Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-01-28

l Auomas Nhtes, superintendent of tha territorial prison, has donated to Inc ' ArIZ ma Pioneers & very han5ror,a craven portrait of the late Wm. k. Ourv ] and also one oi himself. The work VAS
 executed by prisoner usmed Temple. aId ls very CrelltRbie indeed. 4be ] frames gre black walnut, beautifully in
 laid with different c5lored AsIz7ns vyoot
 The society will 10 doubt prize them very highly.
 Hon. Thos, Gates is payirg his first | visit to 1ucson since bis recovery from the murderous attack made on him at the last peSitentiary outbreak by Pueblo LlSrsdo and his cut-throat gang, IL | was at first believed that MT Gates was
 morsallY wounded, but his strong will
 and iron constitution pulled him safely through. He looks somewhat thinner
 than before but Is in the enjoyment of ] the best Of health All his old friercs
 are glad to see him among them once ! more.
 Another consignment Of books ar-ig-
 d yesterday for tbe Pubic LibrGrg.
 comprising Miss Al,cotts stories Cl3
 vols ] Miss MuhlbGch's works C1S vols.)
 and 30 volumes of Miss Wls,ar's Jrans-
 isiions from the GerDan. D. Appleton
 < Co.'S agent has bee~in- town the last
 day or two and hes mode such an excel
 lent offer both in price and tiue of pay
 neat, that i' is to be hoped that tae
 Board ol Trustees will GCcePt his te.ms
 and purchase the latest edition Of the
 encyclopaedia
 For The past several days Dr. Martin | has been iu constant receipt of new ! goods. His immense whOlesa.e as well
 as retail trade cOupels him to coatiEu-
 ally stock up Drugs srd goods with him are never alloEei Co get old and
 lose their properties Bs they are coutinu- | ally forced to give Cay to the new stock coming iu. Dr. Martin has aD eZpesi-
 ence of over thirty years in hIs business
 and has by his reliability snd fair deal
 ing won the regards of all whO have come in contact win bim. He IS de-
 serving of She prosperity he erioys.
 Apache Lodge, No. s, 4, Q. [. w., in | consideration Of the valuable services | rendered e tho recent installation cere.
 monies, p;e5ented Miss Aagzle Hughes | with a copy of Mrs. Hemsn's poetical
 works, to Mrs. A. Y. Grcssetia copy ot tho poeticsl works cf Sir Walter Scot. | | bound ia gilt and morocco. To Willis P Haynes the "Idyls ot the Months,' to | Victor Zsbriskie boys book of adven-
 ture Beyond the HImalsyss' aud Co | Miss Mamie HOff @ child's book of mon
 osylshles-"Swlss Family Robinson
 Judge H. B. Summers left for New
 Orleans the first part o; the week. He
 IS interested in tEe wonderful cure Of | leprSsy that J. Y. Wilson hSs been thor | r1ghly sud succe 1fui.y testing upon E number Of Lou .sisus laperE, and be hEs ! bnen summoned ilI.ref Co consider every ivartug ulTr for tLe -i-l- 1 to use the remedy Ic tlat sla.e. L- not uuly cures the won't ease of lsps1sr .u | two CT three week. bus is equally a.- | sact;ve il hydr0ph05;E. \ combination | of Mexican herbs constitute th-s import | ant sud valuable Epscifc,-Ect=rpFise.
 A year SEQ when AIr F. W. Sho-tridCs l did his assessment work on his claim on the east side o5 the Santa Rita | mounta-ns. about 400 feet Gtoye She ! sea level. @ few pisC-s of DCtatOes were ! scattered around. On his return this
 yesr, be found t5cF Lad tazeu root and | grown. Those in taa ne ghhCrhCod of l the grass used as bsCII1z, had done ez- l ceptiouRlly w,I. He gathered some 4J l or 50 potatoes Ot various sizes, some cE ! them fully two inches 10 diameter. They 1 were clean and firm as any EroTu under
 the most favorable circumstances.
 The San MGrcisl Reporter tells what ! sport the boys hsd iG that city last week | in rCping steers for a wager. Dan V ak | er on the half circle T bar ranch lhrew | and tied his steer ID two minutes forty l seconds. E.. Martin dld the same work in two minutes ttirty se1onc7. Manuel | serrasses lost his steer an shs bushes and f.lled to make a record. Jsh2 Long | worth then walked away with the bun ! by making tAe bes; record Of the day In | two minutes twenty seconds. aut CD ac- ! count ot some Ls7ztance given by a1 ! outsider his throwing was declared cu ! anl Dan Wslker vent GTGy Eitl t1- bs&ery.-Ssock Grc-eE.
 Work sn Ire Sam Hughes c!icb north ! 7f tsvu v begul Monday last and VII | 5s Drsled an without c--sa'l'n O i'- | co-cp!etcu. TEa 5tch Is siz-een feet ] vida ca the bottom and t- ny feet or | toc. Jt is being Fo dug lst l1 cgae lL | $ deemed rsc. sssET lE c=u be Ulc nrc at bug little coat. The initisi ccu'rsc.
 is but for to1. hundred ylrcs, put on 'h Q | completion of tbi= another oae will un- l 5oub.edly ba les. This i-ss section ot
 the ditch will tend largely 10 demon
 =trate the amour. Oi available water. 1 The ditch will strike the bed seven feet | below water level IT, say the pro iector. 'I cannot G=rei1p sufficient water l for I5.COO acres. 1 eau for 3,uUO and | an going to do It
 Don Carlos Ve,ssc1 returned rom l Sonora yesterdey, s;'5r 0 weeks Fisi' | to the land Of the man ins, M3Sda!ena'
 he says. iz unc0mnonly dull. Its proz- | imi,y to the Zons Libra has practically
 ruirei it's mercantile trade. Feop.e ia | need Of co'hing living ID the countfy | south of the zone. buy nothing at home, ! bu. in Nocslss where the1r wants can DC
 supplied Bt about o1e-'ourth the prlee' ! Within the limits of the zone DO lrn- | port duties are charged and as DO peo- Ie in the world can beat Mezlcsn st | outwitting the custom house othcers | they generally e7sde the payment or | duties m getting them outside. As | consequent result ihe li.tle towns con, con,
 tisuous to the gone that formerly dia | considerable busIulsH. noE PEeetleaiIy | ao none.