The St. Johns herald., 1890-05-01
Territorial Items.

Alfalfa is growing rapidly. Five crops a year are harvested in this county reg uiarly J. A. Terrell, of Duncan, was in town yesterday. He reports the range suffering badly for rain, and cattle look ing decidedly thin.-Valley Bulletin.
 The Florence Enterprise states that the Indians on the Sacaton agency are in a prosperous condition. They raised six million pounds of grain last year, and will do better this year. A grist mill for the use of the Indians and for custom work is to be erected at Sacaton.
 A large number of cattle buyers from Kansas and Nebraska are in this section hunting cattle to buy, and it is certain that many herds will be sold out and shipped East in the next few weeks. There is constant upward tendency in prlces, and the limit has not yet, by any means, been reached.-Deming Head light.
 Phil Askins was fired at by Indians, at daylight on the 10th, near Jacob Lauf- fer's place on Turkey Creek. They fired seven or eight shots at long range. He shot twice at them in return while they were on the run. It is stated that there were five Indians in the party, although Mir. Bouquets letter to Sheriff Ryan makes no mention of the number.-Sil- yer Belt.
 A fallen angel was arrested last We'd nesday on the charge of using profane and indecent language and had hear ing before Justice Hawke in the after noon. The said angel vehemently de- nied the charge in terms so strong that His Honor turned pale and nearly faint ed. Restoratives were applied and the court was able to gasp ''twenty dollars !" The necessary coin was put up and His Honor is thinking seriously of taking d week off and fumigating the court room. Tombstone Epitaph.
 The reward now offered for the cap ture of Daily amounts to $2,500-$1, ,0O0 by the Copper Queen Company, $l ,000 by the F. o. $. of 4. and citizens of Bis bee, and $500 by the county. No clue has yet been obtained as to his where abouts. Some think that he has escaped into Sonora, and others think that he is in hiding in the mountains around Bis bee. If he should be captured at or neal Risbee it is not likely that the coun- ty would be put to the trouble and ex- pense of trying him. There are too many handy oak trees over that way.-Tomb- stone Epitaph.
 The last shipment of cattle made from this place 10 Kansas by E. Storm met with disaster. The train was wrecked somewhere in New Mexico, and over 200 head of cattle were killed. MT. Storm had intended to make another shipment of steers, belonging to the Tombstone Land and Cattle Company, from here, but instead has driven them to Deming. from where they will be shipped to Kan sas.-Wilcox Stockman.
 A law was passed by the last legisla- ture which requires voter to be full fledged citizen of the United States. Voting on his first papers, as has been the custom in the past, will not be al- lowed at the next election. Our foreign born citizens must be naturalized before they become voters. A number of them availed themselves of this privilege du- ring the session of the district court, and many others may desire to do so before the next session. n.-Mohave Miner.
 Frankie Pascoe, assuming the role of a vaquero, in attempting to hold q cali which he had lariated, was thrown to the ground and while being dragged had his collar bone broken, which being put in place by Dr. Largent, he was told to skip, but not go near the calf. Lieut., Frank Green, of Whipple Barracks, in charge of the military telegraph lines in Arizona and New Mexico, has gone to San Carlos to superintend the recon