El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-07-20

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bound over by Justice Meyer to await
the action of the grand jury. They
were charged with stealing q COW and
roasting same-TucsOn Star.
Monday Town MARSHALL. F. Brod-
rick was out in Cslabasas country on
business. In crossing an arroyo his
horse got cought in the quicksand and
had quite time getting out Oasis.
Triple almond orchard at Mesa, was
in town yesterday. The crop, he says,
will be enormous and will fully meet
earlier expectstions.-Phoe Re-
publican.
Gus samland, while going home the
other evening, was held up by three
Mexicans, in the vicinity of the round
house, who went through his pockets
but failed to find anything therein
Bisbee Orb.
Mr.. Jas. B. Mix has on exhibition,
piece of firearms which is real
curiosity. 1t is an old, flint lock horse
pistol, such as were in use q century
ago. It was sent to Mr.. Mix from
Ures-Oasis.
Last year there were six electric
fans in use in Tucson. Thus far this
year no less than So have been put in
and before the hot weather ia over pro-
baby half as many more will be in mo-
tion.-Tucson Citizen.
A large party of Pima Lodge Red
men accompaniment by ladies, spent Sun
day at Hillside pleasantly. Two steer
heads were barbecued and of this and
other delicacies an enjoyable lunch
was made.-Tucson Star.
A. c. Wilson, a we'll known prospec-
tor, better known as "DOc'' Wilson, is
in fair way to become a millionaire
by reason of lucky strike lately made
by him six miles northeast of Ehren-
berg Republican.
Captain j. A. Benton, an old-time
Indian scout and trailer. who was with
General LawtOn and other United
States army officers in pursuit of Gero-
nimo, Cochise, and other warriors, is a
visitor to our city.-Bisbee Orb.
The Trilby mine, near Wickenburg,
Yavapai comfy, Was recently sold in
probate court, the owner, George Mon
roe, having died. The purchaser was
j. II. Costello. of Buffalo, N. Y, and
the price was $20OO--Yuma Sun.
A single firm at Denver handled
about 80, 900 head of range cattle DUR
ing the season just closed, and the in
teresting part of the story is that con-
siderably more than half of them were
Arizona cattle.-TOmbstone Prospec-
tor.
The move for the erection of a mo-
nument in Prescott to the memory OF
Capt. O'Neill and the patriots who
fell with him, is taking shape. The
committee will solicit contributions to
the monument fund from ell over A riZ-
ona.-Tucson Star.
A large acreage of grain hay was
cut and baled in Pima county in June
last; 80 per cent of it was bar ley The
late April rains were beneficial in
lengtheniug the straws and filling out
the heads producing nearly two tons to
the cre.---Tucson Citizen.
This morning Joseph Cham berlain
of Dripping Springs. and w. w. Will
liams met. After little conversation
an old time Renaissance "of when we
came to the country" came up, and al
pioneers appeared to enjoy it as much
as if it took place but yesterday
Tombstone Prospector.
The storm of last night was one of
the sharpest ever experienced. here
abouts. The air appeared to be q MACS
of livfd light and the roll OF the thun-
der was continuous. The rainfall in
town amounted to but about quarter
of an inch but on the RilitO more than
four times that amount is said to have
fallen. Farmers are jubiiant over the
prospects of big crops. Tom bs tone
ProspectOr.
The Anaconda Company, as usual,
was the greatest individual producer OF
copper during 1897, it's output being
l31, All, 127 pounds. The Calumet &
III 10 ,,kI
pounds: the Boston & Montana third,
&C, 900, 900 pounds: The United Verd e
fourth. with 81, 355, OPS pounds, and the
Copper Queen of Arizona fifth, %, 900,
1913 pounds.-Tucson Star.
Walter Stone, son of Miles Stone.
sustained a broken leg Monday while
riding after a cattle near the state line
by his horse striking prairie dog hole
and falling catching the young mans
leg under him. Walter bandaged his
leg with splints cut from q mesquite
bush, then rode five miles to the rail
way where he tagged the south bound
train Monday aft ernoOn and went to
Fecos, and at last accounts was doing
we'll under medical care.-Eddy Chr
rent.
The monOtOny of existence at ella
Bend was broken by a wind which
blew a house on the railroad track and
Frustrated the telegraph wires. The
wires were restored, the best it could
be done in hurry, but in such way
that they hung low across the track
The house was removed from the
Southern Pacific company's right of
way in time to let the westbOund train
pass shortly before o'clock this morn
ing. But the train cut the telegraph
wires in two and communication with
the coast was suspended, Phoenix Re-
publican.
MEN1CO.