Mohave County miner., 1891-07-25

Springs this week.
Col. Harley Fay has had his large saf,
artisiic,llly decorated
Russell & zierner's big "schooners'
are In demand these warm days.
O. F. Kuencer came in from the Arb
mine Tuesday evening.
VIM. Grant, the blackberry merchant
was In town the frat OF the week.
Jack johnson is bringing in some fine
spring chickens from his Oak Creek
ranch.
Mrs. Geo. M. Bowers Is visiting King
man. the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. j. M.
Murphy.
A trotting match for big stakes Ia on
the tapis between two local breeders oI
blooded stock.
Messrs. Dennis and Lynch came down
rom the z. U. ID. Wednesday evening
and returned Thursday evening.
ThesMineral Park dance has been post.
poned until next Saturday night. Every
body invited TO attend, and q good time
is assured.
beecher d TO. are having the porch
and front oil the store painted this week
which adds greatly t'' the general appear
ance Of the building.
Charles Logan has purchased one-half
interest ia the cattle and ranch OF Chas.
Cummings on the Big Sandy. We were
unable to learn the purchase price.
Lindsey Gibson, wife and son, of Ar
kansas, cousins OF w. b. Stephens, ar
rived in Kingman Friday night, and will
make Mohave county their home in fu-
ture.
We made mistake last week in stat
ing that NJ Delhanty had returned TO
Chloride. We should have said that he
was preparing to start as soon as cool
weather sets in.
w. A. Neal returned from Cedar dis
trict Sunday, where he had been to serve
subppnas on parties for witnesses in a
case in the United States court now in
session in Prescott,
A goodly number Of people attended
church last Sunday evening. The choir,
under the able leadership of Mrs. M. c..
Copeland, is improving wonderfully.
Success attend their efforts.
Tobe Wilkinson says Wards ghost ia
constant source OF annoyance AZ their
camp, among the pines OF the WaIlapais.
coming around "before the break of day,
dressed in its best suit OF clothes"
A number Of miners from the Senator
mine, Yavapai county, stopped over in
Kingman for few days visit to friends
in the thriving county seat OF Mohave, on
their way to Grass Valley, California
There was foot race in Mineral Park
last week. The contestants were a man
and woman, and considerable money
changed hands on the result. The race
was for npety yards, and wac was won
by the woman.
A new time card will go into effect on
Sunday, the 26th after which passenger
trains will pass through Kingman in the
day time. This will be great relief to
Kingnnanites, as heretofore travellers
have been compelled to turn out at an
eartly hours.
A stranger, who took prssage on the
blackboard plying between Kingnan and
Mineral Park, dropped several packages
OF goods off the stage and then informed
the driver, Geo Burnett, that he had
dropped somthing and started back to
recover his property. He failed to return
and after waiting reasonable length OF
time Mr.. Burnett drove on TO the Park
not noticing the absence OF the pack.
ages. On his return he passed team
going toward the Park, and sitting on the
seat besides the driver he discovered his
quondam passenger OF the morning. Geo.
dragged him from his seat, and in plain
langu age, accompanied by several lusty
kicks convinced the fellow beyond a
reasonable doubt that 1t was unsafe to
tamper with packages which he had
in charge. The value OF the parcels
amounting to only two or three dollars,
George thought he had inflicted sufficient