Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-08-11

RI. R. Wood, for lot 6, block 2, II Fleury's Addition, for $50.
 Acting County School Superin tendent Scott thls morning appoint cd Mir. H. Helm, Of Wickenburg, al a trustee of school district No. 9 al Wickenburg.-Herald.
 Major Dewitt now has the water works plant in clean order and the surroundings also are greatly i'm proved in appearance. Mir. DsWitt IS an old soldier and if there is any thing that he does live up to from force of habit, it is in dis. cipline.
 R. c. Brown, the rustling Phenix Herald man, is making his usual rounds of this section. He has travelled more extensively in Arizona than the rest of the newspaper fra ternity combined. and gives good report of Arizona affairs generally.
 J. A. Tobin, tho right bowor oi the B.-B. O., in speaking today of Mir, Burmlster's appointment to the territorial board of equalization, seriously stated that: "Well, Bob is gold bugger, and I'm 6 silver man. Is he'll appoint mo secretary, wont that equalIze the businessf"
 Kelly X Stephens ara placing a bran new roof on their business heuse. As soon as they get the same we'll under way, a soaker will surely come.
 A fine 500 pound bell consigned to Charles EamaD, of the Verde. has arrived and will be forwarded at once. It is to be used jointly by the school and religious elements down there, and if occasion ever arises to warn people of the aP- proaeh of land grabbers or water stealers from Phenix, Col. Geo Hance Is to give the alarm.
 Sam Hubbard, Jr., IS in receipt of a telegram from the east which calls him to the Kiondyke, and is pre- pairing to leave and roach that region before snow flies. Mir. Hub bard has been a resident of Pres colt for some years, engaged m mining and m leaving ua is followed by the hope that he may become heavily burdened with the yellow metal of the Yukon.
 While in San Francisco pceDtly W. H. Ferguson says many inquiries were made of him concerning the Yavapai gold mining outlook, aud that considerable interest was being manifested accordingly in reports that reached them. This is indeed encouraging and demonstrates what we may expect in the future from this old time channel that usually makes mining life hummer when it once gets a hold.
 The Prescott JoURSAL-MINER says 1 that there IS report out that the man who was killed by train near Beardaley the other day was a man named Sam Dennis, of that city. Captain Calderwood, of this city, was of the same opinion, but as he was not decided, the coroner's jury did not include the name in the yer dict.-Gazette.
 A very complicated legal proposi- ton is going on before Justice Moore today, in which many parties are interested. It is a case of tim ber cutting in the Bradshaw noun tains wherein Messrs. Liston, Frank and Floyd, Gibbons aad Burns, arc mentioned as defendants, and tho territory as plaintiff. There are q dozen or two witnesses and the case will not be concluded until tomor- row.
 A lady took a basket of eggs to town and upon being asked how many she had, said: "If l take the eggs out of the basket two at time, I have ono left in the basket, if l take them out three at time, have one egg left in tho basket; if take them oot four at tune, l have one left in the basket; if take them out five at time, have one egg | left in the basket; if l take them out six at time, l have one egg left in the basket; but fl l take them out seven at a time I will have mono left in the basket. How many eggs are there in the basketf'-Ex.
 Joseph C. Perry, prominent resi- dent of Tucson, where he IS engaged in the practice of law and in the mining and real estate business, is in town today on professional business before the land office. Mir Perry has held many high offices in ATi- zona, and gained considerable dis function likewise in the practice of mining law, being familiar with all it's intricate and perplexing con ditions. He returns to his southern home tomorrow.
 There is 8 bright-eyed curley headed boy in Needles, who like all | good little boys, kneels down before his good mother every night before going 10 bed and says his prayers. The other night 1t was hot, and poor little Bright-eyes was tired and sleepy, and when he knelt down and folded his little hands, instead of saving, "God bless mamma and papa, and brother and sister, and grandma and grandpa, and Uncle John and Aunt Tabitha," etc, and so on indefinitely, he simply abbre. viated it by devoutly hsping "God bless papa and mamma and the whole cheese"
 From Saturdays Daily.
 The board of supervisors com pIeled their examination of tho ac- count of the sherilf for tho last quarter and allowed the same Tor the sum of $5,352.25.
 A. l.. Kicker. of Cottonwood. IS in town. He was accompanied by Mrs. John Munds and returns to- morrow. He gives good account of agricultural doings in that old time section.
 A porcupine was killed south oi
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