Arizona republican., 1896-11-26

| Mike Rice, formerly newspaper man, an eX-clerk in the legislature of this territory and now clerk of the board of supervisors and office deputy under Sheriff Wight of Graham county came in last evening on the M. &sP special. His trip here is merely oN 8 social nat9Te-to < meet and shake hands witt-his numerous friends in | this city:yMike claims that he is re- sponsible foF Mark Smiths large ma jority in Graham. .s'
 Gilbert s. Ferguson is the only rep resentative from the north that joined the Phoenix gang of experts that went | to Tucson last night Gil is one of the brightest and most genial fellows out of the Bradshaw noun tains. He is miner, and a successful one; he owned the Jersey Lily mine which he recently disposed of for quite a neat sum. He is a member of the Prescott Gun club and in that capacity he goes to Tucson to compete for the diamond-jeweled badge.
 Councilman Frank Munson is home from Randsburg, says the Los Angeles Record. He reports the camp the greatest he ever saw and says strikes are being made daily. Tt is better than South Africa" says Munson, ''and poor mans country entirely. A butcher from Colton, who knew abso- lutly nothing concerning mining, has dug hole in the ground and has found more gold than he ever dreamed of in his life. And there are others"
 Fort Whipple is coming along in the arts of higher civilization with two football teams-one under the generalship of Lieutenant Shutland and the other be- Prescott also has team in good prac- tice, and as there are two similar or ganizations in this city, the idea of a midwinter football tournament at Phoenix has been advanced, and seems to meet with popular approval. The holidays have been mentioned as timely date
 D. B. Robinson, president of the St. Louis & San Francisco railroad, and number of his friends are expected in Arizona between the dates of De- cember 1 and 15. During their visit the party will be the guests of MT. F. M. Murphy, president of the Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix road Being rec ognized as a loyal friend of the terri tory, always ready to advance it's in- terests, MT. Robinson's visit at this time will be regarded as having some significance in connection with pro- posed new railroad extensions and ad- ditional facilities in that line. Many people in Arizona will be glad to meet him again.
 Congressman George E. White and Congressional Delegate N O. Murphy are guests of the Hotel Nadeau in Los Angeles. The Herald in describing Congressman White, says: Congress man White is not lawyer, as his gen. eral appearance would lead one to be- lieve. He is business man and counts his dollars by the million. Twenty-Five or thirty years ago he was piling lumber in lumber yard at Chicago, receiving $50 monthly for his work. Now he is one of the lumber kings of the middle western states. He has held many important elective po- sitions, besides having served several terms in congress-
 THANKSGIVING AT THE FORD.
 Elaborate preparations have been made by Mrs. Lee of the Ford hotel for the Thanksgiving dinner, which will be served from 5:30 until s o'clock this evening. Here is the menu, which speaks for itself:
 Oyster Stew
 Olives. India Relish.
 Fillet of Beef With Mushrooms. Zinfandel.
 Roast Sucking Pig, Apple Sauce. Roast Turkey, Cranberry Jelly. Fresh Lobster Salad,
 Mayonnaise Dressing. 3A VEGETABLES.
 New Potatoes in Cream.
 Sugar Corn. String Beans DESSERT.
 Pumpkin Pie. Tutti Fruit Ice Cream.
 English Plum Pudding, Brandy Sauce Fruit Cake. Nuts. Raisins Cafe Noir.