Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-07-21

 stationed at Fort Apache, is ID the city.
 Capt. J. B. Kerr, 9th Cavalry now stationed at Fort Wingste, is in the ,ity.
 Major Fred Smith left for San Fran cisco last evening. He will be absent about three weeks.
 The old opera house is being pulled down to make way for the new one which will be completed ID October.
 Mir. W. W, Williams is stopping at the trading post at the Montezuma ranch, fifteen miles west of Florence.
 By general order No. l5, dated July 1lth, General Miles resumes command of the department.
 R. R. Richardson is in the city. He states that fine rain fell on the east side Of the Santa Rita mountains on Friday last,
 VII. Hopkins has been appointed I constable vice Thos. Newcome resigned. | He gave the necessary bonds and enter ed upon the discharge of his duties To- | day.
 Geo. Meek, well known typo former ly of this city but more recently of Flo | renee, has accepted Q position on the Tombstone Prospeotor. He is one of the best competitors in the country.
 Mir. Henry Buehman and family left lest night for San Francisco. For the past several months Mir. Buebmsn has not been enjoying the bes. of health so takes vacation with his family In Oali- fornis. They expect to be absent much of the summer.
 Dr. George Martin returned yesterday from a weeks visit 10 his ranch in the Barboquivari mountains. He reports grhss plentiful, cattle looking fine and the rainfall abundant. On his return they found the Altar valley looking like a ses of water which apparently reached from Bolles on the divide to ArIvscs.
 The engineer st Dr. Martins Vichy fountain is becoming quite sn adept at the machine and can satisfy the wants of the thirsty in less time than almost any other knight of the throttle. Csil and see for yourselves. It only takes lO cents to try the experiment. and have glass of Vichy thrown m, The most de- liciaus syrups always on hand. Gusrsn- teed pure.
 In compliance with official notice re- ceiyed from Headquarters of the Army, the following promotions ID the 24th h. fantry are announced: :-Henry Wygsnt, from lst Lisutenant Company A, to Captain Company B, 10 date May 15, 1888, vice Lsggett, deceased. Henry w. Hovey, from 2d Lieutenant Company E, to Ist LieusenBnt Company A, to date May I5, 1883, vice Wygsnt promoted.
 Tempe aLd the surrounding country have 5000 acres in wheat and barley the present year. This IS 6 splendid show | ing for our zouihern neighbors. Wheat is very scarce in California, and the Salt River Valley farmers will get good price for their products. Tempe and Mesa have some fine productive lands, and the men who have courage and en- ergy to cultivate them will eventually reap a rich harvest for their industry Gazette.
 J, Frank < Co, announce to the public
 that they have secured the agency for Arizona of the celebrated F. Best Mil
 wsukee Beer, the largest brewery ID the
 world, and ask for kind patronage. This beer IS for sale by Wheeler < Perry,
 California Wine House, Clifford X Read,
 Jules Club, Wm. Tspie, R. Saunders,
 John Lawrence, Geo. Cooler, American
 Grocery, Philip Shsst, The Senate, Pa
 lace Hotel, San Xavier Hotel, Csrrillo
 Bros, R. Brens, Old Corner, and others,
 The result of army target practice for
 the month of May in this division has
 been announced. To sn outsider how
 ever the general figure ot merit does
 not appear great. Taken by posts it IS
 as here given: Fort Apache, 63,33; Fort
 Bayard, 32,92; Fort Bowie, 6s,l4; Fort
 Grant. 8 ,99; Fort Hu.chucs. 35.l7: San . Carlos. 37,67, Fort Thomas, 44.55; Fort Union, 2S. .64; Fort Verde, 40, 20: Whipple Barracks, l,S4. Fort WiDgate. 22,73
 The best per cent at sharp shooting was
 made by Robt. D. Mayer, sergent of Troop O. 4th Cavalry. Out of a possible 100 be made ct 200 y6s %; st 300 yards : g2 at 5OO yards 97. at 500 yards 92: si , SOO yards 9l: at 1000 yards o3. , Forty-fve sets of single and forty set: r of double carriage harness put up new Price of former srom Sl0 to 925; price o
 latter s2O to Sij. This harness wal
 manufactured under the personal super vision of MT. F. J. VIllscusB, of prime California leather md are warranted first class in every particular, Also ( 5 new style of Chspsreras msde 10 oriel . from stock on hand. Have also on hand : sn extra large stock of harness orDR- Inents in styles to suit the fancy of th, !, purchaser. Gall on or address F. J. Vii - iacusa, Cor. South Meyer and Ochor
 Streets, Tucson.
 - Information received from Nj r. ". L . Whepley, the leading fruit dealer of th,
 Salt River Valley, is to the effect tha
 Muscst grapes will be ready for th, l. market this coming week. They eiv, l. promise of being unusually fine in botl | size and flavor. Mir. Whepley has al !. most no end of orders from both ess e and west and, when the season fsirll ]; opens, will do some tall shipping. Mir 8 Wheplsy has done and is doing more to t make & name for Arizona than all th g commissioners the territory ever had f There is nothing known to man tha gets away with a box of fruit-unless Il
 be two of theln-and it is through thi o enticing medium Mir. Whepley make . the resources of the country known. , Some line samples or ore rnnnlni 'i about S6O0 to the ton, were brought Il = from the Hercules mine yesterday. Il 2 is understo od that there IS plenty nor !. of the same sort where that came from 5 The mine from which it came-th .r Hercules-is but one of a group recentl. "a purchased snd now being developed bI ! the Osbsbi Mining Company ID the Cn :, bRbl district. So far ss can be lesrnet d it is not the intention of the manage - ment, Mir. John J. Devipe, 10 put up ii mill, as most people do, before he has : mine, but to develop what may now b o termed a most excellent prospect into "a mine. This being done mill will b s built and Pima county will have bul
 lion producer that she can tie to wit
 pride. If more mines were managed ol ,f like principle there would be fewe # failures,
 = On the sworn statement of the edito n of the Star the CITIZEN has 5000 wort "a more of material than the Stsi and car as a matter of consequence, do more an