Mohave County miner., 1889-07-27
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

Henry Strauss, An old time printer Q
this Territory, died at Phoenix one da.
last week.
The Phoenix electric light company vii
add TO their plant five hundred incan
descent lights.
Commissioner OF Immigration Black, i
said to be hard at work on pamphlet
descriptive Of the Territory's resources.
The Contention mine and mill in Mari
copa county has shut down. Lack o
cash to pay off the workmen was tn
cause.
Yavapai county sheepmen are rejoic
ing over the large yield Of wool and tn
good prices received for the same thi,
season.
Royal A. johnson has received hil
commission as surveyor general Of thi,
Territory and has assumed the duties O
his office.
Ten per cent. OF the American resi-
dents, says the Tucson Star, are now ab
sent spending the summer months in 9
cooler atmosphere.
Col. Harry Reed, an old newspaper
man, and who formerly published the
Holbrook News, will probably be ap
pointed postmaster at that place.
The A. & p. Railroad Company will
erect stone freight and passenger depot
at Flagstaff, to replace the one destroyed
by fire on the morning Of the 5th instant
w. J. Edwards, who was sentenced
from Maricops county TO seventy-four
days imprisonment for obtaining goods
under false pretenses, has been pardoned
by Gov. WolAey.
The Phenixites have given up all hopes
Of the extension Of the Pa A. G. railroad
from Prescott to that place, and are Civ.
ing their aid 10 the extension of the Ari-
zona Central from Flagstaff.
A petition is being circulated in Mari.
cops county asking congress to repeal the
law preventing the assistance to transpor-
tation enterprises by counties in terrific.
viss. 1t is being generally signed
Chinaman was arrested at Prescott
Junction last week, by detective Smith.
for stealing coal from the A. Il p. railroa,.
company. The Chinaman was tried BY
a jury who failed to agree and he was
The board of supervisors OF Yuma
county have issued an order warning the
public that the practice Of many children
at Yuma jumping on and off trains must
cease, otherwise the offending parties will
be arrested and dealt with according to
law
The merchants of Tucson have at last
awakened TO the fact that their business
can be increased largely by the building
and maintaining Of a good wagon road
between that city and Globe, and they
have contributed money enough to put
such road in good condition.
Sheriff O'Neil, Of Yavapai county, took
this week the following named prisoners
10 the Territorial prison at Yuma. John
Halford, d. NJ. Harwick and William
Siren, highway robbery, % years each ;
Ed. keyes, manslaughter, : years F. &.
Gregory, forgery, 2 years; James Staples,
grand larceny, 4 years.
The Phoenix Herald says, a New York
order for 100 cigars Was to-day received
at tho Ph,pnix cigar factory. This is the
second order Of the kind. The peculiar
effect OF Salt river air on pure Havana
tobacco is said to give our cigars flavor
which makes them eagerly sought for
when once they become known.
A. W. Callen, "Old Grizzly," a we'll
known Yavapai county miner, one day
last week shot and killed two miners
named Charles and Work, at his mines
soath OF Prescott. The trouble arose
over mining Cia,m which Charles and
Work tried 70 force Callen 10 deed to
them. After the killing Callen came to
Prescott and delivered hinself to the
sheriff. A preliminary examination was
had and the evidence showed that CalleD
acted only in self defense. The justice Of
the peace held him for appearance at the
next term of District Court in the sum Of
q, 800, believing 1t hsttey policy both for
the accused and the Territory that the
grand jury investigate the matter. Bail
vas furnished.
The popular amusement just now is to
take an evening dip in Salt river, at the
head OF the Farmers canal. About
twenty young folks, Of both sexes, go
there nightly and spend an hour or two
il the water. They have great sport.
One scheme is for two gentlemen to clasp
wrists, fOrmisg a seat upon which sits a
young lady, resting her bands on the
male shoulders. Suddenly she shoots in
10 the air, a. though propelled from a
bsllista, and sinks with a gurgle down
among tbs fishes, The new piscatoriaI
threatens 10 stop the sport,
however, as it may unduly alarm some
Nogales sturgeon recently sowed by him.
--PhHnix Herald.
The Odd Fellows lodge in this city was
organizsd one year ago last Tuesday.
The fact that no Insmber Of the lodge has
died and mn seriOus accident or sickness