Arizona republican., 1897-12-30

Recent Yavapai county transfers: ! G. w. Hull to Merrill Bros., seven lots in block 13, Jerome, for s420; H. T. Blake to F. M. Murphy the old Bel levue hotel property, Prescott, for $4,250.
 Thomas Steele is now residing in Wilcox with his family, he and Mrs. Davis having sold their store at Co- chise to Norton & Co. MT. w. A. Bowles is now manager of the Cochise establishment.
 Joe Miller, an old miner, who has been around Bisbee for some time, was found dead in his bed at Mrs. Hart's lodging house Monday morn ing A coroner's jury was drawn and an autopsy held.
 The public school children of Tue son were treated to a Christmias din ner. What was left over was sent to Mrs. Samaniego to be distributed among the parochial school children and the worthy poor.
 The Prescott O. K. meat market hog weight guessing cotest resulted as fol- lows: 545 pounds, J. R. Walls and L.. J. Alters; 546, Phoenix saloon; 544, J. c. Bowen; 547, W. J. Roberts. Weight of hog was 5451s pounds E. s. Hendricks and wife of Oak Creek, who have been spending the hol- idays in Prescott, left for home on Monday. Mr. Hendr cks is the dis trict school teacher and member of the Moore Mercantile company Of Prescott.
 MT. Nor1eet, who is drilling for ar Jol- ho1o the Lap Circle ranch, for MT. Riggs, reports having attained a depth Of 300 feet with good indications. He is authorized to sink another hu -dre1 feet.-Range News
 Georga Raum sold his remaining in- terest in the Fashion saloon and left on Monday for a trip to California to spend few months. He will revisit Germany. MT. Raum is one of the pioneers of Wilcox and has been a generous friend to numerous prosp -c1- ors of that section.
 The new brick building being erect ed by Manuel Amanda adjoining the store of F. J. Villaescusa on Meyer | street will be a most substantial Struc- tnre. The brick work is now fairly under way and it will be pushed to completion. The corner store is to be occupied by Mr. A!maido's son as a l dry goods blishment-Tucson Cit iZen.
 A COW boy by the name of Clayton was shot in the arm on Chr.stma day by miner named J. E. Troxel Clay ton had been quite troublesome and had been trying to get up "a scrap. He had few words with Troxel and pulled knife, when Troxel pulled his gun and shot Clayton in the ann. making a painful wound--Orb.
 IA few days ago the thermometer n Prescott ranged at from 5 to desrce below zero and a, mantle of snow cov- 1 ered the earth. On Monday a li-en duster would not have been out of season and the roads were dry and al- most dusty. Prescott has just enough cold weather to clear the atmosDhere ad keep folks from gatting lazy. Rev. ]. T. Whittemore of F1oren ,e is in receipt of letter from General 0. o. Howard, in which the gallant old sold; CT promises to do all in his power to aid in the construction of the Buttes reservoir for the benefit of the Indians on the Sacaton reservation. This let ter and others will be read at the meeting at Pinal county court house this evening.
 Now comes news wired from Rands-
 burg to the effect that Fred G. Hughes is there gambling at the banks and in mining. It is said he has never been under arrest and has not even attempted to evade arrest, and is one | Of the best dressed sports in Rands- burg, and seems to spend as much money. Sheriff Leatherwcod should have been in Sacramento yesterday. l It is to be hoped that his bird will not 1 rush to the mountains as soon. as 1 requisition is issued for his extradi- l tion.-Star.
 Drs. Gordon ard Hall returned to tombstone from Pearce ,whither they
 had been summoned to attend on Burt Ritter, the bartender, who was shot by a Mexican on Christmas day. Dr. Woodward had probed for and found
 the bullet, thus rendering their ser | vices unnecessary. The ball had en- tered the right side above the hip. and
 was eXtraeted from near the surface
 The wound Is not considered danger l ous and the patient will soon recover
 
 regard to change.
 The Prescott Courier publishes the l following letter for the benefit of the
 small boy and boys of lareer grow h
 St. Joseph, Mo. Dec. 24. 1897: Edito- | CourierI wish to get a collection cd
 animals from your location. such a:
 Gila monsters. horned toa1s. lizards
 tarantufas, centipedes: can you gel them for me? If so, what will be the cost of them-for good. large speci-
 mens? Please let me hear from YOU as soon as convenient and give me the
 cost of same put on the train
 Yours, D. M. DOLSON." MT. F. J. Maldonado an old t:ms Tucson boy, is in the city for brie1 stay and is meeting with a royal wei. come from his host of old time l friends. For years MT Maldonadc
 was one of the solid citizens of Pima
 county, and merchandized at Case Ora ndp Times however oof o11t cr