Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-05-26
Chiao valley H.pp snanss.

OEis IAAO, lAal Aos~-k ktACaetSs pCASf Bros. and Smith, extensive cattle dealers of Kansas, were in the valley last week endeavoring to buy cattle. Though they did not succeed 10 making any purchases, they became acquainted with a number of our leading stockmen and expressed themselves as being highly blessed with the prospects.
 J. Q. Stephens delivered to Rath- burn aud MinRus about four hund- red head of cattle at Del Rio Thurs day from where they were shipped east. Little Elta, the 5-year old daughter of Joseph Stephens, was one of the vsquerns who helped to drive the baad. Though young as she is, being hardly large enough for the horse to know she was on him, she handled him with almost as much dexterity a did tae older ones.
 Mir. Wollenberg, the merchant and cattleman. was out from Prescott the same day looking after hIs in terests, as was also the popular live stock inspector, Price Behan.
 William Lomax was up from the Baker ranch on the Verde. William acknowledges having been thrown from the most measley little bronco and though he didn't sustain any bodily injuries the feathers O. bus pried are terribly ruffied.
 Mir. King of Big Chino spent last Sunday in Little Chino pointing out the superior advantages of this stock range to some of his eastern friends.
 Mrs. James Baker returned from Phenix Thursday, where sine has been visiting Ifsea Is aud relatives.
 Mir. Easne Jerome butcher, k ir be yAi pt.chasing ilosL
 NJ Haulaa IS batting on plenty
 ans .yif d brand new hsnd car. |, is briga ed and very speedy.
 G. 5. R u,h. who is at present woI king ou Walnut creek for the D. l. outfit, but iormerlyo of this valley, reports | tietce encounter with two mountain iIous cue day last week. He succeeded in killing one and in wounding its mate, when his ammu- nition gave out and he was compslied to retreat. Jess says it's all right to talk at home what one would do, but when it comes to facing the music, he hasn't lost any lions.
 Tom Peters is attending the round up on the Verde this week.
 The alfalfa raisers anticipate large yields this season, as the prospects were never better.
 The Padills prospecting party re- turned home Friday. Some say they struck 1t rich, others claim twas only a calf stuck in the mire.
 Alex Duff is making extensive i'm provements near the junction.
 Edward Woodal received word last week that relative in Scotland had died recently leaving him the bulk of his large estate. Mr- Wood all says that if successful in collect ing his heritage he expects to go 10 some good town and engage in the millinery business. providing he can get some one wllh experience In that line for partner.
 By the way, volocipede riding on the railroad track seems to be the proper thing DOR adays. Miss Ford pronounces |; eel ghtfnl and invig- orating, barr ng an occasional Scci- dent, such as being run down bF a train, and the few cuts and bsuises sustained wLilo getting too hurried ly of rhe track.
 MT. Houlanan killed the largest rattlesnake of the season on ihe rall- road track between Del Rio aud the Junction one day last week, the rst- ties numbering thirteen--ihe un- lucky number-aud in this jus ance it was, for his snakeship.
 The wheat that was planted for hay this year bids flir to yield more than any previous crop harvested
 The Misses Puntney, who are at tending the Normal school at Tempe, are expecsed home in few days.
 The fruit in the valley IS teyo nd the period that iross will damage it, and will no doubt Cs more sbund- ant than in years. H.I.c.