Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1896-07-01

\ very small cloud came up oyel Prescott between 10 and II o'clock to-day and hung over 1t until quite a downfall of rain was discharged lt was the heaviest rain experienced hero Tor months. but was not oi sufficient extent to be of very great benefit to vegetation although II laid the dust etfectUally.
 Truly, Arizona IS indeed q country full of wonders. Over at Kingman, in Mohave county, the suns heat is So intense it evAporates water sO rapidly as Ia cause the VapoT to fall tO the earth in beautiful snow cTyS- tals Here ln Holbrook our wells are from sixteen tO thirty feet in depth, and water can be found in plenty anywhere you may dig for it. However, there is very singular peouliarity about our water; it tastes badly-it tastes like ink-when the wind blows strongly from the south. west. Al all other times the water is excelleut.-H HolbrOOk Argus.
 Deputy Sheriff Munds returned last night from kingman, having in custody Angelo Sanchez, who is charged with the theft If Captain C. W. Anderson'S fine big black horse. Before he was arrested he had disposed ot the horse at King man for S2O. and had spent all the money. The bUrkskin horse, which be rode into Prescott, before steal ing Captain AndersOn's horse, he sold for SlO lie claims to have purchased this animal, but the oth- cers think IL was stolen in the Santa Maria country. Sanchez was impli- cated in fight some time since, the officers say, ou Lynx creek, and was sent to the county jail for twenty five days in default ot the payment of a fue, but attey being in there few days, he paid his fine aud was released.
 From tho Press and Printer we clip the following: A country town newspaper publisher, who had been looking in vain for delinquent sub scFibers to pay up, wrote the follow ing: The editor sat m his office cold, whence all but him had fled; but he VI. ned that every last dead beat was n his gTave-stone dead. His mind hen wandered far away, to the time when he should die, and his loyal editorial soul go scooting to ths sky; when he'd roam the fields of paradise, and sail OCT jasper seas, and ali things glorious would combine, his every sense to please. He thought how then he'd look across the great gulf dark and drear, that yawned between this happy soul and those who swindlSd here; and when for water they should call. and in agony they'd cNper, he'd shout to them, Just m >isten yCur tongue with the due that's on your paper.
 E. A. Doe, the Flagstaff attorney, is in town on legal business.
 Mrs. Geo. V. Gage of Tempe, is visiting Mir. and Mrs. E. B. Gage.
 Rev. C. L. Pearson is sick and will be unaoIe to preach tomorrow.
 Mrs. W. C. Potts and her daugh- ter Queenie have gone to California for a visit
 F. ,. Doolittls, of Los Angeles, representing the Saginaw Lumber company, of Williams, Is in town.
 Ms W. V. ClAypool and her sis ter, Miss Bladdy. have gone out 10 Curtis to visit Mrs. James Douglass.
 Martin Rust returned yesterday from a ten months visit to his na- tive countTy, Switzerland. IL was his first visit there in nineteen years and he says that great changes have taken place n that time. He went out today to his Ash Cheek station.