Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-05-19
Arizona News.

A fire at Temp, on Mon lay afternoon destroyed the tn shop of Coon, Burtis & Coon, Wells, FGrgn 6 Co.'S office and Lon Forsee's grocery. Loss Sl800
 Capt. J. P. Ratferty, formerly of Tombstone, was aspnyxiated in his room at Los Angeles Monday morning. His wife and daughter left Tombstone tr.e same day to attend his funeral.
 Twenty five young Indians from the Maricopa Reservation are shortly to be sent to the Indian school at Abuquer- que. The agent is now on the Reser- vation engaged in rounding them up.
 It is reported that the mill at Qujotoa will be started within the next cen days. This will bring new life to that mining camp, which has been very quiet for sometime.
 A man by name Of Whalen, formerly freighter on the road between Wilcox and Globe, was murdered near the latter place for his money on the 9th inst. Un- der-sheritf Shibell received d letter to- day containing the above facts.-Citizen
 It is reported on the streets to-day that telegram has been received from Congressman Mark Smith to the effect that Congress had passed the enabling act, empowering Pima County to fund it's total indebtedness. Citizen
 The Board of supervisors have em- ployed Mir. Earill Webb to write up the advan tages to be found in Pima county to all who are seeking homes in the west. It is intended to have this information published in pamphlet form.-Star.
 The Supervisors of Pima county have consolidated the offices of Assessor and Tax Collector. Hereafter the Assessor shall receive for services as such, three per cent. of all moneys collected, other than school moneys, of which he shall receive but one per cent.
 Hon. J. c. Herndon, attorney for this county and Democratic delegate to the national convention, will, on Wednes- day next, start with his family on visit to relatives in Missouri Mrs. H. aud the children propose to make q visit of two or three months. hs.-Courier.
 Watkins store in Tonto Basin, was robbed of merchandise a couple of weeks ago and posse of armed citizens are in search of the robbers Watkins party claim to have recognized among the rob bers, men named Waddell and Dicker- son, the former being Tom Graham's s foreman.
 Bob Pringle, Cap Adams and John Rhodes engaged in shooting atfray at Boards saloon on Salt river in the low CT Tonto section, on Saturday, May 5th, in which Adams was shot through the right lung and Pringle got an ugly wound in the face, Rhodes, who fired the shots that did such execution, was ounded in the hand by shot from Adams. The atflay was the outgrowth of the Tonto Basin feud that created so much excite ment last fall.
 Michael Wahlen, an inofensive Ger man, was murdered i'll his tent near Wheat fields, Gila county, on Tuesday night of last week. H. was shot through the head an apparently fell forward from the chair in which he was sitting, to the floor, and died without struggle. Cir cnnIs tances point wit suspicion to Mos es Wertman, d near neighbor, as the murderer, and the latter was arrested Tn Phenix q few days after the tragedy was enacted. Gila county offered reward of S300 for the apprehension of the mur- derer and citizens of Globe have sub scribed purse ~f $50 to pay the ex- penses of the officers in pursuit.