Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-03-03

g Messrs. Wm. M Griffith and w. P, Blair brought in 150 head of beef cattle from Dripping Springs last week. They sold them at $20 per head to Purdy and Garner of California. The cattle were in excellent condition Star.
 Mir. G. L. Pogue, of Richmond, In diana, arrived last Monday and will re- main here for an indefinite length of time. Mir. Pogue is 8 stockholder in the Florence Canal company, and he wishes to thoroughly acquaint himself with this portion of the Territory.
 The necessity is felt for new and correct map of Pinal county that will show all roads, trails, canals, etc., the mining camps and towns and the general physical contour of the county. The ex- pense of compiling such a work, ought to be partially met by the county itself.
 Mai. Louis Ochs, representing Julian tS Johnson, wholesale liquor dealers of Fl Paso, Texas, visited Florence this week. Fl Paso merchants are begin ming to look upon Arizona as field of supply and it will not be surprising if other lines are represented in this Territory
 MT. M. V. Samuels, of Phenix, visited Florence this week and was so greatly pleased with the outlook that he will secure property here and become identi fled with the growing interests of the place. Mir Samuels will return to Flor. ence again in few weeks.
 Mir. J. G. Heating started for Ft. Smith, Arkansas, on Friday of last week, to see his sick brother who was not ex- pected to live but few days. Upon reaching Casa Grande Mir. Heating re- ceived telegram announcing the death of his brother and he thereupon return ed to Florence.
 Mir. H. V. Jackson, an attorney at law, has arrived from Phenix and estab- lished his office in the Collingwood build ing. Mir. Jackson sees bright future for Florence and purposes becoming identified with its future growth. His professional card will be found on the first page of the ENTERPRISE.
 Mir. s. J. Levey's wife and family are expected to reach San Francisco from Honolulu on the 23rd of the present month. Mir Levey will likely meet them in San Francisco and bring them to Flor ence. He ha. leased the Bailey resi- dence which is being placed in order to receive bis family.
 Many thousands of ash trees have been planted about Florence this year and a few years hence when the church spires and tops of the tall business blocks can be seen above the tops of the ash trees, the city of Florence will be found to have been misnamed. It should be called Phenix, for it will arise from it's ashes.
 Advices from Redington say that an old Mexican ranCher named Moreno was murdered in his cabin last Friday and his body discovered Wednesday. He was making bread in a sitting posture, with his hands in the dough. His head was split open with an ax. The cause of the murder was robbery. A posse is after the party suspected.
 Florence has fortunately been exempt from the diphtheria and ill fact all dan gerous diseases during the past winter, although other places ill the Territory have. been more or less afflicted. This result is certainly not due to any sani- tary precautions taken by the people, must be attributed solely to the natural healthfulness of the place.
 Eskiminzin the willy old Apache thief, has located near Fort Apache, and Is said to have gone into farming on a most extensive sculo. Since he skipned from his old haunts on the San Pedro the people living whereabouts have en- joyed uninterrupted peace and their flocks and herds graze in safety. The old villain and his band have probably gone for good. Citizen.
 The merchants and other experience considera ble difficulty and annoyance at the unusual delays in freights from San Francisco. It is reported that the side tracks even between Los Angeles and Yuma are filled with loaded cars await ing an opportunity to get along on their iourneyings and an actual blockade ex- ists. It often happens that freight IS on the road from San Francisco for month and even six weeks, when the ordinary time requires but live days, and it IS not matter of surprise that the merchants sometimes find themselves short of some lines of goods that are in constant de- mand. The Southern Pacihc railroad seems to be crowded with business be- yond its capacity and more rolling stock is necessary or else other roads should lao, iFo Jo,