Mohave County miner., 1889-08-17

J A dance was given at the residence oi
Mrs. E. Harrington Thursday night. II
was we'll attended and = pleasant affair.
Tho east bound passenger train Thurs
day morning was four hours late. Tho
delay WIS occasioned BY . sand storm on
the desert. q n g., m ,.: .$ Il. 4 i:
Mrs. WIN. Sherman and Mrs. B. r,
Frank look Thursdays train for Los
Angeles, whore they will spend several
weeks visiting friends. .;..}s q. 3 =fs =: 3.a
Jas. Rosborough was down from Hack.
berry Tuesday and reports business a
looking up In that place and the prospects
for mining boom 10 good. .,%=*,.,@ 81.
. Under Sheriff McInsnay and Deputy
Moore, 81 Yayapai county, we're callers
at this Office Friday. They are efficient
officers and agreeable gentlemen. ~
:. Mrs, J. G. Potts this week received .
postal from Moses Levy. which vas writ
ten and rasilod BY him ON top Of Eidel
tower in Paris. The postal ID quite q
curiosity. s. l. '.{ =. s., !
Denis DAILY, . brother Of Michael DAILY,
deceased, . resident Of Crookston. No.
brasks, writes District Attorney Blakeiy
that he will probsbly be here sometime
next month. II '$t5s :Ez55,,.. ~ IL:
The tEe,ss In The various yards 81 the
residents et Kingman have made . won.
dsrful growth this season, and With plenty
oi irrigsting Kinsman would soon become
noted for ito shade trees. :. &. : =.
Judge D. 8. Terry was shot through the
heart by Deputy U. s. Marshail Neagle,
al Lsthrop, California, on the 18th inst.
Terry slapped Judge Field in the. lace,
and Neagle fred the fatal shot. sH & H.; H.;
3. d. Patrick, formerly foreman Of the
MINER ofiics, and who left here in March
last for his home in Bedford, Iowa, on &C.
count Of iii health, writes this Office that
he has 80 far improved In health as 10 be
able to work portion Of the time.
The school directors Of this district met
Wednesday and organized. J. c. Potts
was elected secretary. No application
for the school here has a. yet been made
to the board. The MNER would respect
fully suggest to the board that . male
teacher be engaged. ..
The MINER reporter made . short cal
at John Buckley's ranch on Thursday
Mrs. Buckley has been on the sick lis'
for the past three months and is quitt
feeble. Stock in that vicinity is looking
well and feed fair. Rain 10 needed u
make the range good. .s
The MINER Of next week will contair
the full text Of Senator Stewart's proposet
bill TO amend the mining laws. The bill
is quite lengthy and 10 Of interest to th'
miners. Some Of them may bs able L
suggest some new ideas to the Senator
which he invites them to do.
VIM. J. Webber has procured new
drill and has commenced the work Of put
ting down well for W. f. Frost at hi
residence. II is the highest and dryes
part of town and II water is found ther
it Is highly probable that no difficult,
will be experienced in finding It anywher
underneath Kingmsn.
On Sunday afternoon one Wilson,
United States prisoner, In charge q
Sheriff Lake, made his escape AM
reached Needles where he was captures
and returned 10 the jail here Monday
Wilson has been given privileges by TIN
Sheriff and allowed TO do work IN an
around the Office. He took advantage O
the freedom given him To attempt an e.
escape. 1t is very few favors he will re
csfys between now and the time be vii
be sent TO Prescott for trial. &.:'
The Kingmsu Chinese celebrated tn
feast Of the dead on last Saturday an
Sunday. According TO the Chinese cal
endsr the moon changes but once yesl
and that occurs shout the middle Of Aug
ust. This year it came . little earlier
According TO the sons Of Confucius th
sleep Of the dead ends when the moo
approaches the arc Of August and thi
period of the moons changes Ii by thst
consecrated to feasts and prayers for thoa
who have entered the great beyond,
Steve Norton, better known as "Gun
ny Sack Riley" WAS brought down Sur
day from Peach Springs by Deputy She
liR Edward Adams, on charge Of vagrar
cy. He was brought before Justice {
the Peace Funston, where be plss
guilty to the charge, and was sentence
to thirty days in the county jail. "Gur
ny" says when his time is out he wi
keep out Of Mohave county; but viii
provokss him the most is that some othe
fellow is passing himself of a. "Gunn
Sack Riley" while the only and origins
. is in Jail and cannot help himself.
Rev. q. II. Adams, d. D., Superintsnt
apt Of missions for the N. E. church
Arizona, arrived Monday night and =
mained until Wsdpssdsy. He Is we
pleased with the progress @sde an u
new church and says that whom hnishe
il will bo the hsndsomest church in b
mission. On Wednesday night he gs'
| Iol.4,x. ir, ranos ia hall which he ilia