The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-01-10

M. Goldwater is Prescott's new mayor. w. W. Ross and B. H. Smith were elected councilmen.
 Arizona Lodge No. l. A. o. U. w i, gave its annual ball at Tucson on the night of January 8, and it was most suct essful affair.
 Last Friday night at Alma, 60 miles from Tucson. r. w. Doll, the postmas- ter and his son George were murdered by Mexicans. Mrs Doll was also shot and her life is despaired of.
 At the Masonic installation the fol- lowing officers were installed for the ensuing year: w. R. King, master; Joe McPherson. S. w.; A. L. Brooks. J. w ;C. c. Warner, S. D.; Ed Miller, J. D., Joe Hoefer, treasurer; J. w. Bartholomew, secretary; A. Garrett s. S.; J. Perlanda, J. S.; R. E. Jack son, tyler-Prospector.
 Oscar Gibson has become one of H. Rider Haggard's People of the Ak New Years morning he found attached to the knob of his office door a hatchet with an edge like the teeth of a saw. A delicately perfumed note accompany
 ing the gift stated that George and Martha Washington were the donors Oscar is proud of the gift and the sentiment it suggests.
 Some of the entcrpiisinG citizens of Flagstaff, who take pride in making the town look as presentable as possi- ble, last week began the construction of Il sidewalk from the G. A. R. hall across the track. Next day the laud- able undertaking was showed under, and the school children will have to wade through the drifts until the weather gets more favorable.
 In regard to the inspection law against the payment of which fees one s. S. Ackers. Flagstaff butcher, pro- tested, and which case was appealed to the district court, it may be well for cattlemen as well as butchers 10 remember that the law is considered goo1; three prominent buthers of Tue son tested this matter in the district court and they are now all paying the fees as laid down in the statute. This is pretty good evidence that the law is considered as good, and is so regard ed by our dges.--Stockman.
 United States Marshal Morrell Sat- urday night brought P. J. V. Burdon to the county jail from Williams. Burdon was convicted in Justice John ston's court of striking Hattie Britton, a waitress in Mrs. Burdon's boarding house. It is said that Burdon's arrest saved him nice winter coat of tar feathers. He is accused of having no reasonable excuse for being alive, ex cept for the imaginary contract he had to drink up all the whisky in Williams. New Years he indulged in an orgie of respectable size and while bordering on hysteria he interrupted the turkey ceremonies, and the boarders eked out a summary vengeance by dropping him head first in stagnant pool.
 A. J. Howell, of Tonto Basin, stopp- ed over in Phoenix yesterday and took last nights train for Tucson. During the past summer MT. Howell eXperi- mented with Missouri yellow corn. He raised fifty bushels to the acre. Five ears sheled out three pounds of solid kernels. By feeding the corn to hogs he was able to fry out 75 pounds of prime lard from each porker, and had the spare ribs, chops and hams besides. The lard sells at IS to 20 cents per pound in Tonto. Mir. How ell proposes next year to devote him. self to alfalfa, corn, pumpkins, squash es and hogs. One month on Missouri corn as grown in Tonto Basin will render any hog extremely proud of his or her personality. ty.-Gazette.
 AFTER MANY YEARS.