Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-03-16


 Messrs. W. NJ. Griffith and Wm. E. Guild went to Phenix last Sunday.
 Mir. $. R. Turner went to California last week to see the boom expire.
 Recorder A. G. Williams returned home Monday night from Phenix.
 Mir. Geo. F. Meek, of the Tombstone Daily Epitaph, arrived here Wednes- day noon on short visit.
 A child of MT. A. M Matherne has been quite sick for some time, but Is now on fair way Co recovery.
 Mossrs. P. R. Brady and F. B. Mal donado went to Phenix this week, by private conveyance.
 Manager W. s. Lyle, of the Silver King Mining Company, went to Sil- yer King Thursday.
 MT. Arthur Macy, late Superintend- ent of tho Silver King mine, was in Phenix this week as a witness in the suit against that mining company.
 Mir. A. J. Denier was among the lucky jurors excused by the U. s. Court at Phenix and he returned home Wednesday.
 The streets of Florence need grad ing and the ditches repaired so that the water will not overflow into the mid dle of the streets.
 Mir J. H. Kibbey, Secretary of the Florence Canal Company, made q short business visit to Tucson this week.
 St. Patrick's Day will be celebrated next Monday night by grand ball at the Court House under the direction of Prof. Lehman. It will be an enjoy able affair.
 A good rain fell Wednesday night and Thursday morning that was quite general throughout the valley, A warm temperature prevailed and the growing crops were greatly ben efited. Two or three lively thunder showers on Thursday kept the streets in a very muddy condition. Plenty of rain fell and little hail came down about noon.
 - Miss Ellen Nesbitt went to Califor- mia this week, where she will reside with her relatives. Mir. c. w. Till man saw her safely aboard the cars at Casa Grande.
 The Pima Indians camped just south of town were on a big drunk last Monday, and seemed to be just as big fools as their white neighbors are under similar conditions.
 Save money by buying railroad tic kets cheap, of Sam Drachman, Tue son. Louisiana Lottery tickets for sale; agent for Little Louisiana Lot tery.
 Judge ". H. Benson, Mfr R. H. Martin and County Recorder A. C.. Williams were at Phenix this week as witnesses in 0 suit against the Sil- yer King company, charged with cut ting wood on government lands.
 Quite a number of the farmers of this valley are experimenting little in the cultivation of orange and lemon trees. There is no question of their Rdaptability to the soil and climate, with little proper protection while young and tender.
 There has been woeful dearth of local news this week and the town was unusually quiet. A large number of people went to Phenix to attend court and the rains made travel very light and nothing of interest has transpir- ed.
 A little row among party of Mex icans, in which there was some pistol practice, occupied the attention of Justice Miller last Monday The evi- dcnce showed the discharge of the pistol to have been accidental and the case was dismissed.
 The government rain gauge gives a precipitation of little more than one inch of rain during the past week up to Thursday night, and nearly all of it soaked readily into the ground and will prove of great benefit to the grow ing crops and to the natural grasses upon the cattle ranges. Such heavy rains are very uncommon here in March which is considered a dry and windy monG, and it evidently marks the beginning of series of moist seas ons that will greatly assist the materi al advancement of the whole country
 The option held by Milwaukee cap italists upon Judge J. D. Walkers in terest in the Reymert mines will ex pire on the 18th of the present montl and if these parties do not avail them selves of the present opportunity tt interest themselves in that great prop erty it is rumored that Californii parties stand ready to negotiate for it purCfTsgso. Tn the frttcr- COutiuggInc- system of development will be in augurated on large scale, and re duction works of great capacity will b. erected. With the present facilitie the output is very gratifying to tn stockholders but the property is cap able of supplying all the ore needle, for mill of one hundred stamps ca pacity. The impaired health of Judg Walker prevents him from adding t the plant such further facilities for re ducton as the mine justifies, and tn necessity of his temporary retiremen from active business to recuperate hi health, impel him to relinquisl his interests and arduous duties.
 Advice to Mothers.
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