Arizona republican., 1896-01-03
ALL OVER TIE TERRITORY News Culled From Vari-
 OuS Sources. : What the Prominent People
 Are Doing. Their Movements and InVeStn ents Personal and General
 Territorial News.

Prescott JournalMiner: Deputy
 Sheriff Ben Rybon has returned from
 Lynx creek where he went to arrest
 the man named IBowles, who is ac-
 cused of hitting Pesnell on the head
 with a Winchester on Christmas after
 noon It is stated that Bowles re-
 mained there for day and a half after
 delivering the terrible blow and that
 on learning that his victim was still
 unconscious he left the creek. It is
 also alleged that he took his departure
 without leaving even a stick of wood
 for his family, leaving a sick child that
 has since died. When Deputy Rybon
 arrived there and found that Bowles
 had left he remained and assisted at
 the burial of his child. Pesnell is
 gradually recovering consciousness
 and hopes are entertained for his re-
 covery. The stock of the Winchester
 rifle was broken, so terrific was the
 blow inflicted on him.
 Globe Silver Belt: George T. Peter,
 of Lower Tonto, is spending few days
 in town with his friends He has the
 rare faculty of always making him.
 S6ll dSI t0dUlC, dlu lOSdl uCu do OuS
 of Gila county's most substantial citi-
 zens. MT. Peter is a large cattle owner
 and he reports that the live stock in
 terest in his section is enjoying a prosperous season.
 Gobe Silver Belt: E. F. Kellner left last Sunday for Phoenix to arrange for the shipment of 100 head of mules to New Orleans. He will accompany the shipment The mules are large, fine animals, and were raised on MT. Kell- ner's ranch near Phoenix.
 Globe Silver Belt: On Monday, a petition to the board of supervisors, to | appoint quarantine officers as a pre- caution against the spread of dipth- ] eria, was circulated and generally l sighed by taxpayers. A partial quar- l antine was already in force, with Dr. T. S., Collins as health officer, assisted | by Herbert Pratt, but the authority of the supervisors was deemed necessary 1 to enforce it. The petition was favor ably acted upon by Chairman of the Board B. H. Cook, and since Monday strict quarantine has been enforced, with Herbert Pratt and Frank Johnson as patrol guards. No new cases have developed this week and the disease is confined to two families
 Prescott Journal4Miner:: "Nigger Ben,' he who has left an inheritance for this and generations to come to rustic" for in the shape of a mountain of gold said to be covered up some ioT- ;oI, ;1 l said to lay gracefully in the shade the wealth of Fl Dorado, died in Prescott in '65, and strange as it may seem, the story which he is said to be the author of and which prospectors to this day ! persist in trying to solve in a vain at tempt, first came to the surface in '68
 Prescott Journal-Miner: Pauline Weaver, after whom Weaver district C was named, is said to have been the I first white man to tread on Prescott soil. He followed placer mining if the yield was big enough, and became r identified with the Indians more close \ ly than any white man ever did or ever ' will for that matter. He and printer U were killed however, by mistake by them in 1865, on the trail that passed : over the Copper Basin range, and on 2 his person it is said there was at the l, time over $500 in placer dust. The r printer of course, was broke c
 Border Vidette: Phoenix men came to the front at the Tucson bi- cycle races. Her ball nine recently laid Los Angeles low, and then Com oany B, in the competition shoot, out classed Company 0, of Tempe. We also notice that watermelons were on sale there Christmas day. We would l not be surprised if Phoenix's head V should grow giddy over her record Of brilliant successes.
 Tucson Star: The great event of he season will be the bail of the Oriental Order of Humility tonight Neither pains nor expense have been $ spared ln the arrangement of this estivity and though the attendance VIII be limited by carefully scrutinized invitations, the invitation committee re las been as generous as the area of the ch zig Armory hall would allow. There = s only one point on which prospective ,uests have been apprehensive and the ecent cold snap is responsible for the They want to know if he hall will be comfortably warm. 1his has been attended to so that mo- 'ody will suffer from anything but yer enjoyment
 Sulphur Valley News: The s. P. ailroad ought to make money this Tinter. business is above the average Sa nd all sorts of economy is being tf racticed. Five hundred men were , 9ft out of the shops in Sacramento last Zeek and 9 considerable c11t in the =