The herald., 1896-08-14

from the country able letters on the
question of the hour; letters which would
reflect credit on men of letters, or men
whose occupation it is to deal with such
questions.
1t is learned that the lands contained
in the abandoned Fort Lowell military
reservation will not be advertised for
sale, as are the lands of Crittenden and
old Fort Grant reservations, as the area
IS too large to come within the provis-
ions of the law, which applies only to
such as contain 5000 acres or less.
The board of supervisors of Maricopa
county has decided to adopt local or me-
rldian time for the court house clock in
Phoenix, and of course the city will be
| governed by the change This will make
PhoenlX clocks one-half hour faster than
the present or San Francisco time on
winch the court house clock now runs,
anu one-half hour slower than s. F. p.
q +. time. The change will go into ef-
lect Monday morning, August II.
The agricultural experiment station
CT CT the University of Arizona, located at
tucson, is now distributing another bull
ietn in which are set forth
lurther facts respecting the
new and importsnat ndustry-canaigre.
1t Is simple pamphlet of thirty-five
pages and contains a half-dozen repro
auctions of photographs of canaiere
pants and roots, showing faithfully the
habit Of growth and character of the
roots, Prof: Robert II. Forbes. tho
eieiilist OF the station, is the author of
the bulletin, which deals more particu-
iarly with the chemical side of the oues-
Ion aithough some space is given 10
botanical description. habitat and chi
tural methods All who are Interested
III TINS important plant will want this
new bulletin, which will be sent gratis
inn f1+ a.. 81
or OF the station, as above.
All Northern Arizona. says the Phoe
nix Gazette. If not prosperous sbou1d
pe uecluedly SO. The copious rains thar
nave fallen the past month have causad
iu%urlous growth of grass on which
cattle and sheep are fattening. The
miners nave now abundance of wate,-
~, 1pl al mining and milling purposes. and
.nose industries are being actively mr.
o.e oueq, NeW developments, by way Of rich
ore round, are OF daily occurrence W;th
tle new impetus that will he eiya, -
snNer inning by the almost certain cleo
,ioil OF Bryan, we may look for a revival
Oh the lively mining days of old.
n. >. Ramer one of the most extern
slVe cattle dealers of Central Ar,zora
arrived yesterday from his ranch -,
Northern Gila county His nurchasas
II. tnis county the past season a gprepo+
gu IooOo head and he is now contract
ING Tor cattle for delivery at Holhroot
rex, neXt May, having already bought the
SIMPSON and Blevins brands. He is in
ond .me iiaihet ;I Tor steers and stock cattle.
ana Is Offering $40 a head ali aro,1nd
ne says the ranges in Gila county never
iookeu better than at present and stock
Oh an kinds is in good condition.-Silver
Belt. silver
Mrs. James Scott, wife of Sheriff Scott
~ 1tpache county, arrived in Phoenix
Monday. accomp knied by a female insans
patent: Mrs. Scott travelled seventy
nVe miles on the stage before reachinr
the railroad, and during the time heav1,
transforms blocked the transit, causing
ner 10 spend two nights without sleen
nut me piucky Little woman landed her
a.ieiI ~ saIely at the asylum, much to
tne surprise of Or. Hughes, who apprs
clated the difficulties attending s,1ch !.
.Iip Inc little wife of the efficient sher-
III OF our neighboring county is as brave
as she is ef1cient, and the Gazette CON
graduates her upon the success of her
great undertaking. Gazette.
| Rev. c. p. Wilson of Tucson will, law,
| thls week for a two weeks visit with bis
Iaihliy at POMONA Cal, and Will then
return to, o,attend the annual conference
70 pe neld in Phoenix. Rev. Wilson has
peeii the pastor of the Methodist church
III tnls city for three years and has in
every way been acceptable to his church
ana this community. to all OF whom ha
mas endeared himself by his ardrous
intelligent zeal in his chosen profession
rev ministers are more earnest and
sei-sacrihcing than Rev. Wilson. and
IL is the sincere desire of the membership
OF ms congregation and this community
at large that he be returned to rs for
another year.-Arizona Star.
On prominent street in Phoenix
says the Gazette. a crowd gathered a.,
'front.' OF certain house the other day.
.,aN .,es ing thelr attention attracted by a
piece or statuary that lay on a bed bv
an open window. The form was that
or a perfectly naked woman. while the
posture was probably the usual one for
beauty and innocence asleep. Among
the group was A. j. Porterie who was
admlring the work of art, which he
claimed none but an Italian could have
executed, when, to the surprise of ali
and the bushes of not a few. an arm
was seen to drop from its position and
III an instant the piece of statuary was
sitting up in bed. Joe yelled to pull down
the blinds to prevent blockading the
street with curious spectators, and the
statue promptly complied.
OF Personal Interest
Mrs Ingra2 of Tucson left Monday
night to visit her mother Mrs. Driscoil.
in Los Angeles.
The matrimonial knot was tied on
Monday morning at Tucson by Judge
Scott uniting Kid Murphy, the light
weight pugilist and Miss Lizzie Ferris
of Silver City, New Mexico.
Michael Cannon. a blacksmith lately
employed at the Nulture mine, was
found dead in bed Monday morning at
a lodging house in Phoenix Heart fall
ure superinduced by excessive heat was
the cause.
Frank La Mar and wife of Phoenix on
Monday celebrated the twelfth anniver-
sary of their welded life The lady re-
ceived among other presents, a beauti~
full gold ring, sent by her husbands
mother, who resides in Pennsylvania
George F. Scholefield is in the city
from the st. Helena ranch in the Santa
Ritas. He reports that since June 25th
over ten inches of rain have fallen on
the ranch, and the same amount at the
Empire ranch. These measurements
We're made with government guages.--
Tucson Citizen.
Announcement of the marriage of
Aaron r. Edwards and Miss Amy B.
Kelly, says the Arizona Citizen, will
n tl,fI Lose 1,A ,.r,e1 l,1s~.