Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-08-05
Interesting Paragraphs.
From Wednesday's D ally.

 scorpion this morning. The scorpion is dead.
 Extra low prices this month on dry goods and groceries at Griebel < Stsm- baugh's.
 Phoenix is she Mecca of office seekers just now and they are making shsm- selves manifest on every train which aR- Fives.
 Economy and strength are combined in Hoods Ssrsspsrills. Every bottle contains 100 doses and will average to last month.
 The dog killer is meeting with great success and rapidly diminishing the number of worthless onrs running about the streets.
 The assessment roll of Msricope 1 couDsy has been entirely completed. l and shows the total valuation of prop | sRsy in this county to be S8. .923. OPP as against s7,964,3l8 Of lsss year. The County Bosrd of Equalization raised the original assessments s97, ,525. Hon. B. J. Edwards, the new Dis trict Attorney of Gils County arrived bhIs morning with his wife and will spepd several days In the Capital City. | Tempe and thsrs waited until this | morning when he met Mrs. EdUaFde | and came to Phoeoix on the train. l Mf. J. B. Soost,one of the most popu- lar oastlemsn of Pima counsy arrived last night from the north, where he has
 been looking after the shipping of l large number of cstsle to the eastern l markets. He expects to return to Tue son this evening, though he may re- main and participate in the festivities incident on the arrival of Governor | McCord.
 Are you going to She hills? Gall CD
 Griebel& Stambsugh for your supplies.*
 The land offics officials have received
 notice that anyone desiring 8 copy of
 she new Territorial map, just issued, can get one by addressing the Honor-
 able Com missioner of the General Land
 office st Washington, D. 0. Heretofore l these maps were distributed from the laud office here, bus under new ruling 1 they are now not obsRinebie from any
 otbeR source thsn as sbove.-C Citisen.
 Mr. Scott, acting County School Su perintendens, this morning received a | telegram from Mir. Grouse to the effect
 shat if the title to the Churchill prop-
 erty was all right and ths demand | R<~-
 515,O0O for it's purchase by She High
 School Board. It Is expected that the
 money will be paid and purchase com pleted late this afternoon OF tomorrow
 morning.
 Isis thegeusral impression that 10 &C., tion will be taken for some time to come 1 in the matter of chanRingthe text books of the public schools os this Territory A move had been made and bids sskedeoF but the advertisement for bids was not published the sine required by law and consequently legal contract could noe l be made. A new advertisement will have to be made before bids can be re- csived and 8 legal contrAct made for the new books.
 W. A |. Place and wife and W. E. Orr, of Solomonville, and Geo. Nash, Mrs. Nash and Mrs A. Hartzer, of Stafford, started overland for home today. They wsTs delegates to she Grand l. ,dgs Of Good Templars which met in Prescott last week, and went from this city in | the excursion car. Mrs. Hartzler has been Lodge Deputy of the Ssfford lodge since it's organization, snd at the last session of the Grand Lodge was unsni- mousy chosen Grand Woe Templsr. MT. Orr was chosen Grand Messenger. Is wili require about one week to make she drive home.
 MR. B. s. Ives arrived this morning from Washington and will leave In 8 short time for Yuma where he will com mencs the work of constructing she big irpigs Sion canal which will reclaim many acres of Yuma county land. MT. Ives expresses himself as confident that che new Territorial administration will recognize the validity Of the contract between his company snd the Territory and will turn over to him the prisoners confined in the Territorial pris on and they will be put to work on the con- stEuction of the canal.
 Griebel & Stembaugh are making special pross in summer wash goods. Gall on them.
 Mrs J L. BallingsF, Miss Jennie Humphreys and Miss Millie Liggstt were outgoing passengers for Bisbee last night, having returned on Monday night by the Good Tem plsFs' excursion from attendance. upon the Grand Lodge I. O. G. T. in Prescott. Mrs. Ballin- ger was honorad by being chosen Grand l Superintendent of Juvenile Temples | foE the ensuing yeeg. The ladies were | delighfe ed with theiF trip and speak in | the highest terms of the hospitality of | the people os Prescott. They return to their homes with the setisfscsion of having secured the next session Of the Grand Lodge for Bisbee.
 The following are emopg the psssen- gers who will leave tomorrow morning on she California excursion over the NJ. & P. road: Mrs H J Jessop, Santa