Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1896-06-18
Territorial Items.
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Henry Whittock, boy of ID, shot and
instantly killed himself at Mammoth
last Friday afternoon. He was the
ssepson of E. F.. Putnam, bookkeepsr
Tor e w. Ohilds. No one knows how
the shooting occurred, but was doubt
less accidental The boy was alone in 8
room at his home. His mother in az
adjoining room heard the discharge of
revolver. When she entered the room
her son was already dead The ball
nad entered the left breast or side and
had passed nearly through the body.
Col. j. A. Zsbriskie, one of the dele
gates 30 the ST. Louis convention, left
last night for Maricope, where be will
meet other mem bers of the Territorial
delegation from Phoenix They will
pass rough Tucson this morning on
their wsy direct to st. Lo1is md will
arrive there next Sunday. On the
morning of Wednesday, the 18th, there
will be a meeting of the delegation of
Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma. Or
the evening of the same day there will
be a general meeting of delegates from
western states and territories for the
purpose of solidifying all western in
erests.
YAvAPIA.
Prescott Courier:
Alex Duff, John Burns and Mr.. Hat
field have a large deposit CT iron ore
located short distance below Verde
Junction The ore ruus q very high
percentages 10 iron with some aluminium
and is said to be the same character OF
ore from which the best grades of stee
are made. The ore when ground up
and mixed with oil, makes fair quality
OF red paint Several houses at 5he
Junction have been painted with it,and
the effect is very good
Journal Miner:
The grading for the Congress rLilroad
is completed up to the mill, and they
expect to have the track Completed to
the compapy's store this week. They
are at work now grading four switch
backs, about 1900 feet in length each, to
get up to the upper hoist, which is $50
feet higher than the store. TIE grade
of these switch bscke is four per cent
The name of the newly elected priuci-
pal of the public schools IS a j.
Matthews, and he halls from Rock
Springs, Wyoming Mss Ruth Ope-
dyke, of Marion, Ohio, has been elected
in place o. Miss Baker.
A very pleasant little social dance
was given at Whipple last evening in
honor of Miss Martha Gage, of Tempe,
who is visiting her uncle and aunt, Mr.
and Mrs. E B. Gage, of Prescott. Miss
Gage expects to leave shortly for Fort
Apache for a visit.
Expert Stearns hes commenced his
work of exporting the books OF the
Supervisors Office.
CoCHIsE.
Tombstone Prospector:
Probably the largest shipment of cat
tle ever made at one time from Nogslee
will take place in the next day or two.
O. Ramirez & Co. are expecting a con
signment of 1000 head from the Altar
district, and they will probably arrive
and be passed over she line tomorrow
They will be shipped to points in Kan
sas. Ooe hundred cars viii be required
for their transportation. The Nogalee
yard is already fullzof cattle cars.
The new snelter at. Magdalene is run-
ming steadily and turning out bullion
The whole surrounding country is feel
ing the benefit of the market creating
by the smeIter right at their doors.
NAVAJO.
Hclbroob Argus:
By the way we respectfully and diff
ferentially ask the Judge of this dis
trict why his srpointeee do not reside
at the county-seat," as they unquestion
ably should so do? Democrats no doubt
feel exceedingly proud; yea, even to al
hilarious degree, over certain of his ap-
pointments, as feeling so confident they
were made without reference to any
political bearing and were solely in ths
public interest. Yee,very, very MULCH
So,
One hundred cars were loaded witt
cattle at this point and we're shipped
eastward since our last Issue.
II il required an annual outlay OF
300 90 to insure a family against any