Arizona republican., 1897-09-24
ALL OVER ARIZONA.
Late News From Every Corner of the
 Territory.


 Territory.
 Over in Graham county merchant has got at outs with the railroad and is hauling his goods from Bowie on the Southern Pacific seventy miles to Fort Thomas.
 A petition tor letters of administra- tion on the estate of Governor A. P. K. Stafford, deceased, was filed yesterday by Mrs. Solidad Parken in the probate court. Mrs. Parken was the widow of the ex-governor, and makes her home at Tampa, FIa.-Tucson Star.
 k L.~V. Navarro, the Mexican consul at Phoenix, is paying his first visit to Prescott, and is the guest of Joseph s. Gales. Senor Navarro is a very pleasant and genial gentleman. He expresses himself delighted with Prescott, and hopes to visit it often in future- Journal Miner.
 J. N Johnson arrived on last even ing's train direct from Augusta, Georgia, to take charge of the Vest ern Union telegraph office here as manager W. P Conklin, whom he relieves, will return to his old home at Omaha, Neb., but will remain in the service of the Western Union JOurnal+Miner.
 Ex-Governor Thornton and Gov ernor Grant of New Mexico drove into Bisbee today on their way home from their mining properties in Sonora, Mexico These gentlemen lately pur- chased the old Frederick mines, situ- ated in Sonora, and the requisite machinery to extensively work this property is now on the road and will be freighted from iBisbee to it's des tination by Lige Clifford Prospector.
 The strike in the Continental, re- ported last week, has proved to be very important. Harry Newcomb foreman at the Continental, who was in town on Wednesday, stated that the orosscut had progressed twenty two feet and was all in ore. Sinking has been resumed, on instructions from the New York office, and as soon as Superintendent Amster returns from the east, which will be within a few days, development work will be more vigorously prosecuted.-Silver Belt
 Hon. c. M. Shannon, ex-collector of internal revenue for Arizona and New Mexico, has located in Clifton and will devote his time to the develop ment of his copper mine, which is reported to be one of the best in the country. MT. Shannon in retiring Kom his office does so with the best wishes of all who kuow him, demo erat and republican alike At all times he is the courteous and oblig- ing gentleman. Clifton is fortunate in securing so good a c1tizen-Tucsou Citizen
 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Redman ar rived home from the north last Thurs day, having come direct from Flag staff, where they witnessed the very unusual sight of snow storm in Au- gust. The storm occurred on the 27th and the fall of snow was light. MT and Mrs. Redman spent five or six weeks at Payson in northern Gila county which has a delightful sum- mer climate, always cool aud invigor- ating. Mrs. Redman's health was much improved by the trip.-Silver Belt
 Joe" Goldtree has been sued for a damaged reputation by Mr. Frank B. Newsam of Canyon del Gro. It appears that the latter gentleman raised s1O0 on some diamonds and Joe put up the money. MT. Newsam now charges Joe with having defamed him by saying that he had stolen and paWned the diamonds and asks for $o,000 damages. There has been many a damaged reputation in Tucson, but outside of an occasional newspaper man, this is the first to get into the courts.-Tucson Citizen.
 A Micawber club-or, in other words an assemblage of 'fhas-beens," wait ing for something to turn up-has been formed here with distinguished membership. Col Andrew Jackson Halbert, first cousin to William Jennings Lryan, has been elected pres ident; Hon. and his ex-honor, Owen Thomas Rouse, vice-president; Hon. Nathaniel Hawk, secretary; John George Roskruge, chaplain. All of the officially defunct democrats of the late and unlamented democratic ad- ministratiC are down as charter members. They will probably meet under the drippings of the democratic sanctuary in the Star hall. The cause for wishing to meet in that particular spot, Col. Halbert says, is their de sire to feel as uncomfortable as pos sible.-Tucson Citizen.
 A company of Pittsburg capitalists represented by J. A. Dubbs and Ora ham Caldicott, with headquarters in ~uma has ccr3menced active develop
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