Arizona republican., 1896-12-30
ARIZONA AT LARGE.
Matters of Interest Gathered From
 the Territory.

The merchants of Kingman did splendid business during the past week with the interior of the county.
 Fred G. Hughes of Tucson is an as pirant for president of the legislative council, says the JournalMiner.
 Ed Montrose of kingman is prepar- ing to erect building at Coyote Holes for the accommodation of teamsters.
 It is rumored that a great many cat tie stealing cases will be investigated by the grand jury of Mohave county at this session of court.
 The Tucson Building and Loan as sociation has just secured a loan of S10,000 from the Consolidated National bank of Tucson for the purpose of pay ing off it's first series of stock, which has just matured.
 Justice Brisley of Prescott com pleted the examination of James Hughes Saturday morning, on charge of killing a Mexican at Big Bug, and held him under y$1 900 bonds to appear before the grand jury.
 MT. and Mrs. Wm. Ladd from Traer, Tama county, Iowa, are spending the week with Mr. and Mrs. Niels Peter son at their elegant home south of Tempe. The guests are delighted with the Arizona climate.-Tempe News
 They served such a good dinner at the Hotel Burke in Prescott, Christmas day, according to the Journal-Miner, that the dining room was crowded for c a in this which ought to appeal to the astute proprietors. Q;
 A carload of canaigre, says the Journal-Miner, passed through Pres colt yesterday en route from the Salt River valley to Liverpool. It goes via Galveston, Texas This is the first carload of this plant which has been shipped this season.
 The Star regrets to see that the press comments touching the irrigation con- gress are of a rather disparaging na- ture, most of which are to the effect that it was failure. The general inn pression in this region of the country was that it was a blooming success Tucson Star.
 Prescott newspapers are advertising for Bert Ruple who was last heard from in Jerome several months ago. The inquiry is made at the request of his mother who lives at Cleveland, Ohio. Ruple lived in and about Phoe- nix for several years and was by turns stenographer, newspaper reporter and miner.
 Many of the San Pedro cattlemen in the vicinity of Nogales have sold, getting $10 for yearlings, SIS for two year-olds, and $16 for three-year-ol About half of the cattle went at that price, and since then prices have ad- vanced one dollar all around. Those who have not sold are still holding, anticipating further advance Of at least one dollar per head all around.
 The Oasis warns the citizens of No gales that unless the members of the local militia company evince greater interest and attend weekly drills, the arms and equipments will be sent to Flagstaff or Bisbee, both of which places want them, and the company mustered out Adjutant General Schwartz will visit Nogales about the first of the year and decide the mat ter.
 The session of the irrigation con gross just ended was productive of much good to Phoenix and the terri tory at large. Arizona should follow up the subject with a mass of adver- Using matter to be distributed throughout the snow-clad and frozen north. Views of our sunny land would cause thousands of people to come south where snow and ice are rarity. -Mohave County Miner.
 The Kingman Mineral Wealth tells of the cure of a man in that county from the effect of a wound, by the use of a remedy recommended by an In- dian. It was the opinion of the doc tors that amputation of the arm was necessary The remedy suggested by the Indian was a poultice of pinon gum and lard. The Indian says it is good in cases of felon, blood poison, etc., and he never knew it to fail to cure.
 On Saturday night a loose horse grazing in the yard back of the Russ house had a miraculous escape from death, says the Tucson Citizen. There is an old well in the yard, broad and sixty feet deep. It had a covering, not the very strongest, however, and the horse in his meanderings, stepped upon it. Down he went, nor halted until he struck bottom. He was dis covered in his unfortunate predica- ment, and a bridge crew from the s. P. yards came to his assistance with der rick, ropes and pulleys. In a short time they succeeded in landing the horse safely upon the surface of the earth, and found that his only injury consisted of a slight abrasion above