Arizona republican., 1898-01-13
|AN Over Arizona|

A. H. Perkins, store keeper at old Hardyville, Mohave county, died of heart disease recently.
 Mrs. John Bell, sister to Mrs. Slime Gallen of Tombstone arrived in Bis bee Saturday and will remain n rt.; town
 The funeral of Charles, son of c. R. Drake, who was accidentally killed fn Los Angeles, will take place in Tue son today.
 There is $9,751.45 to the credit of the Pima county school districts ac- cording to the books of the county treasurer.
 The total of the delinquent tax list for Pima county in 1897 was $l2,- S92,66, and for the year 1896 it was over s17,5OO.
 Hon. Rochester Ford returned to Tucson from a two weeks trip to Washington, D. C., where he has been on business.
 Earl Shippel, an old timer of Bisbse has returned from San Pedro, Califor- nia, where he has been for the benefit of his health.
 Wm. Hughes had received the ap pointment as road overseer for the Bisbee district. MT. Hughes has filled this position before.
 About three inches of snow covered the ground Tuesday at Prescott. The day was cloudy throughout, with snow falling at intervals.
 All proclamations offering rewards for the apprehension Of criminals made by Gov. MeCord's predecessors have been revoked.
 w. s. Goldsworthy, the Postal cps rator at Prescott, has returned to his desk Mrs. Goldsworthy will remain in the east for awhile.
 The new addition to the school house is about completed and it is re- ported that another teacher is to be employed by the first day of February in Bisbee.
 Prof Tourney, acting director of the United States experimental station, is visiting points in Maricopa county where he is having carried on experi- ments in sugar beet culture.
 Jake Sheerer of Cochise county sold 316 head of cattle to W. c. Land Fri day, who shipped them to Bakersfield, California; consigned to the Kern County Land and Cattle company.
 There is a watermelon in the Pima county sheriff's office which was plucked from the vine few days ago. It is ripe and in good condition and yet this is January. Such Is Ar-zona's winter climate.
 T. M Alexander of Sycamore creek, an early timer, is in Prescott. It is his first visit for year and a half.
 The Jim Parker case has been set for hearing in the supreme court on Monday, Jan. "A.
 The family of w. w. Whitney, the vice president of the Erie Cattle com pany, of Cochise county, are soon to move from their present home in Kan sas to Los Angeles, where they will reside permanently.
 Fred G. Hughes appeared before Justice Meyer of Tucson Tuesday and his examination on the charge of em- bezzleme1t from the Pioneers was concluded. The justice fixed his bond at $3,000 to appear before the next grand jury. He will be examined to- morrow on the second charge, that of embezzlement from Pima county.
 It is reported that Pedro Aguirre, son of Mrs. M B. Aguirre of Tucson and brother of Steve Aguirre of No gales, had become insane at the City of Mexico. His insanity it is said is a result of being wounded in the head by slung shot several years ago. The unfortunate young man will probably be brought to Tucson.
 Probate Judge, J. S. Wood, c. D. Hoover, clerk of the court, and c. F. Schumacher, chairman of the board of supervisors of Pima county, have drawn fifty grand jurors and 100 trial jurors to serve during the year of 1898.
 Adolph Bail and wife have returned to Tucson from San Francisco where they have been visiting for three weeks.
 Capt. Milton, who is in the city, is one of the bravest and coolest men in Arizona, and no better blood ever coursed through the veins of his class of men, The Star would like to see a law enacted by the next legislature authorizing the organization of com pany of rangers and Capt. J. D. Mil ton be put il command. He would clear Arizona of robbers like a red hot Arizona sun licks up fog on a summer morning. Capt. Milton has been hunting for Black Jack.-Tucson Star.
 The board of supervisors of Pima county has contracted for the year 1898, for services as follows: Sisters of St. Joseph, care of indigent sick; W. B. Purcell, M. D.,county physician; Mrs. Fannie Cummings, feeding pris- oners at Nogales jail; G. R. s. Smith, county job printing, excepting envel- opes; Jos. Soldini, feeding prisoners at county jail; W. F. Chenoweth, M. D., care of indigent sick at Nogales; Citizen Printing and Publishing com pany, county printing; P. J. Lonergan burial of indigent dead.
 Indian Trader J. c. Bell was in Tue son from Sacaton recently. He said to he Star: There has been a great change at the Sacaton agency since Agent Ii. J. Cleveland has be n in command. No friction, no dissatis- faction, all of the Indians: are happy and the agency force are all on good