Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1898-09-22
BUSY BISBEE.
\ Few Beams From Cochise County's
Orb.

y Few Beams From Cochise County
Orb.
W. Gland is shipping several trail
loads of cattle from Benson to Balz
ersfeld. California, to the Land CattI,
company
Mrs. Ellen Downing left last evening
for Prescott where she will remain
with relatives for some time
Mrs. F. z. Lewis expects to leave
shortly for California where she will
remain. She Will be Joined later by
Mr.. Lewis and son Bert.
The hundred stands of arms and am
munition which were procured from
Phoenix during the war scare We're
returned to the Governor at Phoenix
yesterday.
T. G. Fenner left today for Naco in
company with w A Harvey auditor
of the A. and S. E. where they go to
place Il we'll boring machine. The com
pany expect to sink well to the depth
of several hundred feet in hopes Of
finding ar-tesian water.
Charles Stevenson and Harvey Var
mum. the Boston capitalistst have re
turned to their eastern home These
gentlemen we understand are to invest
in mining proprties in this district.
They expect to return here ere long.
Pete Soto left last night for Tucson
where he will locate.
The Justice courts have been rather
dun during the past few days and
hav not been furnishing their quota
of news.
F. c. Bailey and family are expected
home shortly from Oakland, California
where they have been for several
months.
1t is again reported that the South
ern Pacific machine shops at Tucson
are to be moved to Benson. Benson
property, ON the strength of this, has
again taken a rise and her citizens
are highly elated at the prospect.
The meat market of Overlook Bros.
was broken into last night and the
cash register robbed of between eight
and ten dollars. An entrance was
made through a window on the south
side of the building by cutting the
Wire screen There is no clew to the !
perpetrators.
Jim Chatham, an old newspaper man |
and at one time on the Epitaph staff i
at Tombstone, is now in the services :
of Uncle Samuel in the capacity of !
mounted inspector. Mr.. Chatham is in /
town today taking in the sights of the (
of Cochise
Charles Strong, while trying to jump
off the train near the South Bisbee /
properties, yesterday, was
badly bruised and skinned up From
parties on the train we learn that his
escape from being thrown under the
train was marvellous. They were go
ing at a high rate of speed.
The work on the new railroad to
NacO has been completed and the
camp was moved to Land station yes
erday where the labOrers VIII be put
o work replacing the light rails with
new and heavier ones. The work will
"a commenced on the Benson end and
,ushed toward Fairbank.
3. A. Packard, the cattleman and
member of the council, is a visitor to
'Ur city. We understand that B. A.
viii again accept the nomination for
on the democratic ticket.
There is not another man in the county
nOre fitted for the office than Mr.
packard, as his past record has shown
lie is able TO carry his own party vote
S well as half the republican vote in
he county. His nomination is his
lection.
Arrangements are being made for
grand reception TO be given to the
3isbee delegation of Rough Riders
II their return here. A committee
las been appointed who will solicit
unds TO carry out the programme A
elegram has been sent to the boys to
scertain the exact date of their arri- ,
al a rousing time awaits them.
Chas. Smith. laborer who for some
inc has been in the employ of John S.
Williams in his quarry above town,
led last night at his room in the Kill
Ter house of typhoid fever. Deceased =
as been a resident of Bisbee since q
anuary last. But little is known of
i'm, and he very seldom associated +
18th any one and it is not known if a
g has any relatives living or not \
NTH was Il man of middle age, rath- Y
= slender build and of sandy complex Y
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