Mohave County miner., 1888-11-24
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

The Tombstone Epitaph will hereafte
be published as weekly.
| During the past year 295,sl5 acres o
public land we're entered by settlers Ii
Arizona.
Phillip Hull, Jr., an old-time residen
OF Yavapai county, died suddenly o
heart disease on the l4th inst.
Mr.. and Mrs. Antonio Gonzales, oi st
Johns, have lost three children with dip
theria, one being young uzBD.
J.J. Hickenson, the celebrated temper
snce orator, Of Kentucky, organized q
lodge OF Cool Templsrs at Florence last
| week.
Shell Hutchinson, OF the Verde, was In
town this week. He killed three bears
and l6 dozen quail and came to town to
find q market for his game.-Flagstafl
Champion.
The Prescott d Arizona Central Rail.
| road has reduced the rate ON live stock
shipments to Los Angeles from SIP to
s97. 10 per car. The reduction going into
effect November 18th.
Firinimo, the Pspago Indian, who was
sentenced TO have been hanged at Tucson
yesterday for the murder OF prospector
named Ford, has been granted a reprieve
until December 2ist by Governor Zulick.
Hon. Mark Smith had the misfortune
TO lose pocketbook containing govern
ment check for 81 900 and 500 in curren-
cy during visit to Tempe prior to the
election. Payment on the check has been
stopped.-Citizen.
A colony of seventy persons with sew
eral carloads OF household goods, arrived
in Phoenix this week, and will settle on
lands which they have taken up near
there. Two more colonies are expected
to arrive within the next month.
One of our farmers-who does not de-
sire his name mentioned--reports that he
cleared 81 900 on his ranch Of 800 acres
the present year. His crops were grain
and barley. Who says that farming does
pay in the Salt River vslley.-ArizoDian.
Twenty dollars was deposited in this Of
fee last night by an enthusiastic citizen
Of Tombstone, who asked us to wager it
on the proposition that General T. T.
Wilson would be the next Governor Of
Arizona. Any akers?--Tombstone Pros
pector. ...
That Phoenix is the largest city in the
territory was fully demonstrated at the
recent election. Following is the vote
cast in the four principal towns Of Arizo-
ma. Phoenix, JAG; Tucson, $50; Tomb
stone, 1872; Prescott, 6l1.--Phoenix Ari-
zonian. ..
The Apache Review says that Rufe
Phillips, cowboy, was recently bitten
by skunk while asleep in camp. The
animal caught him by the upper lip and
hung on until torn loose. Phillips has
gone to Kansas City for medical treat
ment fearing hydrophobia.
A sharp shock Of earthquake struck
Yuma about II As a. M, on last Tuesday.
The movement Of the "shake" was from
northwest to southeast. The movement
of many Yumaites was out Of the front
door, though many preferred the window
as means OF exit.-Sentinel.
Last week Colonel J. T. simms, Of Salt
River valley, turned over his fine Ken
lucky stallion worth 5000, which be
had bet on Cleveland's election against
span Of Kentucky brood mares with Geo.
Loring, OF Phoenix. The stallion is one
of the finest animals ON the coast.
There is considerable speculation going
on among the gossips as to what Clark
Churchill is going TO do with that brew
cry. 1t will be remembered that some
time ago G. A. Luke bet his brewery
against Ave stacks of hay with Clark
Churchill that Cleveland would be re-
elected. d.--Phenix Gazette.
A Mobile, Alabama, paper says: "Ge-
ronimo, Natchez and fifty other braves Of
the Apache tribe, who have been impris-
sned at Jacksonville, Fla, passed through
here early this morning under an escort
Of soldiers to Mount Vernon barracks,
forty miles above here, on the Mobile &
Birmingham railroad, where they will
Join the rest of the tribe, who are detain-
ed up there"
The Eagle Milling Co. has received .
car load of white Australian seed wheat
which they propose TO sell to the farmers
on the Santa Cruz at actual cost. They
do this in order to better improve the
quality Of the wheat now grown. Parties
desiring this wheat-and it is money In
every ranchman's pocket TO seed it--can
purchase it by applying to the Eagle Mill
ing Co.--Tucson Citizen.
The names of the Hon. T. J. Butler,
Col. VIM. Christy, DR. L. H. Goodrich,
Gen. Thos. r. Wilson and Hon. George
Christ, are all mentioned in connection
with the next Governorship Of this terri
tory, and without doubt some one of
these gentlemen will fill that office when
the time comes, for the Republican party
will undoubtedly live up to its promises
and platform in dealing with the terri
tories and give us home rule.-Herald.