Arizona republican., 1896-12-04
TERRITORIAL NEWS NUGGETS.

w. P. Mcclure of Thatcher was seriously injured last week by the fall ing of derrick which was employed in loading baled hay. At last ac- counts his condition was much i'm proved.
 An American engaged in stock raising in Sonora county recently in formed the writer that seventy-five per cent of the cattle in Chihuahua and Sonora are owned by Americans. As a large proportion are also op- erated by American capital it looks as if our government should purchase the two states mentioned.-Willcox News
 The Knights of Pythias of King man are preparing for grand ball Christmas eve.
 It is rumored that handsome new two story opera house will be erected in Kingman this winter.
 There is an excellent supply of ven- fson in the Tucson market at present. National aid will be asked for the big Butte reservoir to be located on the Gila. If secured and the dam is built it will be the largest artificial lake in the world It will back up the water for twenty miles and irrigate a whole county.
 Calves and yearlings have made a re- markable growth in Graham county this year. ". A. Fiege of Russell vile, recently killed a yearling which dressed $50 pounds. The hind quar- ters weighed ninety-four pounds each. The regular quarterly teachers ex- animation in Graham county will con- mence at g o'clock the first Monday in December, at Solomonville and con- tinue two days.
 Colonel Lawton, inspector of the United States army, visited San Carlos last week.
 A report says that Kansas parties offer to contract for all the yearling steers in Sulphur Springs valley and Aravaipa canyon at $10 per head spring delivery.
 Graham county is clamoring for a sugar factory. The soil of that fav- ored section is admirably adapted tc the cultivation of sugar beets and nc doubt the product would be an insti tuition widespreading in it's benefits.
 It is time for some one to capture the water in some of the canyons o1 Mt. Graham and pipe it to the valley for domestic purposes. It can be con. fined and piped from one end of the valley to the other, and would pay z big dividend on the capital invested Graham Guardian.
 The papers are on file in the sur veyor-general's office in application for Buckley O'Neill ct al, for patent fol a group of eleven onyx claims near Prescott.
 A cowboy named Purman, generally known by the name of Duchy, was arrested recently near Hachita charged with being an accessory to the crimes committed by the bandits When ar rested he had horse packed witf supplies which it is supposed he wal taking to the robbers. He had or more than enc occasion sent the off cers on wrong trail by giving fals' information.
 Mrs. Clara A. Bagley, aged II years died in Williamson valley today De ceased was a native of Arizona fo several years.
 Flagstaff's famous red sandston quarries will shut down for the winte next week These quarries are tn greatest in existence and are inex haustible The Democrat says ther is stone enough in them to rebuil every structure in the Union. Ship ments of this beautifully colore building stone are made to all part of the United States, Chicago and S Louis being large buyers.
 It is an i'll wind that blows nobod good. The ancient sons of Papag must be familiar with this old saw, fC upon the slightest approach of col snap they sit back upon their wago loads of wood, which they offer fC sale, and with all the dignity of co baron, inform you that the price hi advanced some 100 per cent on accOul of the fact that it is heap cold" An the worst of it is they don't care darn if you plead, with teeth chatte ing, that you can't stand the rais They have the winning hand and yC cant see the cards unless you call ar put up-Tucson Citizen.