Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1898-01-20

Inc Rafker case 0dS UeeH st III
hearing in the Supreme Court on Mon
day, January "a.
The building boom has struck Win
slow. Contractor J. III. Parr has the
contract for the erection of % build
ings in that town.
Sheriff Leatherwood, of Pima, has
turned his attention to raklng IN
tramps along the railroad and he does
a good job of it.
The prospects for fine season for
cattle are good, as recent SHOWS Will
make lots of grass This applies TO
every county in the territory
Arizona's arbor day under the law is
the first Friday after the first day OF
the month of February This year
the day will be Friday, February 4th.
In Tucson they are considering plans
for new water works system, some
thing they will need badly if the city
grows much, as it surely will in the
near future.
Col. G.. G. Bean, eX-delegate to con-
gress has just returned to Tucson
from the Ajo country, where he has
taken bond for the copper properties
in that district-Star-
Rev. S. S. Caldwell of Chicago, has
l.
Board of Missions to Southeastern Ar
iona and will be located either at SAT
ford or Solomonville-
Three young men of the University
will be confined to the University
grounds for the next month for con-
duct unbecoming young gentlemen
while visiting Tucson
Samuel Crozier, Supervisor of Mo
have county, and first class business
nisiIi has been selected to attend the
convention of Supervisors to be held
in Phoenix January "a to consider the
question of uniform taXatiOn--Jour-
na-lminer.
The Mexican that was stabbed at
Washington camp last week is getting
WE'LL The man was sta bbed by a cOun-
tryman at a dance but when Sheriff
Leatherwood went after the carver all
those present swore his victim had cut
himself by accident.
J. III. Robinson, clerk of the Board
of Supervisors, is engaged in making
out a detailed financial statement of
this county for the year 1897. While
the statement is not yet completed. it
will show expenditures of about $780,
000.-Journal- Miner.
From Real Estate Agent Underwood
the Tucson Star learns that the Sag
inaw will is reducing 125 tons of ore
daily and concentrating the same, five
tons into one. as soon as the remain
ing attachments of the smeluer arrives
the concentrates will be run into
matte. Star.
Word was received at Tucson from
the City of Mexico that Pedro Aguirre,
Jr-. was suffering from a hopeless case
bf insanity. His brother, Stephen,
leaXes this -Rforning for Mexico to
bring him to Tucson They are the
sons of Mrs. Aguirre, of the Univer-
Sity.-Star
While engaged in digging the foun-
dationS for the electric light plant at
Guaymas, the laborerS unearthed an
almost perfect skeleton of a man. 1t
was evidently the remains of some
prisoner who was taken at the time of
the fillibustering expedition in 1854, as
it still had shackles on its legs very
much worn with rust
The schedule time of the Santa Fe
road is noTv thirty miles an hour, in
Guiding stops, the running speed of the
passenge-C trains being forty-five miles
an hour. Before this the schedule
time was twenty-five miles an hour,
including stops. Engineers complain
that the new time is overtaxing, caus-
ing great strain upon the nerves.
The road to the Table Mountain
mines has been completed and heavy
teams can pass over with ease; $50
men are reported working on the
DsslniDes developing and taking out ore.
spn as the smelter arrives at VIII
It with several carloads of ma
- will be pushed over to the
DsHable Mountain Cos. mines, and it is
expected that copper bullion will soon
be shipped.-Star.
Yuma, the little thriving. busting
and growing city of the Colorado, has
honored itself by re-electing R. J. Dun
can as mayor Of the city. 1t was a
compliment well deserved and Yuma
will continue TO forge right ahead I'M
der the administration of the mayor
who has accomplished more during his
official service for the advancement of
YumadSan has been achieved during
the previous twenty years. Yuma is
the-1subJect of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Col W. P Harlow is now a steady
church gOer. Last Saturday the Col.
met Minister Head on the street and
stopping him said: Look here where
is that church located. 1 suppose now
that 1 am a family man 1 will have to
attend holy worship" Rev. Head
pointed out the proper building and |
bright and early next morning the Col. |
was on hand. He says he likes it so |
well that he will attend every meeting |
and is going to learn a little prayer to |
say. Vidette.
Tom Hopkins of Bisbee has received |
a letter from his brother who is To- |
Gated ar Dawson City, Alaska, which
states that the condition of the people
there is not so bad as pictured in re-
gard to the matter of food supply
He has a good claim about two miles
and a half from Dawson City, but as
yet has not done much work on it,
as he has been working for Others
The parties on both sides of his claim
are taking out~dirt that runs between
SO and $500 to the pan.
There was about fWN inches of snow
Tuesday morning in the Tucson val
ley, and about eighteen inches in the
mountains. This was the fourth real
snow fall in Tucson during the last
twenty-seven years. The others were
as heavy, one being about a /
foot, which fell nineteen years ago and
lasted for two days, and every house f
in Tucson leaked, for they all had mud I
roofs, and the snow melted from the T
bottom and soaked through the roof. i
Many roofs went through on account i,
Of the weight of the snow.-Star. :
A sensation has been caused in med l
cal circles in Mexico by the discov- 1
Try of Dr. Miller, an American resi- II
lent there, of a vegetable preparation Il
x-h ff.h