Mohave County miner., 1890-12-13
TEnnrremIAL srEsss.

The establishment of j. III. Mont&no q
Phoenix was attached for tio0D Isst weak
and is now in the sheriff's hand.
About 1000 acres Of new fruit land will
be set out under the Arizona Canal, by
the improvement Company, this season.
Gazette.
Arizona has nine companies OF organig-
ed militia, representing between $50 and
400 men, and Of these nine companies
Yayapai county has two.
In Nogales, the privilege Of hosting the
flag over the school house In the morning
is given 10 the boy who has borne the
best record the preceding day.
Tucson pays her councilman a salary
perhaps this is the why that city has sc
much legislation and so little public i'm
provement. Phoenix Herald.
The stockman says: IL is reported
that J. H. Hampson' ono ,f Arizona's
respected cattlemen, Is the possessor Of q
diamond weighing twenty one and a
half karats, Is without flaw, and valued
at about $4,000.
Doc. Smart a U. s. prisoner, serving a
life sentence in the Columbus, Ohio prison
from Tucson, Arizona, for attempted
train robbery, has been pardoned by the
President, an investigation having proven
him Innocent.
An applicant for hnal naturalization
papers recently complained that it in
volved a fee Of IS. II occurs TO the aver
age native born citizen that citizenship
in this great republic is cheap at 800
Jonrnal-Miner.
The Yuma Pumping Irrigation com
pany has now contracted ior water rights
10 its full capacity and viii not make
any new contracts. so tbs people taking
up lands cannot expect TO get water from
the compauy's ditch Yuma Times.
The road from Mammoth to Tucson
Is now being rapidly built, the workmen
being at present between Oracle and
Mammoth. The contract for building
has been let by Pinal Co. to Eames Bros.
who are 10 eomple.e the road within
three months for 1000. II is reported
that they intend finishing the road in
much less time than the agreement calls
for, eight men and nine horses being now
at work. Citizen.
The sale OF the Mayiiower group Of
mines adiourning the yakol, to the st.
Louis syndicate Of which Mr.. RI. Comp
ton is president is future deal. II will
lead not only to the development OF what
Is general considered to I've an excellent
piece Of property, but 70 4 further invest
igation and further investments at the
hands Of this company. Arizona proper
ties need but 10 be known 10 be &p.
precia.ed. Citizen.
Necessity for irrigation in this valley
is growing less and less .ss the years ad-
vance. One farmer, living six miles
south Of Tempe, reaped lA00 pounds Of
wheat per acre last summer from . field
oil wheat that had been given but one
irrigation and that irrigation was prior to
the plowing. Another, not far disant,
obtained 1900 pounds per acre from a
piece Of spring wheat that was irrigated
only once, and that very poorly in April.
Republican.
4. q. Frankenberg, J. 8. Armstrong
and several others Of our enterprising
citizens are forming company for the
cam ing and evaporating Of fruit on an
extensive scale. The necessary machinery
has been ordered and the company will
bs ready 10 handle the coming crop. This
Is q step in the right direction and will
help to sustain Tempe's reputation ss the
leading fruit center OF the Salt river
valley.--News.
The boiler OF an alfalfa thresher outfit
sxpl oded near Tempe ON Wednesday
last. The shell Of the boiler few six
h undred feet, Engineer Thomas Green
was thrown several hundred feet and had
an arm and leg broken and received
internal injuries from which he died next
day. James .Stinson, the owner of the
farm upon which the accident occurred,
was struck by fue and badly hurt.
The boiler was old and the water
allowed to get too low.
A letter from Holbrook says: A cow
boy AIMED John Denton, arrived from
the ranch Monday morning and by the
afternoon he was well loaded with spiked
Holbrook lemonade. To q party Of men
he made bet Of a new suit OF clothes
that he would hunt up girl, propose to
her and would be married inside Of an
hour. He soon met girl whom he had
never met before. made q proposal and
on being accepted sent for the Justice Of
the peace and were married. He won
the bet by three minutes.
The Grand jury, Of Pima county re-
turned an indictment against George w.
Reed for the murder Of James Farrell. at
Nogales. Deceased was resident Of San
Francisco. but the last few years has
been mining in Imuris. Mexico. Reed