The Coconino sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1891, 1891-07-18
Territorial Notes.

T1HaIn DECK, LIP lOP mlreS, was
shot and killed last week about three
miles from camp. 1t is Supposed that
in mounting burro the gun he car.
fied was accidentally discharged into
his body.-Phoenix Herald.
Sheriff Lowry, accompanied by P.
L. kastner as guard, left this morn
ing for Yuma with the following
prisoners: Sport Boyle and Wallapai !,
Pete, each sentenced for term Of
one year and eight months; L. Agu.
lila, seven years, and David Trujillo,
seven ycars.-Prescoit Courier.
Says the Florence Enterprise: The
total Of the assessment Of Pinal coun-
ty, as returned by Assessor Truman
to the supervisors, reaches the sum of
sI,SI5,asi-about the same 1t reached
last year. The Board of Equalization
will raise the total to the neighbor-
hood of two millions.
The total assessed valuation Of
Graham county for this year is ST.
653, 466. 80, as against SI,54S,7+o.i5
for 1890, showing an increase Of
property Of SS4,7a6.65, and the ad-
ditions yet to be made wA BRING the
increase to considerably more than
one hundred thousand dollars
Graham County Bulle,M.
The company of Apache Indians
had their first pay day at Whipple
on Thursday last. A few Of them
celebrated in true American style,
and in imitation of the way few Of
their paler brothers celebrate such
events, by getting drunk. One OF
them, after getting to the post. strip
ped off his blue uniform and raised
regular Apache war whoop. 1t took
six men to carry him to the guard
house. Journal Miner
We were shown by DR.. TIC. Stallo,
on Tuesday last, a scorpion, the
mother of bakers dozen Of infantiie
stingers, which had permanently To-
Gated on her back and were waxing
fat and strong in consequence of the
luscious meals they were making off
the maternal body Incredible as
this statement may seem, it is never
theless true, and can be vouched for
by numerous persons who witnessed
the tender regard Of the matronly
scorpion who then was yielding up
her life that her successors right find
refuge In some unsuspectcd place, a
coat sleeve, leg OF pair of drawers,
sting the wearer, and laugh at the
antics produced by their playful tails.
Globe Belt.
The Twenty four Cattle Company
unloaded about 100 Hereford bulls at
Holbrook yesterday. They will be
driven to their mountain ranches and
turned loose. Their example should
be followed BY other cow men OF the
county. The marke. quotations
show that none but good cattle are
wanted nova days, and those en-
gagged in beefrsising should conduct
themselves accordingly. Scrubs will
have to take back seat-in fact,
have already taken a back seat, and
those engaged in raising beef for
market should at once commence i'm
proving their herds if they wish to
make the business pay them a reason.
able in,eres, on the money invested.
st. Johns Herald.
According to the story Of gentle
man IN the city from Hol5rook, Ari.
zona, there came near being pitched
battle al that place on the Fourth,
between a squad Of colored soldiers
aud gang Of cowboys. The difficulty
had its origin in a cowboy slapping a
soldier in the face. The latter swore
vengeance and ran to secure his COM
rades, who drew their pistols and
made ready to attack the cowboys.
By this time the cow-punchers had
armed themselves, and for some time
the belligerents remained, each side
endeavoring to get a shot at the
other. The cowboys outnumbered
the soldiers four to one, and had
shot been fired the loss of life would
have been great. Cooler heads, how
ever, interfered, and tragedy was
acknowledgements Democrat.