket. There must be desperate un- der-tow in the boom affairs that requires a resort to such base means to retain customer.
 It is learned from Col. Slater, special inspector of the land office, that those who have filed upon desert land claims where the desert character of the land has been questioned and proof requir ed by the local land officers, can still pre- sent the required proof and save their entries The order of the department relative to the presence of mesquite trees has been materially modified and no one need relinquish his claim because few trees have grown upon it. Those who have neglected to comply with the land office order in this respect are advised that it is not yet too late to make the re- quired proof and perfect their filings.
 The real estate office of Messrs G. w. Ingalls, & Co.,, at Phenix, is well supplied with curiosties and antiquities from the ruins left throughout the valley by the prehistoric settlers, and many highly in teresting relics may be seen there. They also maintain a permanent exposition of the products of Salt River valley that serves to show the capabilities of the soil and salubrity of the climate, where by visi- | tors and intending purchasers may learn something of the wonderful advantages of that valley. Messrs. G. w. Ingalls, & Co. conduct thoroughly reliable real estate business and they command the full confidence of the pu blic
 Under Sheriff Hinson Thomas and Deputy Peter Boscha returned from No gales oR Tuesday without the murderer of Willis Brown. The lad arrested upon suspicion of being the guilty party proved conclusl0ely to these officers that he had never went north from Nogales and they verified his statements by others to whom he referred for corroboration. The young man Estrada, believed to be the guilty party, has relatives near Ures, Sonora, and he will undoubtedly find his way to them within few months. Should he do so hs arrest is certain, for arrange ments have been effected to take him into custody upon his first appearance.
 Mir. F. E. McCrary started last Tues day on his mission east in the interests of the Gila valley and Florence He took with him several thousands of the folders recently printed, descriptive of this valley, and he will see that they fall | upon fruitful soil The public will owe Mir. McCrary debt of gratitude for his spirit of enterprise exerted in behalf of this section, for he not only contributes his time but bears ne. y all the ex pens i the trip. He will certainly adva nee the interests of thls valley very materially by his efforts among his many eastern friends and acquaintances.
 Judge H. B. Summers left for New Orleans the first part of the week. He is interested in the wond erful cure of lep. rosy that Mir. J. V. Wilson has beer thoroughly and successfully testing upor a number of Louisiana lepers, and he has been summoned thither to consider [; very advantageous offer for the right tc use the emedy in that state. It mol only cures the worst case of leprosy II from two to three weeks, but is equally effective in hydrophobIa. A combination of Mexican herbs constitute this import ant and valuable specific.
 There is a cut in fresh meats--a verit- able chop, as it were-in Florence. Two new markets have entered into compe tion with the older establishments ant the prico has come down correspon
 dingly. Three pounds of choice cuts fo
 q quarter is now the best price asked
 and five cents per pound for the interio grades. How long these rates will con tipue can only be conjectured, but n
 change will likely occur until beef steer command better figures than now pre- vail.
 The people of Florence will be please
 to learn that Mir. ". N. Crandall, c
 San Bernardino, is to become residen
 manager of the Florence Canal, and tha , he will return here next week to assum charge of its affairs Mr. Crandall is tn , Cashier of the First N National Bank c
 San Bernardino and he will be an aC , quisitio to the business and social cil cles of Florence.
 Send a description of yourself, tc gether with 25c. aud we will make you member of our Agency for one year an furnish you with as many lively, inter 9 esting correspondents, for either fun c | matrimony, as you may desire. Ladie e fee, 200. Address, Personal Correspor = dence Agency, Berrien Springs, Micf Mention this paper.
 The ''oldest inhabitant" Is unanimor : in the opinion that this winter has II I corded the coldest weather known in tn l. section for twenty-scv ven years and eleve IS months. But it has been real summ, y weather compared with blizzard -strlcke r Dakota, Minnesota and others of u h northwestern states
 d Col. Lewis Wolfiey, of Tucson, is nc