Arizona republican., 1896-12-31

eritt, superintendent of Apache county, filed their bonds at St. Johns last week, preparatory to assuming their official duties January 1.
 Arizona Republicans who are trying to get into office under the Mckinley administration, are incidentally get ting into each others wool. Go it boys.-Graham County Bulletin.
 A Los Angeles paper says that Geo. Cooler, an Arizona pioneer and early day exterminator of Indians, is re- counting his stirring adventures at the United States hotel in that city.
 Information is to the effect that the Washington government is favorably considering the construction of the Butte reservoir for the benefit of the Maricopa and Pima Indian reservation.
 Prof. Willard of Tombstone, who started for Phoenix, was suddenly taken ill at Benson and returned home, thus being compelled to forego the pleasure of attending the teachers institute.
 Joseph Udall and Stansell Greer of Springerville were in St. Johns Satur day, making final report and closing up the estate of A. V. Greer, deceased, before the probate court. Messrs. Udall and Greer were the administrat OrS.
 MT Clinton Smith, well known cattle buyer, was in Tombstone few days ago. He has made contracts with nearly all the cattlemen on the river for delivery to be made from May 1st to June 20th. The prices paid are $10, SIS and $16.
 The St. Johns Herald and the Ora ham County Bulletin both advocate the settlement of the dispute as to the boundary line between Apache and Graham counties, and the matter will probably be taken up by the supervis- ors of the counties.-Sulphur Valley News.
 The funeral of H. H. Kimball was held at Tombstone last week. The deceased was one of the pioneers of the county and was stationed at the Huachuca reservoir in the mountains since the first work of construction | of apoplexy.
 The Southern Pacific is to reduce the running time of it's fast freight line by at least twenty-four hours between San Francisco and New York. It is said that ten hours will be taken from the time schedule between San Fran cisco and Ell PasO, and the same reduc- r Io bot and New York.
 At the last meeting of the Woman's club of Prescott Mrs. R. c. Woodruff read paper on ''The Life of Savon- erola." She also read paper, pre- pared by Mrs. w. F. Staunton of Con gress, who was unable to attend, on ''Florentine Art" Mrs. R. R. Cole man gave a reading from Ramola The club discussed at considerable length the question of free library. According to the News there are 8 number of strangers in Tempe at the present time, and many would make it their home during the winter sea | son if hotel accommodations could be had. This will be obviated, however before another winter. The Tempe Land and Improvement company have about completed all details for the ele
 gant new brick three-story building contemplated by it for some time.
 Some miscreant, says the St. John!
 Herald, recently poisoned severa
 horses belonging to different parties in the corral of A. & B. Schuster, Hol
 brook. It is also said several othe
 horses which ate of the poisoned feed died on the road The Messrs. Schus ter offer a reward of S250 for the ar
 rest and conviction of the perpetrator
 of the outrage. The officers of tn
 freighters' union also offer a reWar'
 of $75 for the apprehension of the cul prits.
 The Sonora railway will increase it
 track force as fast as men can be SC
 cured. It needs 100 track men a
 once. About. 50,000 new ties will b put into the track as soon as possible
 and steel tie plates are being put un der the rails at the rate of 15, ,000 pc
 month. They are first being put in O curves and other exposed places bu Will De eXtended as rapidly as pos s sible until every tie in the track of tn
 entire main line is protected by on under each rail.
 v T. A. Oliver is in the city fro1 f Shultz, Pima county, says the Tucso
 Star. MT. Oliver is recently fro1
 Idaho, where he has been engaged i
 mining for number of years, and ha r established an enviable reputation i
 his business. He comes to Shultz { ' take the position of superintendent ( the Mohawk property. Thos L. Ba l ley, who has been faithfully at wor
 in that capacity for long time pas , is going to take a we'll earned vact
 tion, and MT. Oliver will manage a n fairs during his absence.
 The Citizen says: "A ride aroun u the suburbs of Tucson will convint