Arizona republican., 1898-01-14
|An Over ArizOna|


 son's weather report Wednesday.
 Probate Judge N. G. Layton of Go conino county was in Prescott thil week.
 si Perkins and company open al Grosetta's opera house, Tucson, Jan uary 24.
 The famous Bostonia1s will appear in Tucson shortly. They require a guarantee.
 There was a fall of snow to the depth of about five inches at W1llcox Monday night.
 The track laying force of the santa Fe Pacific railroad has reacneo Blackberry, working westward
 Bishop Kendrick has rooms m Wells. Fargo & Co.'S building in Ei Paso during his stay in that city.
 The Crowned King stage driver who came into Prescott Tuesday evening reported three feet of snow on the dl- vide
 Mrs. Elizabeth McDaniels, wife of Jackson McDaniels, veteran or the civil war. died in Wilcox Monday night of pneumonia
 Miss Taylor of Bement, H., cousin of Miss Amelia Brown of Tucson ar rived in that city recently and will spend some time visiting.
 The Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythlas Of Kingman have leased Lakes hall for period of two years and will hereafter use it for lodge and social purposes.
 Samuel Crozier, supervisor of Mo have counry, and a first class business man, has been selected to attend the convention ot supervisors to be held in Phoenix January 24 to consider the question of uniform taxation.
 MT. Wiley Holiday, who for several years past has been engaged in farm ing, is now acting as range foreman for Morton & Norton of Wilcox. Not withstanding his farming proclivlties MT. Holiday is an old time cattleman.
 The Range News supplies this bit of informa ton: A canaigre plant is reported to be in active operation at Bowie. The proprietor is transferring his industry from Texas to California and is procuring at Bowie a tempo rary supply for his customers.
 The question of new water system is agitating the people of Tucson. A number of propositions are before the council which will probably take ac- ton at it's next meeting. The rail- road company, through Superinten- dent Epes Randolph makes some good offers. N
 Despite the storm on Monday the Monday club of Prescott held a very interesting meeting. Mrs. T. w. Otis read a paper on "Henry H." the lead CT in the discussion being Mrs. J. J. Fisher. The president of the club, Mrs. F. A. Tritle, gave reading on 1.-The Battle of Hastings"
 Through the considerate action of the Southern Pacific company the peo- pie of WiIlcg6 nave bseH freed from the danger of inundation from flood waters of Railroad pass. A wide cu.- vert, ample to carry off small river, was recently constructed just east of the levee above town. This work, though long deferred, is justly appre- ciated by the citizens of that town.
 For the barbecue to be given in Denver on January 27th, af,er the ad- journment of the National Stockgrow- CTS convention the following menu will be provided: Five buffalo, ten beeves, four elk, thirty sheep, two bears, fifteen antelope, ten thousand pickles, half a ton of cheese, three thousand loaves of bread, two hun dred opossum, thirty-fve barrels of yams and three hundred kegs of beer.
 Messrs. John H. Morton and B. E.. Norton, comprising the cattle firm of Norton & Norton of Cedar Springs, arrived at Wilcox from Los Angeles on Monday. MT. B. B. Norton left for the ranch well pleased with his holi- day visit with his family, who are now comfortably installed in their new residence MT. J. H. Norton will remain in town for day or two, renewing old acquaintances and familiarizing him. self with the affairs of his large mer- cantle house.
 Mr. H. H. Nutting, who was former 1y in the cattle business in Stockton pass, but latterly has been engaged in freighting ore for the Corralitcs Mining company in the state of Chi huahua, Mexico, was visitor in Will COX last week, having come over from Stafford, where his children are, to see MT. C. M. Hooker and family. MT. Nutting has closed out his freight business and is now engaged in devel- oping a promising mine at San Pedro, Mexico, for which place he left Sun day morning.
 The report that was in circulation Sunday to the effect that Hon. B. A. Cutter had been robbed at Bonita was erroneous and resulted from a te,e- graphic request to M. L. Wood to ap- prehend one Hurley,a discharged sol dier who was accused of obtaining money under false DreterSeS Ii seems that he had secured money on his final statement in anticip tiOn o1 his discharge and afterward attempt ed to evade payment by secret flight Before reaching town with MT. Knowl- CT whom he had engaged to bring him to the railroad he got out of the con- veyance, saying that he was cold and would walk the remaining distance He., however, was captured in town Monday morning and was anxious tc settle. The affair was adjusted by his giving up the money and papers, Range News.