Arizona republican., 1896-03-07

m0meIer dropped to degrees aOOVe zero last night, being within two de grees of the coldest weather experi- enced this winter. The snowfall dur ing the recent storm according to the official record taken at Whipple, amounted to 3-5 inches
 A number of tourists who have been enjoying the winter climate of Phoe- nix left last week for southern Califor- mia ito stay for while at Riverside and Redlands. Their letters of regret from the SHOWS of their habitat are almost distressing and all wish them selves back in Arizona.
 The annual spring roundup of Tonto Basin will start early in April, as the SnoWs and rains of the past week have insured the best of feed by that time Not a third as many cattle are now in Tonto Basin as before the great years of drouth and now the cattleman is progressing toward wealth in a man her that reminds him of old times.
 lDr. Weeks, the Second avenue phy- 'sician, leaves next Sunday for Mesa and Bisbee. During the doctors stay in Phoenix he has made many warm
 
 way. His patients uniformly speak of him in the highest terms, while his business dealings with all have proved entirely satisfactory.
 Glendale is advancing rapidly in population and importance. Yester- day a dozen Dunkard families were added to the colony and more are on the way. All appear prosperous and no better tiled farms or orchards are in the valley than are to be found in Glendale. The Dunkard is almost without exception as good citizen as can be found, industrious and honest.
 The region lying down Salt river near the mouth of the Agua Fria is now undergoing improvements. There has settled a colony of Dunkards from Glendale who irrigate their lands from the underf1ow of the Agua Fria and from wells. This country will be cov- cred by the Orange Belt canal or by the Agua Fria or Rio Verde canals Still the farmers are not complaining with surface water within twelve feet.
 Morgan & Howe, the new grocery firm, yesterday received a car load of the famous Pillsbury four direct from the mills in Minneapolis. There is no staple commodity in the country so well advertised or so generally used as this particular brand of four and Morgan & Howe have made a decided drive in securing the agency which was rendered them by J. B. Birdsall, the commission man who represents the PiHsburys in this territory.
 Holbrook Argus: Joseph Patterson and wife of St. Johns returned the fore part of the week from visiting the great carnival at Phoenix. He says everybody was well pleased with the entertainment. J. T. Leseur and wife of St. Johns, after spending very pleasant time in the garden spot of Arizona, returned here last Sunday en route for their home They speak of having a splendid outing and are full of good words for ye Phoenicians.
 Sulphur Valley News: Joseph Cas- sidy, an old and respected citizen of the Aravaipa canyon, died at Fort Grant last week. MT. Cassidy left his property, consisting of cash and cat tie, to be used in founding hospital in the Aravaipa canyon. H. H. Mor- gan of Willcox has been notified that he has been appointed executor of che estate. Hon. Burt Dunlap, Hon. w. c. Bridwell and A. G. McCorkle are the trustees. The will will be probat- ed March IA.
 Williams News: The A. & P. com pany have decided to build a cool weather annex to the tent hotel at the Grand canyon. The structure will be of logs to carry out the sylvan suggest iveness of the scene, and the dimen- sions are set down as 32x40 There will be a we'll stocked library for the accommodation of tourists, and the building will be ceiled inside. Not only will this innovation add to the attraotiveness of the surroundings, but it will be comfortable shelter for travellers when the weather happens to be off color. J. w. Thurber, the stage man, has the building contract
 Tucson Star: The business of steal ing bicycles is developing into a great Tucson industry. Within a few weeks three valuable wheels have been boldly stolen from in front of houses where their owners had left them only a few minutes before. The work was so skillfully done that not a clue has been obtained. It used to be believed that it was impossible to steal a bicy- cle and get away with it. Wheelmen in all towns constitute a sort of broth erhood for the detection of thieves and then bicycle may be so accurate ly described and so easily identified. It is beginning to be suspected now that the business here has been re- duced to system; that the wheels are taken to some one place in town, boxed and shipped to some point not reached by a description of the miss 1 ing wheel