El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-08-25

From the inquiry being made about
this city it looks like the Inhabitants
from every state and territory in the
union meant to pitch their tents
in Flsgstaff.-Flagstaff Gem.
Mail service between Payson and
Young, Pleasant valley, has been tenn
porarily suspended as no carrier can
be had, although $50 per month was
offered. Mail for Pleasant valley
should be send via Holbrook.-Silver
Belt.
The republicans of this county are
enthusiastic over the prospects of the
fall campaign. Let the convention
nominate good, honest and conserva-
tive men and the voters will see tn at
they are elected.-Journa' Miner.
The city shows no signs of abating
prosperity. With new building blocks
and fine residences going up all around
us and the many city improvements, it
Is certainly an indication towards
what the wave of prosperity Is carry
ing US to.-CitiZen.
Last Tuesday while Thomas B. Camp
was employed in digging a we'll near
Granite mountain, he sustained serious
injuries by the bucket loaded with dirt
and rock falling on him from the sur
! face, $50 feet above. His escape
from death was miraculous.-Ex-
| change.
Thomas w. Pember ton was appoint
ed territorial treasurer by Gov. Muir
phv, vice G. w. johnson resigned. The
capitol site commission was reorganiZ-
ed under the name of capitol grounds
and building commission, with the fol-
lowing members: E. B. Gage. Frank
81. Parker and Walter Talbot. Tomb
stone Prospector.
1t is more than probable that all the
reports we hear about small poX in
New Mexico are greatly exaggerated.
But at the same time safety lies on the
safe side of caution. and it ebehooves
our health officers to keep strict
lookout among the Mexicans that it
does not get start in this city.-B is
bee Orb.
Harry Hibben, one of the best &C
countants and bookkeepers in the
county, has been employed by the
board Ofisupervisors to examine the
county records from the creation OF
the county down to the present time
The expenditure for this work is one
that will be readily endorse by the
taxpayers and citizens of the county.
1t will be about the first of next Jan
uary before the work will be completed.
|-Flagstaff Gem.
The democracy of Maricopa county
last week nominated the following tick
ct: Councilman, A. Goldberg; assem-
blymen, w. A. Evans, Silver candi-
date), Chas. Peterson, Jos. Langston
and n. M. Willis: sheriff, D. L. Muir
ray: county treasurer, j. T. Dunlap:
district attorney, Jos. Campbell: pro-
bate Judge, Lee Gray; superintendent
of public instruction, A. II. Fulton:
county surveyor, G. A. Streitz; super
visors, Albert Miller and Sam Stout
Tucson Star.
Colorado valley is rapidly settling
up despite the uncertainty with regard
to the Algodones land grant. Within
the past week the following substan-
tial men have located, from eight to
twelve miles from town, and those of
them who are married expect to bring
their families here soon: A. E. Bald
win, L. j. belong, CHI. belong, w.
j. Trevouro, J. +. ShOwalter, G. S.
Brown and Messrs. Case and Lam bert
of Pasadena, California; S. a. Mustain
of Tucson: w. II. Goode of Crittenden,
and S. A. Stanchfield and son.of Pa
mona, California.-YumaS Sun.
Colonel j. A. Black, as q member of
the territorial board of equalization,
returned from Phoenix day or two
ago After the completion of his Off
cial labors he made flying visit to
Whipple barracks to see about the well
fare of the Arizona volunteers now
stationed there. He found all the Tue
son boys pleasantly surrounded and
doing as nicely as could be expected,
but the colonel thinks the government
is little slow in doing the boys JUS
tice in the shape of quarters, ratiOns,
etc. The boys expect to be sent either
to Honolulu or Manila Tucson Citi-
zen.
Buck Ipu'S Arnjca SaIva