Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-08-04
MERE MENTION.

 the Cottonwoods Monday.
 Deputy Sheriff P. Boscha came down from Pinal Thursday.
 Mir. Julian Laughlin visited Tucson this week.
 MT. J. c. Kca.ing is erecting neat adobe residence on his lot in the West crn Addition.
 District Attorney R. F. Sloan re- turned Sunday from his visit to Cali fornia.
 Mir A. McVcigh came down from Manleyville Monday, on a business visit to the county seat.
 The mails have been somewhat irreg- ular during the past week, owing to washouts on the Southern Pacific rail road.
 Gen. J. B. Allen came up from the Pima reservation Tuesday. He says the Indians are busy planting their corn, beans, etc.
 NIT. J. IT. Arnett has leased forty acres of land just cast of the Florence townsiie, for term of two years, from NIessrs. Davis & Connersl
 Miss Bessie Marshall has been en- gagged to teach the Casa Grande pub lie school during the coming school year.
 MT. Albert Sticgar, came over from PheniX Monday and will take up a tract oi government land under the Florence canal.
 NIT. John Dunn, one of the best mining men in Arizona, has gone to De Noon to accept position as fore man in the Reymert mines for J. D. Walker.
 The rafile for the horse, harness and phseton will take place at half past eight o'clock Co night at the Florence Hotel. The numbers will be rallied consecutively from one to one hundred A heavy rain fell south of town Monday afternoon and flooded the country with water, doing some dam age to the Florence canal and washing out the camp of the construction con tractors.
 Miss Minnie Marshall, daughter of NIT. aud Mrs. C. NJ. Marshall of Casa Grande, is now in Los Angeles, taking lessons in art from competent teach CT. Miss Marshall possesses rare genius as an artist and promises to become quite famous in her chosen profession The Silver King mill is crushing a better grade of ore than for several months and is concentrating the tail ings. The output of bullion will be larger for August than during July although during the past month the product has been very gratifying.
 Mir. John c. Harris suffered a severe sprain of his right hand few days ago, while rebuilding the stage com pany's sheds. It prevented him from working for three or four days but he has now about recovered from it's eff fleets.
 Mir. John Dunn shipped carload of ore about three weeks ago from hi; mine at the Owl Heads and will shiI another carload next week. His ship ments have been quite satisfactory anC have paid all expenses including tho delelopment of the properties.
 The cattle about the Owl Heads ar, in a prime beef condition. They have heen favored with two crops of mes quite beans the present summer, upor which they have gained fat rapidly anC now the tender grass supplies then with luxuriant feed. The stock of tn, Spinas brothers arc particularly fine.
 The buzz of politics begins to b, heard upon the streets, and the pub lie pulse is consulted with greater in terest by those who seek favors at tn hands of the voters There promise to be a warm contest for several coun ty offices and the campaign will likel be q lively one.
 It is reported that Judge w. H Benson of Final, will become a cand date for the office of Probate Judg this fall. Judge Benson is an em nently capable gentleman and woul perform the important duties of tha office with ability and fidelity shoul he be elected.
 The New Jersey mine, at the Ow Heads, better known as the Charle Weiser and Joe Goldtree mine, is sai to be very promising property. It opened by three shafts of 50 feet, feet and 10 feet respectively, with SCI Iraf l,n |, property is now claimed by Messr Brady, Maxfeld and others.
 Recorder Whiteside says that th blanks for registration will be sent { the registration officers the third wee in August. The Justice of the Pea( will be the registering officer in pr cincts where they reside, and whe there are none, deputy recorders will appointed, list of which will printed. There will be about ol hundred and fifty or two hundrt names added to the Great Registe possibly more. All persons known he deceased or who have removed fro the county will be cancelled on u Great Register, list of which the R corder will have published.
 His many friends are pleased arn that Mir. Starles Charr h struck it rich in his Cotton Tail min At depth of 34 feet in the ma shaft he encountered a body of c that assayed $71 to the ton in gol and 30 ounces in metal thought be platinum, The ledge is three fe