Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-04-05
Territorial News.
Phenix Herald.

A man indicted by the last grand jury for stealing cattle from J. J. Casy, was brought in Monday evening from Casa Grande by Deputy Sheriff Davenport. Bail was fixed at Sl 900 which defendant furnished. The case will probably come up at the next term of our district court.
 The Herald office had pleasant call from Mrs l.. c. Hughes, wife of the edi- tor of the Tucson Star, this afternoon. Mrs. Hughes is accompanying Mrs Wells, the Temperance lecturer, who will give one of ,her most entertaining and eloquent lectures at the Washing ton St. M. E. church this evening. Mrs Hughes is one of the prominent workers of the W. C. T. U. of the territory.
 Billy Reid, the great, big hearted driving, perpetual-motion manager of Reid's Opera House in Tucson, is up here to day, waiting his Cora Van Tassel troupe to an overflowing Opera House this evening. Billy first catches on" to a rattling good company. Then he spreads his printers ink all over. Lastly he interviews men. women and big sin ners, till they all hurrah for Cora his Little Sinner" and gobble tickets to see that delecious creation, which will be the leading play tonight.
 There was filed in the recorders office yesterday, a deed of trust from the Ari zona Improvement O., to the Merchants Loan x Trust O., of Chicago, Illinois, for s1,5O0,OO0, running % yearss with 6 per cent annual interest, payable semi annually. The money loaned thereon is to be used in paying off any indebted ness of the company, or of the canal con- panies controlled by 1t, and for i'm proving the company's property. The ! loan is represented by 1.5O0 bonds of Sl,0O0 each. The proceeds will leave an ample amount for the company to carry out certain large and carefully matured plans for the still greater development of our wonderfully rich valley. The trans action simply shows that eastern capit- alists have begun to awaken to the fact that in Salt River Valley is a most magnificent opportunity for profitable investment.
 Prospector.
 Land Commissioner Croft has ap- proved Governor Wolfiey's recommen- dations in the matter, and advised Sec rotary Noble of the Interior Department, that an appropriation of S10O00 be made for the purposes of establishing and con- meeting mineral monuments in Arizona.
 Sheriff Slaughter returned today from trip to the San Bernardino ranch on the line. He reports that on the night of the 23d, IIndians went to the ranch of Smith & Douglas, about 15 miles north of the Sonora line, and ran sacked the house, taking all of the food of every kind, and also stealing a fine black stallion that had recently been purchased by him. No one was home,at the time. The Indians went in the direction of Guadalupe Canyon. In place of the stallion they left horse be longing to Professor Rockfellow. They have about 20 horses with them.
 Stocknan.
 Vaughan Brothers are slaughterina ' fine beef. They received this week two lots of fat young steers, one from then ranch on the San Pedro, the other from Fucker Canon. Their patrons always : get tirst-class meats.
 Constable Caldwell arrested, and Judge Nichols fined. Wilcox man the other day for carrying and dischargipg a Dis tol. The amount of the fine was S25 and the pistol was confiscated. Expen- slve amusement.
 The race that is to take place at Solo knoxville on April 10th, between the Hill mare, of the San Pedro. and the mare oi W.J. Parks of Solomonville, promises to be an exciting affair It is said the race will be flor blood," and that con. siderable wealth will change hands or the outcome.
 | Fred Storer, who, with several Mexi- cans was cutting poles at the Witbeck Cattle CCmpany's ranch, was shot in the head the other night by one of the Mexicans who mistook him for an Apache or something. Storer received a painful though not dangerous wound
 MT. Julius Liberman departed for New York on Thursday night. From that city be will cross the big pond, and spend two or three months in Germany and other European countries, hoping to be benefited in health. The Stockman wishes MT. Liberman bon voyage and a safe return home.
 A herd of about thousand head of cattle, ranging in age from sucking calves to fi,e-year-old COWS, from the Sulphur Valley range of the Chiricahua Cattle Company, passed through here last Saturday. They were being driven to the COmpany's Graham county range On Eagle and Bonita creeks. Jim Purs- ley and Cal. Glenn were with the drive. About 2.OO0 more of the C0mpanys cat tie will be taken from Sulphur Valley to the Graham range.
 The meteor mentioned last week IS having fallen somewhere m this vicinity was seen by people living at widely sep crate points. Mir. McCallum tells us that at Mir. Prue's ranch at the mouth of Pinery Cannon 1t be .ame as light as day, cattle st. mpe( ed and that loud report accompanied the falling of tie celestial visitor. Dos Cabezas people think the meteor struck the earth near their town, denizens of the county seat hold that it fell between TomEstonse and the DIa yoons, while there are those who conto nd that it struck MCG:nty. Gimlett is one of the latter
 Enterprise.
 Thos. F. Weeden has moved his drug store into his new building and will soon have everything in shipshape for business.
 The Presbytery of Arizona will meet at the Court House on Tuesday evening at 7:3O o'clock, and will be opened with a sermon by the retiring moderator, Rev. H. Maglll of Phenix All are in vited. A popular meeting, consisting of Presbytery, will be held on Wednes- day evening. The sessions during the day will be held at the Parsonage.
 A. l.. Pogue, of the Florence Canal Company, arrived from Richmond, h. diana, this week, accompanied by Orsn B. Taft and John Dore, prominent capi- talists of Chicago. These gentlemen thoroughly inspected the valley from the Buttes to Casa Grande, and they found much to interest them and even to excite their wonder. They were scar ceiy pl epared to find such a laad of