Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-01-05
MERE MENTION.

the past several mornings.
 Mir. NJ. w. Harter WAS down from De Noon this week.
 MT. J. F. Mayhew was up from the Halfway house Thursday.
 Commodore w. P Blair was in town this week.
 Lieuts. W. G. Elliot and F. R. Day, of Fort Mcdowell, were in Atown We'd . nesday, on their way to San Carlos.
 The new board of supervisors. will meet next Monday to organize and transact general business.
 Judge W. H. Benson and Mir. W. E. Guild went to Pinal this week and were gone for several days.
 Supervisor E. W. Childs came down from Aravaipa canyon last Saturday and has spent the past week in town. MT. Frank Shields arrived in town Wednesday and will likely remain here for the winter.
 Mir. R. T. Depp. of Silver King, spent day or two in town on his way southwsrd.
 MT. W. P. Eaton has some teams at work on the laterals of the Florence canal.
 The eclipse came promptly forward on schedule time, last Tuesday, and acquitted itself with remarkable credit for one so very aged.
 Mir. D. c. Sellick returned from Phenix last Saturday, after another bunch of cattle to pasture on the alfal- ia lands of Salt River valley.
 The old year went ou. with furious bluster and the new was ushered in amid the loud wailing of the hurried winds which subsided later, giving place to very pleasant weather.
 There will be installation of officers tonight, in Florence Lodge No 1, A. O. U. W. Also work in both degrees Alter this date the Lodge will meet on Tuesday nights.
 The North Star mine, western ex- tension of the Central Silver Mining company's properties, has bee1 sold by Nr. John Sullivan, of Casa Grande, to Mr. J. c. Loss, for a good round consideration.
 The exodus from Silver King has taken away so many members of Final Lodge No. 1, l. O. O. F., of that place, that arrangements have been complet- ed to change the place of it's meeting to Florence. The hall will also be re- moved to this place and re-erected upon some suitable lot. This will obviste the necessity of establishing a new lodge in Florence.
 MT. H. A. Chaplin, the Silver King correspondent of THE ENTERPRISE, Aspent several days in Florence this week and went on to Casa Grande Nrhursday evening. Mir. Chaplin is a very pleasant and agreeable gentle man aud has made most excellent correspondent. He is wished a full measure of success and prosperity in his future undertakings.
 A free reading room is about to be established in Florence. at the corner of Final and ninth street. Mr Flu. gene A. Browne will have charge and contributions of books and other necessary articles have already been promised sufficient to insure its sue. cess. Books and periodicals of all kinds will form welcome additions to the reading room.
 "With the compliments of S. H Drachman" and wishes expressive o happiness during the coming calender year, box of splendid cigars found its way to THE ENTERPRISE table thi. week. Mr. Drachmsn never forgeti the printer at the yule-tide and his fra grant praises are at that time in every bcdy's mouth. Mir. Drachman is ont of Tucson's most enterprising business men and his cigars are of the very choicest.
 Parson Whittemore purposes to com mence a serious of religious meeting, at the Court House next Sabbatl evening to continue through the week every evening, and as much long CT, as the interest may justify Tht hour ofopening each evening will b P. N. except Wednesday eyenin, QJodge night) when service will begil at 64 P. N. and close about 7.3O. Tn first half hour will be spent in sing ing, followed by usual services. Al are invited.
 It is reported st the Mammoth tha an English syndicate has secured tn ownership of that mine and will short ly resume operations on large scale The mill will be raised and Q railwa i. constructed from the mine, three mile . down to the mill more pans and se tiers will be added and various in provements inaugurated. Capt. W. Johnston will probably be retaine as superintendent. If this report | . correct it is surely good news for th people living on the San Pedro in th - vicinity of Mammoth.
 Judge J. c. Loss came up frol Casa Grande this week and went II ts Butte to sec the smelter at tn; place, which he has purchased for il Central Silver Mining Company. IT ores at the mine are changing character from free milling to smel ing, and in addition to the furnat there will be erected complete CO centrating machinery with which u surface ores will be treated. The But smeller Is just as good as new, nev having been run more than eight nine months. It has capacity sixty tons per day and is of the mo approved pattern. MT. Loss advertis for bids for it's removal to the mine.