Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-09-08
PinaI County Notes.
(Enterprise.l

Messrs. W, c. Smith & Co., are hay ing the old buildings removed from their lot al the corner of Main and Seventh streets, for the purpose ot ex. caya,ip9 q cellar for Ihelr new business block.
 The tax levy for the present year has been fixed by the Board of Supervisors at S263 on each Sl00 assessed valuation, that being just seven cents below the levy of last year, and the lowest rate in the Territory. A special tax Of one mill was also levied upon cattle for the Ter ritcrial Live Stock Sanitary Fund.
 The many friends of Mir. and Mrs. E. Kieiberg wlll learn with sorrow of the death of their little daughter, ThorA Sorensen. The sad events occurred ct their ranch Tn Arivaipa canyon, st six o'clock on Thursday evening, August 23rd, after an illness of about five hours with cholera morbus, or something very nearly like It. She was aged three years and ten months, and was the pet of the household. The body was buried OF Mir. kielberg's ranch. The thanks of the afflicted family are tendeied Messrs. VRIl and E. Childs, their two nearest neighboTs. for the kindnesses extended them 10 their trying ordeal.
 Mr A. Price was in town Saturday from De Noon, and reports the pros poets of tha. camp Rs being extremely bright. The mill has been put In splendid shape and will probably start up next Monday with it's twenty stamps. The work Of taking out ore from the mIne was resumed on Monday Cf last week, and Mir. John BOuts commenced hauling It to the mill last Monday. The wells are now full of water and every thing IS ID readiness for 6 successful run. A new frame school house will be erected immediately and the school es tablished as soon thereafter ss practices ble. There are about fifteen school children in the camp at the present tire.
 Mr. II. c. Hooker, of the Sierra BO- nIts ranch in Oochise county, and the owner of inmen=e herds of thorough bred and graded Hereford cattle, visit ed Florence this week. He has leased alfalfa fields near PheniI for the pur- pose of feeding hIs stock and preparin 2 | them for market, and later in the fall will drive a portion of his beef animals down from the ranch for that purpose | Mir. Hooker contemplates purchasing $ large tract of land in this valley. upon which he will produce alfalfa and tRtten his cattle during the season of forage scarcity on the range, and he will give his entire attention 10 the production Ci first class beef cattle for the Caliiornis market. All of his stock IS of the very best and will take on heavy weight by the system he purposes to follow. Witt few more men of such means and en- terprise ss Mir. Hooker, this valley vii be benefited in name: at once sub- stantisl and permanent.
 Mir. Arthur Macy rendered his resig nation to the board on Thursday. a. supervisor. to take effsc, on October 1st, and Hou. 4. J. DOrsn was app int ed to serve until his successor is elected and qualified. Tn parting with Mir Macy the county loses tie ser7ices o one of its best officers, who has conscien tiously performed the grduOas dutIei assigned him without fear or favor, RnC iD a manner credi;Gb!e to himself anC satisfactory to the people. H D. A. J Doran, whose long experience ss s mem Der of the board especially qualities n for tbe position, has consented to fl the vacancy and the pubhc feel that itI insterests will not suffer ID his capsbl, hands.