Mohave County miner., 1889-01-26
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

Governor Zulick owns three hundred
acres Of alfalfa land in Maricopa county.
The cost OF running Pima county for
the year 1883 was, according TO the super
visors' report, s66, ,235.i5.
Maricopa county has bonded indebt-
edness OF s364, 600. Property owned by
the county is valued at s76,75O.
J. l.. b. Alexander, OF Phoenix, will act
as private secretary TO Gov. Zulick during
the session Of the Legislature, position
for which he is well qualified. Courier.
Mr.. III. Reed, who couple Of yeals
ago started a paper at Holbrook and later
moved TO San Fernando where he started
another paper, has settled down in Phn-
nix where he win edit the Phoenix Trib-
une, a weekly paper.-Herald.
A fellow who called himself M. Cantor
has been bilking the Phenicians by coli
lecting dollar from them on promise 10
enlarge their pictures" He skipped.
Phenicians' ideas, like their bumps OF
acguisitiveness, are entirely too large
Courier.
Mr.. j. M. Mugia and others, are the
owners Of a marble quarry about p miles
from Tucson. The marble, a piece Of
which was displayed yesterday, is almost
snow-white and receives a perfect polish.
ii there IS any quantity Of this marble il
win prove very valuable. Citizen.
At the special election held in Graham
county on Saturday last to elect MEM
Der Of the Assembly, George II. Stevens
was the successful candidate. There were
720 votes, Of which number Stevens re-
ceiyed 398, and his opponent, T. NJ. Thur
mond, ofClifton, 322, giving the former a
majority Of 76.--Tucson Citizen.
The Clifton Clarion has been sold TO a
company and il being moved to Solomn-
vile this week Mr. Horace r. Dunlap,
Of Aravaipa Canyon, will be editor-fn-
chief of the paper under the new proprie-
torship. Mr.. Dunlap is an able writer
and Graham county will have an ably
conducted paper so long as he is mounted
on the editorial tripod.--stockman.
A large number OF members OF the
Arizona Legislature were in Los Angeles
yesterday on their way TO the seat OF gov
ernment. They will arrive in Prescott
probably tomorrow. II is safe to say that
all who had TO go by the way of Los An
geles will vote to move the territorial
capital to Phmnix--a more accessible
point.--Tueson Citizen.
Two children died at the new strike in
the Harqua Hala mountains few days
ago. They arrived with their parents
and had been in the camp but few days
when they were both taken with pneumo-
mia, and probably died from exposure
and want of proper care. With the man
killed there last week this makes three
graves in the new camp already.--Citi-
zen.
The Normal School at Tempe is report
ed by Hon. G. NJ. Strauss, who was there
this week, TO be in fiourishing condition.
Many improvements are being made
new out houses have been erected and
are also being beautified and 100 young
trees have been ordered. Their atten-
dence is about the same as last year,
averaging about twenty students.--Citi-
zen. ...
II ID reported that Jim Houck was re-
Gently fred upon, near Cheveron Park,
by the ubiquitous Charley English, alias
Charley Dushey, and Rustler Mcneil.
Houck returned the fire and put the free
hooters to fight. Houck's mule, upon
which be was riding, was killed and snb-
sequently utilized as breastwork by the
owner in the momentary engagement
! Globe Belt. ... .......