Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-12-01


 a h,i iteadaciies, will dawn just three weeks from next Tuesday.
 Quite a coal oil famine has pre- vailed this week because of the bad roads interrupting transportation.
 Drew & Bamrick are the maill con- tractors to Silver King and Pinal. The best stock and quickest time made The recent damp weather has de- veloped many temporary colds and coughs among the people of Florence. Regular election of officers for the ensuing term will take place tonight by Florence Lodge No. l, A. o. U. w. Mir. Juan F. Cabeza, formerly of this place, is now a resident of San Luis, a city west of Vera Cruz, in Mexico. Mir. c. NJ. Marshall of Casa Grande, and his daughter, Miss Minnie, were in town Thursday and attended the ball.
 MT John H. Hise, son of Surveyor General Hise, went up to Globe last week to look after his interests in Gila county.
 Messrs. George N. and Chas Fl. Pogue, of the Florence canal, will re- turn tomorrow from visit to Cali fornia.
 The Good Templars will meet on Wednesday night of each week, at the A. o. U. w. hall in Renry's brick building.
 MT J. J. Harter came down from De Noon this week to meet his wife and children who arrived from Milwau- kee, Wisconsin.
 The young ladies of the Catholic church are arranging an attractive programme for concert to be given on Christmas eve.
 Mir. ]. H. Kibbey, treasurer of the Florence Canal Company, returned from visit to his home at Richmond Indiana, last Friday. .a The Good Templars are considering the advisability of giving public literary and musical entertainment about Christmas time.
 MT. and Mrs. Luke l.. Smith, oI Casa Grande, were in town Thursday evening and participated in the pleas ures of the dance that evening.
 A car load of Jack Rabbit ore sent by Mir. W. c. Smith to Fl Paso fol treatment, gave net return of $60t per ton. That kind of truck is worth digging out of the earth.
 MT. k. Hadley, of Richmond, Ind. who arrived about a week ago with Mir. J. H. Kibbey, has accepted posi- tion in the dry goods department o the J. D. Ritlenhouse store.
 MT. J. F. Mayhew, while visiting he Represita ranch a week ago, wa, taken down with the rheumatism ant was unable to return to his home. He is reported as improving somewhat.
 A sumptuous Thanksgiving turkey lunch was served at Ochoa's saloon or Thursday, and the patrons of tha resort girted several inches additiona measurement long before the gooC things disappeared.
 Mir. I. S. Everman and family ha arrived from Dodge City, Kansas, ant will probably conclude to locate here Mrs. Everman is the mother of Proi J. M. Emmert, Principal of the Flor ence public school.
 As an indication of a revival of tn times a lively keno game is runnin in town. On Wednesday night lot O turkeys and geese were wagered "ol the side" and the lucky ones had great deal of merriment and poultry The various roads leading out 0 Florence have been in horrible con dition all the week, from the lon rains, and travel has been greatly i'm peded- Some of the ireighting team from Casa Grande have been delaye over week by the mud.
 Quite long spell of wet weathe has prevailed this week. The rail set in last Friday night and continue, with more or less interruption unti Tuesday morning. Although a grea amount of water fell throughout tn valley, it came so gently that tn ground readily absorbed it. Tn ranchers will be greatly benefited b it.
 Last Tuesday night man entere Luke & Czarnowsky's saloon at Pht nix and "held up" the inmates, dt manding of the barkeeper the content of the safe. At an opportune mo ment watchman Newcome and Jame Blankenship tapped upon the glass ( the saloon door, which alarmed tn robber and he made "gun play" ( them, finally getting them into tn saloon when he made break and di appeared in the darkness. MT Augu tine Flores of this place was in the si loon at the time and witnessed the O, currence. The Arizonan gives tn following description of the foiled rol bcr as made by one of those preser and, as the burglar was not maske, it is probably quite accurate: "H was about foot inches in heigl and weighed from I30 to 40 pound