Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1888-07-25

Washington (Ford) on Motezuma street The ladies will find an unlimited sup ply oi tahy and other sweet thing there.
 A pleasant social was given last night at the Williams House It was ar impromptu affair, and withal very pleaaaut one. The tables and chair: were removed from the dining room and dancing was indulged in by those present
 \. F. Clifford, representing the Home Library Association of Chicago, Is III town soliciting membership for that institution. The advantage possessed by it Is that its members can procure literary or musical works of all kinds al from 9 10 334 per cent. of the price usually asked by regular book dealers
 A citizen of this place, few days ago received d very tempting offer from a saw dust broker in New York, asking him to come there and receive some S4.OOO or 5000 good money for S3OO. This saw dust racket l. q little too old to catch suckers with III thls sectlon, however.
 The Knights of Pythias lodge has in- stalled the following officers: W. F.. Landgrebe, P C. A. Prather, c. C. i; A. MoSer. V. C.; Ed Burke, Prel. i; John Ross, NJ. of F; sam. Hill, M oi E.; N. E. Landgrehe, k. of R. and S.; R. l.. Tea, NJ at A; w. o. ONeill, l. G.; George Schuerman, O. G.
 Frank Meador, Thos. Urquhart, Chas. Morgan and T. Otto went outlast even' ing for an hours shooting, and returned W ith 96 birds. Meador a'.d Urquhart were pitted against Morgan and Otto, and according to the fu4mer's repor the first named couple tirei J5 shots, kill ing Fl birds. while the latter fired 15 cartridges, killing i5 birds. Morgan made the highest individual score, bag ging 2S birds
 The astronomical editor of our con- temporary says the sun took n stroll between the earth and moon, causing au eclipse on Sunday night. In our school boy days "astronomics" taught that an eclipse of the moon wAs caused by the earth getting between inc solar and lunar bodies, causing its shadow from the suns rays 10 be thrown on the moon thus shutting ne snp!l ly Of light and darkening it's face.
 The fact that the democratic admin istration has had it's spies in this sec ton for two or three years, without hay ing accomplished anything and still continues them here, Is evidence sutfi- cient that its purpose Is not the prOtec- tion of public lands and government timber, but to annoy and haraSs settlers. Had there been any discOveriess sf fraud made, the administration might then be justi.iable in keeping it's special agents here, but d. they have had fruit less search. for years. it Is time the de- partment called of its spies.
 If it is true, as told us hy astronO- mers. that the distance from the earth to the moon Is only 231 ,OOO miles. and the diameter of the sun is SS3 ,O'0 miles, then how the sun managed to take "stroll between the earth and the moon" on last sunday night, Is one Oi the problems We want our local contempO- rary to explain. The figures show that if the suns center were placed exactly at the earths center, its vast circum- ference would give ample room for the moon to circulate within iis surface, leaving as great space between the moons orbit and the suns surface as now exists between the moon and the earth.
 About half past eleven o'clock this forenoon flames and smoke were dis covered issuing from the roof of the building occupied by E. NJ. Tackett and family, just south of Rogers carp pond An alarm Was turned in and the fire department responded promptly, but 50 rapid WAS the headway of the flames that the entire building was de- stloyed with nearly all its contents. NIT. Tackett ls absent on business con nected with the sheriff office, and Mrs. Tackett was only able to save her scv- ing machine and few other articles of little value. The building 'c,ungcG tu MT. Mosher, and there was no insu- rance on either the building oi the furniture The origin oi the iire Is un known