Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-08-02
CASA GRANDE.
Newspaper Circulation---Efects of the Recent Storm---Good Outlook for the Mines.

for the Mines.
 CASA CYANIDE, Ariz. July 2S, 1889. When one has been temporarily ab
 sent, how good seems the return to thu
 place one calls home albeit one ma.
 belong to the floating, drifting
 portion of humanity who ar'
 here today and gone tomorrow anC
 whose place may know them no more
 thereafter. How good it seems to se'
 the well-known faces of even acquain
 tances, and finally how good tc
 get back to Arizona-the best coun
 try under the sun, even though the sur
 does shine somewhat more ardently
 than-well, say away up north. It mat
 ters little where one spends the summer,
 since the heated wave has touched al
 most all portions of the country, wheth-
 CT north or south, and there are many
 who give testimony that one who
 spends the summer here is in better
 condition physically, than he who has
 spent the season in other places. Not
 the least of the pleasure of return is the
 reading of our papers of which the CITI- ZEN, the Star and the Enterprise have
 the largest circulation in Casa Grande
 The subscribers to the CITIZEN and s sar are about equal although the CITIZEN is entitled to far the larger number. Why? We'll there are several reasons too plainly to be seen, but the principal one is, that the CITIZEN has for Casa Grande always an encouraging word, and has never neglected an opportunity for ad- vancing our interests. Largely do We owe our prosperity to our papers. It often happens that we miss paper now and then. It is something that hap pens too often, since Tucson is near. This morning, neither Orr HEN or Star came for living soul. If the occasional missing of number puts us so completely out, what would We do without a paper at all? There are but two or three sub- scribers to either Yuma or Phenix pa- pers here. To the governors paper but G~C; one reason being given by people for this lack of patriotism, is that one paper from Pnenix Is enough and they were already subscribers to other papers. When first issued several copies were sent for distribution but that has not been the case for some time now, and only two copies are taken. One some umes wishes congress of peace might be held to settle all differences between papers, as well as between nations. Even people in a small town like this have differences. Statistics go to show that in warm weather the percentage of dis cord and trouble is greatly increased. Perhaps then human nature is not so much to blame-it is the weather!
 Of late the cases in the jus tice's court have been many for and several have been occupying free lodging in the jail, al: ra ;es being we'll represented who are participants in the cases occupying udgs Marshall's attention. Drunk In dians, some Mexicans, and a battle be- tween Chinese and American forces and 50 ou, hardly worth the attention of any one. A hose turned on the com oatants would be as good way as any to settle the numerous petty disputes of humani ty, and would not cost so much, and the advice to keep cool' could easily be put in practice.
 4 heavy storm came up last even- ing coming from the east although the lightning blazed continually in all direc- Iions, and seemingly f1oated in the air in horizontal threads very near at hand, in ! very unusual manner. In the south vivid shafts descended and must have struck the earth, as in the direction of Florence the appearance was the same, snd we hear the new court house there vas struck ana considerably damaged. 4 terrible sandstorm came up and was -hen followed by a shower. Tomlinson's house lost its roof. The front of Jim oamls restaurant was blown off. The gable end of Kerens' adobe house fell in md considerable other damage was done, ,ne way anu another. The sun shines rightly to day, however, but a few ;iUuds indicate unsettled weather.
 Large numbers of Indians, we'll are passing through town on heir way to the annual feast of tiswin
 Judge John c. Loss has gone to Cali Ornia. Minirg experts are in town, nd We may soon have news of interest, ,everal having gone sOuthward to see mining prospects.