The herald., 1897-02-09
ACROSS THE ARIZONA LINE
The White Hills Mining Compauy's
Property Changes Hands
Notes Of Progress at Klngman-Woman Suf-
frsgists Hopeful Of Success-Legislature
Abolishes NeedIess Offices

KINGMAN, Ariz., Feb. S.-One of the
heaviest mining deals that has ever been
consummat ated in Arizona took place last
week when all the possessions of the
White Hills Mining company, including
mines, mills, ETC., passed into the hands
of the Excelsior Mining company. The
price paid is variously reported to have
been from 81, 100000 to $4,000, 900, but the
exact sum is known only to those who
concluded the transaction.
Work has begun upon the new tele-
of Mineral Park, Chloride and White
Hills with Kingman.
The w. H. Taggart Mercantile COM
pany have sold their store at White Hills
to the Excelsior company.
DR.. R. B. Knight will shortly leave
Kingman for White Hills, where he will
conduct drug store and practice his
profession.
Fifty windmills now furnish the water
supply Of Kingman, and contracts have
been let for a dozen or more new wells.
which will be furnished with wind
power
A large gray wolf, weighing ninety
house on the edge of town last week. 1t
was not known that any of it's species
existed in this section.
Among the new businesses which are
being opened up in Kingman are a drug
store by DR.. Towle, livery stable and
blacksmith shop by Thos. Chidester, and
a new brick hotel by Mulligan &c Hubbs.
A gold strike was made at brakes
station, twelve miles from Kingman a
70 oLc btot pix sDrGat nrQmiSn
A half interest in the prospect, before
any work was done, sold for $500.
Lew Blakely, a son of District Attor-
ney Blakely, was married to Miss Mabel
Halleck, most attractive young lady
of Signal. A reception was rendered
them at the home of Judge Blakely last
Tuesday. They will reside at Cedar.
The Kingman Dramatic club, under
the direction of Miss Virginia Bowman
of Los Angeles, spent several days at
Needles, CAL this week. They played
two evenings to large and appreciative
audiences Chas. O'Malley was their
popular advance agent and general
manager. The company was as follows:
Mrs A. Yer Mehr Mrs. Foster Dennis,
Mrs. Chas Metcalfe, Misses Eleanor and
Elsa Taggart, Frankie and Lallah Potts,
little Marie and Stewart Yer Mehr,
Katharine and Elena Dennis, Natalie
Metcalfe and Oracle Taggart, Messrs.
Dennis, Langford, Paddleford and Par
ker
The Misses Potts and Miss Elsa Tag
CART will spend two weeks at Needles.
the guests of Mrs. Geo. Briggs
THE LEGISLATURES.
PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. S.-The after
noon session of the legislative assembly
was mainly devoted to hearing argument
in committee of the whole on the bill
granting women all the rights of suf-
frage now held by males Argument
was led by Mrs Denny OF Indiana. The
matter was deferred till tomorrow for
further argument but there is little
doubt that the lower house will pass the
| bill.
The house killed q bill requiring of
voters knowledge of English. written
and spoken. Among the new bills Is
| one abolishing the office of superintend
ent of public instruction and all the edu
cational boards, and turning all educa-
tionaI affairs over to the management
of a commission consisting of the gov
ernor, principal of normal school and
ono other