Arizona republican., 1898-01-19
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 on Sunday.
 Tucson amateur minstrels this even ing at Grosetta's opera house.
 Twelve degrees below zero was the temperature at Whipple last report.
 w. P. Cutting returned to Williams Friday from a visit in Cheboygan, Mich
 Four degrees below zero this morn ing. Cold huff for you?-Williams News.
 George Mitchell, day foreman at the United Verde smelter, will leave for England on a visit.
 Col. M. J. Egan of Clifton was in Santa Fe last week attending the meet ing of the territorial board of equali- Zation.
 Oscar Gibson, ex-distc court clerk, Of Flagstaff, is expected to fill the pulpit of the Williams M. E. church shortly.
 MT. and Mrs G. G. Sargent of New week on a visit to their son, G. M. Sargent.
 Charles Canall, of Flags.aff,is alread OS-o- lature. Charles is all right with his constituency.
 Dr. P. A. Melick has succeeded Dr. c. F. Roberts as local surgeon for the Santa Fe Pacific and for the Saginaw Lumber Company at Williams.
 The 10:50 train has been discontin- utd on tht U. V. & P. railway At present there will be but two trains day leave Jerome for Jerome Juno tion, at a. m. and 1: 80 D. m. George Hochdereffer, Flagstaff's city marshal, is already constructing his fences for next falls campaign He wants the democratic nonina- ion for sheriff.
 The steamer Mohave returned f f.om the upper Colorado to Yuma last Saturday, bringing a cargo of spar and lead ore for shipment to San Francisco.
 The SHOW and cold weather has d. layed building operations in the burnt district, which of necessity will delay the opening up of business houses in that block in Jerome.
 Messrs. Horace Merrill and Dr. Hawkins have returned to Jerome from hunting trip in the foot hills of the Mogollon mountains. They killed three deer and report game very plentiful. tti il~i
 Col. Edwin " Sumner of the Sev- enth cavalry headquarters at Camp Grant, Cochise county, will shortly be retired. as also Col c. G. Hunt, Second cavalry, headquarters at Fort Wingate, N. M.
 MT. Lemuel A. McHenry of Tucson has been admitted to practice in the district court by Judge George R. Da- wis on his certificate authorizing him to practice in the highest courts of the state of Kentucky.
 MT. and MFs->R. H. Baird Of Jerome are now living in Prescott. MT Baird has been in the employ of the United Verde Copper company for some time and leaves to take a position in the Sun Dance mine near that city.
 Washington's birthday will be cele- brated at Fortuna in a befttiag man ner. Arrangements are being made for ball game between the Fortuna and Yuma teams and the celebration will wind up with a grand ball.
 The meeting of the Raster Surgical Association, was held at Albuquerque. Dr. D. J. Brannen of Flagstaff was elected president and Dr. P. A. Me lick of Williams secretary. The next meeting will be held at Needles in April.
 I. w. Knight of Mohawk died re- gently. MT. Knight was a pioneer of Arizona, having resided in the Sat River valley for a number of years, and went to Yuma county two years ago. He leaves a wife and several children.
 The following persons secured leases of school lands from the Yuma county board of supervisors under the new law: James Powell, 320 acres; John Thomas, 160 acres; Miguel Molina, 160 acres; Pacific Bank, $40 acres; J. D. Yocum and (. F. Havers, 400 acres.
 The Yuma whist club was recently organized. The following officers were elected: James Powell, presi- dent; Miss Ada Stretch. first vice president; Mrs. P. G. Couter, second vice president, and c. J. McCord sec retary. Meetings will be held each Thursday evening.
 The Saginaw Lumber company's railroad is being extended northwest towards Williams onto section B, in township 21 N, R g, little beyond Clark & Adams's mill and will within a few weeks be brought down to Ow- ensis canyon to the Saginaw com pany's mill at Williams.
 Sanford Rowe last week disatched J. G. Scheichardt for a band of his horses near the Grand canyon. MT. Rowe will take about twenty-five of his animals to the rich winter pasture e lands of the Salt River valley. He will pass the remainder of the winter in Phoenix on account of his health.
 Col. Robinson, postoffice inspector, advertises for bids for postoffice quar- ters at Tucson for the next five years.
 The Pima Investment and Trading company has a contract to deliver 4, 900 head of cattle to an eastern buyer. This company is composed of Col. J. B. Breathitt, B. J. Trippel and F. L. Proctor, all of Tucson.
 A numerous1y signed petition has