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The board added to this total an as
sessment Of $1O,s20 for cars owned by
the Burton Stock Car company for stock
cars leased and operated on the M. and
p. and s. r. Valley railroad. The board
added 40 per cent to the value Of land in
Yuma county.
Horses in Pima and Cochise counties
were raised 10 per cent.-Phoenix Ga
zette.
While the thunderstorm was in pro-
gress Tuesday evening. there was a won
derful display of electrical effects, says
the Citizen of Tucson. A bolt from the
clouds struck the roof of E. L. Wetmore's
house, but owing to the dampness of the
roof and the falling rain, serious fire
was averted. There was a smoldering
fire, however, which was speedily extin-
guished when discovered. Leaning
against the house outside was a pole,
upon the end Of which was about eight
cen inches Of telegraph wire, which had
been bent into hook shape, and which
had been used by the boys for the pur-
pose of securing sahuaro fruit After
playing around on the roof of the house
for awhile the hoH I'll
the wire and pole, leaving it at the win
dow and entering the house. Mrs. Wet
more was sitting in her chair sewing
and Immediately behind her was
dcuble-barreled shotgun leaning against
the wall. Suddenly q ball Of fire, ap-
parently about six inches in diameter
appeared directly in front Of her and, af-
ter remaining stationary for an instant
exploded, and little strings Of fire darted
In every direction. Mrs. Wetmore was
struck on the breast with a portion of
the fire, and it followed down her body
almost to her feet. She was thrown
from the chair on to the fiooor, and the
frightened children, who were in the
room with her. at once began dashing
water into her face and upon her body
she was unable to arise without assist
ance. The shock was quite severe but
IS not dangerous. She has partially re-
covered from the effects today and win.
doubtless, soon be all right
WORD was received in Prescott Tues
day.. says the Courier, that John Healy.
aged about 40 years, had committed
suicide at Congress station, at a. m.
August Is, by shooting himself through
the head. He had been drinking heav-
lily. He was a brother of f. A. Healy. a
railroad man we'll remembered in Pres
cott. 1t Is stated that John Healy left
his room in the night, entered the rail-
road office through a window and took
the agents pistol from a drawer and
was seen going out of the railroad office
about a. M. This was the last seen Of
MIN alive. The next morning the lodg-
ing house keeper found him dead in bed
with bullet hole through the back of
his head. Deceased was miner by oc-
cupation. Burial was had at Congress
Junction Tuesday afternoon.
The mass meeting at the rooms of the
Bryan Free Silver club Tuesday evening
was addressed by Hon. John G. Camp
bell, Dennis Burke and Capt. Anderson,
all patriotic free silver takers. There
was large and enthusiastic attend
ance. At the conclusion of Capt Ander-
sons speech the mass meeting adjourn
ed and the Bryan Free Silver club held
its regular session, during which Dan
Dwyer made a really neritorious
speech, his first attempt, in support of
a resolution to raise Bryan fund to be
sent east. Mr.. Dwyer dwelt on the fact
that the twelve Republican votes
which it took to make six" in the st.
Louis convention, all went against Ari-
zona and free silver, while Arizona's six
votes in the Chicago convention went
solid for free silver.-Prescott Courier.
Apache county is about to increase
her agricultural area. The people are
preparing to build a new reservoir
about six miles above st. Johns, on the
Little Colorado river. The dam will be
Of sandstone, about fifty feet high and
about one hundred feet long. The ca
pacity of the reservoir Is estimated at
from 10000 to $1,000 cubic feet. This will
reclaim about 1900 acres Of choice
farming land and add materially to the
wealth of this county and make St.
Johns the center of one of the most pros
porous agricultural communities in Ari-
zona.
JoTTINGs.
Gov. Franklin left Phoenix Tuesday
night for ten days sojourn in Cali
fornia.
Mrs. Robson, widow Of the murdered
Frank Robson, with her little boy and
her sister, Mrs. Hill, passed through
Tucson Tuesday en- route to Mesa City,
the home Of her parents.
Frank M. Murphy, president of the s..
F., p. and p, will arrive in Prescott to-
day from Chicago, after an absence of
many weeks. Although not in Arizona,
Mr.. Murphy has not been idle, and this
may soon be evidenced by the extension
of his line to the south, making it a
through line to the sea.-Gazette.
Frank Brownell Of Mammoth, one of
the leading Populists of Pinal county,
left on Wednesdays train for Racine,
Wis, his old home. He has been sum-
moned there as a witness in an import.
ant lawsuit, and does not know how
long he will be gone.
Hon. Dennis A. Burke of the Hotel
Burke. Prescott, announces himself as
candidate for the office of county treas
urer, subject to the action of the county
Democratic nominating convention of
Tavapaf county. w. w. Rose of Prescott
Is also candidate for the same Office
Chas. Rogers, a young man who late.
ly arrived from Prescott, was arrested
on suspicion of being one of the Prescott
postoffice robbers He was quickly re
leased, however, as a telegram from
Prescott stated that he was in nowise
mplicated.-Arizona Republican
Frank Baxter, mayor of Aqua Caliente,
arrived In Phoenix Tuesday on a bust
ness visit. Frank is candidate fo-
nomination for probate Judge on the
Democratic ticket. Mr. Baxter held that
office four years and made the best and
ablest school superintendent and pro-
bate judge this county ever had, and we
predict his nomination and election
without much opposition.-Phoenix Ga