Phoenix weekly herald., 1898-09-01
TERRITORIAL N EWS1

Sweeney and Burkdail at Walnu
Grove.-COurier.
From now ON the train from Bowie
viii run through to San Carlos and re
turn the same day. The depot ut SaI
Carlos Will he about mile from the
agency--Range News
1t is stated that Col. McCord has a
leave of absence and viii go east 1t
is presumed THAT while in the east he
VIII ascertain what disposition is to
be made of the regiment of volunteers
at Whipple.-Courier-
The Apaches had Il devil dance III
the San Carlos agency last Friday
night Five stalwart bucks who i'm
personated the devils Wore fanta site
head dresses and We're painted up III
grotesque style.-Range News
Colonel H c. Hooker arrived this
morning from Los Angeles. Where lie
and Mrs. Hooker had been spending
! the heated term We understand that
he contemplates building fine resi-
dence in Los Angeles Range News.
C. P Winfield. employment agent.
for the Big Bug branch railroad. was
IN town yesterday. He says the en-
tire grade of the road will he com
pleted i'll three or four weeks The
road is standard gauge; train ran
| yesterday from Massick's to Fred Hill
tenbrandS StatiOn.-Courier.
| \ preacherin Tucson announced TIA.
| he would discuss Il family scandal FRO.
! the pulpit and rs Il result ever. sea;
| in the church was filled many 81. adm.
in the aiSles and Il LOOK of salts sacJiea
on the faceS of the entire cOngre.- 't:os.
The shrewd master of the fock :en
/ D1-ocPpfIe6 IN DISCOURSE IN : IN
Eve.-BiSbee Orb.
Dave Welch received the al atelli-
gence announcing the dealt - u.S fl
Their which occurred At Tom stone this
| morning. Michel Welch. the deceased
has been resident of Tombstone since
its early days and for number of
years was employed as Il night watch
man for the Tombstone Milling and
Mining Company
Mr. Thompson drove in from Copper
Basin last evening with Tim Fell. the
latter suffering from injuries received
by being kicked by i vicious horse.
Tim Fell went into The stable. when
the horse kicked him on the shin. on
the hand, and in the breast The shin
bone of the left leg Is split. and one
piece of the bone broken in two. The
other injuries are trivial.-COurier.
Mr.. Sylvester Porter, of Dos Ca
bezas. was Il welcome caller ut the
Range News office yesterday. We
learned from him that mining matters
in the neighborin@ gold camp are look
ing up. Mr. Metz. general manager of |
the Climax mine. has twenty-five men |
at work on the property. running
drifts 10 connect wines at Il depth |
of about $50 feet The mine is said |
Il
News.
]. d. Andrews living on the Rillio |
put in about so acres of desert crop |
that is he plOwed and seeded the mesa |
land and then depended upon the nat |
tIral rainfall TO make them grow. At |
first 1T looked as though it was Il looS- |
ing speculation because of the absence |
of the proper amount of rain. In tie |
meantime however. he kept the crops |
in good condition by Il liberal use of |
cultfvators. The late rains were Il
blessing he watched anXiOusly for and
big crop is now STANDARDIZATION.
Work will commence Monday morn
ing ON the new electric light plant.
The engine and power house will be 10
Gated AT the west end of Bill Williams
avenue and as before stated work will
commence Monday morning on the
power house; 4 force Will also be put
TO work setting poles and stringin@
wires. The company will be known aS
the Williams Electric Light Co. and IS
composed of firSt-claSS men from start |
70 finish. The plant when completed
will cost about ten thousand dollars
Williams News.
Some bold miscream entered the
house of Richard Humphrey few
since and appropriated sew
eral valuable diamond rings. two gold
watches. seven dollars in silver and
other iewelry. Several MeXicans who
were in the vicinity were arrested on
suspicion. but no evidence could be adj
duced, so they were discharged. The
robbery was a bold one. being perpe
tIated in the middle of the afternoon.
while Mrs. Humphrey and daughter
were in Il neighbours house, not over
fifty feet distant.-Orb
Sheriff Cameron. of Coconino. came
in from Jerome yesterday. having in
custody Dan Mecbler charged with
attempted murder. The facts in the
case are as follows: Last Friday.
Frank Jarvis and Dan MeckIer left
Williams for Jerome AT Tule Tanks.
fifteen miles from Williams. Jarvis
shot Meckler twice and left him fol
dead JafNlS lay wounded on the
ground until the following Monday.
without attention, when he was found
and taken back TO Williams. where at
tending physicians extracted TWO So
raliber pistol bullets from his body. 1t ]
is claimed that he will recover. After :
shooting, Mecl1ler. Jarvis went ON TO ,
Jerome. where he was arrested on ,
Geographic request and held until the ;
arrival of Cameron Robbery is said i
TO have been the motive of the at {
tempted murder-COurier.
\ Mexican named Miguel Martinez.
known as mike. the gambler with
countryman. attempted Sunday night
o waylay Mr.. and Mrs \. II. Porter
Is they were returning home from Il
wedding at the Stafford House. Mr. :
Porter endeavored to elude them but
hey repeatedly headed him off. He I
fnally made a rush with his wife to /;
Ills place of business and secured a +
run. The MeXicans We're then close at :
land. Mr.. Porter fired at them but +
lis wife threw his arm up and the :
'hOt went Wild One of the men was 7
fterward apprehended.-R News. /
y party of engineers of the \. X s. +
3. company have been in the San Jose :
Mountains during the past week look c
ng for a water supply for the new G
own of NacO. several springs having ;
zen found. These will be tapped and q
s;ped to the main townsite. The water i
Will have path of 1900 feet.-Orb. +
At the home of Mr. Hoover, on Tues :
lay evening in the presence of Il few I