Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-06-28
WILCOX.
A ROUND UP OF STOCK AND OTHER
 NEWS.
Welcome Summer Rains---Catt' killed by Lightning---Stock Shipments A Cowboy Ropes Bear
 Other Netysy Items.
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 During the storm Tuesday alter noon lightning struck four head of cattle that were punched together just north of town Two heifers-one be- longing to Mayer and Sache, the other an 0 T animal-were killed outright, and two others were simply stunned.
 MT. and Mrs. J. c. Pursley stopped here Wednesday night on their way from the Gila to Fl Dorado ranch. Mir. Pursley told Us that the stories of losses of cattle by the Chiricahua Cat tie Company have been greatly eXag- gerated that their losses to date have been less than 20O0 head, probably not over l 200.
 Frank M Dunbaugh, of Pueblo Colorado, President and General Man ager of the SmythS Cattle Company, is spending short lime al the ranch Of his company at Whitlock Cienaga, and is supervising improvements m the way of further developing the water supply. MT. Dunbangh will probably visit Wilcox before he re- turns home.
 On Saturday last ". J. Adams ship ped from San simon to Kansas City, S2S steers which lie had pqrehased from the Chiricahua Cattle Company and G8 head that he had purchased from other parties. The cattle pur- chased came from their Graham county range, and were splendid lot, net ting the company $22 a head
 We have enjoyed the lnxury oi the first Summer rain. A fine shower with thunder and lightning accompan- iment, fell here Tuesday afternoon. The precipitation here measured lz hundredths of an inch, but at some points much more fell less in others The rain was quile general, extending as far west as Tucson, and east to the Graham and Dos Cahezas mountains
 Dave Drew recently performed feat that places him in the front ranN of cowboy experts. While riding lllF range on High creek, near the hleira Bonita ranch, he encountered silver tipped bear. Dave only had one weapon--his lariat He quickly got this in readiness for business, and al ter short run overlook bruin, roped him around tlIe neck, and then drag ged him to death The bear weighed over 300 pounds.
 A GisgTacelul scene occurred on our main street Tuesday afternoon. One strong man belabored another not as strong over the head with a char, while another strong man prevented the crowd attracted to the scene from interfering. the whole operation teing accompanied by a flow Of indecent language that would have put to the blush a San Francisco Tar Flat hood lum. Parties who give vent to their feelings by using vulgar and obscene language on public streets should be punished to the full extent of the law
 Wilcox is to have g brass band Professor c. ". Hoffmeister, good musician and band-,naster who had organized bands in almost every State and Territory on the Pacific coast, ar rived here this weak from Benson, and intends to make this place his per manent home He at once interested himself in establishing a band here and has met with much encourage ment. A meeting was held Thursday evening at the office Of c. M. Renaud and nine of our citizens signed the roll of membership to the proposed band. and several others have signiied | their intention to do 90. A commit tee was appointed to solicit subscrip- tions for purchasing instruments, and other meeting called for Monday evening next, when a permanent or ganization will he effected,