Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-05-31
CASA GRANDE.
The Newsy Items From Our Regular Cor
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CASA GRANpE. May 20, 1890.


 The ranchers on the canal south of town have commenced cutting their grain for hay.
 Along the line of the canal in the vicinity of town is the hunters para disc; plenty of game abounds, drawn hither by the water. Wild pigeons, doves, quail and rabbit are plentiful, and almost anyone can bring in game of some kind.
 Mr. Geo. w. Breese, agent for the nursery of J. F. Guenther, of Roches- ter, N. Y., is in town and has taken many orders from residents of Casa Grande for fruit and ornamental trees and vines and flowers, which are to arrive for fall planting. Trees are or dered for the entire length of the street south of the depot, to be set out at the outer edge of the sidewalk. In a short time it will be the fashionable promenade of the town and will add greatly to the appearance of the place. Almost everyone who owns property is making arrangements to beautify his home and in few years there will be an abundance of shade where for so long the sun has beaten down without hindrance.
 MT. Souva is erecting an Aermotor windmill and also has ordered trees.
 Underneath the tank of the wind mill belonging to Drew & Stevens liv- cry fine bathroom has been made, several of the young men joining in tho onh rod tf, be comfortable this summer What, with baths and shade trees we are growing quite esthetic, no?
 Wicks < Early have prepared com fortable bachelor quarters for them selves in their new building, portion of which is for their carpentering and painting business. They have order ed climbing vines, roses, etc, to cover d trellis soon to be built along the side of the building.
 Thomas Tomlinson and family left for California Wednesday morning A recent telegram announced the ser ious illness of Mrs Tomlinson's fla ther
 An alarm at five this morning and a column of smoke ascending from Chris. Johnson's CIV house attracted the population, and created quite an excitement The fire was extinguish- ed but the ceiling of manta was burn ed as we'll as the lace curtains and even the cane seats of the chairs, and everything in the cosy room was more or less spoiled. The fire was caused by the slfi shining through the win dow on some matches which lay on the window sill
 Dr. Sabin was here very recently from his ranch at Gila Bend, where he is erecting residence for his fam | lily who intend removing there. John c. Loss has been here lately adjusting the affairs of the Atkinson estate. Much of his time is spent at the Central Silver, where he is ener. getically attending to mining matters and making success of the business. John Boucher, foreman at the Central Silver, has been recently to Tucson to hire miners work in the mine, being unable to find them here.
 The Indians have been ordered to keep out of town after dark. Any sus pieious looking crowd IS now closely watched by the eagle eye of the of ffeers on duty. and kindly taken care of in case of much doubt, and an in ability to give an account of them selves.
 Coyotes are quite sociable and give nightly serenades at the edge of town This sets Casa Grande's forty thous- and more or less dogs going and keeps things lively for while-judg ing by the curses. loud and deep, that follow up the chorus.
 Some few people have commenced to sleep out of doors, according to tht summer custom of the country. It i: still little cool at nights, but tn. stars are so lovely and such fine large bedroom is 'all out of doors!' The beauty of it is no one is in dange of anything, although strangers at tn, hotels often ask to sleep somewher near the rest of the folks, much to tn amusement of the "natives."
 Two wagon loads of pipe are loaded for the Reymert camp, to which place water is to be carried from Queer Greek.
 The Vekol team comes in twice i, week loaded with ore for shipment. A government inspector is expecte soon who will visit Sacaton Mrs. Champion passed through yes terday on her return to her home 1T Oakland, Cal, having visited Pinal re : gently.
 A beautiful boquet of flowers iron Florence was sent down today to b placed on the grave of young Harr Eggleston, who died nearly 8 year agt
 Mr. Kettlswell, who recently oper ed & restaurant and bakery south ( the depot, has purchased the plac and will probably remain. The absence of sandstorms is yer 2 noticeable, very few having visited | l this spring, and none that were s' l we're. LEIGH