Mohave County miner., 1888-01-28

SCISSOR, confound him! Don't ask me
any more fool questions. ."-Ex.
| l.. 0. Cowan returned Thursday from a
several n. onths' stay in San Diego. Mr..
Cowan says that the bottom is fast falling
nut Of tho boom in that section, aud that
Arizona is good enough for him.
Mr.. W. o. Huson and bride, Of Flag.
staff, came In on Wednesdays train. We
understand that Mr.. Huson intends open.
ing jewelry store here. We welcome
him 10 Ktngman and wish him success.
Judge Murphy is making number Of
improvements on his premises, such az
new fence, lattice work and painting.
The Judge now has one of the best im-
proved and handsomest places in town.
r. H. Wright, brother Of Caldwell
Wright, returned to his home In Dodge
City, Kansas, this week. Mr.. Wright is
u prominent citizen OF Dodge City, having
been twice elected Mayor Of that thriving
city.
We call the attention OF our readers to
the advertisement of T. w. LoSan's King
man and Mineral Park Express Line.
All business intrusted TO the care Of Mr..
Logan will be carefully attended to and
he asks for fair share of the public
patronage.
At Stockton Hill W. III. Lake has
force OF men and teams at work building
reservoir or fish pond. Scotty thinks
that tho Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty to Animals should compel Mr..
Lake to furnish overy fish turned loose
with canteen Of water.
Mr.. Jas. Haas has purchased the drug
store building at Mineral Park from Mrs
J. w. Hyde and 10 fitting it up for res
tturant. Other buildings are being re.
paired, the streets cleaned and prepara-
tions are being made for lively spring
trade and a general revival OF mining
operations.
E. NJ. Sanford, OF Prescott. was q pas
senger on this mornings west.bound train.
on his way to San Francisco. Mr.. San.
lord informs US that he has made ar
rangements to furnish the town of Flag
staff with electric lights and while in San
Francisco will get the plant.
We believe it is fact that the Govern
msnt now charges one cent zach for
advertised letters, which must be paid
before delivery. This being the case, the
newspaper having the largest circulation
in each town should be paid something
for Publishing the lists.-Courier.
Mrs. Fannie L. McBurnie, daughter
Of II. 8. Welton, is stopping at the King
man Hotel. Mrs. McBurnie represented
the State Of Illinois In the Woman's De-
pirtmsnt at tho New Orleans Exposition
In 1884, and has many good words to say
for Arizona's exhibit at the Worlds Fair.
The old Hardy warehouse was torn
down this week and the lumber moved TO
some lots south OF the railroad tracks,
where number of similar buildings will
| be erected This warehouse WAS among
the first buildings erected in Kingman,
and was for several years the largest and
best.
| Mr.. J. L. Nelson will, We regret TO say,
on the first of February give up his lease
on the Kingman Hotel and return TO his
former home at Peach Springs and reopen
his old business stand there. Mr. Nelson
made a popular landlord and will be
missed by the patrons of the Kingman
Hotel.
J. F. Luthy informs US that he has
rented all the rooms in his new block.
The one on the corner OF Front and Beal
streets TO II. II. Watkins for drug store /;
the second one TO Frost Il Larkin for a
meat market the third one to J. w. and
J. l.. Michael for restaurant and bakery,
and the fourth ons to Messrs. Harley Fay
and Charles Ziemer for saloon.
The Chloride IN. NJ Black Range
says: There is rumor abroad that Nose
Thompson, known as the Kingston min
ing king, has busted up" According to
reports Nose while in Chicago bucked
the "tiger" to the tune Of 1000, and
his better-half. noting the fact, induced
him TO place 100000 TO her credit, and
that he then returned TO Kingston and
disposed OF his interests for song and
then repaired to Mexico.
Capt. III. s. Welton, u 8. Special In.
dian Agent, accompanied by his daughter,
returned from tour through California
this week. All the prominent points in
the State were visited, and the trip was
thoroughly enjoyed. Mr.. Welton is now
waiting for the arrival Of teams from Ne
vada to haul the supplies purchased by
him in California to the Moapa Indian
reservation, where they will be divided
among that tribe, and hereafter these
Indians will bc loft to shift for themselves.
Three printers, tourists" bound for
California, visited this office one day last
week. These tourists are In hard luck in
passing through Arizona, as stopping
places are few and far between. Their
favorite mode Of travelling as they never
have any money, IL to ride the "blind'
baggage. and they generally succeed in
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