Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-08-18

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 A small postage-stamp weekly paper published in Maine informs its few readers that Phenix, Ariz |, IS small town bordering on the Mexican frontier, with a population uf about two thousand, mostly h. dIans and Mexicans, who live in mud houses, And who in summer have to clottle m smiles aud broad -brimmed hats. Whew! somebody get club aud beat au ounce of brains into that editors empty craniuIn. Ga zette.
 The tax pay ITS of Pima county have registered kick wi:h the territorial board of equalization from the action of the hoard last year in dec,ding that the tax paid by the Southern Pacific railroau cnmpsuy on the shops located al Tucson must he pro rated between the four counties through which that road runs. Up to last year tt went to Pima county and an effort will bs made at this session of the board of equalization to have il again go entirely to Pima county Herald.
 Mir. T. Godair and wife, who have spent week in this valley and were ,natTied m ihis city last Tuesday at thu Ford Hotel, loft last evening for Prescott. Flagstaff aud other cities of the northern portion of the territory where they will spend the remainder of the summer. Herald.
 Governor McCord yesterday wired John 4. Black of Tucson, tendenng he position of member of the boaui 4 equalization for tho first districi, and advising him upon its accept Ance t0 come at once tO Phenix, a. the board was in session. Mr. Black telegraphed an answer last evening saying he would accept and wOuld arrive in Phenix this morning. Mir. Black relieves M,,ss DrAchman as member for that district.
 Some If Arizona's recent ap- pointees who had hoped to get something just as good and were after something betfer than they got are like the groom at a wedding. wbo was asked il he would take the bride for his wife, he replied hesitst ingiy: "I'm willin'; but I'd rather have her sister" They were married anyhow; but who cant see that mans finishi-Tucson Star.
 Wheat was worth 63l cents per bushel and silver 6Jt cents per ounce in New York year ago; today wheat sells there at S7 cents a bushel and silver for 59 cents per ounc' And there Is a huge crop this year too. Herald.
 Miss Josephine Buck, the third daughter of Judge Andrew Buck, WAS sent to the asylum yesterday. 4 violent case of insanity was de- yeloped about ten days ago.--Re- publican.
 During the session of the board of of equalization iu Phenix, the rate on sheep was fixed at $l 90 per head in each county. On lands, the rate in Apache, Navajo and Coconino counties were raised from the re turns of the county board of equali- zation to % cents an acre; in Yuma county, the assessment was raised to S275 and in Cachise county the assessment was raised to $l.50. On horses the assessment in Graham county was reduced to S22.50 per head; in Maricops the assessment was reduced to $22.50; in Mohave county the assessment was reduced to $25.00, and in Cochise county the assessment was raised to $l5.O.- Herald.
 Colonel Herring showed yester- day to the equalization board that the Maricopa x Phenix railroad was bonded for $l9,000,OOO. That was an astounding statement, but evidently a true one.-GaSette.
 A meeling of the board of con trol was held yesterday. Beside the transaction of routine business, the Flagstaff reform school improve ment was considered, but not dis posed oI.--Republicsn.
 One of the disappointed office hunters talks of proceeding against the governor on the grounds of "failurs to provide. ."-Gazette.
 Governor McCord will enforce the Yuma prison contract when it is so modified as Co protect the territory against loss. The governor is look ing out for Arizona's interests in this as we'll as other matters.-Ga- Zette.
 It has come down to real roof garden weather in Phenix, and all the old widowers in town are hunt ing roof gardens Gazette.
 Officers and miners clashed necr PittsbuIg on Friday. 4 lively scuftie ensued between them but no weapons were used.