Mohave County miner., 1891-04-25
LOCAL BnEvrTiEs.
Silver. 500. Lead. $40.

iii. Beck IL visiting hingman.
TIL. Ayers was over from Cerbat Mon
day and Tuesday.
Hon. r. 8. Dennis went up to the C.
o. d. mine last Tuesday.
James A. Bissett, accompanied by Mrs.
d. s. Terry, visited Todd Basin and
Layne Springs Tuesday.
There are nearly one million deaf mutes
In this world, but sad TO say few Of them
teloug 10 the female gender.
Crozier & Mackenzie have moved their
building from their old corral near the
graveyard TO their new corral east Of
town.
T. q. Norris, the Flagstaff attorney,
was in attendance on the District court a
few days this week, aud left for home on
Wednesday.
The Hubbs House is being well patron
lied and deservedIy SO as il is ene Of the
best houses on the line OF the Atlantic
& Pacific railroad.
The Democratic county convention
meets in Kingmsn to-day. A number Of
towns will send delegates and quite a
crowd is expected in town.
Mining in and around Mineral Park is
on the improve. The miners, since the
commencement Of warm weather, have
been busily at work on their claims, and
will soon commence regular shipments Of
ore.
The Atlantic & Pacific railroad com
pany Is gaarding against further encroach-
ment Of the river on their road bed west
of the Colorado river bridge and are
driving piling all along the bank of the
stream.
John Lynch was around town treating
the boys to fine cigars and other refresh
mcnts last Saturday morning. The
cause was ascertained to be the appear
ance of baby girl at his home the eve
ming before. Well, John, here's hoping
-.
Hon. David Southwiek arrived from
Los Angeles Monday. Mr.. southwick
has been in the City OF the Angels for
some months under the care of the doc
tors. We are sorry to learn that he has
lost the sight Of one OF his eyes, but other
wise he is as well as ever.
Kmgman school closed yesterday after
a continuous term OF eight months, and
we venture to say that in no like time
since the opening Of the public school in
Kingman, has so much progress been
made by the pupils. The principal, Mrs.
J. G. Ogden, has proven herself a thor
ough teacher and our trustees should see
sois that she is engaged for the next
school term.
Mrs. Churchill, boss Of the Queen Bee
hive, has gravely informed US that heI
life has been threatened by the priests o
Colorado. Now, for the life Of us we can
not zee how this old fossil has injured
these gentlemen. Surely not by hei
wishy-washy attacks on them or on man
kind in general. To our mind, her only
lucid moments are those when wrapped
in sleep. Then nature throws her mantle
over the halucinations Of her wakins
hours.
The Arizona Central Bank Of Flagstaff
whose advertisement appears in another
column, is the only bank in northern
Arizona and is fully equipped TO handle
the business of this part Of the Territory
II is the most convenient banking poin
for our citizens and their business i
solicited. Established in 1887 the MAD
agement has built up large business b.
conservative methods and attention u
the wants Of its customers. The bank
capital is ample and loans win be mad
en- geo security at reasonable rates an'
fair interest paid on time deposits. Tn
cashier, Mr.. Hoskins, is well-known &
most Of our customers.
Old sherum, head war chief OF tn
WailapaAog al SVuiPoiy WIN NAS NA -
4 heutenants, is on a visit to the Piute
\ near Utah. He has gone TO consult will
I the medicine men OF that tribe in regar
\ to his ghost dances which Of late hav
begun to lose interest for his savage fan
atics, despite his visions Of "happy hum
Ing grounds" beautifully adorned; an
i happy ancestors, and their conyersatio
with Sherum and his head medicin
man, Pah-sui.ya. To keep up the fanat
cal excitement these two imposters have
Of late, been compelled to resort to II
most desperate pretexts. About wee
ago an Indian died at Peach Springs an
Pah-suiya undertook TO restore him
life. At his instance a tall pole WI
erected, the dead man placed at its bai
and then all the Indians who could
collected joined hands and danced arour
the corpse in circle, all the while chan
ing somo words taught them by the me
idns man. This vas kept up until ever
one was exhausted and the dead mi
began TO decompose, when he was TAX
up and eremated. According 10 the