Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-02-04
Local Items.


 nix on Monday and went to Pinal and Silver King
 Mrs Jas. Powers, of Cochise county, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Wm. E. Guild, of this place.
 Not single copy of the Phenix Ga zette has reached this office during the past three weeks.
 Mir. Chas. G. Lewis his sold his bakery business to Mrs. Peyton and will reside in Silver King hereafter.
 Mir. Estevan Ochoa, of Tucson, broth CT of Mir. J. M. Ochoa of this place, was ill town one day this week.
 Mir. Wm. Clarke left on Tuesday for his mines at the Owl Heads, where he IS developing some very fine properties.
 Mir. J. P. Gabriel came down from his Riverside mines on Wednesday, after more supplies for his prosperous camp.
 Subscription papers are in circulation for aid in building protestant church in Florence, and they are being generously signed.
 During the month of January just ended there were $10, 0,972. 13 in money orders and postal notes issued at Florence post office.
 Wells, Fargo & Co.'S office has been removed to its former location in the old Collingwood building west of the Flor ence hotel.
 The firm of w. c. Smith & Go. has purchased delivery wagon which will be ready in a few days to deliver goods to any part of the town.
 The telephone connection between the store of w. c. Smith of Casa Grande and w. C. Smith & Co. of this place is in fine working order.
 Mir. Geo. w. Small representing Mir. Roemer, of the firm of Culver X Roemer, the Silver King freighters at Pillal, was in town this week.
 The little story called the Tax List, will be found in other columns to-day. Its interest is chiefly centered iii those who are specially mentioned therein.
 By mutual agreement the merchants VIII ClOsC lllClA DlkCCb Ol OuSl- ness at noon on Sundays. Heretofore they have kept open tlll late in the af- ternoon.
 Mir. A. T. Cotton finished the headgate of the Alamo Amarillo canal last We'd nesday and, after little scraping is done, the water will be again turned in--by Monday at the latest
 Mir. Geo. H. Kentfeld, son of MT. and Mrs. w. R. Kentfeld and brother of Mrs. A. T. Cotton, has arrived from Hi nois to visit his relatives here. He Is druggist by profession.
 Al II tue obligations of the Florence Ca nal Company were promptly met at ma turity last Monday and every species of was liquidated. The work on the canal will be resumed within ten days.
 Elinq J. Bamrick, infant daughter of Mir. and Mrs. w. P Bamrick, died dur ing last Saturday night and was buried at four p. m. Sunday. She was about three months old. The bereaved family have the sy mpathy of all their mum crous friends in their sad afflictlon.
 The Florence Canal Company have or delel ditching machine to be used in the further construction of the canal. The nature of the ground through which the canal will meander permits the use of such advanced appliances which do the work rapidly and economically.
 Mir. L. Hammann, of Rome, New York, arrived ih Florence Thursday and will remain here for some time in the hope that his bronchial ailmemt may be alleviated His visit is due to the rep resentations made him by Mir. Aaron Mason during his recent visit to Cali fornia.
 The work of construction on Henry's new brick building was begun Thursday. MT. BeDj. Mayhew has the brick con tract. He is first class builder and has an establis he'd reputation as such in Iowa. He will show to the people of Florence in his present contract some- thing of the skill that he possesses.
 new time table will go into effect on the Southern Pacific railroad tomorrow. The east bound passenger will reach Casa Grande at 1:45 in the afternoon, and the west bound at 3:45 in the morn ing There will be no change in the stage time, which will make delay of one day in the California mail.
 Ducks are very plentiful along the river but they keep safe distance from the sportsman and only an occasional shot brings down the game. They see m to realize just how near to permit the approach of the nimrods with safety to themselves and seldom venture near enough to be hit with the gun barrel.
 Some we'll preserved shells were un- earthed near the old Casa Grande ruins by Lieut.. F. Cushing's men. A couple brought 10 this office are of large var iety of the clam shells, and were evident lY brought from tie Gulf of California by the prehistoric people and used as agricultural utensils in cultivating the ground.
 The Select Knights of Mountain Le- glon No. 4, of Pinal, will give grand ball on the 22nd instant, at which the Sir Knights will appear in full unif' rm. An invitation has been extended the comrades uf Ivanhoe Legion of this place and it is entended to make the affa memora ble oue The Pinal boys under stand how to make such an occasion { perfect success and they will be particu lar to make this their crowning glory.
 Messrs. T. J. Wrampelmeir and w N. Crandall of the Florence Canal Com