The oasis., 1896-09-05
A1S1zoNA NEWS
Iculled from Exchanses.I

Bisbee Orb; The Dramatic com
 pany intends making trip Go Nogalcs
 after the performance here about the
 10th of September.
 The Silver Belt reports that q oe-
 tachment of cavalry has been sent
 from Fort Apache tO Can1n creek to
 put a stop to Indian depredaLions
 upon settlers in that vicinity.
 The Tempe News says it is expect
 cd that work will be resumed on the
 Normal building sometime next month
 and that several roOms will be ready
 for use by the first of January, ls91
 A new brass baud has been orga-
 nized at Flagstaff The members of the band are nearly all members Of the Independent Order of ForesterS. and the band will be known as the
 "Foresters Brass Band"
 Republican: if the Border Nidette 2 will send us the last eight or ten num- bers of that paper printed we should like to inform ourselves as to matters of note in Nogales. There Is no ex- cuse on earth for paper to issue itself into the mails all daub of ink.
 Arizona Republicans: II, c. Yaeger has returned from trip to Flagstaff. where he purchased 5000 head of sheep, which he will place on d range sonth of Tempe He said that the price of sheep was raising on account of the plentiful supply of feed on the ranges.
 The board of supervisors of Graham county recently ordered an exporting of the books of the various officers. and last week the expert presented his report. He found in the sherlff's office a deficit of Sl ,S56 50-On licenses collected and not accounted Sl0lTG0, and on personal property and poll tax SSi9.50. The shortage was charged to the late undersheritI, II. L. smith A shortage of S67 was reported in the office of tho school superintendent
 Bisbee Orb: Cochlse county is on the eve of coming boom. The Pearce mine is attracting the attention of capital to this section. A large lnin- ing Geal is being brought about which means a great deal to our county. The building of the projected railroad fiOm Wilcox to NacOsari down the Sulphur Spring valley will open up an agricultural country which will soon rival the Salt river valley. It will give the miners who own claims at Pearce a chance to ship their low grade ores to the smelters without | a great expense, and will give to the | cattle men chance to ship their cat tie from the ranges without the long | drives. which tends to lower their market.
 At Globe, last week. s. A. Russo was bitten by a raUtlesnake, in his house. He entered the house about 9 o'clock and without lighting a lamp, went to bed on pallet on the flOOs As he laid down, his arm, which he allowed to fall careiessly beyond the bed, came in contact with the snake cOiled upon the floor, and almost in- stantly the reptile sank it's faRgs into his arm. AntidOtes were administered and the mans life saved. This is not Mr. Russells first experience with a Fifteen years ago he was bitten by one on the left hand, from the effect of which he has never fully recovered. Strange to relate. " ftiy Sdi iii 1uif thC Niu HCdl btJiibtN and the hand aud arm swollen md for several weeks he suffers al- most as much as he did at the time Inc injury was inflicted The preced- ng week, his nephew, c. 5. Russell. vas attacked by a lynx, weighing Crty-fve pounds. at the lime kiln near his home While he was in a re- ;umbeht position the lynx sprang up 'L him and sank his teeth and claws 1tO his right foot. Young Russell umped up with his right foot on the ynX's neck, held the vicious beast un- il companion killed it with a club.