Arizona republican., 1898-11-07
Arizona Day by Day
 Live News Taken From Territorial Exchanges.

Rev. Lapsley A. McAfec was in the city yesterday. He was located or in
 tended to be located at SOlomonville as the resident minister Of that Presby- terian mission, but has received a call to Phoenix to fill the pulpit made va cent by Rev. Mckinney Rev McAfee will no doubt fill the pulpit st Phoenix with satisfaction to the good people of that church fer he is a gentleman of ability, indeed far above Inc average divines of his ags.-Tucs>- Tar. ] Mir. c. c. Belkrap has been appoint ed postmaster at SoIomonville and as soon as his commission arrives he will take charge Of the office. MT. Bslk- nap is the man whom the people ex- pected would get the appointm ent. says the Bulletin. He has been a resi- dent Of SOlomonville for two years, until recently agent Of the c. V. c. 6 N. railroad. He is a thoroughly com petent man and under his charge the SOlOmOnville pOstoficej will move on in a satisfactory manner, as it has un- der the incumbency Of Postmaster Michelena.
 Commenting on the call of the Pres | byterian church of Phoenix extended to Rev. Lapsley McAfee of Solomon vile the Bulletin says: It is with much regret that the citizens of Sol omonville will bid adieu to Rev. Me Afee and family. During their short stay here they won many warm friends who will wish them Gods speed in their new home. Mr McAfee is an able eXponen5 Of th1 cause of Christianity and the people of Phoenix arc fortunate in se- curing him as pastor of the Presbyter- ian church of that city. another min ister from Greenfield, Mo, will come here as pastor of the Presbyterian church at SolCmonville.
 James Morris, one of the oldest citizens in this valley, died early last Monday morning at his home in Saf ford and was buried on Tuesday, the funeral being largely attended and inn pressively conducted. Uncle Jim Morris, as he was known far and near came to Stafford about twenty years ago and has resided thera since that time, always being active in every measure that promised to build up the place. He was 70 years old. MT. Mor- ris was a man possessed of much more intelligence than is given to .he aver age man. He was active in all public matters and had the courage to follow where his convictions led, no matter what others thought CT did. He was Union soldier in the war of the rebel lion and received wounds which en- titled him to a pension in the dec,i1ings years of his life. The people of Saf- ford will miss Uncle Jim" In his death the county has lost . good citi- zen.-Solomonville Bulletin.
 A party of four men who drove over from Tombstone in a box bed wagon, arrived at 10 o'clock this morning It was learned that they were destined
 
 that August JOers and friend took seats in the conveyance. 1ne wagon was loaded with supplies necessary to a prospecting trip in the Little Dra- gOons. MT. JOerTs made some forum ate deals iii the eighties, and through them placed himself in comfortable circumstances. Hearing of an impOr- tant sale of wolframite properties in the Dragoons, which took place month ago, Mir. JOerrs and his aSsoci- ates conceived the idea Of inYestigat- ing the above mentioned country, and they are now On the way to the prom ised land It is hoped their investiga- ti0ns may result in finds Of large bod ies Of the metal which is being sought after of late in the interest of new and scientific discoveries. Arizona is only partially developed and all Ari- zCnians welcome the opening of new fields and the deYelCpmeLt thereof. Scarcely a day passes but what some new feature in ores is being unearthed in this territCry.-T Pro5pec- tor.
 Ore day last week two men came in to the Steeple Rock postOffice and asked for mail. One Of the men, who gave his name as Bud Roberts, asked many questions about the pcstofice and left directions to have any mall that came for him held. Mrs. Sanford Robinson. who had charge of th3 office, answered his questions but did not give much information regarding the workings Of the cfI1ce. tuesday even ing the same two men rode into Stee- . pie Rock again and inquired Of Han cock Lacy if they could have their horses cared for. Lacy took them to the corral. After the horses were put up Lacy turned around to find staring him in thc face a pistol in the hands Of the young fellow. Mir. Lacy, a giant in size, grabbed the young man and ! took the gun away from him. He was surprised to find that he had the assis- ! tance Of the young mans companion, who had given his name as Miller. < Miller told Roberts that he wanted him for murder and that he was under arrest It appears that Rob bsrts, whose real name is Wall, is wasted fer the Of . man ard woman at San Pedro, Arizona, about Q month ago; tha. Miller, whose real name is Ben deputy sheriff from Co., chise county, and was after Wall, to arrest him without fight. He won Walls confidence, when Wall robbing the Steeple Rock postofnce and store. Slaughter thought this a good chance to get him and So fell in with the scheme. He had Wall hold Lacy up, then intended to borrow his pistol, ard when ke set hold Of it intended 10 arrest his man, but when Lacy grabbed the gun the play came better and the arrest was made. Wall is 2. desDeratc character and would not have been arrested without g strug- gle NHcII tln1.oht ihnre .nuld La DO .