Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-06-02
Final County Notes.
Floryuos Rnterpriss,)

The town IS very quiet now, as every available man Is a, work in the harvest fields.
 Messrs. Drew ( Bsmrick have remov- ed all their livery stock to the old eO-rGl opposite the Florence hotel
 Mrs. NJ. c. Martial will close her school at PIrsl with appropriate e1ercis- es next Thursday, May 3lst. An enter taining programme IS ID preparation.
 Mrs, II. B. Ssmmers, teacher of the school in district No. ', across She riyer, gave her scholars n very enjoyable pie nic gt the close of the term, last week.
 Judge W. u. Griffin arrived from Tue son this week and mas engaged rooms east of the Court House for his law of fee. The Judge Is no stranger to Flor ence having attended court here several times,
 Mir. W. W. Phelps writes to Mir. Aaron Mason, from Los Angeles. that @ fine, large, fat, l0-pound boy arrived st his house last Sunday morning, His many friends n Arizona tender him their con gratulstions.
 Lieut.. Watson whose drunken offic- ionspes nearly caused conflict between the sherifT's posse and Es-kim-in-zIn's IudiBns st Dudleyville, last fall, EBs iD PheDix last week and, true to his ruling passion, Rs drunk as a lord.
 Mir. J. G.. Keating, of the firm Of Miller < heahbg. WAS married last Mon day evening to Miss Mary B. Dunlap, by Justice Jobn Miller. The many friends of the happy couple wish them a happy journey through life.
 The dwelling house of Mir. Morris Davis. across the river, wss consumed by fire n couple oi weeks ago. It was an adobe structute and the loss was chiefly confined 70 his personal effects therein, amounting to about slOO.
 The citizens oi Casa Grande are get ting up a sixteeu-tOot wooden gun, with trigger eighteen inches long, to be pre- ssnted to their efficient Constable J. F. SlavsD. Gs a slight recognition ot hls reckless brewery n grresiling criminals.
 Florence needs R system of water works such as could easily be provided from OEe Os tue adiaceDt oAnsis. The fall from the Florence canal Ht the bridge 70 the Court House is abolt sixty feet sufficient fer all ordinary purposes.
 The Florence canal company now has two large di;chin, lIachin 's at wOrz and another will be put up the coming week. IL has also two smaller machines con .tructing lsterals from tae main canal. It is intended t0 have the water Tesca the railroad within ninety days from .his date.
 Bishop Bourgade. CatholIc bishop of Arizona, was in Florence this week and made very pleasant osll at this office, The bIshop is a very popular gentlemen among people of sll religious denom- inatiou', bnd bis board and liberal spiriJ is commented by all. He lets for Tucson yesterday.
 Isis reported ths, Mir. H. Menager, oI Tucsoo, intends erecting a handsome store building ou bis lot Bt the corner o | NsiE and Eighth streets. n this piece and will establish a general merchantIs' store ther,in. Mr. Nenager is nn CD terprising gentleman and Is reputed t' OWE plethoric ss'k.
 The flow of water ID the Glla river be low Cli tLe canal heBdgates continues notwithstanding tAe quantity diverted for .rriggt-ou, aud large volume of th, precicus fluid remains unHppropriaied or. rather, uEu-ed The summer rain will begin in tue mOun.ains in s fey weeks furnishing Bn ample supply tor si requirements. and the season will be on of plenty so far as water IS concerned,
 The Florence canal company contem plates lOcatiag another and larger resei vnir between this place and the Southerl Pacific railroad. the capacity of which said to far exceed that of the two alr 'ad located. These three, m connection with the two located by the Montezum canal. will constitute series o' sma lakes at DO remote distance apart tha will form not ouly lovely places of re sort, but will create a modifying etfeC upon the climate of this section in a yer beneficlal manner.