Arizona republican., 1898-03-12

wore a eslicker" over her clothing and the popular cowboy hat adorned her head. The team was laid out at Riv- erside on account of snow and the driver came over with the young lady, who had just finished a pleasant visit in Phoenix.
 John Bowman made the assertion that he knew a Merino that sheared fifty-siX pounds. The Republic an came to relieve him of further annoy ance by cruel jokers in reporting a case of a fifty pound clip from an an- imal of this breed.
 "You fellows complain of the sixty mile stage trip from Geronimo to Globe, with an eight hour lay over. Why, that is not a circumstance to 250 mile drive between stations on the run from Santa Fe to the Missouri, and a man was not sure of his scalp on the trip I drove it and know" said Capt. Lacy late partner of G. N. Por- i ter of Geronimo. Now he is a cattle buyer here.
 The grand lodge of Masons need not dread the trip to Globe. They will have a fine run by rail route in No vember.
 John Pringle, the cattleman, has sent his wife to Kansas and will follow in a short time.
 When I found Sheriff Williamson sewing on a button at his office I sug- gested that he make another run to Phoenix and secure pretty life help meet there.
 He is one of the popular officials of Gila county and is said to be in the field for reelection.
 Ex-County Supervisor F. w. West meyer is the oldest resident merchant His sign shows it, the date being 1876.
 Two Chinamen do truck farming on thirty-fve and thirty acres respect lively down Pinal creek. They are now bringing in early vegetables and later on melons. Other gardeners are farming down the creek
 Indian Frank, who is farming at Black point, has alfalfa, barley and wheat on fourteen acres He comes to town frequently and I find him to be, like many other Apaches, a bright fe1- low.
 Editor Hamill has supplied me with good items and to Hon. George W. P. Hunt thanks are due for favors
 The K. of P. lodge, which has forty five members, will send delegates to l tIlO dlu 1OuS0 at l uCSOn MdY Z0.
 The altitude is $500 feet and seasons are much like Kingman. Some snow in January and the Pinal mountains are still carrying a coat of the feecy. A. H. Morehead of Globe is exporting County Treasurer Hitchcock's books for the three years past, the usual cus- tom.
 The Mesa stage is carrying passeng- l from the valley.
 we go to Phoenix via Florence April :, thence by rail to Jeroma," say the delegates to I. O. O. F. grand lodge meeting at Jerome.
 Hons. E. J. Edwards and George w. P. Hunt stoutly deny that they are candidates for the legislature. Frank Haley, formerly of Phoenix is being urged to take the field for district at- torney at the proper time All are democrats.
 The school bonds will be sold here, it is expected
 Yellow journalism is responsible for the overflow of workmen, who are cautioned by legitimate papers to go slow. They will find room for en- ployment in a few days. however. on the G. V. G. 6 N. extension. Later on at Globe.
 Half a dozen men are laying a four inch water main on Broad street. Globe district was formerly pat of Maricopa. In 1881 Yavapai (the Pay son country) was added to Gila The town site of Globe was established in 1876. J. W. Ransom (Kellner & Ran som) dates back to 1871
 Mrs. M. J. Moore is one of the early settlers and there are dozens Globe in fact is in line with Prescott, King man, Tombstone and Clifton as min ing centers of the early seventies.
 The above will complete my second experience at Globe. More of railroad operations and mining to follow ard then the Gila valley will receive at tention PITTOCK.