Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-12-23
PIMA COUNTY.


 Brakeman J. NJ. Rochin of the Sono- ra railway, who lost his leg by an ac- cident at Imuris in October of last year, has returned from Chicago where he went some weeks ago and was fit ted with an artificial limb at the eX- pense of the company. The new limb is of the latest pattern, and with It MT. Rochin walks easily and naturally Oasis.
 Sunday afternoon q passing train caught a wagon on the railway eros sing at the park and broke the vehicle in two in the middle. The driver had waited for the train to pass, and eros sed the track behind it. But the train had stopped, backed and caught him before he could get over. The only damage done was to the wagon. It was drawn by a team of burros, and the driver could not induce them to move with sufficient speed.-Oasis-
 Monday conductor Hay was severely hurt at Ortiz station by being thrown from the top of fruit car striking the ground with such force that the iga- ments attaching the muscles of his right leg to the ankle bone were all ruptured---a very severe and painful injury which will incapacitate him for a long time.--Oasis.
 R. c. Lowell left Friday morning for HermosilIo where he goes to figure on some street work. We can commend Mr. Lowell to the citizens of Hermo- sillo and if he should make a contract with the city of Hermosillo they can depend that it will be fully up to the eXpectations.-Oasis
 The principal subject discussed on the streets yesterday was the stand to be taken by the newly elected councilmen on the removal of the sswedge'' The general impression ap- pears to be that the wedge" must go and very quickly at that. The newly elected officers however are saying very little.--Star.
 It is said that there is but one place in the United States where the histor- ical thorn of Palestine can be found growing in it's natural state, and that is in Arizona. Along the road from Tucson to the San Xavier Mission and about half way between the two plac- es, any quantity of this thorn may be found.-Star.
 J. S. Scrivner has returned from the Chiponia mine in Sonora, where he has been putting up some mining machin- cry. He will return early in January. He states that there are hundreds of people going into the Yaqui country, and many are returning denouncing the country and the false rumorS cir culated about the gold finds in that regiOn.-Star.
 Workmen at the railroad yards are busily engaged repairing the car and caboose that were damaged at the col lision which occurred not long ago at Wilcox. The cabOoSe is mangled be- yond recognition, and appears as if it's repairing would cost more thana brand new one. All of the outside boarding mnst be replaced by new material and the trucks will require considerable repairS.-Star.
 The Tucson jail is a safe one, but yet it might not bea bad idea to keep a good watch omit, as it is stated on good authority that the train robbers now in the jail have some good friends" in this vicinity some of whom might be anymore averse to arranging an escape than the prisoners were to robbing train.-Star.
 It appears from the law of Califor- nia that all savings banks are re quired to publish the names of depOsi- tors and the amount of deposits, who have not been heard from for ten years. Here are two Arizona deposi- tors published in the Chronicle as depositors who have not been heard from in ten years: Richard Corbitt of Tucson, deposit S490492. Johanna OIeary, of Tombstone, deposit S719.- 39. If anyone knows of eitherof these individuals the announcement may be of value to them. The Hibernia Loan and Savings Bank is the institution which holds the depOsits.-Star.