Mohave County miner., 1890-01-25
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A masonic lodge has been organized In
Florence.
The Prescott militia company have re-
csived their guns.
Tempe claims to have shipped mora
Arisona products than her larger but
moro breezy sister, Phoenix.
Joseph Titus Of Flagstaff, rolled over a
precipics, forty feet high, in Canyon
Diablo, . fsw days since. sustaining
severe injuries.
John Sevenoaks the well known mining
expert has been held to await the action
of the grand jury Of Yuma county for re-
sistin2 IN officer.
Territorial Treasurer Smith Is ready 10
pay General Fund warrants, series Of
1883. from No. Alb 10 sos inclusive, being
I'll outstanding warrants Of 1883.
The supervisors Of Pinal county sdver-
tise for proposals for the erection Of the
new court house, and also for removing
the bodies from the old cemetry.
The quartz mill at Harrisburg is run.
Mug night and day, crushing twenty.
three tons Of gold ore in twenty-four
hours. The rock averages &25 per ton
Sentinel.
Mrs. 8. q. Russell committed suicide
At Tucson on the 10Th inst. She used q
large pistol, the ball entered her head at
the temple Mental alteration Is given
as the cause for the suicide.
w. o. ONeill the sheriff OF Yavapai
county has been the recepieht Of fine
Winchester rife from Wells, Fargo, 4 Co.
- mosncnto Of his services in captur-
ing the Canyon Diahlo train robbers.
The Tombstone papers deny that the
prisoners recently taken to the Yuma
penitentisry wore drunk on their arrival
At Yuma. The Yuma Sentinel asserts
that all were drunk, and one OF them 80
intoxicated that he was unable to walk.
4. Z. Kirby, the principal witness in
the Matt. Black case, and at whose camp
in Yavapai county, Griffith was killed by
Black. has been arrested In Phoenix,
charged with the commission Of some
crime in Dona Ans county New Mexico
The Stokman says: Rem Goodrich,
Esq, is going to contest the right Of the
Maricopa Supervisors to appoint Justices
Of the Peace. lie bases his grounds for
contest on the organic act Of the Terri
tory, wherein IL is provided that all
county officers shall be elected.
The Clifton copper mines employ in the
neighborhood Of 700 men. There are
three companies working, the Arizona
Copper Company, the Detroit company
and the Copper King. The latter Is just
completing It's smelter. All the MACH,
merry is run by water power. Five hun
dred tons Of copper bullion per month IL
being shipped at present.
Frank Reed, proprietor Of the late
Phoenix Tribune, died at 1 As this after
noon at the Gregory House, Of pneu no
mia after short Illness. He came here
about year ago with his father, Harry
and established the weekly Tribune,
which, the last summer ran for short
time as a daily. The father moved to
Holbrook, where q telegram was sent him.
Herald.
A telegram Of the 18Th instan. from
Tucson, says: "John X. Mcconnell, Of
the interior department, who has been
here for se7eral days examining into the
accounts Of Fred w. Smith, late receiver
Of the United States land Office here, finds
there is due the government $500, and
to settlers who paid on land entries about
$4,000. The whereabouts Of Smith Is
unknown.
The Phnnix Herald tells Of the despi.
cable tactics of ono c. w. Wright, re-
cent arrival from Colorado in this terri
tory, in trying to defeat the confirmation
Of Judge Sloan although he had only re-
sided in the territory . few months.
Failing to receive the appointment he
now tries by lying and misrepresentation
to defeat the confirmation Of his oppon-
ent.-Journal Miner.
Tucson is literally alive with tramps Ill
big, stout, healthy looking specimens
who should be put on the chain gang and
made to Gil up some Of the bad holes in
the streets. They are bold, and brazen
laced and have no hesitancy about beg
ging. on the street, or, when they get hold
Of quarter. eating out Chinese restau-
rant from the kitchen 10 front door,
Citizen.
A bold robbery was committed in this
place Saturday night last and q man
named Helm was yesterday arrested on
suspicion Of having been concerned in the
robbery. The person robbed was Sam
Lee, the Chinese washman near City
Feed Yard. Three masked and armed
men went into his place and forced him
to give up $50 and two watches. He if
certain that young Helm ID one Of the
robbers. Prescott Courier.
The recent order issued by the war
establishing canteens at
military posts, has virtually destroyed
the business Of post traders. The sales
at the canteen at Camp Verde, for De
cember, amounted to $500. The post
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