El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-31

The CibOla canal, near Yuma is now
in operation, Eight miles is complet-
ed carrying 5000 inches of water
Elk.
The Jerome gun club is going to put
in the latest electric traps and other
wise improve their shooting grounds
Bisbee Orb.
The residents of Temple are no long
er in the dark. The electric lights
were turned on Sunday night and were
| q grand suocess.-Ex.
The Colorado river last week regis
tered twenty-four feet six inches at the
Southern Pacific bridge, the highest
in two years. Star.
Governor Murphy has accepted the
invitation of the PRESCOTT public
schools to deliver an address to the
graduating class on June 9Th.
The public schools of Yuma closed
last Friday with appropriate exercises.
Prof. Spencer has been reelected with
the entire force of assistsnts.-Ex.
It is proposed to build the O'Neill
monument of copper, and the various
copper companies of Arizona will be
asked to contribute the copper.-Ex.
The school bond election will take
place soon at Nogales, and it is said
that bonds will be voted by vote
which will be practically unanimous
Elk.
Mad dogs are roaming the country
in the neigh borhood of Clifton, one
having bitten six other dogs and a
Mexican named Francisco Viescos.-
Orb.
Stephens, Thompson & Co. have or
gained at Fort Thomas for the pur-
pose of retaining q large tract of land
extending from that place to Geroni-
mO.-EX.
E. Hadley, the Indian agent at SAGA
ton, says the new school house to b.
built at Sacaton will accommodate 225
pupils. The present school seats only
168.-EX.
The San Pedro river is rapidly fall
ing and in some places is entirely dry.
Rain is badly needed or the crops
along the river bottom will sufferer
long.-Ex.
Several heavy sales of real estate
have been reported in Phoenix of late.
l t now looks as though there would be
more activity in that line in the near
future.-Tucson Star.
The A rizona and Utah railroad COM
pauy have three and One-hslf miles of
main line track laid north from Nc
Connico junction, and an engine and
train crew are kept busy.
A crew of seventy-five men has left
Tucson for Walter Hill's fruit camp at
Scottsdale. Altogether there are
about 200 men engaged at Scottsdale in
fruit drying this year.-Ex.
Cambridge. Mcdonald and MYERS
company, of Chicago, were awarded
the school bonds for Solomonville and
Thatcher at Z per cent interest, they
paying per cent premium.-Bisbee
Orb.
A fire is raging in the Huachuca
mountains and can plainly be seen
from Tom bstone. The fire. is up to-
wards the top of the mountain and has
been burning several days.-Tucson
Star.
Yavapsi county has an expansion
problem unmistakably before itin the
shape of Jail accommodations there
being thirty-three prisoners down be-
low and room for no more.-Journal-
Miner.
A petition is being circulated here
and In Tempe. Mesa and Globe praying
the Santa Fe Prescott s. Phoenix rail-
road company to extend it's line to
Globe via Tempe and Mesa.-Arizona
Republican.
Although there are no beaver dams
upon the ella river yet there are many
Of the animals along 1.-THE river. above
and below Cliff. One hunter sold over
$500 worth OF beaver pelts, taken from
the river in that vieinity.-Bul-
letin.
A petition has been filed asking that
school district be established in the
Huachuca MIS-, in the Copper Glance
district, The required number of chill
dren in the district have been canvass
ed and are enrolled on the petition
Tom bstone Prospector.
Word has been received in Tucson to
the effect that the United States SUI
preme court had decided against q re-
hearing of the Algodones land grant
case. A great rush is anticipated the |
moment word comes of the opening of |
the grant. This grant has been in the |
courts for long time.-Citizen.
A telephonegram was received at |
the sheriff's office from Jerome yester- |
day. stating that there were two in
cendiary attempts to bum the balance |
of jerome on Monday night. The |
Grand Central was one of the places |
set on fire. Rather swift justice should !
be melted out to fire bugs.-Courier.
The first mortgage, covering 5000, 900 |
worth of bonds of the Utah & Arizona |
railroad company. was filed for record |
in the recorders Office this week. The |
instrument is in favor of the Continent
tai Trust company of New York. The |
placing of these bonds insures the COM
pletion OF the road to the White Hills.
Miner.
Several very large schemes are af1oat
for expenditure of money in developing
Arizona. Since the jump in copper,