The herald., 1898-11-19
ARIZONA BUDGET
EVANGELIST MOODY COMING
TO PHOENIX
A KINGMAN HOMICIDE
SOUTHERN PRAISE FOR M'CoRD'S
REGIMENT
M'DOWELL'S BALLOTS FOUND
Southern Pacific Laying New Rails
From Yuma to Tucson-The
Temple Case


PHOENIX, Ariz., Nov l6.-A singular
coincidence in connection with the last cleo
tion appears from the returns now COM
pleted, OF the seven or eight Rough Rid
crs nominated in the territory for offices,
from Col. Brodie, candidate for delegate,
down to precinct officers, only two were
elected, one a constable in northern county,
and w. Il. Marvin for recorder of Yuma
county, and both were ON the Democratic
ticket.
1t is whispered that the capitol site COM
mission has narrowed its choice down to
six of the plans submitted for the new cap
itol building. But it is not known which six.
This gives promise of an early decision, es-
pecially as the commission is asking for
the closest estimate on the cost of erecting
a building in accordance with any plan that
would be accepted.
Dwight J.. Moody, the noted evangelist,
will come to Phoenix to hold series Of
meetings commencing the Sth of December
The pastors of the city extended an invita-
tion to him some time ago. The building for
the meetings has not been chosen One
thousand song books have been ordered from
Chicago. A committee of pastors and lay
men has been appointed to take charge of
phC ihCCtiuBS uilN VI WI. hoohH Chtti
ment. 1t is not known how long Mr. Moody
will remain in Phoenix. He is getting quite
old
Three hundred Angora sheep have been
sheared in the valley by George Kemper.
The wool is of very fine quality and will
bring from 30 cents to 81 pound. 1t would
appear that sheep raising could be made a
profitable industry in the valley.
On November 18th, 10Th and Goth the fifth
annual Sunday school convention of .Ari-
zona will occur at the First Presbyterian
church of this city. A large attendance is
expected and fine literary and musical pro-
gram will be one of the interesting features.
Visitors from Los Angeles to Phoenix the
past week numbered +. NJ. French. S. G.
Young, Charles Monroe. M. II. Fay, f.
Marion Wigmore. p. M. Ross and J. Cohn.
An attraction to be held in Phoenix the
coming winter is a stock and poultry show,
and fine exhibit is expected of the products
of the valley in that line, for it is branch
of farming that has been by no means ne
elected here.
OF the very few parts of Arizona that have
suffered from drought the past year one is
tie Upper Salt river valley and the other is
the Tonto basin. In both places the scarcity
OF rain has made the ranges bare of grass
and owners of cattle have been hurrying
such of their stock as could be gotten out
to better locations. Quite number of ami
mails has pershed from inability to walk to
better pasture. Fortunately, good many
cattle were sold last spring and summer In
some of tho neighboring localities grass is
very good as in the Sierra Anchas and near
payson and in Pleasant valley, where the
range is better than for years past. 1t is
feared that few cattle will survive until
spring in Tonto.
From Aqua Calentc come complaints of
an epidemic of horse stealing. Two men,
Will Cameron and Jim kcrrcli, rounded up
some 80 head of horses belonging to settlers
along the ella river and started with the
herd for Mexico Two posses are in pursuit,
but it is more than likely they will return
empty handed, as the thives had two days
start.
Harry A. Diehl and Miss Mary Richmond
were married on the evening OF the 18TH
Mr.. Diehl is one of our successful business
men. The bride has lately been student
in a California college and is very popular
here.
Governor McCord's First Territorial reg
iment now in camp at Lexington, Ky.,
which was recruited largely in Arizona and
New Mexico, is considered the finest body
OF soldiers in the south. Southerners are
loud in their praises of the boys for their
soldierly appearance and organization. The
men average 5 feet 10 inches in height The
sick list carries an average of five men from
each company of l06.
The election ballots of Mcdowell precinct,
supposed to have been stolen, were, it ap-
pears, only lost. Clyde A. Young found
them on the road from Mesa to Tempe,
where it is supposed they were dropped out
of the wagon, and not left at a livery stable
in Mesa, as reported by the carrier. Mr.
Young was quite worried until he had re-
turned them to the board of supervisors at
Phoenix, because there was a reward OF 500
out for the person in whose possession they
might be found. The bundle was intact,
with seals unbroken.
The NJ and p. railroad has received 30
new Burton stock cars, lately forwarded
from Chicago. They were delayed by the
quarantine at New Orleans and other south
ern cities.